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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Flu in pregnancy may quadruple child’s risk for bipolar disorder http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130514101459.htm
  • Taliban renounces war on anti-polio workers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/10053981/Taliban-renounces-war-on-anti-polio-workers.html
• 2:45 – North Carolina Tesla ban? Bill would prevent “unfair competition” with car dealerships. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/13/north_carolina_tesla_ban_bill_would_prevent_unfair_competition_with_car.html

• 6:10 – Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping
  http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/most-transparent-administration-in-histo
  • FBI Documents Suggest Feds Read Emails Without a Warrant http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-technology-and-liberty/fbi-documents-suggest-feds-read-emails-without-warrant
  • Totally Redacted FOIA response http://www.scribd.com/doc/141222327/Totally-Redacted-FOIA-response
  • CRM-7.pdf http://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/email-content-foia/DOJ%20Crim%20Div%20docs/CRM-7.pdf

8:30 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: NaturalNews http://www.naturalnews.com/040334_Angelina_Jolie_double_mastectomy_breast_cancer_prevention.html

16:35 – Idiot Extraordinaire: City of Keene, NH http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/city-sues-robin-hood-group-over-parking-meter-223952852.htmlHow One ‘Robin Hood’ Saved 2,000 Parking Tickets

• http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/05/16/How-One-Robin-Hood-Saved-2000-Parking-Tickets.aspx

This Week’s Quote: “That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed.” —Algernon Sydney

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0:23 – Update: US government orders removal of Defcad 3D-gun designs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22478310

News of the Bogus:

• 1:55 – Too much caffeine has FDA worried, considering regulations http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/22189611/fda-considering-regulating-caffeine
  • FDA accused of silencing Vioxx warnings http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6205699/

• 5:55 – Rasmussen Poll: Nullification Goes Mainstream http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/05/06/rasmussen-poll-nullification-goes-mainstream/
• 8:00 – Minnesota likely 12th state for gay marriage http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/05/09/minnesota-likely-12th-state-for-gay-marriage/

11:15 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Peter Sprigg http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/05/when-christians-become-a-hated-minority/

14:05 – Silver Cluon Award: Peter Hadfield (Potholer54) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ6Z04VJDco

17:30 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Sylvia Browne http://www.livescience.com/29394-psychic-claimed-amanda-berry-dead.html

This Week’s Quote: “The psychic business is built on lies. There is no supernatural power. You can’t see the future. We’re in the golden age of the con. There are people coming out of the woodwork that would love to separate you from your money. But people just want someone to talk to. That’s the bottom line.” —Mark Edward

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:26 – Evidence al-Qaida “received” WikiLeaks information permitted in Manning trial http://www.salon.com/2013/04/10/evidence_al_qaida_received_wikileaks_information_permitted_in_manning_trial/
• 2:15 – John Paulk Apologizes for Ex-Gay Gospel, Wife Says She’ll Pray for Him http://www.pqmonthly.com/update-john-paulk-apologizes-for-ex-gay-gospel-wife-ann-says-shell-pray-for-him/14177

• 5:28 – The first entirely 3D-printed handgun is here | Ars Technica
  http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/the-first-entirely-3d-printed-handgun-is-here/

7:45 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Barack Obama http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/health/us-will-appeal-order-on-morning-after-pill.html

12:10 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Polk County (Florida) School District http://www.wtsp.com/news/reporter/article/312878/79/Teen-girl-arrested-for-science-project-gone-bad

• Florida Teen Girl Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2013/04/florida_teen_girl_charged_with.php
• On stifling scientific curiosity, in the most egregious way possible. http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=14864
• State Attorney Jerry Hill: Drop charges against Kiera Wilmot http://www.change.org/petitions/state-attorney-jerry-hill-drop-charges-against-kiera-wilmot

This Week’s Quote: “Is it the mask or majesty of Power / To make offences that it may forgive?” —Fulke Greville

