Sorry, family functions this weekend so I won’t be able to get the podcast out. Here’s a new video to tide you over:

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Co-Hosts: Jonathan Loesche and Tim Dyson

News of the Bogus:

• 0:50 – How the Boston Marathon tragedy revealed the best side of social media http://io9.com/why-the-boston-marathon-bomb-gives-us-hope-for-the-futu-473037383
  • The 5 Worst Media Reactions to the Boston Marathon Bombing http://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2013/04/15/the-5-worst-media-reactions-to-the-boston-marathon-bombing/
  • Harvard atheists shocked at exclusion from Boston bombing memorial service http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/18/harvard-atheists-shocked-at-exclusion-from-boston-bombing-memorial-service/
• 13:10 – Internet cafe employees protest loss of jobs http://www.news4jax.com/news/Internet-cafe-employees-protest-loss-of-jobs/-/475880/19781336/-/13dnh7mz/-/index.html
  • Veteran at risk of homelessness after house provided by Allied Veterans could be seized http://jaxairnews.jacksonville.com/news/premium-news/2013-03-28/story/veteran-risk-homelessness-after-house-provided-allied-veterans

• 20:00 – Guantanamo Hunger Strike: Guards Fire Four Non-Lethal Shots, Force Detainees Into Single Cells http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/13/guantanamo-hunger-strike_n_3076689.html
  • Hunger Striking at Guantánamo Bay http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/hunger-striking-at-guantanamo-bay.html
• 24:25 – Suicide Note Shows Parolee ‘Ruined’ by Solitary, Bent on Revenge http://coloradoindependent.com/127520/ebel-friend-suicide-note-shows-parolee-%E2%80%98ruined%E2%80%99-by-solitary-bent-on-revenge

30:55 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Andrew Wakefield and The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/full-statement-by-mmr-scare-doctor-andrew-wakefield-the-government-has-tried-to-cover-up-putting-price-before-childrens-health-8570596.html?origin=internalSearch

• ‘Balderdash’ – expert’s damning verdict on the latest claims of discredited MMR scaremonger Andrew Wakefield http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/balderdash–experts-damning-verdict-on-the-latest-claims-of-discredited-mmr-scaremonger-andrew-wakefield-8570594.html
• Vaccine and autism: UK measles outbreaks and Andrew Wakefield http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/04/14/vaccine_and_autism_uk_measles_outbreaks_and_andrew_wakefield.html
• Letter from the Editor: Wakefield’s MMR rant was read out of context http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/letter-from-the-editor-wakefields-mmr-rant-was-read-out-of-context-8580906.html?origin=internalSearch

36:55 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Saudi Arabia http://gawker.com/5994825/men-deemed-too-handsome-deported-from-saudi-arabia-for-fear-they-would-be-irresistible-to-women

This Week’s Quote: “The terrorists don’t hate America because of its freedoms. The Republicans and Democrats hate America because of its freedom. The terrorists hate America because of the Republicans and Democrats.” —John Shuey

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – 7 Year Old Nabbed On Felony BB Gun Charges http://janmorganmedia.com/2013/04/7-year-old-nabbed-on-felony-bb-gun-charges/
• 2:10 – Fox Sending Cease & Desist To Firefly Fans For Jayne Hat http://www.themarysue.com/jayne-hats-fox/
  • Dear Big Damn Heroes http://www.wearwithstyle.com/Jayneletter.html
• 5:30 – Maryland Governor Taxes Rain http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/04/10/Maryland-governor-taxes-rain

• 8:25 – Guantanamo pretrial hearing delayed as legal files vanish http://news.yahoo.com/guantanamo-pretrial-hearing-delayed-legal-files-vanish-153644319.html
• 10:25 – Obama’s drone war kills ‘others,’ not just al Qaida leaders http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/04/09/188062/obamas-drone-war-kills-others.html

12:55 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Bill Maher (nominated by Dave Turcotte) http://www.mediaite.com/tv/no-the-actual-libertarian-movement-didnt-go-nuts-its-just-the-one-inside-bill-mahers-head/

• Is Bill Maher a libertarian? http://www.salon.com/2001/08/01/maher_4/

18:45 – Idiot Extrarodinaire: Paul Krugman http://web.archive.org/web/19980610100009/www.redherring.com/mag/issue55/economics.html

This Week’s Quote: “The invention of firearms equalized the vassal and the noble on the field of battle; the art of printing opened the same resources to the minds of all classes; the post brought knowledge alike to the door of the cottage and to the gate of the palace.” —Alexis de Tocqueville

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Ex-Atlanta Schools Chief Charged in Cheating Scandal – NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/30/us/former-school-chief-in-atlanta-indicted-in-cheating-scandal.html
• 4:10 – Florida Passes Plan For Racially-Based Academic Goals http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2012/10/12/florida-passes-plan-for-racially-based-academic-goals/

• 6:30 – N.Y. Dad’s Pistol License Suspended Over Something His 10-Year-Old Son Said — and It Could Be 8 Years Before He Gets It Back http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/04/n-y-dads-pistol-license-suspended-over-something-his-10-year-old-son-said-and-it-could-be-8-years-before-he-gets-it-back/
• 10:05 – Special Report: How the Fed Fueled an Explosion in Subprime Auto Loans https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-qe3-subprimeauto-special-report-idUSBRE9320ES20130403

13:30 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Gian Paolo Vanoli http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/vaccines-produce-homosexuality-gay-gian-paolo-vanoli_n_2992953.html

18:10 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Barack Obama http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-administration-pushes-banks-to-make-home-loans-to-people-with-weaker-credit/2013/04/02/a8b4370c-9aef-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html

This Week’s Quote: “Don’t need to change the system. Change your minds, System will change by itself.” —Malala Yousafzai