ORly Radio Show 59 - Atheist Analysis

ORly Radio Show 59 for Friday May 22nd, 2015 - Atheist Analysis!

Welcome to ORly Radio 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 joined by my Usual Suspects: David, Michael, and our special guests, Christopher Tanner and Jonny Brotherton from Atheist Analysis and Secular Syndicate.

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

Doctor Patrick, a new listener and subject matter expert in “safety-critical applications”, had a few words about Driverless cars and our rampant optimism. And he linked to source material.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/32.210303

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2005/aair/aair200503722.aspx

http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/pubs/koopman14_toyota_ua_slides.pdf

http://www.adacore.com/sparkpro/

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/will-nissan-beat-google-and-uber-to-self-driving-taxis

RANT Segments

The I Just Don’t Know

  1. LG proves that Total Recall and Back to the Future 2 were a big prophetic after all. http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/lg-shows-wallpaper-tv-no-thicker-sticker-n361571

  2. http://www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-are-able-to-see-with-their-skin-new-research-says

  3. http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-scientists-cook-the-perfect-steak-with-lava

The Weird  

  1. Scotland Yard was worried The X-Files and Star Trek could inspire anarchy in the UK https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/05/22/scotland-yard-worried-the-x-files-and-star-trek-could-inspire-millennial-anarchy-in-the-uk/

  2. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/13/counter-terrorism-bill-extremism-disruption-orders-david-cameron

The Good:

  1. Woo Pedlar Adam Miller decides that picking on vlogger activist Stephanie Gutormson was a bad idea, and runs away like Dr. Claw in an I’ll get you next time Gadget! manner. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/05/21/faith-healer-adam-miller-drops-lawsuit-against-youtuber-calling-him-out-on-his-claims/  SLAPP Lawsuit  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation

The Bad:

  1. After the Duggar baby factory announced they were trying for number 20, one of their sons made them rethink the whole thing as their media empire collapsed under backlash to Josh Duggar’s admitted molestation of 5 girls including a couple of his own sisters.  WTF?

    1. http://www.charismanews.com/culture/49684-watch-jim-bob-and-michelle-duggar-trying-for-baby-no-20

    2. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/05/josh-duggar-admits-to-molestation-accusations-and-resigns-from-family-research-council/

    3. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/tlc-pulls-19-kids-and-counting-off-the-air-over-molestation-claims-against-josh-duggar/

The Ugly:

  1. Circumcision battle leads to legal battle in a throw your hands up in the air and scream OH REALLY moment.

    1. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-circumcision-federal-suit-dismissed-20150520-story.html

    2. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-circumcision-mother-court-hearing-20150522-story.html

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: PAC SNI-1/3.5 3.5-mm Ground Loop Noise Isolator http://amzn.to/1HnJSel

Christopher Tanner: Help out Samantha http://www.gofundme.com/pjhjo4 and http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=UZDV6663&v=93b461f269&show_previous=1

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 57 - I Literally Can't Even Rationality, 'Merica

ORly Radio Show 57 for Friday May 8th, 2015 - I Literally Can't Even Rationality , 'Merica

Welcome to ORly Radio 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 joined by my Usual Suspects: David and Jessica
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

I Just Don’t Know

  1. Rationality in America

    1. Thanks in part to the overuse of "literally," Merriam-Webster says the word can now mean its exact opposite.  http://www.salon.com/2013/08/22/according_to_the_dictionary_literally_now_also_means_figuratively_newscred

    2. People are afraid of non-believers, “their presence challenges fundamental defense mechanisms that protect people from fear of death.” http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/why-atheists-terrify-believers

    3. A woman in Nebraska has filed a seven-page lawsuit naming "homosexuals" as the defendants, and "God, and His, Son, Jesus Christ," as the plaintiffs. (Don’t worry the judge refused the case.) AND 57% Of Republicans Say Dismantle Constitution And Make Christianity National Religion http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/nebraska_woman_sues_all_homosexuals_in_federal_court_because_jesus_literally AND http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/25/57-republicans-dismantle-constitution-christianity-national-religion.html

Weird  

  1. Not just another day at the beach, A couple is facing up to 15 years in prison after being found guilty Monday of having sex on a Florida beach, according to court records. http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/sex-on-the-beach

The Good

  1. Court Rules NSA Bulk Data Collection Was Never Authorized By Congress http://www.wired.com/2015/05/breaking-news-federal-court-rules-nsa-bulk-data-collection-illegal/

  2. 10 year old math genius is going to college: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/09/africa/esther-okade-maths-genius/index.html

