ORly Radio Show 69 - Blue Moon Edition

ORly Radio Show 69 - Blue Moon Edition

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 69 for Friday July 31st, 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, Mike!

Errata From Last Week: 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 / QUICK Headlines:

A blue moon, at least according to the modern definition of the term, has nothing to do with color. It simply means a second full moon in the same calendar month.

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. The government of Sri Lanka announced this week that Google’s Project Loon will provide "affordable high-speed" internet coverage for the entire country, beamed from balloons floating in the atmosphere. Neither the Sri Lankan government or Google has set a concrete timetable, but foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera made mention of the country being covered in “a few months.” The country of Sri Lanka covers 24,954 square miles, with a population a little more than 22 million. Loon’s latest iteration is called the Nighthawk, a collaboration between the Loon team and aerospace designer Raven Aerostar. The Nighthawks will be outfitted with LTE antennas to send data to mobile phones, and capable of transmission from balloon to balloon and to telecommunication stations on the ground. The balloons are slated to stay in the air for 100 days at a time. - http://www.popsci.com/google-set-provide-entire-country-wi-fi

  2. Mark Zuckerberg announced the completion of Aquila, Facebook’s first full-scale aircraft designed to deliver wireless internet with lasers, as a part of their project with Internet.org. Aquila is solar-powered, weighs “less than a car,” and has the wingspan of a Boeing 737, - http://www.popsci.com/heres-look-facebooks-internet-drone

-BREAK- Burden of Proof

The Bad:

  1. 911 dispatcher, Matthew Sanchez, with the Albuquerque Fire Department has been reassigned after hanging up on a frustrated caller attending to a dying gunshot victim, NBC News reports. In a released audio recording, the dispatcher can be heard saying “I’m not going to deal with this, okay?” in response to the caller’s vulgar language before ending the phone call. 17-year-old Jaydon Chavez-Silver, was later pronounced dead at a hospital.- http://gawker.com/deal-with-it-yourself-911-operator-hangs-up-on-calle-1720740307

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

  1. Samuel DuBose, 43, was killed on 19 July by a single shot to the head fired by University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing during a routine traffic stop, in which DuBose was pulled over for not having a front license plate. - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/29/cincinnati-police-shooting-samuel-dubose

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Ernest Cline’s “Armada” http://amzn.to/1UdZbPe and Kim Stanley Robinson “Aurora” http://amzn.to/1UdZhq9

Michael’s: Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series http://amzn.to/1MYKtY8

Acknowledgements:

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

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ORly Radio Show 68 - KKK, Hacking, SETI, and more

ORly Radio Show 68 - KKK, Hacking, SETI, and more.

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 68 for Friday July 24th, 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, Mike!

Errata From Last Week: 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  / QUICK Headlines:

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. STEPHEN HAWKING AND RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE LAUNCH $100 MILLION SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE CALLED “Breakthrough Listen.” - http://nerdist.com/stephen-hawking-and-russian-billionaire-launch-100-million-search-for-alien-life/

-BREAK- Logical Fallacy: Fallacy Fallacy by Amy Pastoor, amypastoor.com

The Bad:

  1. Cheating site Ashley Madison breached by hackers, Krebs Security writes that the published samples, appear to include information on the site's 37 million users, company financial data such as salary figures, and even maps of the company's internal network. -  https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/07/20/cheating-site-ashley-madison-breached-by-hackers-threatening-to-expose-users/

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

  1. Republican Lawmaker Calls KKK Grand Wizard ‘One Of The South’s First Civil Rights Leaders’ - http://www.itakelibertywithmycoffee.com/2015/07/republican-lawmaker-calls-kkk-grand-wizard-one-of-the-souths-first-civil-rights-leaders/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: 7 Questions To Ask Your Parents Before They Die - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/7-questions-to-ask-your-parents-before-they-die_559c1f63e4b05d7587e24612

Acknowledgements:

Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject

ORly Radio Show 67 - Deconstructing the VA

ORly Radio Show 67 - Deconstructing the VA  

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 67 for Friday July 17th, 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 suspects, Mike and David!

