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Current's Top 71 Pods of 2008
What starts with oooooh!!! and ends yeaaaahhh!!!? The best of the best of Current 2008.

What exactly is a Top 71 Countdown? We line up the 71 best videos of the year and rank them according to popularity (based on number of views and internal selection), and then hit play.

Have a peek below for 2008's Top 71.

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      Current's Top 71 Pods of 2008 - video
      What exactly is a Top 71 Countdown? It's the 71 best videos of the year ranked according to popularity (yours and ours!) Check out the best of Current 2008:...
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      Sarah Haskins in Target Women: Wedding Shows - video
      What do women want? We want weddings! And We've got them. On We, the channel that puts the "we" in "wedding." Sarah Haskins skewers We...
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      Death Star Over SF - video
      Imperial Fleet Week SF.
    • 4
      Texting Your Way To Love - video
      Times have changed. The eloquently written love notes of yesteryear probably won't get you very far these days when it comes to serenading that special someone....
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      My Week Without Water - video
      Water is something I've taken for granted all my life. It comes from the tap, and flows for as long as i want it to. What would it be like not to have access...
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      Graduating & Illegal - video
      Bianca and Lorena are sisters who crossed the US/Mexico border when they were 10 and 11. They started a life in Oregon. Now, as they reach the end of high school,...
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      Sergio's White Hot Top 5: Latin Songs - video
      Billboard's top Latin tracks are muy caliente. (That means very hot, Sergio.)
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      Speaking in Bubbles - video
      As advertising takes over our public spaces, a global movement is counter-attacking this corporate monologue, turning it into a public dialog of citizen commentary in...
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      How to Beat a Hurricane - video
      After Hurricane Isabel in 2003 and before Katrina in 2005, Annapolis made state-of-the-art plans to rebuild its city dock, raising it 10 feet higher, adding in rubber...
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      Andrew Bird Bike Ride - video
      Cruisin' the streets of L.A., Andrew Bird discusses the green initiatives he is taking on tour, his passion for the environment, and the influence of bike riding...
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      Family of Skin Bleachers - video
      Despite being entirely illegal, skin lightening creams are big business both in the UK and in Jamaica - but who are the women - and men - who use them? And who sells...
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      The Democratic Messiah? - video
      Who will reign victorious as the true leader of the Democratic tribe? Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton face-off in this episode of SuperNews.
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      The Brawling BoSox - video
      Fight! The benches cleared at Fenway Park in Boston when Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher James Shields hit Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp with a pitch. The ensuing brawl...
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      Rage Against the RNC - video
      Rage Against the Machine performs at the RNC in protest, not support. Proving to be a more hostile event, the Daily Fix shows you the chaos and protests outside the...
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    • 15
      18 in '08: Vote? - video
      David Burstein made this documentary film "18 in '08," as a call to action for youths to vote and get involved and engaged with politics. What are the...
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      Cobra Party Pictures - video
      Known in the club scene coast to coast as "The Cobra Snake", Mark Hunter has turned taking pictures of people at parties into not only a living, but a full...
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    • 17
      Death Cab - Open Windows - video
      "Open Windows" is a Current TV exclusive documentary looking at the recording of Death Cab for Cutie's new album "Narrow Stairs," the final...
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      The Hip Hop Files - video
      Martha Cooper was a photo-journalist living in New York City when she first began documenting the origins of B-boy (short for break-boys) and hip hop culture. While...
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      Tech Report: iPhone Apps - video
      Ben takes a look at the newest, best and strangest apps that are available right now for your brand spankin’ new iPhone. Also, he pulls down his pants and...
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      Baby Tossing - video
      In this pod Muslims and Hindus of a local shrine in western India throw newborn babies off the top of a tower in hopes of giving that child "good luck"....
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