ORLY-EP0134A - Things To Come For 2017

ORLY-EP0134A - Things To Come For 2017

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #134a recorded Friday December 2nd, 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, Fred Sims, Stephen Griffith, Daniel Atherton, and Amber Biesecker.
 

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Things to come in 2017, new shows and a whole network of entertainment! Also a preview of Independent Study, a chat about the independent publishing business with Amber.

ORLY-EP0125B - Unintended, Illegal, & Annoying Consequences

ORLY-EP0125B - Unintended, Illegal, & Annoying Consequences

Welcome back to ORLYRADIO #125b recorded Friday September 9th, 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, David O’Connor, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

Science Bitches!  

1. Global Wilderness Loss https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/08/the-world-has-lost-a-10th-of-all-its-wilderness-in-the-past-two-decades/

2. From this point forward, all Intel and AMD CPUs are Windows 10-only http://www.extremetech.com/computing/234881-from-this-point-forward-all-intel-and-amd-cpus-are-windows-10-only

3. The EM Drive that shouldn’t work by the current model of physics will be tested for real by NASA. http://www.sciencealert.com/the-impossible-em-drive-is-about-to-be-tested-in-space

Law & Order:

1. Native Americans and Oil don’t mix:

   1. Justice Down the Pipe https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/joint-statement-department-justice-department-army-and-department-interior-regarding-standing

   2. http://usuncut.com/news/federal-agency-busted-elaborate-scheme-sell-native-american-land-corporations/

   3. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/295223-obama-administration-orders-nd-pipeline-construction-to-stop  and  http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/09/the-obama-administration-temporarily-blocks-the-dakota-access-pipeline/499454/

2. https://www.thenation.com/article/this-week-may-see-the-largest-prison-strike-in-us-history/

        http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-prisoners-nationwide-are-striking/

1. Clinton’s boring email “scandal” http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/tracking-the-clinton-controversies-from-whitewater-to-benghazi/396182/

-BREAK- Voicemail

Good Ideas:

1. Tesla Model 3 http://www.theweek.co.uk/tesla-model-3/70320/tesla-model-3-price-specs-and-everything-we-know

2. Mexico is to consider a proposal to revoke its treaties with the US, including the 1848 agreement that transferred half its territory to Washington if Donald Trump is elected and tries to make the US’s southern neighbour pay for a border wall. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/mexico-senator-proposes-taking-back-land-from-the-us-if-donald-trump-becomes-president-a7228596.html

3. ITT Technical Institute shuts down after 50 years. http://www.wftv.com/news/local/after-nearly-50-years-of-classes-itt-tech-shutters-campuses-across-florida-nation/437920043

4. Super powerful solar panels: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/3d-solar-panels-can-produce-20-times-more-energy-than-flat-panels/

-BREAK- GSoW - PSA

Bad Ideas:

1. No Pension. No Peeps.  http://www.bctgm.org/2016/09/local-6-peeps-workers-strike-in-pennsylvania/

2. Poor Incentives http://www.businessinsider.com/wells-fargos-scandal-is-a-cautionary-tale-about-incentive-pay-2016-9

3. Follow the Pharma Money. http://www.alternet.org/drugs/maker-deadly-fentanyl-kicks-half-million-dollars-defeat-pot-legalization-arizona#.V9L0i5NqTA4.facebook

4. British Gun Politics. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/arms-sales-saudi-arabia-theresa-may-staunch-defence-keep-people-streets-britain-safe-a7230836.html

    Britan now worlds 2nd largest arms dealer:  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-is-now-the-second-biggest-arms-dealer-in-the-world-a7225351.html

Personal Picks:

• Andy’s: The Build Team Trio from Mythbusters is getting their own show on Netflix! http://nerdist.com/the-build-team-from-mythbusters-are-coming-back-with-a-netflix-show/

