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Cognitive Dissonance

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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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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 84: Face to Horrifying Face 28.01.2013

Sandy Rios Mourns Obama's Inauguration and Equality for Non-Christians Muslim abuser who 'didn't know' that sex with a girl of 13 was illegal is spared jail Orthodox Jewish counselor gets 103 years for sex abuse Files Show How Los Angeles Church Leaders Controlled Damage Pa. ex-pastor convicted of murdering his 2nd wife And These Are the People Making Laws in Louisiana Gospel of Intolerance New Me...

Episode 83: Ardent Atheist 21.01.2013

Special thanks to Heather Henderson and Emery Emery of Ardent Atheist and Skeptically Yours Religion may not survive the Internet AFTAH Offers Resolutions for Pro-Family Advocates Battling the Homosexual Agenda in 2013 Anti-gay rights to stay Rape victim could face public flogging Satanists Plan Rally in Support of Florida Gov. Rick Scott Hooded 'Muslim Patrol' vigilantes remove alcohol from drink...

Episode 82: God is Great? Eh - Could Be Better... 12.01.2013

Priest's 911 call after getting stuck in handcuffs goes viral Pope says Catholic Church must stand firm against “intolerant agnosticism” Grieving Family Shocked To Learn Of 2nd Service They Never Planned For Uncle Iowa Church Blesses Missouri River Asaram Bapu adds to shame, says victim at fault too Florida plane crash survivor: 'God is good' Marriage of 90-year-old Saudi man, 15-year-old girl spa...

Episode 81: Placenta Eating Contest 04.01.2013

Intro: Gay Marriage Will Cause a War From eating placenta to rubbing coffee on your skin: how celebrities went to war against science Saudi labor minister faces ‘deadly prayers’ from angry clerics Scientology 'Alien Space Cathedral' Reportedly Revealed In New Mexico Relics said to be from Jesus' birth to be at Chicago church Priest says women bring sexual and physical violence on themselves Psychi...

Episode 80: No Longer Quivering 31.12.2012

Special thanks to Vyckie Garrison from http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nolongerquivering/ Top Conservative Publication: Shooting Occurred Because Women Ran The School Conservapedia - abstinence Mob justice: Alleged blasphemer lynched in front of police Atheist Peter Crawford in court for ripping up Koran at stall in Leicester Godless Matt’s fundraiser page: meds4nyc.org Twitter: twitter.com/meds4nyc

Episode 79: American Atheists 22.12.2012

Special thanks to David Siverman from https://twitter.com/MrAtheistPants, from American Atheists http://atheists.org/ Donate to the legal fund for the American Atheists Legal Fund.50th Anniversary American Atheist Convention - Learn More Bill Donohue: American Atheists Wants to ‘Draw Blood’ with Its Latest Billboard conservapedia - american atheists World’s first 'gay bible': Special Queen James e...

Episode 78: War on Xmas 16.12.2012

Bill Donohue: American Atheists Wants to ‘Draw Blood’ with Its Latest Billboard China fears end of the world is nigh Bill O'Reilly Responds To Haters Who Don't Think 'War On Christmas' Modern-day Noah rebuilding Ark in Maryland Audible - God Delusion Atheists provide answer to big Obama election mystery Investigation Looks For Muslim Bias In Texas Schools, Finds Christian Bias Instead Judge says v...

Episode 77: Apocalypse without Borders 10.12.2012

Christian School Kicks Out Disabled Student for Needing a Service Dog Lawyers to ask Supreme Court to rule in prayer death case Mother and stepfather 'beat to death her seven-year-old son for not reading his Bible' Conservapedia - Noah’s ark Audible Pick - Denialism Texas Church Offers Firearms Classes to Defend Against Imaginary Bands Of Mexicans Mormon Church Calls For Compassion Toward Gays, Sa...

