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English, Political, 1 season, 234 episodes, 6 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes
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Covering politics from the far center
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235: Skepticrat235 - TikToxic Edition

On this week's episode: TikTok notices that their fingers appear to be in some kind of steeple ... Mitch McConnell says the ridiculously obvious ... And we learn that the logical endpoint of AI singularity is a literal gaping butthole. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: incogni.com/skepticrat trustandwill.com/skepticrat policygenius.com betterhelp.com/skepticrat mintmobile.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Headline Sources: Kentucky Public Radio publishes redacted documents about TikTok lawsuit without redactions: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/11/g-s1-27676/tiktok-redacted-documents-in-teen-safety-lawsuit-revealed https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-28040/teens-tiktok-addiction-lawsuit-investigation-documents https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/11/tiktok-lawsuit-children-addiction-mental-health/ McConnell privately slammed Trump as ‘stupid’ and ‘despicable’ after 2020 election: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4938254-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-2020-election-book/ Elon Musk’s robots are fake: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/reports-teslas-prototype-optimus-robots-were-controlled-by-humans/ Steven Seagal Said He Was 'Ready To Die for Russia' in Letter to Putin: https://www.newsweek.com/steven-seagal-vladimir-putin-russia-letter-1967638 Georgia strikes down new Trump-backed election rules: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kv219d2go AI agent makes millions on meme coin: https://cryptobriefing.com/goat-coin-surge-ai-impact/ https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2024/10/16/crypto-degens-baited-an-experimental-ai-bot-into-promoting-a-token-its-now-up-16000/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/7426361786862931231?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7270609151578310186
10/21/202450 minutes, 40 seconds
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234: Skepticrat234 - Liar Liar Vance on Fire Edition

On this week's episode: JD Vance fails to human ... The taxpayer funded Oklahoma Bible story somehow manages to get worse ... And a family values Republican steals a family because of its value. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Headline Sources: Walz/Vance debate: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/politics/vp-debate-key-lines-what-matters/index.html Gilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/health/lenacapavir-hiv-shot-prep.html Hurricane Helene conspiracies: https://grist.org/article/fact-checking-the-wild-conspiracies-in-the-wake-of-hurricane-helene/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/04/trump-hurricane-helene-fema-money-misinformation/ Childless GOP Candidate Posed With Friend's Wife And Kids For Campaign Video: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/us/politics/republican-candidates-wives-ads.html MAGA candidate says drag queens ruin the military in rant about soldiers eating intestines: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/gop-maga-candidate-says-drag-queens-are-ruining-the-military-in-bizarre-rant-about-self-cannibalism/ OK School Superintendent who wants to buy 55,000 bibles wants TRUMP Bibles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/10/04/oklahoma-schools-trump-bible/
10/7/202448 minutes, 34 seconds
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233: Skepticrat233 - Debaiting the Hook Edition

On this week's episode: Mark Robinson gets caught being Mark Robinson ... Donald Trump’s stock is checking for remnants of the Titan submersible while it’s down there anyway ... And New York City celebrated happily the day after the debate on September 10th. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars To donate to the Harris/Walz campaign via our Humanists for Harris fundraiser, go here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/humanists Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Headline Sources: Debate recap: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/11/presidential-debate-takeaways/ NC governor race jolted by report that GOP nominee called himself a ‘Black Nazi’: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gubernatorial-race.html DJT stock plunges to incredible new depths: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-media-djt-stock-new-low-lockup-donald-trump https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-lashes-nasdaq-over-routine-143127592.html RFK Jr. continues being a lunatic: https://www.newsweek.com/robert-kennedy-jr-investigated-collecting-dead-whale-1956501 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/business/media/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-jr.html?searchResultPosition=2 Ig Nobel prizes: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335091-900-ig-nobel-prizes-2024-the-unexpected-science-that-won-this-year/ Chinese zoo admits pandas were actually painted dogs: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/20/travel/guangdong-china-panda-dog-zoo-intl-hnk
9/23/202446 minutes, 31 seconds
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232: Skepticrat232 - DNC Myself Out Edition

On this week's episode: We find out how much it costs to get Nigel Farage out of your town ... RFK Jr. puts an old bicycle on top of his campaign so nobody’ll know how it died ... And Donald Trump is gonna be hosting a treason-based awards show. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Obamas slay at the DNC: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/michelle-obama-dnc-speech.html And Trump in a snit after getting roasted: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/trump-reaction-harris-dnc.html Farage earns more than £1m a year for non-MP work: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wjgkr1750o Farage set to make third visit to US in two months since elected Reform MP: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/21/farage-set-to-make-third-visit-to-us-in-two-months-since-elected-reform-mp Kennedy suspends campaign, endorses Trump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-trump/ Trump will be hosting a "J6 Awards Gala" at Bedminster golf course: https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-will-host-january-6th-awards-gala-in-september Rioters attack hotel housing asylum seekers amid far-right violence: https://youtu.be/GT36LUdle-I?t=191 Mike Lindell gets absolutely schools by 12 year old at DNC: https://newrepublic.com/post/185161/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-fight-child-knowa-dnc
8/26/202448 minutes
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231: Skepticrat231 - Occupy Walz Treat Edition

On this week's episode: Tim Walz is proud of you, slugger ... Eli texts us in an attempt to get special dispensation to say slur words on the air (we said no) ... And despite being part oompa loompa and part cotton candy, Donald Trump is baffled by the existence of multiple races. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Headline Sources: JD Vance tries to Swift Boat Tim Walz: https://apnews.com/article/walz-national-guard-military-ae43d684bf1319e535f9f620552155d7 Liverpool Sends a Message to Far-Right Rioters - "Not Here": https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/world/europe/liverpool-protests-southport.html Trump said Harris "happened to turn Black" and he keeps talking about it: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/31/politics/donald-trump-kamala-harris-black-nabj/index.html Chinese company accused of stealing thousands of corpses over decades: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chinese-company-steals-thousands-of-corpses-for-organ-transplants-and-rakes-in-53-million/ar-AA1ovFvK?ocid=BingNewsVerp MAGA Republican says anyone who didn’t vote for her is a “fa***t” after losing primary: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/maga-republican-says-anyone-who-didnt-vote-for-her-is-a-fat-after-losing-primary/ Trump threatens to sue the NYT over helicopter story he got wrong: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/politics/trump-helicopter-crash-willie-brown.html
8/12/202437 minutes, 3 seconds
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230: Skepticrat230 - Veep State Edition

On this week's episode: Our presidential candidate can touch their toes ... They somehow didn’t have a contingency plan if Brandon let’s goed ... And we find a movie nemesis for Cocaine Bear. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Headline Sources: Kamala Harris takes over and the GOP is in a panic: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/24/us/politics/harris-biden-republican-reactions.html Newsom Orders California Officials to Remove Homeless Encampments: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/us/newsom-homeless-california.html Harris list of potential VP candidates: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/23/kamala-harris-vp-pick/ JD Vance doing badly despite delightful couch rumor: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-couch-sex-rumor-explained-1235068142/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/politics/27-facts-about-jd-vance.html Gab CEO says Trump shooter had a pro-Biden account: https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks-used-gab-to-support-biden-ceo/ Two words...Cocaine Shark: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/science/cocaine-sharks-brazil.html Also, komodo dragons have iron teeth: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/24/komodo-dragons-iron-coated-teeth And alligators are mustering for an attack: https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-hundreds-gators-swarming-georgia-140000080.html#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20alligators%20swarmed%20Okefenokee,see%20it%20to%20believe%20it
7/29/202456 minutes, 13 seconds
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229: Skepticrat229 - Labor of Love of Labour Edition

On this week's episode, we’ll record a little too early to discuss the events in Pennsylvania. Missed it by just a little bit. Such a shame. That we recorded too early. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) 
7/15/202440 minutes
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228: Skepticrat227 - Debated Breath Edition

On this week's episode: The Tory party will have some bad luck at the bookies ... Boeing will take aircraft failure to new heights ... And the New York Times editorial board wants to take Joe Biden to a farm upstate. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Biden vs Trump debate: https://apnews.com/live/presidential-debate-2024-updates#00000190-5cdc-dd31-aff9-fefed7f50000 https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/538-ipsos-june-2024-presidential-debate-poll https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/debate-poll-cnn-trump-biden/index.html Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722eyxxknro Nigel Farage claims "We provoked war in Ukraine": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8vv3vgngd0o    Reform UK defends candidates as more comments emerge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx77lvd6e73o.amp  Boeing astronauts still stuck in space: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/why-are-two-boeing-astronauts-stuck-in-space
7/1/202452 minutes, 8 seconds
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227: Skepticrat227 - Sobs Tory Edition

On this week's episode: Rishi Sunak shows us what the Normandy landing looked like in reverse ... Donald Trump tries his luck with word-saying again ... And a bombshell revelation in the world of cylindrical food contract law ROCKS the community. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Headline Sources: Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill mifepristone: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-abortion-pill-mifepristone/index.html PM apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722zv2myjro Reform UK candidate apologizes over Hitler neutrality comments: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjmmrwexv4ko US ran anti-vax campaign under Trump: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/ Champion hot dog eater excluded from Coney Island contest over veggie franks: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/champion-hot-dog-eater-excluded-coney-island-contest-over-veggie-franks-2024-06-12/ Joey Chestnut to face rival Takeru Kobayashi in hot dog eating contest on Netflix: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559677/2024/06/12/joey-chestnut-takeru-kobayashi-hot-dog-contest-netflix/ Gove’s replacement caught out on claim he moved to Surrey Heath as home found on Airbnb: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservative-general-election-surrey-heath-michael-gove-b2559359.html  Voters Laugh At Esther McVey After She Says 'Tories Always Get The Country Back On Its Feet': https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters-laugh-at-esther-mcvey-after-she-says-tories-always-get-the-country-back-on-its-feet_uk_66669940e4b0a01ba85b4df2 Trump’s teleprompter goes out again, leads to rant about sharks and electric boats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/11/trump-electric-boats-sharks/
6/17/202459 minutes, 21 seconds
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226: Skepticrat226 - Convictory Lap Edition

On this week's episode: Eric Adams turns Manhattan into an empty refuge for cyborg billionaires ... Alvin Bragg finds a witch ... And Rudy Giuliani gets served a witch indictment while hiding behind his broomstick. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump convicted on 34 counts: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/31/hush-money-next-for-trump Congestion pricing in NYC: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/congestion-pricing-in-nyc-everything-you-need-to-know-including-start-date-exemptions-and-map-030124 Sunak has to call for election amid abject failure and the announcement is an abject failure: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/29/uk-general-election-what-you-need-to-know-4-july Google AI experiment goes not great: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/24/24164119/google-ai-overview-mistakes-search-race-openai Florida civics training links "cancel culture" to mass murder: https://popular.info/p/florida-civics-training-links-cancel Nothing is going well for Rudy Giuliani: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/two-hours-mocking-arizonas-attorney-general-rudy-giuliani-served-birth-rcna152905 https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-ruby-freeman-bankruptcy-new-york-florida-debtors-rudy-coffee-1905811 https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/31/rudy-giuliani-disbarment-dc/
6/3/202448 minutes, 17 seconds
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225: Debate and Switch Edition

On this week's episode, the Tories will lose more seats than a Boeing jetliner, Justice Alito plans for his new job as inquisitor supreme a LITTLE too early, and we’ll debate the debates about the pre-debate debates. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat And check out the stuff you can make us do with your support here: http://www.maytreon.com To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Sources: Biden and Trump agree to two presidential debates: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/biden-trump-debates.html Justice alito flies his flag upside down in a nod to stop the steal https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share The Observer view on the London mayoral video: dog-whistles and lies show Tories will stop at nothing to win https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/31/the-observer-view-on-london-mayoral-campaign-video-dog-whistles-and-lies  Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68947834  Nick Fuentes accidentally streams gay porn: https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-801627 Scottie Scheffler, hours after arrest, tees off in PGA Championship second round https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5500927/2024/05/17/scottie-scheffler-arrest-pga-championship/ Tory MP loses whip after claims he used party funds to pay ‘bad people’  https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/17/tory-mp-loses-whip-after-claims-he-used-party-funds-to-pay-bad-people 
5/20/202430 minutes
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224: Skepticrat224 - Justice For Cricket Edition

On this week's episode: MTG swears revenge on things for happening ... The other side is literally killing their dogs now ... And we talk about the best worst campaign ad of all time. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat And check out the stuff you can make us do with your support here: http://www.maytreon.com To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: David Pecker's testimony at Trump hush money trial: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-trial-takeaways-key-moments-david-pecker-testimony-1235011613/ Trump's teleprompter turns sideways and he has a meltdown: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-teleprompter-meltdown/ MTG moves to oust Mike Johnson for doing a thing: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/01/house-gop-mike-johnson-speaker-mtg-vacancy/73261761007/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson-democrats Kristi Noem brags about puppy murder: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/03/kristi-noem-just-wont-stop-talking-about-killing-her-dog/ Alleged Ex-GOP evil CEO convicted felon Don Blankenship puts out INSANE campaign ads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Blankenship https://www.facebook.com/DonLBlankenship TikTok ban: https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-divestment-ban-what-you-need-to-know-5e1ff786e89da10a1b799241ae025406 Ted Cruz tries to rebrand as bipartisan: https://www.alternet.org/ted-cruz-allred-democrats/
5/6/202443 minutes, 38 seconds
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223: Skepticrat223 - Lie Social Edition

On this week's episode: People are DYING for loans in Brazil ... We finally break our silence on history’s most fuckable popcorn bucket ... And Donald Trump is losing bigly at everything...except for national polling somehow. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Bipartisan coalition in the House pass aid for Ukraine and Israel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/20/house-vote-ukraine-israel-aid-johnson/ AMC Exec: "We wouldn't have made the Dune popcorn if we knew you'd be sickos about it": https://gizmodo.com/dune-2-popcorn-bucket-amc-regrets-wormussy-1851397128 Truth Social is a giant failure: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/truth-social-drama-donald-trump-lawsuits-ipo-1234999198/ https://www.rawstory.com/trump-social-media-stock-2667811934/ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/trump-media-is-the-most-expensive-us-stock-to-short-by-far.html High speed rail line between LA and Vegas breaks ground this week: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/04/20/high-speed-rail-construction-california-las-vegas/ Lady takes her dead uncle to the bank for a loan: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/brazil-woman-corpse-bank-fraud Judge reads roasty memes from prospective jurors and Trump has to sit there quietly: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-jury-selection-hush-money-case-social-media-rcna148168
4/22/202438 minutes, 56 seconds
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222: Skepticrat222 - Apoceclipse Now Edition

On this week's episode: The world finds a new way to BUG Noah Lugeons ... We reveal Rishi Sunak’s cunning plan to bankrupt every wealthy Tory racist ... And it might be the end times because of a shadow. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Eclipse conspiracy theories:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/conspiracy-theory-eclipse-illinois https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/conspiracies-orbit-the-upcoming-april-8-2024-solar-eclipse Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/11/biggest-tory-donor-looking-diane-abbott-hate-all-black-women Rishi Sunak says he won't return money from donor Frank Hester who is accused of racism: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68554476 Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon: https://apnews.com/article/periodical-cicada-invasion-bugs-everywhere-locusts-evolution-e57f708cdcf144a20fe8f694e95b5d44 SCOTUS to weigh in on interpreting a very clear law that was broken on January 6th: https://www.vox.com/scotus/2024/3/25/24108640/supreme-court-january-6-insurrection-fischer-united-states-obstruct Boat Race rowers told not to enter Thames due to high levels of E. coli: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68674088  Raw sewage spills into England rivers and seas doubles in 2023: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68665335 Children race to collect marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at a Detroit-area park: https://apnews.com/article/marshmallow-helicopter-children-park-spring-ebc354cd8c8203ad835e4908158df63a MP William Wragg tells paper he is sorry for sharing private phone numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68731683
4/8/202447 minutes, 7 seconds
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221: Skepticrat221 - Billion Dollar Maybe Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll follow up on the hilarious antics of those wacky British royals ... Donald Trump realizes he should’ve been making his coffee at home ... And the chemtrail mind control grid might soon be missing a little strip in the shape of Tennessee. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump faces cash crunch in court and on the campaign trail: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/trump-464-million-dollar-bond/index.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/22/trump-claims-to-have-about-500m-cash-as-he-fights-fraud-appeal-bond.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-finance.html Catherine, Princess of Wales, Reveals She Has Cancer: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/22/world/princess-kate-middleton-cancer Tennessee passes a bill banning chemtrails: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/03/20/tennessee-senate-passes-bill-banning-chemtrails-what-to-know/73027586007/ https://www.wonkette.com/p/tennessee-senate-takes-bold-stance Republican rats abandoning ship: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/22/republican-house-majority-mike-gallagher AI-powered robot can serve you food, stack the dishes, and have a conversation with you: https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/ai-powered-humanoid-robot-figure-01-can-serve-you-food-stack-the-dishes-and-have-a-conversation-with-you RFK Jr. says his running mate shortlist includes Aaron Rodgers: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/aaron-rodgers-sandy-hook-conspiracy-theories/index.html https://www.businessinsider.com/aaron-rodgers-strangest-unique-health-hacks-2023-9
3/25/202443 minutes, 41 seconds
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220: Daylight Savior Edition

