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SIO435: The Radical Idea That We Shouldn’t Work Ourselves to Death

Serious Inquiries Only - March 19, 2024 07:52 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced Senate Bill 3947 to change the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours with no loss in pay and held a hearing on March 14th. Naturally the right doesn't love this. But what do the studies say? And where did the 40-hour week even come from? SeriousPod colleague L...

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111: Dr. John Morrow

Crossing Faiths - March 18, 2024 04:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In this episode, John Pinna interviews Dr. John Andrew Morrow, a Muslim academic and author. Dr. Morrow shares his spiritual journey starting from a young age, studying various religious scriptures and ultimately embracing Islam after being deeply moved by the Quran. He highlights the pivotal rol...

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Racism: A Deplorable MAGA Feature

Secular Left - March 16, 2024 13:00 - 37 minutes
We delve into the Ohio 2024 primary elections where three white Republican candidates in the congressional race are resorting to racist rhetoric in their campaign ads. These candidates include State Representative Derek Merrin, who is a Christian nationalist known for his anti-LGBT stance and at...

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SIO434: Biden Is Failing On Israel-Palestine. So What Do We Do?

Serious Inquiries Only - March 14, 2024 07:58 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
It feels like this comes up precisely every 4 years, but once again I find myself having to point out that the way to make things better isn't to make them worse. That math just doesn't work. But what should we do? A campaign to vote "Uncommitted" for the Democratic Primary Election went viral...

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Congress is (actually) banning TikTok!

BASED Politics - March 13, 2024 15:38 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Holy crap: Congress is ACTUALLY advancing legislation that would potentially BAN TikTok. Is this a valid response to a national security threat—or a trojan horse bill that infringes on free speech? Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down on this episode of the BASED Politics podcast.   The...

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#111 Doomsday: The Only House with Power pt.1

American Forked Podcast - March 12, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Phil hosted. Jake and Jeff were there, too. Mike accidentally called in. As always, we try to bring America together. American Fork: Caregiver at the American Fork Developmental Center was arrested for sexual abuse of a disabled patient at the facility. Some people just need Jesus. Utah: State...

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SIO433: The Robot at the End of the Universe

Serious Inquiries Only - March 12, 2024 08:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
We're focusing in on some sci-fi with Dr. Bryan Gillis, astrophysicist to the stars! We take you through one of Ted Chiang's incredible short stories, Exhalation, and Dr. Gillis teaches us about entropy and the Laws of Thermodynamics. What is the heat death of the universe? Can we avoid it by...

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Sal Litvak

Crossing Faiths - March 11, 2024 04:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Salvador Litvak is a Hollywood film director who became the Accidental Talmudist after a little miracle launched him into seven years of daily Talmud study. Sal’s Accidental Talmudist platform reaches over a million followers in 70 countries and includes Talmud classes, Torah teachings, live sho...

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Ron DeSantis gets BLOCKED by the First Amendment! 🛑

BASED Politics - March 06, 2024 15:53 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just ran into a huge First Amendment roadblock after a federal court blocked his "Stop Woke" Act. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast.   Then, they discuss a new "Bidenomics" website that embarrasses the presid...

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#110 American Fork's new retro theater pt.2 (ft. Dvorah and Joseph Governale, of Maven Cinemas)

American Forked Podcast - March 05, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Jake hosted. Amber, Trent and Jeff were there, too. (Featuring Dvorah and Joseph Governale, founders of @MavenCinemas). So much American Fork news. As always, we try to bring America together. Find us at americanforked.com. You can donate to help support the show at patreon.com/americanforked...

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SIO432: How 13 Reasons Why Killed Kids

Serious Inquiries Only - March 04, 2024 09:21 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
CW: Discussion of suicide; please skip this episode if it's better for your mental health After a long hiatus, Dr. Alan Smerbeck AKA Stormy Decisis is back to cover a topic we've been talking about discussing for a while. What does the research tell us is the responsible way to cover death by ...

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Dr. James Tabor

Crossing Faiths - March 04, 2024 05:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Dr. James Tabor taught Christian origins and ancient Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for 33 years until retiring in 2022, serving as department chair for a decade and holding a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1981). Tabor has published 9 academic books and over 50 a...

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SIO431: The Em Drive Is Supposed To Be Impossible. So Why Did Experiments Say It Worked?

Serious Inquiries Only - February 29, 2024 08:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
Dr. Bryan Gillis is back to walk us through a space travel concept that would have upended Physics as we know it if it had worked. But, wait a second - turns out there were quite a number of studies that actually successfully demonstrated its effect so why aren't we using it to zip through the...

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Dr. Phil DESTROYS The View hosts on COVID Mania!

BASED Politics - February 28, 2024 14:25 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Is Dr. Phil BASED now? He just went on The View and absolutely destroyed the liberal TV hosts on their bizarre, continued defense of COVID mania.   Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast. Then, they break down some huge First Amendment cases t...

