ORly Radio Show 53 - Send in the Clowns

ORly Radio Show 53 for Friday April 10th, 2015 - Send in the Clowns

Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspects: David and Jess!!!
Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.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

The Good

  1. http://www.popsci.com/aluminum-makes-flexible-fast-charging-batteries-wont-catch-fire

  2. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/california-approves-bill-banning-child-vaccine-exemptions

    1. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB277&search_keywords=

  3. http://www.sciencealert.com/world-s-first-head-transplant-volunteer-could-experience-something-worse-than-death

  4. http://www.sciencealert.com/lab-grown-burger-patty-cost-drops-from-325-000-to-12

  5. GLBT:

    1. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/us/politics/obama-to-call-for-end-to-conversion-therapies-for-gay-and-transgender-youth.html

    2. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/04/president-obama-calls-for-an-end-to-conversion-therapy/

  6. CUBA:

    1. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/07/us-cuba-removal-terrorism-sponsor-list

    2. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/tourism-central-florida-blog/os-orlando-international-airport-cuba-flights-20150409-post.html

  7. Activisim: http://www.mintpressnews.com/police-remove-snowden-bust-in-ny-park-hours-later-activists-replace-it-with-snowden-hologram/204134/

  8. Terrorist Itch: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/ISIS-militants-reportedly-being-attacked-by-serious-skin-disease-396336

  9. Holy Crap: http://drudgereport.com.co/nancy-reagan-i-want-hillary-to-win/ “,,,Hillary had no interest in running until both Laura and Barbara Bush cornered her at their get-together in May 2013 and talked her into at least thinking about it! So, in a sense, if Mrs. Clinton does run and win, you can blame the Bush family.” - Ron Reagan

The Bad

  1. New Texas Bill Would Prevent Bystanders From Recording Cops http://crooksandliars.com/2015/04/new-texas-bill-would-prevent-bystanders

  2. Former atheist congressman tells current atheist congressmen to D.A.D.T. http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2015/04/ex-congressman-tells-atheist-politicians-to-stay-in-the-closet

  3. RAND PAUL: 2010 Reminder: http://www.examiner.com/article/rand-paul-concedes-he-will-cut-medicare-and-social-security-to-pay-for-tax-cuts  

  4. Paul Meltdown: So far, Paul has hit the 2016 campaign trail and fallen flat on his face.

    1. http://www.vox.com/2015/4/7/8360691/rand-paul-budget-president

    2. http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/08/paul-presidential-campaign-crashes-burns-rand-melts-today-show.html

    3. http://video.foxnews.com/v/4161841047001/rand-paul-charles-krauthammer-is-just-wrong/?playlist_id=2694949842001#sp=show-clips Andy Has Audio

    4. http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/10/watch-rand-run-paul-cuts-flees-live-interview-questions-hard.html

  5. Right Wing Persecution:

    1. http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/07/religious-leaders-threaten-rise-up-persecute-gays.html

    2. http://churchandstate.org.uk/2014/12/rick-santorum-separation-of-church-and-state-a-communist-idea-not-an-american-one/

  6. Old Bad News: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/08/iowa-grants-gun-permits-to-the-blind/2780303/

The Ugly

  1. Food:

    1. http://www.break.com/article/taco-bell-will-start-offering-delivery-end-of-the-yea-2843679

    2. http://uproxx.com/webculture/2015/03/soon-you-might-be-able-to-get-mcdonalds-breakfast-all-day-long/

  2. Science: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/05/scientific-truth-genetics-darwin-adam-rutherford
    Our senses and psychology perceive the world in very particular ways that are comically easy to fool.
    We humans are awful at perceiving objective reality. We come with inbuilt preconceptions and prejudices. We’re dreadful at logic, and see patterns in things that are not there, and skip over trends that are. We attribute cause and agency to chance and coincidence, and blame the innocent as the root of all manner of evil. We use the phrase “common sense” as an admirable quality for scrutinising the world in front of us.
    ...it is tricky to challenge someone’s opinion successfully if it is based on their learned experience. But that is exactly what science is for. It is to extract human flaws from reality; it is to set aside the bias that we lug around. Our senses and psychology perceive the world in very particular ways that are comically easy to fool. But the great strength of science is that it recognises the human fallibility that cripples our view of the universe.

    1. Silver lining? http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/04/06/the-science-of-why-you-really-should-listen-to-experts/

  3. GREECE:

    1. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/06/greece-puts-figure-of-279bn-on-claim-for-german-reparations

    2. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/08/germany-divided-over-greek-demand-for-2787bn-in-war-debt?CMP=fb_gu

  4. LAW:

    1. Police still shooting people… over and over again. https://thenib.com/surviving-a-police-encounter-308ed3ca3dbb

    2. http://www.wsls.com/story/28770340/california-sheriff-investigates-disturbing-video-of-suspect-being-beaten

    3. http://www.wncn.com/story/28664509/first-woman-in-us-sentenced-for-killing-a-fetus

    4. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/04/07/creepy-judge-reduces-pedophiles-sentence-suggests-little-girl-caused-her-own-rape/

  5. Environment:

    1. Selling off federal land with a “Spending Neutral reserve fund” - then why? http://indefinitelywild.gizmodo.com/republican-senators-just-voted-to-sell-off-your-nationa-1696862450

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-cards-against-humanity-science-stem-deck-bsi-story.html https://store.cardsagainsthumanity.com/  
Jess: http://sketchypandagames.tumblr.com/. Aberford: a 50’s Housewife Zombie Game!  Kickstarter coming soon!

 

ORly Radio Show 26 - Cavalcade of Calamities

ORly Radio Show 26 for Friday October 3rd, 2014 - Cavalcade of Calamities

Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspects: Michael, Don, & David!!!
Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: ComputerCOP: The Dubious 'Internet Safety Software' That Hundreds of Police Agencies Have Distributed to Families
URLs: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/computercop-dangerous-internet-safety-software-hundreds-police-agencies
Item: The viral epidemic that should really terrify Americans
URLs: http://qz.com/274230/forget-ebola-this-is-the-viral-epidemic-that-should-really-terrify-americans/
Item: Antarctica’s lost so much ice it’s changed Earth’s gravity (in the area)

URLs: http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20140210-26272.html

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: Ave Maria - A Town Without a Vote: Now and forever (Old News Rehashed)
URLs: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/local-news/town-without-vote-now-and-forever
Item: Jessa Duggar blames the Holocaust on the theory of evolution
URLs: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/reality-tv-star-jessa-duggar-blames-the-holocaust-on-the-theory-of-evolution/ 

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: Unemployment Rate Falls To 5.9%
URLs: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/september-jobs-report-unemployment-rate_n_5922146.html
Item: Treat health advice on TV in the same vein as expert testimony, which already has established guidelines for truthfulness.
URLs: http://www.vox.com/2014/7/12/5891451/meet-the-medical-student-who-wants-to-bring-down-dr-oz-quackery

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Item: Half the world's wildlife gone over last 40 years
URLs: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-wildlife-fund-wwf-half-the-worlds-biodiversity-gone-over-last-40-years/
Item: Military Can't Come Up With A Name For Its War Against ISIS. We're Here To Help
URLs: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/pentagon-operation-inherent-resolve_n_5928388.html

Item:  Central Colombia woman grows potato in vagina in ill-advised contraception attempt

URLs: http://colombiareports.co/22-year-old-women-uses-potato-contraceptive-device-tolima/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Stay tuned for more Podcasts from this network
Mike’s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhk7-5eBCrs
David’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSReSGe200A
Don’s: Ender’s Game (The Movie)