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The Skepticrat

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Episodes

104: Skepticrat104 - Deal or No Deal Edition

On this week's episode, Michael Marshall joins us to discuss the impending collapse of society on his side of the Atlantic to distract you from the impending collapse of society on our side. Check out Marsh's show, Be Reasonable . Check out Marsh's other show, Skeptics with a K Give us money on Patreon To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audi...

Sep 02, 201938 minEp. 104

103: Skepticrat103 - Greenland New Deal Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll pumpkin spice it up ... Chicken Little and Casandra experience a brief synergy ... And Donald Trump is about to learn the hard way that Greenland is 1/14th the size of Africa. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: The Trump Administration Literally has no Plan for Recession: https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...

Aug 19, 201945 minEp. 103

102: Skepticrat102 - Jeffrey Epstein Went to NYU Edition

On this week's episode: England tries a Comedia del Arte approach to their prime ministry ... America sticks with slapstick ... And Jeffrey Epstein went to NYU. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Boris Johnson becomes the new Prime Minister of the UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49084605 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-483...

Aug 05, 201947 minEp. 102

101: Skepticrat101 - Requiem for Sarah Huckabee Edition

On this week's episode: We give Sarah Huckabee Sanders the send off ... Opioid manufacturers will admit that their “all the cool kids are doing it” marketing campaign was ill advised ... And Kellyanne Conway tries to rank the races unironically on the White House lawn. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: House holds Wilbur Ross and Willi...

Jul 23, 201934 minEp. 101

100: Skepticrat100 - Hundo Edition

On this week's episode: Andrew tells us where to put the beeps live and in person ... We learn it's pretty much just a full-episode beep over Eli ... And Donald Trump makes an executive order that you're allowed to make an executive order to overrule the Supreme Court. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Supreme Court rules that there ar...

Jul 08, 201948 minEp. 100

99: Skepticrat099 - Reparations Edition

On this week's episode: Eli proclaims himself a hero ... Another Christian album burning is thwarted by Spotify not being flammable ... And Donald Trump celebrates Juneteenth by announcing his re-election campaign on one of the June teenths. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: House of Representatives debates a bill to explore reparation...

Jun 24, 201941 minEp. 99

98: Skepticrat098 - Wilhelm Scream 2020 Edition

On this week's episode: [Eli sarcasm voice] Heath will advocate for President Pete because it turns out they're both racist ... [Noah literal truth voice] Noah will cringe at the makeshift studio in our Air BnB ... [Heath angry that this is still even slightly controversial voice] And you should've voted for Hillary Clinton. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fr...

Jun 10, 201938 minEp. 98

97: Skepticrat097 - Oreo Speedwagon Edition

On this week's episode: The Supreme Court rules that declaring yourself king is PERFECTLY constitutional ... Fox News viewers everywhere wonder if agreeing with Mayor Pete made them gay ... And Ben Carson hears about REO Speedwagon right before his face explodes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump tells Barr to declassify whatever...

May 27, 201943 minEp. 97

96: Skepticrat096 - Wohl E Coyote Super Boy Genius Edition

On this week's episode: Jacob Wohl runs into a wall he painted a tunnel onto … Eli’s ‘gross, poor person’ character will become official school policy in Rhode Island … And Donald Trump tries weirdly hard to hide a 450-page essay about how innocent he is. And yes, I'm aware it's actually Josiah "Jed" Bartlet. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline S...

May 13, 201947 minEp. 96

95: Skepticrat095 - Endgame Edition

On this week's episode: Twitter finds out the Nazis were calling from inside the government ... Eli will misunderstand the assignment and think “Avengers came out” is a news story ... And Sophocles and Freud have NOTHING to do with Heath's adoration of Liz Warren. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump seeks to keep everyone from test...

Apr 29, 201949 minEp. 95

94: Skepticrat094 - Political Pseudoscience Edition

Disclaimer: Anything that sounded like a suggestion of genociding anti-vaxxers was 100% sarcastic regardless of how offensive that target group might be. On this week's episode: President Trump sure hopes nothing bad happens to Ilhan Omar ... New York will get constitutionally protected measles ... And Donald Trump holds interviews for the Acting Acting Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, just to be thorough. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear ...

Apr 15, 201944 minEp. 94

93: Skepticrat093 - Redacted Edition

On this week's episode: Alex Jones calls Alex Jones psychotic ... The GOP points to an apple surplus as evidence we no longer need affordable healthcare ... And we learn that unlike Congressman Mo Brooks, Hitler at least had the integrity to be honest about his "big lie" propaganda. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Mueller Report bein...

Apr 01, 201949 minEp. 93

92: Skepticrat092 - Varsity Blue Lives Matter Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump had no idea someone was gonna follow that recipe he kept tweeting out ... Mario Cuomo’s kid opens his primetime CNN show by telling us nepotism might be a problem in the US ... And Mitt Romney removes his birthday candles one at a time to blow em out like a serial killer. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline So...

Mar 18, 201942 minEp. 92

91: Skepticrat091 - Baby Cheesing Edition

On this week's episode: We replaced Noah with our other smart guy ... We manage to do half as many headlines but take twice as long now that I’m here ... And we learn that Spike Lee can't read, which is why he knows nothing about the abolition of civil rights. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Mark Harris will not be running the new el...

Mar 04, 201955 minEp. 91

90: Skepticrat090 - Art of the Green New Deal Edition

On this week's episode: The green new deal is both of those things ... Eli will lose an old friend ... And Virginia abolishes abolition during the intro. And now they're all doing soft shoe. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Green New Deal resolution gets officially submitted: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/11/whats-ac...

