ORly Radio Show 47 - RIP Leonard Nimoy

ORly Radio Show 47 for Friday February 27th, 2015 - RIP Leonard Nimoy

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

 

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: Scientists Discover Brightest Quasar Ever Powered by Black Hole, Dating to Dawn of Time
URLs: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/scientists-discover-brightest-quasar-powered-black-hole-dating/story?id=29242737
URLs:  http://gizmodo.com/astronomers-discover-mysterious-black-hole-as-massive-a-1688077087
Item: Two-Father Babies Could Soon Be Possible, With No Egg Donor Required
URLs: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/two-father-babies-could-soon-be-possible-no-egg-donor-required

Item: Scientists use tissue engineering to grow leg muscle|
URLs: http://www.embo.org/news/research-news/research-news-2015/scientists-use-tissue-engineering-to-grow-leg-muscle

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: ISIL Destroys priceless history because they are dicks and raging assholes.
URLs: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2970270/Islamic-State-fighters-destroy-antiquities-Iraq-video.html
Item: When even the soulless corporate behemoth Wal-Mart disagrees with the state on human rights, you may be a member of the religious right.
URLs: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/25/walmart-lgbt-discrimination-proposal_n_6751626.html

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: Net Neutrality WIN
URLs: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/02/fcc-votes-net-neutrality-big-win
Cute Video Reminder of What Net Neutrality is all about. http://vihart.com/net-neutrality-in-the-us-now-what/
Item: Jon Stewart takes the gloves off. Really, he did.
URLs: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/jon-stewart-destroys-fox-news-exposes-50-lies-6-seconds-video/

The Vine he created. https://vine.co/v/O2qFXmwW9uz
Item: Congress OKs 1-week bill to keep Homeland Security open
URLs: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-prepare-pass-homeland-security-funding-080933043--politics.html

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Item: That damn dress…. Yes it was an optical illusion and was actually Blue and Black. YAY Cognitive Neuroscience!
URLs: ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET.
Item: The largest airplane in history, a 385-foot (117-meter) wingspan beast designed to carry and launch a giant rocket to space, with a combined weight of 1,200,000 pounds (540,000 kg)!
URLs: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/first-photos-of-the-largest-airplane-ever-now-in-manufa-1688085252

Oh, Florida...

Item: Florida mom accused of sending beaten daughter to school in shaming shirt
URLs: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-florida-woman-beats-girl-humiliating-shirt-20150224-post.html
Item: Man tries to steal plane at Ocala International Airport.
URLs: http://www.wesh.com/news/pd-man-tries-to-steal-plane-at-ocala-international-airport/31497410

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: MotoX version 2 and www.RepublicWireless.com  
David’s: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/ Star Citizen!

Mike’s: Red Mars Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
Jess’s: http://www.startalkradio.net/

ORly Radio Show 23 - ISIS-ISIL Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

ORly Radio Show 23 for Friday September 12th, 2014 - ISIS-ISIL Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspects: David, Mike, Don, & Ann!

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

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: iPhone 6 and Apple Watch (discussion)

Item: 24-Year-Old Woman Born Without Cerebellum
URLs: http://www.iflscience.com/brain/24-year-old-woman-born-without-cerebellum-her-brain

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: Healthcare abuses in Privatized prisons.
URLs: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/09/11/3566347/doctors-arizona-prison-health-care-abuse/

Item: Woman Fakes Five-Week Vacation to Asia, Fooling Friends and Family
URLs: http://www.alternet.org/culture/young-woman-uses-photoshop-fake-five-week-vacation-asia-fooling-friends-and-family-video

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: State panel backs gun silencers for hunting
URLs: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-hunting-gun-silencers-20140910,0,2767604.story

Item: Name Trouble: ISIS, ISIL and Islamic State
URLs: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/09/10/name-trouble-isis-isil-and-islamic-state/

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Item: Women prefer men with big bellies!!
URLs: http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/26446041/women-prefer-men-with-big-bellies

Item: Burger King's new all-black burger has black buns, cheese, and sauce
URLs: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/burger-kings-new-all-black-burger-looks-intriguing-and-1633292416

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Dan Carlin’s Common Sense  dancarlin.com 
David’s: Columbia River Knife And Tool's Folts Minimalist Bowie 2387 Razor Edge
Don’s: Sub Shack Sammiches
Mike’s: Founder's Brewing "Curmudgeon" beer www.foundersbrewing.com.

ORly Radio Show 22 - I Only Need One Kidney

ORly Radio Show 22 for Friday September 5th, 2014 - I Only Need One Kidney

Hosts: Andy & the Usual Suspects: David, Mike, Don, and Ann!!!

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

Good By Joan Rivers, you will be missed.

Science / Technology / Politics

Item: NASA-UCI Study Indicates Loss of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Unstoppable
URLs: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/close-shave-asteroid-2014-rc-will-zoom-within-25-000-n195891  
Item:Dry weather and a short hose may have revealed one of the prehistoric monument’s secrets.

URLs:http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2014/09/stonehenge_mystery_solved_did_the_monument_used_to_be_a_full_circle_video.html

Humanities / Religion/ Politics

Item: Woman working 4 jobs dies in her car while taking a nap.

URLs:http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2014/08/deceased_woman_in_elizabeth_worked_four_jobs_napped_in_car_overcome_by_fumes_police_say.html
Item: Utah lawmaker who is also a doctor argued that access to health care can be a bad thing.
URLs: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/falling-dominoes-red-state-govs-expanding-obamacare

Item:Judge finalizes order finding polygamy law unconstitutional
URLs: http://www.religionnews.com/2014/08/28/judge-finalizes-order-finding-polygamy-law-unconstitutional-victory-sister-wives/

Politics / Humanities / Politics

Item: Idaho Professor Accidentally Shoots Himself While Teaching Class

URLs: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/09/idaho-professor-shoots-self-guns-campus

Item: Out-of-control judges’ new craze: Using electroshock and tasers on defendants!

URLs:http://www.salon.com/2014/09/02/out_of_control_judges_new_craze_using_electroshock_and_tasers_on_defendants/
Item: Former UCF student Steven Sotloff appears to have been beheaded by an Islamic State fighter.
URLs: http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2014/09/02/video-purports-show-beheading-former-ucf-student/14971195/

Potpourri / Politics / Flotsam & Jetsam

Discussion: celebrity phone hacks dump explicit material on 4Chan / Reddit.
Item: Meet Japan’s Real-Life Batman: Chibatman
URLs:http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/09/02/meet-japans-real-life-batman-chibatman-video/

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics” Podcast myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.com @myhist
David’s: Savage Lovecast - http://www.savagelovecast.com/ @fakedansavage

Don’s: 85” 4K Ultra HD TV & all of the funny Amazon Reviews Samsung UN85S9 85-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz 3D Smart LED TV

Ann’s: White Cheddar Popcorn - NOM NOM

Mike’s: The Sims 4 Premium Edition