ORly Radio Show 91 - #yallqaeda

ORly Radio Show 91 - #yallqaeda

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 91 for Friday January 8th, 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 Michael Robinson and David O’Connor.

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

Into the wayback machine: Back in March on Show 49, with A Play On Nerds, we discussed the weird interplay with letters to Iran and how the GOP was playing a dangerous game of chicken with the State Department. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton penned an open letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. http://www.vox.com/2015/3/10/8182063/tom-cottons-controversial-letter-to-iran-explained  This week that information resurfaced with a little more analysis that included a breakdown of the roughly million dollars of campaign contributions he received during the week of the kerfuffle. We’re not saying he’s been bought by the interests of a foreign power (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu), we’re just saying that freedom of speech in the form of campaign contributions is out of hand…

As a followup, http://www.bipartisanreport.com/2016/01/03/shocker-republicans-quiet-after-obama-got-iran-to-surrender-its-entire-nuclear-stockpile/

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RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. On this Day in History:

    1. 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.

    2. 1973 – Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.

    3. 1982 – Breakup of the Bell System: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.

    4. 2002 – President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.

  2. Happy Birthday to Stephen Hawking who is 74 today. One of my favorite quotes “We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”

  3. And A Happy Birthday to Kim Jong Un! whom has reached early thirtysomething: And what do you get the dictator that has everything? The Hydrogen Bomb. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/06/qa-why-is-north-koreas-hydrogen-bomb-test-such-a-big-deal/

  4. First Public Address By Paul Ryan, marks the 62nd time the GOP has attempted to repeal Obamacare. Also the 62nd time they have had nothing to replace it with and failed.  (Autoplay video) http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/politics/obama-vetoes-obamacare-repeal-bill/index.html

  5. http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/8/10737264/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-water-landing-announced

  6. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/father-of-bristols-newborn-daughter-sues-for-child-support-so-sarah-palin-goes-bonkers/

  7. http://winningdemocrats.com/trump-tells-crowd-to-steal-coats-from-protesters-before-throwing-them-out-in-the-cold-video/

  8. Israeli TV reporter stabbed demonstrating 'knife-proof' vest http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35249191

  9. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160105/08100533246/with-fixed-costs-fat-margins-comcasts-broadband-cap-justifications-are-total-bullshit.shtml

  10. http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/health/google-cardboard-baby-saved/index.html

  11. http://qz.com/581024/nasa-tested-a-3d-printed-rocket-engine-and-it-worked/

  12. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gisela-mota_56891ea9e4b0b958f65be3b8

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The Good:

  1. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/ted-cruz-produces-mothers-birth-certificate-after-both-parents-found-on-canadian-voter-list/

  2. The President’s Gun Control Executive Action. And his tearful address. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35236630  (Video)

The executive actions include:

  • Background checks for all gun sellers, overturning current exemptions to some online and gun show sellers

  • States providing information on people disqualified from buying guns due to mental illness or domestic violence

  • Increased workforce for the FBI to process background checks, hiring more than 230 new examiners

  • Congress being asked to invest $500m (£339m) to improve access to mental healthcare in the US

  • The departments of defense, justice and homeland security exploring "smart gun technology" to improve gun safety

  1. The GOP Freaks out, and of course gun sales skyrocket because people don’t know what words mean.  http://www.mediaite.com/tv/i-would-check-that-podium-for-a-raw-onion-tantaros-criticizes-obamas-tearful-address/

http://ecowatch.com/2016/01/02/china-clamps-down-on-coal/

https://youtu.be/2ips2mM7Zqw Bang Bang Bang by Big Bang.

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/genetic

The Bad:

  1. http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/texas-governor-proposes-nine-constitutional-amendments#.omd7AjbALz

  2. http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-saudi-arabia-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-iran-following-attack-on-embassy/

The Ugly:

  1. Let’s talk about #yallqaeda Burns, Oregon.

  2. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/03/militia_occupies_malheur_national_wildlife_refuge_in_oregon.html

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/i-didnt-come-here-to-shoot-i-came-here-to-die-oregon-militia-occupiers-fess-up-to-local-reporters/

  4. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/04/461950205/gunmen-hold-federal-building-in-oregon-as-convicted-ranchers-seek-pardon

  5. http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/oregon-terrorists-dont-plan-siege-very-well-put-out-plea-for-snacks-and-supplies--ZJglh9sRjx

  6. http://audubonportland.org/news/audubon-society-of-portland-statement-on-the-occupation-of-malheur-national-wildlife-refuge

  7. http://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-monitoring-situation-oregon-national-wildlife-refuge/story?id=36075007 (Auto Play Video)

  8. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2012/08/21/ruby-ridge-carved-niche-history

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inflatable-sleep-hoodie-hypnos_568a74c5e4b06fa68882c43f

David’s: Deadpool movie!

