ORLY-EP0140A - This Cabinet Does Not Lead To Narnia

ORLY-EP0140A - This Cabinet Does Not Lead To Narnia

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #140a recorded Friday January 13th, 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 Fred Sims.

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1. Russian Hacking (Sanctions Exec Order Document https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/cyber2_eo.pdf)

2. Trump’s Cabinet https://www.graphiq.com/vlp/dRdfE5mtfL?data-script-version=true&data-sv=1.1.1&data-index=0&utm_source=viz&utm_medium=viz.referral&utm_campaign=viz.ref&utm_viz_id=dRdfE5mtfL&utm_cat=Bar%2FLine%2FArea&utm_click_loc=title&utm_pubreferrer=s.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fyc%2Fhtml%2Fembed-iframe-min.7f33a83d.html

   1. Ben Carson for HUD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson)

   2. Jeff Sessions for Attorney General (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions)

   3. James Mattis for Defense Secretary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mattis)

   4. Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Tillerson)

   5. Mike Pompeo for CIA Director (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pompeo)

   6. John Kelly for Homeland Security Secretary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kelly_(politician))

   7. Elaine Chao for Dept of transportation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Chao)

   8. Tom Price for Health and Human Services (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Price_(U.S._politician))

   9. Betsy DeVos for Education (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_DeVos)

   10. Rick Perry Energy Secretary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Perry)

   11. Ryan Zinke Interior Secretary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Zinke)

   12. Linda McMahon Small Business Administration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McMahon)

   13. Scott Pruitt EPA Administration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pruitt)

   14. Andrew Puzder Labor Secretary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Puzder)

   15. Wilbur Ross Commerce Secretary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Ross)

   16. Steven Mnuchin treasury Secretary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Mnuchin)

3. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio hammered former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson during a Wednesday morning confirmation hearing https://www.yahoo.com/news/marco-rubio-grills-rex-tillerson-for-refusing-to-call-putin-a-war-criminal-174525761.html

4. Something “Extremely” Concerning Happened in a Confidential Briefing to Congress on Russian Hacking (so usually I try not to cite Jezebel but they have a comprehensive write-up of other sources) http://theslot.jezebel.com/something-extremely-concerning-happened-in-a-confidenti-1791170629

   1. Related: Senate Probe Into Election Hacking http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/politics/senate-probe-into-election-hacking-to-review-possible-links-between-russia-campaigns/index.html?adkey=bn

5. Can we briefly talk about Trump refusing to answer CNN’s questions at a press conference and how terrifying his attitude toward the press is?

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ORly Radio Show 77 - Christian Privilege

ORly Radio Show 77 - Christian Privilege

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 77 for Friday September 11th, 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 and an unusual suspect Ophelia Falls.

You can find Ophelia here: http://opheliainthedark.tumblr.com/
Michael is over here: http://fathergrigorivonklaussen.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:

• GOP Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush accidentally picked a fight with Stephen Colbert. For the Premiere of the Late Show… https://www.facebook.com/msnbc/videos/1005862942843291/

• Someone made a really expensive Record Player, with lasers. http://www.magic925.com/rdub/new-laser-turntable-plays-your-records-without-even-touching-them/

• Deputy Clerk Brian Mason hung a sign saying his new title was “Marriage License Deputy” indicating he will be following the law, not that crazy woman who is the Clerk of Rowan County. Good on him! http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/deputy-clerk-vows-to-defy-kim-davis-and-continue-issuing-marriage-licenses-to-gay-couples/

• “Science” has apparently created a blood test that will tell you when you will die. http://www.brobible.com/life/article/science-blood-test-when-die/

• http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/texas-lawyer-exposes-religious-hiring-test-for-peace-officers-county-only-wanted-baptist-constables/

• Obama signs 'Blue Alert' law to protect police (-back in May but it was not widely publicized.) The law will require instant nationwide "Blue Alerts" to warn about threats to police officers and help track down the suspects who carry them out. The Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 is named for the two New York Police Department officers killed in an ambush attack last December. It was so uncontroversial that it passed both the House and the Senate by voice vote. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/19/obama-blue-alert-law-bill-signing/27578911/

• Long story short: Miller’s going to sue her again, because apparently being criticized for lying to people on the internet is illegal in Miller’s mind.  There are wonderful and horrible videos… http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2015/09/adam-miller-is-filing-another-lawsuit-against-the-youtuber-who-exposed-him-please-share-this/

• The frontman for the classic rock band Survivor isn't seeing eye to eye with Mike Huckabee or newly freed Kentucky clerk Kim Davis after they used one of the group's signature songs without permission. Frankie Sullivan slammed the pair on his Facebook page on Tuesday for blaring the band's Oscar-nominated 1982 hit, "Eye of the Tiger," during Davis' release.

• GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz was cock blocked by GOP Presidential looney Mike Huckabee when he was blocked from getting into the limelight of the Kim Davis martyr “event”.  http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/huckabee-cruz-kim-davis

• John McAfee Is Starting a New Political Party For His Presidential Run. McAfee, a man who made his fortune selling anti-virus software and is more recently known for antics like playing Russian roulette in front of journalists and being hunted down for questioning in the murder of his neighbor in Belize, his entry into the race somehow doesn’t feel like the b-movie plot that it should be. http://gizmodo.com/john-mcafee-is-starting-a-new-political-party-for-his-p-1729425078

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

1. Rick Perry drops out, but with a warning for the GOP RNC. "First, the answer to a president nominated for soaring rhetoric and no record is not to nominate a candidate whose rhetoric speaks louder than his record," Perry's prepared remarks said, warning conservatives against "falling for the cult of personality."Perry continued, "My second warning is this: we cannot indulge nativist appeals that divide the nation further. The answer to our current divider-in-chief is not to elect a Republican divider-in-chief." http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rick-perry-drops-out-of-2016-presidential-race/

Carolina Secular Conference Promo
http://www.carolinassecularassociation.org/product/2015-carolinas-secular-conference-tickets/

The Bad:

1. KENTUCKY: Heavily Armed “Christian Patriot” Militia Vows To Stop Future Arrests Of Kim Davis [AUDIO] Oath Keepers http://www.joemygod.com/2015/09/10/kentucky-heavily-armed-christian-patriot-militia-vows-to-stop-future-arrests-of-kim-davis-audio/

2. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/kim-davis-supporters-gather-outside-judges-home-to-hold-him-in-contempt-of-gods-court/

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/special-pleading

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

1. Refugee Ceiling. The Refugee crisis and why america only takes in 1,500 (for this crisis) while Germany has taken in over 800,000. The US claims that is helps enough with military relief efforts and aid dollars of around $4Billion.

2. https://www.facebook.com/HuffingtonPost/videos/10153347280451130/

3. http://www.rcusa.org/refugee-admission-levels

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  Crown Royal Regal Apple - SO GOOD and Beer Pick - Due South Cafe Ole Espresso Porter
Mike’s:  Surge Cola is back.
Ophelia’s:  Also Surge.

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 68 - KKK, Hacking, SETI, and more

ORly Radio Show 68 - KKK, Hacking, SETI, and more.

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 68 for Friday July 24th, 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, Mike!

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  / QUICK Headlines:

• Returning humans to the moon could cost 90 percent less than expected, bringing estimated costs down from $100 billion to $10 billion. That's something that NASA could afford on its current deep space human spaceflight budget. - http://www.popsci.com/colonizing-moon-may-be-90-percent-cheaper-we-thought

• STEPHEN HAWKING AND RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE LAUNCH $100 MILLION SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE CALLED “Breakthrough Listen.” - http://nerdist.com/stephen-hawking-and-russian-billionaire-launch-100-million-search-for-alien-life/

• U.S. & Cuba Restore Full Diplomatic Ties After 5 Decades - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-cuba-diplomatic-relations_55ac7645e4b065dfe89ea12a

• The 7-day work week comes to Wisconsin - http://mashable.com/2015/07/13/scott-walker-wisconsin-7-day-week/

• New technology ends finger pricking for people with diabetes - http://www.rtoz.org/2015/07/18/new-technology-ends-finger-pricking-for-people-with-diabetes/

• Rick Perry Loses As Court Rules That He Must Face Felony Abuse Of Power Charge - http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/24/rick-perry-loses-court-rules-face-felony-abuse-power-charges.html

