Skeptical Thinker

So...I know we promised to talk about our favorite quotes on this episode, and we fully planned on it, but sometimes things happen that take us down a different road. Today, Leah and Jamie spend a bit of quality time trying to dispel the way body image plays such a negative role in our everyday lives. Jamie spends some time relaying a situation at work where the current event of the day was the "O...

This episode took place about a week after the election. We were a little raw, but were able to keep ourselves somewhat on topic. We looked at the book: Warming Up , How climate change is changing sport , by Madeleine Orr . Dr. Orr is a sports ecologist who has spent years studying the effects of climate change on a large portion of the sporting world. She doesn't just cover winter sports, but als...

Leah and I recorded this podcast about a week before the election. We had some cautious optimism, but alas things were not to be. So many people voted the man back into office, and he has made so many problematic claims and promises, that I thought that no one was that delusional to vote him into office. But the polls showed that he was popular and the thing happened. This strikes me as troubling...

In today's podcast Leah and Jamie discuss the book: Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch . The title says most of what the wide-ranging discussion was about, but we focus on how food was used as a way to subjugate and conquer indigenous cultures and the implications this had on tribes in today's world. We also look at th...

In this episode, Leah and I jump into the book "Cultish," by Amanda Montell. This is a book that delves into the idea of "in-groups," and "out-groups" that are found in every part of our culture today. A highly recommended read!

Welcome Back to Season 2 of Skeptical Thinker! I have asked my oldest daughter to join me on the Skeptical Thinker Podcast because we share so many incredibly interesting conversations! So a warm welcome to Leah! Today's Discussion is how connected we can be to the natural world. We are discussing parts of a book by Tristan Gooley called How To Read Water . Another book that comes up in our di...

Show Notes This month, I look at a couple of areas of sociology. Enjoy! Check out my show notes, and be sure to subscribe!

Here's the two books I mentioned in the podcast today: hÓgáin, O. D. (2001). The sacred isle: Belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland. Boydell.  On Amazon Sapa, H., & Brown, J. E. (1989). The Sacred Pipe Black Elk’s account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux. University of Oklahoma Press.  On Amazon

The Sum of All Our Experiences Trigger Warning: This episode does have references to physical and emotional abuse. This Skeptical Thinker Episode looks at my life as the sum of all my experiences.   Some readings come from a journal I wrote in the summer of 2021 when I took a short trip on my bike to New Glarus Woods State Park in Wisconsin.   It leads to some insights as to how even Skeptical Thi...

In this episode, I have the honor of welcoming my oldest daughter, Leah!  While growing up in the late 1990s and 2000s, she was exposed to some unique experiences that shaped the way she thinks.  Leah fills me in on the origination of the term, “woke” while giving me some insight on how it is being co-opted to become the conservative talking point and “boogeyman” for the party.  If you are interes...

Join me in this episode as we look at why we have seasons on Earth!   I found some interesting information about the seasons at NASA's website .

Some background on the podcast and a little bit of promo for what to expect on season one.  Since I am new at this, I am still learning the audio settings.  So, you will be in the front seat of my evolution as a podcaster.  Thanks for joining me! A new podcast is published the first Saturday of each month.

In this episode, we look at the idea of Faith.  There's not much to put in the show notes, this is mostly just some thoughts and musings that I have as a free thinker.  Of course, these things are always bouncing around my mind - looking for an outlet.  Let me know what you think!  

We are looking at the science and story behind the movement of the planet Earth through the Apsides, or the nearest and farthest point the Earth is away from the sun. Show Notes: Here's the link for creating your own Ellipse I spoke about during the show.  https://youtu.be/WBWYNgfDkqI My sources for information for today's podcast are: https://www.astronomynotes.com/history/s7.htm https://www...