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Opening theme music includes samples of Run For You by Buke and Gase, "What's it all about" from Alfie by Dionne Warwick, Hugh Laurie as House saying "Myoclonic Jerk", John Goodman saying "I'll show you the life of the mind!" from Barton Fink by the Coen Bros.

Background music during episode content introduction: don't be afraid, you just have your eyes closed by Mum

Plane crash follies theme music: "I'll Fly Away - Oh Lord, Stand By Me / Marching Up To Zion", performed by The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama. Originally written by Albert E. Brumley (1929). Specialty Records, 1991.

episode 1 nihilism
"Conviction of the Heart" by Kenny Loggins and Guy Thomas 1997
"Keep on the Sunny Side" - Oh Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack Performed by The Whites. Originally written by Ada Blenkhorn with music by J. Howard Entwisle (1899). Mercury Records 2000
"Solace" - The Sting Soundtrack by Scott Jopling, performed by Joshua Rifkin
I Don't Want to Mow the Lawn - Proud Dad Andy Brickman Gadfly Records 1994
"Ain't That A Kick In The Head" - Dino: The Essential Dean Martin Dean Martin Capitol Records 2004
Hannah and her Sisters Written and directed by Woody Allen. Orion Pictures Corporation 1986
"Under the Bridge of Paris" - Cafe De Paris Bon Appétit Musique One Media Publishing 2008
Happiness (Chicago Poems) Written by Carl Sandburg. Read by G. Larry Butler Public Domain 1916
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episode 2 beauty
"Smooching and Mooching (Freak and Geeks, 116)" Written by Steve Bannos. Directed by Jake Kasdan. Dreamworks Television 2000
Ugly Woman Roaring Lion Ice Records 1994
"Everybody Lies (House, 100)" Written by David Shore. Directed by Bryan Singer. Fox 2004
"The Bubble (30 Rock, 315)" Written by Tina Fey. Directed by Tricia Brock. NBC 2009
"I know You Want Me (How Can I Blame You)" Melissa Lefton Jive Records 2001
"Keep Young and Beautiful if You Want to be Loved" - Roman Scandals Performed by Eddie Cantor with chorus. Music by Harry Warren. Lyrics by Al Dubin. MGM 1933
"Oh! You Pretty Things" - Hunky Dory Written and performed by David Bowie EMI Records 1999
"Ain't That A Kick In The Head" - Dino: The Essential Dean Martin Dean Martin Capitol Records 2004
"Everybody's Talkin'" - Aerial Ballet Performed by Harry Nilsson. Written by Fred Neil. RCA Victor 1969
Biting a Puppy - Thin Pig Todd Glass Comedy Central Records 2009
"Real Fine Frame" - Go Ahead And Rock And Roll Performed by Buddy Johnson and Ella Johnson Roulette 1958
Pretty - National Poetry Slam Katie Makkai Katie Makkai 2002
"The Way You Look Tonight" - Long Ago and Far Away Performed by Tony Bennett. Written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern. Columbia 1958
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episode 3 the beast
My Left Foot Screenplay by Jim Sheridan and Shane Connaughton. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2005
Beauty and the Beast Screenplay by Linda Woolverton. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. Walt Disney Pictures 1991
"Messiah: He Was Despised" (Album: Highlights from Messiah) Performed by Winchester Cathedral Choir and London Handel Orchestra & Martin Neary. Composed by George Frideric Handel. 1989
"Creep" - OK Computer Radiohead EMI 1997
"The Beautiful Ones" - Purple Rain Prince Warner Bros. Records 1984
"I Want You To Hurt Like I Do" - Land of Dreams Randy Newman Reprise Records 1988
"The World Isn't Fair - Bad Love " Randy Newman SKG Music 1999
"Naima" - Giant Steps (Deluxe Edition) John Coltrane Atlantic Recording Corp. 2005
Hans Christian Andersen Directed by Charles Vidor. Written by Myles Connolly, Moss Hart and Ben Hecht. MGM 2001
"Ugly" - Fishbone Fishbone Sony Music Entertainment 1989
"Please be Kind" - Classics and Rarities Django Reinhardt Regis Records 2004
The Hen and the Oriole - Archy and Mehitabel Written by Don Marquis. Read by Nick Vatterott. Doubleday 1927
Cyrano de Bergerac Directed by Michael Gordon. Written by Carl Foreman, Edmond Rostand (Play) and Brian Hooker (Translation). Stanley Kramer Productions, Inc. 1950
"Le Dernier Orage" - Calcination Opus Magnum Phase 1 Opus Magnum Phase 1 2009
"Ain't That A Kick In The Head" - Dino: The Essential Dean Martin Dean Martin Capitol Records 2004
"Nookie" - Significant Other Limp Bizkit Interscope Records 2008
"The Coach's Daughter (Cheers, 105)" Written by Ken Estin. Directed by James Burrows. Paramount Pictures 2003
