Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

182. Offense, Beauty, Caretakers, and the Flesh

Chatting about the Innocence of Mohammed; Marilyn Monroe, and dating a supermodel

181. Zealots, Us, Them, and Athiests

Reviewing the article, “From Bible-Belt Pastor to Atheist Leader” detailing the conversions of Jerry DeWitt to Atheisism

180. Generalizations, Evolution, DNA, and Design

Bill Nye the Science Guy’s plea for parents to allow their children to believe evolution and the latest findings on DNA

179. Simulators, Bias, Happiness, and Flesh

Reviewing the TED talk “The Surprising Science of Happiness” by Dan Gilbert

178. Cereal, Salad Dressing, Cell Phones, and Choice

Reviewing the TED Talk “The Paradox of Choice” by Barry Schwartz

177. Gender, Fluidity, Boys, and Dresses

A review of the New York Times article, “What’s So Bad About A Boy Who Wants To Wear A Dress?” by Ruth Padawer

176. Self-Awareness, Fear, Anger, and Non-Violence

Reviewing the TED Talk “Fighting with Non-Violence” by Scilla Elworthy

175. Programming, Aquariums, Machine Guns, and Preachers

Reviewing the movie “Machine Gun Preacher: and it’s back story.

174. Mass Murder, Kittens, Flesh, and Love

Reviewing the events of the week: the shooting in Aurora, CO; episode 3 of Inside Your Mind by Derren Brown

173. Presents, Dog Racing, Poker, and Belief

Events of the week and a review of Derren Brown’s illusions from the series “Inside Your Mind.”