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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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Oct 19, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 101: Dolphins and Birthers 03.06.2013

A Public School Brought in Unqualified Christian Women to Teach Students About Sex… and Guess How That Went? Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Problem of Muslim Leadership Working women should be molested: Saudi writer Woolwich attack: Suspects known to security services Iran moves to legalize marriage for girls under 10 years old 'I've rid the world of 160,000 demons', says Catholic Church's leading exorcist...

Episode 100: Guesticular Fortitude - Part 2 24.05.2013

Alan Colmes Grills Evangelical Leader About His ‘Gay Impulses’: ‘I’m Not Going To Go There! Give It A Rest!’ Watch These Straight People Answer A Question Gay People Have Been Asked For Years Michele Bachmann: 9/11, Benghazi Were God's 'Judgment,' So We Must Hold Day Of Prayer On Sept. 11 Berry’s Mom was told daughter was dead. Thanks, Sylvia. You were so &*%#^ helpful. Bradlee Dean: Public School...

Episode 100: Guesticular Fortitude, Part 1 20.05.2013

Alan Colmes Grills Evangelical Leader About His ‘Gay Impulses’: ‘I’m Not Going To Go There! Give It A Rest!’ Watch These Straight People Answer A Question Gay People Have Been Asked For Years Michele Bachmann: 9/11, Benghazi Were God's 'Judgment,' So We Must Hold Day Of Prayer On Sept. 11 Berry’s Mom was told daughter was dead. Thanks, Sylvia. You were so &*%#^ helpful. Bradlee Dean: Public School...

Episode 99: Every Problem is a Nail 13.05.2013

Bangladesh Protests Calling For Stricter Islamic Laws Leave 15 Dead And 50 Injured They're taking our children Elizabeth Smart and the Case Against Christian Abstinence Education Why a Safe, Tiny Little Pill Scares the Hell out of Prude Christian Conservatives Self-Styled Rabbi Treated ‘Possessed’ Children With Suffocation, Burning, Hammers, Knives Belief in biblical end-times stifling climate cha...

Episode 98: Kiddie Diddling Campfire 06.05.2013

Baby girl sacrificed on bonfire after sect leader says tot is the Antichrist, Chile cops say Baby dies from whooping cough in Orange Co. Measles Epidemic in Wales Has Roots in Antivax Movement N.J. Catholics outraged over accused priest’s access to children Nuns accused of assaulting girls at school 'used punishment room' Dungeons & Dragons 'destroyed people's lives' McCollough: Choice Means Encou...

Episode 97: My Snake Has Subluxations 29.04.2013

Canadian terror suspect decries charges in hearing Sen. Rand Paul: I'm Not Against Using Drones To Find Criminals Schlafly: 'Reinstate the House Committee on Un-American Activities' UK businessman found guilty of selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq Angry mob undresses woman and rip her clothing after she dressed provocatively Pastor In Court For Allegedly Stealing Female Church Member's Underwear...

Episode 96: Six Degrees of Bestiality 23.04.2013

Louie Gohmert Opposes Gun Control Because Gay Marriage Leads to Bestiality Louisiana governor: I’ve got no problem with creationism in public schools GW student asks for injunction against principal over speaker Homophobic Lawmaker’s Attempt To Make Sodomy And Oral Sex Illegal Fails Miserably Teenager exposes India's 'one month wives' sex tourism Congressman Says Bombings Reveal Danger Of Immigrat...

Episode 95: Let Me Kiss Your Boo Boo 15.04.2013

Babies' herpes linked to circumcision practice Uganda proposes ban on miniskirts in move against women's rights Toronto dad upset he's not allowed to watch daughter's swim class Dome: NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer with terrorism 'Filthy homosexuals': Michigan GOP leader Dave Agema's Facebook post sparks furor Renew America Reveals Satan's Ten Gay Commandments Republican Congressman Cites Bibl...

Episode 94: Degree in Poverty 06.04.2013

Christian Radio Host Defends Controversial Statements Voucher bill could fund Muslim schools Harvard-educated physician kept off Mississippi health board, but forced-birther nominated to serve Arkansas State Representative Calls Eight-Year-Old Atheist a Fool Robertson: God gives fewer miracles to ‘too-educated Americans’ who learn science NEW FATWA PERMITS RAPE OF NON-SUNNI WOMEN IN SYRIA Saudi Ar...

