Topic: Shock Jock

The hosts acknowledge donations from associate executive producers and discuss a listener's letter regarding the difficulty of political dialogue with family. The listener's cousin dismissed the podcast as having a "shock jock atmosphere" while recommending Democracy Now! as an alternative.

Internet shock jock Hal Turner was sentenced to 33 months in prison for threatening federal judges. The discussion links this case to broader efforts in the European Union to implement internet censorship laws under the guise of countering illegal content and terrorism.