The Little Prince Directed by Stanley Donen. Written by Alan Jay Lerner. Performed by Gene Wilder. Stanley Donen Films, Inc. & Paramount Pictures Corp. 1974
I have A Dream Speech Read by Martin Luther King Jr. Written by Martin Luther King Jr., Stanley Levison, and Clarence Benjamin Jones. Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. 1963
"Your Feets Too Big" - The Best of the War Years Fats Waller Stardust Records 2002
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episode 4 escape
The Matrix Written & directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski WV Films, LLC 1999
CBS Radio series, Escape - "Leinengen vs. the Ants" Carl Stephenson, adapted by Robert Ryf CBS 1948
Dora the Explorer theme Written by Joshua Sitron Nickelodeon Studios 2000
Indiana Jones theme Composed and conducted by John Williams Lucasfilm Ltd., Concord Music Group, Inc. 2008
"L'immensite du firmament" Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny Creative Commons 2005
NFL Monday Night Football theme "Heavy Action" Johnny Pearson APM 2006
Revenge of the Nerds - "They're So Incredible" Revenge Interscope Communications 1984
Doris Day "Imagination" Music by Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyrics by Johnny Burke Columbia 1955
"Serengeti Bliss" Papa J
"My Body is a Cage" - from Scratch My Back Peter Gabriel Real World Productions Ltd 2010
"Sometimes A Fantasy" from Glass Houses Billy Joel Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 1980
"Here We All Are" Andy & Zeus Creative Commons 2011
"I play Video Games" from My Name is Hannibal Hannibal Buress Ismist Recordings d/b/a Stand Up! Records 2010
Super Mario Bros. Theme Koji Kondo 1985
2001 A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke MGM 1968
"Fantasy" from Greatest Hits Earth, Wind & Fire Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 1998
"L'immensité du firmament (Benedetto Marcello)" from Compilation classique Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny Creative Commons 2011
"Here We All Are" from The Stranger File Andy & Zeus Creative Commons 2011
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episode 5 addiction
Get Him to the Greek Written & directed by Nicholas Stoller NBC Universal 2010
"Pusherman" from Superfly Curtis Mayfield Curtom, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Company 2007
Judge Judy #3177 CBS 2007
"Let’s Go Get Stoned" from The Very Best Of Ray Charles, Vol. 1 Ray Charles Cugate ltd. 2006
"This is your brain on drugs" Partnership for a Drug-Free America 1987
"Heroin" from The String Quartet Tribute to Velvet Underground & Nico The Vitamin String Quartet Vitamin Records 2003
"Across the Universe" from The Beatles 1967-1970(The Blue Album) John Lennon and Paul McCartney EMI 2010
"The more you know" PSA jingle NBC 1989
"Nothing from Nothing" from 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Billy Preston Billy Preston A&M records 2002
"I Wanna Be Sedated" from Greatest Hits The Ramones Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company 2006
"Since You’ve Been Gone" from 30 Greatest Hits Aretha Franklin Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company 1985
"Guilty" Randy Newman 1974
The Big Lebowski written by Ethan & Joel Coen, directed by Joel Coen PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Inc. 1998
"Not An Addict" K’s Choice Cocoon Records, LLC 2010
"Basement Wizard" Andy & Zeus Creative Commons 2011
City Slickers written by Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel, directed by Ron Underwood Castle Rock Entertainment 1991
"Virtual Insanity" from Travelling Without Moving Jamiroquai Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 1996
Strange Days written by James Cameron & Jay Cocks, directed by Kathryn Bigelow Lightstorm Entertainment 1995
"Vice" from the album Something to Take the Edge Off Doug Stanhope Shake the Baby, Inc. 2000
Drugstore Cowboy written by Gus Van Sant & Daniel Yost, directed by Gus Van Sant Avenue Entertainment, Inc. 1989
"Over The Rainbow" from You Are My Sunshine performed by Ray Charles, original music by Harold Arien, original lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Cugate ltd. 2010
"The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)" from Hair: Special Anniversary Edition (Remastered Original Cast Recording) Galt MacDermot & Tom Pierson BMG Entertainment 1979
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episode 6 enemies
