ORly Radio Show 84 - Ben Carson’s Pyramid Scheme

ORly Radio Show 84 - Ben Carson’s Pyramid Scheme

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 84 for Friday November 6th, 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 Michael Robinson and Ophelia Falls.

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

Michael is over here: http://fathergrigorivonklaussen.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  http://www.people.com/article/robin-williams-widow-susan-williams-people Susan Williams shared with PEOPLE the details of the debilitating brain disease called Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia or Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) that took hold of Williams and the couple's harrowing ordeal to fight it.  

"It was not depression that killed Robin," Susan says, speaking to the public perception of what drove Williams to commit suicide. "Depression was one of let's call it 50 symptoms and it was a small one."

From LBDA.org http://www.lbda.org/category/3437/what-is-lbd.htm

RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/2/9661556/amazon-books-first-physical-bookstore-opening-seattle

  2. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/fos--bco102615.php

  3. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/lawrence-lessig-drops-democratic-presidential-bid

  4. http://thescienceexplorer.com/universe/scientists-can-build-molecules-made-pure-light

  5. http://blog.cosmosmagazine.com/blog/2015/10/28/sonic-tractor-beam-brings-star-trek-closer-to-reality

  6. Video - http://futurism.com/videos/this-touchable-hologram-lets-you-feel-3d-shapes-in-midair/ These 3D objects are rendered using focused ultrasound and can move and rotate in real time

  7. GOP Presidential Contestant, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has been caught lying about things in his autobiography, and thinks that the pyramids were the grain storehouses of Joseph from the bible. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/ben-carson-campaign-politico-story-saying-westpoint-scholarship-is-a-lie-is-itself-a-lie/ and http://news.groopspeak.com/ben-carson-admits-he-lied-about-getting-scholarship-to-west-point/  and http://www.buzzfeed.com/natemcdermott/ben-carson-egyptian-pyramids-built-for-grain-storage-not-by#.cs3yvWzvdN

  8. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9678040/google-android-chip-design-smartphones

  9. http://www.blastr.com/2015-11-4/nasa-just-saw-something-come-out-black-hole-first-time-ever

  10. http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/11/5/nasa_says_sun_stripp.html

  11. http://www.nature.com/news/canada-creates-science-minister-post-1.18739

  12. http://www.buzzfeed.com/fionarutherford/doctors-remove-live-tapeworm-from-brain-of-student-who-thoug#.dj8XQemQ3Z

  13. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-summoned-to-appear-for-senate-grilling-over-price-gouging-scheme/

  14. http://www.examiner.com/article/republicans-silent-as-obama-orders-pay-raise-for-the-military

  15. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9666258/tesla-is-going-to-lock-down-autopilot-so-its-harder-to-do-stupid

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The Good:

  1. http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/11/breaking-obama-will-reject-keystone-xl-pipeline "The State Department has decided that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interests of the United States. I agree with that decision," Obama said.

  2. Bernie Sanders Introduced a bill to lift the federal ban on Marijuana removing it from the schedule 1 narcotics list. http://www.buzzfeed.com/cjciaramella/sanders-introduces-bill-to-lift-federal-ban-on-marijuana#.osee7zl7Nv

  3. http://usuncut.com/black-lives-matter/anonymous-official-release-alleged-kkk-members-names/

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The Bad:

  1. http://reverbpress.com/business/rupert-murdoch-national-geographic-layoffs/

  2. and http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/4/9668272/google-eu-antitrust-response

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/personal-incredulity

Personal Incredulity
Because you found something difficult to understand, or are unaware of how it works, you made out like it's probably not true.

Complex subjects like biological evolution through natural selection require some amount of understanding before one is able to make an informed judgement about the subject at hand; this fallacy is usually used in place of that understanding.

Example: Kirk drew a picture of a fish and a human and with effusive disdain asked Richard if he really thought we were stupid enough to believe that a fish somehow turned into a human through just, like, random things happening over time.

The Ugly:

  1. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mormon-church-bars-children-same-sex-couples-baptism-blessings-n458416

  2. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/617245/Children-no-God-more-generous-tolerant

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/young-americans-are-becoming-less-religious-and-anti-science-anti-gay-rhetoric-may-be-a-factor-pew/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion, Volume 1 The Mormons http://amzn.to/1iIZWBH
Ophelia’s:
 Galavant on Hulu
Michael’s
: Nuka Cola!

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 72 - Fox GOP Primary Debate 1, Part 3 - Top Ten

ORly Radio Show 72 - Fox GOP Primary Debate 1, Part 3 - Top Ten

https://youtu.be/iWb3R6mHQi0?t=3h45m9s

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 72 for Saturday August 8th, 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  

This week's show(s) is/are all about the Fox News GOP/Republican Primary Debate that was broadcast in a very constrained format from one of their affiliates in Ohio and then put behind a pay wall. Show 72, we MST3K all over the top 10 contenders and have a bit of fun with a drinking game throughout. We apologize if that offends you or if you find this boring. We will get back to a regular program with news and events in a more sober fashion next week. IN the mean time, enjoy the many hours of our broadcast, where we all get very tired by the end, which was 6 full hours after we began on Friday at 9:30pm.

Acknowledgements:

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

That’s it! We will be back next Friday at 9:30pm eastern. Head over to ORLYRADIO.com that O R L Y Radio.com for all the links - right at the top - and do watch us LIVE and chat in IRC.

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ORly Radio Show 71 - Fox GOP Primary Debate 1, Part 2 - Top Ten

ORly Radio Show 71 - Fox GOP Primary Debate 1, Part 2 - Top Ten


Welcome to ORly Radio Show 71 for Friday August 7th, 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  

This week's show(s) is/are all about the Fox News GOP/Republican Primary Debate that was broadcast in a very constrained format from one of their affiliates in Ohio and then put behind a pay wall. Show 71, we MST3K all over the top 10 contenders and have a bit of fun with a drinking game throughout. We apologize if that offends you or if you find this boring. We will get back to a regular program with news and events in a more sober fashion next week. IN the mean time, enjoy the many hours of our broadcast, where we all get very tired by the end, which was 6 full hours after we began on Friday at 9:30pm.

Acknowledgements:

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

That’s it! We will be back next Friday at 9:30pm eastern. Head over to ORLYRADIO.com that O R L Y Radio.com for all the links - right at the top - and do watch us LIVE and chat in IRC.

If you have liked what we do here, you can help keep the lights on you can follow the “Help Us” link on the webpage or over to http://patreon.com/cowen .

If that’s too rich for ya, contribute to the show with topic ideas, corrections, advertising offers, unclaimed lottery tickets, hate mail, and unsolicited advice by emailing us at ORLYRADIOPODCAST@gmail.com, leaving a voicemail at 470-222-ORLY (6759), posting and voting on stories on sub-reddit, leaving us a glowing review on whatever platform you found us on, and of course like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, and subscribe to the YouTube channel.

We can’t thank you enough for spending some time with us. Until next time this has been OrlyRadio, part of the Cowen Services Network.

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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)

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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