Political: Afghan Musicians' Lives Ruined by Trump Election Wildlife: Mitten Clawed Crabs Medical: Tooth-in-Eye Surgery Positive: Cranes Adopt Canada Gosling https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/3/29/four-afghan-girl-guitarists-escaped-the-taliban-will-they-be-forced-back#:~:text=These%20guitarists%20%E2%80%93%2018%2Dyear%2D,as%20are%20Zakiya%20and%20Shukriya . https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasive-crab-with-furry-mitten-like-claws-detected-for-the-first-time-in-the-pacific-north...
Jul 17, 2025•23 min•Ep. 135
Skeptical/Political: Are Other Countries Really to Blame for the US Fentanyl Crisis? Science: Citizen-Science Project Involves Danish School Children Science/Medicine: How Cancer Vaccine Research Saved Us During the Pandemic Positive/Medicine: Student Creates Acetaminophen Alternative That Works Faster, Offers More Relief and Doesn't Do Anywhere Near the Damage to the Liver https://www.vox.com/politics/406336/fentanyl-china-canada-mexico-trump https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nine-n...
Jul 03, 2025•23 min•Ep. 134
Christian Lies: Distorting the facts around the flash at conception analogy Environment: Living Building Materials Christian Corruption: How Millions in Water Infrastructure Funds Were Diverted to a Private Catholic School Positive: Creation of a Cancer Killing Molecule https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/sperm-egg-zinc-sparks-1.3553550 https://www.ncregister.com/blog/contrary-to-reports-there-is-no-flash-of-light-at-conception https://www.sciencealert.com/the-biological-fireworks-sparked-by-fertili...
Jun 19, 2025•14 min•Ep. 133
Religious Oppression: Losing One's Job Based on Lack of Belief Religious Oppression: Forcing Prayer on Schools With Threat to Funding Environment: Selectively Breeding Coral for Heat Tolerance Wildlife: Reintroducing Beavers to England Title Segment: Measles; it's back and people have already died. Positive: A Newly Discovered Part of Our Immune System https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/atheist-says-denver-officials-fired https://denverite.com/2025/02/26/denver-atheist-lawsuit-holiday-party/ http...
Jun 05, 2025•27 min•Ep. 132
Skeptic/Religion: The Taxpayer Funded Corrupt Mormon School Environment: Permafrost Craters Researched: Lava Lights & Clams used by industries Positive: Missing Hiker Found https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/taxpayers-funded-this-trashy-failing?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-private-school-vouchers-no-transparency https://news.agu.org/press-release/new-yamal-craters-explanation/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20Mysteri...
May 22, 2025•24 min•Ep. 131
American higher education students looking to obtain degrees outside of the US Some villages are already being moved due to climate change Only known large carnivore pollinators Sexual Assault Awareness Light based computing #highereducation #outsideamerica #degrees #movingvillages #climatechange #pollinators #carnivores #lightbased #computing #sexualassault #science #skepticism #beskeptical #beskepticaldammit #logic #logical #reason #reasonable #podcast #politics #wildlife #environment #activis...
May 08, 2025•21 min•Ep. 130
Politics/Religion/Be Skeptical Dammit - Christian Voting Group Leader Charged With Crimes Against Children Science - Photosynthesis in Animal Cells Environment - Boeing Built Satellite Broke Up in Orbit Title Topic - Australian Scientists Speak Up About the Spread of Misinformation on The Great Barrier Reef Positive/Fun - It's a Cave, But Also a Giant, Controllable Musical Instrument https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/leader-of-christian-voting-group https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-give-a...
Apr 24, 2025•18 min•Ep. 129
Disease Numbers Before & After Vaccines Eelgrass Roofs Varied Beliefs of Flat Earthers New Plastic Breaks Down to Fertilizer in soil https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2018/may/02/the-universe-is-an-egg-and-the-moon-isnt-real-notes-from-a-flat-earth-conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_beliefs https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4338?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAyJS7BhBiEiwAyS9uNQi6mXVmJCZlhJrSU1ghpkGBA5yVBVy1Qb6iaJwj9TKi-glu2uZwGBoCu9MQAvD_BwE https://www.iflscience....
Apr 10, 2025•23 min•Ep. 128
The rights of the abusers have been given priority over the rights of the victims of Catholic Priests The dangers of having a baby when your only 'coverage' is a health sharing ministry A saltwater line is creeping upriver towards drinking water intakes The world's rarest known mineral DREAM ENGINEERING Helping the blind do things they thought they'd never do again https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-rarest-mineral-is-so-rare-its-only-ever-been-found-once https://www.geologyin.com/2023/01/th...
Mar 27, 2025•21 min•Ep. 127
Political: Trump Lied About Conversation with Mexican President Economic: Trump's Tariff Plan is an Inflation Plan Environment: Is Wood a Space Grade Building Material Interesting: Working Nano Objects to Scale Positive: Powering E-Bikes With Vapes References: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89v4w51dzyo https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mexico-president-tariffs-border-immigration/ https://www.vox.com/commerce/387800/trump-tariffs-inflation-economy-china-global-trade https://www.theguardian.c...
