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 Chaffee has withdrawn his name from the run.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