Serious Inquiries Only
Join Thomas for some critical thinking on questions of science, philosophy, skepticism and politics. These serious topics are discussed with some serious guests, but in an entertaining and engaging way! This is not your typical interview podcast; it's a friendly dialogue, conducted thoughtfully and with plenty of humor. It's Serious Inquiries Only; but like, not boring or anything.
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AS142: Armed Peaceful Protests, with Jake Farr-Wharton
Continuing the discussion from Monday, Jake and I go on to react to the CNN Anderson Cooper interview with the organizer of the obnoxious event. Also, I read most of this really well written response to the event: To the Bikers Who Plan to Protest in Arizona
AS141: Real Islamophobia, with Jake Farr-Wharton
This week I have Jake on to discuss what is an actual case of Islamophobia. That is, the biker "protest" outside of an Arizona mosque where members wore t-shirts saying "F*** Islam" and carried weapons.
AS140: At Long Last, Listener Comments
But not just any comments, really good comments! I go back over the Louis CK stuff from Monday in light of a few comments, and then I finally comment back at a comment on Christina Hoff Sommers.
AS139: Louis CK, Filters, Mad Max, MRAs…
It's a bit of a potpourri for today's episode! What did Louis CK's SNL monologue from the other week have to do with free will and determinism? Also, I saw Mad Max and felt the need to talk a bit about it and the intersection with feminism.
AS138: David Hume, Of Miracles Part 2
Continuing from Monday, we're finishing up Of Miracles by Hume. It's quite an important piece in skeptic history, and seeks to provide an argument against miracle testimony of many kinds.
AS137: David Hume, Of Miracles
The Portable Atheist, part 6! Rather than claim I will come back to the Portable Atheist in a month and then wait like 4 months as I have previously, I decided to be proactive and get right to it! This time, it's "Of Miracles" by David Hume, very important work for skepticism. This will be …
AS136: Being Raised A Mormon Girl, Part 2
Megan is back for part 2 about being raised as a female Mormon. It's quite a bit different than as a male.. Also, NCMOs are real! Here's some of the resources/links Megan mentioned: http://www.colleenkellypoplin.com/home/faith-the-privileges-and-responsibilities-of-sisters http://www.lds-mormon.com/poelman.shtml http://whitefieldseducational.org/ Also if you'd like to contact Megan, she was kind enough to offer her email at megashley@myself.com Thanks for listening!
AS135: Being Raised A Mormon Girl, with Megan
Some time ago I had two ex-Mormons, Bill and Gerald, on to discuss their experience with the church. After hearing that, Megan sent me a message asking if I wanted to get the female perspective on the Mormon experience. I said absolutely! So Megan is here to give us another side of the story. With …
AS134: Moral Arguments, with Jeffery Jay Lowder, Part 2
Much more with Jeffrey Jay Lowder! This time we get even deeper into the arguments, and I get to try out a couple of thoughts I've been having on Jeff. It was a real treat to have an expert on to be able to bounce some ideas off of. This is of course in addition …
AS133: Moral Arguments, with Jeffery Jay Lowder
I'm very pleased to have a special guest this week, Jeffery Jay Lowder! Jeff is one of the founders of Internet Infidels and the Secular Outpost. He's also someone with a vast knowledge of apologetics and counter-apologetics, having studied at a christian university. One thing about Jeff Lowder though is that he's very fair and …
AS132: The Portable Atheist, Part 5
Lots of great comments on my last episode to discuss, but ALAS! There's no time! We're on to the Portable Atheist 5! I cannot believe how long it has been since I did this last. This edition is David Hume's "The Natural History of Religion." I promise to find a time to address these really …
AS131: Hiding From Ideas
This week I want to take a break from interviews. I've absolutely loved the interviews I've been doing lately, but I recognize that some people come to my podcast for some commentary, or Tommentary, so today I'd like to do that. SO, I picked a doozy of a topic, which is Christina Hoff Sommers. She …
AS130: Reddit Toxicity, with Ben Bell, part 2
Part 2 with Ben Bell. For a description and if you haven't heard part one, refer here: http://atheisticallyspeaking.com/as129-reddit-toxicity/
AS129: Reddit Toxicity, with Idibon's Ben Bell
Atheism's Reddit Toxicity The company Idibon recently conducted a Reddit toxicity that made a lot of headlines. The study can be found here. Many subreddits reposted the study and reacted to their position. In a finding that might be relevant to the atheism community, r/atheism was found to be among the top in the Reddit …
AS128: Ex-Witnesses Kenny and Harley, Part 2
In part 2 we get to hear @secularlad Harley's update and story. Then we get into some general stuff about Jehova's Witnesses with Kenny Wyland. He can be found on twitter @kennywyland or at the awesome url of http://www.liberalgeek.com !