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Blendover Episode 125:
Rick Reid guests and we drill down into the recent IRS scandal, and essentially translate the geek speak to highlight they’re lying. We also take a look at the booming industry of cloning cows in the United States. Later, we review Beyonce replacing Oprah as number 1 on Forbes’ most powerful celebrity list; & then find the truth about those reports of North Korea’s war-threats over a Seth Rogen movie.
Topics Discussed:
- Shout-Outs
- World War I Centennial
- IRS Scandal
- Cloning Industry
- Bobby Womack
- Beyonce / Forbes Most Powerful Celebrities
- North Korea and The Interview
- WTF: EPA Poopers
- #YesAllWomen
BlendoveR is the “trendover” podcast, bringing you the news that the news isn’t covering. Presented by Greg Davies, we focus on topics that are not trending across the web and in the mainstream media, and have a knack accurate predictions of coming events, trends, and media coverage.
Shout-Outs
Rick Reid: Get To The Damn Point
Transformers: Age of Extinction Review
World War I Centennial
100th Anniversary of Start of World War I Approaches
Terrorist act a century ago launched World War I
When the world goes to war on a lie
Wikipedia: Railway Gun – World War I
Wikipedia: United States in World War I
IRS Scandal
Darrell Issa vs Irs Commissioner John Koskinen HEATED Over Lois Lerner Missing Emails
IRS contracted with email archiving company in 2005
IRS: So… Our Computer Crashed And Erased All Of Lois Lerner’s Emails
Koskinen: IRS troubles ‘suspicious,’ but no crime uncovered
Missing E-Mail Is the Least of the IRS’s Problems
Records Management by Federal Agencies
The Lost Emails of the I.R.S. Point to a Wider Problem
U.S. Archivist: IRS “Did Not Follow The Law” On Lerner Emails
Wikipedia: 2013 IRS Scandal – Missing IRS Emails
Wikipedia: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Wikipedia: Freedom of Information Act – E-mail
Cloning Industry
US company in Iowa churns out 100 cloned cows a year
Bobby Womack
Beyonce / Forbes Most Powerful Celebrities
Beyonce dethrones Oprah Winfrey on the Forbes 100 most powerful celebrity list
Wikipedia: Beyonce – 2013 and 2014
North Korea and The Interview
Internet Garbage: That ‘North Korea Condemns Seth Rogen’ Story Is Flimsy Nonsense
No, North Korea Did NOT Threaten War Over Seth Rogen Movie
WTF: EPA Poopers
EPA Employees Told to Stop Pooping in the Hallway
#YesAllWomen
Music Featured:
- “Across 110th Street” by Bobby Womack from the soundtrack Jackie Brown
- “All Along The Watchtower” by Bobby Womack from the album Facts of Life