ORLY-EP0135C - Law & Order: Pharma in the UK, VW Emissions in EU, and LGBT Clubs in Schools

ORLY-EP0135C - Law & Order: Pharma in the UK, VW Emissions in EU, and LGBT Clubs in Schools

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #135c recorded Friday December 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, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

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Law & Order:

  1. Pfizer fined for overcharging British NHS http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/pfizer-flynn-pharma-fined-prices-drugs-nhs-cma-a7460266.html

  2. EU sues UK over VW emissions scandal http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/eu-sues-germany-and-britain-over-volkswagen-emissions-scandal-a7462936.html

  3. Federal Court Rules in Favor of Middle Schoolers http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2016/12/07/federal-court-allows-students-to-form-gay-straight-clubs-after-florida-school-board-blocked-them

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ORLY-EP0133E - Bad Ideas: Private Prisons, More UK Surveillance, International Criminal Court Troubles

ORLY-EP0133E - Bad Ideas: Private Prisons, More UK Surveillance, International Criminal Court Troubles

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #133 recorded Friday November 18th, 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, Daniel Atherton, and Stephen Griffith.

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Bad Ideas:

  1. The private prison company formerly known as the Corrections Corporation of America—recently rebranded CoreCivic—announced Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Prisons will extend its two-year contract with the company, despite recent findings of inadequate supervision and gaps in oversight of private prisons. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/bureau-prisons-renews-contracts-private-prison-cca-corecivic

  2. UK on path to pass massive surveillance bill http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/snoopers-charter-2-investigatory-powers-bill-parliament-lords-what-does-it-mean-a7423866.html

  3. Philippines may pull out of International Criminal Court http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/philippines-president-rodrigo-duterte-says-they-may-withdraw-from-the-international-criminal-court-a7422076.html

ORLY-EP0126B - Basic Transactional Dating Income

ORLY-EP0126B - Basic Transactional Dating Income

Welcome back to ORLYRADIO #126b recorded Friday September 16th, 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 suspect(s), Daniel Atherton.

Science Bitches!  

  1. Despite a complete absence of light and a poisonous atmosphere, the Romanian Movile Cave is crawling with life, that hasn’t seen sunlight for at least 5.5 million years.

    1. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150904-the-bizarre-beasts-living-in-romanias-poison-cave

    2. http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/prehistoric-cave-still-holds-some-worlds-weirdest-creatures/

    3. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/272/5270/1953

  2. Male Birth Control Pill is comming soonish (2018-2020) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-health/11646385/Contraception-Male-Pill-is-coming-and-its-going-to-change-everything.html

  3. White House, NASA to Discuss Asteroid Redirect Mission’s Importance for Journey to Mars, Planetary Defense http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/white-house-nasa-to-discuss-asteroid-redirect-mission-s-importance-for-journey-to-mars

Law & Order:

  1. Trial Begins For Armed Occupiers In Oregon Refuge Standoff https://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/trial-begins-for-armed-occupiers-in-oregon-refuge-standoff

  2. Jim Bridenstine Conservative Republican running for US Congress - Oklahoma District 1.

    1. One Subject at a Time Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4335

    2. Read the Bill Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4328

-BREAK- Voicemail

Good Ideas:

  1. House Passes Bill Outlawing “Gag Clauses” That Try To Punish Customers For Writing Negative Reviews https://consumerist.com/2016/09/12/house-passes-bill-outlawing-gag-clauses-that-try-to-punish-customers-for-writing-negative-reviews/

  2. http://www.politicususa.com/2016/09/13/stroke-pen-president-obama-permanently-protects-planned-parenthood.html
    Title X Family Planning Program - “Since 2011, 13 states have taken actions to restrict participation by certain types of providers as subrecipients in the Title X program based on factors unrelated to the provider's’ ability to provide the services required under Title X effectively. In at least several instances, this has led to disruption of services or reduction of services where a public entity, such as a state health department, holds a Title X grant and makes 21 subawards to subrecipients for the provision of services. In response to these actions, this proposed rule requires that any Title X recipient sub-awarding funds for the provision of Title X services not prohibit a potential subrecipient from participating for reasons unrelated to its ability to provide services effectively.” Planned Parenthood receives roughly $70 million annually in Title X grants for contraceptives and cancer and sexually transmitted infection screenings, none of that can be used for abortion services by law.
    TL:DR Title X Guarantees access and funding and this proposed rule lays the smack down on anything that tries to get in the way.
    New Department of Health and Human Services Rule
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-21359.pdf

  3. NCAA Pulls 7 Championship Events from North Carolina http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2016/09/12/ncaa-to-relocate-championship-events-north-carolina-house-bill-2/90284584/  

  4. France to Ban Disposable Diningware https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/france-just-banned-plastic-cups-and-cutlery

  5. Basic Income a UK Possibility http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/14/jeremy-corbyn-to-launch-review-into-universal-basic-income

Bad Ideas:

  1. Basic Income: A Sellout of the American Dream? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601499/basic-income-a-sellout-of-the-american-dream/

  2. Bleak look at USA’s low income teens https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/12/teens-america-hunger-food-poverty

  3. Trump’s Tax Plan http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2016/09/15/donald_trump_explains_his_economic_plan.html

Personal Picks:

Daniel’s:  Warhammer 40k RPG’s https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/#/universe/warhammer-40000

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/