Episode 15 – Medicine, Vaccines, and the Land Down Under with Dr. Rachael Dunlop

Summary: Recorded on 11/25/12 and 11/02/12 for release on 11/29/12 0:00:25 INTRO Clarification on Mormon underwear from Dustin’s contact Temple recommend questions and official rules on the Mormon underwear 0: 14:27 FEEDBACK – Our first hate mail 0:17:19 THIS DAY IN HISTORY – November 29 1929 – A Byrd flies over the South Pole 1942 – Coffee rationing begins in WW2 1963 – Warren Commission formed 2011 – Dr. Conrad Murray sentenced 0:28:34: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY Robot of the episode – Nuclear radiation proof robot Plans to bring back Lonesome George’s species  A directly observed exoplanet 0:38:23 POLITICS/RELIGION/CULTURE People are petitioning Obama to succeed from the union The BSA and their troubles Idaho law suit Loosing corporate sponsors like Intel and UPS (via Friendly Atheist The Pope admits to some of the myth around the nativity story in new book 0:51:44 MUSIC – Eve by Shelley Segal (Used by permission) 0:55:54 FEATURE – Interview with Dr. Rachael Dunlop Dr Rachael Dunlop has a PhD from Sydney University Medical School and works full time in motor-neuron disease and aging disorders research and is a Vice President of the NSW committee of Australian Skeptics. She is also part of the Mystery Investigators show for schools and co-organizes the Sydney Skeptics meet-up group, is a reporter on the Skeptic Zone podcast, and contributes to The Sceptics’ Book of Pooh-Pooh blog. 1:53:48 BLOOPERS You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666, find us blogging at www.dwnomad.com, and like us on Facebook. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.