Episode 35: The Fourth Misstate

Summary: The lads discuss their favorite places to find stuff on the internet, the sad state of what passes for “news” in the current 24 hour media cycle, the value of Jordan’s fantasy season is weighed against the value of Matt Forte’s ankle (spoiler: it doesn’t work out well for Mr. Forte), and Dean invents a “Huay-larious!” new Holiday.  Download the .Mp3 Smart Suggestions (Blogs): Ben: cyborgology.com Ed: kottke.org (BIRGing) Jordan: The Skeptical Statistician Dean: ESPN Stats & Info Blog Main Segment (Accuracy in Media Reporting): Literally Unbelievable (Facebook reactions to “stories” on the Onion). Roger Ailes’ Secret Nixon-Era Blueprint for Fox News Politifact Factcheck.org ProPublica Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) Songs from the podcast CArCan - Stand by Me In the Rain Chris Merritt - The Wire This is a podcast post: click here to download the MP3 audio, click here to subscribe via iTunes, click here to visit our blog, and click here to show us some love. Have feedback or suggestions? Then click here (your mouse must be getting tired).