Feb 18, 201936 minEp. 90

89: Skepticrat089 - Black Face the Nation Edition

On this week's episode: The governor of Virginia calls blacksies ... Survivalists will seem nominally less crazy ... And we learn that Donald Trump's skin tone isn't from tanning; it's actually from his top-of-the-pyramid Oompa Loompa genes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Northam is a bigot with a time machine: https://www.washingto...

Feb 04, 201943 minEp. 89

88: Skepticrat088 - Chuck a l'Orange Edition

On this week's episode: Eli will be deemed nonessential during the ongoing shutdown ... Donald Trump gets stuck with a truck full of watermelons after he's forced to change his catering plans last minute ... And all of you promise not to Eli this isn’t a federal job. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump cancels Pelosi's flights for ...

Jan 21, 201945 minEp. 88

87: Skepticrat087 - AOCcupy the Dance Floor Edition

On this week's episode: The future is female ... The Kuiper belt will continue to be bafflingly cutsie ... And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teams up with Kevin Bacon to legalize dancing at the federal level. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Pence and White House officials meet with congressional aides in effort to end shutdown: https://ww...

Jan 07, 201946 minEp. 87

86: Skepticrat086 - Rod Bless Us Everyone Edition

On this week's episode: We give Donald Trump the dickens ... Cancer’s family will express concern over its bout of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ... And the CEO of Google explains to Congress that you have to put the VCR and the TV on channel 3. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Government shutdown because Trump doesn't get his wall funding: htt...

Dec 24, 201849 minEp. 86

85: Skepticrat085 - G-20.in Edition

On this week's episode: We visit some of the great losers of history ... Wisconsin Republicans have a go at just making democrats illegal ... And PETA can go fuck itself a dead horse. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Democracy unr...

Dec 10, 201844 minEp. 85

84: Skepticrat084 - Mueller's Crossing Edition

On this week's episode: Donald trump appoints a whipping boy just in case he gets convicted of treason ... We’ll examine a supply side solution to global warming ... And Heath tells California that their wildfire nomenclature should have an exception if the origin is called Camp, Dumpster, or Schoolbus. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more ...

Nov 26, 201833 minEp. 84

83: Skepticrat083 - Midterminator Edition

On this week's episode: Eli serves as the midterm’s Eeyore ... Noah assure everyone that it’s because Eli’s knowledge of politics is primarily derived from jerking off to The West Wing ... And Donald Trump calls a rain out on his speech because umbrellas are terrifying. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go her...

Nov 12, 201838 minEp. 83

82: Skepticrat082 - Stupid Bomb Edition

On this week's episode: We all collectively created the MAGA bomber with our imaginations ... A Florida man will put the “Aiyee!” back in IED ... And Megyn Kelly considers blackface affirmative action to get rehired by NBC. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Turns out mail bombing campaign was not a false flag operation by Democrats: ht...

Oct 29, 201839 minEp. 82

81: Skepticrat081 - Kavanausea Edition

On this week's episode: White House staff put Rod Rosenstein in a box with a geiger counter, a radioactive substance, and a flask of hydrocyanic acid … The US Senate is all about the advice, but not so much the consent … And Trump will kill it at the surprise self-roast he totally meant to do. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Kavanaug...

Oct 01, 201840 minEp. 81

80: Skepticrat080 - Lodestar Wars Edition

On this week's episode: President Trump fills about 3000 graves with fake dudes ... We get to make fun of people who live in Eastern North Carolina with impunity ... And the American political spectrum looks like a train car with a crazy hobo named Donald in the middle. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump yelling TREASON after anon...

Sep 17, 201837 minEp. 80

79: Skepticrat 079: Laborious Editon

In this week’s episode, we learn that life without Heath is a lot less “pun”, Missouri puts the term ‘beat your meat’ in legal limbo if you don’t plan on eating your penis, the Mayor of London will get totally PWNED, and John McCain will show Trump what to do if he’s serious about making America great again. To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com , click here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Pres...

Sep 03, 201830 minEp. 79

78: Skepticrat078 - Tiny Cancer Edition

On this week's episode: The President yelling the N-word doesn't even make the back page ... The EPA will put the 'best' back in asbestos ... And that means Crayola can finally release their new childhood carcinoma shade. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump revokes Brennan’s security clearance: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...

Aug 20, 201842 minEp. 78

77: Skepticrat077 - Jim Kroeger Edition

On this week's episode: We win millions by asking Donald Trump what the lottery numbers WON'T be … Winnie the Pooh will be detained by communists … And we LOSE millions by asking ELI what the best STOCKS won't be. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump says impressive list of stupid things this week even for him: https://www.cnn.com/2...

Aug 06, 201845 minEp. 77

76: Skepticrat076 - Knock on Wouldn't Edition

On this week's episode: Trump wouldn't even commit treason ... We lament all the Disney movies we'll never direct ... And Russia has to wean the US off its breast milk tariff idea. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Fallout from Trump/Putin summit: https://www.vox.com/2018/7/16/17576956/transcript-putin-trump-russia-helsinki-press-confe...

Jul 23, 201848 minEp. 76

75: Skepticrat075 - Torrez a New One Editon

In this week's episode, Andrew Torrez of the Opening Arguments Podcast joins Noah to tell you about all the stuff you wish you didn't need to know about the future of the Supreme Court. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts To check out the Opening Arguments podcast, go here: https://openargs.com/...

Jul 09, 20181 hrEp. 75
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