On this week's episode; Joe Biden tries to find a united state, New York tries to make itself safer by adding more guns, and the UK once again shows it cannot be trusted with a Princess of Wales To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com Headline Sources: Katie Britt delivers insane rebuttal to the State of the Union: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/08/katie-britt-sotu-reaction National Guard and State Police Will Patrol the Subways and Check Bags https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/nyregion/subway-national-guard-police.html Palace breaks silence on Kate Middleton health conspiracy theories on social media https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/kate-middleton-health-rumours-abdominal-surgery-b2508431.html  Pentagon releases yet another stupid “UFO” report: https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/pentagon-ufo-report-says-most-sightings-ordinary-objects-phenomena-2024-03-08/ An iconic WWII photo showing a non consensual kiss was almost banned from display. It didn’t last long https://apnews.com/article/times-square-kiss-photo-veterans-affairs-memo-b24d5dba6930be867e9ac1be6dff16e5 Rochdale by-election: Landslide win for George Galloway https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68443430 
3/11/202445 minutes
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219: Skepticrat219 - Sneaker of the Louse Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump tries to CHUCK a few BUCKS ... We’ll rank the (Presidential) races ... And George Santos files a lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel for aggravated irony. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Donald Trump has a sneaker: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/18/trump-sneaker/ The Informant Turned Defendant Who Took Aim at the Bidens: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/politics/smirnov-fbi-biden-russia.html New historical ranking of US Presidents just dropped: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/presidents-ranking-trump-biden-list George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making Cameo videos: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/business/george-santos-sues-jimmy-kimmel/index.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/jimmy-kimmel-ap-george-santos-new-york-republican-b2498076.html Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies: https://apnews.com/article/hiker-kills-coyote-with-bare-hands-f5a5ad44ee8ea98729c85f95d7fed434 Intuitive Machines becomes first private company to land on the moon: https://www.space.com/intuitive-machines-odysseus-moon-lander-tipped-over Lindell ordered by judge to pay $5 million for losing the bet he made: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/federal-judge-affirms-mypillow-mike-lindell-must-pay-5m-in-election-data-dispute/
2/26/202438 minutes, 48 seconds
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218: Skepticrat218 - Putin on the Fritz Edition

On this week's episode: We unveil some horrifying Groundhog Day lore ... We find out just how popular the Popular Conservatives are ... And Twitter deals with Russian misinformation for the very first time. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://policygenius.com https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-fact-check-history.html King diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68208157  King Charles criticised for appointing pro-homeopathy doctor: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/10/king-charles-criticised-appointing-homeopath-michael-dixon-head-royal-medical-household Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring: https://apnews.com/article/groundhog-day-punxsutawney-phil-d73f9f79e4b5232bf573100136a6b86f Republicans don't know how to count: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-republicans-alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-border-deal-failures_n_65c2d67ae4b093b2e7816d96 Truss’s PopCon group splinters on launch but attacks Sunak’s policies: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/06/popular-conservatism-has-splintered-but-is-united-in-criticism-of-sunaks-policies Taylor Drift and Clark W. Blizzwald take top honors in Minnesota snowplow-naming contest: https://apnews.com/article/snowplow-contest-taylor-drift-blizzwald-beyonsleigh-0525c86addd6f8f4e579ccc3fd340238 Laurence Fox loses libel battle: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/jan/29/laurence-fox-loses-libel-battle-with-twitter-x-users-he-called-paedophiles
2/12/202447 minutes, 40 seconds
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217: Skepticrat217 - Court Marshall Edition

On this week's episode: The British Post Office will try to argue that justice got lost in the mail ... Donald Trump asks E Jean Carroll how much she’d knock off if he let her be his running mate ... And Colorado District 4 rolls out the red carpetbag for Lauren Boebert. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump ordered to pay in E Jean Carroll defamation case: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-e-jean-carroll-trial-closing-arguments-courtroom/ UK conservatives plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-61782866  Trump wins Iowa and New Hampshire and GOP dropouts all of a sudden love him again: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/26/gops-awkward-2016-flip-flops-trump-make-comeback-2024/ Trump's possible picks for VP: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/25/donald-trump-vice-president-pick-candidates/ Sarah Huckabee Sanders bought a lectern for $19,000 with a government credit card: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/13/sarah-huckabee-sanders-lectern/ Mars helicopter is dead: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends Japan’s upside down moon lander: https://apnews.com/article/japan-moon-lander-slim-probe-pinpoint-2908c74d9e3c4c8a5eabfb6b1625c617 UK Post Office "Horizon scandal" explained: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56718036 Lauren Boebert among field of other criminal idiots in first Republican debate for CO-4: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/25/lauren-boebert-republican-primary-debate-colorado/32f8b740-bb40-11ee-b176-fe5fd794e716_story.html https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/27/lauren-boebert-arrests-colorado-3rd-mitsch-bush/
1/29/202448 minutes, 58 seconds
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216: Skepticrat216 - Heads Iowan Tails You Lose Edition

On this week's episode: Alaska Airlines catches a little TOO much air ... We’ll explain to Ron DeSantis that thought police aren’t supposed to go after all thought ... And we learn about darts from our intrepid sports reporter Eli Bosnick. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://policygenius.com https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump's Iowa town hall recap: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/us/politics/trump-town-hall-fox.html https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2024/01/10/trump-fox-news-town-hall-iowa-caucuses-highlights-christie/72163126007/ FAA Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/business/faa-boeing-737-boeing-max-investigation.html DefSec doesn’t bother to tell anyone he’ll be out of commission: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/08/congress-austin-pentagon-hospital-defense-00134286 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/us/politics/lloyd-austin-private-public.html Lauren Boebert did not punch her ex-husband in the face or he's letting it go: https://apnews.com/article/lauren-boebert-exhusband-altercation-arrest-ed3ba1a94e6dba08bf67f1d5d54ad9b3 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67911826 AP PHOTOS: Raucous British fans put on a show at the world darts championship: https://apnews.com/article/world-darts-championship-photos-e0aa730a30d305310b386cd101dc3e07 Florida schools remove dictionaries for being too woke: https://popular.info/p/florida-school-district-removes-dictionaries
1/15/202438 minutes, 18 seconds
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215: Skepticrat215 - Musk of the Ride Death Edition

On this week's episode: Rudy Giuliani just needs a little help til Friday ... Ben Shapiro commits to the “it was for research” excuse after his wife catches him watching porn ... And everything is going wrong for Elon Musk. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com/  (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Rudy Giuliani order to pay $148 million in Georgia election defamation case: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-defamation-trial-damages.html Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-x-account-elon-musk-90cfc990631dec5e8f337167fbe16372 Daily Wire pundit claims Pornhub is "converting" cishet men with secret messages: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/rightwing-pundit-claims-popular-adult-website-is-converting-straight-men-with-secret-messages/ Tesla recalls all of their cars: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67693935 Santacon: https://apnews.com/article/christmas-santa-pub-crawl-new-york-city-616ee17f07906fde81d7378f6ba206d5 Elon Musk's Grok Twitter AI is actually 'woke'...hilarity ensues: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/12/10/elon-musks-grok-twitter-ai-is-actually-woke-hilarity-ensues/?sh=36a6cc336bce
12/18/202342 minutes, 6 seconds
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214: Skepticrat214 - Sealed With a Kissinger Edition

On this week's episode: Henry Kissinger kills one last noncombatant ... Apple will take ownership of all of your photos at midnight ... And after a 2nd test, Donald Trump is now a double stable double genius. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com/  (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump says he's "seriously looking" at Obamacare alternatives: https://www.axios.com/2023/11/26/trump-obamacare-affordable-care-act https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/us/politics/trump-biden-obamacare.html Trump "aces" another cognitive exam: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-obama-aced-cognitive-test_n_6564a795e4b0f35896f6c583 Henry Kissinger Was A War Criminal, But Presidents And Celebrities Smiled With Him: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/henry-kissinger-dead-leaders_n_5d10ef86e4b0aa375f50baf0 Police Departments get in on weird hysteria over Apple’s “Namedrop” system: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/27/namedrop-iphone-ios17-safety/ The sound of crunching chips is annoying, so Doritos made a silencer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/11/27/doritos-silent-gaming-crunch-cancellation/ Trump tries to embrace Black Lives Matter, a group he previously said ‘hates our country’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/29/trump-blm-endorsement-dispute/ Airplane crosses the Atlantic using sugar and fat as fuel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/11/28/virgin-atlantic-sustainable-flight-lands-saf
12/4/202338 minutes, 3 seconds
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213: Skepticrat213 - Even More Spurious George Edition

On this week's episode: George Santos enters the find out era of political tenure ... The Macy’s Day Parade will go woke ... And there's a US senator named Markwayne. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Ethics panel releases findings on George Santos, Santos says he won’t seek reelection: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/nyregion/george-santos-ethics-committee.html Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade tells off One Million Moms: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/nyregion/thanksgiving-parade-nonbinary-lgbt-protest.html Georgia GOP official says God attacks her opponents with brain tumors and puts them in wheelchairs: https://www.meidastouch.com/news/georgia-gop-official-says-god-attacks-her-opponents-with-brain-tumors-puts-them-in-wheelchairs Harrison Floyd cries racism as Fani Willis moves to revoke his bond: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/harrison-floyd-trevian-kutti-racism-fani-willis-rcna125743 Facebook will now allow ads claiming the 2020 election was stolen: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/15/facebook-ads-2020-election-rigged-stolen-instagram-policy Theft of 2 million dimes leaves four facing federal charges: https://apnews.com/article/millions-dimes-stolen-truck-theft-philadelphia-mint-c141bc2e0f974dc3c8c12ddaf809c12a Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at U.S. Senate hearing: https://kansasreflector.com/2023/11/14/oklahoma-senator-challenges-teamsters-president-to-fight-at-u-s-senate-hearing/
11/20/202344 minutes, 20 seconds
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212: Skepticrat212 - And Find Out Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump’s gag orders expand into the literal ... Dominic Cummings will teach the BBC some naughty words ... And Trump's legal team defends him from the abolitionists of Colorado. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Appeals court freezes gag order on Trump in DC trial: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/politics/chutkan-trump-gag-order-freeze/index.html Judge in Trump's NY fraud trial expands gag order: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/politics/trump-gag-order-engoron-clerk/index.html Defendant in GA election case using the argument that the election really was stolen by Biden: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/03/trump-codefendant-georgia-election-case/ Boris Johnson asked if blowing hairdryer up nose could kill Covid, says ex-aide Cummings: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/boris-johnson-hairdryer-covid-dominic-cummings-b2439809.html Colorado judge chides company that tried to pay $23,500 settlement in coins weighing 3 tons: https://ktla.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/ap-colorado-judge-chides-company-that-tried-to-pay-23500-settlement-in-coins-weighing-3-tons/ Colorado trial to remove Trump from the ballot: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/politics/14th-amendment-colorado-trump-trial/index.html Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of angling for job after Elon Musk interview: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/03/labour-accuses-rishi-sunak-of-angling-for-job-after-elon-musk-interview  Minister denies ‘cultural issue’ among Tory MPs after Crispin Blunt’s arrest: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/27/minister-denies-cultural-issue-among-tory-mps-after-crispin-blunts-arrest Swans in Florida that date to Queen Elizabeth II gift are rounded up for their annual physicals: https://apnews.com/article/swan-roundup-florida-lakeland-8c878efccd378e3694eff9785dd86c4b
11/6/202336 minutes, 11 seconds
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211: Skepticrat211 - Later Chesebro Edition

On this week's episode: A lying poker player gets called on his bluff ... a lying Congressman does too ... and Jim Jordan angrily looks for the receipt for his custom solid gold gavel. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Still no House speaker: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/20/house-speaker-race-candidates-jim-jordan/ Poker player who drew donations for Las Vegas event lied about dying from cancer: https://apnews.com/article/world-series-of-poker-cancer-lie-37c639515dabcfac20597489620cdac4 SCOTUS lifts restriction on Biden admins communications with social media companies: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/20/politics/supreme-court-social-media/ GA election case judge skeptical of asking potential jurors about "MAGA Republicans": https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/16/politics/georgia-election-subversion-case-jury/index.html And Sidney Powell just flipped on Trump: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/sidney-powell-plea-deal-donald-trump-ouch.html Football coach whose team called ‘Nazi’ during game says he was forced to resign, no ill intent: https://apnews.com/article/ohio-football-nazi-play-resign-brooklyn-beachwood-426a125a44790906c52601a654ad7998 George Santos somehow even worse: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/santos-charged-identity-theft-rcna119819 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/11/george-santos-republican-resolution-expel-house
10/23/202339 minutes, 14 seconds
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210: The Skepticrat - Motion to Staycate Edition

On this week's episode: Eli will file a motion to vacate against Heath, Republicans continue their Mexican standoff against themselves, and Mike Lindell will put the “fraud” into “schadenfreude” … again. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headlines: McCarthy ousted as house speaker: https://apnews.com/article/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-motion-to-vacate-congress-327e294a39f8de079ef5e4abfb1fa555Nobel prize winners  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/6/who-are-the-2023-nobel-prize-winners-so-far Trump accidentally shared nuclear secrets… again: https://abcnews.go.com/US/after-white-house-trump-allegedly-discussed-potentially-sensitive/storyFDA panel says common over-the-counter decongestant doesn’t work https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-panel-says-common-counter-decongestant-phneylephrine-doesnt-work-rcna104424 Lindell’s legal team quits en masse: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-lindell-and-mypillow-owe-millions-to-lawyers-actively-trying-to-ditch-them and https://apnews.com/article/mike-lindell-mypillow-no-money-election-lawsuits-047932c7207734c080b07dca8d8868a5The Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won big https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract
10/9/202330 minutes
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209: Skepticrat 209 - Comes in Handy Edition

On this week's episode: We'll put the "cynic" back in arsenic, we'll share a difficult story about our X, and we'll join Lauren Boebert for a night at the theater. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com
9/25/202330 minutes
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208: Skepticrat208 - Mitch's Brew Edition

On this week's episode: The Republican primary choice is none of the above ... We make it through a story about the moon’s south pole with no ass jokes ... And Mitch McConnell runs out of dial-up hours again. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: GOP primary debate: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/first-republican-debate-highlights-00112617 Elon bought Twitter because it made his daughter hate him: https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1810891/elon-musk-twitter-transgender-daughter-biography Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years for seditious conspiracy: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66712589 Mitch McConnell Says He's Not Going Anywhere: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-health-freeze_n_64f8cdf4e4b0c9c32dede1e1 English townie reports yoga class as mass killing: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/europe/yoga-confused-mass-murder-gbr-scli-intl/index.html Japan launches lunar lander: https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/japan-launches-rocket-carrying-moon-lander-slim-after-three-delays-2023-09-06/  India lands one: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-counts-down-crucial-moon-landing-2023-08-23/ Russia fails spectacularly: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/20/world/luna-25-spacecraft-moon-collision-intl
9/11/202336 minutes, 20 seconds
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207: Skepticrat207 - Dunning-Prager Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll talk about a giant Republican pee pee ... You’ll learn that Eli isn’t talking about the debate ... And Florida supplements its school of hard knocks curriculum with material from PragerU. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Virginia GOP Official Displays 16 Foot Penis Sign at Youth Baseball Game to Protest Woke: https://www.meidastouch.com/news/virginia-gop-official-displays-16-foot-penis-sign-at-youth-baseball-game-to-protest-woke
8/28/202338 minutes, 6 seconds
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206: Skepticrat206 - Don't Call Me Otter Edition

On this week's episode: Republicans won't rest until the highest court in the land finds Hunter Biden just a guy who did meth a few times ... We take bets on whether Trump can make it to this episode airing before violating his protective order ... And a very sad white nationalist militia does some dive action roll playing. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: DOJ Assigns special counsel to Hunter Biden case: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/us/politics/republicans-hunter-biden-special-counsel.html Supreme Court pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/supreme-court-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement.html Judge limits Trump's ability to share evidence: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/trump-judge-protective-order.html Twitch streamer causes chaos with PS5 giveaway in Union Square: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/nyregion/kai-cenat-union-square-nyc-riot.html An otter turned outlaw continues to evade wildlife officials in Santa Cruz: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/22/1189352338/sea-otter-search-santa-cruz-surfers He infiltrated a notorious white nationalist group and now, he’s being sued for exposing them: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/white-nationalist-patriot-front-antifa-lawsuit-1234804251/ AMAZING video of "patriot" training camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vFAlrFZTTo&ab_channel=UnicornRiot
8/14/202340 minutes, 11 seconds
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205: Skepticrat205 - Deus Twitter Machina Edition

On this week's episode: ALIENS ARE REAL ... Rishi Sunak falls narrowly short of being the biggest loser in half a century ... And after his MyPillow garage sale, Mike Lindell's net worth remains at approximately negative 1.3 billion. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People: https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-schools-will-teach-how-slavery-brought-personal-benefit-to-black-people https://time.com/6296413/florida-board-of-education-black-history/ Aliens are real: https://thehill.com/homenews/space/4116688-heres-what-scientists-say-about-whistleblower-claims-that-pentagon-has-evidence-of-alien-crashes/ Big defeats for Tories but party holds on to Uxbridge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66264317 Mike Lindell Auction Flops As Multiple MyPillow Products Fail To Sell: https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-auction-flops-multiple-mypillow-products-fail-sell-1813941 Christopher Rufo Decodes Cultural Shifts in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wwlFEfSyeo&t=4142s Elon Musk fails to rename his company: https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-clumsy-twitter-rebrand-to-x-draws-mockery-falls-flat-on-its-face GB News Star Dan Wootton Unmasked in Cash-for-Sexual Images Catfishing Scandal: https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/17/gb-news-star-dan-wootton-unmasked-in-cash-for-sexual-images-catfishing-scandal/  Dan Wootton Paid Porn Stars with Sun’s Depp Money for Covert Catfish Sex Videos: https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/26/dan-wootton-paid-porn-stars-with-suns-depp-money-for-covert-catfish-sex-videos/ Mitch McConnell needs to hit refresh: https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-health-republican-leader-07bdd2f78545b92bb8d2dd32395ff956
7/31/202344 minutes, 37 seconds
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204: Skepticrat204 - Farts and Sciences Edition

On this week's episode: Hollywood finds a SAG it can root for ... We’ll learn that anything can be a UFO if you’re dumb enough ... And Mike Lindell is selling "bag of pretty good pillow stuff" on Facebook Marketplace. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: MyPillow is auctioning equipment after a sales slump: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-lindell-mypillow-auction-equipment-cancel-culture/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-lindell-floats-nutty-my-cousin-vinny-scenario-where-he-beats-dominion SAG-AFTRA goes on strike because Bob Iger is an idiot: https://www.nytimes.com/article/actors-strike-why.html GOP uses defense bill to push anti-abortion, anti-diversity agenda: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/13/pentagon-abortion-policy-house-republicans/ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. press dinner explodes in war of words and farting: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/12/rfk-jr-press-dinner-explodes-in-war-of-words-and-farts/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-covid-19-ethnically-targeted-to-spare-jews-and-chinese Raw milk is being legalized in more states: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/well/eat/raw-milk-risks.html Defense bill contains silly UFO bullshit: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/07-14-2023/defense-bills-meet-ufos/
7/17/202346 minutes, 18 seconds
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203: Dissent of a Woman Edition

