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Cognitive Dissonance

Atheist and Skeptical Newsdissonancepod.com
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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Episodes

Episode 113: Jake from Imaginary Friends Show

Saudi Arabia's War on Witchcraft After same-sex couple victory in Collegedale, church ousts gay detective's family Church Linked to Tarrant County Measles Outbreak How Crayon Drawings Can Tell If There Are Demons In Your Brain Christian radio hosts: Gay Boy Scouts will get merit badges for sodomy, incest and cannibalism Klingenschmitt: The FCC Is Letting Demonic Spirits 'Molest And Visually Rape Your Children' Fischer: 90% Of Americans Think Gay Sex Is Disgusting And Repulsive Please continue gi...

Aug 26, 20131 hr 23 min

Episode 112: Here There Be Dragons

Creationist Darek Isaacs CallsDragons Real, Says They Lived In Biblical Times (VIDEO) People Worship Weeping Tree In California, Tears Are Actually Insect Excrement Houston pastor accused of molesting 8-year-old girl Christian Pastor: My Sons Will Be Taught to Be Independent; My Daughters Will Be Taught *Not* to Be Independent Preacher wanted over acid attack shot by police HIV patients told by Pentecostal pastors 'to rely on God' After Getting Rejected from a Soup Kitchen, the Upstate Atheists ...

Aug 19, 20131 hr 16 min

Episode 111: Worst. Shock Collar. Ever.

Rios and Lutzer Link Homosexuality to Pedophilia, Crime and Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro Sandy Rios Knows Gays Are Capable of 'The Right Kind of Love' Because They're Always Heartbroken From Breakups Southern Baptists tell Supreme Court: Neutral legislative prayers means the Unitarians win King: Global warming ‘not proven, not science’ Cathie Adams, Former Texas GOP Chair: Immigration Reform Will Lead To Mark Of The Beast, 'End Times' Mysterious priest performs miracle at site of Mercedes cr...

Aug 12, 20131 hr 19 min

Episode 110: Gorgonorrhea

Harvey: Homosexuality Is A Lot Like Overeating Kentucky School Prayer Petition Links Prayer Ban With AIDS Epidemic Steve King: Undocumented Immigrants Mostly '130-Pound' Drug Runners With 'Calves the Size of Cantaloupes' News National Ultra-Orthodox protesters shatter bus windows after female passenger refuses to sit in back Sexually Transmitted Demons a Menace Say Teen Exorcists Robertson tells viewer with ‘demons’ to ‘burn the house down’ or get exorcism North Dakota pro-life group hands out c...

Aug 05, 20131 hr 20 min

Episode 109: The Scathing Atheist

'Recognizing same-sex unions brings us closer to apocalypse' - Head of Russian Orthodox Church Jailed: Charged With Sedition For Inciting Religious Enmity Known Exorcist Testifies Against Massachusetts Bill To Ban ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy Christian crazies in Canada threaten to run a lesbian couple out of town with BB guns Are We Living In Revelation? Jacobs: God Preparing 'A Whole Lot of Shaking' To Punish America for Gay Marriage Decisions www.survivingreligion.com Twitter: @survivinggod www.daveandhw...

Jul 29, 20131 hr 20 min

Episode 108: Crows 2 - Humans 0

Tea Party Leader Compares Immigration to the Alamo, Alien Invasion in Independence Day Satanists claim they've turned Westboro founder's dead mom gay Libya's women's football team banned from major tournament Boko Haram leader calls for more schools attacks after dorm killings Woman raped in Dubai jailed for 'sex outside marriage' The View Hires Notorious Anti-Vaxxer Jenny McCarthy A DANGEROUS "VIEW" Psychic Char Margolis fail on WGN Morning News 23-yr-old engineer ends life. Reason: A crow sat ...

Jul 22, 20131 hr 14 min

Episode 107: TAM

Pat Robertson: Facebook Needs A ‘Vomit’ Button For Pictures Of Gay People Deace: The Survival Of Western Civilization Hinges On The Duggars Paedophile priest told boy (7) he could get dead grandfather into heaven if he performed sex act 'I've got a surprise for you': Husband blindfolds his wife.... and then chops off her fingers to stop her studying for a degree Are Militant Atheists Using Chemtrails to Poison the Angels in Heaven? http://thegrandellipses.com/ http://conference.skeptics.org.nz

Jul 14, 201352 min

Episode 106: Blame It on the Rain

Man behind NSA leaks says he did it to safeguard privacy, liberty Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America Pastor charged with financially exploiting woman New twist for lost bracelet, priest Pakistan sisters shot for dancing in the rain Iran ignores swimmer's record because of 'revealing' bathing suit Preacher Who Murdered His Own Daughter May Get Away by Paying Blood Money Swanson Links Gay Kiss and Women Wearing Hats and Pants to Colorado Forest Fires

Jul 08, 20131 hr 24 min

Episode 105: God Hates Helicopters

Victims may have consented: Rabbi Hip-hop, poetry, singers, classical music to star in Muslim event Jihawg Ammo: Pork-laced Bullets Designed To Send Muslims Straight ‘To Hell' Scalia Slams 'Legalistic Argle-Bargle,' Re-Argues 'Homosexual Sodomy' In Dissenting DOMA Rant Christian Domestic Discipline: Spanking in the name of the lord Oregon faith healing parents get 90 days jail - 3 years probation Texas pastor: Donate to fix my helicopter and get a new car from God

Jul 01, 20131 hr 33 min

Episode 104: Mom Tastes Like Marrow!

Visit http://dissonancepod.com for the images we mentioned in this show. U.S. Immigration Services Believes An Atheist Can’t Be An Conscientious Objector? Congressman Claims People Struggling To Survive On Food Stamps Are ‘Intentionally Buying Overpriced Food’ Tylertown puppy mill busted, official: "worst I've ever seen" Former Isanti County pastor sentenced for criminal sexual conduct Sarah Palin offers take on Syrian situation, 'let Allah sort 'em out' Islamists Press Blasphemy Cases in a New ...

Jun 24, 20131 hr 28 min

Episode 103: The Revisionaries

The Revisionaries: Netflix IMDB Website News: Louisiana’s Latest Anti-Scientific Folly, on Video

Jun 17, 20131 hr 11 min

Episode 102: Goblins Gone Wild

Controversy erupts over Aceh's dancing ban Rape victim and 'black virgin' Kainat Soomro condemned to die in Pakistan over rape Christian Evangelist Larry Tomczak Explains What Causes Homosexuality Alien-like entity cures Child's cancer Former IT Specialist Claims To Be Jesus Reborn ‘One Million Moms’ Doesn’t Want Girls To Save The World Prophet sends goblins to steal woman's g-strings http://deitydubiety.wordpress.com/ http://www.freethoughtbooks.org/ REvisionaries Louisiana’s Latest Anti-Scient...

Jun 10, 20131 hr 18 min

Episode 101: Dolphins and Birthers

A Public School Brought in Unqualified Christian Women to Teach Students About Sex… and Guess How That Went? Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Problem of Muslim Leadership Working women should be molested: Saudi writer Woolwich attack: Suspects known to security services Iran moves to legalize marriage for girls under 10 years old 'I've rid the world of 160,000 demons', says Catholic Church's leading exorcist as he calls on the Pope to allow all priests to perform the ritual The Cake Wars My midwife, the dol...

Jun 03, 20131 hr 27 min

Episode 100: Guesticular Fortitude - Part 2

Alan Colmes Grills Evangelical Leader About His ‘Gay Impulses’: ‘I’m Not Going To Go There! Give It A Rest!’ Watch These Straight People Answer A Question Gay People Have Been Asked For Years Michele Bachmann: 9/11, Benghazi Were God's 'Judgment,' So We Must Hold Day Of Prayer On Sept. 11 Berry’s Mom was told daughter was dead. Thanks, Sylvia. You were so &*%#^ helpful. Bradlee Dean: Public Schools Evil, Obama Emulating Mao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo Oklahoma High School Has ...

May 24, 20131 hr 38 min

Episode 100: Guesticular Fortitude, Part 1

Alan Colmes Grills Evangelical Leader About His ‘Gay Impulses’: ‘I’m Not Going To Go There! Give It A Rest!’ Watch These Straight People Answer A Question Gay People Have Been Asked For Years Michele Bachmann: 9/11, Benghazi Were God's 'Judgment,' So We Must Hold Day Of Prayer On Sept. 11 Berry’s Mom was told daughter was dead. Thanks, Sylvia. You were so &*%#^ helpful. Bradlee Dean: Public Schools Evil, Obama Emulating Mao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo Oklahoma High School Has ...

