Cognitive Dissonance

Atheist and Skeptical News

Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It's skeptical, it's political and there is no welcome mat.

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June 11 · 53 min
Episode 922: The Old Guard: Confronting America's gerontocratic
The Old Guard Confronting America's gerontocratic https://web.archive.org/web/20260415150234/https://harpers.org/archive/2026/05/the-old-guard-samuel-moyn-gerontocracy/
June 8 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 921: Steven Miller: The Ugly *uckling
Trump says he will 'transfer' Kennedy Center to Congress after court setback | Reuters MAGA pundit cannot name one thing Trump has improved during debate | The Independent Asked About Stephen Miller, DNC Staffer Happy to Confirm: 'I Stand by Calling Him an Ugly Fuck' A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is Said to Be on the Table. Here's What to Know. - The New York Times The White House's Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens | WIRED Trump Administration to Dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative - The New York Times In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights - The New York Times Trump Bought Stock In UFC's Parent Company As He Promoted White House Fight Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump's Portfolio Stands to Benefit. - The New York Times
June 4 · 55 min
Episode 920: Ballmaxxing and Goats
Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers Lawsuit targets whites-only Arkansas community after applicant claims she was rejected for Jewish roots, Black husband Man charged after 3-year-old pulled loaded gun from diaper bag during traffic stop in St. Paul https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/st-paul-traffic-stop-gun-diaper-bag-kid/ Montreal warns vigilante pavers to stop patching potholes Ballmaxxing is "electrifying, addictive, euphoric and transcendental" according to those pursuing bigger balls | OutKick 14-year-old boy stole and drove a bus for the third time in six months Trump AI video - watch at your own risk http://reddit.com/r/aivideos/comments/1tk0y1f/nightmare_fuel_trump_and_the_belly_button_man/
June 1 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 919: The Cult of Trump
AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president Mamdani fires back at Bezos over Queens teacher tax remark The Republican Party is nothing more than a cult of Trump US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: 'It's just burning' | The Independent Ken Paxton's win over John Cornyn in Texas primary may also help Democrats in Senate battle America can't fix redistricting until Congress gets bigger | Opinion Trump's 'Joke' About Dead Soldiers Taints Memorial Day Speech At Arlington | HuffPost Latest News
May 28 · 55 min
Episode 918: The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
May 25 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 917: Data Centers and Trump Phones
There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This Adam Schiff Proposes Bill Requiring Data Centers to Pay for Their Own Power Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement Is the Trump phone finally here? Here are six things we've learned about Trump Mobile US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial Takeaways from the DNC autopsy | CNN Politics
May 20 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 916: Christian Wife Schools
Sorry for the delay! 'A husband expects a yes': how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women | US news | The Guardian The FBI Is Reportedly Investigating a Leak to an Atlantic Writer Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
May 14 · 51 min
Episode 915: High Dolphins and the Epstein Museum
Dolphins 'deliberately get high' on puffer fish nerve toxins by carefully chewing and passing them around | The Independent Televangelist Claims That Trump Officials Have Briefed Pastors On Upcoming Revelation About Aliens Existing - Joe.My.God. A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is Opening in New York | WIRED A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related content | MIT Technology Review Dog shoots owner in the back after jumping on shotgun left on bed: Police - ABC News Florida Taco Bell worker accused of shooting at customers who put soda in water cup

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