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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