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107 The Patriarchy & Christianity
Living Through Extinction - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes ★ - 1 ratingBe Skeptikal Dammit: Germ Theory Denial Wildlife: Sponges & All the Medicines They Provide Researched: The Patriarchy & Christianity Positive: Breakthrough Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer References: germ theory denial https://theconversation.com/germ-theory-denialism-is-ali...
#911 - "North Carolina!, Police Gangs, Arizona Abortion Backlash, and A$$hole of Today feat. Jesse Watters."
I Doubt It - April 13, 2024 19:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 450 ratingsThank you to the sponsor for a portion of today's episode: Uplift Desk! Get 5% off with code IDOUBTIT at https://upliftdesk.com/idoubtit Jesse and Brittany discuss their recent appearance in North Carolina where they gave a talk for the Triangle Freethought Society, listener emails and voi...
Episode 759: Why Men Struggle With Friendship
Cognitive Dissonance - April 11, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsEvery episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.
Modeling Group Behavior
Data Skeptic - April 08, 2024 13:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 477 ratingsOur guest in this episode is Sebastien Motsch, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, working in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Science. He works on modeling self-organized biological systems to understand how complex patterns emerge.
Episode 758: Truth Social, American "Healthcare," and Eclipse Conspiracies
Cognitive Dissonance - April 08, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsEvery episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.
Episode 757: Hot Dog Cannon and Ball Washing
Cognitive Dissonance - April 04, 2024 10:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsEvery episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.
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Living Through Extinction - April 04, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes ★ - 1 ratingBe Skeptikal Dammit: New Americanized Version of Bible Environment: First Space Junk Fine Issued in US Wildlife: Snails Munching on Snail Mail Banks Making Immoral Investments Positive: Amazing New Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia Show Notes: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Con...
106 Americanized Bible, Space Junk Fine, Snails, Banks, Sickle Cell Treatment
Living Through Extinction - April 04, 2024 07:00 - 13 minutes ★ - 1 ratingBe Skeptikal Dammit: New Americanized Version of Bible Environment: First Space Junk Fine Issued in US Wildlife: Snails Munching on Snail Mail Banks Making Immoral Investments Positive: Amazing New Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia Show Notes: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Con...
Episode 756: Bridge Conspiracies, Trump Bibles, and Demonic Voodoo
Cognitive Dissonance - April 01, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsShow notes:
SIO439: God and Country with Katherine Stewart
Serious Inquiries Only - March 30, 2024 21:24 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 978 ratingsAuthor and journalist Katherine Stewart joins us today to discuss her reporting on religious nationalism, as well as the organization and structure behind these efforts, and what we can do in the face of it all. Be sure to check out the recent film God and Country which is based on her 2020 bo...
#910 - "New Show!, Acorn Cop Lawsuit, Donald Trump's Gag Order, and A$$hole of Today. feat. GOP Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness!"
I Doubt It - March 30, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 450 ratingsThank you to the sponsor for a portion of today's episode: Uplift Desk! Get 5% off with code IDOUBTIT at https://upliftdesk.com/idoubtit Subscribe to Jesse's new podcast with Ian here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqbW9QmJB5knZuNvQPZzOYyNljlVm7wPR Jesse and Brittany invite friend-...
The Minerva Monsters: An Odd Tale of Hairy Bipeds and Big Cats | ST 054
Sasquatch Tracks - March 28, 2024 23:42 - 1 hourIn the summer of 1978, a strange series of events began to unfold for rural residents of northeastern Ohio. While enjoying a quiet evening at their rural home near Minerva, the Cayton family and their grandchildren witnessed a large, hairy, bipedal creature peering through their kitchen window. ...
SIO438: That's Absurd Please Elaborate
Serious Inquiries Only - March 28, 2024 06:29 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 978 ratingsI'm joined by Trace and Julian from the podcast, That's Absurd Please Elaborate! It's an incredibly fun and cool science show where they take questions that might seem weird or crazy but answer them using science! They're here to talk science communication, and what some of their favorite questi...
222 - This Episode is Not Entitled THAT!
2 Skeptical Chaps - March 28, 2024 00:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsGreetings Listeners/Agents! Welcome to episode 222 of your favourite podcast! In this episode, we learn about Spike's inky kinky and discover that he's been entertaining himself among the flatpack furniture, catch up with Dan's enthralling allotment antics and see what Ollie has been up to, ...
Skeptoid #929: The Trinity UFO Crash of 1945
Skeptoid - March 26, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsThe not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars.
