Serious Inquiries Only - AS66: Abortion with Tracey Moody

Tracey and I have a lengthy discussion on abortion. Despite both being pro choice, there is still quite a lot of gray area that is very interesting to discuss. Then of course, there’s always Richard Dawkins to spice things up. Is it ethical to abort a fetus that has a high chance of Down’s Syndrome? … Continue reading AS66: Abortion with Tracey Moody →

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #46 – “Desert Island Duds”

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys take the concept of the BBC program, "Desert Island Discs" and turn it on its head. Instead of asking what songs you would want to hear if you were stuck on a desert island, we ask what songs would cause you to start lighting fires, cutting down palm trees, and devising a way to escape the island? Keep on searchin' for that blue jean baby queen!  Song of the week this week: "Maker's Mound" by Dexateens.  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

Serious Inquiries Only - AS65: The Portable Atheist, Part 2, and More

Part 2 of The Portable Atheist features Omar Khayyam. Poet, astronomer, mathematician, husband, lover, rotary member, blood donor, etc. Omar had it all. He was a multifaceted Iranian who lived around 1050ish to 1150ish. Then I discuss 3 comments at length. One of them has a corresponding link. Here is that link. This is not … Continue reading AS65: The Portable Atheist, Part 2, and More →

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Are people really murdering scientists?

From Iran to London, it seems that being a scientist has become an increasingly dangerous occupation.

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Serious Inquiries Only - AS64: Stealing Private Nude Photos is a Sex Crime

Can’t really put it any more plainly than that. But FIRST, I have a long and uninteresting story about being Comcast free at last! I’ve gone through some decently big life changes and you get to hear about them for 20 minutes! (fast forward to 20:00ish if you want to skip straight to discussion on … Continue reading AS64: Stealing Private Nude Photos is a Sex Crime →

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Serious Inquiries Only - AS63: Euthanasia with Jake Farr-Wharton

Jake joins me to discuss a topic very near and dear to him. Jake lost his grandfather some years back in a slow and undignified process. His grandfather had been a vocal supporter of the right to die with dignity so his being denied that right was particularly difficult for Jake.  

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Can you really be anonymous online?

In today's episode, our friends at TechStuff join us for a closer look at the tricky business of staying anonymous on the internet, as well as the facts about the NSA's surveillance program.

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Serious Inquiries Only - AS62: History of Christianity, Part 1

We have a very special guest on today’s show! Lydia joins me to start on a long journey through the history of Christianity. We’ll be working through the book A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years which I heard Christopher Hitchens recommend in a debate video. Lydia brings the research and I’m sure I bring … Continue reading AS62: History of Christianity, Part 1 →

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