"Guess Who's Coming to Brefnish? (Taxi, 39) written by Barry Kemp, directed by James Burrows Paramount 2005
"Us and Them" from Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Music Ltd/Pink Floyd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd. 1987
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" Nick Lowe Nick Lowe 2009
"Two Tribes" from Bang!... The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood ZTT records 1993
"Fear, Hate, Envy, Jealousy" from The Very Best of the Neville Brothers the Neville Brothers Rhino / Wea 1997
Monologue delivered at the 1964 Republican National Convention at San Francisco, California Barry Goldwater 1964
"Zorba's Dance" from Zorba the Greek Mikis Theodorakis FM Records 2003
"Istanbul - Ritmo Allegro" from Maruzzella Claudio Bernardini Butterfly Music 2011
Swimming to Cambodia written by Spalding Grey, directed by Jonathan Demme Cinecom Pictures 1987
"Why Can’t We Be Friends?" from Why Can’t We Be Friends? War Far Out Productions, Inc 1975
Invictus written by Anthony Peckham, directed by Clint Eastwood Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Spyglass Entertainment Funding, LLC 2010
Raider Nation Ice Cube 2009
Bridge People/Boat People Isaac Witty
Starship Troopers written by Ed Neumeier, directed by Paul Verhoeven Tristar Pictures, Inc. 1997
Adir Adirim Balkan Beat Box JDub Records 2005
War Again Balkan Beat Box Nat Geo Music 2010
Near and Far from Sesame Street: Grover Sings the Blues Sesame Workshop 2010
My Heart Will Go On from Brass Band Collection: Movie Blockbusters Vol. 2 performed by the London Studio Brass Band Red Sauce Records 2006
Gandhi written by John Briley, directed by Richard Attenborough Carolina Bank Ltd. and National Film Development Corporation Ltd. 1982
I have A Dream Speech Read by Martin Luther King Jr. Written by Martin Luther King Jr., Stanley Levison, and Clarence Benjamin Jones. Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. 1963
Alma Redemptoris Mater from Compilation classique (BG for "God is Great" monologue) performed by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny Creative Commons 2011
"Plague (Deadwood 106)" written by Malcolm MacRury, directed by Davis Guggenheim HBO 2004
"Nightlight" from The Ambient Baby (BG for Veil of Ignorance monologue) Lee Rosevere Creative Commons 2010
"Failsafe" The Choir Practice Mint Records, Inc. 2007
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episode 7 failure
Amadeus directed by Milos Forman, written by Peter Shaffer. The Saul Zaentz Company 1985
A Boy Named Charlie Brown directed by Bill Meléndez, written by Charles M. Schulz. Cinema Center Films 1969
"Good luck with your Impossible Dream" from Sidewalk Caesars by Scrapomatic Scrapomatic/Landslide Records 2008
"Neon Bible" Arcade Fire Merge Records 2007
"Failure" from Quiet Is The New Loud Kings Of Convenience Virgin Records Ltd. 2001
Coach Carter directed by Thomas Carter, written by Mark Schwahn and John Gatins Munich Movie Development & Production 2005
"Failure" from Alas I Cannot Swim Laura Marling Ribbon Music 2011
Ira Glass on Story Telling Ira Glass "YouTube, by PRI, courtesy of current.tv" 2009
"Brass in Pocket" from The Singles The Pretenders Warner Bros. Records 2004
Dead Poets Society directed by Peter Weir, written by Tom Schulman. Touchstone Pictures a.a.d.o. the Walt Disney Company 1989
Magnum Force directed by Ted Post, written by John Milius, Michael Cimino, and John Milius. Warner Bros. Inc. 1973
Beethoven - 7th Symphony - 2nd movement
"Halloween/Ellie" Louis C.K. 20th Century Fox 2011
Comedy and Everything Else Podcast Jimmy Dore, Todd Glass, Brian Regan Jimmy Dore, Stefane Zamorano, Paul Bartunek 2010
Rudy directed by David Anspaugh, written by Angelo Pizzo. TriStar Pictures, Inc. 1993
"Wise Up" from Magnolia Soundtrack Aimee Mann Reprise Records 1999
"Don't Give Up" from So Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush Peter Gabriel Ltd 2009
Rocky directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Sylvester Stallone. United Artists Corp. 1976
"Surrender" from Heaven Tonight Cheap Trick Sony BMG Music Entertainment 1998
"No One Will Laugh" from Dan Reeder Dan Reeder Oh Boy Records 2004
Tonight Show Theme
"Beginnings" from The Very Best Of Chicago: Only The Beginning Chicago Warner Strategic Marketing 2004
"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" John Lennon Capitol Records Inc 2010
Failing and Flying written by Jack Glibert. Read by Chet Grissom.
