ORLY-EP0159 - Cascade Climate Collapse

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #159 recorded Friday, July 7th, 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, Daniel Atherton.

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Global Pulse:

http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/

This Week: Dow up 223.4, Nasdaq 159.39, S&P up $34.09

Last Week:

 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) XDR/SDR Basket Currencies

Five most-traded currencies in the foreign exchange market referenced against the US Dollar.

THIS WEEK: $1 USD  =  €0.87 Eur = ¥6.78 CNY = ¥112.54 JPY = 0.76 GBP

$1 USD  = 0.00045 Bitcoin

LAST WEEK: $1 USD  =  €0.88 Eur = ¥6.81 CNY = ¥113.89 JPY = 0.78 GBP

$1 USD  = 0.00040 Bitcoin

Over a barrel = http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx

WTI (NYMEX) Price

THIS WEEK: $46.54USD per barrel up $2.32USD

LAST WEEK: $44.23USD per barrel

 

Watch that puppy grow!

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock/reg1/

 

Facts Matter: Foundation for further discussion.

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ORLY-EP0133D - Good Ideas: Dementia Friendly Opera, Universal Basic Income, No Oil In The Everglades

ORLY-EP0133D - Good Ideas: Dementia Friendly Opera, Universal Basic Income, No Oil In The Everglades

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #133 recorded Friday November 18th, 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 my usual suspects, Fred Sims, Daniel Atherton, and Stephen Griffith.

Audience Feedback From Previous Shows:

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Good Ideas:

  1. Scottish Opera had a very special premiere at the weekend - the first dementia-friendly opera performance in the UK Nov-14th https://www.facebook.com/bbcscotlandnews/videos/1362446363779578/

  2. Ontario to try Universal Basic Income http://futurism.com/is-universal-basic-income-a-viable-solution-another-country-is-giving-it-a-shot/

  3. Florida EPA Denies plan to drill for oil near the Everglades http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/fl-oil-drilling-denial-20161116-story.html

ORLY-EP0128C - SCIENCE-Food, Comas, Space Nations, Energy

ORLY-EP0128C - SCIENCE-Food, Comas, Space Nations, Energy

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #128 recorded Friday October 14th, 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 my usual suspect, Stephen Griffith

Science Bitches!  

  1. http://vitals.lifehacker.com/it-doesnt-matter-when-you-eat-1787711505

  2. http://futurism.com/world-first-ultrasound-used-to-jump-start-patients-brain-out-of-a-coma/

  3. http://futurism.com/scientists-seek-un-approval-to-create-asgardia-earths-first-space-nation/

        http://asgardia.space/citizenship

  1. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28770876

  2. http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/10/germanys-bundesrat-votes-to-ban-the-internal-combustion-engine-by-2030/

  3. http://futurism.com/solar-power-cost-has-dropped-25-in-only-5-months/

Audience Feedback From Previous Shows:

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https://youtu.be/6oq7wtr5SX0

ORly Radio Show 65 - Independence Day Rantings

ORly Radio Show 65 - Independence Day Rantings

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 65 for Friday July 3rd, 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!


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  

Special thanks to roythesnake for the 5 star review on iTunes, It really made our day!

RANT Segments QUICK Headlines:

-BREAK-
GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. Abortion Drone Is the Best Drone http://gizmodo.com/abortion-drone-is-the-best-drone-1713388194 A small drone carrying the abortion-inducing pills mifepristone and misoprostol will fly from Germany to a border town in Poland in a drone aid mission

  2. A condom that changes colour when it comes into contact with STIs invented by a group of school pupils http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/a-condom-that-changes-colour-when-it-comes-into-contact-with-stis-has-been-invented-by-a-group-of-school-pupils-10339578.html

-BREAK-
Logical Fallacy: Strawman by AmyPastoor.com

The Bad:

  1. Realdoll invests in AI for future sexbots that move, and talk dirty - Tired of your $10,000 anatomically-correct sex doll just lying there? Well, now RealDoll, purveyors of alarmingly lifelike silicone sex partners plans to give them personalities http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/12/realdoll-robots-ai-realbotix/

  2. Gresham Bakery Must Pay $135,000 for Discriminating Against Lesbian Couple http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33419-gresham_bakery_must_pay_%24135000_for_discriminating_against_lesbian_couple.html

-BREAK-
Voicemail

The Ugly:

  1. SCOTUS Says Power Plants Have a Right to Pollute http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/29/scotus-power-plants-pollute.html http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-46_10n2.pdf

    1. BRIGHT SIDE: Netherlands ordered to cut greenhouse gas emissions - Sued by their own citizens. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33253772

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  PTSD Awareness during holidays celebrated with fireworks. be as respectful as possible...
http://qz.com/443913/us-veterans-with-ptsd-ask-for-courteous-july-4-fireworks/ 

Acknowledgements:

Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject