ORly Radio Show 90 - Welcome to 2016!

ORly Radio Show 90 - Welcome to 2016!

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 90 for Friday January 1st, 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 Fred Sims, Stephen Griffith.

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  

On Show 19, August 15th 2014, We mentioned and had quite a discussion on how some Police Agencies will not hire applicants whose mental capabilities, their IQ, is too high. This seemed a bit dubious at the time as being completely counter intuitive, given they were trying to claim it was to maintain job satisfaction levels and other such things. Well, today we have a first hand account of this policy in action. Fred, tell us what you went through.

-BREAK- Voicemail

RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-george-lucas-disney-white-slavers-1201669959/

    1. http://variety.com/2015/film/news/george-lucas-rolls-back-complaints-that-star-wars-successors-are-white-slavers-1201670406/

  2. http://www.wesh.com/politics/obama-to-announce-new-executive-action-on-guns/37210592

  3. http://interestingengineering.com/teslas-gigafactory-is-going-to-be-a-production-giant/

  4. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-florida-woman-arrested-at-lecanto-walmart-20151228-post.html (Auto Play Video.)

  5. http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/12/27/detroit-job-hunting-felons-we-can-help/77563096/-

  6. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/family-values-republican-men-should-be-allowed-to-grab-breastfeeding-womens-nipples-in-public/

  7. http://www.livescience.com/32851-do-not-post-why-does-a-permit-to-climb-mt-everest-cost-70000.html

  8. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/19/christian-leader-its-troubling-that-mayor-took-oath-of-office-on-constitution-instead-of-bible/

  9. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/creationism-evangelist-god-put-contradictions-in-the-bible-to-weed-out-the-atheists/

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/28/10674634/linknyc-new-york-public-wifi-installation-photos-gigabit  

  2. H.Res.569 -

    1. The Freak out. http://rightwingnews.com/top-news/no-house-dems-strike-to-implement-first-sharia-law/

    2. The Fact https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/569/text?q={%22search%22%3A[%22\%22hres569\%22%22]}&resultIndex=1

    3. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/initiatives_awards/students_in_action/debate_hate.html

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/no-true-scotsman

 

The Bad:

  1. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/new-princeton-study-confirms-u-s-is-no-longer-a-democracy-is-now-an-oligarchy/

  2. http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-supreme-court

  3. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/singer-natalie-cole-dead-65-article-1.2482580 Of Congestive heart failure.

The Ugly:

  1. http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-congress-1451425210

  2. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/treason-leaked-wiretaps-reveals-netanyahu-bribed-republicans-to-sabotage-obamas-iran-peace-deal-2/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Fred’s: http://godawfulmovies.libsyn.com/

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 89 - XMAS 2015

ORly Radio Show 89 - Xmas 2015

LEOrWSC[1].jpg

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 89 for Friday December 25th, 2015 - 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!

Errata: 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. Status report on the War against Christmas http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/17/oklahoma-legislators-condemn-festivus-pole-calling-it-a-slap-in-the-face-of-all-christians/

  2. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/12/22/gop-lawmaker-calls-for-u-s-immigration-policy-based-on-skin-pigmentation-audio/

  3. http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-lindsey-graham-dropping-out-of-presidential-race/  - from Cate in the Chatroom - http://www.examiner.com/article/lindsey-graham-better-for-a-democrat-to-win-the-white-house-than-donald-trump

  4. http://www.mediaite.com/online/evangelist-franklin-graham-announces-hes-leaving-the-gop-i-have-no-hope/

  5. http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-no-indictment-in-death-of-sandra-bland/

  6. http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/263917-feds-officially-ease-blood-donation-ban-for-gay-men

  7. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shieldapparel/shield-the-world-s-first-signal-proof-headwear

  8. https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness/videos/10153797705496880/

  9. http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/by-making-a-historic-landing-spacex-launches-new-age-of-spaceflight/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Juzzie Smith One Man Band https://www.facebook.com/TrapStyle/videos/704470436354826/

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 87 - The Best Thing Since Sliced Chocolate!

ORly Radio Show 87 - The Best Thing Since Sliced Chocolate!

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 87 for Friday December 11th, 2015 - 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 David O'Connor and guest Fred Sims!

