ORly Radio Show 64 - #MarriageEquality, #LoveWins, What Else were we going to talk about?

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 64 for Friday June 26th, 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; Michael, Jessica, Don, and David's disembodied voice..

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

QUICK Headlines by Circa:

Circa has shuttered its service… SAD
Feds Order Federal Employee Health Plans To Cover Transgender Health Services http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/feds-order-federal-employee-health-plans-to-cover-transgende#.fpjQWqvmL
Google announced that its music streaming service would also jump on the free tier bandwagon, and that should be available now. http://music.google.com/
DARPA Is Supposedly Engineering Organisms to Make Mars Livable http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/06/26/darpa-is-engineering-organisms-to-make-mars-livable/#.VY3yx3pVgmi
Pope Francis Says You’re NOT Christian if You Support Gun Manufactures http://www.ammoland.com/2015/06/pope-francis-says-youre-not-christian-if-you-own-a-gun/#ixzz3eDlMy7YD
Pope Francis Says Divorce Can Be 'Morally Necessary' To Protect Kids http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/25/pope-francis-marital-separation_n_7657512.html
Pope Francis 184-page encyclical by the pope, who was a scientist in Argentina before serving in several positions in the Catholic Church, highlights the effects of climate change on the world's poorest people, who stand to lose the most from changes in the environment. http://www.dailydot.com/politics/pope-encyclical-climate-change-inequality/
Gelada monkeys over in Ethiopia possibly domesticating wolves. http://www.upworthy.com/sure-looks-like-these-monkeys-are-domesticating-wild-wolves-whats-the-deal

The Good:

Confederate Flags are coming down all over the place!
Thursday, ACA was confirmed constitutional by the SCOTUS
Friday, Marriage Equality bans have been struck down as unconstitutional by the SCOTUS

The Bad:

Leagalese - "may" instead of "shall" http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/alabama_probate_office_closes.html
Obama is an excellent speaker, but really not the best singer as he broke into a heartwarming rendition of amazing grace at the end of his eulogy for the victims, particularly his friend the pastor and South Carolina State Senator, Clementa Pinckney. http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/politics/obama-charleston-eulogy-pastor/
Senate Republicans quickly pledged Thursday to fight to repeal ObamaCare in the wake of a SCOTUS 6-3 decision upholding the law's federal subsidies. http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/246120-gop-pledge-to-continue-obamacare-repeal-fight

The Ugly:

Conservatives are SOOO PISSED OFF… But will do nothing but complain.
Bryan Fischer Loses It over SCOTUS Ruling: This Is Our 9/11 http://www.mediaite.com/online/bryan-fischer-loses-it-over-scotus-ruling-this-is-our-911/
Police Now More Worried About Right-Wing Extremists Than ISIS - http://www.occupydemocrats.com/its-official-police-now-more-worried-about-right-wing-extremists-than-isis/
Ted Cruz to Hannity: ‘Today Is Some of the Darkest 24 Hours in Our Nation’s History’ http://www.mediaite.com/online/ted-cruz-today-is-some-of-the-darkest-24-hours-in-our-nations-history/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: I officiate weddings, and will do so for free for the rest of 2015, email me. Also the Justice Scalia Burn Generator. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/low_concept/2015/06/justice_scalia_insult_generator_how_the_supreme_court_justice_would_mock.html

Jess’s: Forever And A Gay- www.foreverandagay.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Forever-And-A-Gay

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 60 for Friday May 29th, 2015 - The Lightning Round

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.

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

EPA proposes to cut mandate on renewable fuel standards http://circanews.com/s/Fzm
Google unveils Project Soli, a radar-based wearable to control anything http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/05/29/google-unveils-project-soli-a-radar-based-wearable-to-control-anything/ Project Soli is really a radar that is small enough to fit into a wearable like a smartwatch. The small radar picks up on your movements in real-time, and uses movements you make to alter its signal.

Weird

"Charlie Charlie Challenge."
It involves putting two pencils on a piece of paper in the shape of a cross, and writing the words "yes" and "no" in the boxes outlined by the pencils. The participants then summon what they say is a Mexican demon called Charlie, attempting to ask him questions for guidance for their lives. From Christian Broadcasting Network Where everything is a demonic possession. http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/May/Kids-Summoning-Demon-in-New-Social-Media-Craze/