ORLY-EP0102 - RFRA Strikes Again in GA & NC

ORLYRadio Show 102 - RFRA Strikes Again in GA & NC

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 102 for Friday March 25th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects, Michael Robinson and Stephen Griffith.

Reviews!?Errata:

From Previous Shows: We make mistakes. Please, if you find one, pause the podcast, and send us a note. orlyradiopodcast@gmail.com or phone it in 470-222-6759

From a listener who shared the show last week: Regardless of how little or much You know about the TPP deal, this episode is a must for everyone. And prepare Yourself, because this agreement is highly alarming and probably more dangerous than any of us could imagine yet.

STEPHEN: TPP Update, full text available:  https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/trans-pacific-partnership/tpp-full-text

RANT Segments & Headlines:

On this Day in History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

Science Bitches!

  1. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/chimpanzee-parasites-allow-researchers-delve-evolutionary-history-malaria

  2. http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/essential-genes-needed-simple-life-independently-exist-pinpointed-biologists

  3. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ancient-viruses-are-hiding-within-your-dna

  4. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/hivs-genome-edited-out-infected-cells

  5. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/beating-human-hearts-grown-laboratory-using-stem-cells-made-skin

  6. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNaturePage/videos/799065220225738/

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The Good:

  1. Drone Racing League:  http://thedroneracingleague.com/

  2. Marijuana legalization makes Oregon money!:  http://www.techinsider.io/oregon-weed-tax-revenues-blowing-away-projections-2016-3

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/scientists-explain-how-to-inoculate-people-against-donald-trumps-fact-bending-claims/

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/genetic

The Bad:

  1. Georgia gets boycotted for being horrible. http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2016/03/25/3763575/netflix-time-warner-sony-and-others-speak-out-against-georgias-anti-lgbt-bill/

  2. And North Carolina. http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/north_carolina_gov_mccrory_in_hot_seat_as_apple_google_nba_many_others_denounce_anti_lgbt_law

  3. Microsoft AI becomes the ultimate troll after less than 24 hours: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/microsoft-terminates-its-tay-ai-chatbot-after-she-turns-into-a-nazi/

The Ugly:

  1. Tennessee Legislature nervous when collegue walks in with AR-15:  http://reverbpress.com/politics/state-rep-needs-two-things-purchase-assault-rifle-online-jack-st/

  2. NRA rewrites classic fairytales to include guns!:  http://tinyurl.com/zdkoo37

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks
Andy’s: FileBot http://www.filebot.net/
Stephen’s: CanvasCamp tents  www.canvascamp.com

Acknowledgements:
Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject

ORLY-EP0100 - Jinkies! We made 100!

ORly Radio Show 100 - Jinkies! We made 100!

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 100 for Friday March 11th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, with my usual suspects Michael Robinson, Stephen Griffith, Ren Cowen, and Fred Sims.

Reviews!?Errata:

From Previous Shows: We make mistakes. Please, if you find one, pause the podcast, and send us a note. orlyradiopodcast@gmail.com or phone it in 470-222-6759

RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. On this Day in History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

    1. Congress Establishes the Army Corp of Engineers - 1779

    2. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Published - 1818

    3. Confederate Constitution Adopted - 1861

    4. FDR Signs Lend Lease Program - 1941

    5. COPS Debuts on Fox - 1989

  2. President Obama down to three finalists for Supreme Court vacancy https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/president-obama-is-down-to-three-finalists-for-the-supreme-court-vacancy/2016/03/11/952a716c-e7e8-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

Science Bitches!

  1. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/plastic-eating-bacteria-could-help-make-trash-disappear/

  2. http://www.gizmag.com/slippery-liquid-porous-surfaces-slips/22909/

  3. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/remarkable-breast-cancer-trial-destroys-tumors-just-11-days

  4. http://www.iflscience.com/environment/its-been-warmest-winter-united-states-records-began

  5. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/toddler-dies-after-anti-vax-parents-allegedly-failed-seek-medical-attention

  6. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/186537-biologists-discover-electric-bacteria-that-eat-pure-electrons-rather-than-sugar-redefining-the-tenacity-of-life  

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The Good:

  1.  http://fortune.com/2016/03/09/mcdonalds-wages/

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/the-gamblers-fallacy

The Bad:

  1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/to-get-back-at-apple-gop-congressman-introduces-pointless-bill/

  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alabama-castration-sex-offenders-children_us_56ddea6ee4b0000de4057df6  

The Ugly:

  1. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/09/politics/missouri-religious-freedom-bill/index.html

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ASO408K?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Stephen’s: 100+ ways to tie a tie!  https://www.youtube.com/user/PatrickNovotnyRemax/featured

Fred’s: Catch those drones! http://www.coolthings.com/skywall-100-catch-drones-net/

Mike’s: gotta plug them again, because of the recent eclipse - http://live.slooh.com/ Also, Henry’s Hard Soda by the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co.