May 20, 20131 hr 30 min

Episode 99: Every Problem is a Nail

Bangladesh Protests Calling For Stricter Islamic Laws Leave 15 Dead And 50 Injured They're taking our children Elizabeth Smart and the Case Against Christian Abstinence Education Why a Safe, Tiny Little Pill Scares the Hell out of Prude Christian Conservatives Self-Styled Rabbi Treated ‘Possessed’ Children With Suffocation, Burning, Hammers, Knives Belief in biblical end-times stifling climate change action in U.S.: study Robertson: End Times, Mark of Beast Coming Through Security Cameras http:/...

May 13, 20131 hr 29 min

Episode 98: Kiddie Diddling Campfire

Baby girl sacrificed on bonfire after sect leader says tot is the Antichrist, Chile cops say Baby dies from whooping cough in Orange Co. Measles Epidemic in Wales Has Roots in Antivax Movement N.J. Catholics outraged over accused priest’s access to children Nuns accused of assaulting girls at school 'used punishment room' Dungeons & Dragons 'destroyed people's lives' McCollough: Choice Means Encouraging Women to be 'As Promiscuous as Possible' https://twitter.com/SkepticAction http://www.you...

May 06, 20131 hr 4 min

Episode 97: My Snake Has Subluxations

Canadian terror suspect decries charges in hearing Sen. Rand Paul: I'm Not Against Using Drones To Find Criminals Schlafly: 'Reinstate the House Committee on Un-American Activities' UK businessman found guilty of selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq Angry mob undresses woman and rip her clothing after she dressed provocatively Pastor In Court For Allegedly Stealing Female Church Member's Underwear ‘Ex-gay’ leader says sorry for harm caused, he’s still gay 2nd child of Pa. couple dies after only p...

Apr 29, 20131 hr 27 min

Episode 96: Six Degrees of Bestiality

Louie Gohmert Opposes Gun Control Because Gay Marriage Leads to Bestiality Louisiana governor: I’ve got no problem with creationism in public schools GW student asks for injunction against principal over speaker Homophobic Lawmaker’s Attempt To Make Sodomy And Oral Sex Illegal Fails Miserably Teenager exposes India's 'one month wives' sex tourism Congressman Says Bombings Reveal Danger Of Immigration Bill: ‘Radical Islamists…Are Trained To Act Hispanic’ Rick Wiles Wonders if Obama Is in the Illu...

Apr 23, 20131 hr 24 min

Episode 95: Let Me Kiss Your Boo Boo

Babies' herpes linked to circumcision practice Uganda proposes ban on miniskirts in move against women's rights Toronto dad upset he's not allowed to watch daughter's swim class Dome: NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer with terrorism 'Filthy homosexuals': Michigan GOP leader Dave Agema's Facebook post sparks furor Renew America Reveals Satan's Ten Gay Commandments Republican Congressman Cites Biblical Great Flood To Say Climate Change Isn't Man-Made Survey http://www.wizzard.tv/survey/dissonance...

Apr 15, 20131 hr 20 min

Episode 94: Degree in Poverty

Christian Radio Host Defends Controversial Statements Voucher bill could fund Muslim schools Harvard-educated physician kept off Mississippi health board, but forced-birther nominated to serve Arkansas State Representative Calls Eight-Year-Old Atheist a Fool Robertson: God gives fewer miracles to ‘too-educated Americans’ who learn science NEW FATWA PERMITS RAPE OF NON-SUNNI WOMEN IN SYRIA Saudi Arabia Beheads and Crucifies Yemeni for Sodomy, Amnesty Releases Final Words of Man Executed for Robbe...

Apr 06, 20131 hr 19 min

Episode 93: God's Bass Boat

Bill O’Reilly says same sex marriage foes are just a bunch of Bible thumpers Limbaugh on marriage equality: ‘Who’s to say you cannot have sex with a child?’ Three 'psychics' admit fraud; alleged ringleader still going to trial Clerics attack Ahmadi house, torture family in Punjab Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Shame of Three Strikes Laws New Hampshire House Votes To Prohibit Private Prisons The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people Nat'l Televangelist Tells Viewers to Obey Go...

Apr 01, 20131 hr 16 min

Episode 92: Michael Marshall

Special thanks to Marsh for joining us. Visit his projects: http://bad-pr.tumblr.com/ http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ News: 'I have sex with aliens who sneak into my room at night': Psychic appears on live TV claiming to have 'out-of-this-world orgasms with octopus men and cat people' Pastor Starved His Daughter (9) Over Homework Bachmann: It’s my Christian ‘duty’ to repeal Obamacare before it ‘literally kills’ kids Egyptian trend: Matchmakers offer veiled, 'devout' wives Gay Soma...

