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Cognitive Dissonance

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.

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  • August 17 · 1 hr 9 min

    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 'unifying,' focused on 'working people' in midterms - ABC News Socialists Are Winning Because They Listen to People - The New York Times Crenshaw weighs in on 'dumb' $20 burrito sparking debate over affordability

  • August 13 · 51 min

    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

  • August 10 · 1 hr 5 min

    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 party's progressive wing - AOL Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services Anti-Trump conservatives Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie huddle about launching third-party movement - POLITICO Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta Georgia has arrested at least 20 officials for misusing the flock surveillance database Google's AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper

  • August 6 · 54 min

    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 Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings | US education | The Guardian Teacher arrested for clapping in support of speaker opposing data center | TechSpot Meet Jimothy, the Seattle Raccoon Who Is Taking Over the Internet - The New York Times Meta Paid Hundreds of Contractors to Pretend to Be Teenagers While Barraging Its Competitors' AI With Disturbing Content

  • August 3 · 1 hr 8 min

    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 Hammer - The New York Times Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Called Him "Googly-Eyed" Chud | The New Republic White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn't vote for Trump Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing - The New York Times A message for the Democrats: It's the corruption, stupid

  • July 27 · 1 hr 12 min

    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 trafficking : NPR Pseudoscientific Cancer 'Treatment' Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach | WIRED The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed - The New York Times

  • July 20 · 1 hr 6 min

    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 again calls for health update from Sen. Mitch McConnell | kcentv.com Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Trump Ally, Dies From 'Sudden Illness' - The New York Times Romney on running in 2028: 80-year-olds 'shouldn't be running the world' New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After Fatal Shootings in Maine and Houston - The New York TimesICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After Fatal Shootings in Maine and Houston - The New York Times

  • July 13 · 1 hr 5 min

    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 of webpages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US | The Verge https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/white-house-purges-thousands-pages-173101835.html Longevity guru Bryan Johnson reveals he has an incurable disease FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr. Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes After Trump Suggests Cease-Fire Is 'Over' - The New York Times

  • July 6 · 1 hr 9 min

    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. Jean Carroll Asks Judge to Order Trump to Pay $5 Million Jury Award - The New York Times Paramedics responded to a 'cardiac arrest' at Mitch McConnell's home on day of hospitalization Trump vows to give long July 4 address even if it is 107 degrees Trump's $2B income in 2025 raises fresh questions about profiting off presidency | PBS News

  • July 2 · 51 min

    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 customer's BMW, blaming wayward AI chatbot | CBC News f the way': The backlash over delivery robots

  • June 29 · 1 hr 11 min

    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 Latest News "I'm out": Tucker Carlson says he's done with the GOP 'We Are DONE': Marjorie Taylor Greene Quits Republican Party Amid Trump Feud Senate advances housing bill to limit private equity purchases of single-family homes

  • June 22 · 1 hr 5 min

    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'

  • June 15 · 1 hr 8 min

    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' claim Trump saw 22 specialists in latest medical exam — nearly double his previous checkup Postal Service won't deliver mail ballots for states that don't hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive | CNN Politics Trump embraces May price spikes amid Iran war: 'I love the inflation'

  • June 8 · 1 hr 6 min

    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 Said to Be on the Table. Here's What to Know. - The New York Times The White House's Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens | WIRED Trump Administration to Dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative - The New York Times In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights - The New York Times Trump Bought Stock In UFC's Parent Company As He Promoted White House Fight Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump's Portfolio Stands to Benefit. - The New York Times

  • June 4 · 55 min

    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. Paul https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/st-paul-traffic-stop-gun-diaper-bag-kid/ Montreal warns vigilante pavers to stop patching potholes Ballmaxxing is "electrifying, addictive, euphoric and transcendental" according to those pursuing bigger balls | OutKick 14-year-old boy stole and drove a bus for the third time in six months Trump AI video - watch at your own risk http://reddit.com/r/aivideos/comments/1tk0y1f/nightmare_fuel_trump_and_the_belly_button_man/

  • June 1 · 1 hr 10 min

    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 over John Cornyn in Texas primary may also help Democrats in Senate battle America can't fix redistricting until Congress gets bigger | Opinion Trump's 'Joke' About Dead Soldiers Taints Memorial Day Speech At Arlington | HuffPost Latest News

  • May 28 · 55 min

    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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