Skeptic Hangout takes its pass at one of the most controversial topics on the docket today: abortion. It is a polarizing topic...so we hope to hear your thoughts. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* ****************************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshire Atheist - https://www.youtub...
Oct 10, 2022•37 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast Josh and Laura take cloning all over the map from the ethical ramifications of human cloning to cloning meat to the transporter issue. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* ****************************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshire Atheist - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPxKHB5l6N6r...
Oct 10, 2022•40 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Josh and Laura discuss the ways in which, for better or worse, individuals take the diagnosis of their symptoms into their own hands... or sometimes even become lay doctors and diagnose others. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* ****************************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshi...
Oct 10, 2022•39 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast Richard and Laura take on the brave feat of tackling the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient documents that, to be honest, neither know much about! As you can imagine, this episode gets very tangential as they navigate their way through and around the "mystery" (i.e. lack of knowledge) of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* ****************************************************************************** Check out our individual Yo...
Sep 09, 2022•40 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast Join Richard, Richard, and Laura as they discuss slavery, one of humankind's most long-lived (as it is still around today) and abhorrent practices. We know it's been culturally accepted and justified by civilizations (including our own) throughout history, but is the ownership of one person over another ever really okay? They tackle this question and more. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* *************************************************...
Sep 05, 2022•38 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast In this throw-back episode, the old crew is back together! Richard, Richard, and Laura discuss social class, up and down the social ladder from the top 1% to the bottom 99. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* ****************************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshire Atheist - https://...
Aug 28, 2022•37 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast You know that song One Love? Well, what if there could be more than one love? What does that look like? And most importantly, does there *have* to be sex involved? This episode is all about polyamory. Join us as Laura, Richard, Josh, and guest host Richard meander here, there, and everywhere in their exploration of multiple loves in "one-love-per-person" dominant cultures. Find Dr. Richard Firth-Godbehere's work at the following links: Dr. Rich FG - https://youtube.com/c/DrRichFG https://project...
Aug 19, 2022•55 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast Josh, Laura, and Richard are joined once again by guest host Dr. Richard Firth-Godbehere. This episode is all about disgust. We hit the whole spectrum from poop to lettuce and from physical disgust to cultural disgust. We hit on why we feel it and what you can do about it. Find Dr. Richard Firth-Godbehere's work at the following links: Dr. Rich FG - https://youtube.com/c/DrRichFG https://projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/emotions/richard-firth-godbehere/ https://www.amazon.com/Human-History-Emotion-Bu...
Aug 12, 2022•47 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast Find Dr. Richard Firth-Godbehere's work at the following links: Dr. Rich FG - https://youtube.com/c/DrRichFG https://projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/emotions/richard-firth-godbehere/ https://www.amazon.com/Human-History-Emotion-Built-World/dp/0316461318 Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/ch...
Aug 05, 2022•51 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast Join Richard, Josh, and Nate as they discuss the ins and outs of a most peculiar topic- America. They tackle the tough questions like "can America produce a good beer" and "do all Americans have potbellies and wear Hawaiian shirts?" Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Sw...
Jul 30, 2022•50 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast Don't be rude...just watch the episode, with a please, a thank you, and a good ol' Canadian sow-ry. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshire Atheist - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPxKHB5l6N6rlPU9Hr4sWw Unapologetically ME - https://www.yout...
Jul 25, 2022•43 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast Josh, Richard, and guest host Nate discuss guns. With an American, a Canadian, and a British perspective, this episode provides a discussion on gun ownership, usage, and laws. Each of the three nations has different laws on gun ownership and different cultural perspectives. How do different approaches relate to gun violence within each nation? Tune in to find out! Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* *****************************************...
Jul 25, 2022•44 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast What do Josh, Puck, and Laura have to say about equality and women's rights? Or should it be Laura, Josh, and Puck? Or does Laura even get a say? Join us as we discuss the nuances of feminism, how it impacts our culture and how culture impacts it. Or just listen to hear Laura shout "GIRL POWER!" Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels belo...
Jul 25, 2022•49 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast Josh, Laura, and guest star Puck, discuss the ramifications of storytelling. Topics range from the responsibility of the creator vs the consumer to what impact stories have on individuals and cultures. There is even a discussion on the ethics of porn from a storytelling perspective. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Ta...
Jul 01, 2022•50 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Do we or do we not have a choice about what we do? And does it really matter one way or another? Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshire Atheist - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPxKHB5l6N6rlPU9Hr4sWw Unapologetically ME - https://www.youtube...
