Cognitive Dissonance

Tom Curry

Atheist, Religion, Comedy, Skeptic, News, Skepticism, Pseudoscience, News & Politics, Liberal, Politics

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Overview

Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.

850 Episodes

Episode 841: RFK vs Chemtrails

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2025

Episode 840: I Should Have Seen This Coming - David Brooks

Discussion of this article.

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2025

Episode 839: Calibri Knuckles

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Episode 838: Robot Overlords and Gay Bears

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025

Episode 837: Popes and Dopes

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2025

Episode 836: Maine and Harvard Stand Up to Trump

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

Episode 835: Emergency Boobs!

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Episode 834: Tariff Hokey Pokey

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Episode 833: NSA Gmail, Brain Drain and Tariffs

Mark your calendars for a CAN Fundraising livestream - starting at 6pm EST April 25th:

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

Episode 832: Measles, Vitamin A ,and RFK

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025

Episode 831: Signal Gate

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025

Episode 830: Turnstile Dems and Autopen Shenanigans

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

Episode 829: Transgenic Mice and Rich People Lose 200 Billion

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

Episode 828: The Psychedelic Miracle

Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2025

Episode 827: Zelenskyy Visits Whitehouse

Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2025

Episode 826: Tesla Tanks and Plump Beavers

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2025

Episode 825: Townhall Blowback

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

Episode 824: DOGE Keeps Failing So Hard

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2025

Episode 823: The Anti-Social Century

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2025

Episode 822: Boogers on the Resolute Desk

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2025

Episode 821: Sasquatch Deposed and a Harbinger Duck

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2025

Episode 820: Elon Musk Is President

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2025

Episode 819: 30,000 migrants to Guantanamo

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2025

Episode 818: Inauguration Day Executive Orders

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025

Episode 817: Confirmation Hearings for Hegseth, Warnings against RFK

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2025

Episode 816: A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found

https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2025

Episode 815: Meta Ends Fact Checking, DOGE Targets Education

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025

Episode 814: Pit Diaper, Bubble Boy at Sea

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2025

Episode 813: Raw Water and RFK Plans to Ban Drug Ads

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2025

Episode 812: President Musk, Vatican on Brink of Bankruptcy - With Noah Lugeons

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

Episode 811: The meaning crisis with Dr. Aaron

Tom is off this week and I am joined by Aaron Rabinowitz Ph.D. to talk about his latest article in the Skeptic UK: Also check out And follow Aaron on Bluesky at

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024

Episode 810: Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process

Transcribed - Published: 12 December 2024

Episode 809: Florida Bill to Ban Weather Modification

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024

Episode 808: NSFW Traffic Signs and Lead Flavored Chocolate

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2024

Episode 807: Kirk Cameron and Anti-Socialist Kid Shows

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2024

Episode 806: AI Grandmas and Kenneth Copeland

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2024

Episode 805: Stargate Kentucky and a $2 Decillion Dollar Fine

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2024

Episode 804: RFK vs. Health

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2024

Episode 803: Not Medically Necessary

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2024

Episode 802: Post Election - What Next?

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2024

Episode 801: 2000 Mules and One Big Lie, Eve of the Election

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024

Episode 800: With Knowledge Fight

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2024

Episode 799: Vatican Stealing Babies, Brand Name Magic Amulets

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024

Episode 798: Oklahoma Bibles and Weather Machines

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2024

Episode 797: To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the “TheoBros”

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2024

Episode 796: Intelligent Design Discussion With Seth Andrews

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2024

Episode 795: Buying Donuts Like A Normal Person

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2024

Episode 794: End the Filibuster and the Electoral College

Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

Episode 793: JD Vance and the Horrible Lie about Haitians

Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2024

Episode 792: Debate Wrap Up and "The Polls Weren't Wrong"

Thanks to Carl Allen: Check out his Substack Check out his book: His twitter

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2024

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