The Show is sponsored by hogswallow.wicked-clever.com

Errata: 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

Last week I thought that Tammy Faye Bakker was in the video with Jim Bakker, I was wrong, she is dead. Whoops. I guess Jim has a type… thanks to Andrew Duncan of the Kentucky Fried Freethought podcast for that catch.

RANT Segments & Headlines:

 

  1. Jimmy Carter’s Cancer has gone into remission and he will live to build many more houses for the poor. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jimmy-carter-cancer-gone_56645d5fe4b08e945fefd786

  2. We do not live in a hologram, at least there is no evidence that suggests we do. http://gizmodo.com/fermilab-experiment-finds-no-evidence-that-we-live-in-a-1746130140

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/woman-stabbed-at-florida-gallery-as-bystanders-stood-by-thinking-it-was-performance-art/

  4. http://onlineathens.com/national-news/2015-12-09/florida-burglary-suspect-eaten-alligator-after-fleeing-police

  5. Pharma-bro says he would have actually raised the price of Daraprim even higher, had the internet and congress not tried to eviscerate him over the mater. He also bought the super rare one of a kind $2,000,000 Wu-tang album that can’t be shared for 88 years! http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/turings-martin-shkreli-regrets-5000-price-hike-says-it-wasnt-high-enough/ http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-album/

  6. Ben Carson is threatening to leave the GOP following a report that senior Republican officials met to discuss the party’s strategy in the event of a brokered convention. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/262916-carson-brokered-convention-would-destroy-gop

  7. Sanders Files First Senate Bill In History To Legalize (recreational) Marijuana http://www.occupydemocrats.com/historic-sanders-files-first-senate-bill-in-history-to-legalize-marijuana/

  8. Quantum computer by Google and NASA is more than 100 million times faster than a regular computer chip https://richarddawkins.net/2015/12/quantum-computer-by-google-and-nasa-is-more-than-100-million-times-faster-than-a-regular-computer-chip/

  9. http://thefederalist.com/2015/12/08/how-the-left-created-donald-trump/

  10. Your logical Fallacy is: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/tu-quoque

  11. http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/trends/china-build-higgs-factory-twice-size-c8e8r8ns/

  12. http://www.ipp.mpg.de/3984226/12_15

  13. http://nerdist.com/japan-is-selling-sliced-chocolate/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Red Shirts - John Scalzi http://amzn.to/1NxW4vM

David’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2A002Em8Yw CONDOM ICE CREAM.

Fred’s:  Gillian Flynn (Sharp Objects, Dark Places, Gone Girl) Http://www.amazon.com/Gillian-Flynn/e/B001JP3W46  & STAR WARS!

ORly Radio Show 86 - Tonight, on BSMountain

ORly Radio Show 86 - Tonight, on Bullshit Mountain

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 86 for Friday December 4th, 2015 - 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 Ophelia Falls!

You can find Ophelia here: http://opheliainthedark.tumblr.com/

Errata: 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. Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said on Thursday that the Pentagon would open all combat jobs to women. WARNING: AUTO PLAY VIDEO http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/us/politics/combat-military-women-ash-carter.html?_r=0

  2.  http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/12/epson-unveils-worlds-first-in-office-paper-recycling-system/

  3. http://www.politicususa.com/2015/12/03/senate-republicans-vote-terrorists-legally-buy-guns.html

  4. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/02/televangelist-jim-bakker-blames-his-downfall-on-witches-conspiring-against-him/

  5. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/12/03/cnns-president-had-some-very-choice-words-for-trumps-attempt-to-extort-5-million/

  6. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/12/03/donald_trump_to_jewish_donors_i_m_a_negotiator_like_you_folks.html

  7. https://www.coursebuffet.com/

  8. http://phys.org/news/2015-12-holometer-theory-space-time.html

  9. http://www.greenmagichomes.com/main.php

  10. http://www.iflscience.com/space/universes-missing-matter-found-within-superheated-cosmic-web-filaments

  11. http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2015/12/01/orange-county-approves-500m-skyplex-project-on-i.html

  12. http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/local-woman-warns-dangers-breast-implants-62588.shtml

  13. http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/12/hgst-releases-helium-filled-10tb-hard-drive-seagate-twiddles-shingled-fingers/

  14. http://phys.org/news/2015-11-phase-carbon-diamond-room-temperature.html