ORLY-EP0151C- Mostly Good Ideas & Picks

ORLY-EP0151C- Mostly Good Ideas & Picks

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #151 recorded Friday, April 14th, 2017 - 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, Stephen Griffith, Amber Biesecker and Daniel Atherton.

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Good Ideas:

  1. The Price of Solar Has Dropped 58% in the Last 5 Years https://futurism.com/the-price-of-solar-has-dropped-58-in-the-last-5-years/

  2. Jerry Brown signs $15 minimum wage in California http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article69842317.html

  3. New York: Free College, but With Caveats
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/nyregion/new-york-today-free-college-but-with-caveats.html?_r=0

  4. Trump asks for wall designs, gets something else instead http://www.upworthy.com/trump-wanted-border-wall-designs-he-kind-of-got-the-exact-opposite?c=ufb1

  5. Canada trying to legalize marijuana across entire country https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/13/canada-is-poised-to-approve-a-law-legalizing-marijuana-nationwide/

Personal Picks:

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EpicProgress.com - Damage Report February 13th, 2017

EpicProgress.com - Damage Report February 13th, 2017

Nuclear launch codes and other hotel amenities, Canadian handshakes, grammar for Nazis, and high on a hill was a lonely diplomat – layeeodleayy-ee-hoo. Brace for impact, it’s the Daily Trump Damage Report for February 13th, 2017.

• Mediaite reports a random guest at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort has had his picture taken with the man responsible for carrying the “football” of America’s nuclear launch codes. This is not the Onion, this is not satire.

• Canada’s Prime Minister and former Disney Prince Justin Trudeau demonstrates precisely how to shake Donald Trump’s hand.  In his efforts, he utilizes several strategies Epic Progress has detailed in the guide recently published “How to Shake Trump’s Hand”.  We strongly recommend other world leaders emulate Canada in this regard, or suffer at the tiny hands of Twitler.

• America’s treasury securities, which are considered by the global market as the most solvent and stable financial trust assets available for purchase – so much so as to warrant founding nearly two-thirds of the Earth’s currencies on the US dollar – are being sold off in bulk by international creditors terrified by Trump’s actions.  A sell-off is currently underway and foreign investors are pulling out of U.S. debt.

• The people most responsible for being aware of and acting on threats of national security and foreign policy, the U.S. National Security Council, is reportedly in chaos thanks to Trump’s bumbling mismanagement and appointment of Russian plaything, Michael Flynn. Leaders of ISIS, already grateful for the recruiting opportunities presented by Trump’s “Blessed” Muslim Ban, could be heard purring “Oh, really? You don’t say. Neat.”

• High Priestess of Apate, the ancient Greek personification of deceit and current White House Spokes-shrew Kellyanne Conway assures America and the media that Michael Flynn has the full confidence of Trump, despite all the lies and frequent communication with Russians about lifting sanctions.

• John Oliver hopes to teach Trump what reality is using the power of television. He is dedicating a portion of his show to teaching Trump how to ask things he may not know.

• To be an ambassador in the Trump administration, at most it takes being obsessed with a movie that takes place in the country in which you wish to be appointed.  In the case of hopeful new ambassador to Austria from the US, Patrick Park, he has seen The Sound of Music 75 times. Do, a thing, America had, before we bought a wall. Fa, a long long way to fall. Ti, a party that votes with Donald Trump.

• Trump lies about Bernie Sanders having his mic cut off during an interview with CNN.  Trump casually lies as frequently as normal people use the restroom, and with similar purpose.

• North Korea conducts missile tests in an effort to get a rise from Trump, and determine what Trump’s policy position will be towards the country.  So far, Trump has not made any indication as to how he will fail the international community on this front.

• Trump no good with spellings. He inauguration poster haves major typos. Misspells the word “too”.  Maybe could ask Zillionaire Amway Heiress now in charge of edukayshun if could do learns to write good.

• Bloomberg has put together a list of the 11 likeliest next targets of Trump’s war on international trade. Sneak Preview: In an interesting twist of fate from the last 8 years, it may be worthwhile investing in those apocalypse garden seeds and gold coins after all.

• The New York Times reports in-depth on the subject of how very much Trump’s own party hates him.Though they feel they’ve made a deal with the devil, and they are desperately willing to overlook the horrors and shame he has, is, and will bring down upon them – provided he continues to push their agenda.

 

ORLY-EP0124B - More Secreted Trade Deals

ORLY-EP0124B - More Secreted Trade Deals

Welcome back to ORLYRADIO #124b recorded Friday September 2nd, 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, Stephen griffith and Daniel Atherton.

Law & Order:

  1. A closely divided Court Wednesday denied North Carolina’s request to allow the state to enforce three provisions of its controversial 2013 election law when voters go to the polls for this fall’s general elections. The law would require North Carolina voters to show a government-issued photo ID, reduce the number of days for early voting, and eliminate out-of-precinct voting, same-day voter registration, and preregistration for young voters. A federal court of appeals rejected the state’s explanation that the law was intended to combat voter fraud and “promote public confidence in the election system.” Rather, the court of appeals concluded, the law “hinges explicitly on race—specifically its concern that African Americans, who had overwhelmingly voted for Democrats, had too much access to” voting. http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/08/north-carolina-comes-up-one-vote-short-for-stay-in-election-law-case/

  2. A federal judge on 8/19/2016 permanently blocked parts of a Florida law that aimed to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-planned-parenthood-funding_us_57b6a767e4b03d5136879b69

Good Ideas:

  1. Brazil's president has been impeached http://www.businessinsider.com/the-president-of-brazil-has-been-impeached-2016-8

  2. Scientists Invite Conspiracy Theorists to Check Out Alleged Mind-Controlling Weather Machine http://gizmodo.com/scientists-invite-conspiracy-theorists-to-check-out-all-1785726777

  3. Teenage pregnancy down due to education and contraceptive usage http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/31/492101014/drop-in-teen-pregnancies-is-due-to-more-contraceptives-not-less-sex

Bad Ideas:

  1. Free trade talks between the European Union and the United States have failed, Germany's economy minister said Sunday, citing a lack of progress on any of the major sections of the long-running negotiations. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-eu-united-states-free-trade-20160828-story.html

        Robert Reich Free Trade Article: http://robertreich.org/post/141046532920

  1. Trump going to Mexico… Sure, it’s great for his opponents, but why the hell would he do such a thing http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/30/politics/donald-trump-enrique-pea-nieto-mexico/

Personal Picks:

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

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/

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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