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

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Disruptions: F.A.A. May Loosen Curbs on Fliers’ Use of Electronics http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/disruptions-f-a-a-may-loosen-curbs-on-fliers-use-of-electronics/
  • Cell Phones on Airplanes http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4014
• 3:10 – The Obamacare Revolt: Physicians Fight Back Against the Bureaucratization of Health Care http://reason.com/archives/2013/03/13/the-obamacare-revolt-physician-fight-bac
• 6:30 – Tennessee Asset Forfeiture Bill Seeks To Abolish Abusive Police Practice http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/tennessee-asset-forfeiture_n_2933246.html
• 8:45 – A Drug Dog at Your Door is a Search, Supreme Court Says http://reason.com/blog/2013/03/26/a-drug-dog-at-your-door-is-a-search-supr

12:50 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Marc5Solas http://marc5solas.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/top-10-reasons-our-kids-leave-church/

• Iron Chariots Wiki: http://wiki.ironchariots.org
• The Atheist Experience: http://atheist-experience.com/

21:45 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Senator Elizabeth Warren http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/elizabeth-warren-minimum-wage_n_2900984.html

• The wedges between productivity and median compensation growth http://www.epi.org/publication/ib330-productivity-vs-compensation/

This Week’s Quote: “The truth, indeed, is something that mankind, for some mysterious reason, instinctively dislikes. Every man who tries to tell it is unpopular, and even when, by the sheer strength of his case, he prevails, he is put down as a scoundrel.” —H.L. Mencken

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0:20 – Guest: Jim Babka http://www.downsizedc.org/

• Coal Beds, Creationism, and Mount St. Helens http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/mtsthelens.html
• Young-Earth Creationist ‘Dating’ of a Mt. St. Helens Dacite: The Failure of Austin and Swenson to Recognize Obviously Ancient Minerals http://www.noanswersingenesis.org.au/mt_st_helens_dacite_kh.htm
• How Old Is the Mount St. Helens Lava Dome? http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4146

News of the Bogus:

• 9:15 – Judge Halts New York City Soda Ban http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323826704578354543929974394.html
  • Soda ban ruling a devastating defeat for Mayor Bloomberg http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/11/soda-ban-ruling-a-devastating-defeat-for-mayor-bloomberg/
• 13:15 – Man left in solitary confinement for 2 years gets $15.5 million settlement http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/06/17212442-man-left-in-solitary-confinement-for-2-years-gets-155-million-settlement
• 16:05 – Over 100 Guantanamo inmates “on hunger strike,” possibly in grave condition http://rt.com/news/guantanamo-massive-hunger-strike-142/

17:50 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Bernie Sanders http://www.politicususa.com/bernie-sanders-files-constitutional-amendment-undo-citizens-united.html

• The Democracy is for People Amendment http://www.sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/031213-CUAmendmentFactSheet1.pdf

33:10 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Ed Orcutt (nominated by Dave Turcotte) http://www.examiner.com/article/wash-state-politician-says-bicycles-bad-for-environment-need-to-be-taxed

• The Seattle Department of Transportation Annual Report 2009 http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/docs/2009AnnualReport.pdf

This Week’s Quote: “But can you PRINT ‘Fire’ in a crowded theatre?” —Michael Cloud

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News of the Bogus:

• 0:25 – Louisiana Forces Homeless Shelter To Destroy $8,000 Worth Of Deer Meat http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/02/25/louisiana-forces-homeless-shelter-to-destroy-8000-worth-of-deer-meat/
• 5:00 – Bill would require NC schools to teach cursive handwriting http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/02/24/3872044/bill-would-require-nc-schools.html
• 8:35 – H.R.748 – To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/748/titles
  • Selective Draft Law Cases – 245 U.S. 366 (1918) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/245/366/case.html

15:05 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Tabatha Coffey https://www.facebook.com/officialtabatha

• Why Is It So Hard to Become a Cosmetologist in America? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-16/why-is-it-so-hard-to-become-a-cosmetologist-in-america-.html
• Hairbraider to Utah Legislature: Don’t Put Me Out of Work Again http://www.ij.org/utah-hairbraiding-release-10-22-2012

20:35 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Ben Bernanke and Barack Obama

• Bernanke warns $85B spending cuts to slow economic recovery http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/284873-bernanke-warns-sequester-will-slow-economy
• Is President Obama telling the truth about sequestration? http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/obamas-sequester-talk-a-readers-guide-88066.html
• President Obama Speaks on the Sequester http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2qKuMjQvR0
• Remember when President Obama supported the sequester cuts? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj1y3q92sog

This Week’s Quote: “I think the government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem and very often makes the problem worse.” —Milton Friedman