• Jade Helm Watchdog Leader Says He ‘Can’t Wait to Kill’ Useless Americans, Offers Absurd Excuse Why (Video) - http://www.forwardprogressives.com/jade-helm-watchdog-leader-cant-wait-useless-americans-video/

• Hubble imagery helped find a Neptune sized gas giant, called GJ436b orbiting a red dwarf star and appears like comet with a long tail. .Bizarre Cometlike Alien Planet Is First of Its Kind - http://www.space.com/29752-cometlike-planet-first-of-its-kind.html

• Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles after hackers show they're flawed http://www.vox.com/2015/7/24/9034325/chrysler-jeep-recall-hackers

• Cheating site Ashley Madison breached by hackers, Krebs Security writes that the published samples, appear to include information on the site's 37 million users, company financial data such as salary figures, and even maps of the company's internal network. -  https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/07/20/cheating-site-ashley-madison-breached-by-hackers-threatening-to-expose-users/

• El Niño intensifying, could rival strongest in recorded history - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/07/20/el-nino-intensifying-could-rival-strongest-in-history/

• Christian Parents Demand School Ban Book About Taliban Banning Books, Somehow Miss The Irony - http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/20/christian-parents-demand-school-ban-book-about-taliban-banning-books-somehow-miss-the-irony/

• GOP Lawmakers Want to Kill America's Single Largest Conservation Funding by breaking a 50-year-old promise to use revenues from offshore drilling to conserve the nation's land, water and wildlife. - http://www.alternet.org/environment/gop-lawmakers-want-kill-americas-single-largest-conservation-funding-source

• Fla. Mobile Home Park Threatens Poor Elderly Residents With Eviction For Accepting Food Donations (VIDEO) -http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/20/fla-mobile-home-park-threatens-poor-elderly-residents-with-eviction-for-accepting-food-donations-video/

• Republicans In Full Melt Down As Trump Refuses To Quit Race, And May Run As An Independent - http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/19/republicans-full-melt-trump-refuses-quit-race-run-independent.html

• Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggested on Monday that beach officials should be “clearing the waters” of sharks to prevent the predators from coming in contact with humans. - http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/foxs-brian-kilmeade-why-arent-we-clearing-the-waters-of-sharks-so-ocean-swimming-is-safe/

• Republican Lawmaker Calls KKK Grand Wizard ‘One Of The South’s First Civil Rights Leaders’ - http://www.itakelibertywithmycoffee.com/2015/07/republican-lawmaker-calls-kkk-grand-wizard-one-of-the-souths-first-civil-rights-leaders/

• Priest Refuses Communion To Married Gay Man Attending His Mother's Funeral - http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/uncucumbered/priest_refuses_married_gay_man_communion_at_his_mother_s_funeral

• Gay pastor’s removal brings sadness, defiance: Rev. Benjamin David Hutchison started last week with his forced resignation from his supportive United Methodist congregation. His removal came after his district superintendent received a complaint that Hutchison was openly gay and in a relationship. - http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/gay-pastors-removal-brings-sadness-defiance

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

1. STEPHEN HAWKING AND RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE LAUNCH $100 MILLION SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE CALLED “Breakthrough Listen.” - http://nerdist.com/stephen-hawking-and-russian-billionaire-launch-100-million-search-for-alien-life/

-BREAK- Logical Fallacy: Fallacy Fallacy by Amy Pastoor, amypastoor.com

The Bad:

1. Cheating site Ashley Madison breached by hackers, Krebs Security writes that the published samples, appear to include information on the site's 37 million users, company financial data such as salary figures, and even maps of the company's internal network. -  https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/07/20/cheating-site-ashley-madison-breached-by-hackers-threatening-to-expose-users/

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

1. Republican Lawmaker Calls KKK Grand Wizard ‘One Of The South’s First Civil Rights Leaders’ - http://www.itakelibertywithmycoffee.com/2015/07/republican-lawmaker-calls-kkk-grand-wizard-one-of-the-souths-first-civil-rights-leaders/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: 7 Questions To Ask Your Parents Before They Die - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/7-questions-to-ask-your-parents-before-they-die_559c1f63e4b05d7587e24612

Acknowledgements:

Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

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

ORly Radio Show 14 - Elephant Tears & Gay Penguins

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”.