This week, Marsh joins us for a follow up to his investigative report from the previous episode -- in which Eli gets the cops called on him by a bank. For reals. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars This episode is sponsor by Better Help. Give Better Help a try here:  https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Supreme Court descends all the way into “tool of oppression” territory: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/07/us/major-supreme-court-cases-2023.htmlSouth Koreans grow younger overnight as the country changes how it counts people’s ages https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-age-counting-law-a38a4a6b47c6864bd13433fdac071cecSchool at the centre of row over pupils identifying as animals is facing a government probe after teacher dismissed a girl's claim that 'she's a cat' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12217791/School-centre-row-pupils-identifying-animals-facing-government-probe.html Children identifying as cats are wearing 'tails and ears' in class, warns Britain's toughest headteacher as she cautions that teachers' authority over their pupils is 'long gone' amid rise of the 'furries' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12219913/Children-identifying-cats-wearing-ears-class-warns-Britains-toughest-headteacher.html The circus around Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's much-vaunted fight is getting even stranger, with suggestions the bout could happen in the Colosseum https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-v-mark-zuckerberg-could-happen-in-romes-colosseum-2023-6 MTG thinks the nefarious actors are gonna kill her with her TV: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/26/greene-television-laptops/
7/3/202343 minutes
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202: Skepticrat202 - Arraign Supreme Edition

On this week's episode: Fox News wades into a Twitter fight ... The party’s finally over for Boris Johnson ... And Republicans buy something even dumber than Donald Trump's innocence. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump arraigned for a small number of his crimes: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/trump-new-jersey-speech-after-arraignment And stiffs supporters afterwards: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/16/trump-unkept-promises-analysis/ Fox News Tells Tucker Carlson to Stop Posting Videos on Twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/business/media/fox-news-tucker-carlson-twitter.html Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over Partygate, MPs find: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65913692 GOP pump fakes bribery allegations against Biden again: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/13/gop-biden-allegation-analysis/ Scammers are conning Trump supporters out of thousands with 'Trump Bucks' they claim can be exchanged for real cash: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-bucks-promise-wealth-maga-loyalty-lose-thousands-rcna84965 Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo isn’t dead… but the credibility of Twitter ads might well be: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/06/celebrity-chef-gino-dacampo-isnt-dead-but-the-credibility-of-twitter-ads-might-well-be/
6/19/202357 minutes, 19 seconds
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201: Skepticrat201 - Blow Launch Edition

On this week's episode: India embraces ignorance as their national anthem ... Trump will make “at least Jack Teixeira got Minecraft discord server cred” a genuine consideration ... And Ron DeSantis almost kills Big Bird with his disaster of a campaign launch. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://auraframes.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing sensitive Iran document: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/31/trump-recording-classified-iran/ And they have video of staff moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago right before DOJ and FBI showed up: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/30/trump-mar-a-lago-surveillance-camera/ Uganda enacts even more draconian anti-gay laws: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ugandas-museveni-approves-anti-gay-law-parliament-speaker-says-2023-05-29/ Taco Bell challenges “Taco Tuesday” trademark: https://apnews.com/article/taco-tuesday-trademark-taco-bell-911e62f2dc664c2a428c6741a94955e5 Ron DeSantis campaign launch and everything else he does going very badly: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/25/what-happened-ron-desantis-us-presidential-campaign-launch-twitter-elon-musk India removes evolution and the periodic table from public education: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/india-cuts-periodic-table-and-evolution-from-school-textbooks/ Meteorite crashes into New Jersey home: https://apnews.com/article/meteorite-hits-home-hopewell-new-jersey-91fecf2eb7e5ffb938bfb68920dc6011
6/5/202341 minutes, 23 seconds
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200: Skepticrat200 - Bicentennial Edition

On this week's episode: The price of freedom might be Robux ... Mickey Mouse kicks DeSantis in the balls so hard their vocal ranges match ... And we start a GoFundMe to clone George Santos and ask it what George would say. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: George Santos charged with telling all the lies and doing all the crimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/nyregion/george-santos-charges.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/guide-george-santos-lies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/nyregion/george-santos-vote-expulsion.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/19/politics/george-santos-treasurer-campaign-committee/index.html Guardsman Jack Teixeira, Pentagon leak suspect, to remain jailed as he awaits trial: https://apnews.com/article/guardsman-teixeira-military-classified-documents-leak-detention-65658c291d097c37d2b272ae5fb24a5d Russian mercenary leader offered to sell out Russian troops to Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/14/prigozhin-wagner-ukraine-leaked-documents/ Marjorie Taylor Greene is in a legal mess after Milo allegedly scammed her out of $7K: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/marjorie-taylor-greene-is-in-a-legal-mess-after-milo-allegedly-scammed-her-out-of-7k/ New York education officials issue guidance about Indigenous team names: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/us/new-york-schools-indigenous-ban-guidelines/index.html Ron DeSantis still getting ass handed to him by Disney: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/18/disney-cancels-1bn-florida-campus-2000-jobs
5/22/202349 minutes, 8 seconds
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199: Skepticrat199 - No Tucks Given Edition

On this week's episode: Someone tries to make a fagioli out of New Jersey ... The Supreme Court proves they’re above reproach by jumping really high ... And Tucker Carlson wants to connect with you on LinkenIn. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Headline Sources: Enrique Tarrio and three other “Proud Boys” found guilty of seditious conspiracy: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/politics/proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-verdict/index.html King Charles crowned: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/06/world/coronation-king-charles-uk Senate GOP Says Congress Can't Do Anything About Clarence Thomas' Ethics Mess: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus-ethics-clarence-thomas_n_6451572ee4b0bc1dad79bce9 Fox News asks Media Matters to stop embarrassing them with Tucker Carlson revelations: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/fox-media-matters-leaked-tucker-carlson-videos Someone dumps 500 pounds of raw pasta in New Jersey: https://apnews.com/article/pasta-dump-old-bridge-new-jersey-48ff3c58ea645d9bf15ad8591623541d Louisville officer who killed Breonna Taylor hired by police force in nearby county: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/24/1171597304/breonna-taylor-officer-myles-cosgrove-police-hired Vermont To Allow Nonresidents To Use Its Assisted Suicide Law: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vermont-assisted-suicide-non-residents_n_64513468e4b0a36ba6c3c1a9 Fake doctor Steve Gevorkian gets in trouble for practicing medicine without a license: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-fake-doctor-stephan-gevorkian-practicing-medicine-without-license/
5/8/202337 minutes, 6 seconds
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198: Skepticrat198 - Defoxify Edition

On this week's episode: The Supreme Court puts evil on pause ... Belgium proves you don’t have to be a bigot to destroy beer for stupid reasons ... And bad people lose SO MUCH MONEY. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Fox pays Dominion $787 million settlement: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/foxs-primetime-hosts-dominion-settlement-1234717513/ Supreme Court temporarily protects access to abortion pill: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/politics/supreme-court-abortion-pill-mifepristone/index.html Elon Musk’s no good, very bad week: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/21/elon-musk-had-a-rough-week-across-tesla-twitter-and-spacex.html https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/twitter-drops-state-affiliated-government-funded-labels Belgium destroys beer for labeling itself as champagne: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/22/europe/belgium-destroys-beer-champagne-intl-hnk/index.html Arbitrator says Mike Lindell has to pay $5 million to guy who proved him wrong: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/04/20/mike-lindell-prove-wrong-contest/
4/24/202341 minutes, 7 seconds
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197: Skepticrat197 - Indictment Edition

On this week's episode: The image of Donald Trump in an orange jumpsuit is Eli's patronus ... Gwyneth Paltrow wins the homeopathic equivalent of a three million dollar settlement ... And Lauren Boebert puts the pee in GOP. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump Indictment: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/nyregion/alvin-bragg-trump-investigation.html https://www.salon.com/2023/03/31/reportedly-caught-off-guard-by-34-count-indictment--melts-down-all-night-on-truth-social/ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/desantis-trump-indictment-00089865 Gwyneth Paltrow wins her trial even though she’s a crazy person: https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/3/28/23660309/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-court-trial-utah Ron DeSantis got tricked so hard by Disney: https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/3/30/23663345/disney-desantis-florida-board-reedy-creek Scientists make mammoth meatballs: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/world/mammoth-meatballs-cultured-meat-climate-scn/index.html Lauren Boebert is wrong about public urination so many times in a row: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lauren-boebert-obsesses-public-urination-crime-hearing-1234705824/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGPxOD5X_5Q
4/10/202336 minutes, 24 seconds
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196: Skepticrat196 - TikToccam's Razor Edition

On this week's episode: Congress takes on the tick-a-ma-tocks ... Noah makes Eli listen to astronomy words ... And we explore the burgeoning alt-right semen sector. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.manscaped.com (code SKEPTICRAT) https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: TikTok CEO in the hot seat - 5 takeaways from his first appearance before Congress: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/tech/tiktok-ceo-hearing/index.html Florida principal resigns because students saw David’s sculpture penis: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/24/florida-principal-michelangelo-david-parents/ Gettr is considering pivoting the business to an anti-vaxxer semen marketplace: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/covid-vaccines-infertility-antivax-gettr-social-media-1234697898/ https://www.pcmag.com/news/authorities-seize-27m-from-gettr-platform Fantasy Author Brandon Sanderson Asks Fans To Calm Down After Getting Slammed: https://kotaku.com/brandon-sanderson-wired-wheel-of-time-mistborn-1850262249 Scientists may have solved the mystery of Oumuamua: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1164814086/scientists-think-they-know-why-interstellar-object-oumuamua-moved-so-strangely Russia recruits Steven Seagal to teach martial arts to its soldiers:  https://www.newsweek.com/steven-seagal-opens-center-teach-russian-military-recruits-martial-arts-1789837
3/27/202341 minutes, 39 seconds
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195: Skepticrat195 - Meek Drop Edition

On this week's episode: Watching the January 6th tapes backwards shows they were actually cleaning ... We get an inside look into just how incompetently the Tories handled COVID ... And Dilbert gets called in for a tough meeting with HR. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Fox News' Tucker Carlson is not credible, White House says after Jan. 6 coverage: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fox-news-tucker-carlson-is-not-credible-white-house-says-after-jan-6-coverage-2023-03-08/ Mitch McConnell fell and hurt himself: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized/index.html Matt Hancock: More leaked texts mock people in hotel quarantine: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64831240 Boris Johnson’s massive maths mistake over Covid deaths is an embarrassment: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/boris-johnson-covid-coronavirus-whatsapp-math-b2292682.html Scott Adams says Black people are a hate group: https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/03/06/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoon-controversy/ Elon Musk publicly mocks laid-off Twitter employee with a disability then apologizes: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/elon-musk-publicly-mocks-laid-off-twitter-employee/story?id=97708515 IMF downgrades UK growth forecast, predicting only economic decline among G-7 countries: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/31/imf-downgrades-uk-growth-forecast-predicting-only-decline-in-g7-.html Sunak hails ‘new chapter’ in UK-EU relations as Northern Ireland deal is agreed https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/27/rishi-sunak-deal-eu-brexit-northern-ireland-protocol 
3/13/202345 minutes, 36 seconds
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194: Skepticrat194 - Traincheck Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll lend a whole new meaning to smeared in the press ... We’ll talk about Navy SEAL cum astronaut George Santos ... And Donald Trump orders food at McDonald's SUPER DUPER BIGMACLY WELL. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Headline Sources: Train derailment spills toxic chemicals all the hell over the place in Ohio: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/us/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-friday/index.html George Santos can’t stop lying about his lies: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/politics/fact-check-george-santos-piers-morgan-lies McCarthy gives Capitol surveillance footage from J6 to Tucker Carlson: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/us/politics/tucker-carlson-jan-6-mccarthy.html Mike Lindell is gonna sue McCarthy for not giving it to Lindell-TV: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3872605-mike-lindell-says-he-will-sue-mccarthy-for-sharing-jan-6-footage-only-with-tucker-carlson/ Tucker Carlson text messages released during Dominion lawsuit against Fox News: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/tucker-carlson-text-messages-dominion-lawsuit-fox-news.html Bing AI loses its mind: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/microsofts-controversial-bing-ai-chatbot/story?id=97353148 https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/15/23599072/microsoft-ai-bing-personality-conversations-spy-employees-webcams German Ballet Director Formally Apologizes For Smearing Feces In Critic’s Face: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-goecke-smeared-feces_n_63ec06ebe4b0063ccb291466 Tucker Carlson fawns over Donald Trump ordering McDonald's: https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-fawns-over-trump-ordering-mcdonalds-treat-yourself
2/27/202340 minutes, 15 seconds
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193: Skepticrat193 - Balloonatic Edition

On this week's episode: Sarah Huckabee Sanders enters the state of the union from the top rope ... Marjorie Taylor Greene gets jealous of people with thought balloons and goes for a DYI ... And the House Oversight Committee holds an Acme hearing that does NOT end well for them. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: SHS does the Republican response to Biden's SOTU address: www.gimmebackmyfuckingcheeseplate.com https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/republican-response-sarah-huckabee-sanders-biden-sotu/index.html https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1623710847691366400 Supreme Court investigation into the leak of the Dobbs draft: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/supreme-court-investigation.html Chinese spy balloon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Chinese_balloon_incident Republicans held a hearing to prove Twitter's bias against them and it backfired HARD: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/media/republicans-hearing-twitter-bias-reliable-sources/index.html Girl asks police to run DNA test on Christmas cookies for evidence of Santa Claus: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/22/1150596852/girl-asks-police-to-run-dna-test-on-christmas-cookie-for-evidence-of-santa-claus Internal memo at Project Veritas describes James O’Keefe as ‘outright cruel’: https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-okeefe-outright-cruel-to-project-veritas-employees-internal-memo
2/13/202346 minutes, 57 seconds
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192: Skepticrat192 - M&Mpire Strikes Back Edition

On this week's episode: The US addresses the balance of trade with Brazil by exporting insane insurrections ... Ron DeSantis continues trying to make it illegal to learn just how racist he is ... And Tucker Carlson tells us about the dangers of M&Ms and the power of cigarettes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Ron DeSantis removes black history AP courses from Florida high schools: https://apnews.com/article/ron-desantis-florida-education-6603c0aa4de0098423eb7b6c04846d0c Biden Says U.S. And Allies Are Sending Tanks To Ukraine: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tanks-ukraine-biden_n_63d13bd8e4b01a43638ae4be Ukraine Ministry of Defense tweeted the BEST idea for how the US can spin it: https://twitter.com/defenceu/status/1613599573955444751 Earth’s core hasn’t stopped spinning: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/earth-core-turning-scli-scn-intl/index.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00167-1 Brazil Congress: Lula vows to punish supporters of Bolsonaro after riot: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64204860 Tucker Carlson's war on M&M's: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/business/m-m-candy-controversy-tucker-carlson.html Tucker Carlson rips menthol cigarette bans, saying nicotine "frees your mind": https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-rips-menthol-cigarette-bans-says-nicotine-frees-your-mind-1775482 
1/30/202340 minutes, 17 seconds
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191: Skepticrat191 - Brescape Velocity Edition

On this week's episode: Kevin McCarthy speaks for a house divided ... We finally find the line for “bullshit not even the Tories will support” ... And now that we got the private sector involved, space travel is finally failing EFFICIENTLY. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Headline Sources: US House barely gets McCarthy as speaker and immediately does horrible things:  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/us/politics/house-republicans-irs-funding.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/12/trump-impeachment-mccarthy-house-republicans/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/us/politics/house-republican-committee-weaponization-government.html Rail and ambulance strikes: when is industrial action planned?: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/11/rail-ambulance-strikes-when-is-industrial-action-planned-in-january Anti-strike bill: Shapps to get power to decide minimum service levels: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/10/anti-strike-bill-unveiled-in-commons-but-no-detail-on-minimum-service-levels Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans use of term ‘Latinx’ in state documents: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/politics/latinx-sarah-huckabee-sanders-order-arkansas-reaj Attempt at First Satellite Launch From Britain Fails: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/business/uk-satellite-launch.html https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64218883 UK politician suspended for comparing COVID-19 shots to Holocaust: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11/conservative-mp-suspended-for-comparing-covid-jabs-to-holocaust 
1/16/202342 minutes, 26 seconds
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190: Skepticrat190 - Spurious George Edition

On this week's episode: Southwest Airlines tries to commit suicide by customer ... Trump’s taxes show suspiciously large write offs for “magical beans” ... And a men's rights activist makes a reGRETAble mistake. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Headline Sources: Dems release Trump’s tax returns: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/politics/donald-trump-tax-returns-released/index.html Southwest sucks so hard: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/business/southwest-flights-canceled-travel.html Greta Thunberg triggers Andrew Tate into helping police arrest him (but not really): https://www.npr.org/2022/12/30/1146257976/andrew-tate-greta-thunberg-romania-arrest-trafficking https://www.calmdownben.com/p/romanian-cops-did-not-find-andrew?sd=pf George Santos is an epic-level liar: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html Psychic's advice from deceased father leads man to $40,000 lottery win: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/12/29/lotto-Maryland-Lottery-psychic-message-father/6621672346839/ Ben Shapiro hated Glass Onion because the plot of the mystery movie was deceptive: https://uproxx.com/viral/ben-shapiro-glass-onion-complains-deceptive-plotting-twitter-reactions/
1/2/202350 minutes, 33 seconds
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189: Skepticrat189 - Schadenfreudian Slip Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll wrap up the year because we forgot to get you a Christmas present ... We’ll miss obvious topical references because we recorded this a week early ... And lots of tea, lots of schadenfreude. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Ted Cruz is an embarrassing failure: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/us/politics/cruz-jackson-antiracist-baby.html Chat GPT freaks a bunch of people out, is cool: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/05/what-is-ai-chatbot-phenomenon-chatgpt-and-could-it-replace-humans Trump’s legal woes plague him all year: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/donald-trump-investigations-lawsuits/index.html  https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html  https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/judge-throws-out-trumps-rico-lawsuit-against-hillary-clinton-and-democrats/index.html https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/18/garland-to-appoint-special-counsel-for-trump-criminal-probes-00069451 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trumps-tax-returns-now-hands-house-democrats-lengthy-court-battle-rcna59488 Stewart Rhodes convicted for seditious conspiracy: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/29/1139454126/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-seditious-conspiracy-verdict-trial Alex Jones sentenced to pay $1 billion to Sandy Hook families: https://apnews.com/article/shootings-school-connecticut-conspiracy-alex-jones-3f579380515fdd6eb59f5bf0e3e1c08f And another $0.4 billion: https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-shootings-business-connecticut-alex-jones-c6d0563dc17e7bfa83a881b44e7b9eec Mahsa Amini protests lead to possible abolition of Iran’s morality police: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/world/middleeast/iran-morality-police.html
12/19/202246 minutes, 37 seconds
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188: Skepticrat188 - How to Drag Your Trainin' Edition

