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Cognitive Dissonance
Hosted by Atheist and Skeptical News · EN
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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Episode 919: The Cult of Trump
4d ago01:10:00Tap to summarizeAOC 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
Transcribe →Episode 918: The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
1w ago00:55:51Tap to summarizehttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
Transcribe →Episode 917: Data Centers and Trump Phones
2w ago01:08:13Tap to summarizeThere 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
Transcribe →Episode 916: Christian Wife Schools
2w ago01:09:09Tap to summarizeSorry 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
Transcribe →EPISODE 916 releasing on Wednesday!
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Transcribe →Episode 915: High Dolphins and the Epstein Museum
3w ago00:51:32Tap to summarizeDolphins '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
Transcribe →Episode 914: Gerrymander Wars
4w ago01:03:17Tap to summarizeTakeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn't run in 2028. | Opinion Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redraw US House map, Washington Post reports | Reuters US to close watchdog office for federal immigration detention abuses | Reuters White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly
Transcribe →Episode 913: More Gunman Conspiracies
May 401:08:30Tap to summarizeInvestigators Offer More Details of Gunman of Gala Dinner Attack 3 days after correspondents' dinner, FBI still unsure who shot officer outside ballroom Democrat on Trump's ballroom: 'My constituents can't afford f—ing groceries or utility bills' Trump ballroom: Ashley St. Clair exposes secret group chats for MAGA's messaging. Trump Erupts in '60 Minutes' Interview: 'I'm Not a Pedophile' - Yahoo News UK U.S. to issue commemorative passports with Trump's picture for America's 250th birthday : NPR James Comey charged with threatening Trump's life in '8647' seashell post Oil Price Surges as Effects of War Reverberate
Transcribe →Episode 912: Petty Kash Patel Sues the Atlantic
Apr 2701:03:01Tap to summarizeMAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged | WIRED https://archive.ph/20260418055449/https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/ Virginia voters approve redistricting measure backed by Democrats Tucker Carlson Says He Is 'Tormented' by His Past Support for Trump RFK Jr. Refused to Commit to Backing New CDC Director on Vaccines - The New York Times Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for $250 Million Over Article Claiming Excessive Drinking - The New York Times Judge dismisses Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit over claim he frequented 'nightclubs' F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel's Girlfriend FBI, DOJ scrambling to rebuild after being depleted by resignations and firings - ABC News The Onion reaches new deal to take over Alex Jones' Infowars | CNN Business
Transcribe →Episode 911: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
Apr 2400:52:26Tap to summarizehttps://www.propublica.org/article/rise-and-fall-terrorgram-inside-global-online-hate-network-frontline-telegram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8nsgzwuc_o&pp=ygUbcmlzZSBhbmQgZmFsbCBvZiB0ZXJyb3JncmFt
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