Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

The Skepticrat

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Covering politics from the far center

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Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

198: Skepticrat198 - Defoxify Edition 24.04.2023

On this week's episode: The Supreme Court puts evil on pause ... Belgium proves you don’t have to be a bigot to destroy beer for stupid reasons ... And bad people lose SO MUCH MONEY. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by ch...

197: Skepticrat197 - Indictment Edition 10.04.2023

On this week's episode: The image of Donald Trump in an orange jumpsuit is Eli's patronus ... Gwyneth Paltrow wins the homeopathic equivalent of a three million dollar settlement ... And Lauren Boebert puts the pee in GOP. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get gre...

196: Skepticrat196 - TikToccam's Razor Edition 27.03.2023

On this week's episode: Congress takes on the tick-a-ma-tocks ... Noah makes Eli listen to astronomy words ... And we explore the burgeoning alt-right semen sector. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our spo...

195: Skepticrat195 - Meek Drop Edition 13.03.2023

On this week's episode: Watching the January 6th tapes backwards shows they were actually cleaning ... We get an inside look into just how incompetently the Tories handled COVID ... And Dilbert gets called in for a tough meeting with HR. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffe...

194: Skepticrat194 - Traincheck Edition 27.02.2023

On this week's episode: We’ll lend a whole new meaning to smeared in the press ... We’ll talk about Navy SEAL cum astronaut George Santos ... And Donald Trump orders food at McDonald's SUPER DUPER BIGMACLY WELL. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals wh...

193: Skepticrat193 - Balloonatic Edition 13.02.2023

On this week's episode: Sarah Huckabee Sanders enters the state of the union from the top rope ... Marjorie Taylor Greene gets jealous of people with thought balloons and goes for a DYI ... And the House Oversight Committee holds an Acme hearing that does NOT end well for them. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go h...

192: Skepticrat192 - M&Mpire Strikes Back Edition 30.01.2023

On this week's episode: The US addresses the balance of trade with Brazil by exporting insane insurrections ... Ron DeSantis continues trying to make it illegal to learn just how racist he is ... And Tucker Carlson tells us about the dangers of M&Ms and the power of cigarettes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars,...

191: Skepticrat191 - Brescape Velocity Edition 16.01.2023

On this week's episode: Kevin McCarthy speaks for a house divided ... We finally find the line for “bullshit not even the Tories will support” ... And now that we got the private sector involved, space travel is finally failing EFFICIENTLY. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGira...

190: Skepticrat190 - Spurious George Edition 02.01.2023

On this week's episode: Southwest Airlines tries to commit suicide by customer ... Trump’s taxes show suspiciously large write offs for “magical beans” ... And a men's rights activist makes a reGRETAble mistake. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals wh...

189: Skepticrat189 - Schadenfreudian Slip Edition 19.12.2022

On this week's episode: We’ll wrap up the year because we forgot to get you a Christmas present ... We’ll miss obvious topical references because we recorded this a week early ... And lots of tea, lots of schadenfreude. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great...

188: Skepticrat188 - How to Drag Your Trainin' Edition 05.12.2022

On this week's episode: Joe Biden murders Thomas the Tank Engine with his BARE HANDS ... We learn that the sentence for voter fraud in Ohio is basically noogies ... And Alex Jones plays host to a nazi-themed episode of The Masked Singer. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffe...

187: Skepticrat187 - Recrudescence Edition 21.11.2022

On this week's episode: Elon makes us long for the humble brilliance of Krang ... The World Cup gets so immoral even NFL fans will get uneasy ... And Herschel Walker has some important information that could affect your vampire weekend. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffes...

186: Skepticrat186 - Election Eve '22 Edition 07.11.2022

On this week's episode: Lulu la doing democracy stuff ... Elon Musk literally borrows our oddly charming "giving away a free thing" business model ... And Andrew Torrez has some helpful tips on how to set up your panic room on Tuesday night. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGir...

