Articles By Jorge Ribas : Discovery News

Friday News Feedbag for November 11!

Posted Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:41 AM ET | 0

The team puts together an A+ effort on this week's Friday News Feedbag, which means they all showed up this time. So... you're welcome. The Friday News Feedbag podcast pits Discovery News reporters James Williams and Jorge Ribas in a ... Read more

Friday News Feedbag Halloween Special!

Posted Wed Nov 2, 2011 04:18 PM ET | 0

Happy Halloween! On this ghouliest of Feedbags, Jorge returns from paternity leave, Will returns from the pumpkin patch, and James returns from beyond (the cubicle). Are humans inherently evil? We interview one researcher who's answer may surprise... Read more

Friday News Feedbag: Lunchlady Land and Embarrassing Moments

Posted Fri Sep 30, 2011 02:19 PM ET | 0

The Friday News Feedbag is taped before a live studio audience .... (not really) On this week's show, James visits the school cafeteria, where new and tricky ways to get people to eat better are being implemented. (Spoiler alert: Make ... Read more

Friday News Feedbag: Gamers Rule, Will Yawns and Satellites Crash

Posted Fri Sep 23, 2011 04:07 PM ET | 0

On a very special episode of... The Friday News Feedbag... Jorge returns from a trip to Florida where he got to meet Winter, the dolphin with the prosthetic tail! (oh, and Morgan Freeman and Harry Connick Jr. too #humblebrag). James ... Read more

Friday News Feedbag for Friday, Sept. 9

Posted Fri Sep 9, 2011 03:57 PM ET | 0

Polls are open! On this week's Friday News Feedbag... we do another "live" show! Also, Jorge talks mobile tower capacities, James talks asteroids and precious metals, and Will develops a business plan for his new, luxury home store "The Modern ... Read more

Filmmakers Update 9/11 Documentary

Posted Tue Sep 6, 2011 04:31 PM ET | 0

French filmmakers have updated their haunting, award-winning film "9/11." Read more

Why Didn't Quake Knock Down Washington Monument?

Posted Thu Aug 25, 2011 01:54 PM ET | 0

It turns out that the monument is no pushover. Even the cracks in it, might not have been from this quake. Read more

Why Didn't Quake Knock Down Washington Monument?

Friday News Feedbag: Hagfish vs. smart phones. Vote now!

Posted Tue Aug 2, 2011 10:48 AM ET | 0

On this week's Friday News Feedbag... James stops by for 15 seconds minutes to discuss the imperiled state of the world's slimiest fish; Jorge checks his smart phone one app at a time; and Will spends some quality time looking ... Read more

Let's Play a Game of Rock, Paper, Feedbag!

Posted Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:42 PM ET | 0

On this week's Friday News Feedbag, James, Will and Jorge play 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' for the entire show. Who wins? Who loses? Who keeps choosing 'rock'? Also, Jorge finds out why medieval warriors would have been better off battling sans ... Read more

Vote on this week's Friday News Feedbag!

Posted Fri Jul 15, 2011 05:54 PM ET | 0

On this week's Friday News Feedbag, James returns, Jorge laughs, and Will searches the Internet while James and Jorge talk! Actually, in what might be our most amazing adequate show ever, we discuss the Uncanny Valley, the mystery of animation ... Read more

Vote Now for Your Favorite Friday News Feedbag!

Posted Fri Jul 1, 2011 03:15 PM ET | 0

The poll is back! And faster than ever before! So spend your holiday weekend listening to a brand new Feedbag episode, then annoying talking to your friends and family about it during your annual 4th of July BBQ/cookout/clambake/fishfry. As usual ... Read more

Friday News Feedbag for June 10, 2011!

Posted Tue Jun 7, 2011 11:10 AM ET | 0

On this week's Friday News Feedbag, we FINALLY post this poll so our listeners can vote. Hooray! Lots of banter. Lots of science. It's a win-win! The Friday News Feedbag podcast pits Discovery News reporters James Williams and Jorge Ribas ... Read more

Friday News Feedbag for April 15, 2011!

Posted Mon Apr 18, 2011 05:25 PM ET | 0

On this week's Friday News Feedbag, we FINALLY post this poll so our listeners can vote. Hooray! Also, we have a word from our new sponsor, the (soon-to-be) heart-warming holiday (which holiday exactly?) classic, Winning It All, starring James... Read more

Friday News Feedbag for March 11, 2011

Posted Mon Mar 14, 2011 03:51 PM ET | 0

On this week's Friday News Feedbag, we talk to Discovery Earth producer Christina Reed about the tragic events unfolding in Japan as a result of the destructive earthquake and tsunami. The Friday News Feedbag podcast pits Discovery News reporters... Read more

Friday News Feedbag for Friday, March 4, 2011!

Posted Mon Mar 7, 2011 04:52 PM ET | 0

On this week's Friday News Feedbag, we discuss everything from cartoon caricatures to ant zombies. And the Jorge Ghost makes a surprise appearance. The Friday News Feedbag podcast pits Discovery News reporters James Williams and Jorge Ribas in a... Read more