On this week's episode: Joe Biden murders Thomas the Tank Engine with his BARE HANDS ... We learn that the sentence for voter fraud in Ohio is basically noogies ... And Alex Jones plays host to a nazi-themed episode of The Masked Singer. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Biden administration passes bill to avert rail strike: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/us/politics/rail-strike-biden.html Kanye West praises Hitler in Alex Jones interview: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/01/kanye-west-alex-jones-hilter-interview/ Elon Musk leaks internal Twitter discussions about Hunter Biden's laptop: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/02/musk-leak-twitter-hunter-biden-files-00072015 https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/tech/musk-twitter-hunter-biden/index.html Mauna Loa volcano erupts: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/03/mauna-loa-volcano-tourism-crowds/ A hard look at New York’s controversial new approach to the homeless: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/03/politics/nyc-hospitalize-mentally-ill-what-matters/index.html After using robocalls to suppress votes, Wohl and Burkman have to register voters: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/us/politics/wohl-burkman-voter-suppression-ohio.html
12/5/202245 minutes, 18 seconds
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187: Skepticrat187 - Recrudescence Edition

On this week's episode: Elon makes us long for the humble brilliance of Krang ... The World Cup gets so immoral even NFL fans will get uneasy ... And Herschel Walker has some important information that could affect your vampire weekend. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Another amazing word of the day idea from Susie Dent: https://twitter.com/susie_dent Headline Sources: Trump announces 2024 campaign and MAGAGA plan: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/fact-check-trump-announcement-speech-2024 Respect for Marriage Act gets Republican support in the Senate: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/us/politics/same-sex-marriage-bill-senate.html Twitter death spiral: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-workers-quit.html Qatar bans beer sales at FIFA stadium: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/sports/soccer/world-cup-beer-qatar.html Herschel Walker veered off in a campaign speech to rant about werewolves killing vampires: https://www.businessinsider.com/herschel-walker-veers-off-speech-to-rant-about-werewolves-vampires-2022-11 Honey, wake up; the new metric prefixes just dropped: https://phys.org/news/2022-11-earth-ronnagrams-metric-prefixes-voted.html
11/21/202253 minutes, 29 seconds
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186: Skepticrat186 - Election Eve '22 Edition

On this week's episode: Lulu la doing democracy stuff ... Elon Musk literally borrows our oddly charming "giving away a free thing" business model ... And Andrew Torrez has some helpful tips on how to set up your panic room on Tuesday night. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 Headline Sources: Brazil's Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazilian-court-orders-roadblocks-cleared-bolsonaro-silent-election-loss-2022-11-01/ Netanyahu on course to lead Israel’s most right-wing government ever: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-election-results-intl/index.html Biden Warns That ‘Big Lie’ Republicans Imperil American Democracy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/us/politics/biden-speech-democracy-election.html Recreational marijuana legalization is on the ballot in these states this November: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/politics/marijuana-initiatives-arkansas-maryland-missouri-north-dakota-south-dakota/index.html Architect of the Capitol is hilariously corrupt: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/02/architect-capitol-blanton-cars-investigation/ #TrumpIsDead trends on Twitter as users test Elon Musk's approach to fake news: https://news.sky.com/story/trumpisdead-trends-on-twitter-as-users-test-elon-musks-approach-to-fake-news-12736249 Elon Musk Takes a Page Out of Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Media Playbook: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/technology/musk-twitter-advertisers-civil-rights.html Stephen King tells Elon Musk to go fuck himself over monthly charge for blue checks: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-tells-stephen-king-104157420.html Ina Garten’s husband sexting: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/03/entertainment/ina-garten-jeffrey-texts
11/7/202253 minutes, 35 seconds
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185: Skepticrat185 - Truss Falls Edition

On this week's episode: Tim Ryan is coming to save us ... Donald Trump will finally get some competition in the “hilariously inept, celebrity-owned, right-wing, bigot-themed social media” space ... And Liz Truss gets out after 6 weeks, just in time to satisfy the heartbeat rule. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Liz Truss is gone after the shortest PM term in British history: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/20/world/liz-truss-news https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/all-hell-broke-loose-for-liz-truss-on-wednesday.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/world/europe/liz-truss-lettuce-stream.html Tim Ryan Beats the crap out of JD Vance: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-alex-jones-ohio-debate_n_634e1b5ee4b051268c4cf1e6 Appeals court blocks Biden’s student loan cancellation efforts: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130705453/student-loan-cancellation-blocked-lawsuit-appeal Kanye West is buying Parler: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/17/23408443/kanye-west-ye-parler-free-speech-social-media-platform FDA Warns Against Using NyQuil As A Chicken Marinade: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fda-nyquil-chicken-warning_n_632a1a3ce4b0ed991abdeada Anti-woke superhero movie conned out of a million dollars in fan donations: https://gizmodo.com/vox-day-anti-woke-rebel-s-run-1849682896 About Chuck tingle pounding Theodore Beale in the butt: https://www.vox.com/2016/5/26/11759842/chuck-tingle-hugo-award-rabid-puppies-explained
10/24/202238 minutes, 20 seconds
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184: Skepticrat184 - Walker Ex-Estranger Edition

On this week's episode: Far leftist and marijuana crusader Joe Biden? ... Herschel Walker will make it most of the way through this intro without a new scandal breaking ... Annnd he just said "I'm DB Cooper." To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.hellofresh.com/skepticrat65 https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Russo-Ukraine war inches ever closer to possible nuclear conflict: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/7/biden-says-nuclear-armageddon-risk-highest-in-60-years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/03/russia-has-no-full-control-of-any-of-four-annexed-ukrainian-provinces https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/07/russia-military-commanders-dismissed-war/ At NYU, students were failing organic chemistry so they fired the professor: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/us/nyu-organic-chemistry-petition.html Area man is arrested for parody and The Onion files a Supreme Court amicus brief: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/us/the-onion-supreme-court.html https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/20221003125252896_35295545_1-22.10.03%20-%20Novak-Parma%20-%20Onion%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf Herschel Walker took a hit out on a fetus: https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/07/walker-abortion-georgia-senate/ Biden pardons federal simple possession charges for marijuana: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/us/politics/biden-marijuana-pardon.html Lizzo plays a 200-year-old crystal flute, accidentally summons a swarm of trolls: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/10/02/lizzo-plays-a-200-year-old-crystal-flute-accidentally-summons-a-swarm-of-trolls
10/10/202246 minutes, 11 seconds
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183: Skepticrat183 - AlphaRearo Edition

On this week's episode: We'll get cheeky about a chess cheater's choices ... Mike Lindell will get something in the drive thru that’s unpleasant even by Hardee’s standards ... And Donald Trump declassifies nuclear secrets while drinking a glass of water. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat135 https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Mike Lindell sues FBI for taking his phone at a Hardee's drive-thru: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2022/09/21/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-sues-fbi-for-seizing-his-phone-at-a-hardees-drive-through/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-mike-lindell-got-boxed-in-at-the-hardees-drive-thru https://www.newsweek.com/hardees-trolls-mike-lindell-discount-if-you-still-have-phone-1743179 Spotted lanternflies are thriving in the Northeast; scientists fear they could spread farther: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/us/spotted-lanternfly-habitat-expanding-climate/index.html Trump supporters commit still more voter fraud in effort to prove that there was voter fraud: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-lawsuits-donald-trump-voting-6a1324cc6cf45c95ca086a5c81617b15 Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann cheating scandal: https://en.chessbase.com/post/is-hans-niemann-cheating-world-renowned-expert-ken-regan-analyzes https://nypost.com/2022/09/23/world-class-chess-champ-breaks-silence-after-resignation/ Three baby chimps kidnapped from a sanctuary and their abductors are demanding a ransom: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/africa/chimp-kidnap-dr-congo-intl-scli/index.html NASA seeks to nudge an asteroid on Monday: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2021/nasa-rams-an-asteroid-planetary-defense/
9/26/202240 minutes, 26 seconds
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182: Skepticrat182 - Gone With the Windsor Edition

On this week's episode, tranphobic trolls lose their safe space, Trump loses at losing again, and the UK reveals its one-in, one-out policy on Lizzes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ Headline Sources: Queen Lizzy dies: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-britains-longest-reigning-monarch-dies-aged-96 Kiwi farms shuts down: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/07/techscape-kiwi-farms-cloudflare Judge tosses Trump’s suit against Hillary Clinton and the rest of Earth: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/09/trump-hillary-clinton-lawsuit-2016-election/ Liz Truss becomes UK prime minister after meeting Queen at Balmoral https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/06/liz-truss-becomes-uk-prime-minister-meeting-queen-balmoral NY declares state of emergency over low polio vaccination rates: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/health/new-york-polio-disaster-emergency/index.html Kim Jong Un declares North Korea a “nuclear weapons state”: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/10/1122196021/north-korea-declares-itself-a-nuclear-weapons-state
9/12/202230 minutes
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181: Skepticrat181 - Arizoned Out Edition

On this week's episode we’ll finally have a story about mysterious bones in someone’s yard that doesn’t involve Catholic schools, Donald Trump is deeply confused about how the FBI can just "HAVE a David", and we’ll talk about later cheese of the green variety. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ Headline Sources: GOP reigning in spending on shitty Senate candidates: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/15/gop-slashes-ads-in-key-senate-battlegrounds-00051969 and https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/shifting-strategy-senate-gop-super-pac-cancels-ad-buys-in-arizona-alaska-00053965 and https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/mcconnell-says-republicans-may-not-win-senate-control-citing-candidate-rcna43777Republicans, Once Outraged by Mar-a-Lago Search, Become Quieter as Details Emerge https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/us/trump-search-republican-reactions.html Far right Christian cellphone provider takes over multiple school boards: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-christian-cell-company-patriot-mobile-took-four-texas-school-boards-rcna44583 Skeleton of an 82-foot-long dinosaur was found in a man's backyard in Portugal. It could be the largest ever found in Europe. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dinosaur-skeleton-backyard-portugal/ NASA still planning on 2025 moon mission: https://phys.org/news/2022-08-nasa-artemis-moon-mission.html Woman Who Allegedly Took Nancy Pelosi's Laptop On Jan. 6 Gets 'Fair' Break From Arrest https://www.huffpost.com/entry/woman-accused-stealing-nancy-pelosi-laptop_n_62fef15ce4b063894831ab07 Truth Social faces uncertain financial future: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/27/trump-truth-social-mar-a-lago-fbi/
8/29/202230 minutes
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180: Skepticrat180 - But His Emails Edition

On this week's episode: Heath gets robot spider nightmares ... We look at the only kind of honour that Boris Johnson is familiar with ... AND HEATH GETS ZOMBIE ROBOT SPIDER NIGHTMARES! To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat135 https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump gets raided by the FBI and the GOP has a meltdown: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/08/us/trump-fbi-raid House passes climate, tax, and health package: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/us/politics/house-climate-tax-bill.html Vlog Brothers video about the importance of the new climate bill: https://youtu.be/qw5zzrOpo2s Boris Johnson’s plan to create large number of new peers comes under fire: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/23/boris-johnsons-plan-to-create-large-number-of-new-peers-comes-under-fire  Boris Johnson’s draft resignation honours list includes wife of former Putin minister: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/29/boris-johnsons-draft-resignation-honours-list-includes-wife/ Latest CPAC highlights including performance art of a sobbing J6 rioter in a jail cell: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cpac-fake-jail-jan-6-rioter_n_62ed419fe4b0c5501619eace Literally including a banner that said "WE ARE ALL DOMESTIC TERRORISTS": https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cpac-banner-domestic-terrorists/ Scientists use necrobotic spiders to grip objects: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-dead-spiders-to-grip-objects-180980498/ Psychic Uri Geller fires warning to Vladimir Putin about attacking Scotland: https://www.thenational.scot/news/20597816.psychic-uri-geller-fires-warning-vladimir-putin-attacking-scotland/ https://twitter.com/theurigeller/status/1554502442829611008  Uri Geller wants to make his island a micronation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62150163
8/15/202239 minutes, 51 seconds
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179: Skepticrat179 - Emutant Ninja Edition

On this week's episode: Noah will undo both of his stories from the last episode ... Andrew will tell you that the guy some of you only reluctantly voted for - only after Marianne Williamson dropped out of the race - is FUNDING INTERNATIONAL ATHEISM and it’s 100% true ... And we learn about the greatest bird versus drunk guy fight since Peter Griffin and Ernie the Giant Chicken. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Trump thinks running for president again is his get out of jail free card: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/07/donald-trump-2024-prison Homeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts, records show: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/29/homeland-inspector-general-texts Fox News discovers SFOP0007977: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-demand-answers-biden-admin-grants-promote-atheism Actual proposal: https://www.state.gov/statements-of-interest-requests-for-proposals-and-notices-of-funding-opportunity/drl-fy20-irf-promoting-and-defending-religious-freedom-inclusive-of-atheist-humanist-non-practicing-and-non-affiliated-individuals/ Manchin finally agrees to reduced climate bill, then Sinema remembers she also sucks: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/climate/manchin-climate-deal.html https://www.axios.com/2022/07/30/sinema-schumer-manchin-deal-democrats Emu and chef help stop driver fleeing crash site: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/27/uk-emu-fleeing-driver-chef-hotel/ Christianity Today: “With Gen Z, Women Are No Longer More Religious Than Men”: https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/july/young-women-not-more-religious-than-men-gender-gap-gen-z.html Russia announces it will drop out of ISS missions after 2024: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-science-241e789005f6375eeac3189acbdbc140
8/1/202255 minutes, 15 seconds
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178: Skepticrat178 - Tory Book Ending Edition

On this week’s episode, Marsh keeps us up to date on the death of the empire, we’ll check in on a Manchin more haunted than Luigi’s, and Eli won’t let Marsh leave America until he fully understands how Prime Ministers are chosen … so he’s pretty much a resident now. — To support the show on Patreon, click here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ Hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Resources: Boris Johnson to resign: https://apnews.com/article/boris-johnson-resignation-60da3c4b29a4e9c93c7db9f53034ad0e Joe Manchin wants everyone to know he sucks even harder: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/16/white-house-manchin-biden/ 988 Mental crisis line opens: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/988-suicide-prevention-hotline-launch-nationwide-rcna38297 US/Russia hammer out space carpool rules amid ongoing Russian war crimes: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nasa-russian-space-agency-sign-deal-share-space-station-flights-roscosmos-2022-07-15/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/15/putin-orders-shake-up-at-russias-space-agency https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/07/14/putin-signs-expanded-foreign-agents-law-a78298 https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-shelling-from-ukraine-nuclear-plant-5818580-Jul2022/ Fetterman trolls Dr. Oz: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/us/politics/snooki-fetterman-new-jersey.html
7/18/202234 minutes, 14 seconds
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177: Skepticrat177 - Unborn on the 4th of July Edition

On this week's episode: Rudy Giuliani hires Jussie Smollett as a very specific acting coach ... Florida will take all your “couldn’t be any stupider” jibes as a challenge ... And Donald Trump has a really fun limo ride with Tall Tyler and Sarah Huckabee Sanders. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Fetal personhood is absurd: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/04/we-are-not-going-back-to-the-time-before-roe-we-are-going-somewhere-worse https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/if-a-fetus-is-a-person-it-should-get-child-support-due-process-and-citizenship/2019/05/17/7280ae30-78ac-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html N.Y. Lawmakers Respond on Guns and Abortion After Supreme Court Rulings: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/nyregion/ny-guns-abortion-supreme-court.html Educating in Florida is as terrifying as you thought: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/02/desantis-civics-separation-church-state/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/01/desantis-florida-universities-laws/ Cassidy Hutchinson testimony at J6 hearings: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-the-most-explosive-revelations.html COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Children 6 Months and Older: https://time.com/6187674/covid-19-vaccines-kids-under-five-fda/ Rudy Giuliani freaks the fuck out about tiny little pat on the back: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/nyregion/rudolph-giuliani-smack-charge.html
7/4/202244 minutes, 45 seconds
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176: Skepticrat176 - Doge-Eat-Doge Edition

On this week's episode: The sane wing of Congress rejects the idea that insurrections become legal if they’re stupid enough ... Committed Dogecoin investors get trapped like the passenger of a flaming Tesla that locks itself from the inside ... And a Google AI does a better job mimicking human interaction than the guy who claims it’s sentient ever managed. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Jan 6 Hearings recap: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/10/1104103404/new-revelations-and-other-takeaways-from-first-jan-6-committee-hearing https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104657476/recap-jan-6-committee-hearing https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105513685/recap-jan-6-committee-hearing Elon Musk getting sued for running Dogecoin "pyramid scheme": https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-sued-lawsuit-dogecoin-b2102939.html https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/elon-musk-sued-258-billion-over-alleged-dogecoin-pyramid-scheme-2022-06-16/ Lunatic claims Google AI is sentient, gets put on leave: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/technology/google-chatbot-ai-blake-lemoine.html "How to Murder Your Husband" writer sentenced to life for killing husband: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/14/how-to-murder-your-husband-life-sentence/ Chinese telescope signal turns out not to be extraterrestrial: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/18/science/china-alien-signal.html Mike Lindell has a meltdown after Walmart pulls MyPillow off their shelves: https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-rages-walmart-over-mypillow-pull-youre-canceling-us-1716705
6/20/202243 minutes, 30 seconds
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175: Skepticrat175 - Peach Tree Edishion

