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Cognitive Dissonance
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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 934: Michigan Primary, Flock Cameras
4d ago01:05:40Tap to summarizeSenate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress Trump Said Qatari Jet Was Destined for His Library. That May Change. - The New York Times Takeaways From the Primary Elections in Michigan - The New York Times Michigan Democratic primary seen as latest test for party's progressive wing - AOL Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services Anti-Trump conservatives Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie huddle about launching third-party movement - POLITICO Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta Georgia has arrested at least 20 officials for misusing the flock surveillance database Google's AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper
Transcribe →Episode 933: Cute Lil Animals, and Scary Ones
1w ago00:54:51Tap to summarizeVideo: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes New OnlyFans Page Is Focused On ... Marmots?!? Fighters Battle With Swords, Axes And Shields At Medieval Combat World Championship | HuffPost Weird News A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months - Ars Technica Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings | US education | The Guardian Teacher arrested for clapping in support of speaker opposing data center | TechSpot Meet Jimothy, the Seattle Raccoon Who Is Taking Over the Internet - The New York Times Meta Paid Hundreds of Contractors to Pretend to Be Teenagers While Barraging Its Competitors' AI With Disturbing Content
Transcribe →Episode 932: Fauci is Grilled, Third of Democrats are Democratic Socialists
2w ago01:08:29Tap to summarizeCNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists | CNN Politics Americans support Netanyahu arrest by 22-point margin: Survey CNN Poll: Voters favor Democrats by an 8-point margin heading into the midterms Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World's Biggest Hammer - The New York Times Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Called Him "Googly-Eyed" Chud | The New Republic White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn't vote for Trump Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing - The New York Times A message for the Democrats: It's the corruption, stupid
Transcribe →Episode 931: Voter ID and Tate Extradition
3w ago01:12:48Tap to summarizeHegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir How Republicans Turned Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point - The New York Times Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida on charges of rape and sex trafficking : NPR Pseudoscientific Cancer 'Treatment' Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach | WIRED The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed - The New York Times
Transcribe →Episode 930: Is it McConnell or is it Cake?
4w ago01:06:14Tap to summarizeTakeaways From Trump's Speech Claiming Election Vulnerabilities and China Interference - The New York Times Over 100 House Democrats vote to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, reflecting growing schism in party | CNN Politics 'Just tell us what's going on': Kentucky governor again calls for health update from Sen. Mitch McConnell | kcentv.com Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Trump Ally, Dies From 'Sudden Illness' - The New York Times Romney on running in 2028: 80-year-olds 'shouldn't be running the world' New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After Fatal Shootings in Maine and Houston - The New York TimesICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After Fatal Shootings in Maine and Houston - The New York Times
Transcribe →Episode 929: The Demon Next Door
4w ago00:52:12Tap to summarizeThe Demon Next Door - The Atlantic
Transcribe →Episode 928: Schrödinger's McConnell, Platner Leaves Race
Jul 1301:05:28Tap to summarizeDemocrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear requests update on Sen. Mitch McConnell's health | whas11.com Masked men with Confederate flags seen chanting, marching, riding Metro in DC White House deletes thousands of webpages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US | The Verge https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/white-house-purges-thousands-pages-173101835.html Longevity guru Bryan Johnson reveals he has an incurable disease FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr. Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes After Trump Suggests Cease-Fire Is 'Over' - The New York Times
Transcribe →Episode 927: Supreme Court Rulings, America's 250th
Jul 601:09:49Tap to summarizeUS Postal Service cannot carry out Trump order on mail ballot delivery, judge rules | CNN Politics The Birthright Decision Was Surprisingly Close, Some Legal Scholars Say - The New York Times Despite Some Losses for Trump, Supreme Court Delivers Enduring Conservative Wins - The New York Times E. Jean Carroll Asks Judge to Order Trump to Pay $5 Million Jury Award - The New York Times Paramedics responded to a 'cardiac arrest' at Mitch McConnell's home on day of hospitalization Trump vows to give long July 4 address even if it is 107 degrees Trump's $2B income in 2025 raises fresh questions about profiting off presidency | PBS News
Transcribe →Episode 926: Wayward AI Stories
Jul 200:51:36Tap to summarizeMan tackled children off bikes, dragged 1 into his home after being ding dong ditched for weeks, police say You Can Now Get a Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work Google's AI Overviews Feature Is Telling Users That SCP Horror Fiction Entities Are Real Dealership revoked offer to buy back customer's BMW, blaming wayward AI chatbot | CBC News f the way': The backlash over delivery robots
Transcribe →Episode 925: Tucker Leaves the Party
Jun 2901:11:17Tap to summarizeThe Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave | Ben Davis | The Guardian Fetterman casts only Democratic 'no' vote as Senate passes measure to block US action against Iran - pennlive.com Trump's $14M Reflecting Pool Paint Job Is Now Peeling Off And Floating To The Surface | HuffPost Latest News "I'm out": Tucker Carlson says he's done with the GOP 'We Are DONE': Marjorie Taylor Greene Quits Republican Party Amid Trump Feud Senate advances housing bill to limit private equity purchases of single-family homes
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