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Cognitive Dissonance

Critical Productions

An atheistic & skeptical news Podcast. 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.

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52:26

Episode 911: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/04/24

https://www.propublica.org/article/rise-and-fall-terrorgram-inside-global-online-hate-network-frontline-telegram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8nsgzwuc_o&pp=ygUbcmlzZSBhbmQgZmFsbCBvZiB0ZXJyb3JncmFt

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01:06:55

Episode 910: Door Dash Stunt Driver

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/04/20

No Kings draw estimated 8 million in largest single-day U.S. nonviolent protest Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as Hungary's Tisza Party heads for election win Trump's Iran Deal Gives Him Nothing He Wanted - The Atlantic Trump's AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure follows feud with Pope Leo | Reuters Trump gets McDonald's DoorDashed to White House and then takes Iran war questions with delivery person | The Independent Trump's 'DoorDash grandma' had lobbied for 'no tax on tips' policy Exclusive:

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56:18

Episode 909: Teleporting into Waffle House

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2026/04/16

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03:17

Reminder - No Show this Week

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/04/12

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01:20:05

Episode 908: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics with...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/04/06

Evaluating the ethics of AI requires seeing through the never-ending hype - The Skeptic There are serious ethical implications to sexualising AI chatbots - The Skeptic https://www.voidpod.com/ https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/

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01:03:36

Episode 907: Project 2025 Tracker

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/03/30

Articles Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year | PBS News From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap Trump Executive Orders Follow Project 2025 Instructions - Fullerton Observer Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals. Here's what's left https://archive.is/20260101155507/https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/trump-project-2025-remaining-goals Did Project 2025 get done in Trump's first term in office? | Vox

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01:03:42

Episode 902: How the men in the Epstein files...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/03/05

https://web.archive.org/web/20260219135910/https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo With The Price of the Epstein Frenzy

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01:10:56

Episode 901: The DOJ Hid Trump's Epstein Files and...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/03/02

Democratic lawmaker: 'If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President' US women's gold medal-winning hockey team declines Trump State of the Union invitation F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs : NPR Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump State of the Union after holding 'Black People Aren't Apes' sign Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago's secure perimeter | PBS News NPR finds

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01:02:39

Episode 894: ICE Overreach, Greenland Saga

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/01/26

Trump's Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw - The Atlantic Trump says 8 European nations face tariffs rising to 25% if Greenland isn't sold to the U.S. Stocks sell off globally as traders digest Trump message saying he wants Greenland because 'your Country decided not to give me the Nobel' After Creating A Crisis Over Greenland, Trump Declares Victory And Ends It | HuffPost Latest News Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump Progressive effort to primary Sen. John

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44:16

Episode 893: Inside Stephen Miller's Dark Plot to...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/01/22

Inside Stephen Miller's Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State | The New Republic

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49:32

Episode 891: Bourbon, Lobster and V4C

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/01/15

Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year Mom sues Character.AI after 11-year-old son found sexting with 'Whitney Houston' and 'Marilyn Monroe' | The Independent $400K lobster shipment hijacked en route to Illinois Costco locations | FOX 32 Chicago Final Vulgarity for Charity

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01:14:52

Episode 890: Murder of Renee Nicole Good,...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/01/12

Officials Dispute Federal Account of Fatal ICE Encounter in Minnesota - The New York Times Trump's MAGA base backs his handling of Venezuela and Maduro capture, allies say Senate to vote next week to block Trump's military action against Venezuela Elon Musk indicates he's 'going all in' on financing the GOP ahead of the midterms: 'America is toast if the radical left wins' | The Independent Pentagon to cut Sen. Mark Kelly's military retirement pay over 'seditious' video: Hegseth Denmark prime

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01:07:22

Episode 889: Welcome to 2026

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2026/01/05

Gen Z men are moving away from MAGA in droves, polls show | The Independent The Worst Thing About Elon Musk Is That He Got Away With All of It | The New Republic Could the feds throw you in jail for merely filming ICE immigration raids? An HIV expert at the CDC was asked to scrub data on trans people. He quit instead. - LGBTQ Nation Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House Trump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report - Salon.com

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01:07:43

Episode 885: Kash and the FBI Slush Fund, Trump's...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2025/12/15

Jasmine Crockett announces campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary Democrats flip Miami mayor's office, winning control for first time in nearly 30 years House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health Trump's Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — ProPublica Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend's pal a lift home: sources Kash Patel Hits Back At Humiliating Report That He Demanded An FBI Raid Jacket Damning New Poll: Americans

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49:17

Episode 879: It's never been easier to be a...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2025/11/13

It's never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist How a son spent a year trying to save his father from conspiracy theories

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01:11:37

Episode 876: No Snap, Trump's Third Term

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2025/11/03

https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/vulgarity-for-charity Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1 A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases - The New York Times Mike Johnson Dismisses Trump Third Term Talk — But Applauds the 'Trolling' - The New York Times It's Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term Judge Questions Gregory Bovino Over Immigration

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01:16:55

Episode 875: No Kings, Santos Sentence Commuted

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2025/10/27

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52:35

Episode 873: Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2025/10/16

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44:46

Episode 871: Scams, Fox News Creepy Stories, and...

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2025/10/09

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01:00:02

Episode 870: Medbed AI Slop

Cognitive Dissonance ·

2025/10/06

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