On this episode I first discuss the Ben Affleck Sam Harris Bill Maher video that has made some waves. Here’s a link: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/can-liberalism-be-saved-from-itself Then, I spend a lot of time going back on the circumcision discussion from Monday. I received a ton of comments and unfortunately couldn’t get to them all, but I went through a … Continue reading AS74: Holy Codified Doctrine of Islam, Batman! →
In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys hit the road investigating Rivers' mom's claims of seeing a Southern sasquatch back in 1999. They dive head first into the black lagoon that is cryptozoology. From bigfoot to the skunk ape to the Jersey Devil to mokele mbembe, cryptids are the best kind of local legend and the boys will rattle off their favorites. Side tangents include boiled peanuts, the band Blackfoot, the ending of 'Home Improvement' that never was, and that time Hulk Hogan MURDERED the Big Show. Music is "The English and Western Stallion" by Freeman. Follow the show @TheGoodsPod 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
I’m joined today by Sarah from The Whole Network. This organization wants to provide accurate information about circumcision. Is it just as bad as FGM? Are Americans culturally blinded about this issue? Find out! https://www.facebook.com/WholeNetwork Thanks to @helpfulatheist3 for bringing this issue to my attention!
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The three of us continue the discussion. Thanks so much for all the positive reaction to these episodes! Talking about this stuff is very difficult but it will become easier the more people talk openly about it. Big thanks to Steve and Jake.
This episode is exactly what it sounds like. Listener Anonymous Steve, whose has made appearances on the Skepticule podcast, contacted me after the episode with Jake previous, regarding depression and suicide. Steve considers himself suicidal. This was a difficult episode but was an incredibly unique experience and hopefully good will come out of it.
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