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The Family Skeptical

The Family Skeptical

We"re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how society ignores or misrepresents families like ours. If you"re any stripe of non-believer who"s involved in raising children, welcome! You are our people.

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51:33

Heaven For Climate?

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/06/28

We begin the episode talking about Moms’ disappointments with the books she’s been reading with Reader and Go. Then we discuss parenting in the Bible and have some serious notes for the authors. And we finish up with Heaven, which might not be all it’s cracked up to be. And now for the links: Here are the Amulet graphic novels. And here is So Sorry For Your Loss by Dina Gachman. The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big

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46:59

Living In Goo...and Salt

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/06/07

We open the episode solving the mystery of “flippin” and introducing some weird audio that we can’t explain. But we swear no one was actually sharpening knives during the intro. That would be a weird vibe, even for us. Then we discuss Moms’ realization that we may be reading more into the Bible than we even realized. And we finish exploring the concept of innocence. And now for the links: Here is Data Over Dogma’s episode Why Is She Salt? Here is the episode of Talk Heathen with the woman who

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57:40

The Rachel Rachael Paradox

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/05/17

We open the episode with Moms justifying her misunderstood superstitions. Then we discuss Reader and Go swearing. And we finish up talking about sex in media, which devolves into a confused discussion of Witness and Bladerunner, that won’t make nearly enough sense if you aren’t familiar with Witness. In short, Harrison Ford is a cop who has to hide out with the Amish and falls in love with the Amish woman hiding him. Great movie. Strong recommendation. We would say it’s great for audiences 6 and up,

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48:57

Good F**king Friday

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/04/26

We talk with the kids about Easter. Go has some choice words about it. (And yes, we allow the kids to swear - just never at school or with people who would be offended.) Then Moms gets all conspiracy theory-esque about actresses playing moms. And we finish up discussing how we feel about violent media. And for once, there aren’t really any links. Just go watch Atlanta. The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird

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34:54

You’re More Concerned About This Than I Am

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/04/05

It’s a short one this time around. We discuss one topic: “Would you want only atheist coaches for your kid if that was somehow an option?” And now for all the links: I think this is the episode of Pardon the Mess that our question comes from, but honestly, I’m not 100% sure. And this is the podcast For Crying Out Loud that mom references. The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and

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41:11

Patrick Bateman Fan Is Saved!

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/03/15

It's lucky Episode 13, and honestly, getting this one finished before our Spring Break trip turned into a bit of a fever dream. In our first segment we discuss the comic book trope of refusing to sacrifice your child to save the universe. And then we discuss a Tik Tok about blasphemy. And our final segment will remain a mystery for the ages. As promised, if you want to skip the first segment, you can go right to 24:30. And now for all the links: Once again, here is What A Day’s great discussion

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47:49

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE!

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/02/22

In our first segment we discuss…shoot. We can’t remember any more. But then we go on to explore which fictional family we would have wanted to grow up in, and finish out discussing how much teachers should share with parents - and end up talking about how to make a home where kids feel comfortable opening up to their parents in the first place. Moms is going to bring this up in the next episode, but we should have been more explicit about why teachers do not sometimes share with parents when trans

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53:14

The Best Kind of Fallacy or the Worst Kind of Logic?

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/02/01

We’re back! In this episode we recount our Christmas trip, introduce a new segment and discuss when it’s appropriate to give unsolicited parenting advice, and finish out on the anecdotal fallacy. Take a listen to Mom and Dad are Fighting to see if you agree with our read on their episode, Can I Tell Someone They’re Parenting Wrong? The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how

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05:28

Happy New Year!

