ORLY-EP0140B - Flying Casually Through The Rest Of The News

ORLY-EP0140B - Flying Casually Through The Rest Of The News

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #140b 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.

Audience Feedback From Previous Shows:

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

Science Bitches!  

  1. Superbug resistant to every available antibiotic in the US kills Nevada woman http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/superbug-resistant-every-available-antibiotic-u-s-kills-nevada-woman/

  2. Damaged Teeth Can Be Regrown Using Alzheimer’s Drug http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/damaged-teeth-regrow-alzheimers-drug-naturally-dentist-kings-college-london-a7517366.html

  3. Tech Assortment

    1. Tesla reveals what it will charge for a charge: http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/13/technology/tesla-supercharger-pricing/index.html

    2. For Fred: Europe calls for mandatory kill switches on robots (the headline picture is really what makes this) http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/technology/robot-law-killer-switch-taxes/index.html

    3. Nintendo Switch to cost $300 http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/technology/nintendo-switch-gaming-console-price-details/index.html

Law & Order:

  1. Russian Parliament Passes Law Decriminalizing Domestic Violence Through First Round of Votes http://jezebel.com/russian-parliament-passes-law-decriminalizing-domestic-1791076784

  2. A National Version of the Heartbeat Bill Has Been Introduced http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/national_version_of_anti-abort.html

  3. Senate Holds 1:30 A.M. Vote to Repeal ACA http://www.npr.org/2017/01/12/509441874/senate-takes-first-step-towards-repeal-of-obamacare

Good Ideas:

  1. Angel Shots http://www.delish.com/food-news/a50929/ordering-an-angel-shot-could-save-your-life/

  2. Teen Smacks Gun Away From McNugget Thief https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/teen-smacks-gun-away-from-mcnuggets?utm_term=.ogGvwGadQ#.dyXAKZoXb

  3. Amazon to create 100,000 jobs in the US http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/technology/amazon-us-jobs/index.html

Bad Ideas:

  1. Angela Merkel, Russia’s Next Target? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/opinion/angela-merkel-russias-next-target.html?_r=0

  2. The Only Thing Worse Than Trump’s Inauguration is Who Will Be Headlining It http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/inauguration/7655158/trump-inauguration-acts-toby-keith-3-doors-down-jennifer-holiday

  3. Rudy Giuliani: Trump to fight hacking with “cybersecurity council” http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/technology/rudy-giuliani-trump-business-cybersecurity-council/index.html

Personal Picks:

Wrap:

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ORly Radio Show 89 - XMAS 2015

ORly Radio Show 89 - Xmas 2015

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Welcome to ORly Radio Show 89 for Friday December 25th, 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!

Errata: 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. Status report on the War against Christmas http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/17/oklahoma-legislators-condemn-festivus-pole-calling-it-a-slap-in-the-face-of-all-christians/

  2. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/12/22/gop-lawmaker-calls-for-u-s-immigration-policy-based-on-skin-pigmentation-audio/

  3. http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-lindsey-graham-dropping-out-of-presidential-race/  - from Cate in the Chatroom - http://www.examiner.com/article/lindsey-graham-better-for-a-democrat-to-win-the-white-house-than-donald-trump

  4. http://www.mediaite.com/online/evangelist-franklin-graham-announces-hes-leaving-the-gop-i-have-no-hope/

  5. http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-no-indictment-in-death-of-sandra-bland/

  6. http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/263917-feds-officially-ease-blood-donation-ban-for-gay-men

  7. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shieldapparel/shield-the-world-s-first-signal-proof-headwear

  8. https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness/videos/10153797705496880/

  9. http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/by-making-a-historic-landing-spacex-launches-new-age-of-spaceflight/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Juzzie Smith One Man Band https://www.facebook.com/TrapStyle/videos/704470436354826/

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 84 - Ben Carson’s Pyramid Scheme

ORly Radio Show 84 - Ben Carson’s Pyramid Scheme

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 84 for Friday November 6th, 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/

Errata: 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  http://www.people.com/article/robin-williams-widow-susan-williams-people Susan Williams shared with PEOPLE the details of the debilitating brain disease called Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia or Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) that took hold of Williams and the couple's harrowing ordeal to fight it.  

"It was not depression that killed Robin," Susan says, speaking to the public perception of what drove Williams to commit suicide. "Depression was one of let's call it 50 symptoms and it was a small one."

