The Andrew Walsh Show

-There's been a shooting at a mall in New Jersey. We don't know much yet, but people are already tuning it out as "another shooting." -The Senate seems poised to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, but House Speaker John Boehner will keep the bill from seeing the floor of the House. -Northwestern is the latest college football team to use Under Armour's hideous American flag-themed uniforms that include what look like blood splatters. They're being sold in part for charity to the Wounded Warrior Project. -YEAH SCIENCE! Resident scientician Aaron Mason joins the show to give the best science news of the week, including why people are so afraid of clowns, the UN's new Asteroid Defense Plan, a group of scientists planning to simulate living on Mars, and how bigger posteriors could mean smarter women.

-FIRST THINGS FIRST: Vote! Turnout is probably going to be low this year, which means your vote counts for even more. -We're back on standard time now, but what does that even mean? Andrew shares the dangers of changing our clock around. -One of the three places that provides beds for homeless and troubled youths is being forced to shut down their bed program due to lack of funding, which they lost through no fault of their own. Hedda McLendon is Youth Care's director of programs. She explains all of the good her organization does and the staggering number of young people they have to turn away.

Germany has introduced a third gender for newborn babies. Parents and doctors can now mark M, F, or X for indeterminate or intersex. Activists say the law doesn't go far enough. We share more 6-second advice from listeners and Nick reveals his message. UM, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD IDEA: Andrew and the gang round up some headlines that sound like bad ideas, but might not be given more consideration, including a musical version of airplane safety instructions and an owl-themed caf with real owls. As always the show ends with a NIGHTCAP.

A writer at Vice Magazine volunteered at a Hell House in Texas that aims to scare young Christians closer to Jesus. Harmon Leon joins the show to share the unreal experience. Emails with 6-second advice are pouring in. We share some and hear Sean's sage advice. TASTE BUDS! Rachel Belle stops by to discuss the week's food news, including rapper Ja Rule's microwave cookbook based on his time in prison, the avoided sriracha plant shutdown, and Kraft Mac & Cheese will remove their iconic yellow dye.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: A shooting in the LAX airport left one TSA agent dead. Details about the story changed over the day. How do we address the inaccuracies of the 24-hour news cycle? Everyone seemed to be celebrating the FAA's change of the gadget rules on planes, but now we know some of the downsides. A company is really proud of their "controversial" new ad campaign that they think is inclusive to underrepresented groups, but Andrew is upset that think it's so controversial. A man is on a mission to post Vine videos of strangers giving him advice 6 seconds at a time. Andrew shares his 6-second advice.

Andrew explains why he doesn't like Halloween. It all began when he finally got what he wanted. -We read two-sentence horror stories. They're actually spooky. -Are Portland chefs invading local yards to steal their weeds? -How to propose to your significant other at a sporting event: Probably don't. -NIGHTCAP

Mayor Ryan Schock of Leith, North Dakota is at his wits end coming up with ways to stymie Craig Cobb, a white supremacist who is trying to take over the small town of 24 from the inside. He joins the show. -Is a North Dakota woman handing out letters to fat kids begging their parents to step up? Maybe not. -CASSETTE DOWN & LISTEN: Sean Detore runs us through the week's music news, including how Britney Spears is fighting pirates, YouTube's plan to take over the music business, and Justin Bieber's new movie. -We give away Sounders tickets.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: The FAA is easing up on rules regarding gadgets. -The Seattle Sounders will face off against their biggest rival this weekend. We talk to a new Sounders convert about why he loves the game now and doesn't care that other people don't (even though a lot of people do). -PJ Vogt of "On the Media" and "TLDR" joins the show to defend the subjects featured in the blog "Selfies at Funerals". -Halloween pranksters took it too far when they got arrested for wielding a real fake ax at people. -We give away Sounders tickets.

The inside of the newly renovated Browns teams facility is littered with wall decals of misquotes. It's just like your Facebook feed, only they spent millions of dollars on it. -The Simpsons lost a dear character when the actress who played Edna Krabappel passed this weekend. This is not the character that the show said they would kill off this year. -Andrew goes down a Halloween costume checklist meant to keep you from dressing up inappropriately. -NIGHTCAP

How are we still having white people wearing blackface on Halloween? Andrew finds himself actually defending one of them today. -Pottery Barn pulled some Japanese-themed costumes that were deemed offensive by an Asian advocacy group. -The huge sriracha plant in Southern California is in hot water for making their neighbors' eyes water. Local residents are complaining that the plant gives off a strong odor that keeps them indoors. -An estimated tenth of the cooking oil used in China is made from sewer, dumpster, gutter, and garbage. So called "gutter oil" is a cheap, carcinogenic alternative to buying real cooking oil. -Our blog has a new running series: Stuff on Andrew's desk. Today, we highlight Andrew's jackalope. He used to think they were real animals.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Seahawks won a surprisingly close game yesterday, but Andrew can't get over Golden Tate's taunting penalty. The game was far from over and he hadn't even scored yet. -Listeners weigh in on Golden Tate's taunting. -The federal government is debating whether to require "black boxes" in new cars and whether they should access to the data gathered in order to more accurately tax people for where they drive. The movement has strange bedfellows. -Uber car service delighted many around Seattle today by delivering kittens and cupcakes to users of the service. All of the kittens were adopted.

-Is Halloween getting too scary? -What are going to be the most popular Halloween costumes this year? What should be? -NIGHTCAP

-Former NFL QB Brett Favre says he is having memory problems and blames his playing career. Green Bay tight end Jermichael Finley got a scary injury just weeks after getting a concussion that led to his young son begging him to stop playing. -Detroit safety Louis Delmas got rid of his pet alligator, Mojo, to accommodate his teammate who is moving in with him. What a great guy. -TASTE BUDS! Rachel Belle joins the show to round up the week's food news, including how the FDA is making pet food safer, the great lengths Rachel goes to feed her cat, and favorite Halloween candies.

-FIRST THINGS FIRST: Seattle drivers (Andrew included) got a wakeup call today to be safer on the roads with a multi-car pileup on I-5 slowed traffic. The cause was simple. Drivers were following too close and going too fast. -Andrew's hero of the day: An undercover California cop who walked around in a chicken suit giving tickets to drivers who didn't stop for him when he was crossing the street. -UM, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD IDEA: Andrew and the gang round up some headlines that sound like bad ideas, but might not be upon further consideration, including fart-filtering underwear, a Murder, She Wrote reboot, public vasectomies, and high-end Coco-Cola-themed clothing.

It's one thing to contribute to your church, but it's another thing entirely to give up your whole savings account. Brandi Kruse investigates. -A young, black, college student got arrested after buying an expensive belt from Barney's. He committed no crime. -Rachel Belle spent all day in the woods hunting mushrooms so you didn't have to. She brings us the awesome story. -NIGHTCAP