ORly Radio Episode 14 for Friday July 11th, 2014 - Elephant Tears & Gay Penguins
Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspects: David, Michael, Don, & Ann!
Music: "Rocket & Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
Errata From Last Week: The Crazy EX girlfriend, punked us, but at least we had a good conversation.
http://antiviral.gawker.com/woman-who-called-ex-77-000-times-is-actually-a-totally-1601326584
Science / Technology
Item 1: It may turn out that "Science Deniers" know what the science says after all (even if they don't personally believe it).
URLs: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/06/dan-kahan-climate-change-ideology-scientific-illiteracy
Item 2: A new study finds that even how you solve a difficult math problem can depend on your politics.
URLs: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/new-study-politics-makes-you-innumerate
Humanities
Item 1: How this whole birth control thing could literally kill me.
URLs: http://dreneewilsonartworkandplay.blogspot.com/2014/07/first-i-was-just-irritated-but-then-i.html
Item 2: The WestView News, which touts itself as “The Voice of the West Village,” ran an op-ed titled “The Nig–r in the White House”
URL: http://www.thewrap.com/ny-newspaper-under-fire-for-calling-president-obama-n-word-in-headline/
Item 3: Raju The Elephant Cries After Being Rescued Following 50 Years Of Abuse, Chains
URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/07/raju-elephant-cries-rescue_n_5564543.html
Politics
Item 1: Rick Perry’s Conspiracy Rant & Insulting Obama every chance he gets.
URLs: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/07/06/abc-news-cuts-rick-perry-middle-insane-obama-conspiracy-rant.html
URLs: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/07/07/wing-reaction-raddatz-perry-interview-outrageous-perry.html
Item 2: Democrats Push Bill to Reverse Supreme Court Ruling on Contraceptives
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/us/politics/democrats-draft-bill-to-override-contraception-ruling.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
Item 2.5: ICYMI: Obama Punks the GOP on Contraception - in 2012 & Article Punks Andy in 2014
URL1: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/02/10/obama_riled_up_republicans_on_contraception_and_then_delivers_a_knock_out_punch_.html
URL2: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/07/08/obama_baited_conservatives_over_the_contraception_mandate_in_2012_two_years.html
Item 3: House Republicans Will Sue Obama Because He’s Not Implementing Obamacare Fast Enough
URLs:http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/07/10/3459057/house-republicans-will-sue-obama-because-hes-not-implementing-obamacare-fast-enough/
Potpourri
Item 1: The world’s tallest waterslide
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/verruckt-water-slide-pov/
Item 2: ICYMI: Gay Penguins foster an egg to hatching.
URL: http://www.ba.no/nyheter/article7451960.ece
Entertainment/Reviews/Picks
Item 1: Pink Floyd has a new album due in October (first in 20 years), and it was announced in a “clever” way.
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/pink-floyd-twitter-album/
Item 2: 4th annual Rooster Teeth Expo in Austin, TX
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/geek/rooster-teeth-expo-2014/
Item 3: There's an entire Italian village for sale on eBay
URL: http://www.dailydot.com/lol/italy-village-for-sale-ebay/
Andy’s Pick: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/
David’s Pick: http://www.amazon.com/John-Dies-End-Chase-Williamson/dp/B00ATLKQQI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405129127&sr=8-2&keywords=john+dies+at+the+end
Mike’s Picks: The Escapist Game Reviews by Zero Punctuation and Sunless Sea
Don’s Pick: Tucker and Dale vs Evil and Smart Strip SCG3 Energy Saving Power Strip with Autoswitching Technology
Ann’s Pick: Make sure to have the numbing/painkillers for any IUD “installations”.