• Daniel’s:  https://wyrmwoodgaming.com/products/box-of-hope/

• Stephen’s:  Best fidgeting device invented!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2015098713/fidget-cube-a-vinyl-desk-toy

• David’s: Belleville Tactical Research Range Runner Boot 6" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007RN6Z2A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

• Fred’s: Luke Cage starts on Netflix on Sept. 30th http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322314/

Acknowledgements:

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

ORLY-EP0118B - Bone Cement, M&M's to the rescue, OREOs rolling away, NC PD Off the record

ORLY-EP0118B - Bone Cement, M&M's to the rescue, OREOs rolling away, NC PD Off the record

Welcome back to ORLYRADIO #118b recorded Friday July 15th, 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 Stephen Griffith, & Daniel Atherton.

Science Bitches!  

1. http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/biology-ideology-john-hibbing-negativity-bias

2. “Electronic Tattoo” Can Monitor Muscle Activity and Map a Person’s Emotions http://thescienceexplorer.com/brain-and-body/electronic-tattoo-can-monitor-muscle-activity-and-map-person-s-emotions

3. Bone Healing Bio-Cement https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNaturePage/videos/861910990607827/

   1. http://bit.ly/2a38gOb

   2. http://bit.ly/29H3dNR

   3. http://bit.ly/29H3DE5

    5. Drones helping with vaccinations in the wild:  http://gizmodo.com/government-will-use-drones-to-release-vaccine-covered-m-1783646348

Law & Order:

1. Kentucky county judge refused to officiate a couple’s wedding after they requested he respect their lack of religious beliefs, the Friendly Atheist reported.
   http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/kentucky-judge-refuses-to-marry-atheist-couple-because-they-dont-mention-god-in-their-vows/

2. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/for-the-first-time-federal-judge-tosses-evidence-obtained-via-stingray/

3. http://www.miseeharris.com/philando-castile-shooting-officially-ruled-a-homicide/

Good Ideas:

1. http://bigthink.com/stefani-cox/we-can-now-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-rock

2. Pokemon Go saving animal lives:  https://www.thedodo.com/pokemon-go-users-save-abandoned-animals-1920616452.html

3. Obama Just Became the First Sitting President to Publish an Academic Paper “United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps,” was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

   1. https://mic.com/articles/148595/obamajama-obama-academic-paper-made-history

   2. http://fortune.com/2016/07/11/obama-jama/?xid=for_fb_sh  (LOUD Auto Play Video)

Bad Ideas:

1. http://labor411.org/411-blog/1202-twisted-63-years-of-oreos-in-chicago-officially-comes-to-an-end

2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabe-elsner/yes-on-1-for-the-sun-the_b_9738644.html

3. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-carolina-police-camera-footage_us_57850a43e4b0ed2111d7952a

Personal Picks:

• Andy’s: http://amzn.to/29JlPNk

• Daniel’s:  

• Stephen’s  Star Wars Armada  https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-armada/

Acknowledgements:

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

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

ORLY-EP0118A - Nice & Turkey Coup Vegetables

ORLY-EP0118A - Nice & Turkey Coup Vegetables

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #118A recorded Friday July 15th, 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, Stephen Griffith and Daniel Atherton.

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Potpourri: Guests/Rants/Etc:

1. Turkey Coup http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-coup-world-leaders-react-to-the-military-attempt-to-overthrow-president-erdogan-a7139861.html

   1. A brief history of recent military coups in Turkey http://qz.com/733811/turkey-coup-a-brief-history/

2. Tragedy in Nice  At Least 84 Dead After Truck Crashes Into Crowd In French City Of Nice

   1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/france-nice-crash-attack_us_5787ff28e4b0867123e07dd1

   2. http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/europe/nice-france-truck/index.html

3. Theresa May, a view http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/07/theresa-may-prime-minister-spy-queen-investigatory-powers/

4. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/here-are-5-disturbing-things-you-should-know-about-trumps-likely-vp-pick-mike-pence/