From LBDA.org http://www.lbda.org/category/3437/what-is-lbd.htm

RANT Segments & Headlines:

  1. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/2/9661556/amazon-books-first-physical-bookstore-opening-seattle

  2. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/fos--bco102615.php

  3. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/lawrence-lessig-drops-democratic-presidential-bid

  4. http://thescienceexplorer.com/universe/scientists-can-build-molecules-made-pure-light

  5. http://blog.cosmosmagazine.com/blog/2015/10/28/sonic-tractor-beam-brings-star-trek-closer-to-reality

  6. Video - http://futurism.com/videos/this-touchable-hologram-lets-you-feel-3d-shapes-in-midair/ These 3D objects are rendered using focused ultrasound and can move and rotate in real time

  7. GOP Presidential Contestant, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has been caught lying about things in his autobiography, and thinks that the pyramids were the grain storehouses of Joseph from the bible. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/ben-carson-campaign-politico-story-saying-westpoint-scholarship-is-a-lie-is-itself-a-lie/ and http://news.groopspeak.com/ben-carson-admits-he-lied-about-getting-scholarship-to-west-point/  and http://www.buzzfeed.com/natemcdermott/ben-carson-egyptian-pyramids-built-for-grain-storage-not-by#.cs3yvWzvdN

  8. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/5/9678040/google-android-chip-design-smartphones

  9. http://www.blastr.com/2015-11-4/nasa-just-saw-something-come-out-black-hole-first-time-ever

  10. http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/11/5/nasa_says_sun_stripp.html

  11. http://www.nature.com/news/canada-creates-science-minister-post-1.18739

  12. http://www.buzzfeed.com/fionarutherford/doctors-remove-live-tapeworm-from-brain-of-student-who-thoug#.dj8XQemQ3Z

  13. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-summoned-to-appear-for-senate-grilling-over-price-gouging-scheme/

  14. http://www.examiner.com/article/republicans-silent-as-obama-orders-pay-raise-for-the-military

  15. http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/3/9666258/tesla-is-going-to-lock-down-autopilot-so-its-harder-to-do-stupid

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/11/breaking-obama-will-reject-keystone-xl-pipeline "The State Department has decided that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interests of the United States. I agree with that decision," Obama said.

  2. Bernie Sanders Introduced a bill to lift the federal ban on Marijuana removing it from the schedule 1 narcotics list. http://www.buzzfeed.com/cjciaramella/sanders-introduces-bill-to-lift-federal-ban-on-marijuana#.osee7zl7Nv

  3. http://usuncut.com/black-lives-matter/anonymous-official-release-alleged-kkk-members-names/

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Bad:

  1. http://reverbpress.com/business/rupert-murdoch-national-geographic-layoffs/

  2. and http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/4/9668272/google-eu-antitrust-response

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/personal-incredulity

Personal Incredulity
Because you found something difficult to understand, or are unaware of how it works, you made out like it's probably not true.
Complex subjects like biological evolution through natural selection require some amount of understanding before one is able to make an informed judgement about the subject at hand; this fallacy is usually used in place of that understanding.
Example: Kirk drew a picture of a fish and a human and with effusive disdain asked Richard if he really thought we were stupid enough to believe that a fish somehow turned into a human through just, like, random things happening over time.

The Ugly:

  1. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mormon-church-bars-children-same-sex-couples-baptism-blessings-n458416

  2. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/617245/Children-no-God-more-generous-tolerant

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/young-americans-are-becoming-less-religious-and-anti-science-anti-gay-rhetoric-may-be-a-factor-pew/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion, Volume 1 The Mormons http://amzn.to/1iIZWBH
Ophelia’s:  Galavant on Hulu
Michael’s: Nuka Cola!

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 66 - Alexa, When will the GOP Eat Itself?

ORly Radio Show 66 - Alexa, When will the GOP Eat Itself?  

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 66 for Friday July 10th, 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 David!

Errata From Last Week: The Oklahoma bakers (Sweet Cakes By Melissa) that were fined $135,000 for damages by the court were actually fined for sharing their address on Facebook to encourage harassment, not for discrimination. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/10/persecuted-anti-gay-bakers-lied-forced-to-pay-135000-for-sharing-lesbian-couples-address/

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:

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

The Good:

  1. Florida Supreme Court rejects gerrymandered congressional districts http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/07/10/florida-supreme-court-rejects-gerrymandered-congressional-districts http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/us-usa-florida-redistricting-idUSKCN0PJ22820150709

-BREAK- Logical Fallacy: Special Pleading

The Bad:

  1. US jets intercepted Russian bombers off the California and Alaska coasts on July 4 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-jets-intercepted-russian-bombers-off-the-california-and-alaska-coasts-on-july-4/ar-AAcDwdA

-BREAK- Voicemail

The Ugly:

  1. Donald Trump… After being a giant racist douchebag and becoming completely unelectable by polite society, is polling at 16% of the GOP primary. This is actually great news politically, but terrible news to know we live with these people…

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  Amazon Echo. http://amzn.to/1NZYntZ