Michael’s Clive Barker’s Mister B. Gone, Horchata, Fallout 4, Pusheen Plushie!

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 88 - Just a Glitch In the DNC Matrix

ORly Radio Show 88 - Just a Glitch In the DNC Matrix

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 88 for Friday December 18th, 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 David O'Connor!

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

RANT Segments & Headlines:

 

  1. Cookie dough… http://butthatsnoneofmybusiness.com/cookie-dough-can-explodes-in-womans-vagina-during-shoplifting-incident/

  2. Phrama Bro Martin Shkreli was arrested by the FBI over the price gouging, but mostly over securities fraud. Today he resigned as the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals. No word on his one of a kind WuTang album. http://www.mediaite.com/online/price-gouging-pharma-bro-shkreli-arrested-by-fbi-for-securities-fraud/ http://gawker.com/martin-shkreli-resigns-from-his-horrible-drug-company-1748725014

  3. House Passes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill - The legislation is a compromise no one liked but both parties could live with. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-passes-omnibus_5674073fe4b06fa6887cecc3

  4. Congress mandated that NASA go to Europa, and gave them more money to boot. Obama requested 18.5 billion, congress slated 19.3 billion. The main motivation for the commercial crew budget increase seems to be ending NASA's reliance on Russia as soon as possible. http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/congress-nasa-must-not-only-go-to-europa-it-must-land/ http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/16/10289030/nasa-budget-increase-2016-congress-funding

  5. China has leaped into science fiction land in a couple ways this week.

    1. The Chinese government launched Wukong (translates to Monkey King) which is way catchier than the official dark Matter Particle Explorer, or DAMPE. Wukong will use its large surface area to observe high volumes of cosmic rays, as well as where they come from. It will survey the sky at energies much higher than that of existing detectors such as the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), which is currently attached to the International Space Station. “We don’t know if this is a better way to search for dark matter, because dark matter has not yet been found,” says Mike Capell, an AMS physicist at CERN, Europe’s particle-physics laboratory. http://www.nature.com/news/china-s-dark-matter-satellite-launches-era-of-space-science-1.19059

    2. Thanks to a Canadian Company Vitality Air, the Chinese people are living the Spaceballs way and breathing cleaner Perri-air. The brisk Alberta air is sold for $14 in a 3 liter compressed container complete with breathing mask and hose. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12051354/Chinese-buy-up-bottles-of-fresh-air-from-Canada.html http://www.geek.com/news/spaceballs-becomes-reality-canadian-company-is-selling-bottled-air-to-the-chinese-1642442/

  6. In related news, Mel Brooks has confirmed that development of a Spaceballs sequel is underway. http://www.blastr.com/2015-2-6/mel-brooks-confirms-development-spaceballs-sequel-hopefully-original-cast

  7. Putin endorses Donald Trump… Donald Trump defends Putin’s “Murder of Journalists” saying “Our Country does plenty of killing also”. The bromance continues.  http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/12/17/vladimir-putin-praises-donald-trump-sealing-a-long-distance-bromance/?_r=0  http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-defends-putins-murder-of-journalists-our-country-does-plenty-of-killing-also/

  8. And politics…

  9. The GOP had their 5th debate on CNN. It was largely identical to the previous 4 but with less people in the clown car. I watched it for you, and really, genuinely, they want a holy war with radical islam, but they don’t know what that actually is and will go to war with any country in the middle east, especially if it has oil and citizens wearing ethnic attire. I wish I was kidding. Here listen to this extracted audio, all from the CNN GOP Debate. https://www.facebook.com/FusionNetwork/videos/1045722228800622/

  10. And finally, There is a feud going on at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has not had much to say in regards to Bernie Sanders, and in many cases has evaded the set up to at least compliment his achievements this race.

    1. UPDATE as I am posting, http://usuncut.com/politics/breaking-dnc-to-restore-voter-database-to-sanders-campaign/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

 

Andy’s: Doing what it takes to make your life more complete and less stressful all the time. Like matching dishes and silverware.

David’s: Audio-Technica BPHS1 Broadcast Stereo Headset with Dynamic Boom Mic http://amzn.to/1UMx4qv

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 87 - The Best Thing Since Sliced Chocolate!