The Family Skeptical ·

2023/01/11

We’re working on a few interesting things for the new year. This is a bit of recording I did with Reader and Go about our holidays. (And just to be clear, their motorcycle ride was very slow and on a private road with no other traffic.) We'll be back soon with a full episode. The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how society ignores or misrepresents families like ours. If

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44:35

A Magic Carpet Ride Into History

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/12/21

It’s the final episode in our series on education and of 2022. Though we weren’t kidding when we said we were a bit loopy. Moms did an inadvertent jump into the past and we had to cut a whole section because she kept referring to the year as 2020. Though maybe that’s appropriate for an episode about history. We mention a few things in this episode that we definitely recommend you checking out: Here’s the episode of Thank God I’m an Atheist that we discuss. And we couldn’t recommend the graphic

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44:18

Respect My Authority!

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/11/29

We’re taking a little break from talking about education to discuss a logical fallacy: The Appeal to Authority. And this goes a few places we weren’t expecting. In this episode we reference a whole lot of stuff, some of it that we’ve certainly forgotten, but you can find several links here: Here’s a classic Skeptic Generation call with Xeno. Here’s the Atheist Experience call about atoms not really looking like solar systems. And here’s the Talk Heathen episode that includes the call about

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49:44

Oh you’ve got green eyes. Oh you’ve got blue eyes. Oh...

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/11/09

We talk evolution! Why is it so scary to teach? Why are kids books about it so limited? Why does popular media get it sooo wrong? In this episode we reference Forrest Valkai. And Seth Andrews, The Thinking Atheist, just recently had him on and introduced him as a Biologist, so maybe Moms was right about that? The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how society ignores or

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55:46

MMMmmmm. Logic.

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/10/19

Happy Halloween! Go has decided he wants to celebrate Halloween all month again - so welcome to our Frankensode. We talk about the possibility of teaching formal logic in schools - in two parts - sewn together poorly. You can find the two videos that we reference here: Teach Formal Logic: TRICK OR TRUTH Game! Trolly Problem Memes The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how

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40:36

School, huh. What is it good for?

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/09/28

We introduce a new series we’re going to be starting about education and hear a little from Reader and Go. You can find the three episodes of Raising Freethinkers that we reference here: When Science Goes South - Part 1 The Word - Part 2 (This is the one we talk about the most) The Conflict Avoiders - Part 3 The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how society ignores or

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47:24

The Best Thing About Being an Atheist Is…Martin Freeman?

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/09/07

It’s our last episode discussing Relax, It’s Just God: How and Why to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You’re Not Religious by Wendy Thomas Russell, and we spend the whole time on it. (Spoiler Alert - Moms is going to explain in the next episode that she totally disagrees with one of the points she made in this one. Can you guess which comment she’s thought about more?) The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect

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51:04

Philosophical Genius at Age Six?

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/08/17

Trigger Warning! We start very briefly discussing the case of the 10-year-old in Ohio who needed an abortion and the prevalence of child sexual abuse (if want to skip this discussion, feel free to skip to 03:20), then talk about the New York Times’ article “How to Raise Kids Who Are Good at Getting Angry,” and finish out dissecting another chapter of Relax, It’s Just God: How and Why to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You’re Not Religious by Wendy Thomas Russell. You can find the Super Mamas

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37:02

From Dobbs to Eve

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/07/27

We talk about the recent Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court (if you’ve had enough of podcasts about Dobbs at this point, feel free to skip to 21:40) and continue discussing the book Relax, It’s Just God: How and Why to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You’re Not Religious by Wendy Thomas Russell. You can find The Atheist Experience call we referenced here. The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird

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45:47

Just Ask

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/07/06

We talk about why we call ourselves atheists, and discuss the book Relax, It’s Just God: How and Why to Talk to Your Kids About Religion When You’re Not Religious by Wendy Thomas Russell. The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how society ignores or misrepresents families like ours. If you’re any stripe of non-believer who’s involved in raising children, welcome! You are our

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34:02

Why Are We Here?

The Family Skeptical ·

2022/06/15

It’s our first episode! We discuss why we’re doing this podcast, and our TikTok Triumph seems like a very positive Christian response to doubt… but is there more under the surface? You can see the full TikTok here. (Also - we make mention of next week’s show. That was our slip. Initially we’ll be releasing every 2-3 weeks, so it might be a good idea to subscribe if you don’t want to miss it.) The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big

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