Irreverent Skeptics Podcast

On March 22, 2014, Jon, the two Mikes, and Erno had a chat about their backgrounds with regard to religion, science, and skepticism, and how the podcast itself came to be. Special guest Adam Reakes, host of the Herd Mentality Podcast, joined Jon, Brandi, and Erno to talk about his show and … Continue reading

Erno read part of the script for an exorcism during the show… so we decided to run with it. Enjoy this little bit of goofiness. Continue reading

On March 15, 2014, we called upon the power of the Great Cosmic Juju to cast out the digital demons from our show. Oh, and we also talked about exorcisms throughout history and across religions! Join us, for WE ARE MANY AND OUR NAME IS LEGION BBLUGHGAHGLAGGUHGUDHGKJDLGK Show notes: What is … Continue reading

Back on March 11, Jon and Mike M. did a short mid-week episode on the science and controversy surrounding Splenda and Stevia, two popular natural sweeteners. Here’s our skeptical take on the claims made for and against both. Our show notes: Splenda vs. Stevia: What’s the Deal? Welcome to the … Continue reading

March 8, 2014 saw the second half of our two-part series on Scientology. Do your KSWs and help pass a gangbang sec check! This time we talked about celebrity Scientologists, Scientology in pop culture, interesting Scientology factoids, Scientology lingo, and more! Here are the notes from part 2: Celebrity Scientologists: … Continue reading

Way back on March 1, we did our first in a two-part series on everyone’s favorite UFO cult, Scientology. Grab your e-meter, rustle up a body thetan or two, and join us as we discuss the history of the church, some of its most noteworthy scandals, its weird beliefs, and … Continue reading

Originally broadcast February 22, 2014! Hit “Read More” for the ridiculously comprehensive show notes. JonO’s: Go Fuck Yourself Denis Solaro from the Irreverent Skeptics G+ community posted a link to an ad for a homeopathic diabetes cure. The ad is accompanied by a link to a site which also plays … Continue reading

Back in February, we discussed the debate between Bill Nye the Science Guy and Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis on the subject: Is Creation a Viable Model of Origins in Today’s Modern Scientific Era? The debate was… interesting. Revealing. Frustrating. Entertaining. We also discussed a “debate” between Matt Dillahunty (of … Continue reading

Another long-awaited episode! We’re only just over two months behind on this one… Dissociative Identity Disorder (per Wikipedia)   (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD),[1] is an extremely rare mental disorder characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately control … Continue reading

Originally aired live January 18, 2014… this episode was a long time coming! Today we discuss the pros and cons of gun ownership and gun control, and a bit of history on how gun laws have changed. Sorry, everyone not from America, we focused on the US for this one. … Continue reading

Drake equation A thought experiment on the variables of the chance of intelligent life in the universe Variables are: the average rate of star formation in our galaxy the fraction of those stars that have planets the average number of planets that can potentially support life per star that has … Continue reading

Sleep What is sleep? – From healthysleep.med.harvard.edu: “We all have at least a vague notion of what sleep is, but that doesn’t mean that defining this mysterious part of our lives is simple. After all, detailed analysis of our own sleep isn’t really an option, given that we rarely know … Continue reading

An Irreverent Skeptics first. A crossover show with “A Skeptics Guide to Conspiracy” talking about the 9/11 conspiracies. Continue reading

First World Problems KnowYourMeme.com has the perfect description of FWP: “First World Problems, also known as “White Whine”, are frustrations and complaints that are only experienced by privileged individuals in wealthy countries. It is typically used as a tongue-in-cheek comedic device to make light of trivial inconveniences.” Notable: White Girl … Continue reading

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Irreverent Skeptics Podcast: Cryptozoology December 21, 2013 Cryptozoology is: a pseudoscience involving the search for animals whose existence has not been proven. From mythical animals to those believed to be extinct, the study searches for proof of said animals or “cryptids”. List of cryptids: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids   Notable: Bigfoot Yeti Nessie Before 1912, … Continue reading