ORly Radio Show 87 - The Best Thing Since Sliced Chocolate!

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 87 for Friday December 11th, 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 David O'Connor and guest Fred Sims!

The Show is sponsored by hogswallow.wicked-clever.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

Last week I thought that Tammy Faye Bakker was in the video with Jim Bakker, I was wrong, she is dead. Whoops. I guess Jim has a type… thanks to Andrew Duncan of the Kentucky Fried Freethought podcast for that catch.

RANT Segments & Headlines:

 

  1. Jimmy Carter’s Cancer has gone into remission and he will live to build many more houses for the poor. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jimmy-carter-cancer-gone_56645d5fe4b08e945fefd786

  2. We do not live in a hologram, at least there is no evidence that suggests we do. http://gizmodo.com/fermilab-experiment-finds-no-evidence-that-we-live-in-a-1746130140

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/woman-stabbed-at-florida-gallery-as-bystanders-stood-by-thinking-it-was-performance-art/

  4. http://onlineathens.com/national-news/2015-12-09/florida-burglary-suspect-eaten-alligator-after-fleeing-police

  5. Pharma-bro says he would have actually raised the price of Daraprim even higher, had the internet and congress not tried to eviscerate him over the mater. He also bought the super rare one of a kind $2,000,000 Wu-tang album that can’t be shared for 88 years! http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/turings-martin-shkreli-regrets-5000-price-hike-says-it-wasnt-high-enough/ http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-album/

  6. Ben Carson is threatening to leave the GOP following a report that senior Republican officials met to discuss the party’s strategy in the event of a brokered convention. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/262916-carson-brokered-convention-would-destroy-gop

  7. Sanders Files First Senate Bill In History To Legalize (recreational) Marijuana http://www.occupydemocrats.com/historic-sanders-files-first-senate-bill-in-history-to-legalize-marijuana/

  8. Quantum computer by Google and NASA is more than 100 million times faster than a regular computer chip https://richarddawkins.net/2015/12/quantum-computer-by-google-and-nasa-is-more-than-100-million-times-faster-than-a-regular-computer-chip/

  9. http://thefederalist.com/2015/12/08/how-the-left-created-donald-trump/

  10. Your logical Fallacy is: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/tu-quoque

  11. http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/trends/china-build-higgs-factory-twice-size-c8e8r8ns/

  12. http://www.ipp.mpg.de/3984226/12_15

  13. http://nerdist.com/japan-is-selling-sliced-chocolate/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Red Shirts - John Scalzi http://amzn.to/1NxW4vM

David’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2A002Em8Yw CONDOM ICE CREAM.

Fred’s:  Gillian Flynn (Sharp Objects, Dark Places, Gone Girl) Http://www.amazon.com/Gillian-Flynn/e/B001JP3W46  & STAR WARS!

ORly Radio Show 76 - Tucker Drake

ORly Radio Show 76 - Tucker Drake

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 76 for Friday September 4th, 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 and an unusual guest suspect Tucker Drake.

You can find Tucker here:

Atheist in the Trailer Park http://trailerparkatheist.libsyn.com/  http://tparkatheist.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/trailerparkatheist

Bootstrapping the Planet http://bootstrap.libsyn.com/  and http://bootstrappingtheplanet.blogspot.com/  http://www.facebook.com/bootstrapplanet

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:

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The Good:

  1. Peaceful measures. China continues to reduce its standing military. In 1997 they cut 500,000 from their ranks. Then in 2000 another 200,000 and as we touched on in the headlines, their president announced another reduction of 300,000 is in progress, which will bring their standing army to 2 million, the lowest numbers since the cold war ended, China has the second largest military in the world next to the United States http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/world/asia/beijing-turns-into-ghost-town-as-it-gears-up-for-military-parade.html

The Bad:

  1. So.. Ted Cruz wrote a sermon, not unlike his father’s dominionist sermons. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/ted-cruz-instructs-thousands-of-pastors-to-violate-federal-law-by-reading-sunday-sermon-he-wrote/

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The Ugly:

  1. Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has claimed Europe is in the grip of madness over immigration and refugees, and argued that he was defending European Christianity against a Muslim influx. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/03/migration-crisis-hungary-pm-victor-orban-europe-response-madness

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  Google Maps / Google Earth

Mike’s: NCIS

Tucker’s:  Other than his podcasts, he mentioned some interesting things. Murdoch Mysteries, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer  http://amzn.to/1hJbZic  and Rick and Morty

 

Acknowledgements:

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

PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject