Let's talk about rich people, their money, and the helping of others. We also get into charity organizations, ulterior motives, and the balance between helpful and harmful billionaire actions. 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 Unapologet...
Mar 03, 2022•42 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast PTSD is a serious subject in the realm of mental health. Richard and Laura approach this subject carefully, but candidly. Join us as we delve into what PTSD is, why it's relevant to talk about, and how it impacts people even years later. 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.co...
Mar 02, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Society... that vague yet starkly clear concept created by humans, utilized by civilizations, and informed by culture. Gilliver and Magee discuss the impact of societies throughout history on our modern concepts of what one is as well as the ways in which different societies interact and share ideas. This is episode 51...society...aka "History Part Deux". Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* Check out our individual YouTube channels below! S...
Mar 02, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast That's right ladies and gents! We made it 50 whole episodes! Join us as we look back on the last 49 and discuss the history and the future of Skeptic Hangout. 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.co...
Feb 10, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Debates... Are they good? Bad? Neutral? In-betweensies? Richard opens with a very sharp question, followed by Laura's thought-provoking opening statements, a brilliant rebuttal on Richard's end, but an equally astute counter rebuttal by Laura. This episode is chalk full of...words...about debates. 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/UCi6f7MD5S...
Feb 02, 2022•42 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast If we're driving the car, what's driving us? Are we just animated meat sacks or is there more to us than meets the eye? Richard Gilliver, Laura Magee and guest host Teo el Ateo discuss a topic that is near and dear to many people's hearts...the soul. Do we have one? ****************Check out Teo's content! ******************* Nuestra Experiencia Atea https://www.youtube.com/c/NuestraExperienciaAtea ************************ The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousn...
Jan 26, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Richard Gill, Laura Magee and guest host Teo el Ateo discuss denominations. This conversation takes a wild left turn into cults, which, you know, kinda makes sense when you think about it. **********************Check out Teo's content! ************************** Nuestra Experiencia Atea https://www.youtube.com/c/NuestraExperienciaAtea *************************************************************************** Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichang...
Jan 20, 2022•40 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Richard Gill, Laura Magee and guest host Kelley Laughlin discuss indoctrination. They cover topics including different types of indoctrination and ways in which they have been indoctrinated. While they only scratch the surface, they even touch on subjects like morality and social conditioning. **********************Check out Kelley's content! ************************** Kelley's Kaleidoscope - https://www.kelleyskaleidoscope.com/ What's My Rock? - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1673225339569910 ...
Jan 20, 2022•38 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Richard Gill and Laura Magee are joined by Kelley Laughlin, rock and mineral extraordinaire! Want to know if crystals have healing powers or how those pesky little sea fossils made their way to the top of the mountain? Join us as we crack open the surface of all things rocks and crystals! **********************Check out Kelley's content! ************************** Kelley's Kaleidoscope - https://www.kelleyskaleidoscope.com/ What's My Rock? - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1673225339569910 Athei...
Jan 20, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast A short message from Gill on behalf of the other two too, wishing everyone a Happy New Year. And apologies for the late episode and lack of a proper one - regular programming shall resume next week!
Dec 30, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast What do two skeptical atheists have to say about Christmas? Tune in to find out...you might be surprised! 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.com/channel/UC6XXrVmbpfdgk9x6UiaHa1Q
Dec 23, 2021•51 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast All of these questions have the SAME answer: Why do millions of people put lit-up trees in their living rooms each year and adorn it with shiny baubles? Why do some women chisel their teeth into sharp points? Why do people dress up in medieval costumes and toss flags around? What is it called when every year we get together around the same times of year with the same people to do the same things? The answer: TRADITION! Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/s...
Dec 15, 2021•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Want to know a little something about homeopathy? So do we! In this episode we go up, down, and sideways trying to figure it out. We may not have made much progress toward our knowledge in homeopathy, but we sure had a great conversation! 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.c...
Dec 08, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Richard, Richard, and Laura as we discuss the origins of everything, the thing that made nothing something (or so it is said), and what that means to us each, on a personal level. 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 M...
Dec 01, 2021•41 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast *puts her hand on your forehead and pushes forcefully shouting "you are HEALED* Do we think it really works? In this episode, we discuss various forms of faith healing, the dangers and implications, and its ties to other bad epistemologies. Find Josh's content at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzt1aX8oSqnR3lsMlvugVw Check out our **new merch** and find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* Check out our individual YouTube channels below! Skepti...
