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Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance

Atheist and Skeptical News 928 episodes Latest Jun 4, 2026

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 922: The Old Guard: Confronting America's gerontocratic Jun 11, 2026 53:40 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/
Episode 921: Steven Miller: The Ugly *uckling Jun 8, 2026 01:06:18 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
Episode 920: Ballmaxxing and Goats Jun 4, 2026 55:03 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 vi
Episode 919: The Cult of Trump Jun 1, 2026 01:10:00 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
Episode 918: The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet May 28, 2026 55:51 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
Episode 917: Data Centers and Trump Phones May 25, 2026 01:08:13 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
Episode 916: Christian Wife Schools May 20, 2026 01:09:09 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
Episode 915: High Dolphins and the Epstein Museum May 14, 2026 51:32 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
Episode 914: Gerrymander Wars May 11, 2026 01:03:17 Takeaways 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 M
Episode 913: More Gunman Conspiracies May 4, 2026 01:08:30 Investigators 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 N
Episode 912: Petty Kash Patel Sues the Atlantic Apr 27, 2026 01:03:01 MAGA 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 Di
Episode 911: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram Apr 24, 2026 52:26 https://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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