Only Hearsay

Daily Distraction: It appears that in an ironic turn of events...

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:37:59 -0700

Daily Distraction: It appears that in an ironic turn of events the mind-control machine itself is having its on-air personalities suddenly fall victim to its own effects. Not buying it? The highest paid actor on television, Judge Judy, also fell victim last week. Read more.

Only Hearsay Episode 15 marks the last episode of Only Hearsay...

Sat, 01 May 2010 10:21:48 -0700

Only Hearsay Episode 15 marks the last episode of Only Hearsay from the Sycuan Indian Reservation Watchtower. Tyrus and Joe discuss all things relevant, and more that completely isn’t.

Runtime: 43:36

New: Porn for the blind!

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Thanks so much for listening over the course of the last 15 Episodes. Don’t forget to Subscribe on iTunes, and tell your friends, more still to come!

Only Hearsay Episode 14 is a short goodbye to San Diego from...

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:14:25 -0700

Only Hearsay Episode 14 is a short goodbye to San Diego from Joe, but not a goodbye to Only Hearsay!

Runtime: 7:42

Goodbye, but not farewell!

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Only Hearsay Episode 13 was the episode that almost never was. ...

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:08:00 -0700

Only Hearsay Episode 13 was the episode that almost never was. Learn about the horrors of Joe and Tyrus’s Triskaidekaphobia, how volcano tourism is really erupting in Iceland, and much more.

Runtime: 19:25

Coming soon: Underwater breathing!

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To mark Episode 12 of Only Hearsay, we discuss the new Korean...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:48:00 -0700

To mark Episode 12 of Only Hearsay, we discuss the new Korean war, life on Mars, and how Extra brainwashes your mind. Tyrus also issues his final “pop” quiz to Joe, which turns out to be very urban in nature.

Runtime: 34:51

This is us!

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Movie of the week:

Turn a Bic lighter into a laser

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1+1=Episode 11 of Only Hearsay! This week we discuss the most...

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:54:21 -0700

1+1=Episode 11 of Only Hearsay! This week we discuss the most real news of the week, and follow it up with another “pop” quiz for Joe.

Runtime: 30:14

Her goal? Weigh 1,000 pounds! Ain’t nothing gonna stop her now!

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Website of the week:

Paste Magazine

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Ten episodes in for Only Hearsay! Can you believe it? On this...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:40:26 -0700

Ten episodes in for Only Hearsay! Can you believe it? On this St. Patrick’s Day, Joe and Tyrus give you the real news of the week, we play another game of “What the Hell is Chris Cornell Singing?” and Tyrus gives Joe a quiz on pop culture, which he most likely fails.

Runtime: 34:48

Yep, he’s a TSA Agent who rapes… nothing to see here!

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[NSFW Video] The Onion, Breaking News: Some bullshit is happening somewhere

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Daily Distraction: While I am the last person to advocate...

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:05:32 -0700

Daily Distraction: While I am the last person to advocate anything having to do with a leaf blower, STIHL, a manufacturer of such noise-making, useless items has went ahead and innovated something pretty spectacular, a self-tearing daily calendar.

I just hope they aren’t powered by the same gas engine the blowers are.

In this ninth episode of Only Hearsay, we proceed to aggregate...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:54:52 -0800

In this ninth episode of Only Hearsay, we proceed to aggregate all the inane news you never knew you needed to know. From Octobaby, to Chinese Dancing Dwarfs, to Red Star Linux, we got you covered!

Runtime: 34:28

Octobaby?

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Daily Distraction: What you see above is Melbourne, Australia...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:46:44 -0800

Daily Distraction: What you see above is Melbourne, Australia after a once-in-a-hundred year hail storm, which flooded streets, caused metro to literally get stuck in the water, and threw down golf-ball sized hail, not a scene from 2012.

Hit the click-through for more photos, straight from the Twittersphere. But be extra careful out there, as Mother Nature genuinely seems pissed.

Daily Distraction: Yet another infographic to remind us of how...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:14:36 -0800

Daily Distraction: Yet another infographic to remind us of how consumed our country is with consumerism, good or bad. This time, see where your place on the map falls in the Burger Wars spectrum. From the looks of it, most of us live McDonald’s controlled territory, aside from the State of Sonic, Texas.

Personally, I seem to live in the small enclave of Jack in the Box resistance in Southern California.