SIO437: Zoë Schiffer on Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
Serious Inquiries Only - March 26, 2024 08:49 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 978 ratingsElon Musk accidentally buying Twitter and then ruining it is a story so absurd and wild that someone should write a book about it. Lucky for us, Zoë Schiffer has! It's called Extremely Hardcore, and it's extremely good! She joins us to discuss the book. Be sure to buy Zoë's book, Extremely Har...
#909 - "Volatility, Goon Squad Sentence, Misinformation, Trump Wins, and Takin' Care of Biz feat. Arizona State Senator Eva Burch."
I Doubt It - March 25, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 450 ratingsThank you to the sponsor for a portion of today's episode: Uplift Desk! Get 5% off with code IDOUBTIT at https://upliftdesk.com/idoubtit Jesse and Brittany discuss the coming election year and the pattern they've noticed regarding increased volatility and death threats for content creators in t...
Advances in Data Loggers
Data Skeptic - March 25, 2024 13:04 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 477 ratingsOur guest in this episode is Ryan Hanscom. Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate in a joint doctoral evolution program at San Diego State University and the University of California, Riverside. He is a terrestrial ecologist with a focus on herpetology and mammalogy. Ryan discussed how the behavior of rattl...
Episode 755: 464 Million Dollar Bloodbath, Declining Support for LGBTQA+
Cognitive Dissonance - March 25, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsFactCheck.org
S03E26 - The Science of Weird Sh*t [explicit]
MonsterTalk - March 25, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWe're excited to have Professor Chris French back to introduce his brand new book, The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure The Paranormal (Affiliate Link). Links: Wilson & Barber and the "fantasy prone personality" Richard Wiseman appearances on MonsterTalk Susan Blackmore (wikipedia)...
SIO436: They’re Retconning George Floyd’s Murder, but Radley Balko Is Fighting Back
Serious Inquiries Only - March 21, 2024 08:51 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 978 ratingsRadley Balko is the guest today as we discuss the Right's efforts to retcon George Floyd's murder and Derek Chauvin's responsibility in a "documentary" from Alpha News, The Fall of Minneapolis. We walk through some of the debunks together, and chat about the broader systemic circumstances that l...
105 The Moon Illusion
Living Through Extinction - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 24 minutes ★ - 1 ratingBe Skeptikal Dammit: Republican Lies About the Border Wildlife: Giraffes & Their Amazing Tongues Researched: The Moon Ilusion Positive: Amazing Breakthrough in Organ Transplantation Show Notes: https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4691 https://www....
What You Know About Intelligence is Wrong (fixed)
Data Skeptic - March 20, 2024 06:31 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 477 ratingsWe are joined by Hank Schlinger, a professor of psychology at California State University, Los Angeles. His research revolves around theoretical issues in psychology and behavioral analysis. Hank establishes that words have references and questions the reference for intelligence. He discussed h...
Skeptoid #928: EMDR: Looking Past the Pain
Skeptoid - March 19, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsThis controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side.
SIO435: The Radical Idea That We Shouldn’t Work Ourselves to Death
Serious Inquiries Only - March 19, 2024 07:52 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 978 ratingsSenator 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...
Episode 754: AI Laws, Biden's Memory and Billionaire Rage
Cognitive Dissonance - March 18, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsEvery episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.
S03E25 - The Black Monk of Pontefract
MonsterTalk - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWe catch up with Richard Estep and Bil Bungay, co-authors of The Black Monk of Pontefract: The World's Most Violent and Relentless Poltergeist to talk about the history and strange happenings alleged to take place in the village of Pontefract in Yorkshire. Website of the house (for bookings and ...
#908 - "Live Event!, NOLA Rats, Weak Elon, VP's Historic Abortion Clinic Visit, and Rep. Ilhan Omar's Support for Biden!"
I Doubt It - March 15, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 450 ratingsThank you to the sponsor for a portion of today's episode: Uplift Desk! Get 5% off with code IDOUBTIT at https://upliftdesk.com/idoubtit Jesse and Brittany discuss an upcoming speaking appearance with the Triangle Freethought Society in Raleigh, North Carolina (details below), listener emails a...
Episode 753: 30 Dying people explain what really matters
Cognitive Dissonance - March 14, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.9K ratingsEvery episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.
SIO434: Biden Is Failing On Israel-Palestine. So What Do We Do?
Serious Inquiries Only - March 14, 2024 07:58 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 978 ratingsIt 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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