ORLY-EP0107B - Judge Cruz, Smart Guns, Contested Convention, and Bigotry

ORLY-EP0107B - Judge Cruz, Smart Guns, Contested Convention, and Bigotry

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #107b for Friday April 29th, 2016 - 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, Michael Robinson, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

Audience Feedback From Previous Shows:

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

Second Half:

This week in SCOTUS

  1. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/277650-top-republican-floats-cruz-as-supreme-court-pick

Good Ideas:

  1. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/obama-announces-new-steps-to-curb-gun-violence/

  2. https://johnlaurits.com/2016/04/28/this-is-what-will-happen-at-the-democratic-convention/

Bad Ideas:

  1. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/04/27/tennessee_gov_signs_law_allowing_therapists_to_refuse_treatment_to_lgbtq.html

  2. http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/04/27/pee-home-alabama-city-bans-trans-people-using-public-bathrooms/

  3. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/27/oral-sex-rape-ruling-tulsa-oklahoma-alcohol-consent

Personal Picks:

Andy’s:   BlueStacks Desktop Android Emulator http://www.bluestacks.com/

Stephen’s:  The Court and The Cross: The Religious Right’s Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court  http://www.amazon.com/The-Court-Cross-Religious-Crusade/dp/0807044253  

Daniel’s:  http://blog.timesunion.com/boardgames/2016/04/27/international-tabletop-day-2016/

Acknowledgements:

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

ORLY-EP0100 - Jinkies! We made 100!

ORly Radio Show 100 - Jinkies! We made 100!

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 100 for Friday March 11th, 2016 - 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 Michael Robinson, Stephen Griffith, Ren Cowen, and Fred Sims.

Reviews!?Errata:

From Previous Shows: 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. On this Day in History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

    1. Congress Establishes the Army Corp of Engineers - 1779

    2. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Published - 1818

    3. Confederate Constitution Adopted - 1861

    4. FDR Signs Lend Lease Program - 1941

    5. COPS Debuts on Fox - 1989

  2. President Obama down to three finalists for Supreme Court vacancy https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/president-obama-is-down-to-three-finalists-for-the-supreme-court-vacancy/2016/03/11/952a716c-e7e8-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html

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Science Bitches!

  1. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/plastic-eating-bacteria-could-help-make-trash-disappear/

  2. http://www.gizmag.com/slippery-liquid-porous-surfaces-slips/22909/

  3. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/remarkable-breast-cancer-trial-destroys-tumors-just-11-days

  4. http://www.iflscience.com/environment/its-been-warmest-winter-united-states-records-began

  5. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/toddler-dies-after-anti-vax-parents-allegedly-failed-seek-medical-attention

  6. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/186537-biologists-discover-electric-bacteria-that-eat-pure-electrons-rather-than-sugar-redefining-the-tenacity-of-life  

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The Good:

  1.  http://fortune.com/2016/03/09/mcdonalds-wages/

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

The Bad:

  1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/to-get-back-at-apple-gop-congressman-introduces-pointless-bill/

  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alabama-castration-sex-offenders-children_us_56ddea6ee4b0000de4057df6  

The Ugly:

  1. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/09/politics/missouri-religious-freedom-bill/index.html

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ASO408K?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Stephen’s: 100+ ways to tie a tie!  https://www.youtube.com/user/PatrickNovotnyRemax/featured

Fred’s: Catch those drones! http://www.coolthings.com/skywall-100-catch-drones-net/

Mike’s: gotta plug them again, because of the recent eclipse - http://live.slooh.com/ Also, Henry’s Hard Soda by the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co.

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 90 - Welcome to 2016!

ORly Radio Show 90 - Welcome to 2016!

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 90 for Friday January 1st, 2016 - 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 Fred Sims, Stephen Griffith.

Errata From Previous Shows: 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  

On Show 19, August 15th 2014, We mentioned and had quite a discussion on how some Police Agencies will not hire applicants whose mental capabilities, their IQ, is too high. This seemed a bit dubious at the time as being completely counter intuitive, given they were trying to claim it was to maintain job satisfaction levels and other such things. Well, today we have a first hand account of this policy in action. Fred, tell us what you went through.