Episode 76: Irreligiosophy 02.12.2012

Special thanks to Chuck from http://www.irreligiosophy.com/ for being our guest. Bill O’Reilly: ‘Christianity is Not a Religion; It’s a Philosophy’ If arrested for child porn, don't e-mail threats to rape, kill a federal agent TRASHES 'TWO AND A HALF MEN' It's Ungodly FILTH Afghan girl killed over refusal to wed http://www.conservapedia.com/Feminism Manchester baby boy 'bled to death after circumc...

Episode 75: Kill the Gays Bill 24.11.2012

Uganda Passes ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill Christian Teacher Burned Crosses onto Students' Arms and Pushed Creationism -- Now He's Claims His "Free Speech" Was Violated? We don’t have all the answers, evolution is a theory Here Is What Louisiana Schoolchildren Learn About Evolution Texas petition to secede reaches threshold for .. Drunk-Driving Teen Sentenced to 10 Years of Church Attendance as Part of Hi...

Episode 74: Monumental 16.11.2012

Special Episode this time. We talk the entire show with George Hrab from the Geologic Podcast:http://about.me/georgehrabhttp://www.geologicpodcast.com/http://www.cdbaby.com/all/geologic We review the film “Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure”Spoiler - we hated it. All clips except the first come from the movie. The first clip comes from the dbate between Kirk Cameron and Racomfort...

Episode 73: Orgone Muffin Crystal Thingie 09.11.2012

Hagee: Gay Equality and Abortion Rights are 'Demonic Forces that are Attacking our Nation' Kirk Cameron: Defeat Obama to 'hold back the flood of moral and spiritual evil' Paul Ryan: Obama policies threaten ‘Judeo-Christian values’ Beck: If Americans are 'So Dead Inside' That They Re-Elect Obama, Then 'We Have to be Destroyed' Pakistani Taliban target female students with acid attack The pensioners...

Episode 72: Religion Poisons Everything 05.11.2012

Christian preacher blames gays for Hurricane Sandy Some Muslim clerics say Sandy is God's punishment Louisiana parents fear school palm scanner is 'Mark of the Beast' Court rules against Polish rocker who tore up Bible Poll: Most Republicans believe in demonic possession Girl, 15, killed with acid for talking to boy Mother murdered son for 'failing to learn the Koran' 'You're going to heaven tonig...

Episode 71: Milk Mustache 28.10.2012

Moore: God is Punishing America for the Sins of Abortion and Gay Marriage Romney: Hospital Visitation For Gay Couples Are ‘Benefits’ Not Rights Is This Milk Carton An Example Of ‘Gay Propaganda’? Italy Finds Scientists Guilty Of Manslaughter For 2009 Earthquake Forecast Skeptic receives death threat over piece critical of “psychic” Caputo Sharia courts ‘as consensual as rape’, House of Lords told...

Episode 70: Most Basic Desire of the Feminine Soul 21.10.2012

Dinesh D'Souza in Hot Water with Religious Right over Sex Scandal Billy Graham site removes Mormon 'cult' reference after Romney meeting Taliban says its attack on Pakistani schoolgirl justified Schools Cancel Anti-Bullying Event Amid Controversy Birth Control Causes Gay Men, Undesirability, Black Babies, Bestiality, Death and More Gay Men, Say Nuns Sarah Silverman goes after new “voter fraud” reg...

Episode 69: Cancer of the Lesbian 14.10.2012

If Malala survives, we will target her again: Taliban Ghana grapples with mental health Arkansas State Rep: ‘If Slavery Were So God-Awful, Why Didn’t Jesus Or Paul Condemn It?’ Charlie Fuqua, Arkansas Legislative Candidate, Endorses Death Penalty For Rebellious Children In Book Religious right attacks astronaut Sally Ride for being a lesbian GOP CONGRESSMAN CALLS EVOLUTION & THE BIG BANG THEORY ‘L...

Episode 68: The South Will Rise Again 04.10.2012

Daystar, TBN ready for Messiah in Jerusalem Link with witchcraft closes therapy clinic An Open Letter to Simon Cowell: We Can Help Religious fanatic killed baby daughter by stuffing pages of the Bible into her mouth Hagee: Fasting and Prayer Ended the Civil War Allowing Women To Drive Would Mean No More Virgins, Saudi Arabia Religious Council Says Career Confidential: The “Sex Psychic” Who Can See...