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Leray Heynes: Jesus Christ's CEOs

Crossing Faiths - February 28, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Leray Heyne is the Founder and lead overseer of Windows of Heaven Jesus’ Storehouse and its three ministries: Jesus Christ’s CEOs, Jesus Christ’s CEOs Bible Institute, and Jesus Christ’s CEOs TV. (Source (https://jcceos.com/leray-heyne)) Website: https://jcceos.com/

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Republican Irony Unpacked: Diversity Battles and Reproductive Rights

Secular Left - February 27, 2024 17:00 - 40 minutes
Do political and religious conservatives really understand DEI? We challenge popular misconceptions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, confronting the unfounded fears that it poses a threat to traditional values. We dissect the essence of DEI, illustrating how it nurtures communities where ...

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#109 American Fork's new retro theater pt.1 (ft. Dvorah and Joseph Governale, of Maven Cinemas)

American Forked Podcast - February 27, 2024 17:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Jake hosted. Amber, Trent and Jeff were there, too. (Featuring Dvorah and Joseph Governale, founders of @MavenCinemas). So much American Fork news. As always, we try to bring America together. Find us at americanforked.com. You can donate to help support the show at patreon.com/americanforked...

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SIO430: Real or Bullshit: Quantum Products Edition!

Serious Inquiries Only - February 27, 2024 05:52 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
Quantum Anne is back! She had a fantastic idea to quiz us all on some quantum products she has come across. Here's the thing though, mixed into the bull shit is the real stuff that she actually uses in her lab! Can you pass the test? It's not as easy as you might think!   This one was lots ...

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Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett

Crossing Faiths - February 26, 2024 05:15 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Director of Cardus Faith Communities at Cardus, Canada’s faith-based think-tank. He also serves as Senior Fellow at the Washington, DC-based Religious Freedom Institute. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of ...

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SIO429: Artists Punished More Than Scientists for Same Misconduct

Serious Inquiries Only - February 26, 2024 00:18 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
This was a really fun one! Dr. Joe Siev and Dr. Jake Teeny join to walk us through their findings from a series of studies in their recent article, which explored the differences in how artists and scientists are punished following news of misconduct, and the mechanism for why this may be the...

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SIO428: Regret After Gender-Affirming Surgery Is Virtually Nonexistent

Serious Inquiries Only - February 22, 2024 23:48 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
Dr. Harry Barbee out of Johns Hopkins University recently co-authored a meta-analysis in JAMA Surgery, examining postoperative regret for those people seeking gender-affirming care. We talk about how many people *actually* regret receiving surgery, how that compares with general postoperativ...

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Media pushes woke academics' INSANE anti-Trump smear!

BASED Politics - February 21, 2024 14:01 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
You can't make this stuff up. Woke academics and mainstream media outlets are now claiming, with a straight face, that Donald Trump was the WORST president in ALL of American history.   Brad Polumbo breaks it down in this episode of the BASED Politics podcast.   Then, he reacts to a Demo...

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Knox Thames

Crossing Faiths - February 19, 2024 05:15 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Knox Thames is an international human rights lawyer, advocate, and author who has dedicated his career to promoting human rights, defending religious minorities, and combatting persecution. Known for his nonpartisan approach to advocacy, both the Obama and Trump administrations appointed Knox as ...

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Jon Stewart Can't Save Us From Doddering Old White Men

Secular Left - February 15, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes
We explore the controversial subject of police conduct, particularly in situations where an individual seeks to commit 'suicide by cop.' We then shift to the media's fixation on President Biden's age, questioning why it garners such attention and criticizing how coverage distracts from more subs...

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Conservative outrage over the Black National Anthem erupts

BASED Politics - February 14, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Why are conservatives so mad the Black National Anthem was performed at the Super Bowl? Plus, did Travis Kelce cross the line at the big game, was the whole thing rigged, and the odd commercial that got everyone talking. Plus Biden demands companies cease the "shrinkflation" trend his policies c...

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Sam Nagasaka: The Unification Church in Japan

Crossing Faiths - February 14, 2024 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
An interview from the IRF Summit with Sam Nagasaka, Secretary General of the Public Relations Committee for the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. Sam shares his poignent personal story of the efforts his family in Japan made to deprogram him from association with the Unification ...

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SIO427: Rescuing Science, with Dr. Paul Sutter

Serious Inquiries Only - February 13, 2024 08:17 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
We speak with cosmologist and science communicator Dr. Paul Sutter about his upcoming book, Rescuing Science. Dr. Sutter thinks (Capital S) Science has made some significant errors, and that people do not trust science because of the very system it has created for itself. Where has the discipl...

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106: David Curry - Violence against religious minorities

Crossing Faiths - February 12, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
John Pinna interviews David Curry, head of Global Christian Relief and commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, about the state of international religious freedom. Curry asserts that conditions for religious liberty globally have never been worse, with more authori...

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SIO426: In Defense of Virtue Signaling

Serious Inquiries Only - February 09, 2024 08:25 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratings
First off... I'M BACK ON OPENING ARGUMENTS!!! Good court thingies! Please please please go check it out! patreon.com/law!   OK after that announcement, I wanted to talk about something that has been on my mind for a few months, ever since the NHL announced they were banning pride tape. Whil...

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“Woke Kindergarten” is actually a thing (and you’re funding it!)

BASED Politics - February 07, 2024 15:12 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
It sounds like a parody, but "Woke Kindergarten" is a real thing—and your tax dollars are funding it. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break it down in this new episode of the BASED Politics podcast.   Then, they break down new revelations that the Biden administration may have tried to CENSOR Am...

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