What the Flick?!, October 15, 2013

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Homeland makes a serious departure in season 3, episode 3: "Tower of David." Can this show work when its completely away from the CIA? How does the series handle the return of Nicholas Brody? It was bold for an episode to have a main story with only 2 characters, but was it a good move that can carry on? Ben Mankiewicz (host of Turner Classic Movies) and Alonso Duralde (TheWrap.com and Linoleum Knife podcast) discuss season 3 episode 3 of Homeland: Tower of David. Join in the discussion in the comments below, and tweet our reviewers!

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The Young Turks, October 15, 2013

The Young Turks: October 15, 2013

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Cenk Uygur hosting from YouTube Space LA. The deadline for the decision on the debt ceiling is looming and set on the agenda for Thursday. Things aren’t looking good. The situation is now at DEFCON 3. Pat Buchanan, Louie Gohmert and other conservative leaders in the Tea Party and the GOP seemed to have doubled down and become more brazen in their obstinence. Senator McCain realizes the gravity of the situation for the Republicans and expresses a willingness to negotiate and end the shutdown, but not without a concession from the Democrats. RNC chairman Reince Priebus speaks on the government shutdown. Pat Robertson tries to talk some sense in to conservatives, most likely because he just got off the phone with his stockbroker. Ted Cruz has won the Values Voter Summit with 42% of the vote for his “strategy” to impose a backdoor impeachment of President Obama for his final four years by rendering him ineffective. A high school principal in Nebraska has canceled the pledge of allegiance for the duration of the government shutdown sparking controversy. A Spirit Lake, Idaho Council Member is accused of flashing his privates after a bar altercation and then tried to use his municipal government position to avoid charges. President Obama issues the first sentence commutation of his presidency to a nonviolent drug offender who was convicted and sentenced to federal prison under questionable circumstances. As far as pardons and commutations are concerned, Obama has been stingier than his past two predecessors. Ambassador Jenny breaks out the umbrella for a Twitter Storm.  

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Ana Kasparian joins Cenk for the second hour. New information leaked from Edward Snowden indicates that the NSA has been collecting data from online address books as part of their domestic data mining operations. The NSA circumvented privacy protections by finding a loophole in the law due to the fact that many telecommunications companies use servers located overseas. Anonymous targets the town of Maryville, MO for further vigilante investigation over the possible mishandling of the alleged rape of Daisy Coleman. Krokodil, a designer drug originating in Russia meant to simulate the effects of heroin, may have been the mysterious cause of death for a few Oklahoma users. Krokodil is named for the scaly appearance it gives the skin of those who use the drug. Cenk reads #TYTLive tweets and gives Indiegogo and member shoutouts. Maria Kang, an attractive mother of three, posts a picture of herself scatilly clad in fitness wear on Facebook with the title “What’s your excuse?” She claims to have posted the pictures to motivate others to get in to shape. The TYT Supreme Court issues their rulings. Halloween decorations at a house in Mustang, Oklahoma are so realistic that they prompt a 911 call. The CDC conducted a study and created a digital rendering of the average man in the United States and other countries around the world.  

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Bonus Episode, October 15, 2013

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Ana talks about her trip to the Austin City Limits music festival this past weekend. Ana loves concerts. Cenk can’t stand them. Dramz!

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