Cognitive Dissonance
Atheist and Skeptical News
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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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DEC 22, 2025
Episode 887: MAGA and Rob Reiner
Two-thirds of Americans say government should ensure health care for all: poll | LiveNOW from FOX House GOP will not allow amendment vote to extend ObamaCare subsidies Republicans Clinch Democrats' Bid to Force Vote on ACA Subsidies - The New York Times Even MAGA Can't Stomach Trump's Vile Rob Reiner Post | HuffPost Latest News Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files have been "tampered with" - CBS News Fed Chair Warns Trump Admin May Be Seriously Exaggerating Jobs Numbers 'A Chilling Assertion': Trump Officials Falsely Claim Citizens Must Carry Immigration Docs to Prove Their Status | Common Dreams Noem Gets Most Awkward Fact-Check of Her Life on Deported Veterans | The New Republic FBI Leader Crumbles During Basic Questions About Threat of "Antifa" | The New Republic Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder : NPR South Carolina measles outbreak 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war | Reuters
69 MIN
DEC 18, 2025
Episode 886: Who are the Groypers?
Who Are the 'Groypers'? - The New York Times The Conservative Old Guard Wakes Up and Smells the Groypers People Are Underestimating America's Groyper Problem - The Atlantic Grappling With the Groyper Problem: Insight From Columbia University | RealClearPolitics
60 MIN
DEC 15, 2025
Episode 885: Kash and the FBI Slush Fund, Trump's Mortgage Fraud
Jasmine Crockett announces campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary Democrats flip Miami mayor's office, winning control for first time in nearly 30 years House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health Trump's Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — ProPublica Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend's pal a lift home: sources Kash Patel Hits Back At Humiliating Report That He Demanded An FBI Raid Jacket Damning New Poll: Americans Say Cost Of Living Is 'Worst They Can Ever Remember' Trump responds to "traitor" Marjorie Taylor Greene after "60 Minutes" interview - CBS News Inside the Pentagon's Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors - The New York Times
67 MIN
DEC 11, 2025
Episode 884: Bus Joy Ride and Bear Shelters
Man tries to rescue injured raccoon, gets bitten on face while driving, learns it has rabies Campbell's fires executive who was recorded saying company's products are for 'poor people' | AP News The 'ShamWow guy' is running for Congress in Texas Man who took Hamilton bus on joy ride 'did a great job' driving, left no dings, say police | CBC News 'We cloned Gmail, except you're logged in as Epstein and can see his emails' is the most impressively cursed tech project of the year | PC Gamer Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business Bear attack shelters going on sale in Japan as country experiences record-high number of incidents | SoraNews24 Police: Suspect breaks into Circle K, steals only beef sticks
49 MIN
DEC 8, 2025
Episode 883: Boat Strike War Crimes
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show | Snopes.com Epstein Survivors Believe DOJ Is 'Intentionally' Exposing Their Names In The Files: Lawyers | HuffPost Latest News Trump said he was 'sharper than I was 25 years ago.' Then he spent an hour appearing to doze off – again | CNN Politics Doctor says Trump had preventative screening MRI on heart, abdomen with 'perfectly normal' results What the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike, according to experts | PBS News Trump says he's canceling all Biden orders that were signed using an autopen - CBS News Trump Launches Into Massive, Unhinged Late Night Posting Spree | HuffPost Latest News Justice Department weighs charging James Comey again, without Lindsey Halligan as main prosecutor Suspect in D.C. shooting of National Guard members pleads not guilty to murder
61 MIN
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