Irreverent Skeptics Podcast

Amelia Earhart The Lost Evidence – Special Report The photos in question http://yamanekobunko.blog52.fc2.com/blog-entry-338.html Continue reading

This is the first special report on Alex Jones. In this special report I will be covering 3 recent events – Alex Jones on the Joe Rogan Podcast – 2/1/17 Jones Pizzagate apology – 3/25/17 Jones v. Jones Divorce – Child Custody trial – 4/17 to 4/21 Continue reading

WE’RE ALIVE! And we’ve got a good one! From August 31, 2014… yes, we’re that far behind… Epidemic vs. Pandemic: From Slate.com – The CDC’s official definition of an epidemic is: “The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of … Continue reading

From August 10, 2014. This was a doozy. Full show notes after the cut. First, the “humanity ain’t so bad” segment. Because without the occasional good news about the world, Jon will just wish for humanity to flush itself down a toilet. Six year-old boy drives on Bronx River Parkway. … Continue reading

On April 5, 2015, I (Mike McElroy) and Jon Ownbey sat down to watch the 2012 Christian comedy Brother White, from David A. R. White, the producer of the simply awful God’s Not Dead. As we watched, we riffed on what we were seeing, not unlike a completely unprepared and … Continue reading

From July 19, 2014. We talk about lake monsters, octopodes, plesiosaurs, and all manner of nonsense. As a bonus, we talk about stupid politicians who think that AIDS is caused by sperm chemicals and who think women are magical rape detectors. Full show notes below the fold. We got lake … Continue reading

From July 12, 2014. We talk about 1984 and a bunch of other dystopian novels. War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. More episodes are coming! GET READY! Continue reading

From June 28, 2014. We talk about the difference between social justice activists and “social justice warriors” – the people who make being outraged a hobby. We find points of agreement and disagreement. We make dick jokes. This was a mostly free-form discussion, so… enjoy!   Continue reading

From last June! We’re so timely!! Here are the show notes… WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE TALKING ABOUT Intro: Welcome to the Irreverent Skeptics Podcast. I’m your host, Jon Ownbey. Joining me today, on June 22, 2014, are Mike Bohler, Michael McElroy, and Brandi Mattison. Today we’ll be talking about … Continue reading

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Originally broadcast June 14, 2014, here’s our conversation about colony collapse disorder – what’s up with that? Mind Your Own Bees-ness Intro: Welcome to the Irreverent Skeptics Podcast. I’m your host, Rico Suave. Joining me today, on June 14, 2014, are Mike Bohler and Michael McElroy. Today we’ll be talking … Continue reading

Here are the notes from this show, originally broadcast May 17, 2014. They’re lengthy, so I’m just going to dump them all, raw and uncut. Enjoy! (Also, note that the Dark Dungeons movie is out now! You can get it for $5, and the bonus features for another $2.50.) Hello … Continue reading

On this episode, the whole gang gets together to trade brain recipes! Or not. Listen and see. (From May 10, 2014…) Today, we’re going to discuss everyone’s favorite cannibalistic flesh-consuming monstrosity, the zombie! Is there life after undeath? How can I keep up an active social life while avoiding the … Continue reading

On this episode, Jon, Erno, and the Mikes discussed some really terrifying ways to meet your demise. Fun topic, no? Show notes: Radiation: – Radiation poisoning sounds nice and terrifying. Although rare, it’s a particularly nasty way to go. A bit more info on what radiation poisoning does to you? … Continue reading

Hi, folks. We want to give a shout-out to the folks over at the Brainstorm Podcast, who have been running a fundraiser recently to support mental health services in Canada. In basically every single part of the developed world, mental health care is still far worse than it could be. … Continue reading

On September 17, 2014, Jon and McElroy sat down over drinks to talk about some of the feedback we’ve received. We promise we didn’t write it all ourselves! P.S. – if your name is Wade Kaardal or Brian Koppi, we owe you a prize for sending in feedback. Send your … Continue reading

As mentioned in the last post, this show actually came before episode 18. But that doesn’t matter. Time is all wibbly-wobbly anyway. In this episode: McElroy reviews “God’s Not Dead” (here’s the Reasonable Doubts episode about it, too) Erno talks about woo he discovered walking around his town in Finland Bohler talks … Continue reading

We’re switching the order of things up a bit. On April 19 and April 26, 2014, we did two ‘potpourri’ episodes, where we all came up with our own topics to talk about centered around a vague general subject. In the first episode… which was actually the second episode… after … Continue reading

On April 12, 2014, we talked about SPOOKY GHOSTS! McElroy related his experiences on a ghost hunt and in a seance, Bohler talked about the tools of the trade, Jon described some of the “world’s most haunted places,” and more. Take a listen! Also check out the outtake for this … Continue reading

On March 29, 2014, the gang talked about dieting – fad diets, diets that work, diets that could kill you, and so on. We also talked about what actually worked for all of us and why some diets just aren’t up to snuff. Read on for the show notes! We … Continue reading