How about you?

If you turn 8 on its side, you’ll see two Os, one of which...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:41:00 -0800

If you turn 8 on its side, you’ll see two Os, one of which represents this eighth edition of Only Hearsay! This week Joe reveals a shocking confession, the team uncovers an evil plot against mankind by three malicious entities, and Tyrus finishes his Oscars picks.

Runtime: 33:06

Will Joe succumb to his Farmville curiosity?

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Shit my Dad Says on Twitter

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"… following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and..."

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:36:49 -0800

“… following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding.”

- John McCain (via thedaytheytriedtokillme)

Chilean quake shortened earth's day, shifted axis

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:24:08 -0800

Chilean quake shortened earth's day, shifted axis:

It’s stunning to think about the implications of the quake in Chile on a national level for the Chilean people, let alone to consider what scientists have suggested it will mean for all the people of Earth.

According to NASA scientists, due to the drastic shift in the Earth’s crust caused by the 8.8 earthquake, our day just got 1.26 microseconds shorter. On top of that, the axis of our planet also moved a whopping 3 inches.

The changes happen on the day and then carry on “forever,” put another Earth Science researcher from a Taiwanese university. It’s strange to think that over the lifetime of Earth, some 4 billion years or more, our planet likely had a much different axis, and longer days, all due to natural disasters.

Daily Distraction: Have you ever felt bad about being unable to...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:05:41 -0800

Daily Distraction: Have you ever felt bad about being unable to locate a state on the map? Then you know exactly how CNN’s Rick Sanchez is feeling right about now.

PS - Those are the Galapagos Islands. You know, where the turtles come from.

China insider sees revolution brewing

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:26:58 -0800

China insider sees revolution brewing:

techspotlight:

JOHN GARNAUT February 27, 2010 from smh.com.au

BEIJING: China’s top expert on social unrest has warned that hardline security policies are taking the country to the brink of ”revolutionary turmoil”.

In contrast with the powerful, assertive and united China that is being projected to the outside world, Yu Jianrong said his prediction of looming internal disaster reflected on-the-ground surveys and also the views of Chinese government ministers.

Deepening social fractures were caused by the Communist Party’s obsession with preserving its monopoly on power through ”state violence” and ”ideology”, rather than justice, Professor Yu said.

Disaster could be averted only if ”interest groups” - which he did not identify - were capable of making a rational compromise to subordinate themselves to the constitution, he said.

Some lawyers, economists and religious and civil society leaders have expressed similar views but it is unusual for someone with Professor Yu’s official standing to make such direct and detailed criticisms of core Communist Party policies.

Professor Yu is known as an outspoken insider. As the director of social issues research at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Rural Affairs he advises top leaders and conducts surveys on social unrest.

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Daily Distraction: The Census knows all, including where you...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:10:51 -0800

Daily Distraction: The Census knows all, including where you shop for what. And, unsurprisingly, people choose to purchase electronics online, and save their legal drugs for the drugstore.

Huge earthquake shakes Chile

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:05:48 -0800

Huge earthquake shakes Chile:

Following a 7.0 quake striking the east coast of Japan earlier today, it would seem the earthquake machine has been busy, with a huge 8.5 quake shaking the country of Chile only 30 minutes ago.

At present, there are few additional details, but the quake could be felt for over 200 miles, and the country’s electrical grid is currently in chaos.

"On the road of governance, there are Democrats and there are Republicans. Neither wanted."

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:03:25 -0800

“On the road of governance, there are Democrats and there are Republicans. Neither wanted.”

US Military watched Planned Parenthood and White Supremacists, no mention of Osama

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:52:58 -0800

US Military watched Planned Parenthood and White Supremacists, no mention of Osama:

Wired Magazine has released a report on their blog “Threat Level” reporting that the U.S. Joint Forces Command monitored U.S. citizens who were associated with certain white supremacy groups, as well as citizens who were affliated with Planned Parenthood.

Their crime or connection to terrorism? Merely handing out literature, or marching in protests.

If this isn’t A Scanner Darkly in real life, I don’t know what could be. Information acquired under the Freedom of Information Act does not indicate what kind of information was collected on the individuals, nor does it indicate how the information was collected, leaving many to wonder, and perhaps worry, that they too are being watched by Big Brother.

The majority of this surveillance occurred between 2001-2008, during the presidency of George W. Bush.