Mar 13, 2025•24 min•Ep. 126
https://sentientmedia.org/musk-rogan-climate-change-meat/ https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/news/joe-rogan-elon-musk-climate-change/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-valiant-effort-to-restore-the-caribbeans-sea-urchins-180984813/#:~:text=Urchins%20have%20returned%20to%20some,sea%20urchins%20into%20the%20world . https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/prickly-babies-a-jamaican-nursery-aims-to-restore-sea-urchins-felled-by-disease/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/opinion/t...
Feb 27, 2025•25 min•Ep. 125
The speaker of the house recently opened congress by telling an outright lie about Thomas Jefferson. The saddest part of that is how many people believe him. #science #skepticism
Jan 14, 2025•6 min•Ep. 124
Skeptical: The Watchmaker Argument Skeptical: The Sunk Cost Fallacy Environment: Mysterious Gooey Blobs on Canada's East Coast Environment 2: New Hajpshire Distillery Makes Whiskey out of Invasive Crabs Wildlife: Whale Poop; neon green, red, sparkly Positive: Creepy Doll Contest References: https://www.philosophycubed.com/the-watchmakers-self-defeat/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/god-watchmakers-and-the-short-half-lfe-of-technology-metaphors/385408/ https://www.answers-i...
Dec 12, 2024•25 min•Ep. 123
Skeptical / Researched: Homeopathy Environment: Slurry spill last year may have killed most of this years spawners Wildlife: Why horseshoe crabs are crucial to our ability to safely inject fluids and why we should be finding other sources Positive: High School Student creating a future with less invasive and less expensive prosthetics https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-schooler-invented-a-low-cost-mind-controlled-prosthetic-arm-180979984/ https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/...
Nov 28, 2024•33 min•Ep. 122
Skeptic: State of California suing Catholic hospital for refusing to care for a woman dying from a miscarriage Environment: Wildfire Tornadoes Wildlife: 73% Decline in Wildlife in 50 Years Positive: Colorado protecting patients by forcing ALL hospitals to be public about what they will not do References: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/california-sues-catholic-hospital?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=23igpb&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202...
Nov 14, 2024•23 min•Ep. 121
Skeptic: See Wayback Machine Under Researched Environment: Making Great Use of Banana Agriculture Waste Wildlife: Mysterious Whalefalls by California Researched: The Internet Archive Positive: Banning Conversion Therapy in Kentucky References: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-make-stunning-breakthrough-turning-banana-peels-into-textiles-and-renewable-fuels/# p https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-have-so-many-whale-remains-been-found-on-the-ocean-floor-near-los-angeles-180...
Oct 31, 2024•24 min•Ep. 120
Skeptic: The Conservative Case That Says Trump Lost Environment: Heat Domes Researched: Algae Based Proteins Positive: School District Safe From Losing Counselors to Chaplains...for now References: https://lostnotstolen.org https://reason.com/volokh/2022/07/15/conservative-legal-luminaries-release-report-entitled-lost-not-stolen-the-conservative-case-that-trump-lost-and-biden-won-the-2020-presidential-election/ https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawyer/articles/lost-not-stolen/ https://www.aljaze...
Oct 17, 2024•24 min•Ep. 119
Skeptic: Scammers Target The Easily Fooled; MAGA Cultists Environment: Finally! Recyclable PCBs Plant Life: Mysteries of the Giant Trees Dying Worldwide Positive: Michigan's Renewable Energy Progress References: https://www.wired.com/story/maga-crypto-scammers-donald-trump/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/06/18/trump-2024-campaign-fund-fraud-warning-as-crypto-scammers-strike/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-are-giant-ancient-tropical-trees-dying-180984812...
Oct 03, 2024•17 min•Ep. 118
Skeptic: Election Deniers & Those Who Plan to Overthrown are Full Speed Ahead Environment: Climate Change Could Make Fungi More Dangerous Wildlife: Magpies Use Anti-Bird Spikes to Build Nests Positive: 6 Types of Depression and Anxiety References: https://www.wired.com/story/election-deniers-efforts-disenfranchise-voters/ https://www.science.org/content/article/climate-change-could-make-fungi-more-dangerous#:~:text=Higher%20temperatures%20may%20trigger%20mutations%20that%20cause%20more%20agg...
Sep 19, 2024•20 min•Ep. 117
Skeptic: The Clever Hans and Ideomotor Effects Environment: Micro Plastics in Penises Wildlife: Sea Lions Helping Science Article: The Secret to Better Sex? Have it With Yourself Positive: Getting Rid of Genetic Blindnes in Dogs References: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Clever-Hans https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921203/ https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans#:~:text=It%20is%20used%20in%20psychology,animals'%20intelligence%20or%20human%20intelligence . https://en.wikipedi...
