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INTRO\n* Please report issues\n* Thank you for using the Amazon click through\n\nFEEDBACK\n\nEmail us at contact@htotw.com or call us at (541) 203-0666.\n\nSUPPORTERS\n\nTHIS DAY IN HISTORY - December 5\n\n* 1492 \u2013 Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic)\n* 1933 - Prohibition ends\n* 1945 - Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle\n* 1969 - First 4 ARPANET nodes are brought\n\nSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY\n\n* Amazon testing drones ...as is UPS\n* Texas approves real text books\n* Male and female brains mapped\n* GM maize rat tumour paper retracted\n* 13% of Finns are HIV resistant\n* New HIV strain found\n* Anti-vax group forced to change name\n* Male contraceptive method found, may be on the market in 10 years\n\nPOLITICS AND RELIGION\n\n* Blasphemy decriminalized in The Netherlands\n* Woman fined for not circumcising her son\n* \u201cRape away the gay\u201d pastor\u2019s sentence suspended\n* Methodist pastor forced to denounce his children or lose his job with audio\n* ACLU sues the US Conference of Catholic Bishops over hospital directives\n\nINTERVIEW - Ari Mandel\n* Facebook\n* Heathen Hassid Blog\n\nThis episode is brought to you by:\n\nPlatinum Sponsor \u2013 US$10.00 per month\n* Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound\n* Virginia Dawn\n* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics\n* Renee Davis-Pelt\n\nGold Sponsor \u2013 US$5.00 per month\n* Vernware\n\n* Audible.com - get your free audio book at audibletrial.com/atheistnomads.\n* Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com.\n* This vs. That - A new six part series available for download made just for geeky skeptics like you! Use offer code "nomads" at checkout for 25% off your purchase at thisvsthatshow.com.\n\n\n\nYou can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@htotw.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.\n\nTheme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.\n\nRecorded for release on 2013-12-05