Did you miss our October 20th show?  If so, then you missed a very special guest who traveled 2000 miles just to be in studio with us!  Check out the replay!

• Breaking news: Homer Simpson is… Catholic? http://www.11alive.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=158852&catid=186
• …or maybe not! http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/20/homer-simpson-isnt-catholic-eats-meats-fridays/
• 11 year old girl kicked off cheerleading squad for not wanting to “shake her booty” http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/national/Nebraska-Girl-11-Kicked-Off-Cheerleading-Team-for-Not-Shaking-Booty_72543620
• Lil Wayne tops album charts from behind bars http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpps/entertainment/lil-wayne-tops-billboard-200-from-behind-bars-dpgonc-20101020-gc_10200818
• US to sell $60B in arms to Saudis http://www.wsbtv.com/nationalnews/25445601/detail.html
• Terror suspect pleads guilty in threat against ‘South Park’ creators http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/20/us.south.park.terror.threat/index.html?hpt=T2
• US government using Facebook narcissism against you http://www.switched.com/2010/10/14/u-s-government-uses-facebook-narcissism-against-you/
• Texting Kills thumb bands http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=13345291&hpt=T2
• Pilot refuses full body scan, pat down http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/10/20/pilot.refuses.body.scan/index.html
• Research shows that smartphones are dirtier than toilets http://www.news4jax.com/news/25446936/detail.html
• “Rent is Too Damn High” party takes over NY governors’ debate: http://tv.gawker.com/5667182/crazy-rent-is-too-damn-high-candidate-steals-the-show-at-ny-gov-debate?ref=nf
• Are courts jailing people to collect debts? http://www.lockergnome.com/reflections/2010/10/04/are-some-courts-jailing-people-to-collect-debts/
• Georgia among states charging the poor for public defenders http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=156964&provider=top
• Clown voted to Congress in Brazil http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6934GE20101004
• PA federal inmate sues over discarded sandwiches http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_GARBAGE_OR_GRUB?SITE=KYB66&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Man, our October 6th show kicked some serious ass.  Read all about what you missed (and be sure to check out the replay!)

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness month – why the discrepancy in attention to female-based cancers vs. male-based cancers?
  Cancer stats: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/document/caff2005f4pwsecuredpdf.pdf
  Stupid viral Facebook status update http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/i-like-it-on-facebook-sta_n_751756.html
• National Internet filter coming to US — where’s the outrage, people?!
  http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/01/the-internet-filter-coming-to-the-us-with-barely-any-dissent/
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7534335/US-voices-concerns-over-Australias-internet-filter.html
  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.3804:
  http://www.eff.org/coica
• Kiss frontman Gene Simmons: “Sue everybody” http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/10/kiss-frontman-we-should-have-sued-them-all.ars
• In Broward County, FL… 911 really is a joke: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/911-Does-Not-Stand-for-Emergency-in-Broward-104294569.html?dr
• Anyone want a pair of taxpayer-supported mules? http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=157050&catid=40
• Verizon to refund millions in “mystery fees” http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/10/04/verizon.fees.overcharge.fcc/index.html
• Frito-Lay to pull noisy SunChips bags http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/10/05/SunChips-nix-loud-eco-friendly-bags/UPI-96141286301100/
• 163 pounds of pot seized from a single person http://www.wsbtv.com/news/25282829/detail.html
• Screw up the national anthem in the Phillippines, get a fine (why don’t they do that here?!) http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6943ZF20101005
• FL man claims cocaine found in buttocks is not his http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_WELL_HIDDEN_DRUGS?SITE=KYB66&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
• Police target owners who leave keys in cars http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130261004&ft=1&f=1146

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• We’ll be talking about how the United States is about to become a lot more like China than any of us realize… trust me, people, this is not a good thing!
• Also, tune in to hear about why I am personally boycotting the breast cancer research movement until some changes are made.  Are you a woman?  Or maybe a man who majors in women’s studies?  Does my boycott piss you off?  Tune in for my explanation, and feel free to call in and tell me if you still think I’m wrong.

All this and much, much more tonight on Irreverent Radio… don’t miss it!  We’re live worldwide at 10pm Eastern; use the links at the right to tune in, and please call in to join the discussion at any time.  We love hearing from our listeners!

-Shawn R