Starting Point playlist for Thursday, July 5, 2012

This morning, we got to talk to 17-year-old New York native, now Olympic swimmer, Lia Neal. Lia is only the second woman of African-American descent to make it to the U.S. Olympic swim team and she is going for the gold on July 28th. Her morning playlist pick was Vampire Weekend's "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance". "Ubelievable" by EMF and "911" by Wyclef Jean feat. Mary J. Blige were also featured on the show.

Also played:

Brooke Baldwin's playlist:
LMFAO – "Sorry for Party"
Bob Marley – "Johnny Was"

Panelist Margaret Hoover's playlist:
Stevie Wonder – "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Your's)"

Panelist Marc Lamont Hill's playlist:
Q-Tip – "Vivrant Thing"

Panelist Ryan Lizza's playlist:
The Strokes – "What Ever Happened?"
The New Pornographers – "Letter from an Occupant"