Acknowledgements:

Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject

 

ORly Radio Show 99 - Super Tuesday

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 99 for Friday March 4th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen, my usual suspects are on assignment.

Reviews!? New review that I missed, Monkeroo gave us a five star review, “Andy has some good opinions and has pretty cool cohosts. Keep up to date on what they’re doing. Great Stuff!”

Errata:

From Previous Shows: We make mistakes. Please, if you find one, pause the podcast, and send us a note. orlyradiopodcast@gmail.com or phone it in 470-222-6759

RANT Segments & Headlines:

Pharmaceuticals and health insurance RANT.

  1. On this Day in History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

    1. 1789 Government under the U.S. Constitution begins

    2. 1861 Lincoln inaugurated

    3. 1933 FDR inaugurated went on to a 12 year term and the 22nd amendment limiting the office to two consecutive terms.

    4. 1952 Ernest Hemingway finishes The Old Man and the Sea

    5. 1995 John Candy dies

  2. http://www.wftv.com/news/local/shacking-up-fla-moves-to-repeal-prohibition-on-cohabitation/144467442

  3. http://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/tax-breaks-for-renters/

  4. https://www.inverse.com/article/11905-paramount-must-explain-star-trek-in-court-or-lose-ownership

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

Science Bitches!

  1. http://www.iflscience.com/technology/mans-antenna-allows-him-hear-color

  2. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/new-immunotherapy-discovery-could-give-rise-new-cancer-treatments

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The Good:

  1. http://www.iflscience.com/environment/oregon-becomes-first-us-state-pass-law-phase-out-coal

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ambiguity

The Bad:

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/can-a-3-year-old-represent-herself-in-immigration-court-this-judge-thinks-so/2016/03/03/5be59a32-db25-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html

The Ugly:

  1. http://fusion.net/video/271750/real-future-episode-8-hack-attack/

Acknowledgements:

Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject

ORly Radio Show 97 - Ghost Voting? Seriously?

ORly Radio Show 97 - Ghost Voting? Seriously?

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 97 for Friday February 19th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen with my usual suspect Stephen Griffith

Reviews!?
Errata:
From Previous Shows: We make mistakes. Please, if you find one, pause the podcast, and send us a note. orlyradiopodcast@gmail.com or phone it in 470-222-6759

RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. On this Day in History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

    1. 1847    Donner Party rescued

    2. 1807     Aaron Burr arrested for treason

    3. 1878     Thomas Alva Edison patents the phonograph

    4. 1945     Marines invade Iwo Jima 

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

Science Bitches!

  1. Scientists Have "Reversed" Autism In Mice http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/switching-1-gene-adult-mice-reverses-autism-behaviors

  2. Eternal 5D Data Chip Can Record All Of Human History http://www.iflscience.com/technology/eternal-5d-data-chip-can-record-all-human-history

  3. Scientists 3D Print Human-Scale, Living Tissues http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/scientists-3d-print-human-scale-living-tissues

  4. There's Absolutely No Evidence That Pesticides Are To Blame For The Rise In Microcephaly http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/report-claims-pesticides-are-blame-rise-microcephaly

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Good:

  1. http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/fcc-votes-to-unlock-the-cable-box-over-republican-opposition/

  2. http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article61254902.html

  3. http://arstechnica.co.uk/the-multiverse/2016/02/original-1977-star-wars-35mm-print-has-been-restored-and-released-online/

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/bandwagon

The Bad:

  1. http://plunderbund.com/2012/07/18/record-ohio-lottery-profits-bypass-schools-appear-in-kasichs-rainy-day-fund-instead/

    1. http://cbiftrumpwins.com/faq/

  2. http://ilyke.co/u842p409/prostitute-avoids-jail-time-after-being-diagnosed-as-spermaholic/75841

The Ugly:

  1. Ghost Voting? WTF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHFOwlMCdto

    1. http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/12/boo_ghosts_make_a_return_to_th.html

 

 

 

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight

Stephen’s: Brighthouse Lightning amazing deal!

Acknowledgements:

Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject