ORLY-EP0147 - The Trump Budget Examined

ORLY-EP0147 - The Trump Budget Examined

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #147 recorded Friday, March 17th, 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, Amber Biesecker and Daniel Atherton.

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  1. White House releases a budget proposal for consideration. It’s a thing… https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/amendment_03_16_18.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-presidential-budget-2018-proposal/

  2. Paul Ryan Tells it like it is, btw, he is the Speaker of the House and the Head of the GOP aside from the Executive Branch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT3Px11xN-0

 

  1. Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q

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Science Bitches!  

  1. https://futurism.com/we-can-officially-collect-solar-energy-without-solar-panels/

  2. Needed action on climate change to save reefs. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/16/520450521/study-urgent-action-against-global-warming-needed-to-save-coral-reefs

Law & Order:

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/us/politics/supreme-court-jury-bias-secrecy.html

  2. http://www.salon.com/2017/03/01/the-supreme-court-just-delivered-a-major-victory-for-gerrymandering-opponents/

  3. White House fights its own agency in court. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-consumer-idUSKBN16O2SQ

  4. Disney forced to pay after Federal investigation. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-disney-wages-labor-violations-20170317-story.html

Good Ideas:

  1. http://educateinspirechange.org/nature/environment/cost-iphone-can-now-buy-wind-turbine-can-power-entire-house-lifetime/

  2. Maryland passes sick leave bill. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-veto-proof-sick-time-passed-20170316-story.html

  3. http://tucson.com/news/local/supreme-court-affirms-arizona-s-higher-minimum-wage/article_b7c5a0f7-1ab5-57cb-a1b5-a3da180da7b2.html

Bad Ideas:

  1. White House dialing up Taiwan arms deal http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-idUSKBN16O2LQ

  2. Trump wishes to build a large Naval Fleet, but where are the skilled workers? http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-shipbuilding-insight-idUSKBN16O142

  3. Florida Republicans just can’t stand food stamps http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/03/16/florida-republicans-want-to-take-food-stamps-away-from-over-200000-poor-people

HOW BAD COULD IT BE?

  1. Netherlands parliament election http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-election-netherlands-vote-results-latest-mark-rutte-geert-wilders-a7634041.html?cmpid=facebook-post

ORLY-EP0136C - Law & Order: In-Validating the Election and Picks

ORLY-EP0136C - Law & Order: In-Validating the Election and Picks

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #136c recorded Friday December 16th, 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, Ris McCool, Fred Sims, Amber Biesecker, David O’Connor, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

Audience Feedback From Previous Shows:

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Law & Order:

  1. North Carolina:

    1. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/15/north_carolina_legislative_coup_public_barred_from_chambers_reporter_arrested.html

    2. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/16/protests_in_north_carolina_as_mccrory_signs_sb4.html

    3. http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310791-nc-governor-signs-bill-curtailing-successors-powers

  2. FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. are in agreement with a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to U.S. officials. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-backs-cia-view-that-russia-intervened-to-help-trump-win-election/2016/12/16/05b42c0e-c3bf-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html

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ORly Radio Show 91 - #yallqaeda

ORly Radio Show 91 - #yallqaeda

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 91 for Friday January 8th, 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 Michael Robinson and David O’Connor.

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Into the wayback machine: Back in March on Show 49, with A Play On Nerds, we discussed the weird interplay with letters to Iran and how the GOP was playing a dangerous game of chicken with the State Department. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton penned an open letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. http://www.vox.com/2015/3/10/8182063/tom-cottons-controversial-letter-to-iran-explained  This week that information resurfaced with a little more analysis that included a breakdown of the roughly million dollars of campaign contributions he received during the week of the kerfuffle. We’re not saying he’s been bought by the interests of a foreign power (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu), we’re just saying that freedom of speech in the form of campaign contributions is out of hand…

As a followup, http://www.bipartisanreport.com/2016/01/03/shocker-republicans-quiet-after-obama-got-iran-to-surrender-its-entire-nuclear-stockpile/

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RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. On this Day in History:

    1. 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.

    2. 1973 – Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.

    3. 1982 – Breakup of the Bell System: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.

    4. 2002 – President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.

  2. Happy Birthday to Stephen Hawking who is 74 today. One of my favorite quotes “We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”

  3. And A Happy Birthday to Kim Jong Un! whom has reached early thirtysomething: And what do you get the dictator that has everything? The Hydrogen Bomb. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/06/qa-why-is-north-koreas-hydrogen-bomb-test-such-a-big-deal/

  4. First Public Address By Paul Ryan, marks the 62nd time the GOP has attempted to repeal Obamacare. Also the 62nd time they have had nothing to replace it with and failed.  (Autoplay video) http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/08/politics/obama-vetoes-obamacare-repeal-bill/index.html

  5. http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/8/10737264/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-water-landing-announced

  6. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/father-of-bristols-newborn-daughter-sues-for-child-support-so-sarah-palin-goes-bonkers/

  7. http://winningdemocrats.com/trump-tells-crowd-to-steal-coats-from-protesters-before-throwing-them-out-in-the-cold-video/

  8. Israeli TV reporter stabbed demonstrating 'knife-proof' vest http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35249191

  9. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160105/08100533246/with-fixed-costs-fat-margins-comcasts-broadband-cap-justifications-are-total-bullshit.shtml

  10. http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/health/google-cardboard-baby-saved/index.html

  11. http://qz.com/581024/nasa-tested-a-3d-printed-rocket-engine-and-it-worked/

  12. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gisela-mota_56891ea9e4b0b958f65be3b8

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/ted-cruz-produces-mothers-birth-certificate-after-both-parents-found-on-canadian-voter-list/

  2. The President’s Gun Control Executive Action. And his tearful address. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35236630  (Video)

The executive actions include:

  • Background checks for all gun sellers, overturning current exemptions to some online and gun show sellers

  • States providing information on people disqualified from buying guns due to mental illness or domestic violence

  • Increased workforce for the FBI to process background checks, hiring more than 230 new examiners

  • Congress being asked to invest $500m (£339m) to improve access to mental healthcare in the US

  • The departments of defense, justice and homeland security exploring "smart gun technology" to improve gun safety

  1. The GOP Freaks out, and of course gun sales skyrocket because people don’t know what words mean.  http://www.mediaite.com/tv/i-would-check-that-podium-for-a-raw-onion-tantaros-criticizes-obamas-tearful-address/

http://ecowatch.com/2016/01/02/china-clamps-down-on-coal/

https://youtu.be/2ips2mM7Zqw Bang Bang Bang by Big Bang.

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/genetic

The Bad:

  1. http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/texas-governor-proposes-nine-constitutional-amendments#.omd7AjbALz

  2. http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-saudi-arabia-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-iran-following-attack-on-embassy/

The Ugly:

  1. Let’s talk about #yallqaeda Burns, Oregon.

  2. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/03/militia_occupies_malheur_national_wildlife_refuge_in_oregon.html

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/i-didnt-come-here-to-shoot-i-came-here-to-die-oregon-militia-occupiers-fess-up-to-local-reporters/

  4. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/04/461950205/gunmen-hold-federal-building-in-oregon-as-convicted-ranchers-seek-pardon

  5. http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/oregon-terrorists-dont-plan-siege-very-well-put-out-plea-for-snacks-and-supplies--ZJglh9sRjx

  6. http://audubonportland.org/news/audubon-society-of-portland-statement-on-the-occupation-of-malheur-national-wildlife-refuge

  7. http://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-monitoring-situation-oregon-national-wildlife-refuge/story?id=36075007 (Auto Play Video)

  8. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2012/08/21/ruby-ridge-carved-niche-history

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inflatable-sleep-hoodie-hypnos_568a74c5e4b06fa68882c43f

David’s: Deadpool movie!

Michael’s Clive Barker’s Mister B. Gone, Horchata, Fallout 4, Pusheen Plushie!

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 80 - Bang Bang Students and Musical Office Chairs

ORly Radio Show 80 - Bang Bang Students and Musical Office Chairs

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 80 for Friday October 9th, 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 Ophelia Falls.

You can find Ophelia here: http://opheliainthedark.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. GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz has to show his naturalization papers to keep his US Senate seat http://www.examiner.com/article/ted-cruz-must-show-naturalization-papers-to-keep-his-us-senate-seat

  2. http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9411049/tesla-model-x-suv-release-price-video-elon-musk

  3. http://qz.com/516136/what-nasas-discovery-of-liquid-water-on-mars-really-means-in-the-words-of-nasa-scientists/

  4. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/experian-breach-affects-15-million-consumers/

  5. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/09/28/facebook-unfriending-was-the-last-straw-in-workplace-bullying-case/

  6. http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/ion-drive-mars-mission/

  7. http://www.newsweek.com/anti-vaxxers-accidentally-fund-study-showing-theres-no-link-between-autism-and-379245

  8. http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/02/farmer-finds-woolly-mammoth-bones-draining-field/73212446/

  9. http://www.avclub.com/article/terry-gilliam-says-hes-working-time-bandits-tv-ser-226596

  10. http://usuncut.com/politics/congress-to-eliminate-billions-in-wall-street-subsidies-to-fund-repair-of-nations-highways/

  11. http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/10/09/people-magazine-enters-gun-fight-publishes-emails-for-all-535-members-of-congress-says-email-the/

 

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. Benghazi was a fraud and the Planned Parenthood thing was also made up.  

    1. http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/10/09/gop-committee-investigation-into-planned-parenthood-found-nothing-wron/

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The Bad:

  1. The House is divided. Kevin McCarthy withdrew himself from the Speaker roll before the vote could take place. Now there is no clear person for the seat. The best choice, would be Paul Ryan, but he has seen the writing on the wall and declined nomination. Now the “Republican Freedom Caucus” is making rumblings of shutting down the government in November unless they get their way in a bid to defund medicare and Social Security.

    1. http://www.vox.com/2015/9/25/9397895/paul-ryan-speaker-house-boehner

    2. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/tea-party-we-will-wreck-economy-unless-next-speaker-agrees-to-slash-social-security-medicare/

    3. http://www.vox.com/2015/10/9/9488835/house-freedom-caucus-explained

  2. An then… The strangest of all, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) is suggesting that the way House Republicans will defeat the extremists in their party is to give Democrats power by forming a coalition to elect a bipartisan Speaker of the House.

    1. http://www.politicususa.com/2015/10/08/democrats-gain-power-house-republican-congressman-suggests-bipartisan-coalition-speaker.html

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/middle-ground

The Ugly:

 

  1. Not one, but two school shootings TODAY…

    1. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/more-bloodshed-two-school-shootings-in-one-day-six-students-shot/

  2. The President has been making noises loud enough for congress to hear that he may take executive action on enforcing some gun control in the wake of the incident in Oregon last week.

    1. http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/10/09/obama-considering-executive-orders-to-help-control-gun-sales-since-congress-not-actin/

    2. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/republicans-nra-panic-as-obama-set-to-use-executive-powers-to-pass-gun-safety-reforms/

  3. The Guardian put out a lovely little infographic, that tallies up 994 mass shootings in 1,004 days, not including the 2 from today… It’s depressing…

    1. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/oct/02/mass-shootings-america-gun-violence

     

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Register to vote!!!

Ophelia’s: Hamlet - in Regal Theaters.October 15th encore to follow on about the 22nd.

 

Acknowledgements:

 

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

PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject