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Cognitive Dissonance
by Atheist and Skeptical News
Every 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.
Episodes
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Episode 942: Recording Live from the Hospital
There aren't any notes. We talked about Tom's condition most of the episode
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Episode 941: Technology and Loneliness
This was recorded with Tom from 9/11, when he was around before the second hospital stay. Opinion | Stop Googling. Let's Talk. - The New York Times How Technology and Loneliness are Interlinked - The New York Times
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Episode 940: Fact Check with Seth Andrews
WaPo fact-checks Mitch McConnell hospital photo featuring paper — with definitive findings https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/1wgwoz8/by_mitch_mcconnell_to_appear_fully_conscious/ https://www.snopes.com/collections/natalie-harp-trump-aide-claims/ Does image show Trump left brown...
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Episode 939: Bravely Hiding in a Catering Truck
Navy and USS Lincoln's Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War - The New York Times Trump says Iran war will end after the midterms and gas prices will fall | CNN Politics Trump promises $5,000 to every US adult if Republicans win midterms | AP News At 9/11 Tribute, Trump Claims...
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No Show This Week - September 7th
Say nice things to Tom! if not....we're lookin' for you, we gon' find you... so you can run and tell that, homeboy!
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Episode 938: Michael Marshall and UK Politics
Revealed: Reform rakes in £20m in donations from crypto investors | The Independent Nigel Farage, U.K. far-right leader and former Trump ally, resigns amid finance scandal in high-risk gamble - CBS News Glasgow dad taking legal action against far-right activist Tommy Robinson - Yahoo News UK 'I'm...
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Episode 937: Tom Update, Conceal Carry Renewal
Tom is in the hospital this week so I give an update on his condition. I also tell a story about my conceal carry renewal class that Tom and I had signed up for.
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Episode 936: Trump Lies About Vaccines
The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. - The New York Times New Evidence Shows Agents Using Slurs, Bolstering Profiling Claims Fact-Checking Trump's Claims About Childhood Vaccines After Executive Order - The New York Times Ocasio-Cortez says Democrats are...
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Episode 935: Dating App Cover-Up
Uber's Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: 'What Were You Wearing?' - The New York Times Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps – The Markup
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Episode 934: Michigan Primary, Flock Cameras
Senate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress Trump Said Qatari Jet Was Destined for His Library. That May Change. - The New York Times Takeaways From the Primary Elections in Michigan - The New York Times Michigan Democratic primary seen as latest test for…
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Episode 933: Cute Lil Animals, and Scary Ones
Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes New OnlyFans Page Is Focused On ... Marmots?!? Fighters Battle With Swords, Axes And Shields At Medieval Combat World Championship | HuffPost Weird News A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica...
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Episode 932: Fauci is Grilled, Third of Democrats are Democratic Socialists
CNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists | CNN Politics Americans support Netanyahu arrest by 22-point margin: Survey CNN Poll: Voters favor Democrats by an 8-point margin heading into the midterms Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World's Biggest...
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Episode 931: Voter ID and Tate Extradition
Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir How Republicans Turned Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point - The New York Times Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida on charges of rape and sex...
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Episode 930: Is it McConnell or is it Cake?
Takeaways From Trump's Speech Claiming Election Vulnerabilities and China Interference - The New York Times Over 100 House Democrats vote to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, reflecting growing schism in party | CNN Politics 'Just tell us what's going on': Kentucky governor...
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Episode 929: The Demon Next Door
The Demon Next Door - The Atlantic
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Episode 928: Schrödinger's McConnell, Platner Leaves Race
Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear requests update on Sen. Mitch McConnell's health | whas11.com Masked men with Confederate flags seen chanting, marching, riding Metro in DC White House deletes thousands…
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Episode 927: Supreme Court Rulings, America's 250th
US Postal Service cannot carry out Trump order on mail ballot delivery, judge rules | CNN Politics The Birthright Decision Was Surprisingly Close, Some Legal Scholars Say - The New York Times Despite Some Losses for Trump, Supreme Court Delivers Enduring Conservative Wins - The New York Times E....
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Episode 926: Wayward AI Stories
Man tackled children off bikes, dragged 1 into his home after being ding dong ditched for weeks, police say You Can Now Get a Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work Google's AI Overviews Feature Is Telling Users That SCP Horror Fiction Entities Are Real Dealership revoked offer to buy back...
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Episode 925: Tucker Leaves the Party
The Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave | Ben Davis | The Guardian Fetterman casts only Democratic 'no' vote as Senate passes measure to block US action against Iran - pennlive.com Trump's $14M Reflecting Pool Paint Job Is Now Peeling Off And Floating To The Surface | HuffPost...
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Episode 924: The Straights of Hormuz
Inside Trump's White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout - The New York Times What to know about a deal to end the Iran war | AP News Donald Trump on $300B fund for Iran: 'People can decide to do that'
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Episode 923: "I Love the Inflation"
Will Maine's scandal-hit Graham Platner help save or sink Democrats? Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island and other Iran oil infrastructure Johnson Says California Election Fraud Is So Bad It Can't Be Proven | The New Republic Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election'...
