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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Monday · 1 hr 1 min
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
September 21 · 1 hr 11 min
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 stain on chair in Ireland? Here's the truth | Snopes.com Fact Check: Billie Eilish video altered to portray her refusing to release music until Trump 'ends the war' | Reuters Fact Check: Video of Indian community gathering miscaptioned as UK city council meeting | Reuters
September 14 · 1 hr 11 min
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 Firefighters Carried Him Away From Unstable Building After Attacks - The New York Times Majority of Canadians now see U.S. as an enemy, and Trump is the reason: poll Trump shares map that renames New Mexico as 'New America' | CNN Politics A Catering Truck and a Decoy Plane: How Trump's Great Escape Unfolded Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported after U.S. immigration arrest, officials say - CBS News
September 7 · 59 sec
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!
August 31 · 1 hr 14 min
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 not sorry': Tommy Robinson blames 'admins' for false accusation post Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project Revealed – Byline Times The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday – Byline Times Nigel Farage wins election in which his main rival was a trash can | CNN
August 24 · 43 min
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.
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 16 · 52 min
Episode 929: The Demon Next Door
The Demon Next Door - The Atlantic
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'

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