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That "Wet Dog Smell" (and other fascinating facts)
Episode 854
Here's a fun one for the holiday. In this show, we answer questions like, "Why do we get the hiccups?" "How do flu shots work?" And of course, "Why d…
5 months, 1 week ago
Somebody is Watching (with Nita Farahany)
Episode 853
Professor Nita Farahany of Duke Law is an expert on the implications of new technologies on society, law, ethics, and privacy. We spoke about today's…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Is it fair to call them stupid?
Episode 852
RELEASING A DAY EARLY.
Beyond the bigotry, how much of today's MAGA movement represents more than ignorance. Are the rest of us paying for American st…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
A War Story About Love
Episode 851
Do you believe in Christmas miracles? Seth Andrews ties a true event from the early 20th Century to the critical challenges of today.
This presentatio…
6 months ago
Nativity Nonsense! (with Dr. Aaron Adair)
Episode 850
Physicist and author Dr. Aaron Adair talks about just some of the many problems with the biblical nativity story.
Dr. Adair's book
VIDEO of this conver…
6 months, 1 week ago
Santa's Little Helper: an audiobook essay about the Krampus
Episode 849
From Seth Andrews' 2015 audiobook "Sacred Cows," here's a fun little profile of a dark Christmas tradition that many in the United States don't (yet)…
6 months, 1 week ago
How Screwed Are We? (with Andrew Seidel)
Episode 848
Constitutional attorney Andrew Seidel joins the show to talk about the state of the States as we tumble toward 2026.
The Die Hard Christmas Movie Vide…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Kayse Melone: Deconstructing
Episode 847
Kayse Melone is an exvangelical turned secular humanist activist, and she has much to say about her former faith, women in activist spaces, and polit…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Herod: The Tyrant of Christmas (with Dr. Jodi Magness)
Episode 846
Herod the Great was often not-so-great, but the discovery and excavation of his tomb has revealed much we didn't previously know. World renowned arch…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Gods of the Smoke Machine (with Scott Latta)
Episode 845
Author Scott Latta's new book examines and exposes the dark side(s) of the American megachurch.
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VIDEO of this conversation.
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6 months, 4 weeks ago