Episodes

  • Ep#460: White Washing America

    Ep#460: White Washing America
    Nov 12 2025
    Announcements: Veteran’s Day @0:38 Follow-ups: Mom’s for liberty results @3:50 Milford update @5:20 In poker, this would be called “overplaying a weak hand.” @6:04 Kansas county to pay $3 million and apologize over a raid on newspaper @8:11 Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage @11:00 News: Democrats vote @13:26 Ghislaine Maxwell info @21:56 Empathy and wealth @32:44 Health/Medicine/Science: Emboldened, Kennedy Allies Embrace a Label They Once Rejected: 'Anti-Vax' @37:37 a recent event in Sarasota County, Florida @41:36 Doctors Muffled in Florida White Washing America @45:32 Reuters' summary of WHouse health misinformation @47:03 Updated AAP lawsuit seeks to replace ACIP members @47:38 Religious Nonsense: Paxton sues Galveston @49:01 A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office @50:58 New Britain teacher placed on leave for refusing to remove crucifix @52:21 Noah and Utnapishtim @57:14 Pseudoscience: Presentation of a Chinese Horoscope Book in Buenos Aires Is Canceled @1:04:56 Pickle Juice @1:07:38 Final Stories: Coin Mover @1:10:28 Kim Kardashian Is Furious @1:13:34
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Ep#459: Election night and Trump's crown

    Ep#459: Election night and Trump's crown
    Nov 5 2025
    Announcements: Elections update @3:54 Brandi Carlisle @6:16 Follow-ups: RFK Jr. Admits He Can’t Actually Tie Tylenol to Autism @11:14 Federal appeals court will hear combined arguments Ten Commandments cases @18:03 Politics: Trump Has Likened Himself to a King. South Korea Gave Him a Crown. @19:11 Religious Nonsense: 'Offensive' Holocaust imagery on Catholic school's Halloween float @29:57 Texas judges and gay weddings @34:43 Wisconsin DOJ suggests eliminating religious tax exemptions @35:41 Have We Reached Peak None? @38:08 Election update @39:59 Kentucky voters @45:04 Health/Medicine/Science: Bird flu's comeback raises fears about readiness @48:17 And king county MPOX levels on the rise @53:20 Louisiana officials waited to warn of whooping cough outbreak @55:14 This mom has three children with autism. She’s spent thousands on false hope. @56:30 Pseudoscience: Herbal quackery nightmare @58:51 Unhelpful Spirit Guide @1:03:49 Final Stories: Dick Cheney @1:10:08
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep#458: Riyadh, Gen Z, and Platner

    Ep#458: Riyadh, Gen Z, and Platner
    Oct 29 2025
    Republican debates AI @0:31 Announcements: VOTE! @2:18 Follow-ups: Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks @5:23 Politics: White House fires arts commission expected to review construction projects @9:18 Riyadh Comedy Festival @12:19 Health/Medicine/Science: Destruction of health in America @23:36 Who benefits from the MAHA anti-science push? @26:58 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to investigate climate and weather control @31:17 Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates a Model for the Country?. @35:20 News: Is there religious revival among Gen Z? @38:27 Nearly 40% of Gen Z women identify as atheist, agnostic or have no faith @40:04 Jesus Prayers in Public Schools: Who’s For It and Who’s Against It @40:57 Religious Nonsense: NY A 9067 @45:39 Federal Government Is Planning Christian Nationalist Revival Meetings @50:35 Binance @52:24 MRI and Hand Bruises @53:45 Conspiracies: Bridgewater triangle @56:13 Final Stories: The Senate just did something @1:00:15 Graham Platner @1:01:35
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Ep#457: Facts, fictions, and belief

    Ep#457: Facts, fictions, and belief
    Oct 22 2025
    NoKings @4:15 Announcements: Halloween-themed edition of Skeptical Inquirer Presents @10:30 Follow-ups: Lindel Fields has ‘no plans to distribute Bibles’ in Oklahoma @12:17 Under Walters, OSDE gave federal funds to ineligible religious schools @13:09 University of Arkansas @20:40 Politics: Santos is OUT! @21:25 White house update @23:57 Bolton indicted @27:12 Trump on miller @31:39 Adm Holsey @33:13 SCOTUS poised to ignore voting rights act @36:35 Religious Nonsense: Massachusetts court blocks religious statues on government property @40:56 Colorado's 'first public Christian school' faces state funding warning @42:20 Health/Medicine/Science: Newborn screening @50:34 WV judge dismisses religious vaccination exemption lawsuit @58:02 Whooping cough surges in Florida as vaccine rates plummet @58:36 Aluminum salts @1:00:45 Democratic governors form state public health alliance to counter RFK Jr. @1:04:29 Andrew Wakefield @1:06:11 Believing misinformation @1:08:24 Final Stories: Gloomy Sunday @1:12:26
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Ep#456: Trump goes to heaven