Nov 24, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ever wonder why atheists are so angry? And what are we angry about anyway?!? Join the Richard, Richard, Laura, and special guest Josh Etner from Bloody Good Film Podcast as we discuss the phenomenon known as the "angry atheist". Find Josh's content at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzt1aX8oSqnR3lsMlvugVw Check out our **new merch** and 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 – ...
Nov 18, 2021•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Richard, Richard, and Laura, three highly evolved (or so we think) primates, as we chit the chat about millions of years of things not dying until after they've reproduced. We also discuss "the missing link" and forms of social/cultural evolution. 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:/...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Richard, Richard, and Laura as we discuss a modern-day theory of where the pyramids came from and what that little helecoptery-looking hieroglyph thing represents. Hint: this episode is all about the man, the myth, the guy with the crazy hair... and esstraterrrestrials!
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we discuss Astronomy. We hit topics like the "horizon" (which one? To find out, you'll have to watch). the vastness of space, and how we are all tiny specs on a tiny spec in an obscure corner of one arm of a random galaxy among countless galaxies. "We live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds are destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock" -Carl Sagan. Dr. Becky Smethurst: https://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky https://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the episode where we talk about one thing we know very little to nothing about: Astrology. That's right! The thing where you read in the paper about everything that is going to happen to you in the near future based on the alignment of the celestial bodies and (wait for it) your birthdate. Or something like that... 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.yout...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Invisible tablets? Check. Translating Egyptian Papyrus? Check. People living on the moon???????? What do Gilliver and our special guest Secular Rarity have to say about a relatively new religion that - well may not be all it sells itself to be? Find out by joining us for our episode on Mormonism! 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://w...
Oct 21, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast To eat meat, or not to eat meat... that is the question. For whether 'tis nobler- Actually, we don't come to a single conclusion about whether or not one should eat meat, but we do discuss the moral, dietary, and social aspects of veganism and, well, not-veganism. 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 Athei...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Whether prepping for the end of the world or just a power outage or breaking down on the side of the road, one thing you should certainly include is the listening of this episode. This time around we discuss prepping, which we all thought would be about dooooooomsdaaaaaay, yet the conversation took some very pleasant turns toward just being prepared for the everyday disasters that life throw at us. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* Check ...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Listen through to the end for a quick glimpse behind the scenes!! What do black cats, ladders, and socks have in common? They (and more) are all subjects of superstitious belief. Join the Richards and the Laura as they discuss superstition. In this episode Laura and Richard Gill each discuss publicly, for the FIRST TIME EVER, habits of theirs that come pretty dang close to the category of superstition. Find all the different ways to listen to and connect with us at: *linktr.ee/skeptichangout* Ch...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Who's in charge around here anyway? And who put them in charge?? Join us as we meander down the rabbit hole of authority.... what it is, how it is used, whether or not it should be respected, and more.
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is there a big foot? Cupacabra? Loch Nes Monster?!? Hell if we know! But what we do know is that there are some pretty strange creatures out there. In this episode we discuss cryptozoology. What is possible? What is plausible? And what do Laura, Richard, and Richard wish is real...even if it isn't? Additional YouTube channels that delve into cryptozoology. Check them out, give them some likes, and hit some subscribes! ~Brain Bug - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsG9W... ~Storied - h...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast What do three skeptics have to say about the Good Word? Quite a lot actually! Laura, Richard, and Richard discuss the Bible, including where it came from, how they've interacted with it in their personal lives, and delve into which Bible is "the" Bible.
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast What do three lowly skeptics have to say about childrearing? Quite a bit actually! Join us as Richard, Richard, and Laura discuss what it is like to be a parent, Including how to determine parenting rights and wrongs (or if there even are any) and other topics like when to tell a child "BECAUSE I SAID SO!" 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/U...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you have this special gift then you already know what this episode is about, what all we talk about and who our special guest is. But for those of you who don't, which I suspect is, well, everyone, join us with special guest *Puck* for this episode on precognition! Find Puck at: Linktr.ee/whatthepuck0 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/UCi...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Richard Gilliver is joined by ACA volunteers Hein, Ascalon, and Philip in this episode about anthroposophy. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, anthroposophy. It’s a thing. Tune in now to learn more about this interesting philosophy called anthroposophy. 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 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast 