185: Skepticrat185 - Truss Falls Edition 24.10.2022

On this week's episode: Tim Ryan is coming to save us ... Donald Trump will finally get some competition in the “hilariously inept, celebrity-owned, right-wing, bigot-themed social media” space ... And Liz Truss gets out after 6 weeks, just in time to satisfy the heartbeat rule. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go...

184: Skepticrat184 - Walker Ex-Estranger Edition 10.10.2022

On this week's episode: Far leftist and marijuana crusader Joe Biden? ... Herschel Walker will make it most of the way through this intro without a new scandal breaking ... Annnd he just said "I'm DB Cooper." To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while...

183: Skepticrat183 - AlphaRearo Edition 26.09.2022

On this week's episode: We'll get cheeky about a chess cheater's choices ... Mike Lindell will get something in the drive thru that’s unpleasant even by Hardee’s standards ... And Donald Trump declassifies nuclear secrets while drinking a glass of water. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.faceboo...

182: Skepticrat182 - Gone With the Windsor Edition 12.09.2022

On this week's episode, tranphobic trolls lose their safe space, Trump loses at losing again, and the UK reveals its one-in, one-out policy on Lizzes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https:/...

181: Skepticrat181 - Arizoned Out Edition 29.08.2022

On this week's episode we’ll finally have a story about mysterious bones in someone’s yard that doesn’t involve Catholic schools, Donald Trump is deeply confused about how the FBI can just "HAVE a David", and we’ll talk about later cheese of the green variety. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.f...

180: Skepticrat180 - But His Emails Edition 15.08.2022

On this week's episode: Heath gets robot spider nightmares ... We look at the only kind of honour that Boris Johnson is familiar with ... AND HEATH GETS ZOMBIE ROBOT SPIDER NIGHTMARES! To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by...

179: Skepticrat179 - Emutant Ninja Edition 01.08.2022

On this week's episode: Noah will undo both of his stories from the last episode ... Andrew will tell you that the guy some of you only reluctantly voted for - only after Marianne Williamson dropped out of the race - is FUNDING INTERNATIONAL ATHEISM and it’s 100% true ... And we learn about the greatest bird versus drunk guy fight since Peter Griffin and Ernie the Giant Chicken. To support our sho...

178: Skepticrat178 - Tory Book Ending Edition 18.07.2022

On this week’s episode, Marsh keeps us up to date on the death of the empire, we’ll check in on a Manchin more haunted than Luigi’s, and Eli won’t let Marsh leave America until he fully understands how Prime Ministers are chosen … so he’s pretty much a resident now. — To support the show on Patreon, click here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist,...

177: Skepticrat177 - Unborn on the 4th of July Edition 04.07.2022

On this week's episode: Rudy Giuliani hires Jussie Smollett as a very specific acting coach ... Florida will take all your “couldn’t be any stupider” jibes as a challenge ... And Donald Trump has a really fun limo ride with Tall Tyler and Sarah Huckabee Sanders. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www...

176: Skepticrat176 - Doge-Eat-Doge Edition 20.06.2022

On this week's episode: The sane wing of Congress rejects the idea that insurrections become legal if they’re stupid enough ... Committed Dogecoin investors get trapped like the passenger of a flaming Tesla that locks itself from the inside ... And a Google AI does a better job mimicking human interaction than the guy who claims it’s sentient ever managed. To support our show on Patreon, go here:...

175: Skepticrat175 - Peach Tree Edishion 06.06.2022

On this week's episode: Marjorie Taylor Greene gets stuck up a speech tree ... The UK will try parading on a reign for a change ... And we'll be speaking with a state representative who made headlines last week by shoving the hypocrisy of anti-choice Republicans right in their faces. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To connect with Representative Mickey D...

174: Skepticrat174 - Hurricane Gun Control Edition 23.05.2022

On this week's episode: Primary season makes us miss the time of locusts ... Noah makes a strong case that we should just outsource our voting stuff to Australia ... And against all odds, we learn that Donald Trump is even dumber than we thought. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/Ev...

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