Serious Inquiries Only - SIO163: Live at QED with Emma McClure on Prison Reform

For those who weren't able to make it to the incredible, bar-setting skeptic conference that is QED in Manchester, here is the audio from my first ever live SIO I did there! Joining me was Emma McClure, a solicitor who, among many other things, has represented very serious criminals in parole hearings. We talk about what prison should be for, what it actually is for, and lots of ways the justice system is really not doing the job it should be.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Strange Story of the GhostNet

The rise of the Internet Age allowed billions of people to access virtually endless stores of information, but it had a dark side -- one of which was the rise of a new kind of army: Groups that used viruses and software the way other militaries use missiles, spies and bombs. Join the guys as they explore the rise of the mysterious entity known as GhostNet -- what it did, how it got away with it, and why no one's been able to stop it.

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You're Wrong About - Urban Legends Spectacular!

Razorblades in apples, babysitters on acid, killers in backseats and "rainbow parties": In this episode, Mike and Sarah investigate the scary stories Americans tell each other and discover the actual anxieties behind them. Turn on your high beams for this one. 

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Philosophers In Space - 0G28: Ex Machina and Mary the Color Scientist, Part 1

You requested, and requested, and requested, and we finally got there! Ex Machina, one of the strongest horror sci-fi movies to come out in the past decade. There is so much wonderful content to this movie we're spreading it out over two episodes. For this first one, we focus on the thought experiment of Mary in the colorless room, and how it relates to the problem of consciousness for AI that we first addressed in episodes 4 and 5 (which we strongly recommend you re-listen to if you). And then after dark, of course, there's sexy time talk.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #217 – “The Lake Show” with Kevin Macias

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are joined by comedian Kevin Macias for a show that's all about Los Angeles sports and, more specifically, the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team. We go into recent drama regarding The Rockets' James Harden (Rivers just knows him as "Beard Guy") and his brawl with the Lakers at the Staples Center. We also talk about classic Lakers teams and players. Who's the coolest? We definitely think it's Kurt Rambis and his shorty-shorts. This episode also features some super fun side tangents about the musical endeavors of Jamie Foxx and the insanity of Kanye West and Anthony Kiedis. We also put James Jarrett Miller a.k.a. "The Fan Man" into The Goods from the Woods Hall of Fame. This episode has is all! Follow Kevin Macias on Twitter @WassupEse also listen and subscribe to "Big Dog Lakers Pod" now on iTunes!  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

Ologies with Alie Ward - Somnology (SLEEP) Part 2 with Dr. W. Chris Winter

Have you listened to Part 1 yet? No? Go on, git. Go do that.

Now if you have, this Part 2 is a bonanza of problem solving from neurologist and somnologist Dr. W. Chris Winter. He'll cover: if you should be taking sleep supplements or pills, sleep talking, apnea, why sleepiness makes us hungry, narcolepsy, the difference between insomnia and sleep deprivation, how to lucid dream, the dangers of shift work and some tactics to lull yourself to dreamland without any medications. ALSO: I share a family secret: my mom's insomnia buster -- newly dubbed the "Sleepy Fancy Nancy" -- that has literally never failed me.


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The Allusionist - 87. Name v. Law

Iceland has quite exacting laws about what its citizens can be named, and only around 4,000 names are on the officially approved list. If you want a name that deviates from that list, you have to send an application to the Icelandic Naming Committee, whose three members will decide whether or not you’re allowed it. And if they say you’re not…you might have to take things pretty far.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Stuff YouTube Doesn’t Want You To Know

YouTube is huge — as you’re reading this sentence, millions of people are clicking through videos to watch their favorite celebrities, learn new skills, listen to music and more. Yet there’s more to this platform than the casual viewer might suspect. Tune in as the guys explore the strange, hidden mechanics governing what YouTube wants you to watch, and why.

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