Episode 67: Vote Democrat and Enjoy Hell 30.09.2012

Anti-Islam film: Pakistani accused of blasphemy “Join with the Muslim community” after a war “Muslims will conquer them, and the survivors can submit to Islam or die” No fix for 'Jesus rifles' deploying to Afghanistan Catholic Bishop warns voters who back Democrats put eternal salvation at risk Cops: Man claimed to be the devil, set van on fire Husband ‘shot his neighbour because he believed he’d...

Episode 66: Barely a Child Rapist 23.09.2012

Child marriage in Britain Must Be 14 To Enter! Catholic Church Rules! – Abuse Not A Serious Crime If 14 Or Older Chick-fil-A claims to cease anti-gay donations, clarifies policies Pastors pledge to defy IRS, preach politics from pulpit ahead of election Mitt Romney ‘Dyed His Face Brown’ to Appeal to Latino Voters Empty chair 'lynchings': Anti-Obama protests gone too far? Rick Perry Blames Separati...

Episode 65: We're gonna need more fairy dust 18.09.2012

The Movie So Offensive That Egyptians Just Stormed the U.S. Embassy Over It Mitt Romney will never be president Limbaugh: Al-Qaida “gave up Osama” Mitt Romney caught on video telling wealthy GOP donors that 47 percent of Americans are government freeloaders Republican Delegate Says Children With Disabilities Are Punishment For Past Abortions YCSO investigating suspicious death at a 'spiritual retr...

Episode 64: InKredulous 10.09.2012

Special thanks to Andy from Merseyside Skeptics and the InKredulous podcast. Look for us on a future episode InKredulous. Mark Craddock, Christian Sect Doctor, Banned For Prescribing 'Gay Cure' Drug Used For Castration Iran: Zionists spread homosexuality to control world 'Witch' burned in northwestern Colombia Chuck Norris Video: Obama Reelection Will Bring '1,000 Years Of Darkness' Joyner: Our Pr...

Episode 63: Traditional Amish Neckbeards 02.09.2012

Pastor: We Successfully Prayed Hurricane Away from Tampa Seventeen Afghan partygoers beheaded by Taliban The music has died in northern Mali as Islamic extremists exert control Breakaway Amish group accused of beard-cutting attacks Father Benedict Groeschel, American Friar, Claims Teens Seduce Priests In Some Sex Abuse Cases Thieves steal vial of late Pope John Paul II's blood from priest's backpa...

Episode 62: Rock, Paper, Girl 26.08.2012

Todd Akin: It's Not a War on Women, It's a War on Critical Thinking and Democracy Akin's "Legitimate Rape" Comment Latest Declaration That Women Are Liars Or Sluts Missouri Republican official: ‘God chose to bless’ women with pregnancies from rape Quackery and Mumbo-Jumbo in the U.S. Military Controversial preacher Todd Bentley refused entry into the UK Tony Nicklinson's right to die: Change the l...

Episode 61: Letters to Christian Leaders 19.08.2012

Kids found bound, blindfolded in Walmart lot said their family feared demons Police: Woodburn priest chased boy down street after abuse Anti-gay marriage rally labelled 'offensive' Pat Robertson: Don’t adopt sexually abused children that could grow up ‘weird’ Inside the Hezbollah 'theme park' where children are taught the glory of martyrdom Eastern High School bringing the Bible to the classroom P...

Episode 60: Nothing a Shovel Couldn't Fix 14.08.2012

New 'magic patch' claims to give you abs like Jessica Ennis - without all that exhausting exercise (but does it work?) Olympic athletes love Kinesio tape, but does it work? Church slammed for selling blackcurrant cordial and olive oil drink as a 'miracle cure' for cancer and HIV Two Rivers Lawsuit Claims Sacker Violates Customer’s Religious Freedom Mississippi Conservative Calls For Putting Gay Pe...

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