On this week's episode: Marjorie Taylor Greene gets stuck up a speech tree ... The UK will try parading on a reign for a change ... And we'll be speaking with a state representative who made headlines last week by shoving the hypocrisy of anti-choice Republicans right in their faces. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To connect with Representative Mickey Dollens, go here: https://twitter.com/MickeyDollens https://www.facebook.com/MickeyDollensOK https://www.instagram.com/mickeydollens To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: MTG is wrong about every single major news item this week: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxjwa/mtg-trudeau-gun-law-canada-russia https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2022/05/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-is-latest-republican-spreading-lie-uvalde-massacre-gunman-was-transgender https://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2022/06/01/marjorie-taylor-greene-doubles-down-on-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-suggests-pride-month-needs-to-end https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/06/03/lab-meat-politics Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/01/jubilee-platinum-queen-elizabeth-guide/ Turkey changes its name to Türkiye so that we’ll stop making stupid bird jokes: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61671913
6/6/202249 minutes, 10 seconds
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174: Skepticrat174 - Hurricane Gun Control Edition

On this week's episode: Primary season makes us miss the time of locusts ... Noah makes a strong case that we should just outsource our voting stuff to Australia ... And against all odds, we learn that Donald Trump is even dumber than we thought. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: PA Primaries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/18/oz-mccormick-trump-pennsylvania/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/20/doug-mastriano-pennsylvania-republican-governor-trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/21/voting-is-surging-georgia-despite-controversial-new-election-law/ Madison Cawthorn is a losing loser who lost: https://www.thedailybeast.com/madison-cawthorn-vows-dark-maga-takeover-after-losing-to-chuck-edwards-in-north-carolina-primary Activision Blizzard heavily edits King’s Diversity Generator Blog, removes all race ranking: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/05/14/activision-blizzard-heavily-edits-kings-diversity-generator-blog-removes-all-ranking-images/?sh=2bf293043de0 US Congress wastes time with silly UFO shit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/17/ufo-hearing-congress/ Jordan Peterson continues to be a parody I couldn’t write if I tried: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/jordan-peterson-twitter-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-yumi-nu-rcna29382 Trump kept asking if China was shooting us with a "hurricane gun": https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hurricane-gun-china-world-war-1350638/
5/23/202242 minutes, 56 seconds
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173: Skepticrat173 - Recorded Early Before the Roe News Edition

On this week's episode: New Jersey’s weed is as legal as it is expensive ... Madison Cawthorn’s existence continues to be the "free space" of political comedy ... And Twitter just got recalled for running a red light and killing a pedestrian. Also, we recorded this a week earlier than normal, and the news about Roe hadn't come out yet. We'll obviously be yelling about that next episode. But for now, enjoy the one podcast from this week that's not about real life Gilead. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Elon Musk is buying Twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter-trump-return.html https://stratechery.com/2022/back-to-the-future-of-twitter/ NJ legal weed sales begin: https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/marijuana/2022/04/27/nj-legal-weed-first-day-sales/9558217002/ Trump’s border wall causing grievous injuries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/29/trump-border-wall-injuries-deaths/ Russia bizarrely includes Sims 3 among evidence of 'Staged' assassination plot: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gpmg/russia-sims-3 Dog dumped for being gay is adopted: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fezco-dog-dumped-shelter-gay-adopted_n_623a3dc2e4b0d39357ce1a85 Madison Cawthorn somehow keeps getting worse: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/us/politics/madison-cawthorn.html
5/9/202239 minutes, 15 seconds
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172: Skepticrat172 - Bronze Balls Edition

On this week's episode: A Trump appointee sends masks to jail for their crimes against humanity ... Tucker Carlson’s lie to his wife about it being suntan lotion he was slathering his balls with gets out of hand ... And InfoWars goes from morally bankrupt to the other one too. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Florida judge strikes down national mask mandate because insanity is legal: https://apnews.com/article/biden-health-business-travel-tampa-3408cc825582126fbda5fbedd3a49dd3 Florida releases 4 examples from math textbooks it rejected for public schools: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html Alex Jones’s Infowars Files for Bankruptcy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/us/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy.html Tucker Carlson urges his viewers to irradiate their testicles: https://www.salon.com/2022/04/21/tucker-carlson-testicle-tanning/ MTG testifies in hearing on whether to disqualify her from seeking reelection: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-disqualification/index.html White House reporters laugh at Peter Doocy after Jen Psaki reminds him he's not a doctor: https://www.rawstory.com/peter-doocy-question-draws-mockery/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10721853/Psaki-says-Doocy-sounds-like-stupid-son-b-h-questions-Fox-gives-him.html
4/25/202240 minutes, 5 seconds
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171: Skepticrat171 - Ketanji Brown Jackson Edition

On this week's episode: Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to the Supreme Court ... Donald Trump Jr all but texts “let’s criminally crime crimes” to Mark Meadows ... And being a Republican means arguing that Fig Newtons are moist and wonderful and better than Oreos. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: KBJ confirmed, Republicans walk out during ovation, SCOTUS still terrible overall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/06/supreme-court-shadow-docket-clean-water-act/ https://www.businessinsider.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-republicans-walk-out-senate-confirmation-video-2022-4 Donald Trump Jr.’s texts to Mark Meadows even worse than Ginni Thomas’s: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/donald-trump-jr-meadows-text/index.html 2 Men Posing as Federal Agents Duped Secret Service, U.S. Says: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/us/impersonators-secret-service.html?smid=url-share Conservatives failing at more boycotts including Disney and Oreo: https://www.salon.com/2022/04/05/i-do-not-like-gay-cookies-conservatives-vow-to-boycott-oreo-over-new-ad/ Truth Social hemorrhaging executives: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/05/donald-trump-truth-social-senior-executives-resign Major Cheese Heist Puts Dutch Dairy Farmers on Alert: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/world/europe/cheese-theft-netherlands.html?smid=url-share
4/11/202245 minutes, 38 seconds
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170: Skepticrat170 - KBJ FTW Edition

On this week's episode: Vladimir Putin fights for a different kind of TERF ... A South Carolina man proves you can save someone from drowning on a technicality ... And Ted Cruz thinks he might be turning Japanese - he really thinks so. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: KBJ confirmation hearings: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings-takeaways/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-woman-definition.html https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088217548/hawleys-attacks-on-ketanji-brown-jackson-fuel-a-surge-in-online-conspiracy-chatt  Putin Goes Into Battle on a Second Front...Culture: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/world/europe/putin-cancel-culture-rowling.html Ginni Thomas did a bunch of sedition texting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/ GOP Senator Mike Braun says Ginni and Clarence's marriage should be illegal in some states: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/mike-braun-loving-virginia.html Trump endorsements don’t seem to matter: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-03-23/trump-endorsed-candidates-struggle-idaho-governor-little-mcgeachin Shitty dude gets shot by guy rescuing him: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10649259/Teen-jet-skier-shot-dead-Lake-Keowee-Good-Samaritan.html FBI and Anonymous hacktivists fucking with Russia: https://www.rawstory.com/r-2656999569/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/fbi-trolls-russian-embassy-with-geotargeted-ads-for-disgruntled-spies/
3/28/202245 minutes, 42 seconds
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169: Skepticrat169 - Go Tuck Yourself Edition

On this week's episode: The court system tells Fox News to go Tuck itself ... A lot of conservatives consider a truck convoy to protest high gas prices ... And Rudy Giuliani unzipped his face again so there's gonna be a flying spider attack. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: NY judge uses Tucker Carlson’s own words against Fox News: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/n-y-judge-uses-tucker-carlsons-words-against-fox-news-while-refusing-to-scuttle-smartmatic-defamation-lawsuit https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/09/judge-uses-tucker-carlsons-own-words-against-fox-news/ Judge issues temporary injunction barring Texas from investigating pediatric gender-affirming care as 'child abuse': https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/us/texas-transgender-minor-investigations/index.html All of Virginia’s educational system asks Glenn Youngkin to fuck off: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/11/virginia-youngkin-superintendents-tip-line/ Annnnd we're getting invaded by giant parachuting spiders: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/03/09/giant-joro-spiders-east-coast-may People’s convoy is no match for DC traffic: https://www.thedailybeast.com/peoples-convoy-truckers-struggle-to-defeat-dc-traffic-on-beltway-in-protest-over-pandemic-restrictions Madison Cawthorn charged for driving with a revoked license...again: https://www.salon.com/2022/03/10/why-has-madison-cawthorn-been-repeatedly-charged-for-driving-with-a-revoked-license/ After calling Zelensky a “thug”: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/politics/madison-cawthorn-volodymyr-zelensky-comments/index.html
3/14/202240 minutes, 48 seconds
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168: Skepticrat168 - Ukraine or Shine Edition

On this week’s episode: We’ll try to make the opening salvo of WWIII funny ... We’ll find out if Ketanji Brown Jackson has been boofing with Squee ... And Andrew Torrez will be here to see if Elon Musk can feel shame. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ Headline Sources: Trump praises Putin for Ukraine invasion: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/13/timeline-how-the-ukraine-russia-crisis-reached-the-brink-of-war and https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/elise-stefanik-biden-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion/index.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/25/how-republicans-moved-reagans-evil-empire-trumps-praise-putin/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/business/fox-news-russia-ukraine.html VOX profile of KBJ: https://www.vox.com/2022/2/25/22912842/supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jackson-biden Williamson hit piece in TNR: https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/02/against-judge-jackson/ And yes, Williamson’s amazing Mitt Romney cover story https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2012/08/27/boss/?pg=1 COVID is over…OR IS IT?  https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/health/cdc-covid-metrics-mask-guidance/index.html Space junk hitting moon update: https://www.space.com/china-denies-moonbound-rocket-stage Starlink active in Ukraine https://teslanorth.com/2022/02/26/spacex-starlink-internet-now-live-in-ukraine-says-elon-musk/ Nathan Robinson, ”Surely We Can Do Better than Elon Musk?” Current Affairs, April 7, 2021 https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/04/surely-we-can-do-better-than-elon-musk S. Derek Turner, “Broadband Boondoggle: Ajit Pai's $886M Gift to Elon Musk,” Free Press, December 14, 2020 https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/insights-opinions/broadband-boondoggle-ajit-pais-886m-gift-elon-musk Starbucks unionization: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/business/starbucks-union-vote-mesa-arizona/index.html
2/28/202240 minutes
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167: Skepticrat167 - Vichyssoise France Edition

On this week's episode: Tom and Cecil sit through most of our intro in quiet discomfort ... Marjorie Taylor Greene goes full Soup Nazi ... And we talk about a scam that Eli hasn’t fallen for yet. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, go here: https://dissonancepod.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Russia planned deep fake video as pretext for Ukraine invasion: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/03/ukraine-russia-fake-attack-video-us-claims Trump thought ripping paper made it stop existing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/trump-ripping-documents/ White House toilet repeatedly clogged with torn documents: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-swiped-possible-classified-material-from-white-house-report-says?ref=home Butterfly sanctuary had to shut down because people think they're child sex traffickers: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/us/butterfly-center-texas.html Marjorie Taylor Greene addresses 'gazpacho police' gaffe and makes it worse: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-gazpacho-police-response_n_6207756de4b083bd1cbef09a Marketplace suspends most NFT sales citing rampant fakes and plagiarism: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nft-marketplace-shuts-citing-rampant-fakes-plagiarism-problem-2022-02-11/
2/14/202258 minutes, 36 seconds
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166: Skepticrat166 - Sex and Candy Edition

On this week's episode: Joe Rogan fans didn’t want hearts of gold anyway ... We do the SCOTUS version of Monty Python’s “Bring Out Your Dead” scene ... And Fox News examines the best footwear for the chocolate you wanna fuck. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Stephen Breyer is retiring: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/stephen-breyer/index.html Biden gets a cat: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/us/politics/biden-cat-willow.html Neil Young leaves Spotify: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/arts/music/spotify-neil-young-joe-rogan.html Follow-up on Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes and follow-up on anti-vaxers drinking urine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stewart-rhodes-insurrection-act-trump/2022/01/23/fa009626-7c47-11ec-bf02-f9e24ccef149_story.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-alex-jones-pal-behind-the-anti-vaccine-rights-urine-drinking-covid-cure Webb telescope reaches its final destination without issue: https://manilastandard.net/news/314173247/webb-telescope-reaches-final-destination-a-million-miles-from-earth.html SpaceX rocket slams into the moon because of careless nonsense: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/an-old-falcon-9-rocket-may-strike-the-moon-within-weeks/ Really big pot brownie: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/850-pound-brownie-mari-med_n_61afc956e4b0eb35170a40b4 Tucker Carlson is "totally turned off" by "less sexy" female M&M's: https://www.salon.com/2022/01/22/tucker-carlson-bemoans-fact-hes-no-longer-attracted-to-less-sexy-mandm-cartoons/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/candace-owens-sees-plot-to-destroy-fabrics-of-society-in-minnie-mouse-wearing-a-pantsuit
1/31/202238 minutes, 16 seconds
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165: Skepticrat165 - Urea 51 Edition

On this week's episode: The Supreme Court doesn’t understand what a plague has to do with health or safety ... If you're an anti-vaxer, urine for a treat ... And Tom and Cecil will be here to make the improvising around the news stuff look easy.   To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, go here: https://dissonancepod.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: SCOTUS blocks vaccination-or-testing requirement for large companies: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-biden-vaccine-rules/2022/01/13/2e6e4b9e-749e-11ec-bc13-18891499c514_story.html Russia clearly about to invade Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/14/ukraine-russia-cyber-attack/ Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy: https://www.rawstory.com/oath-keepers-leader-charged-with-seditious-conspiracy-for-jan-6-insurrection-report/ GOP Senator Roger Marshall got called a moron by Fauci so he's introducing the "FAUCI Act" to make the doctor's already public financial records even more public: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fauci-act-roger-marshall-anthony-fauci-moron-argument-1284867/ Anti-vaxers are drinking pee now: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/11/urine-therapy-latest-covid-antidote/9169167002/
1/17/202238 minutes, 47 seconds
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164: Skepticrat164 - Matrix Edition

On this week's episode: Donald trump makes Candace Owens look stupid ... We get the best Jordanian fist fight since Creed ... And we learn that Skynet is playing the long game with mostly low-level pranks.   To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Candace Owens, Donald Trump, and Alex Jones have idiot fight: https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-urges-followers-move-trump-warns-hell-dish-all-dirt-1664473 Jordanian lawmakers punch each other: https://abc17news.com/news/2021/12/29/jordanian-lawmakers-trade-punches-in-parliament-amid-heated-discussion-on-womens-rights/ Alaska sets record high December temperature: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/alaska-sets-record-high-december-temperature-of-194c Madison Cawthorn divorcing his Russian honeypot wife: https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-laughs-off-suggestions-wife-russian-honeypot-1663560 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0ceTz8tAc Waymo’s autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in a dead-end street in San Francisco: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726534/waymo-autonomous-vehicles-stuck-san-francisco-dead-end Alexa tries to murder a child: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59810383
1/3/202247 minutes, 50 seconds
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163: Skepticrat163 - Pocalypse-tacular Edition

On this week's episode: Noah gives up a cool space story to talk about idiots irradiating themselves ... Eli gives up important political stories to talk about syrup ... And we celebrate the end of the year with a very special pocalypse-tacular.   To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: CDC warns of omicron variant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/14/omicron-us-spread/ Canada dips into their maple syrup reserves: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/world/canada-maple-syrup-reserve-shortage/67-d42eb5f2-be13-43d5-86ef-fb3316e5ea52 DeSantis unveils the Stop WOKE Act so parents can sue if their kid learns about CRT: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/15/desantis-stop-woke-act-mlk-crt/ Necklace advertised as “anti-5G” turns out to be radioactive: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59703523 Scorpion-pocalypse: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1055680400/3-dead-hundreds-injured-after-storms-rouse-scorpions-in-egypt 21 things that made the world a better place in 2021: https://www.wired.com/story/2021-positive-news/
12/20/202149 minutes, 5 seconds
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162: Skepticrat162 - Ruh Roe Edition

On this week's episode: The Supreme Court has a reply for the voters who sent a message in 2016 ... We’ll get far enough into the Greek alphabet to find Decepticons ... And we learn how a sentient swarm of tiny frogs could affect your holiday travel plans. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat125 Headline Sources: SCOTUS seems ready to take apart Roe v Wade: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/us/politics/supreme-court-mississippi-abortion-law.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/us/mississippi-supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madison-cawthorns-simplistic-abortion-analogy-misses-the-point_n_61ab8ba1e4b0ae9a42bd4c76 Omicron variant: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/health/omicron-cdc-walensky-testing/index.html Scientists create first self-replicating biological robots: https://www.livescience.com/self-replicating-biological-robots Lin Wood tries to clarify which version of crazy he is: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lin-wood-qanon-deep-state-michael-flynn_n_61aaa010e4b0ae9a42bcce0c Dude totally got away with robbing a bank: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/29/metro/hiding-plain-sight-how-one-countrys-most-wanted-fugitives-led-quiet-life-lynnfield/ Trump social media site misses self-imposed deadline for beta version: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/01/trump-spac-social-media-company-appears-to-miss-first-deadline.html
12/6/202143 minutes
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161: Skepticrat161 - Poopmato Poopmotto Edition

On this week's episode: Murder continues to be legal in Wisconsin ... We’ll all overlook what a low bar “build back better” sets ... And the Republican Party gets triggered by muppets. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars To donate to Modest Needs for our "Vulgarity for Charity" fundraiser, go here: ModestNeeds.org Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat125 https://www.policygenius.com https://www.mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: The Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict, dammit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-all-counts-polarizing-kenosha-homicide-trial/ If the BBB Bill was put forward by Bernie Sanders your shitty cousin who voted for Jill Stein would be splooging their pants over it: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/18/upshot/whats-in-democrats-reconciliation-bill.html Citation for insulin cap: https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/potential-costs-and-impact-of-health-provisions-in-the-build-back-better-act/ SpaceX astronauts return to Earth wearing diapers: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/tech/spacex-crew-2-dragon-splashdown-toilet-scn/index.html https://www.npr.org/2021/11/07/1053383188/a-broken-toilet-on-spacex-capsule-means-astronauts-will-return-to-earth-in-diape Kamala Harris hold presidential power while Biden undergoes colonoscopy: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-transfer-power-harris-during-colonoscopy-friday-white-house-2021-11-19/ Tomatoes growing from poop: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/tomato-sewage-pegwell-bay-b1955704.html Republicans ban Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and Big Bird from CPAC: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cpac-bans-elmo-twitter_n_6196ce1de4b07fe20108f653
11/22/202141 minutes, 41 seconds
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160: Skepticrat160 - Maintaining an Election Edition