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RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-george-lucas-disney-white-slavers-1201669959/

    1. http://variety.com/2015/film/news/george-lucas-rolls-back-complaints-that-star-wars-successors-are-white-slavers-1201670406/

  2. http://www.wesh.com/politics/obama-to-announce-new-executive-action-on-guns/37210592

  3. http://interestingengineering.com/teslas-gigafactory-is-going-to-be-a-production-giant/

  4. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-florida-woman-arrested-at-lecanto-walmart-20151228-post.html (Auto Play Video.)

  5. http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/12/27/detroit-job-hunting-felons-we-can-help/77563096/-

  6. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/family-values-republican-men-should-be-allowed-to-grab-breastfeeding-womens-nipples-in-public/

  7. http://www.livescience.com/32851-do-not-post-why-does-a-permit-to-climb-mt-everest-cost-70000.html

  8. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/19/christian-leader-its-troubling-that-mayor-took-oath-of-office-on-constitution-instead-of-bible/

  9. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/creationism-evangelist-god-put-contradictions-in-the-bible-to-weed-out-the-atheists/

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The Good:

  1. http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/28/10674634/linknyc-new-york-public-wifi-installation-photos-gigabit  

  2. H.Res.569 -

    1. The Freak out. http://rightwingnews.com/top-news/no-house-dems-strike-to-implement-first-sharia-law/

    2. The Fact https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/569/text?q={%22search%22%3A[%22\%22hres569\%22%22]}&resultIndex=1

    3. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/initiatives_awards/students_in_action/debate_hate.html

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/no-true-scotsman

 

The Bad:

  1. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/new-princeton-study-confirms-u-s-is-no-longer-a-democracy-is-now-an-oligarchy/

  2. http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-supreme-court

  3. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/singer-natalie-cole-dead-65-article-1.2482580 Of Congestive heart failure.

The Ugly:

  1. http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-congress-1451425210

  2. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/treason-leaked-wiretaps-reveals-netanyahu-bribed-republicans-to-sabotage-obamas-iran-peace-deal-2/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Fred’s: http://godawfulmovies.libsyn.com/

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 65 - Independence Day Rantings

ORly Radio Show 65 - Independence Day Rantings

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 65 for Friday July 3rd, 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!


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  

Special thanks to roythesnake for the 5 star review on iTunes, It really made our day!

RANT Segments QUICK Headlines:

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The Good:

  1. Abortion Drone Is the Best Drone http://gizmodo.com/abortion-drone-is-the-best-drone-1713388194 A small drone carrying the abortion-inducing pills mifepristone and misoprostol will fly from Germany to a border town in Poland in a drone aid mission

  2. A condom that changes colour when it comes into contact with STIs invented by a group of school pupils http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/a-condom-that-changes-colour-when-it-comes-into-contact-with-stis-has-been-invented-by-a-group-of-school-pupils-10339578.html

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The Bad:

  1. Realdoll invests in AI for future sexbots that move, and talk dirty - Tired of your $10,000 anatomically-correct sex doll just lying there? Well, now RealDoll, purveyors of alarmingly lifelike silicone sex partners plans to give them personalities http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/12/realdoll-robots-ai-realbotix/

  2. Gresham Bakery Must Pay $135,000 for Discriminating Against Lesbian Couple http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33419-gresham_bakery_must_pay_%24135000_for_discriminating_against_lesbian_couple.html

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The Ugly:

  1. SCOTUS Says Power Plants Have a Right to Pollute http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/29/scotus-power-plants-pollute.html http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-46_10n2.pdf

    1. BRIGHT SIDE: Netherlands ordered to cut greenhouse gas emissions - Sued by their own citizens. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33253772

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  PTSD Awareness during holidays celebrated with fireworks. be as respectful as possible...
http://qz.com/443913/us-veterans-with-ptsd-ask-for-courteous-july-4-fireworks/ 

Acknowledgements:

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