Jul 01, 2022•43 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast What is free speech? ...and do we, in the great U S of A, actually have it or not? What about places like Great Britain? How does free speech impact social interactions? Can it be limited by individuals or companies? Join Josh, Laura, and Richard as they discuss the ins and outs of free speech. We may not know what we are talking about, but we sure do talk about it freely! Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* ********************************...
Jun 17, 2022•54 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast TRIGGER WARNING: This episode is a discussion on death and discusses issues around pain, suffering, and terminal health conditions. Join all four of us - Josh, Richard, Richard, and Laura - as we discuss euthanasia. What is the moral thing to do? How do we approach death? Should there be laws allowing or restricting euthanasia...and under what circumstances? We tackle all these questions and more. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* *******...
Jun 17, 2022•39 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast Monarchy.... outdated form of government? Valued tradition? Valid and successful form of rule? Governments have evolved over time. Have we evolved away from the "need" of a monarchy? Join Richard, Richard, Josh, and Laura as we toss around our ideas about "The Monarchy" and monarchy as a general concept. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube chan...
Jun 04, 2022•45 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Is the planet overpopulated? Is it in danger of such? How does resource commodification factor in? What should governments and populations do about it? Join Josh, Richard, and Laura as they discuss overpopulation. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Y...
May 27, 2022•37 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast This is not your average conversation about plastic surgery. Rather than determining right or wrong, Richard, Josh, and Laura focus on cultural beauty standards, self-esteem and personal beauty values, and ways in which culture or religion can positively reinforce or negatively impact decisions we make about our body. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individua...
May 23, 2022•37 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Where is the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation? Ideas being taken and ideas being shared? Join us and a very special new...guest as we discuss our thoughts on cultural appropriation. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshire Ath...
May 15, 2022•48 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Let's talk about the birds and the bees. Better yet, let's talk sex...ed. Join us as we delve into controversy surrounding sex ed and discuss whether or not we should be teaching kids about sex. How young? Which topics? What about adults? Do *they* need better sex education as well? Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Ta...
May 06, 2022•47 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Join us as we discuss literally the biggest mystery in existence, the thing which contains all things (maybe...or maybe not): The Universe (with a capital U). Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA The Yorkshire Atheist - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYP...
May 06, 2022•49 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Join us as we talk about talking. Who do we talk to? What is the subject matter? Do we need to talk at all? Are awkward silences ok or even awkward at all and how do we address those who we disagree with?
Apr 22, 2022•44 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast This week, morality is the name of the game. But should it be? Or is that wrong, morally? Is it a question of being moral or immoral? Perhaps it's amoral. Who knows? Not Gill or Gilliver! Join us as we explore this week's topic. PLEASE NOTE - all new episodes will now be releasing every Friday. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: linktr.ee/skeptichangout Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f... The Yo...
Apr 15, 2022•47 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Ladies and gentlemen, we give you Genesis. No, not the Sega one. And not the band! It is the story that started it all... or is it? Join Richard and Laura as they discuss the first book of the Bible and one of many books of Jewish lore. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7M...
Apr 06, 2022•42 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast What is sin anyway? And does it have anything at all to do with morality? Laura and Richard may not have any answers about sin, but they have a heck of a lot of questions...as well as a few opinions. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* Find CosmicKyle's video on human evolution here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RTQd3k1ZGt0 **************************************************************** Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Sk...
Apr 02, 2022•51 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast What does it mean to be healthy? Is it fad diets and exercise programs? Or is it stress relief and not worrying about what you put in your body? Yoga? or Watching Yogi Bear? Is one person's "healthy" the same as another's? Join Richard Gilliver and Laura Magee as they toss around their thoughts on health and fitness. As usual, they barely scratch the surface, so comment below or on our Facebook Discussion Group with your thoughts! Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: ...
Apr 02, 2022•53 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast If there is one thing that is exceptionally difficult yet fascinating to study, it is ourselves, the human being, the Homosapien. Join us as we discuss the field of Anthropology. Can we successfully study ourselves? Or do our biases get in the way? What is the difference between studying people of the past and people today? Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.you...
Mar 17, 2022•41 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast What luck! This episode is all about the ways in which we attribute things, good and bad, to luck. You are so lucky to have come across this video. Give it a watch and you will have good luck for the rest of the day...or, with any luck, you will at least enjoy the next 43 minutes. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skeptic Takeout – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6f7MD5Swe_jjbJHPE81jA Th...
Mar 10, 2022•43 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast 