"Don’t Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl Soundtrack Barbra Streisand Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 1968
"Nightlight" from The Ambient Baby (BG for Veil of Ignorance monologue) Lee Rosevere Creative Commons 2010
"Lullaby" from The Ambient Baby (BG for Veil of Ignorance monologue) Lee Rosevere Creative Commons 2010
"Ecclesia" from life on ceres netBloc Vol. 22 Ambienteer Creative Commons 2009
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episode 8 eating animals
Lisa The Vegetarian (Simpsons) Written by David X. Cohen Fox Broadcasting 1995
City Slickers directed by Ron Underwood, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel Castle Rock Entertainment 1991
Carnism:The Psychology of Eating Meat Melanie Joy Melanie Joy 2012
Bacon Jim Gaffigan Comedy Central Records 2009
The Genius of Charles Darwin Richard Dawkins Interview with Peter Singer Channel 4 Television Co 2008
Can You Defend Eating Meat Sam Harris mahalodotcom (YouTube) 2011
Justification for Meat Consumption Louis CK Louis CK 2008
The Reluctant Cannibal Michael Flanders and Donald Swann Stage Door Records 2011
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Written by Nia Vardalos Big Wedding, LLC 2002
Are You Washed in the Blood The Stanley Brothers Gusto Records 2003
Bow and Arrow Jimmy Cousins Mass Dist 2011
Circle of Life Ylmoy 8 pleonasm! 2011
Hot Dogs (from Comedy is not Pretty) Steve Martin Warner Bros. 1979
The Little Farm Lois Lenski Random House 2001
Look at Him Now (Laurel and Hardy) The Beau Hunks Orchestra Basta Audio Visuals 1992
Frightened Guitar & Records 2009
Old MacDonald Rufus Thomas Fantasy Inc 1997
Perdue Chicken commercial Frank Perdue Perdue Farms ?
Animal Stress Temple Grandin Temple Grandin ?
Farm To Fridge Narrated by James Cromwell Mercy For Animals 2011
Some Other Time Bill Evans and Tony Bennett Fantasy Inc 1975
There Will Be Blood by Paul Thomas Anderson Miramax Films 2007
Angel Sarah McLachlan Arista Records 1997
GI Jane Self Pity by DH Lawrence, performed by Viggo Mortensen, directed by Ridley Scott Buena Vista Pictures 1997
Dominion Consolidated Nettwerk 1991
Bad Day to be a Chicken Denny's commercial Denny's Corp. 2010
A Face in the Crowd Tom Petty Geffen Records 1989
Hoe Down (Rodeo Suite) by Aaron Copeland, performed by NY Philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein Sony BMG 1997
Bill Clinton Interview Wolf Blitzer and Bill Clinton CNN 2010
Vegan Myths Debunked Jonathan Mann with Ivory King Jonathan Mann 2011
Mother Nature's Son The Beatles EMI Records 1968
Mercy Duffy Aimee Duffy 2008
To Serve Man (Twilight Zone) by Rod Serling based on short story by Damon Knight CBS 1962
Save Me (Magnolia Soundtrack) Aimee Mann Reprise Records 1999
Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) performed by Eaken Family Trio Naxos 1996
Buddhism and Vegetarianism Gil Fronsdal Insight Meditation Center 2010
Blood Bank Bon Iver Jagjaguwar 2009
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