Sep 05, 2024•24 min•Ep. 116
Environment: Zombie Fires Plant Life: The Deadly Angels' Trumpet Flower Researched: Facilitated Communication Positive: Basset Hound Saves Dozens of Other Animals Show Notes: https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/zombie-fires-canada-wildfires-1.7207765 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240528-why-canada-is-riddled-with-wildfires-that-burn-year-round https://ontarionature.org/zombie-fires-blog/ https://www.wired.com/story/zombie-fires-arctic-causes/ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/what-are-zomb...
Aug 22, 2024•29 min•Ep. 115
Environment: Floating Windfarms and Local Concerns Wildlife: Volcano Snails Researched: Why do Republicans Suddenly Hate Social Emotional Learning? Postive: A New Way to Target Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria References: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67211336 https://a-z-animals.com/animals/volcano-snail/ https://www.iflscience.com/volcano-snail-the-armored-snail-from-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-73792 https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chrysomallon_squamiferum/ https://www.sciencetimes...
Aug 08, 2024•23 min•Ep. 114
Skeptic: The 82% Wildlife: Bad News About the Spiders You Carefully Placed Outside Researched: The "He Gets Us" Campaign Positive: Just something cool: We Can't Feel Wet Show Notes https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-do-we-know-when-something-is-wet https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001133416.htm#:~:text=that%20feel%20wet.-,Though%20it%20seems%20simple%2C%20feeling%20that%20something%20is%20wet%20is,we%20have%20learned%20are%20wet . https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/th...
Jul 25, 2024•17 min•Ep. 113
Skeptic: Taxpayer funded hospitals in Canada get to deny Canadians their rights. Wildlife: Sunbeam Butterfly Researched: Why does the sun hurt my face so much? Positive: Stopping Parkinson's with the tetanus vaccine Show Notes: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/canadian-family-sues-after-catholic https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvzebx/mother-teresa-was-kind-of-a-heartless-bitch https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.03.24306800v1.full# https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433051-parkin...
Jul 11, 2024•18 min•Ep. 112
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Truth is Simple Environment: Tidal Power Researched: Orca Update Positive: Capybara Foster Mom References: https://www.energy.ox.ac.uk/news_items/could-the-uks-tides-help-wean-us-off-fossil-fuels/ https://abcnews.go.com/International/pod-killer-whales-attacks-sinks-50-foot-yacht/story?id=110226518 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/world/africa/orcas-sink-yacht-gibraltar.html https://www.businessinsider.com/orca-attacks-polish-yacht-sinking-it-morocco-killer-whales-2023-11 h...
Jun 13, 2024•19 min•Ep. 111
Be Skeptikal Dammit: - Republican Spread Lies About Easter Eggs, Biden and the National Day of Trans Visibility - Misinformation & Conspiracy Theories; a type of infection on public life Researched: Matriarchal Societies Today Positive: Narwhal Adopted by Belugas; Will We See a Narluga in the Future? References: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/adopted-lone-narwhal-traveling-among-belugas-may-produce-narluga-calves-180979695/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/narwhal-adopted-by-pod-of...
May 30, 2024•20 min•Ep. 110
Be Skeptikal Dammit: - GMO Label Scam - Organic Label Scam Researched: Fred Phelps & The Westboro Baptist Church Positive: Oral Antibiotic Advancing Cystic Fibrosis Treatment References: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/20/going-green-means-big-bucks-corporations-these-campaigns-scams-column/2310830001/#:~:text=Don't%20buy%20the%20non%2DGMO%20scare%20campaign&text=Food%20companies%20are%20rushing%20to,GMOs%20has%20largely%20been%20successful . https://www.forbes.com/sites/s...
May 16, 2024•19 min•Ep. 109
Be Reasonable: - Poem: They Said They Wouldn't - Who is really shoving their beliefs down people's throats? - It's Unreasonable to Take Transgender Healthcare Away - Republicans are unreasonable, & women have to pay attention Positive: CRISPR Removes AIDES virus from cells References: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68609297 https://www.news18.com/world/scientists-make-breakthrough-use-crispr-to-eliminate-hiv-from-infected-cells-8822026.html https://www.catie.ca/treatment update-232/gene-the...
May 02, 2024•16 min•Ep. 108
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Germ Theory Denial Wildlife: Sponges & All the Medicines They Provide Researched: The Patriarchy & Christianity Positive: Breakthrough Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer References: germ theory denial https://theconversation.com/germ-theory-denialism-is-alive-and-well-and-taking-the-nuance-out-of-scientific-debate-163408 https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Germ_theory_denialism https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/deep-dive-into-stupid-meet-the-growing-group-that-rejects-g...
Apr 18, 2024•22 min•Ep. 107
Be Skeptikal Dammit: New Americanized Version of Bible Environment: First Space Junk Fine Issued in US Wildlife: Snails Munching on Snail Mail Banks Making Immoral Investments Positive: Amazing New Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia Show Notes: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Conservapedia:The_Conservative_Bible_Project https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative_Bible_Project https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67191069 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-approves-first-crispr-gene-editing-...
Apr 04, 2024•13 min•Ep. 106