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Episode 922: The Old Guard: Confronting America's gerontocratic
The Old Guard Confronting America's gerontocratic https://web.archive.org/web/20260415150234/https://harpers.org/archive/2026/05/the-old-guard-samuel-moyn-gerontocracy/
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Episode 921: Steven Miller: The Ugly *uckling
Trump says he will 'transfer' Kennedy Center to Congress after court setback | Reuters MAGA pundit cannot name one thing Trump has improved during debate | The Independent Asked About Stephen Miller, DNC Staffer Happy to Confirm: 'I Stand by Calling Him an Ugly Fuck' A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is…
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Episode 920: Ballmaxxing and Goats
Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers Lawsuit targets whites-only Arkansas community after applicant claims she was rejected for Jewish roots, Black husband Man charged after 3-year-old pulled loaded gun from diaper bag during traffic stop in St....
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Episode 919: The Cult of Trump
AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president Mamdani fires back at Bezos over Queens teacher tax remark The Republican Party is nothing more than a cult of Trump US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: 'It's just burning' | The Independent Ken Paxton's win…
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Episode 918: The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
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Episode 917: Data Centers and Trump Phones
There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This Adam Schiff Proposes Bill Requiring Data Centers to Pay for Their Own Power Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement Is the Trump phone finally here? Here are six things we've learned about Trump…
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Episode 916: Christian Wife Schools
Sorry for the delay! 'A husband expects a yes': how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women | US news | The Guardian The FBI Is Reportedly Investigating a Leak to an Atlantic Writer Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
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Episode 915: High Dolphins and the Epstein Museum
Dolphins 'deliberately get high' on puffer fish nerve toxins by carefully chewing and passing them around | The Independent Televangelist Claims That Trump Officials Have Briefed Pastors On Upcoming Revelation About Aliens Existing - Joe.My.God. A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is...
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Episode 914: Gerrymander Wars
Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn't run in 2028. | Opinion Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redraw US House map, Washington Post reports | Reuters US to close watchdog…
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Episode 913: More Gunman Conspiracies
Investigators Offer More Details of Gunman of Gala Dinner Attack 3 days after correspondents' dinner, FBI still unsure who shot officer outside ballroom Democrat on Trump's ballroom: 'My constituents can't afford f—ing groceries or utility bills' Trump ballroom: Ashley St. Clair exposes secret...
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Episode 912: Petty Kash Patel Sues the Atlantic
MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged | WIRED https://archive.ph/20260418055449/https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/ Virginia voters approve redistricting measure backed by Democrats Tucker…
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Episode 911: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
https://www.propublica.org/article/rise-and-fall-terrorgram-inside-global-online-hate-network-frontline-telegram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8nsgzwuc_o&pp=ygUbcmlzZSBhbmQgZmFsbCBvZiB0ZXJyb3JncmFt
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Episode 910: Door Dash Stunt Driver
No Kings draw estimated 8 million in largest single-day U.S. nonviolent protest Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as Hungary's Tisza Party heads for election win Trump's Iran Deal Gives Him Nothing He Wanted - The Atlantic Trump's AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure follows feud with Pope Leo |...
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Episode 908: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics with Dr. Aaron Rabinowitz
Evaluating the ethics of AI requires seeing through the never-ending hype - The Skeptic There are serious ethical implications to sexualising AI chatbots - The Skeptic https://www.voidpod.com/ https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/
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Episode 907: Project 2025 Tracker
Articles Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year | PBS News From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap Trump Executive Orders Follow Project 2025 Instructions - Fullerton Observer Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals....
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Episode 906: The 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z
'This Should Be Illegal': Senate GOP Uses AI Deepfake to Attack Talarico | Common Dreams A DOGE Bro Allegedly Walked Out Of Social Security With 500 Million Americans' Records On A Thumb Drive And Expected A Pardon If Caught | Techdirt 2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income,...
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Episode 905: Iran war and the SAVE Act
GOP senator allegedly breaks Marine's hand during protest against Iran war - LGBTQ Nation Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief and then she thanks him for new 'Shield of the Americas' job | The Independent How Trump's SAVE Act would reshape voting and why critics are concerned | PBS News Leavitt...
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Episode 904: RFK Tells Broke People to Try Peasant Food
'This is actually crazy': Callers to Washington hotline shocked when pressing 2 for Spanish "Try peasant food": RFK sparks outrage after telling 'broke' Americans to stop complaining and eat cheaper food instead Melania Trump presides over UN meeting promoting 'peace through education' after...
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Episode 903: War in Iran and the Texas Primary
Democrats Raise Alarms About Trump's War In Iran After Classified Briefing | HuffPost Latest News Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran, defense spending\ Takeaways from Kristi Noem's combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing | CNN Politics Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got...
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Episode 902: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo and The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
https://web.archive.org/web/20260219135910/https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo With The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
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Episode 901: The DOJ Hid Trump's Epstein Files and 2025: Zero Job Growth
Democratic lawmaker: 'If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President' US women's gold medal-winning hockey team declines Trump State of the Union invitation F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs : NPR Rep. Al…
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Episode 900: Least Healthy Health Ad
Costco defied Trump's DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress - The New York Times Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it Trump's Director of Election...
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Episode 899: Slate: Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.
Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.
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Episode 898: Another Year, Another Superbowl Halftime Outrage Brigade
Missouri Republican suggests Bad Bunny performance merits FCC action The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless Grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey illegal Trump orders | CNN Politics Trump says he didn't see full racist video before it…
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Episode 896: Trump Wants Everyone To Stop Talking About Epstein
Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms' Rand Paul on Trump call to 'nationalize' elections: 'That's not what the Constitution says' Steve Bannon calls for immigration agents at polling sites during midterms Trump admin identified the "leader of Antifa." It's a...
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Every 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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