Episode 93: God's Bass Boat 01.04.2013

Bill O’Reilly says same sex marriage foes are just a bunch of Bible thumpers Limbaugh on marriage equality: ‘Who’s to say you cannot have sex with a child?’ Three 'psychics' admit fraud; alleged ringleader still going to trial Clerics attack Ahmadi house, torture family in Punjab Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Shame of Three Strikes Laws New Hampshire House Votes To Prohibit Private Prisons The...

Episode 92: Michael Marshall 25.03.2013

Special thanks to Marsh for joining us. Visit his projects: http://bad-pr.tumblr.com/ http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ News: 'I have sex with aliens who sneak into my room at night': Psychic appears on live TV claiming to have 'out-of-this-world orgasms with octopus men and cat people' Pastor Starved His Daughter (9) Over Homework Bachmann: It’s my Christian ‘duty’ to repeal Obamacar...

Episode 91: Father, Werewolf, Holy Eagle 17.03.2013

As cardinals gather to elect Pope, Catholic officials break into a sweat over news that priests share €23m building with huge gay sauna Preacher: Sex with 17-year-old was Lord’s work Family Research Council: Unmarried People Should Be Denied Birth Control And Punished For Having Sex Pakistani soldier stoned to death over romance; girlfriend may be shot Jesus was a shapeshifter, ancient text reveal...

Episode 90: Homopropgandology 08.03.2013

Surrogate mom refuses to abort fetus with birth defects DATING IS DANGEROUS, CHRISTIAN LEADERS SAY Argument against gay marriage in California hinges on accidental pregnancies Was Mother Teresa not so saintly after all? Researchers spark controversy by claiming her care of the sick was 'dubious' and handling of cash 'suspicious' Rwanda: Rising Atheism Among Genocide Survivors Christian School Fire...

Episode 89: The Thinking Atheist 01.03.2013

Special thanks to Seth Andrews of the Thinking Atheist Podcast and author of the book Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason for joining us this time. Sometimes 'The Lord Seemed To Sleep,' Pope Says In Farewell Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigns as Archbishop Pope candidate Cardinal Turkson: Pedophilia is a white thing Christians upset over the poster of a woman licking a cow to promote a burg...

Episode 88: Friendly Atheist, Part 2 24.02.2013

Special thanks to Hemant from the Friendly Atheist Blog. And author of the books, “A Young Atheist’s Survival Guide” and “The Friendly Atheist: Thoughts on the Role of Religion in Politics and Media” Cardinal Roger Mahony: I Forgive Those Who Are Angry at Me for Covering Up Child Rape Physicist Lawrence Krauss rips creationists: It is like the Taliban Police suspect 'modesty squad' terrorized Beit...

Episode 87: Thomas and the Bible, Part 2 17.02.2013

Indiana High Schoolers Push to Ban Gay Classmates from ‘Traditional’ Prom Pragaash, Kashmir’s First All-Girl Rock Band, Forced to Disband Due to Death Threats Zen Groups Distressed by Accusations Against Teacher Anti-Evolution Missouri Bill Requires College Students to Learn About Destiny Fischer: Every 'Secular Fundamentalist' Is an Antichrist Christian Pastor: I’d Rather Experience Chinese Water...

Episode 86: Clerical Error 11.02.2013

Tunisia: little girls with Islamic veil, revolt in country Saudi cleric says 'baby burkas' would prevent child molestation Raping women in Tahrir NOT ‘red line’: Egyptian preacher Abu Islam Catholic Leader Bill Donohue: 'Gay' Dog Saga Proves Being Gay 'A Bonus,' While 'Straights' Ignored ‘Gays Will Burn Christians at the Stake’ Says Pastor Pastor apologizes for praying alongside Muslims, Jews at N...

Episode 85: Fine Imported Goblin 03.02.2013

Sheryl Nuxoll, Idaho GOP State Senator, Compares Health Care To The Holocaust Modesty in Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn Is Enforced by Secret Squads Churches threaten to pull funding if Boy Scouts drop anti-gay ban Poll: Quarter of Americans say God influences sporting events Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip Evangelical Pastor convinced followers his pen...

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...

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