Mar 25, 20131 hr 43 min

Episode 91: Father, Werewolf, Holy Eagle

As cardinals gather to elect Pope, Catholic officials break into a sweat over news that priests share €23m building with huge gay sauna Preacher: Sex with 17-year-old was Lord’s work Family Research Council: Unmarried People Should Be Denied Birth Control And Punished For Having Sex Pakistani soldier stoned to death over romance; girlfriend may be shot Jesus was a shapeshifter, ancient text reveals, and an eagle. 3 REAL-LIFE ‘MIRACLES’ THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE SET OF ‘THE BIBLE’ LOUISIANA PSYCHIC ...

Mar 17, 20131 hr 27 min

Episode 90: Homopropgandology

Surrogate mom refuses to abort fetus with birth defects DATING IS DANGEROUS, CHRISTIAN LEADERS SAY Argument against gay marriage in California hinges on accidental pregnancies Was Mother Teresa not so saintly after all? Researchers spark controversy by claiming her care of the sick was 'dubious' and handling of cash 'suspicious' Rwanda: Rising Atheism Among Genocide Survivors Christian School Fires Teacher After She Becomes Pregnant Polish Priest Argues That Gays Are to Blame for Catholic Church...

Mar 08, 20131 hr 14 min

Episode 89: The Thinking Atheist

Special thanks to Seth Andrews of the Thinking Atheist Podcast and author of the book Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason for joining us this time. Sometimes 'The Lord Seemed To Sleep,' Pope Says In Farewell Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigns as Archbishop Pope candidate Cardinal Turkson: Pedophilia is a white thing Christians upset over the poster of a woman licking a cow to promote a burger chain Religious satellite TV show Miracle Hour 'risking lives' Creationism, Ayn Rand and gun cont...

Mar 01, 20131 hr 35 min

Episode 88: Friendly Atheist, Part 2

Special thanks to Hemant from the Friendly Atheist Blog. And author of the books, “A Young Atheist’s Survival Guide” and “The Friendly Atheist: Thoughts on the Role of Religion in Politics and Media” Cardinal Roger Mahony: I Forgive Those Who Are Angry at Me for Covering Up Child Rape Physicist Lawrence Krauss rips creationists: It is like the Taliban Police suspect 'modesty squad' terrorized Beitar Illit Anjem Choudary urges Muslims to claim 'Jihad Seeker's Allowance' An Unholy Alliance: Privat...

Feb 24, 20131 hr 28 min

Episode 87: Thomas and the Bible, Part 2

Indiana High Schoolers Push to Ban Gay Classmates from ‘Traditional’ Prom Pragaash, Kashmir’s First All-Girl Rock Band, Forced to Disband Due to Death Threats Zen Groups Distressed by Accusations Against Teacher Anti-Evolution Missouri Bill Requires College Students to Learn About Destiny Fischer: Every 'Secular Fundamentalist' Is an Antichrist Christian Pastor: I’d Rather Experience Chinese Water Torture Than Listen to a Woman Argue With Me http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/brain-flapping/2013/...

Feb 17, 20131 hr 45 min

Episode 86: Clerical Error

Tunisia: little girls with Islamic veil, revolt in country Saudi cleric says 'baby burkas' would prevent child molestation Raping women in Tahrir NOT ‘red line’: Egyptian preacher Abu Islam Catholic Leader Bill Donohue: 'Gay' Dog Saga Proves Being Gay 'A Bonus,' While 'Straights' Ignored ‘Gays Will Burn Christians at the Stake’ Says Pastor Pastor apologizes for praying alongside Muslims, Jews at Newtown vigil Is David Barton Now Getting his ‘History’ from Louis L’Amour Novels? 'Sorceress' burned...

Feb 11, 20131 hr 23 min

Episode 85: Fine Imported Goblin

Sheryl Nuxoll, Idaho GOP State Senator, Compares Health Care To The Holocaust Modesty in Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn Is Enforced by Secret Squads Churches threaten to pull funding if Boy Scouts drop anti-gay ban Poll: Quarter of Americans say God influences sporting events Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip Evangelical Pastor convinced followers his penis contained HOLY MILK, arrested CHITOWN BLAST : BEHEADED GOBLIN FOUGHT BACK, SAYS EYEWITNESS Link t...

Feb 03, 20131 hr 8 min
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