Errata From Last Week: 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  QUICK Headlines:

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. IRAN Nuclear Deal http://www.vox.com/2015/4/2/8336219/iran-nuclear-deal-plain-english

  2. Obama effectively neutered the Hobby Lobby ruling and ensured that all women, even those employed by ‘religious corporations,’ will have access to birth control covered at no cost to them; even if their evangelical employers object and refuse to provide it. “Under the new rule, a closely held for-profit company that objects to covering contraception in its health plan can write a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services stating its objection. HHS will then notify a third-party insurer of the company's objection, and the insurer will provide birth control coverage to the company's female employees at no additional cost to the company.”
    http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/13/president-obama-renders-hobby-lobby-ruling-obsolete-rule.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/10/white-house-birth-control_n_7771004.html

-BREAK- Logical Fallacy: False Cause by Michael

The Bad:

  1. Pluto Truthers Insist NASA Images Are Fake http://gizmodo.com/these-pluto-truthers-insist-nasa-images-are-fake-1717828679

  2. Candace Petterson said she started attending the Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church about six months ago after moving to a new home in the Tampa area, but she received a troubling letter last week from the church, a delinquency notice asking her to contribute $50 a month, along with other assorted fees, to remain a member in good standing and vote on church matters. The letter, from assistant administrator Ladreda Spencer and Pastor B.R. Fulton Jr., also reminded Petterson that children – including her 11-year-old daughter – were expected to pay $5 a month to the church in addition to two annual $15 fees. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/florida-church-sends-1000-collection-notice-to-single-mother-because-she-didnt-tithe/
     

  3. http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/did_your_us_senator_just_vote_to_allow_lgbt_students_to_be_bullied_here_s_the_list  
    Here's the list of all 45 U.S. Senators who this afternoon voted to allow our nation's LGBTQ youth to continue to be bullied – these are the NAY's. You'll notice that each NAY is from a Republican Senator, headed by Sen. Alexander:

  1. Alexander (R-TN)

  2. Barrasso (R-WY)

  3. Blunt (R-MO)

  4. Boozman (R-AR)

  5. Burr (R-NC)

  6. Capito (R-WV)

  7. Cassidy (R-LA)

  8. Coats (R-IN)

  9. Cochran (R-MS)

  10. Corker (R-TN)

  11. Cornyn (R-TX)

  12. Cotton (R-AR)

  13. Crapo (R-ID)

  14. Cruz (R-TX)

  15. Daines (R-MT)    

  16. Enzi (R-WY)

  17. Ernst (R-IA)

  18. Fischer (R-NE)

  19. Flake (R-AZ)

  20. Gardner (R-CO)

  21. Grassley (R-IA)

  22. Hatch (R-UT)

  23. Hoeven (R-ND)

  24. Inhofe (R-OK)

  25. Isakson (R-GA)

  26. Lankford (R-OK)

  27. Lee (R-UT)

  28. McCain (R-AZ)

  29. McConnell (R-KY)

  30. Moran (R-KS)    

  31. Paul (R-KY)

  32. Perdue (R-GA)

  33. Risch (R-ID)

  34. Roberts (R-KS)

  35. Rounds (R-SD)

  36. Sasse (R-NE)

  37. Scott (R-SC)

  38. Sessions (R-AL)

  39. Shelby (R-AL)

  40. Sullivan (R-AK)

  41. Thune (R-SD)

  42. Tillis (R-NC)

  43. Toomey (R-PA)

  44. Vitter (R-LA)

  45. Wicker (R-MS)

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

  1. Rachel Maddow breaks down the right-wing push to privatize the Department of Veteran’s Affairs effectively turning the health and wellbeing of our veterans into a for profit business. VIDEO http://www.occupydemocrats.com/watch-rachel-maddow-blows-lid-off-republican-scheme-to-privatize-the-va/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Ubiquity WiFi and Security Gateways. Reviews to follow.

Michael’s: Star Craft: Legacy of the Void pre-order

ORly Radio Show 66 - Alexa, When will the GOP Eat Itself?

ORly Radio Show 66 - Alexa, When will the GOP Eat Itself?  

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 66 for Friday July 10th, 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!

Errata From Last Week: The Oklahoma bakers (Sweet Cakes By Melissa) that were fined $135,000 for damages by the court were actually fined for sharing their address on Facebook to encourage harassment, not for discrimination. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/10/persecuted-anti-gay-bakers-lied-forced-to-pay-135000-for-sharing-lesbian-couples-address/

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  QUICK Headlines:

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. Florida Supreme Court rejects gerrymandered congressional districts http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/07/10/florida-supreme-court-rejects-gerrymandered-congressional-districts http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/us-usa-florida-redistricting-idUSKCN0PJ22820150709

-BREAK- Logical Fallacy: Special Pleading

The Bad:

  1. US jets intercepted Russian bombers off the California and Alaska coasts on July 4 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-jets-intercepted-russian-bombers-off-the-california-and-alaska-coasts-on-july-4/ar-AAcDwdA

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

  1. Donald Trump… After being a giant racist douchebag and becoming completely unelectable by polite society, is polling at 16% of the GOP primary. This is actually great news politically, but terrible news to know we live with these people…

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  Amazon Echo. http://amzn.to/1NZYntZ