Point of Inquiry
Science, Skepticism, Rationalism, Humanism -- The Podcast and Radio Show of the Center for Inquiry
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Jaco Gericke - Confessions of a Died-Again Christian
Host: Robert Price A couple of student hecklers once reproved ...
Host: Robert Price A couple of student hecklers once reproved Marlowe's Dr. Faustus: "Faustus! Plumb the depths of that which you profess!" Many evangelical Christians have buckled down to study apologetics or biblical studies in just that...
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Rebecca Watson - Skepticism and Feminism
Host: Chris Mooney Our guest this week is Rebecca Watson, ...
Host: Chris Mooney Our guest this week is Rebecca Watson, the founder of the Skepchick blog. Recently, she's been at the center of an explosive controversy over the relationship between feminism and the skeptic/atheist movement. It all...
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Richard Wiseman - Paranormality
Host: Karen Stollznow Richard Wiseman is Professor of the Public ...
Host: Karen Stollznow Richard Wiseman is Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in England. Richard began his career as a professional magician before pursuing a career in psychology, and developing a...
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Matthew Chapman - The Ledge
Host: Chris Mooney It's not often that Hollywood takes up ...
Host: Chris Mooney It's not often that Hollywood takes up the subject of atheism directly—much less sympathetically. Even rarer is finding this in a film starring major names like Liv Tyler and Terence Howard. But that's what Matthew Chapman has...
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D.M. Murdock - The Christ Conspiracy
Host: Robert Price D.M. Murdock, who also goes by the ...
Host: Robert Price D.M. Murdock, who also goes by the pen name "Acharya S.," is the author of The Christ Conspiracy, the most controversial of modern treatments of the Christ Myth theory. She has had to field flack from both apologists and...
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Rick Perlstein - Is There a Republican War on History?
Host: Chris Mooney Recently, we've seen a spate of news ...
Host: Chris Mooney Recently, we've seen a spate of news stories—and news incidents—involving conservative politicians and activists getting details wrong about American history. There was, most infamously, Sarah Palin saying that Paul...
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Jean Mercer - Child Development: Myths and Misunderstandings
Host: Karen Stollznow This week’s guest is Jean Mercer, a ...
Host: Karen Stollznow This week’s guest is Jean Mercer, a Developmental Psychologist and Professor Emerita at Richard Stockton College. She is the author of the new book Child Development: Myths and Misunderstandings. Jean writes the blog "Child...
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Michael Shermer - The Believing Brain
Host: Chris Mooney Our guest this week is Michael Shermer, ...
Host: Chris Mooney Our guest this week is Michael Shermer, the publisher of Skeptic magazine and head of the Skeptics Society, and a longtime commentator on issues relating to science, critical thinking, and the paranormal. Chris asked Michael on to...
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Scott Lohman - Star Trek and Humanism
Host: Robert Price Do you often wish you lived in ...
Host: Robert Price Do you often wish you lived in the far future? Or on a different planet? Do your friends and family think you belong there, too? Cheer up! This may not be just because you're a science fiction nerd! It may be because you espouse a...
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Jonathan Kay - Among the Truthers
Host: Chris Mooney From Birthers, to Truthers, to Deathers—to occasional ...
Host: Chris Mooney From Birthers, to Truthers, to Deathers—to occasional Liars—America seems to be crawling right now with fevered conspiracy mongers. What's up with that? To find out, Point of Inquiry turns in this episode to Jonathan...