On this week's episode: Congress agrees to build a bridge as long as no Critical Race Theory drive across it ... Thanks to quarantine protocols, Aaron Rogers finally gets to be the smartest man in the room ... And Republican spies accidentally audition for a tragic farce by the Coen brothers. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars To donate to Modest Needs for our "Vulgarity for Charity" fundraiser, go here: ModestNeeds.org Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Election Day was a trainwreck: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/us/politics/democrat-losses-2022.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/nyregion/stephen-sweeney-durr-nj-election.html Infrastructure deal reached: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/11/06/biden-infrastructure-deal/ Aaron Rodgers is a lying idiot: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/sport/aaron-rodgers-packers/index.html The GOP and their team of stupid spy operatives - Project Veritas and Jacob Wohl: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/us/politics/project-veritas-investigation-ashley-biden-diary.html https://www.newsweek.com/jacob-wohl-jews-christmas-assimilation-gab-1646240 UN Climate Summit wonder what in the world that is: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/06/nicola-sturgeon-says-glasgow-climate-march-will-be-policed-appropriately High school apologizes for winning too hard: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/04/us/inglewood-morningside-high-school-football-game-trnd/index.html
11/8/202148 minutes, 41 seconds
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159: Skepticrat159 - Teledildonics Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump’s Twitter ends up a PornHub ... Heath will present his holiday buying guide ... And we have a very special segment about genital cage safety. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump attempts to launch his own Twitter with beer and hookers again: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-president-donald-trump-launches-new-social-media-platform-2021-10-21/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/technology/trump-truth-social-hackers.html https://news.yahoo.com/trump-social-network-given-30-204900628.html The COVID vaccine makes you immortal (no it doesn't): https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/health/covid-vaccines-death-rates/index.html Rudy Giuliani does campaign video as Abe Lincoln: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rudy-giuliani-abe-lincoln-filter_n_616fa27ae4b005b245c3a7e4 https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-mayor-rudy-giuliani-is-in-a-whole-lot-of-trouble-and-he-thinks-youre-really-stupid Texas school official urges teachers to stock books on the alternative views to the Holocaust: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/14/texas-school-holocaust-books-race-southlake Aromatherapy spray was filled with exotic bacteria: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/health/aromatherapy-melioidosis-mystery/index.html New sex toy standards let some sensitive details slide: https://www.wired.com/story/sex-toy-standards/
10/25/202142 minutes, 17 seconds
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158: Skepticrat158 - Vision Board Edition

On this week's episode: A very different Amazon stops selling through Facebook ... Trump will work really hard not to use “I did too get illegal emoluments” in his defense ... And the US Army gets attacked by a ninja. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Ninja with sword assailed a US Army special ops unit and other random stories from Sep21: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/01/1042487729/a-ninja-with-a-sword-assailed-a-u-s-army-special-operations-unit-in-california https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/ Facebook won't let you sell Amazon land on their website any more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/tech/facebook-marketplace-amazon-land/index.html Even with all the grift, Trump’s DC hotel lost a fuckton of money while he was president: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-organization-hid-payments-foreign-governments-us-house-panel-alleges-2021-10-08/ 2021 Ig Nobel Prizes: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/2021-ig-nobel-prizes-honor-decongestant-orgasms-rhino-transport-69183 Drunk man reported missing joins search party for himself: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyhan-mutlu-missing-joins-search-party_n_6157255be4b008640eb3e819 WHO endorses world’s first malaria vaccine: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/oct/06/who-endorses-use-of-worlds-first-malaria-vaccine-in-africa
10/11/202138 minutes, 28 seconds
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157: Skepticrat157 - Trick or Retreat Edition

On this week's episode, Kanye West cries for help at 40 bucks a ticket, OnlyFans will relent and leave Heath’s back up career safe for now, and we’ll take a vacation so soak us in while you can. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Sources: Afghanistan withdrawal is a homicidal disaster: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/28/taliban-takeover-kabul/Insurance is gonna start charging you to get COVID https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/insurance-providers-will-no-longer-waive-all-costs-associated-with-covid-19- Onlyfans relents on plan to ban adult content: https://www.wabi.tv/2021/08/25/onlyfans-reverses-explicit-content-ban-after-outcry/treatments Kanye west has another crazy listening party https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/kanye-west-sets-himself-on-fire-remarries-kim-at-donda-listening-party/ Rudy does a worse job of saying he’s not an alcoholic than Heath: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-says-u-s-has-gone-off-the-rails-denies-he-has-alcohol-problem/3243586/ Couple wins lottery twice no they don't: https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/couple-hits-nearly-1m-lottery-on-two-tickets-with-identical-numbers/
8/30/202133 minutes, 11 seconds
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156: Skepticrat156 - Lindellible Marker Edition

On this week's episode: Madison Cawthorne puts his foot in his mouth because what else is he gonna do with them ... Dumb people will switch to something easier to pronounce than hydroxychloroquine ... And Mike Lindell has a symposium about proof that is quadruple absolute. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Mike Lindell holds "cyber symposium" in South Dakota: https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-cyber-symposium-jair-eduardo-bolsonaro-donald-trump-hat-2021-8 Madison Cawthorn's Tweet About 'Great Fiction Novel' 1984 Gets Mocked Into Oblivion: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madison-cawthorn-1984_n_61134b44e4b08948dca1d025 Ron DeSantis threatens to withhold school boards’ paychecks if schools require masks: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/10/desantis-threatens-school-salaries-mask-mandates-florida/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/health/cardona-biden-abbott-desantis-mask-mandate.html https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/08/05/protesters-object-buncombe-county-schools-mask-mandate-council-meeting-north-carolina/5507110001/ Ivermectin is a waste of money and the Fed is not a Ponzi scheme: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-supporting-ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-withdrawn-over-ethical-concerns A bunch of famous people tell us that they’re crazy people who don't wash their bodies: https://nypost.com/2021/08/09/why-are-anti-showering-celebrities-trying-to-make-us-stink/ For the first time in its history, the USA has fewer white people: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-release-census-data-used-legislative-redistricting-2021-08-12/
8/16/202146 minutes, 28 seconds
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155: Skepticrat155 - Good Wall Hunting Edition

On this week's episode: Not enough people get Eli's Michigan J Frog joke ... We record early in case Noah's state drowns in its own stupidity before our normal day ... And we learn about the dumbest part of the dumbest wall in American history. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Jan. 6 commission to hold first hearing on Capitol attack: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/07/27/january-6-commission-hearing/ We gotta wear masks again: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/health/cdc-masks-indoors-delta-variant.html The guy who spent $30 million building Trump’s wall is looking for buyers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-22/trump-border-wall-builder-tommy-fisher-is-looking-for-a-buyer Company determines worst Delta Variant Danger Zone is Noah’s front yard: https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2021/07/26/southeast-georgia-county-deemed-nations-1-delta-danger-zone https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/27/biden-vaccine-mandate-federal-employees/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/27/health-202-vaccine-mandates-are-mounting-courts-are-upholding-them-so-far/ Simone Biles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/sports/olympics/russia-wins-gold-medal-gymnastics.html MAGA-branded "Freedom Phone" is a black box that should be avoided at all costs: https://gizmodo.com/new-ultra-city-smiths-trailer-has-hit-the-internet-1847312989 And right-wing Twitter knock-off GETTR gets hacked: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gettr-the-pro-trump-social-media-alternative-filled-with-trolls-grifters-and-hentai-porn/
8/2/202143 minutes, 39 seconds
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154: Skepticrat154 - CPAC's Romana Edition

On this week's episode: We watched CPAC so you don’t have to ... We did not watch CPAC and Eli’s a liar ... And Sidney Powell accidentally stars in a Christopher Guest mockumentary of herself in federal court. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Highlights from CPAC: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnm47/cpac-2021-trump-republican-party-highlights COVID is skyrocketing: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/16/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187 Japanese diplomat dismisses summit with South Korean president because he’s “probably too busy masturbating”: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/south-korea-summons-japan-undiplomatic-inappropriate-remarks-15239336 Hearing for Sidney Powell and kraken team is the greatest ever: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sidney-powell-disciplinary-hearing/2021/07/12/61d44ac4-e0c9-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html The expanded child tax credit is here and it's huge fucking deal: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016122095/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-is-here-heres-what-you-need-to-know Hubble rebooted:  https://www.space.com/hubble-space-telescope-backup-hardware-success
7/19/202142 minutes, 14 seconds
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153: Skepticrat153 - Just the Tax Ma'am Edition

On this week's episode: It turns out that Donald Trump's taxes matter to someone ... Canada will have to explain to Americans that 49 degrees is actually very hot ... And Heath’s not here because he ripped his penis off while masturbating again. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump Org charged with tax fraud, grand larceny, etc: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/nyregion/allen-weisselberg-charged-trump-organization.html Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-arizona-voting-restrictions.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Heat dome: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/30/oregon-heat-wave-deaths/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57668738 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57678054 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210701-un-confirms-18-3c-record-heat-in-antarctica The Delta Variant - What Scientists Know: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/health/delta-variant-covid.html House votes to establish committee to investigate 1/6 riot: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-creation-committee-probe-jan-6-riot-n1272624 Sha’Carri Richardson, a track sensation, tests positive for marijuana: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-suspended-marijuana.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
7/5/202132 minutes, 57 seconds
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152: Skepticrat152 - Disimpaction Park Edition

On this week's episode: Joe Biden declares a federal holiday that's a SECRET in 15 states ... We learn that shit really does slide down hill ... And robots will need a better role model than literally all of humanity. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/politics/juneteenth-holiday-biden.html The efforts to make text-based AI less racist and terrible: https://www.wired.com/story/efforts-make-text-ai-less-racist-terrible/ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-fueled-dungeon-game-got-much-darker/ Archeologists find and immediately break 1000 year old chicken egg: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intact-1000-year-old-chicken-egg-found-israel-180977970/ TX man sues Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop after his vagina-scented candle explodes in flames: https://torontosun.com/news/world/texas-man-sues-gwyneth-paltrows-goop-after-his-vagina-scented-candles-explodes-after-using Eli’s friends are heroes and if you think about it that kind of makes Eli a hero: https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/news/14-arrested-after-protesters-block-ice-leaving-new-jersey-jail When awful explosive diarrhea and a TV show called "Ultimate Slip 'N Slide" Collide: https://www.mediaite.com/news/when-awful-explosive-diarrhea-and-a-tv-show-called-ultimate-slip-n-slide-collide/
6/21/202142 minutes, 6 seconds
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151: Skepticrat151 - A Tax of the Clones Edition

On this week's episode: Dallas will host the political suicide squad ... Andrew's unrequited crush on Liz Warren continues ... And we talk about Andrew's colleague as a member of the bar Sidney Powell. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: QAnon conference in Dallas: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/05/28/trump-fans-find-fellowship-at-3-day-dallas-conference-to-talk-god-country-and-patriotism/ Sidney Powell says Trump can get "reinstated": https://uproxx.com/viral/sidney-powell-trump-reinstated-qanon-conference/ Lindell’s law firm fires lawyer who filed lawsuit for Mike Lindell: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/law-firm-dumps-mike-lindell-as-client-severs-ties-with-attorney-less-than-one-day-after-lawsuit-against-dominion-smartmatic/ Alec Beck in the SHRM on 2020 voting rights: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/many-states-require-employers-to-provide-time-off-to-vote.aspx G7 Countries Agree to Minimum Corporate Tax: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/05/g7-tax-us-yellen/ Republicans complain about Kamala Harris and celebrate Memorial Day with shocking stupidity: https://www.mediaite.com/weird/writer-tricks-matt-gaetz-matt-schlapp-and-dinesh-dsouza-to-post-tweet-honoring-lee-harvey-oswald/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/hypocritical-fox-news-attacks-kamala-harris-pre-memorial-day-tweet-tweeted-cocktails/ SEC fires Trump hack: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/04/sec-fires-republican-watchdog-491939 Trump shuts down his blog: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/politics/trump-shuts-down-blog.html
6/7/202150 minutes, 26 seconds
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150: Skepticrat150 - The Gang Ruins the Gas Crisis Edition

On this week's episode: New Jersey is top 8 in something and Eli is legally obligated to talk about it ... Georgia is in the bottom 8 of that same thing, because of fucking course it is ... And even if you have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that you too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: GOP would like to know as little as possible about January 6th insurrection: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/19/mcconnell-opposes-houses-bipartisan-jan-6-commission-bill-489573 8 states are now above 70% of residents with at least on shot of the COVID vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations Tucker says we're ignoring UFOs and focusing on woke soldiers: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9591969/Carlson-claims-military-ignoring-UFOs-busy-purging-soldiers-not-woke-enough.html China becomes second nation to land a rover on Mars: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914 Crypto Crash: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/22/investing/crypto-crash-bitcoin-regulation/index.html Pipeline hacked so gas hoarders blow themselves up: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/politics/pipeline-hack.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-south-carolina-woman-hoarding-gas-fire-crash-explosion-20210514-td5tf535svgtdnyfyp4672puai-story.html https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/suv-burst-into-flames-after-containers-with-gas-ignite-in-central-florida/2451127/
5/24/202143 minutes
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149: Skepticrat149 - OK Bamboomer Edition

On this week's episode: Arizona Republicans check for Chinese printed on the inside of their ballots ... China does another "bad guy from a comic book" looking thing ... And we need Bugs Bunny to cut off Florida with a saw now more than ever. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat/ https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Florida is garbage: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/us/politics/florida-voting-rights-bill.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/03/florida-covid-restrictions-gov-ron-desantis-lifts-rules-statewide/4923900001/ https://deadline.com/2021/05/florida-bill-would-stop-social-media-companies-from-deplatforming-users-1234748489/ Herd immunity unreachable: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/covid-herd-immunity-vaccine.html Tucker Carlson is garbage: https://www.thedailybeast.com/msnbcs-joy-reid-fires-back-after-tucker-carlson-calls-her-the-race-lady?ref=scroll Arizona’s bullshit recount is looking for bamboo in the ballots as proof that the Chinese did it: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/07/politics/arizona-recount-bamboo-state-senate/index.html Giant Chinese rocket splashes down in Indian Ocean: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/08/china-rocket-landing/
5/10/202144 minutes, 25 seconds
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148: Skepticrat148 - BOYOYOYOING Edition

On this week's episode: The United States once again whips out its johnson ... A Minnesota jury finds that black lives actually do matter ... And we learn that we can't afford NOT to buy some blockchain art. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/derek-chauvin-verdict-reached-trial-over-george-floyd-s-death-n1264565 J&J vaccine resumes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/health/johnson-vaccine-resume.html Trump does Hannity interview in first on-camera appearance since leaving the White House: https://www.thewrap.com/trump-fox-news-sean-hannity-2024/ House passes resolution on DC statehood: https://apnews.com/article/dc-statehood-congress-9edf21fe93e813808f1488ceb0b7900b Gender reveal party explosion: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/23/us/gender-reveal-explosion-new-hampshire-trnd/index.html Investors are going crazy for NFT artwork and virtual real estate: https://www.reuters.com/business/metaverse-bet-crypto-rich-investors-snap-up-virtual-real-estate-2021-04-19/
4/26/202139 minutes, 14 seconds
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147: Skepticrat147 - Tuck Your Face Edition

On this week's episode: Matt Gaetz is going to jail ... Amazon workers reject collectivism in favor of everybody having their own pee bottle ... And all of a sudden Mitch McConnell is a communist who hates freedom. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: MLB pulls All-Star Game from Georgia: https://www.vox.com/2021/4/3/22365408/mlb-all-star-game-atlanta-explained-voter-suppression-bills Mitch McConnell hates free speech all of a sudden: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/05/mcconnell-corporate-america-woke-parallel-government-479042 Matt Gaetz is going to jail: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/matt-gaetz-joel-greenberg-venmo https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/politics/house-ethics-committee-investigation-gaetz/index.html Russian forces at Ukraine border swell to unprecedented numbers: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-troops-intervention.html Piers Morgan tells his tragic story of victimhood on Tucker Carlson Today: https://www.thedailybeast.com/piers-morgan-bemoans-his-cancellation-over-meghan-in-hourlong-fox-news-primetime-tucker-carlson-special Union Loss May Bring New Phase of Campaign Against Amazon: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/business/economy/amazon-labor-unions.html Egypt discovers lost city: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/egyptologists-find-vast-millenia-old-lost-golden-city/ar-BB1frDXx Also parades mummies around like they’re asking for it: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-egypt-paraded-22-ancient-pharaohs-through-streets-cairo-180977430/
4/12/202145 minutes, 57 seconds
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146: Skepticrat146 - Throw in the Powell Edition

On this week's episode: Jim Crow calls Georgia’s election bill a little blatant ... The Suez canal does its impression of Alex Jones’ colon ... And the American South uses Google to learn about hammer technology. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Georgia decides not to do Black people votes anymore: https://www.ajc.com/politics/bill-changing-georgia-voting-rules-passes-state-house/ Boat blocking the Suez Canal: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/middleeast/suez-canal-ship-blockage-intl-hnk/index.html Sidney Powell is using the Tucker Carlson defense: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/23/sidney-powells-tucker-carlson-esque-defense/ Vatican issues pay cuts for cardinals amid huge financial deficits:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56515367 Arkansas governor signs anti-trans sports bill: https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-signs-anti-trans-sports-bill Republicans are shockingly dumb on Google: https://www.estately.com/blog/you-wont-believe-the-questions-each-state-googles-more-than-any-other-state/
3/29/202141 minutes, 25 seconds
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145: Skepticrat145 - Piers Pressure Edition

