The Phil Ferguson Show

Interview with Joseph Richardson. He struggled and found his way out of religion. We discuss his journey and how he once got thrown out of his city's government meeting for not standing for the prayer and pledge. Investing Skeptically: Polaris Plan Part 6 Bonus audio: Julia Sweeney and Andy Serkis reads Trump's tweets as Gollum / Smeagol.

Interview with author Jeff Sharlet. We discuss some of his books and how religion, politics and blind ambition for power resulted in Trump. A couple of his books... - The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power - C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/inside-the-cult-of-trump-his-rallies-are-church-and-he-is-the-...

Interview with Kevin Bolling. He is the Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance (SSA). We talk about growth of the SSA and how it helps almost 50,000 students in almost 3,000 schools / Universities. We need more secular thinkers and the SSA is a big part of the solution. go here to donate: http://secularstudents.org/phil/ Investing skeptically segment: The Polaris Plan Part 4! Bonus aud...

Interview with Max Rambaldi and JR Becker. Max is the illustrator for these amazing books and she lives close to Venice, Italy. We discuss her different styles and wonderful work. JR Becker is the author. He shares his story and the origin of these amazing books. Investing Skeptically: The Polaris Plan Part 3, The 4% rule.

Interview with Sarah Posner. We discuss her amazing book about Trump, Evangelicals and Racists. Investing Skeptically: Polaris Plan Part 2.

Interview with Jared Huffman. Mr. Huffman is the congressman representing California's 2nd District. We talk about the harm caused by the mixing of religion and politics. We also discuss the Freethough Caucus and how its members are trying to make America better for everyone. Investing Skeptically: The Polaris Plan Part 1 - The overview. Stocks vs Bonds, The Cusion, Budgets, planning for retiremen...

Interview with Casey Brinck. Casey is the Director of Policy and Goverment Affairs for The Secular Coalition for America. We discuss the involvement of religion in government. Investing Skeptically: Mail bag. Bonus audio: Christopher Hitchens https://secular.org/

Interview with Chris Matheson. He is one of the creators of the Bill & Ted franchise. He has also worked on several other movies. His 2015 book is "The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love (and Hate). We discuss the new movie "Bill & Ted Face the Music" and his new book "The Buddha's Story". Investing Skeptically: International funds - Correction.

Interview with Rosemary Batt. She is one of the authors of the book "Private Equity at Work: When Wall Street Manages Main Street. You may be shocked at the many ways a Private Equity group can strip apart a functioning company. Mail bag: International funds.

Interview with Helaine Olen. She is the author of "Pound Foolish" and "The Index Card". We talk about investing, covid, Trump, Betsy DeVos, Day trading and other current events. Investing Skeptically: Will the government change the definition of "fiduciary"?

Interview with Gayle Jordan. She is the executive director for Recovering From Religion. Investing Skeptically ; My story, how to become an RIA, Trickle down economics Bonus audio: - Ayaan Hirsi Ali - I disagree with my father - Douglas Adams - The Sentient Puddle

Interview with Peter Montoya. He is an author, business developer, marketer and founder of Thrive Union. We talk about people, humanism, education, politics and much more. Investing Skeptically: Business Development Companies (BDC)

Interview with Cameron Reilly. He is the writer and director of a new fun movie "Marketing The Messiah". We learn how he escaped religion and where the idea for this movie originated. Plus, some tips on how to market a religion. Investing Skeptically: Super Shitty Fund "USO" Marketing the Messiah - Watch here... https://deepdivedocumentaries.com/

Interview with Seth Andrews. We discuss religion, politics and his new book, "Confessions of a Former FOX NEWS Christian." We also discuss his podcast and 3 previous books. Investing Skeptically: The risk of high yield (a.k.a Junk bonds) Bonus audio: Neil deGrasse Tyson Kathy Griffin

Interview with science educator Abby Hafer. Dr. Hafer has a doctorate in zoology from Oxford and teaches physiology and human anatomy at Curry College. She loves to talk about evolution, "intelligent design" and biology topics. Her first book is "The Not-So-Intelligent Designer: Why Evolution Explains the Human Body and Intelligent Design Does Not" and she is the co-author on another great book "D...

Interview with Jenna Belk. She is a host of "The Atheist Experience" and "Godless Bitches". Both shows are produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. We discuss her life growing up Catholic and how she found her way out. Investing Skeptically: - Annuity Rant - Risks in Small Cap stocks - Motley Fool fund FOOLX Bonus Audio: Jim Jefferies & Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Interview with Andrew Seidel. He is an attorney and is the Director of Strategic Response at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. He is the author of " The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American " Investing Skeptically: US Stock Market Matrix. I go over the specific index funds that i use for this part of your portfolio. Bonus Audio: George Carlin

Darren has 2 Masters and a Doctorate from Liberty University. He shares his experience and thoughts on religion and Trump. Investing Skeptically: HSA and 529.

Interview with Kurt Czarnowski " Czarnowski is the former Regional Communications Director for the Social Security Administration (SSA) in New England, a position he held from December of 1991 until his retirement at the end of 2010. He began his career with SSA in 1976, and during his 34 years with the agency, he worked in several different management and staff positions in the Boston area. As Re...

Interview with Nick Fish, President of American Atheists. We discuss the delayed conference and some of the legal work American Atheists is doing. Investing Skeptically: Index funds and Corporate governance. Bonus Audio: Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Interview with John W. Loftus. We discuss his newest book " The Case Against Miracles". John and several other writers explains why Miracles likely do not happen. John has several other books on religion: - Unapologetic - Christianity in the light of science - How to defend the christian faith: Advice from an Atheist - Christianity is NOT Great - God or Godless? - The Outsider Test for Faith - Why...

Interview with Katherine Stewart. Her new book is "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism". We talk about this book, her previous book " The Good News Club", Coronavirus, The Religious Right, Religious Hospitals and the fact that she almost died in one. Investing Skeptically: Gold and Gold Funds. Bonus Audio - Carl Sagan

Interview with Cassie Fox. We talk about here "Jesus Camp" like childhood and how she finely started to learn about science and evolution. She lost her faith and her friends. Now she is living her best life and writing books! Investing Skeptically: The market is down - A LOT. What should you do? A "Special" Fund. Bonus Audio: Elizabeth Warren - You don't need to be religious to have good values Ji...

Special episode (no charge for patrons). My thoughts on Coronavirus, The FED, possible recession and how all of this effects your portfolio.

Long interview with Yvette d'Entremont. Her blog is Scibabe and she has a podcast with Alice called "Two Girls One Mic". We discuss her writing, podcasting and her long term headaches. Additionally, we cover some of the data around the Coronavirus.