ORly Radio Show 26 for Friday October 3rd, 2014 - Cavalcade of Calamities

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

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: ComputerCOP: The Dubious 'Internet Safety Software' That Hundreds of Police Agencies Have Distributed to Families
URLs: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/computercop-dangerous-internet-safety-software-hundreds-police-agencies
Item: The viral epidemic that should really terrify Americans
URLs: http://qz.com/274230/forget-ebola-this-is-the-viral-epidemic-that-should-really-terrify-americans/
Item: Antarctica’s lost so much ice it’s changed Earth’s gravity (in the area)

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: Ave Maria - A Town Without a Vote: Now and forever (Old News Rehashed)
URLs: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/local-news/town-without-vote-now-and-forever
Item: Jessa Duggar blames the Holocaust on the theory of evolution
URLs: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/reality-tv-star-jessa-duggar-blames-the-holocaust-on-the-theory-of-evolution/

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: Unemployment Rate Falls To 5.9%
URLs: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/september-jobs-report-unemployment-rate_n_5922146.html
Item: Treat health advice on TV in the same vein as expert testimony, which already has established guidelines for truthfulness.
URLs: http://www.vox.com/2014/7/12/5891451/meet-the-medical-student-who-wants-to-bring-down-dr-oz-quackery

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Item: Half the world's wildlife gone over last 40 years
URLs: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-wildlife-fund-wwf-half-the-worlds-biodiversity-gone-over-last-40-years/
Item: Military Can't Come Up With A Name For Its War Against ISIS. We're Here To Help
URLs: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/pentagon-operation-inherent-resolve_n_5928388.html

Item: Central Colombia woman grows potato in vagina in ill-advised contraception attempt

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Stay tuned for more Podcasts from this network
Mike’s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhk7-5eBCrs
David’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSReSGe200A
Don’s: Ender’s Game (The Movie)

ORly Radio Episode 14 for Friday July 11th, 2014 - Elephant Tears & Gay Penguins

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

Errata From Last Week: The Crazy EX girlfriend, punked us, but at least we had a good conversation.
http://antiviral.gawker.com/woman-who-called-ex-77-000-times-is-actually-a-totally-1601326584

Science / Technology

Item 1: It may turn out that "Science Deniers" know what the science says after all (even if they don't personally believe it).
URLs: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/06/dan-kahan-climate-change-ideology-scientific-illiteracy

Item 2: A new study finds that even how you solve a difficult math problem can depend on your politics.
URLs: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/new-study-politics-makes-you-innumerate

Humanities

Item 1: How this whole birth control thing could literally kill me.
URLs: http://dreneewilsonartworkandplay.blogspot.com/2014/07/first-i-was-just-irritated-but-then-i.html

Item 2: The WestView News, which touts itself as “The Voice of the West Village,” ran an op-ed titled “The Nig–r in the White House”
URL: http://www.thewrap.com/ny-newspaper-under-fire-for-calling-president-obama-n-word-in-headline/

Item 3: Raju The Elephant Cries After Being Rescued Following 50 Years Of Abuse, Chains
URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/07/raju-elephant-cries-rescue_n_5564543.html

Politics

Item 1: Rick Perry’s Conspiracy Rant & Insulting Obama every chance he gets.
URLs: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/07/06/abc-news-cuts-rick-perry-middle-insane-obama-conspiracy-rant.html
URLs: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/07/07/wing-reaction-raddatz-perry-interview-outrageous-perry.html

Item 2: Democrats Push Bill to Reverse Supreme Court Ruling on Contraceptives
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/us/politics/democrats-draft-bill-to-override-contraception-ruling.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0

Item 2.5: ICYMI: Obama Punks the GOP on Contraception - in 2012 & Article Punks Andy in 2014
URL1: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/02/10/obama_riled_up_republicans_on_contraception_and_then_delivers_a_knock_out_punch_.html
URL2: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/07/08/obama_baited_conservatives_over_the_contraception_mandate_in_2012_two_years.html

Item 3: House Republicans Will Sue Obama Because He’s Not Implementing Obamacare Fast Enough
URLs:http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/07/10/3459057/house-republicans-will-sue-obama-because-hes-not-implementing-obamacare-fast-enough/

Potpourri

Item 1: The world’s tallest waterslide
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/verruckt-water-slide-pov/

Item 2: ICYMI: Gay Penguins foster an egg to hatching.
URL: http://www.ba.no/nyheter/article7451960.ece

Entertainment/Reviews/Picks

Item 1: Pink Floyd has a new album due in October (first in 20 years), and it was announced in a “clever” way.
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/pink-floyd-twitter-album/

Item 2: 4th annual Rooster Teeth Expo in Austin, TX
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/geek/rooster-teeth-expo-2014/

Item 3: There's an entire Italian village for sale on eBay
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/lol/italy-village-for-sale-ebay/