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Blendover Episode Twenty Eight:
We know. We’re tired of the overcoverage of the Zimmerman thing too. So for this week’s Blendover, we decided to shake it up a bit: We briefly touch on NSA drama, but follow up our Mandela Watch, while Microsoft reorganizes in light of criticisms. As promised we follow-up on the Lac-Mégantic Derailment and Explosion in Canada. Blendover is happily “verdictless” this week, and we hope you come along for the ride.
Topics Discussed:
- The NSA Snowden Drama
- Mandela
- Microsoft
- Boston Strangler
- Radiohead vs. Spotify
- Explosions and Connections
- American Dog
- Gay Marriage
- Abercrombie & Fitch Ban Black
- As I Lie Dying – Tim Lambesis Case
- Doctor Who
- Gay Bans In Russia
BlendoveR is a fun, hard-hitting pod-cast where rules are regularly thrown out the window in favor of honest, open commentating opinions. Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), and Terr Ciavarra (Media Nox from medianox.bandcamp.com), we stray on to any topic that presents itself or wanders off onto its own tangent.
The NSA Snowden Drama
Edward Snowden emerges, wants asylum in Russia
Glenn Greenwald Explains Edward Snowden’s Doomsday Insurance If He’s Captured Or Killed
Snowden’s third week in Moscow airport
Venezuela offers Snowden asylum
Mandela
Desmond Tutu urges Nelson Mandela’s family to end feud
I learned that courage was not the absence…
Mandela very much alive, grandson says
Morgan Freeman in support of Nelson Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Nelson Mandela in a ‘vegetative state’
Nelson Mandela Life Support Shut Down as Respected Humanitarian Dies Age 94?
Nelson Mandela on life support, court documents show
Nonstop Tribute To Nelson Mandela
South African government denies Mandela is ‘vegetative’
Microsoft
IGN News : Xbox One Cracks Down On Cheaters and Trash Talkers
Microsoft no longer charges developers to patch Xbox 360 games
New XBOX ONE’S ANTI-TROLL REPUTATION SYSTEM Details
“One Microsoft”: Ballmer Finally Announces “Far-Reaching Realignment”
Why Microsoft’s Reorganization Is Not About Technology
Xbox One will be capable of scanning QR codes with its Kinect sensor
Xbox removing Microsoft points
Boston Strangler
Albert DeSalvo, The Boston Strangler, is in the news for a possible DNA match linking last victim
Body of alleged Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, to be exhumed for DNA tests
Boston Strangler Case Solved 50 Years Later
DNA test links Boston Strangler suspect to last victim
Radiohead vs. Spotify
Thom Yorke & Nigel Godrich pull their music from Spotify, criticize its business model
Thom Yorke pulls albums from Spotify
Explosions
Canadian Pacific is a customer of ENSCO
Dakota Plains is partnered with Canadian Pacific
Does The Canadian Rail Explosion Make Pipelines Look Safer?
Freight train carrying oil derails
Joe Berti, Marathon Runner, Witnessed Both Boston Bombings And Texas Explosion
Lac-Megantic train blast: Searchers comb rubble
Railway chairman speaks in Lac-Mégantic, blames employee for crash
Second Louisiana Plant Explosion Kills One, Injures Several
Seven more Lac-Megantic victims ID’d as death toll hits 28
West officials sue plant owner over fertilizer blast
Wikipedia: Lac-Mégantic derailment
Wikipedia: Richmond Hill explosion
American Dog
Putin and the Gay
Putin Signs Anti-Gay Measures Into Law
Reykjavik mayor proposes cutting ties with Moscow over gay law
Gay Marriage
Gay marriage clears the House of Lords
Abercrombie & Fitch Ban Black
Black Isn’t Always In: Abercrombie & Fitch is Banning Black Clothing
Doctor Who
David Bradley IS William Hartnell – the First Doctor
Doctor Who: John Hurt character identity confirmed?
Fan Made Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special Trailer
National Media Museum issues call to Doctor Who fans
Steven Moffat Gives ‘Doctor Who’ Casting Update; Season 8 in Summer 2014
As I Lie Dying – Tim Lambesis Case
Online post on Tumblr for Tim Lambesis taken down: Rocker accused of hiring hit man to kill wife
Music Featured:
- “Just Like Charlie Sheen” by American Dog from the album Poison Smile