ORly Radio Show 82 - We Live In - THE FUTURE

ORly Radio Show 82 - We Live In - THE FUTURE

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 82 for Friday October 23rd, 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 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 & Headlines:

  1. Joe Biden said he will not run for the presidency. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/joe-biden-not-running-2016-election/ VIDEO

  2. Chaffee has withdrawn his name from the run. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/23/chafee-ends-democratic-bid-for-president/

  3. Jim Webb also withdrew.

  4. Paul Ryan will run for the Speaker of the House seat. His competition is Daniel Webster. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godlessindixie/2015/10/14/the-next-speaker-of-the-house-may-be-a-disciple-of-bill-gothard/

  5. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/san-diego-company-slaps-pharma-bro-down-by-offering-same-cancer-drug-for-1-a-pill/

  6. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/scientists-can-now-make-leukemia-cells-kill-each-other

  7. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/confederate-battle-flag-will-be-removed-from-florida-senate-seal/2250351

  8. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/mississippi-judge-shrugs-off-innocent-until-proven-guilty-people-charged-with-crimes-are-criminals/

  9. http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/naval_academy/ph-ac-cn-celestial-navigation-1014-20151009-story.html

  10. NASA aims to have an independent human colony living on Mars in 15 years… http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/today/videos/4548937364001/ VIDEO

  11. Daniel Craig after he admitted he'd rather ''slash'' his wrists than play 007 again, still reserves the right to decide his future with James Bond and hasn't signed up to the next movie. Sounds like a money ploy to me. http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/182125/Daniel-Craig-Im-entitled-to-quit-Bond

  12. http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrismcdaniel/arizona-texas-purchased-execution-drugs-illegally#.nqz6La0LAg

  13. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/texas-officials-raid-planned-parenthood-health-centers-but-wont-say-why/

  14. http://austin.blog.statesman.com/2015/10/20/texas-is-slang-for-crazy-in-norway/

 

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

 

The Good:

 

  1. Justin Trudeau rose to Prime Minister of Canada ending more than a decade of conservative rule. He’s basically Canada’s Bernie Sanders.

  2. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/20/opinions/kennedy-canada-election-bad-news-for-us-conservatives/index.html - Video

  3. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28372-canadas-new-government-heralds-freedom-of-speech-for-scientists/

  4. http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/10/20/canadas-new-pm-is-the-coolest-thanks-ordinary-citizens-in-the-subwa/

  5. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-s-environment-plan-end-fossil-fuel-subsidies-invest-in-clean-tech-1.3131607

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Bad:

  1. Benghazi

  2. http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-hearing-takeaways/ VIDEO

  3. http://www.alternet.org/media/watch-daily-show-rips-time-wasting-benghazi-charade

  4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mo-brooks-hillary-clinton_5625053de4b0bce3470156eb

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/the-gamblers-fallacy

 

The Ugly:

 

  1. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/conservative-radio-host-freaks-out-transgender-crowd-will-use-magnets-to-suck-god-from-your-brain/

  2. http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/12/attorney-transgender-murder-victims-life-not-as-valuable-as-higher-class-victims/

  3. http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/rand_paul_says_it_s_ok_to_fire_lgbt_people_because_there_are_plenty_of_places_that_will_hire_them

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: MY New Bank, Simple.com  https://www.simple.com/friends/BBPWRXD

Ophelia’s:  Scandal (TV Show)

Michael’s: Blacklist (TV Show)

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 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 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)