  3. Miley Cyrus starts LGBT charity Happy Hippie: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/miley-cyrus-homeless-charity_n_7213444.html

The Bad

  1. Texas Republicans denounce Pre-K as ‘a Godless environment’  http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/texas-republicans-denounce-pre-k-godless-environment and

  2. Faith healer sues atheist video blogger for using science to expose him on YouTube as a ‘swindler’ http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/faith-healer-sues-atheist-video-blogger-for-using-science-to-expose-him-on-youtube-as-a-swindler/

    1. http://www.gofundme.com/SRGLegalFund

The Ugly

  1. In Washinton D.C. - http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/hobby-lobby-on-steroids-house-votes-to-overturn-dc-law-so-employers-can-fire-women-for-using-birth-control/

  2. Several D.C. organizations are rejecting a law that bans discrimination over employees' reproductive choices http://www.salon.com/2015/05/07/antiabortion_groups_vow_to_keep_firing_women_for_using_birth_control_even_though_its_illegal

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Gorrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject 

David’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfz3kFNVopk

Jess’s: All of the Whose Line ever! http://cwseed.com/shows/whose-line-is-it-anyway/

Acknowledgements:

Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

ORly Radio Show 55 - Unintended Consequences

ORly Radio Show 36 - Breaking down the #AngryAtheist

ORly Radio Show 36 for Friday December 12th, Breaking down the #AngryAtheist.

Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspects: Ann, and Don!!!
Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

Hangout Event: https://plus.google.com/events/clqphibvn23912vt38oihd8fggs

Errata From Last Week: #WeCantBreath was of course a purposeful misspelling. It was the trending hashtag, and shortly the proper spelled #WeCantBreathe, was also trending. You should be able to find more than you want to find under both spellings.
Followup - I was unable to get to a story I wanted to cover last week. Please head over to http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-american-justice-system-is-not-broken-1666445407 to read more about what I was on about.

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Vaginas
URLs: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-vaginas
Item: Rosetta discovers water on comet 67p like nothing on Earth
URLs: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/10/water-comet-67p-earth-rosetta

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: Governments turn up the heat on atheists “"the overwhelming majority of countries fail to respect the rights of atheists and freethinkers" as set out in U.N. treaties, adding that 13 states, all of them Muslim, had made apostasy or blasphemy against religion a capital offense.”
URLs: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/10/us-religion-atheists-idUSKBN0JO00L20141210

Item: “Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence committee finally released its long-awaited report on the CIA's use of torture on detainees. The report deserves to be shared far and wide—but it's a 525-page report chock full of bureaucratic language. Boring! To make it more sharable, we've compiled a set of memes that totally illustrates some of the report's most important and eye-catching takeaways.”
URLs: http://www.dailydot.com/politics/cia-torture-report-memes/?fb=dd

Item: Dogs in Heaven? Pope Francis Leaves Pearly Gates Open “Trying to console a distraught little boy whose dog had died, Francis told him in a recent public appearance on St. Peter’s Square, “Paradise is open to all of God’s creatures.”
URLs: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/world/europe/dogs-in-heaven-pope-leaves-pearly-gate-open-.html

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)  Gets A Big Promotion In The Senate to ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee.
URLs: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/12/12/republican-nightmares-true-bernie-sanders-big-promotion-senate.html

Item: Shutdown averted following late-night drama - “The full roll call on last night’s vote is online here. Note that 67 House Republican broke ranks and opposed the package negotiated and endorsed by their own chamber’s leaders – that’s a little more than a fourth of the caucus – which would have been enough to kill the legislation were it not for the 57 House Democrats who rebuffed their leaders and backed the bill.”
URLs: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/shutdown-averted-following-late-night-drama

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Item: In the 12 days leading up to Christmas Eve, new Harry Potter content will be released daily on the site https://www.pottermore.com
URLs: http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/twelve-days-of-potter

Item: Pirate Bay was taken offline, officially. Unofficially, it’s still here.
URLs: REDACTED You know how to get there….

Oh, Florida...

Item: Florida Man Arrested For Drunken Rampage Through Grocery Store on Motorized Shopping Cart
URLs: http://offthebeat.blogs.tcpalm.com/2014/12/11/1019/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: What to do when your Facebook friend posts something offensive: a flowchart http://www.vox.com/2014/12/12/7376601/facebook-offensive-post
AND http://xchat.org/ for access to our IRC hosted at GeekShed.net #orlyradio
Don’s: Caruva Horchata Booze!