14 JUL 2017 · In this episode, we are joined by a special guest, James, one of the original cast members before he picked up and moved away. We talk about the tin-foil hat like idea that someone from, or supporting the Trump administration is releasing “real” fake news to discredit journalists. This brings up the Reality Winner situation and her indictment, which we cover briefly. We then go on to talk about the fact that scientists in Washington DC are becoming an endangered species. Then our hipster special guest starts talking about the resurgence of vinyl records. If you like our particular flight of consciousness, you can support the show on Patreon and receive​ access to our extended and uncensored episodes. https://www.patreon.com/BelowExpectations You can find us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/belowexp Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BelowExpectations/ Or you can e-mail us at show@belowexpectations.com or check out our website www.belowexpectations.com http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-to-news-orgs-heads-up-for-hoaxes-985491523709 https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/971331/download http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/340328-science-division-of-white-house-office-no-longer-staffed-report https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-administration-appointee-tracker/database/?add-filter=science-positions&tid=a_inl http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/30/news/sony-music-brings-back-vinyl-records/index.html

25 JUN 2017 · In this episode, we start with Blake talking about how a metric ton of voter registration data was compromised, not by Russians, but by incompetent Americans. Mark gets properly and righteously angry about the LDS Church and the news media regarding the story of a 12-year-old girl who came out to her congregation. Gunnar competes for the "worst thing religion is responsible for this week award" by sharing how Turkey joined the ranks of progressive entities like Saudi Arabia and parts of the United States when it comes to refusing to teach evolution. RNC Leak: https://www.upguard.com/breaches/the-rnc-files North Korea Cyber Attacks: https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-cyberattacks/ 17.6 Million ID Thefts https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/vit14pr.cfm $16.4B in fraud http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/15/businesses-could-lose-164-billion-to-online-advert-fraud-in-2017.html Russian Hackers Attack Ukraine https://www.wired.com/story/russian-hackers-attack-ukraine/ Nokia 3310 https://www.nokia.com/en_int/phones/nokia-3310 Mormon girl: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/mormon-girl-gay-speech.html Turkey http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/23/turkey-will-stop-teaching-evolution-schools-education-ministry/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Snakes have legs https://youtu.be/k5AGLho0654

10 JUN 2017 · In this episode, ​we talk about the latest in leaks regarding the NSA as well as the new Russian Adopt-a-mansion program. We also touch on the constantly increasing of intrusion into our online lives, and the deeply disturbing fact that our current president hates scientists so much, he won't hire them to fill open spots. Also featured the cost of raising a child ​and the story of how a bunny rolled the stone away from the tomb of Jesus. Russian Compounds: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/06/01/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-russia.html?_r=0 Trump administration approves tougher visa vetting, including social media checks http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-visa-idUSKBN18R3F8 85% https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/06/trump-has-filled-just-15-percent-of-the-governments-top-science-jobs/?utm_term=.ff24f755b394 Cost to raise a child http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/09/pf/cost-of-raising-a-child-2015/index.html Eostre http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/germanic-mythology.php?deity=EOSTRE

5 JUN 2017 · In this special episode, we reply to President Trump's speech detailing the reasons he decided we should leave the Paris Climate Agreement.