On this week's episode: The entire marketing department of Burger King comes down with type one diabetes ... Mike Lindell runs out of websites to get kicked off of so he starts making his own ... And beware the ides if you're a fascist who deserves to get stabbed. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Meghan and Harry talk to Oprah: https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservative-media-stars-triggered-by-meghan-markles-claim-of-royal-racism Burger King's International Women's Day campaign decried for sexism: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/burger-king-s-international-women-s-day-campaign-decried-sexism-n1260039 Hubble walking with noticeable limp now: https://earthsky.org/space/hubble-space-telescope-enters-safe-mode-after-unexpected-glitch-march7-2021 Mike Lindell Is Trying To Launch a Social Media Site: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-is-trying-to-launch-a-social-media-site-and-its-already-resulted-in-a-legal-threat?ref=home Guy blames saying the N-word on his diabetes: https://www.radio.com/sports/announcer-who-used-n-word-on-hot-mic-cites-blood-sugar-spike Trump team to vaccinated people: “You’re welcome”: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/donald-trump-covid-vaccine-credit
3/15/202141 minutes
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144: Skepticrat144 - Starchy Bunker Edition

On this week's episode: This year’s CPAC machine is anything but a snore ... Biden makes it more than 30 days without bombing a brown person to death ... And Ted Cruz lives out the tragic farce of a 5-year-old getting caught in a lie, at age 50. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Line up at CPAC is a GAM-tacular: https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/z3v9be/a-japanese-cult-that-believes-its-leader-is-an-alien-from-venus-is-speaking-at-cpac Biden gives up on a $15 minimum wage for no reason at all, he just hates me and freedom: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/minimum-wage-covid-relief-senate-parliamentarian/index.html Ted Cruz is an embarrassment: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/opinions/ted-cruz-weather-cancun-embarrassment-to-texas-moore/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold Biden bombs Syria out of his unabiding hatred of brown people: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/26/us-strikes-iranian-backed-military-infrastructure-in-syria Babies in cages at the Mexico border: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/migrant-children-border-detained.html We have a gender neutral Potato Head: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/business/mr-potato-head-gender-neutral.html
3/1/202144 minutes, 27 seconds
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143: Skepticrat143 - Acquit While You're Behind Edition

On this week's episode: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor ... We learn that Disney Plus has higher ethical standards than the US Senate ... And it's gonna be more like a trot or MAYBE a light canter for governor. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Impeachment trial ends with Trump being guilty and acquitted: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/us/politics/impeachment-donald-trump.html Biden administration finalizes deal for 200 million vaccine doses from Pfizer, Moderna: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-finalizes-deal-200-million-vaccine-doses-pfizer-moderna-n1257560 GA DA opens criminal probe into Trump’s call to GA Sec of State: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966332808/georgia-district-attorney-is-investigating-trumps-call-to-overturn-election Gina Carano teams up with Ben Shapiro after getting fired from The Mandalorian: https://www.vox.com/culture/2021/2/12/22280565/gina-carano-fired-star-wars-mandalorian-social-media-conservative Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/politics/arkansas-republican-governor-tim-griffin-sarah-huckabee-sanders/index.htmll This is a pretty sweet week to be a Mars nerd: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55998848 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56013041 https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-landing-4k-video-animation
2/15/202148 minutes, 1 second
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142: Skepticrat142 - Jewish Space Laser Edition

On this week’s episode: Republicans make Joe Biden an offer he can absolutely refuse ... We’ll tell you what we’re gonna do with our space laser timeshare ... And we’ll impeach Donald Trump again, because impeachin’ makes us feel good. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Sources: Gamestop thing: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-what-is-a-short-sale-gamestop-explained-20210128-dkdmjirbw5c2hkwzmounyx6gla-list.html Joe biden’s fight to pass covid relief  https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/biden-covid-19-relief-urgency/index.html Feinstein’s failure to disclose https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/dianne-feinstein-stock-purchase-husband-b1794169.html Previous story: https://apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-california-archive-b15af83719be0468f336b170e03a52c6 Marjorie Taylor-Greene more batshit crazy than we were giving her credit for: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-wildfires-space-laser-rothschild-execute.html Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/health/covid-vaccine-johnson-and-johnson-variants.html NY Mag timeline on impeachment: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/timeline-trump-second-impeachment.html
2/1/202135 minutes
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141: Skepticrat141 - Denauguration Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll say our goodbyes to Trump and Tall Tyler ... The three of us will stage as effective a coup as the one Trump’s supporters managed ... And Donald Trump is literally pouting in his room with his phone privileges taken away. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Highlights from the literal coup attempt: https://www.loremipsum.com/neonazisedition/fuckyourface A guy tasered himself while stealing a painting: http://www.yik-yak.com/actuallythiswasnotevenpublishedbyyikyak Former MI Governor charged in Flint water scandal: https://apnews.com/article/environment-michigan-flint-rick-snyder-f5987ee1f56b62b6858052bb759f996f MyPillow Guy wants to declare martial law: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/1/16/22234546/my-pillow-guy-notes-martial-law There is no federal reserve of COVID vaccines: https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/534524-federal-covid-19-vaccine-reserve-is-now-empty Australia rebrands it’s N-word Cheese: https://manilastandard.net/news/world-news/344298/australian-cheese-rebrands-after-20-year-racism-battle.html
1/18/202139 minutes, 22 seconds
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140: Skepticrat140 - Hindsight is 2020 Edition

On this week's episode: House Republicans try to put an end to this silly democracy thing once and for all ... “HAVE YOU SEEN ME” pics of the Pfizer vaccine are showing up on the side of milk cartons ... And we play you the slideshow of our trip to 2020. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Senate overrides Trump’s veto on Defense bill: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/us/politics/senate-override-trump-defense-bill.html 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/politics/electoral-college-house-republicans/index.html 2020 year in review via social media: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/insights/2020/spending-2020-together-on-twitter.html Iran announces it will enrich uranium to 20%: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55509048 Vaccine distribution is going great: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/31/world/coronavirus-updates#spoiled-vaccine-doses-pharmacist-arrested https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-virginia-42-people-mistakenly-given-antibodies-instead-coronavirus-vaccine/ Retrospective of Trump's less dangerous stupidity: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/01/donald-trump-presidency-funny-moments
1/4/202140 minutes, 39 seconds
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139: Skepticrat139 - Lame Duck a l'Orange Edition

On this week's episode: Trump gives a whole new meaning to “pardon me” ... The Netherlands urges him to at least turn on one factor authentication ... And oatmeal raisin is the Fredo Corleone of cookies. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Inside the scramble for Trump pardons: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/politics/donald-trump-pardons-lame-duck/index.html Still no fucking stimulus deal: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/congress-covid-stimulus-deal/index.html America gets hacked by Russia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55358332 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-is-behind-the-broad-ongoing-cyber-spy-campaign-against-the-us-government-and-private-sector-pompeo-says/2020/12/19/8c850cf0-41b3-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-is-behind-the-broad-ongoing-cyber-spy-campaign-against-the-us-government-and-private-sector-pompeo-says/2020/12/19/8c850cf0-41b3-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html Trump's Twitter got hacked by Dutch guy who guessed the password: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/17/dutch-trump-twitter-password-hack/ US approves second vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html CD Project Red stock tumbles amid Cyberpunk debacle: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cyberpunk-2077-cd-projekt-stock-price-sony-pulls-game-refunds-2020-12-1029905614
12/21/202045 minutes, 56 seconds
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138: Skepticrat138 - Fart of the Deal Edition

On this week's episode: If only two people are alive they technically have herd immunity ... The CDC will finally get around to this pandemic thing ... And Rudy Giuliani farts like Heath in middle school making a fake fart noise. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: CDC urges mask during sex, showers, etc. as US approaches a 9/11 a day in COVID deaths: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/04/cdc-mask-guidance-indoors/ Micronesia asked us not to send them food because it would be infected with America germs: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/432131/federated-states-of-micronesia-opts-out-of-annual-us-military-humanitarian-mission-due-to-covid-19-concerns Former presidents will get the vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/obama-vaccine/index.html Trump spends $3 million to lose by more in Wisconsin: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-falls-short-wisconsin-recount-he-paid-3-million-n1249289 Nikki Haley gets pwned by AOC: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/aoc-and-nikki-haley-clash-on-twitter-over-covid-relief-funding-b1756616.html Founder of Hungarian anti-LGBTQ party arrested for drug possession at gay orgy: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55145989 Melissa Carone is impossibly perfect comedy: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/03/trump-teams-discredited-witness-compared-to-snl-character GOOP's 2020 holiday gift guide is nonsense: https://goop.com/style/gift-guides/ridiculous-holiday-gifts/
12/7/202042 minutes, 28 seconds
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137: Skepticrat137 - Pancake Wars Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump just can't get enough LOSING ... Rudy Giuliani is left on the dashboard too long ... And Heath is quitting Facebook and starting his own site called Palaver. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Joe Biden very much still won the election: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-michigan-lawmakers-meeting/2020/11/20/ef30e2ba-2b43-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html Donny Jr. has COVID: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/politics/donald-trump-jr-coronavirus/index.html Drippy Giuliani press conference of lying: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/politics/giuliani-trump-legal-team-press-briefing-fact-check/index.html Arecibo radio telescope will close down permanently: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03270-9 Vaccines bitches: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/health/pfizer-vaccine-eua-submission/index.html Million MAGA March mistitled and foiled by K-Pop stans: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bette-midler-george-takei-and-more-join-k-pop-fans-to-troll-trump-supporters-million-maga-march/ar-BB1b2g26 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/15/million-maga-march-trump-supporters
11/23/202036 minutes, 9 seconds
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136: Skepticrat136 - Achieving and Maintaining an Election Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll do the ugly gloating your other podcasts wish they could ... Eli’s state becomes as awesome as Montana ... And Heath will look for the right doctor after his election lasted WAY MORE than four hours. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Legal weed all OVER the place: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/06/business/cannabis-election-win/index.html US tops 100,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day for first time. Also second, third, etc: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-record-high-cases/2020/11/06/fe665856-2066-11eb-90dd-abd0f7086a91_story.html Trump Team Holds News Conference Outside Landscaping Firm Next to Adult Book Store: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/four-seasons-total-landscaping-trump-team-news-conference.html Armed men arrested in Philadelphia were trying to deliver fake ballots: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/us/pennsylvania-convention-center-arrests/index.html Both Georgia Senate races will be runoffs: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/politics/georgia-senate-david-perdue.html
11/9/202043 minutes, 8 seconds
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135: Skepticrat135 - Stahl the Right Moves Edition

On this week's episode: America’s got more cases than a Law and Order box set ... Donald Trump will remind us he’s at his best when he’s unwatchable ... And FUCKING VOTE! To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Biden and Trump square off in final presidential debate: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/us/politics/debate-biden-trump.html US reports a one-day high of more than 83,000 infections: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/24/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html Trump Posts ‘60 Minutes’ Interview After Telling Lesley Stahl: ‘That’s No Way to Talk’: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/business/media/trump-pence-lesley-stahl-60-minutes.html Historic early turnout not looking good for Trump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/elections/early-voting-numbers-so-far/ New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wins second term in landslide election victory: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/17/asia/new-zealand-election-2020-results-intl-hnk/index.html Giuliani is an accidental Russian spy trying to pwn Hunter Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/hunter-biden-laptop.html
10/26/202036 minutes, 37 seconds
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134: Skepticrat134 - Fly For a White Guy Edition

On this week's episode: Bill Barr charges Joe Biden with not being his boss in the first degree ... Eli will try to be legally declared a fly now that he knows shitting in Mike Pence’s hair is one of the perks ... And Gretchen Whitmer almost gets kidnapped by nihilists but they were a little too exhausted. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ Headline Sources: FBI Says a Michigan Militia Plotted to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-militia.html Lindsey Graham has COVID and is a chicken: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/politics/south-carolina-debate-lindsey-graham-jamie-harrison/index.html Trump chickens out of virtual debate: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/09/trump-biden-debate-canceled-rally Trump's $1.8 trillion stimulus proposal faces opposition from Pelosi and Senate GOP: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/10/politics/stimulus-talks-pelosi-senate-gop-trump/index.html Trump angry at Bill Barr for not arresting Joe Biden yet: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-barr-durham-russia/2020/10/09/05ed9842-0a40-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html Highlights from the VP debate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/07/vice-presidential-debate-live-updates/
10/12/202038 minutes, 32 seconds
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133: Skepticrat133 - Ghoul Interrupted Special Debate Edition

On this week's episode, we review the Biden-Trump debate(?) from last week in Cleveland. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
10/5/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 44 seconds
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132: Skepticrat132 - Belichicks and Balances Edition

On this week's episode: Eli does an impression of someone not understanding science and Noah explains why that person is incredibly wrong ... We usher in the death of democracy with a chorus of fart noises ... And everyone should check out The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, where 'sonder' was neologized, just in case your collection of regular ubiquitous sorrows isn't cutting it. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ Headline Sources: Amy Coney Barrett is pretty much locked in, so what's next?:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/19/mcconnell-biden-pack-court/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court.html Debate on Tuesday could be fun?...Fun isn’t the right word: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/14/presidential-debates/?itid=hp-top-table-main Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/politics/trump-power-transfer-2020-election.html Senate passes resolution that says elections still count: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-republicans-constitution/2020/09/24/b09e2036-fe79-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html GOP-sponsored bill would make it impossible to count mail-in ballots: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/republican-senator-bill-illegal-mail-vote-count-deadline.html CDC recommendations for celebrating fall holidays during the pandemic: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html Lindsey Graham needs your money sadly: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/lindsey-graham-help-me-money-contributions-fox/2020/09/25/ea2d6d14-ff57-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html
9/28/202047 minutes, 23 seconds
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131: Skepticrat131 - Votey McVoteface Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll try to to get the image of Sarah Huckabee Sanders's WAP into your head ... Donald Trump will lie about telling the truth about lying ... And we learn that Trump voters are tragically stupid rats on a literal sinking ship. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ Headline Sources: Bob Woodward Revelations Re: Trump downplaying the virus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-woodward-rage-book-trump/2020/09/09/0368fe3c-efd2-11ea-b4bc-3a2098fc73d4_story.html Nine Drug Companies Pledge to ‘Stand With Science’ on Coronavirus Vaccines: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/health/9-drug-companies-pledge-coronavirus-vaccine.html Trump gets a Nobel nod and also adds Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton to SCOTUS nominee list: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/09/trump-supreme-court-list-names-410919 America is on fire: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/12/oregon-fire-california-wildfires/ Trump told SHS to take one for the team: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/donald-trump-sarah-sanders-take-one-for-the-team-kim-jong-un-wink-book Christian Right thinks failed MAGA boat parade was a conspiracy: https://deadstate.org/maga-blogger-boats-that-sunk-at-trump-boat-parade-were-probably-hit-by-terrorists/
9/14/202040 minutes, 53 seconds
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130: Skepticrat130 - Conventional Wisdom Edition

This week, Andrew Torrez joins us to recap the Republican National Convention and all the federal crimes it entailed. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts To hear more from Andrew Torrez, go here: https://openargs.com/
8/31/20201 hour
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129: Skepticrat129 - Oxford Kamala Edition

On this week's episode: Eli sings a BRUTAL rendition of Karma Chameleon in a blind stab at a Kamala pun ... Kevin Costner’s 1997 disaster “The Postman” turns out to be shockingly prescient ... And Heath tries unsuccessfully to say "side" without a diphthong. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ Headline Sources: Kamala Harris chosen to be Biden's running mate: https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53728050 Trump steps up attacks on the Post Office: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-democrats-post-office-campaign/2020/08/14/390f8b82-de4d-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wk9z/the-post-office-is-deactivating-mail-sorting-machines-ahead-of-the-election https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/usps-states-delayed-mail-in-ballots/2020/08/14/64bf3c3c-dcc7-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html SV Date asks Trump an honest question: https://heavy.com/news/2020/08/sv-date/ Trump's interview with Jonathan Swan: https://www.vox.com/2020/8/4/21354055/trump-axios-interview-jonathan-swan Iowa gets shit beat out of it by land hurricane: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/iowans-struggle-to-find-help-strength-after-powerful-storm-devastates-homes-farms/2020/08/14/f55d0508-de57-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html COVID vaccine is coming: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/14/the-us-has-already-invested-billions-on-potential-coronavirus-vaccines-heres-where-the-deals-stand.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
8/17/202039 minutes, 46 seconds
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128: Skepticrat128 - Electile Dysfunction Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump will hold an election when he’s good and goddamn ready thank you ... Liberals make gun-nuts look like cowards by turning back a fascist government with leaf blowers ... And the Senate is worried that sending everyone a bootstrap is gonna make us lazy about bootstrapping a bootstrap. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: US Economy sees biggest GDP drop in recorded history: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/30/896714437/3-months-of-hell-u-s-economys-worst-quarter-ever Herman Cain is Dead of COVID-19: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/herman-cain-dies-coronavirus/index.html Trump wants to postpone the election in November: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53597975 Federal troops withdraw from Portland: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/31/portland-protests-latest-peaceful-night-federal-troops-withdrawal  DHS was compiling intelligence reports on journalists and protesters: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-official-whose-office-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-and-protesters-has-been-removed-from-his-job The Senate's not in town as $600 unemployment benefits are set to expire: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/politics/stimulus-negotiations-state-of-play/index.html Lawmakers From Both Sides Take Aim at Big Tech Executives: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/07/29/technology/tech-ceos-hearing-testimony
8/3/202031 minutes, 52 seconds
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127: Skepticrat127 - Bari the Lead Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump sends Donald Trump dangerously off the rails ... The White House starts giving out COVID numbers in broad ranges like they did with the PPP data ... And Kim Kardashian lets her husband run for president to get him out of the house a little. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump accidentally filibusters himself during press conference: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/trump-news-conference.html White House tells hospitals to bypass CDC on COVID data reporting: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/507321-white-house-tells-hospitals-to-bypass-cdc-on-covid-data-reporting Unidentified government goons hold people without charges in Oregon: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/portland-protests.html Kanye West is still running for president and now he's officially filed with the FEC: https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between/#7277617b47aa Bari Weiss cancels herself so she can be on The Blaze in a year in a half promoting her new book “Triggered”: https://newrepublic.com/article/158535/self-cancellation-bari-weiss Mary Trump’s book confirms family was messed up: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/17/trump-mary-book-niece-368520
7/20/202040 minutes, 36 seconds
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126: Skepticrat126 - Jingo Unchained Edition

