The Phil Ferguson Show

Interview with biblical scholar David Fitzgerald. He just came out with an unholy trinity of books, "Jesus: Mything In Action" Volume 1,2 & 3! These are a must read if you thing that Jesus actually existed. Investing Skeptically: Realty Shares - Private real estate loans. Should you buy Cannabis stock? Bible based mutual funds - just for homophobic bigots!

Interview with Alex J. O'Connor. His YouTube Channel "CosmicSkeptic" has become a huge hit. Why? Clever content and a Sexy British accent! Also, An interview with Fritz! He is a member of Mythicist Milwaukee and the are putting together another killer conference.

Author of "The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't have to be Complicated" and "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the personal Finance Industry". We discuss interest rates, Trump and possible changes in the Department of Labor's Fiduciary rule. Investing Skeptically: Social Security, When should I start collecting?

Phil Zuckerman talks about his books: Living the Secular Life, Society without God and Faith No More. He also tells us about the Secular Studies Program at Pitzer College. Investing Skeptically: 11 year performance of different investment strategies.

Interview with Barry W. Lynn. He is the executive Director or Americans United for Separation of Church and State. We discuss the violations of the current administration and how you can help build the wall that keep church and state separate. Investing skeptically: The "All Weather Fund", Hedge Funds, Third Avenue Fund collapse, High yield (a.k.a. Junk bonds)

Interview with Cara Santa Maria. She talks about leaving the Mormon Church, We also discuss her podcasts "Talk Nerdy" and "The Skeptics Guide to the Universe" and her work on TV.

Interview with Hemant Mehta. He discusses the 10+ years of blogging, his books and now poscasts and youtube videos. Investing Skeptically: Market Linked CDs

Interview with John W. Loftus. He is the author of "Unapologetic: Why Philosophy of Religion Must End" and several other books on religion. He argues that public universities must stop teaching philosophy of religion. Investing Skeptically: The new fiduciary rule. Will it take place, will it be delayed, what is it?

Andrew Seidel (staff attorney at The Freedom From Religion Foundation) discusses Donald Trump's cabinet choices. Many of them are religious extremists. Investing Skeptically: CDs (certificates of deposit). What are good rates today. Adjusting rates and callable CDS.

Interview with Mr. Deity - Brian Keith Dalton. We discuss his amazing YouTube videos and Trump. He also tells us about his "secret" copy of the first draft of Trump's inaugural speech.

Interview with the directors of the new documentary "We Believe In Dinosaurs". Monica Long Ross and Clayton Brown talk about filming the story of the ARK and Creation "museum" in Kentucky. Yes, people actually believe this stuff. Investing Skeptically: Social Impact Bonds & Kiva

Interview with Peter Conti-Brown. We discuss the FED and his book, "The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve" Investing Skeptically: the results of many market segments are presented.

Interview with Daniel Batcheldor. His new book is "Astronomy Saves the World: Securing our Future Through Exploration and Education". You will love it! Investing Skeptically: 2016 market performance & How to pick mutual funds.

Interview with Ryan Cragun. His new book is "How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps: A Toolkit for Secular Activists". Great ideas on how we can created a secular world and defeat religion. It is a short and powerful book. Ideas include: Promoting a fact based secular education, Empowerment of all minority groups, Sexual liberation, taking back control of holidays and rituals and much more. Inves...

Four former Christians tell us about losing their faith. Investing Skeptically: Why use an IRA

Raymond W. "Ray" Smock is an American historian, currently serving as director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies at Shepherd University, and formerly the Historian of the United States House of Representatives (1983-1995). - Via Wikipedia. We discuss: The teaching of history, Booker T. Washington, Ben Franklin, The history of Congress, Trump and many more topics. Investing Skept...

Karen L Garst's new book is "Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life without Religion" https://www.amazon.com/Women-Beyond-Belief-Discovering-Religion/dp/1634310829 Her blog is The Faithless Feminist. http://faithlessfeminist.com/ Investing Skeptically - What to do with an old 401(k) Learn more at Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/092214/guide-401k-and-ira-rollovers....

Amanda Marcotte joins us to discuss: Politics, Secular Pro Life, Alex Jones and much much more! Investing Skeptically - Blind Trusts. Will Trump use one?

Steve and Tally Cass join the show to talk about their Hard Rock Atheist Band "Monster On Sunday"! We also get to listen to a few songs from the about to be released live concert at The Reason Rally! Investing Skeptically: Trump won the election - Should I now buy gold?

The world is shocked that Donald Trump won the election. How will this affect your investments. Listen and find out! Personal update: I discuss my moms cancer and her recent death.

Interview with the host of Dogma Debate - David Smalley. We talk about: Donald Trump, The rise of the NONES, Scary Clowns, Leaving religion, debating Christians, Dogma Debate, Secular Conventions and much much more!

Aron Ra Talks about his new book - Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism and crazy stuff in the bible. Investing Skeptically - Wells Fargo

Christina and Pat Roach (From the Podcast The Reality Check) tell us all about Mother Teresa.  Was she a force for good? Also, The survey from PRRI.  "The Rise of the Unaffiliated".  25% of Americans now claim no religious affiliation and are called "Nones".   The number is up and it is increasing at an increasing rate. Investing Skeptically:   Have long term bonds out performed the stock market?...

Candace Gorham talks about her book "The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion - and Others Should Too" The evils of religion from the black perspective. We discuss: demons, masturbation, Lesbian sex, faith healing, prophecy and more! Investing Skeptically: SEC fines 13 advisors for misleading investors. Also: ETFs, backtested data, and the value of past performanc...

David Silverman talks about his Tesla, his next book and the total solar eclipse that he planned around the 2017 American Atheist convention. Also, donate to American Atheists and double your money. Special matching funds if you donate here.... https://www.atheists.org/phil Investing Skeptically: How to look up your mutual funds. Really bad funds and Mutual fund death!