Play the podcast (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bogosity-podcast/~5/X3HFEOYZ3MY/BogosityPodcastPilot-3-21-11.mp3)
News of the Bogus:Japanese nuclear disaster:
- Snopes article on the bogus fallout graphic: http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/fallout.asp
- New York Times report on the USS Ronald Reagan: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14plume.html?_r=2
- Phil Plait's coverage of the event: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/14/the-japanese-nuclear-reactor-overreaction/
- Scientific American article about the radiation from coal plants: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste
12-year-old suspended for being sick:
- 12-year-old suspended for failing a sobriety test: http://galvestondailynews.com/story/218002
- The suspension is dropped: http://galvestondailynews.com/story/218202
UK libel reform:
- UK libel reform: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12749302
- Simon Singh and the BCA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Singh#Chiropractic_lawsuit_and_backlash
Biggest Bogon Emitter: The Corn Refiners Association: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxTOyGf0
Idiot Extraordinaire: VenomFangX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4RWeLfL2J0
This week's quote: "I say you cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only punish, only destroy. And I warn you: a wicked law, like cholera, destroys everyone that it touches--its upholders as well as its defiers." --Inherit the Wind
I have a question, I have iTunes and am subscribed to a number of good podcasts; what's the URL I can put in to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes?
If you want to add it in directly to iTunes, just use: http://feeds.feedburner.com/bogosity-podcast
If you want to find it in the iTunes catalog, you'll have to give me a bit of time on that.
Awesome! Thanks. :)
That's OK, I've never even heard of iTunes catalog.
The bit about libel in the UK, so you say in the US that the statement being true is a defense against a libel lawsuit?
So how come Penn and Teller aren't allowed to call people liars, cheats or other such words even when it's blatantly true?
Because even though you can use truth as a defense, you can still end up spending a lot of money defending yourself against bogus lawsuits. It's a major problem with our tort system: it can be used to harass when there is no legitimate claim.
Love the podcast. I posted it on my facebook and encouraged people who like it to repost it on theirs, so as to spread the word a bit.
If there's anything I could do to help, lemme know. Afraid I don't have a very good mic on hand at the moment, though. Only one I have is the one built into my laptop, and the last time I used it for anything was when I spent about half a day trying to make my voice sound like a Dalek's. I failed miserably, btw. =P
This is really exciting, IMO. I love the idea of getting little audio bits of bogosity every week. Now if only I could figure out how to subscribe to it from Zune...
Well, it's not even up 24 hours and I exceeded my bandwidth! I had to upgrade! I'm guessing that's a good sign. (Although some PayPal donations to cover it wouldn't be unwelcome...)