ORLY-EP0102 - RFRA Strikes Again in GA & NC

ORLYRadio Show 102 - RFRA Strikes Again in GA & NC

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 102 for Friday March 25th, 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, Michael Robinson and Stephen Griffith.

Reviews!?Errata:

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

From a listener who shared the show last week: Regardless of how little or much You know about the TPP deal, this episode is a must for everyone. And prepare Yourself, because this agreement is highly alarming and probably more dangerous than any of us could imagine yet.

STEPHEN: TPP Update, full text available:  https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/trans-pacific-partnership/tpp-full-text

RANT Segments & Headlines:

On this Day in History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

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Science Bitches!

1. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/chimpanzee-parasites-allow-researchers-delve-evolutionary-history-malaria

2. http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/essential-genes-needed-simple-life-independently-exist-pinpointed-biologists

3. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ancient-viruses-are-hiding-within-your-dna

4. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/hivs-genome-edited-out-infected-cells

5. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/beating-human-hearts-grown-laboratory-using-stem-cells-made-skin

6. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNaturePage/videos/799065220225738/

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The Good:

1. Drone Racing League:  http://thedroneracingleague.com/

2. Marijuana legalization makes Oregon money!:  http://www.techinsider.io/oregon-weed-tax-revenues-blowing-away-projections-2016-3

3. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/scientists-explain-how-to-inoculate-people-against-donald-trumps-fact-bending-claims/

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/genetic

The Bad:

1. Georgia gets boycotted for being horrible. http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2016/03/25/3763575/netflix-time-warner-sony-and-others-speak-out-against-georgias-anti-lgbt-bill/

2. And North Carolina. http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/north_carolina_gov_mccrory_in_hot_seat_as_apple_google_nba_many_others_denounce_anti_lgbt_law

3. Microsoft AI becomes the ultimate troll after less than 24 hours: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/microsoft-terminates-its-tay-ai-chatbot-after-she-turns-into-a-nazi/

The Ugly:

1. Tennessee Legislature nervous when collegue walks in with AR-15:  http://reverbpress.com/politics/state-rep-needs-two-things-purchase-assault-rifle-online-jack-st/

2. NRA rewrites classic fairytales to include guns!:  http://tinyurl.com/zdkoo37

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks
Andy’s: FileBot http://www.filebot.net/
Stephen’s: CanvasCamp tents  www.canvascamp.com

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 80 - Bang Bang Students and Musical Office Chairs

ORly Radio Show 80 - Bang Bang Students and Musical Office Chairs

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 80 for Friday October 9th, 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 Ophelia Falls.

You can find Ophelia here: http://opheliainthedark.tumblr.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  

RANT Segments & Headlines:

1. GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz has to show his naturalization papers to keep his US Senate seat http://www.examiner.com/article/ted-cruz-must-show-naturalization-papers-to-keep-his-us-senate-seat

2. http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9411049/tesla-model-x-suv-release-price-video-elon-musk

3. http://qz.com/516136/what-nasas-discovery-of-liquid-water-on-mars-really-means-in-the-words-of-nasa-scientists/

4. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/experian-breach-affects-15-million-consumers/

5. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/09/28/facebook-unfriending-was-the-last-straw-in-workplace-bullying-case/

6. http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/ion-drive-mars-mission/

7. http://www.newsweek.com/anti-vaxxers-accidentally-fund-study-showing-theres-no-link-between-autism-and-379245

8. http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/02/farmer-finds-woolly-mammoth-bones-draining-field/73212446/

9. http://www.avclub.com/article/terry-gilliam-says-hes-working-time-bandits-tv-ser-226596

10. http://usuncut.com/politics/congress-to-eliminate-billions-in-wall-street-subsidies-to-fund-repair-of-nations-highways/

11. http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/10/09/people-magazine-enters-gun-fight-publishes-emails-for-all-535-members-of-congress-says-email-the/

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The Good:

1. Benghazi was a fraud and the Planned Parenthood thing was also made up.  

   1. http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/10/09/gop-committee-investigation-into-planned-parenthood-found-nothing-wron/

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The Bad:

1. The House is divided. Kevin McCarthy withdrew himself from the Speaker roll before the vote could take place. Now there is no clear person for the seat. The best choice, would be Paul Ryan, but he has seen the writing on the wall and declined nomination. Now the “Republican Freedom Caucus” is making rumblings of shutting down the government in November unless they get their way in a bid to defund medicare and Social Security.

   1. http://www.vox.com/2015/9/25/9397895/paul-ryan-speaker-house-boehner

   2. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/tea-party-we-will-wreck-economy-unless-next-speaker-agrees-to-slash-social-security-medicare/

   3. http://www.vox.com/2015/10/9/9488835/house-freedom-caucus-explained

2. An then… The strangest of all, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) is suggesting that the way House Republicans will defeat the extremists in their party is to give Democrats power by forming a coalition to elect a bipartisan Speaker of the House.

