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What the heck is going on in New York?
BASED Politics - November 15, 2023 15:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsWhat the heck is going on in New York? The city finds itself drowning in controversy after arresting a vigilante hero who saved a woman who was being mugged by a homeless man. Plus, the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, just announced a creepy new Big Brother social media surveillance scheme. ...
Challenging Stereotypes: Keith Semple on Music, Atheism and Fiction
Secular Left - November 13, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutesJam-packed with insights and experiences, we sit down with Keith Semple, an eminent musician with a quarter-century-long journey in the industry. Starting his career in Northern Ireland, he's now making waves in the US, not just with his music, but with his engaging podcast, The Semple Truth. Ke...
SIO400: Good Will Hunting, Bad Science Thingy
Serious Inquiries Only - November 13, 2023 06:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsSeriously Awful Movies 3, Good Will Hunting, was approximately 3 episodes worth of content. So, we thought it would be fun to put out some of that for everyone! Dr. Alan Smerbeck and returning SAMtacular guest Omar Najam join us as we explore the science (?) in Good Will Hunting. Is this how t...
Special Episode: Poke it With a Stick (Featuring Matthew Johnson)
American Forked Podcast - November 08, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsJeff hosted. Amber Phil-ed in on this one. Special guest Matt Johnson of Matthew Braidley Pianos. Ruby Franke’s daughter was located in @americanforkcity. So, we got that going for us. Don’t believe what you see on social media. The people you idolize just may be neglecting their children. Uta...
Biden declares WAR on Artificial Intelligence 😳
BASED Politics - November 08, 2023 14:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsPresident Biden just declared WAR on the development of artificial intelligence technology, aka AI, with a sweeping new executive order that would seize control of its development. Why is he doing this and is it actually necessary? The answers might surprise you. Brad Polumbo and Hannah Co...
SIO399: Andrew Wakefield's "Study" Was So Much Worse Than You Know
Serious Inquiries Only - November 08, 2023 08:05 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsSpecial Education teacher Kelly Burke joins us to debunk the classic Andrew Wakefield vaccine study, but there's probably a whole lot that you don't know about it because holy crap this thing was shockingly terrible. It's especially insane that it had such an impact on the anti-vax movement wh...
A War of Minorities
Crossing Faiths - November 06, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThis conversation covers a wide range of topics related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the roles of Hamas, Hezbollah, Jordan, Egypt, and Iran. Hot takes on Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro's perspectives, with cautions against holding views that are too simplistic. There is debate ...
SIO398: Hot Women In Your Area
Serious Inquiries Only - November 02, 2023 07:51 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsWe're borrowing this brilliant title from a panel at QED, and while we're at it, we're also borrowing one of the panelists, Nicola Throp, to cover all things Menopause - what it is, why we need to talk about it, and the barriers that women face in not just its treatment, but the recognition of w...
Did the War on Drugs cause Matthew Perry's death?
BASED Politics - November 01, 2023 13:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsThis week, Jack Hunter subs in for Brad Polumbo with Hannah Cox to discuss Matthew Perry’s untimely death and the role the War on Drugs plays in addiction. Then, a “prestigious” high school debate team refuses to debate until everyone feels safe, numerous COVID “experts” write off their wr...
90: Straw Men and Henchmen
Crossing Faiths - October 31, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSupport this podcast via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths).
SIO397: Why Is Flying Not Any Faster Than 60 Years Ago?
Serious Inquiries Only - October 31, 2023 08:27 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsIt's a phun physics phepisode! Dr. Bryan Gillis is here to teach us about some of the interesting physics of air travel. Why is breaking the speed of sound so difficult? What's a sonic boom? How do flights make up time in the air? And probably some way more interesting stuff as well! Veri...
SIO396: "This Didn't Happen In A Vacuum"
Serious Inquiries Only - October 30, 2023 02:56 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsThat's what the UN's top official Secretary General António Guterres said recently. Israel completely blew a fuse over that sentence, and demanded he resign or be removed. They canceled UN Visas. They canceled diplomatic meetings. They say his statement "justifies terrorism." But is he right? ...
SIO395: Are We Complicit In A Genocide?
Serious Inquiries Only - October 28, 2023 22:34 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsIt's Israel's 9/11. Or as Biden says, it's like 15 9/11s. So I guess they get to do 15 Iraq Wars? This feels like an incredibly difficult time to do anything other than sympathize with the Israeli victims of the brutal, horrifying terror attack. But right now 7,000 Palestinians are dead, 19,000 ...
#102 Ghost Stories to Scare Your Butt-ocks Off (Featuring McKenna)
American Forked Podcast - October 25, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 19 ratings@HauntedForest has been scaring rich people for 34 years. Who hasn't worked there? Any other award winning scarers out there? What do @prada and @nasa have in common? Finally nerdy astronauts can go to the moon in style in the Artemis program. Darth Chale, after following through with his AI g...
Republicans TURN on free speech amid Israel war! 😳
BASED Politics - October 25, 2023 13:41 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsIt's times like this when free speech and civil liberties are most in danger. The war between Israel and Hamas continues to rage after the tragic October 7 terrorist attacks, and some American politicians like Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are responding in ways that aren't consistent with the Fi...
Can Herb Kay's 1964 Plan Make America Great Again?
Secular Left - October 25, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutesWe delve into the life and philosophy of Herb Kay, a man with diverse experiences ranging from being an NSA analyst, a salesman, to serving time in prison. His stint in prison, as result of bad choices during the 2008 real estate collapse, helped him experience people with underprivileged backgr...
SIO394: New Law Makes Sesame 9th Allergen. Companies Are Now Adding Sesame to Foods To Get Around It
Serious Inquiries Only - October 19, 2023 08:47 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsHey everyone, a big heads up. This episode is about an issue that is literally life or death for our son Arlo. This was not easy to talk about and things get emotional. I did my best to edit all that out but some of it is still pretty tough. (At least normies have auto-ads to break up the tens...
The INSANE fallout in the US after the Israel-Hamas war ERUPTS! 😳
BASED Politics - October 18, 2023 14:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsAmerica is deeply divided in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas war and those divisions are starting to get UGLY! In this episode of the BASED Politics podcast, Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox break down everything from whether the US can afford to fund another war to woke professors CELEBRATING Hama...
89: Israel and Hamas
Crossing Faiths - October 17, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSupport this podcast via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/crossingfaiths).
SIO393: Dr. Alan Smerbeck on Trigger Warnings
Serious Inquiries Only - October 17, 2023 03:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsStormy's back! Dr. Smerbeck joins us today to discuss the current research around trigger warnings. Are they a no-brainer or are there downsides? If there are, are we going anti-woke and telling triggered snowflakes they need to be able to handle different ideas? Or is that still dumb? But fi...
88: Dignity of Human Life
Crossing Faiths - October 16, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsA conversation between John Pinna, a Muslim, and Father John Anderson, a Christian priest, discussing the current Israel-Palestine conflict sparked by recent Hamas rocket attacks and Israeli retaliation. John condemned Hamas' attacks on civilians as inconsistent with Islamic teachings. They discu...
#101 Assault the Mayor. Preserving the Great Salt Lake. Refrigerator.
American Forked Podcast - October 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsProvo mayor spit on by woman during a scuffle while arguing about the accuracy of her mother’s report in the @thedailyherald. Was that a childish response? Phil burps. @Leonardodicaprio urges Utah citizens to urge law makers to help preserve the Great Salt Lake. Could legislators help the lake...
SIO392: How Taxes on Foods Affect Health and Climate
Serious Inquiries Only - October 12, 2023 07:05 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsDr. Wisdom Dogbe, an agricultural economist out of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, joins me to discuss a recent study he led investigating consumer choice with regard to taxing foods that are categorized as high fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) in the UK. Does it change behavior? How much? An...
Unmasking Ohio Politics with The Rooster
Secular Left - October 11, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutesWe meet the person behind the Rooster, DJ Byrnes. He is a renowned video blogger and former political candidate, known for his audacity in unveiling the political landscape of Ohio and who sparks fear in the religious zealots infecting the Ohio Statehouse. He made his name when he posted the inf...
A nuanced conversation about the Israel-Palestine war 🇮🇱🇵🇸
BASED Politics - October 11, 2023 14:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsA horrifying attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli civilians has left the world reeling and prompted a declaration of war from Israel. Why are some people CELEBRATING the violence? And, in the broader historical conflict, is there one clear "good guy" and "bad guy," or is it more complicated tha...
SIO391: Astrophysicist Wet Blankets All The Alien Talk
Serious Inquiries Only - October 09, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsDr. Bryan Gillis is here to tell us why it just isn't aliens. Sorry. BUT WHAT IF IT WERE. That question too. This one is a super fun and educational deep dive on space, space travel, the Drake Equation, and more! I also get Bryan's best guess for how aliens ever COULD visit. Are you an expert ...
SIO390: So Wait, Are There Aliens? What Were Those Hearings
Serious Inquiries Only - October 09, 2023 01:22 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 981 ratingsSo what's the deal with all this? UFOs or now UAPs... government programs... crash retrieval... basically... what the hell? Also werewolves. Hot correspondent and now FULL TIME PODCASTER Lydia Smith is here with the skinny. It actually ties back to some of our other work in an unexpected way... ...
87: Eastern Orthodoxy
Crossing Faiths - October 05, 2023 17:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTopics discussed in this conversation include: Overview of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, including its history, different churches/denominations, leadership structure with various patriarchs. They discuss the Great Schism between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism in 1054. Persecution of O...
86: Montezuma's Revenge
Crossing Faiths - October 05, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn this speculative conversation, the hosts cover a range of topics related to history, culture, religion, and society. They discuss the legacies of historical figures like Christopher Columbus and the complexities of European colonization in the Americas. This leads to a debate about the definit...
Montezuma's Revenge
Crossing Faiths - October 05, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn this speculative conversation, the hosts cover a range of topics related to history, culture, religion, and society. They discuss the legacies of historical figures like Christopher Columbus and the complexities of European colonization in the Americas. This leads to a debate about the definit...
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