    Ep#456: Trump goes to heaven
    Oct 15 2025
    Follow-ups: Moroccan Court Upholds Jail Term @8:46 SCOTUS rejects Alex Jones' appeal @10:35 Man who burned Koran outside in London wins appeal @11:11 The soaring eagle of voting @12:43 News: Congressional vote and Taylor-Greene @17:10 Only on news outlet signed the Pentagon form @21:20 RFK Jr. wildly claims circumcision linked to autism @22:15 Let's take a look at RFK's points Kennedy’s numerous questionable statements CDC adopts vaccine panel's recommendations @34:19 CDC layoff oopsie @36:19 Trump really fears not going to heaven? @38:32 Indian-origin man- Local Story @41:47 Jared’s kindness story @50:37 Religious Nonsense: 5th circuit to hear arguments on 10 Comm. @51:55 Christian schools, Amazon attract most Georgia voucher school dollars @53:58 Final Stories: Haunted stories @56:15
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep#455: The Rapture...again

    Ep#455: The Rapture...again
    Oct 8 2025
    Announcements: Israel and Hamas Meet in Egypt to Discuss Gaza Peace Plan @1:20 Follow-ups: Rapture is back on after noticing pastor's bizarre mix up with calendar @7:09 News: Local health departments worry about government shutdown @8:50 A bet @10:36 Jordan Peterson Diagnosed With Chronic Condition After Exposure to Mold @12:44 Indian man has US visa revoked, faces deportation @14:40 Former Des Moines superintendent detained by ICE @16:38 Conspiracies: Scam numbers going up @25:29 Deepfakes on Meta Politics: Ansari, Huffman, Raskin Co-Lead Resolution @29:55 Jane Fonda relaunches McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech @41:05 Supreme Court To Hear Elections Case On Mail-In Ballots @42:17 Religious Nonsense: OH House bill 486 @46:20 'Apostle' who claims to be Jesus' best friend arrested in forced labor scheme @50:52 Muslim convert loses bid to renounce Islam @52:16 Final Stories: Ladies and gentlemen, the president of Argentina. @56:03 New coin @58:23 Why Trump? @59:19 17-year-old Cranford, N.J. hit-and-run @1:01:40
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Ep#454: They made me horny and forced me to psychic

    Ep#454: They made me horny and forced me to psychic
    Oct 1 2025
    Announcements: International Blasphemy Rights Day @1:55 Letter to MA house @2:45 Currently 6 states Follow-ups: TX - second lawsuit @5:42 Betty Lachgar @6:32 Nigeria @7:42 Immediate consequences @12:26 Why autism stats are wrong. @13:44 RFK to move on mifepristone @17:26 Round-Up @18:37 News: Top Military Leaders meet @24:25 Haley Stevens is preparing to introduce articles of impeachment @35:39 Ryan Walters resigns to lead conservative educators' group @36:33 Eric Adams @39:54 QAnon Shaman sues Trump @42:02 LifeWise @46:45 Conspiracies: The Plot Against America @47:57 NSPM-7 @55:35 Politics: Trump falls for AI MedBed @59:07 Health/Medicine/Science: Quackwatch @1:04:32 Pseudoscience: Remote viewer Jeff J. @1:06:31 Final Stories: New F-47 jet 1:09:08
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Ep#453: Kimmel update and HHS chaos

    Ep#453: Kimmel update and HHS chaos
    Sep 24 2025
    Announcements: We’re still here! Follow-ups: OK schools @4:35 Markwayne Mullin @5:36 Kimmel @6:58 Sinclair and Nexstar TX teachers “complying” @18:17 News: Kirk memorial @20:22 OK Republicans propose colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue @23:044 Pentagon restrictions on media @26:12 Chicago swim @28:05 Politics: Tom Homan’s big bag’o’cash @30:55 RFK Jr. has appointed five new members to (ACIP) @35:50 Autism announcement @36:31 Axios write-up: “a large study concluded there was no connection.” @36:43 RFK Jr. Announces FDA Will Approve Leucovorin sold by iherb @40:11 Health/Medicine/Science: Vaccine meeting @44:18 The national trade association issued a statement American Academy of Pediatrics reiterated its support for existing vaccination schedule. a new “MAHA” report included “128 ideas, but few details” @46:25 Axios notes the initial response “revealed continued divisions within the MAHA” FDA to present data it claims ties Covid shots to child deaths @49:37 Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down. @51:36 EPA orders some scientists to stop publishing research Religious Nonsense: Nigerian court case @53:18 Final Stories: Stuck in Traffic, Emmanuel Macron Calls Trump @55:48 We’re still here! @59:39
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    1 hr and 4 mins