   1. http://www.politicususa.com/2015/10/08/democrats-gain-power-house-republican-congressman-suggests-bipartisan-coalition-speaker.html

-BREAK- Fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/middle-ground

The Ugly:

1. Not one, but two school shootings TODAY…

   1. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/more-bloodshed-two-school-shootings-in-one-day-six-students-shot/

2. The President has been making noises loud enough for congress to hear that he may take executive action on enforcing some gun control in the wake of the incident in Oregon last week.

   1. http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/10/09/obama-considering-executive-orders-to-help-control-gun-sales-since-congress-not-actin/

   2. http://www.occupydemocrats.com/republicans-nra-panic-as-obama-set-to-use-executive-powers-to-pass-gun-safety-reforms/

3. The Guardian put out a lovely little infographic, that tallies up 994 mass shootings in 1,004 days, not including the 2 from today… It’s depressing…

   1. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/oct/02/mass-shootings-america-gun-violence

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s: Register to vote!!!

Ophelia’s: Hamlet - in Regal Theaters.October 15th encore to follow on about the 22nd.

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 65 - Independence Day Rantings

ORly Radio Show 65 - Independence Day Rantings

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 65 for Friday July 3rd, 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!

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  

Special thanks to roythesnake for the 5 star review on iTunes, It really made our day!

RANT Segments QUICK Headlines:

• Asteroid Day seeks to find a way to protect our planet  June 30th, in case you missed it and want to hit it for next year. http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/23/nasa-nukes-asteroid-day/

• Astronomers Say There May Be Other Universes That Are Better for Life http://gizmodo.com/astronomers-say-there-may-be-other-universes-that-are-b-1713973728

• New Preliminary Evidence Points To A Universe-Ending Big Rip http://www.theskepticsguide.org/new-preliminary-evidence-points-to-a-universe-ending-big-rip

• 5 Huge Resume Mistakes Google’s Head of HR Sees All the Time https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-huge-resume-mistakes-googles-head-of-hr-sees-all-the-time

• Rick Wiles Renounces His American Citizenship In Response To Marriage Equality Ruling http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-wiles-renounces-his-american-citizenship-response-marriage-equality-ruling http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/renunciation-of-citizenship.html

• Federal Judge Orders Alabama Judges To Issue Marriage Licenses To Same-Sex Couples http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/federal_judge_orders_alabama_judges_to_issue_marriage_licenses_to_same_sex_couples

• Engineers Just Broke the Capacity Limit For Fiber Optic Transmission http://gizmodo.com/engineers-just-broke-the-capacity-limit-for-fiber-optic-1714070706

• Blackberry is not dead yet, BlackBerry's 'Venice' Android slider is coming to AT&T http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/02/blackberry-venice-slider-leak/

• Google's 'GG1' teases a new version of Glass http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/03/google-gg1-fcc/

• Dr. Dre will debut Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music on July 4th http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/03/dr-dre-the-pharmacy-beats-1-apple-music/

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The Good:

1. Abortion Drone Is the Best Drone http://gizmodo.com/abortion-drone-is-the-best-drone-1713388194 A small drone carrying the abortion-inducing pills mifepristone and misoprostol will fly from Germany to a border town in Poland in a drone aid mission

2. A condom that changes colour when it comes into contact with STIs invented by a group of school pupils http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/a-condom-that-changes-colour-when-it-comes-into-contact-with-stis-has-been-invented-by-a-group-of-school-pupils-10339578.html

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Logical Fallacy: Strawman by AmyPastoor.com

The Bad:

1. Realdoll invests in AI for future sexbots that move, and talk dirty - Tired of your $10,000 anatomically-correct sex doll just lying there? Well, now RealDoll, purveyors of alarmingly lifelike silicone sex partners plans to give them personalities http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/12/realdoll-robots-ai-realbotix/

2. Gresham Bakery Must Pay $135,000 for Discriminating Against Lesbian Couple http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33419-gresham_bakery_must_pay_%24135000_for_discriminating_against_lesbian_couple.html

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The Ugly:

1. SCOTUS Says Power Plants Have a Right to Pollute http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/29/scotus-power-plants-pollute.html http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-46_10n2.pdf

   1. BRIGHT SIDE: Netherlands ordered to cut greenhouse gas emissions - Sued by their own citizens. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33253772

Entertainment/Reviews/(Nit)Picks

Andy’s:  PTSD Awareness during holidays celebrated with fireworks. be as respectful as possible...
http://qz.com/443913/us-veterans-with-ptsd-ask-for-courteous-july-4-fireworks/ 

Acknowledgements:

Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
PSA: Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia - GSoW https://www.facebook.com/GSoWproject