On this week's episode: JK Rowling comes up with a worse idea than wizards shitting on the floor of Hogwarts ... "Not civil enough for Reddit" turns out to be a thing after all ... And geologists discover that Mount Rushmore slowly inched about 10 feet backwards somehow and started gazing in all different directions. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: White House pivots to a “Rub Some Dirt On It” message on COVID-19: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/we-need-live-it-white-house-readies-new-message-nation-n1232884 and https://apnews.com/1e44ece4bdb023fbcd7de93def02c475 Redskins consider changing their name cause it’s crazy racist: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/03/washington-redskins-launch-review-controversial-team-name/ Reddit removes "r/The_Donald" from the site: https://theconversation.com/reddit-removes-millions-of-pro-trump-posts-but-advertisers-not-values-rule-the-day-141703 Russians “vote” to amend their “constitution”: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/europe/russia-referendum-putin-power-2036-intl/index.html JK Rowling is a terfy bigot: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowling-harry-potter-fan-sites-trans-views-mugglenet-leaky-cauldron-a9601231.html Trump's ridiculous Mount Rushmore speech: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-mount-rushmore.html
7/6/202040 minutes, 6 seconds
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125: Skepticrat125 - Memoiry Lapse Edition

On this week's episode: Brad Parscale insists he was dropping pins all through that rally and nobody heard them ... The Trump administration tries to sue John Bolton into herding cats back into a bag ... And someone in the federal government will finally stand up to…nope, sorry, nevermind. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump tries to block Bolton from publishing memoirs: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/politics/john-bolton-book-hearing.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/what-we-know-about-john-boltons-tell-all-book.html Barr tries to fire yet another guy investigating Trump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/geoffrey-berman-us-attorney-william-barr-trump/2020/06/20/fcbfa3b4-b30f-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/geoffrey-berman-us-attorney-william-barr-trump/2020/06/20/fcbfa3b4-b30f-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html Facebook removes Trump ad over Nazi hate symbol: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53098439 Trump holds Corona-fest 2020: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-a-time-of-national-crisis-and-division-trump-chooses-to-prepare-for-a-fight/2020/06/20/5ebf3306-b296-11ea-856d-5054296735e5_story.html Ted Cruz challenges actor Ron Perlman to wrestle Jim Jordan after attack on Gaetz: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/502747-ted-cruz-challenges-actor-ron-perlman-to-wrestle-jim-jordan-after-attack-on Brazil set to take over world Covid-19 leader despite faith healer’s garlic: https://www.vox.com/2020/6/20/21297786/brazil-coronavirus-cases-deaths-bolsonaro
6/22/202040 minutes, 48 seconds
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124: Skepticrat124 - Bunker Boy Edition

On this week's episode: Trump will heroically overcome his bone spurs for a walk all the way across the plaza ... Disney World uses stormtroopers in riot gear to enforce crowd control because they're tone-deaf idiots ... And the Bezos-Musk kerfuffle gets one step closer to the giant mech battle we know it’s gonna end in. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To help support protesters, find places to donate to bail funds here: https://bailproject.org/ https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory https://www.bailoutnetwork.com/ To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump was just inspecting his bunker, y’all: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/donald-trump-bunker/index.html Steve King, House Republican With a History of Racist Remarks, Loses Primary: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/politics/steve-king-iowa-primary.html https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/06/04/racist-gop-rep-steve-king-may-be-replaced-by-another-christian-nationalist/ Incel blows himself up: https://www.thedailybeast.com/cole-carini-virginia-man-inspired-by-incel-killer-elliot-rodger-was-making-bomb-feds Elon Musk Calls for Amazon Breakup in Latest Spat With Jeff Bezos: https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-calls-for-amazon-breakup-in-latest-spat-with-jeff-bezos-11591305297 Deadly pandemic still killing the fuck out of us: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html Murals and statue removals are not the fucking point: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52941254 https://www.newsweek.com/us-marines-confederate-flag-racism-monuments-protests-1509148 https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Virginia-mayor-who-requested-Confederate-monuments-resigns-571058931.html
6/8/202038 minutes, 46 seconds
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123: Skepticrat123 - Floo Fighters Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll cross “cannibal rat hordes” off our 2020 bingo card ... Andrew will make you nostalgic for one of the best uncredited guest musical appearances of all time ... And Donald Trump tries to bluff his way out of a losing hand in the game of disease poker. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat Check out more Andrew Torrez on Opening Arguments here: https://www.openargs.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ Headline Sources: Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/5/18/21262889/trump-taking-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus Trump dismisses hydroxychloroquine study as a “Trump enemy statement”: https://www.vox.com/2020/5/19/21263989/trump-hydroxychloroquine-study-enemy-statement-fda Thousands flock to beaches in Maryland and Virginia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/thousands-from-coronavirus-hotspots-flocked-to-maryland-and-virginia-as-parts-of-the-states-reopened/2020/05/20/c34172b6-99e7-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_the_daily_202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_daily202 US to withdraw from “open skies” treaty:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52760420 Flouting Norms, Trump Seeks to Bring Independent Watchdogs to Heel: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/politics/trump-inspectors-general.html ADT Sued For Employee Invasion of Privacy: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2020/05/21/569543.htm ROUSes latest evidence that 2020 is the Fire Swamp: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/05/23/with-restaurants-closed-cdc-warns-increasingly-aggressive-rodents-looking-new-food-sources/
5/25/202033 minutes, 13 seconds
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122: Skepticrat122 - A Flynnocent Man Edition

On this week's episode: Michael Flynn walks free ... Ahmaud Arbery doesn’t ... And we'll discuss how literal murder hornets might affect your weekend. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ Headline Sources: Ahmaud Arbery story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/07/killing-ahmaud-arbery-draws-condemnation-calls-prosecution/ Storm builds around Barr over dropping of Flynn case: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/496895-storm-builds-around-barr-over-dropping-of-flynn-case Trump responds to Bush's call for bipartisan unity with a plague poem and listing his enemies: https://www.vox.com/2020/5/3/21245726/trump-tweets-bush-coronavirus-bipartisan-unity-plague https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mitt-romney-hazard-pay-patriot-essential-workers/ Weird ass effort to kill Maduro: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-venezuela-security/us-veteran-behind-failed-venezuela-plot-says-two-american-mercenaries-detained-idUKKBN22G2O6 Canada is giving their essential workers a pay raise they deserve: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/world/canada-essential-workers-raise/index.html And now we're dealing with murder hornets: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/just-how-dangerous-is-the-murder-hornet/
5/11/202036 minutes, 19 seconds
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121: Skepticrat121 - Running-Kruger Edition

On this week's episode: Georgia values bowling over voting ... When one billionaire criminal appoints another to administer a slush fund, somehow most of that money gets “lost” ... And Donald Trump gives a coronavirus briefing sponsored by ForHims. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ Headline Sources: Large public companies are looting relief funds for small business payroll: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/21/large-public-companies-are-taking-small-businesses-payroll-loans.html https://seekingalpha.com/news/3562741-publicly-traded-companies-raided-ppp-pantry Trump tells his supporters to drink bleach: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/24/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-disinfectant-sunlight-science/index.html It was hard to get it aroused but Trump got it aroused (and other coronavirus briefing highlights): https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-sunday/index.html Trump administration is hiring fundamentalist Christian teenagers to run major sections of the executive branch: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/democrats-blast-trump-federal-workers-coronavirus-199026 https://catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-sciences/history/history-ba-bs/history-ba-resident/  Brian Kemp opens Georgia back up: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/politics/georgia-governor-coronavirus-backlash/index.html ACU rankings for Biden: http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/?year1=2008&chamber=13&state1=21&sortable=1
4/27/202054 minutes, 55 seconds
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120: Skepticrat120 - Sheeple Steeple Edition

On this week's episode: The Governor of Florida will find out you can get COVID-19 no matter WHAT beer you drink ... We’ll point out that frying the brains of 5G conspiracy theorists wouldn’t make a difference anyway ... And Fox News gets taken to court for felonious Fox Newsing. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts To help out some people who really need it, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/ Headline Sources: Fox News murdered people with coronavirus lies and they're getting sued for the murdering: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/fox-news-prepares-coronavirus-misinformation-lawsuits Gov. DeSantis Says Kids Not Dying From COVID-19; CDC Says Not True: https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/coronavirus/2020/04/10/ongoing-coronavirus-reporting YouTube deletes videos blaming 5G for coronavirus after UK vandalism: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/youtube-to-suppress-content-spreading-coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-theory Bernie Sanders drops out of primary: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-concession-speech.html Smoking weed and coronavirus: Even occasional use raises risk of Covid-19 complications https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/health/smoking-weed-coronavirus-wellness/index.html Trump signs EO urging the US to mine the moon for minerals: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/07/trump-mining-moon-executive-order
4/13/202045 minutes, 29 seconds
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119: Skepticrat119 - Neoconsequentialist Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll keep up with the Kardashians ... We find out that apparently being old is suddenly cool if you’re a Turkish sword ... And we learn about Sarah Huckabee Sanders using the family cob instead of the family cloth. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Two trillion dollar stimulus bill should level things off for a good six minutes: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/whats-in-stimulus-package-coronavirus-149282 5000-year-old sword is discovered by an archaeology student at a Venetian monastery: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/5000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-italy-trnd/index.html Economics and ethics of recession death vs virus death: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/business/economy/coronavirus-economy.html https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/2020/3/27/21193879/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression Walmart sees rise in sales of tops, but not bottoms: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/business/walmart-tops-bottoms-sales-trnd/ Kim and Kourtney Kardashian get into physical altercation on season 18 of KUWTK: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/entertainment/kim-kardashain-kourtney-kardashian-fight-season-18-kuwtk-trnd/index.html Mike Huckabee ass-corn and other bad information about coronavirus: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-huckabee-suggests-replacing-toilet-paper-with-corn-cobs-2020-3 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/coronavirus-china-bat-patent-conspiracy-theory-942416/
3/30/202035 minutes, 17 seconds
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118: Skepticrat118 - BRWHHHH@#$%!!! Edition

On this week's episode: Coronavirus donates 50 thousand dollars to the Trump campaign ... Betsy Devos reminds us that she was a plague before it was cool ... And we learn that the relevant data is strongly suggesting BRWHHHH@#$%!!! And yes, I Heath am aware that I mixed up Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. I'm fine with it. Retroactive spite. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump wanted coronavirus numbers to stay low to help re-election: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814881355/white-house-knew-coronavirus-would-be-a-major-threat-but-response-fell-short Katie Porter brutalizes Dr. Redfield of CDC until he agrees to pay for testing: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/politics/katie-porter-cdc-coronavirus-testing-white-board/index.html Eli chooses an important story in our politics show about The Bachelor: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/entertainment/peter-weber-madison-prewett-bachelor-breakup/index.html Betsy Devos draws bipartisan rebuke for wanton evil: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/11/betsy-devos-senate-vote-student-debt-relief-125826 The world is on fire and I think we could all use a quick puppy break: https://www.bwrhhhhh@#$%!!!.com Harvey Weinstein is going to die in jail: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/11/us/harvey-weinstein-sentence/index.html Jared Kushner crowdsources Corona policy on Facebook: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/jared-kushner-combat-coronavirus-facebook-127941
3/16/202046 minutes, 54 seconds
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117: Skepticrat117 - Bidentity Crisis Edition

On this week's episode: Were all gonna die from that beer virus ... We’re all gonna deserve the ever loving hell out of it whether we do or not ... And we'll all learn an important lesson about ass-potatoes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Joe Biden wins the South Carolina primary: https://www.npr.org/2020/02/29/810477647/biden-wins-south-carolina-primary-ap-projects Trump has no idea what a virus is and appoints Pence to be in charge of coronavirus response: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-cdc.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-border-wall-coronavirus-rally_n_5e59c9d8c5b601022110dd75 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/28/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ted-cruz-coronavirus Steven Seagal charged by SEC with failing to disclose payments: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/entertainment/steven-seagal-sec-charges/index.html A tiny little moon followed Earth home but we can't keep it: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235427-earth-has-acquired-a-brand-new-moon-thats-about-the-size-of-a-car/#ixzz6F6Y9rpdp Actresses walk out of 'French Oscars' after Roman Polanski wins top awards: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/europe/roman-polanski-actresses-walk-out-cesar-awards-intl/index.html Putting potatoes up your butt won’t cure hemorrhoids, doctors warn: https://nypost.com/2020/02/27/putting-potatoes-up-your-butt-wont-cure-hemorrhoids-doctors-warn/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow
3/2/202043 minutes, 52 seconds
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116: Skepticrat116 - Optimist Primary Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll take a sad, sorry look at the state of our union ... The Oscars will be a para...site for sore eyes ... And Andrew Torrez will be here to explain how he rigged the Iowa Caucuses. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: State of the Union address is just so much lying: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/fact-check-state-of-the-union-02-04 Parasite Wins Best Picture: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/movies/parasite-movie-oscars-best-picture.html China continues to die of coronavirus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/02/11/2b8de3ba-4c5c-11ea-b721-9f4cdc90bc1c_story.html
2/17/202057 minutes, 27 seconds
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115: Skepticrat115 - Nice Little Friday Edition

On this week's episode: Our nation unites for our quadrennial caring about Iowa ... Everyone on Fifth Avenue without a bulletproof vest should be nervous as fuck ... And Michael Marshall will join us for a Brexit interview. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Republicans refuse to know how guilty the man they’re exonerating is: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/us/politics/trump-impeachment-trial.html and https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/31/politics/marco-rubio-donald-trump-senate-impeachment-trial/index.html Coronavirus is going to kill us all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak Iowa Caucuses: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/24/how-iowa-caucuses-work/?arc404=true https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-iowa-caucuses-are-in-4-days-almost-anything-could-still-happen/ Facebook to Pay $550 Million to Settle Facial Recognition Suit: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/technology/facebook-privacy-lawsuit-earnings.html
2/3/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 47 seconds
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114: Skepticrat114 - Goops I Did it Again Edition

On this week's episode: Trump will assemble evil lawyer Voltron ... MLK had a nightmare too; it was called 2016-2020 ... And the National Archive will celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage by literally erasing their voices from the historical record. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump's impeachment trial team is gross: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/us/politics/trump-impeachment-lawyers-starr-dershowitz.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage New evidence of Trump’s guilt emerging at rate of 2.6 smoking guns per hour: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-senate-must-not-ignore-the-new-evidence-on-ukraine/2020/01/17/8397b60e-394b-11ea-bf30-ad313e4ec754_story.html Overblown feud between Bernie Sanders and Liz Warren is a bad idea: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/us/politics/warren-vs-sanders-democratic-debate.html US drone program may shut down because it's letting China spy on us: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51100759 National Archives tweak photo to literally erase the voices of women: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-depressing-that-the-national-archives-is-altering-history/2020/01/18/b1e72374-39f9-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html Gwyneth Paltrow is selling a candle that "smells like my vagina": https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jan/13/why-is-gwyneth-paltrow-selling-a-candle-that-smells-like-her-vagina-goop https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2020/jan/16/do-not-adjust-your-set-gwyneth-paltrow-is-spreading-goop-all-over-tv Space Force’s goddamn uniforms are camo: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/18/politics/space-force-uniforms-trnd/index.html
1/20/202040 minutes, 21 seconds
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113: Skepticrat113 - Contra Iran Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump sees if killing a bunch of his supporters' kids raises his approval rating ... Chicago does its best to throw more smoke in the air than Australia ... And Nancy Pelosi is gonna count to three...One...TWO...TWO AND A HALF... To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump stumbles into war with Iran: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-plunges-toward-the-kind-of-middle-eastern-conflict-he-pledged-to-avoid/2020/01/03/ Australia is on fire: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50986363 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/australia-fires-climate-change.html Impeachment Impasse Deepens in Senate, Leaving Trump’s Trial in Doubt: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/us/politics/trump-impeachment-senate-trial.html Poll: Ivanka and Don Jr. among favorite for GOP voters in 2024: https://www.axios.com/2024-election-polls-republicans-60f37160-a4fb-48e6-b054-22bd303604a6.html Noah wants to visit Tom and Cecil more often: https://abcnews.go.com/US/marijuana-sales-illinois-top-3m-day-legal-recreational/story?id=68051493 The Golden Globes dinner is going vegan for the first time ever: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/the-golden-globes-are-going-vegan-for-the-first-time-ever-to-send-a-good-message/
1/6/202033 minutes, 58 seconds
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112: Skepticrat112 - Impeachment Chocolate Chip Edition

On this week's episode: The President keeps asking what his handcuff size is just in case ... A 17-year-old reenacts every flight Noah's ever taken on United ... And Donald Trump catches Nancy Pelosi red-handed doing both THIS and THAT. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: We impeached the motherfucker but he's not going anywhere: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/us/politics/impeachment-trump-senate-trial.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/12/18/two-lone-democrats-vote-against-impeachment/#747f2fea2cd8 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/19/heres-how-long-pelosi-should-hold-onto-articles/ Teenager steals plane and runs it into a fence: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fresno-teen-plane-theft_n_5dfbee98e4b01834791dfce8 Trump threatens shut down over releasing aid to Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/12/20/trump-administration-demanded-democrats-strip-ukraine-aid-language-spending-package/ Trump thinks we need to make dishwashers explode again and thinks he's The Godfather: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/19/trump-was-impeached-dishwashers-that-go-boom-are-his-mind/ https://nypost.com/2019/12/19/trump-tweets-post-impeachment-meme-to-supporters-theyre-after-you/ Visibly Damp Papa John’s Founder Says He Ate 40 Pizzas In 30 Days In Viral Interview: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/papa-johns-john-schnatter-40-pizzas_n_5ddd413ae4b00149f724b7cf Trump officially launches the “Space Force”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/space-force-will-start-small-but-let-trump-claim-a-big-win/2019/12/20/dd781bfa-2393-11ea-b034-de7dc2b5199b_story.html
12/23/201943 minutes, 44 seconds
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111: Skepticrat111 - Grand Master Flush Edition

On this week's episode: We're joined by Eli's very best friend in the whole wide world ... That person's best friend won’t be able to make it ... And Donald Trump's presidency has officially entered the "failed flush, water line rising in the toilet" panic phase. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Scholars call Trump's actions on Ukraine an impeachable abuse of power: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/us/politics/trump-impeachment.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Elon musk is allowed to accuse people of being a pedophile with no consequences: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/06/media/elon-musk-defamation-trial-verdict/index.html Samoa cancels Christmas because of measles: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/404589/children-stay-home-christmas-gatherings-cancelled-in-samoa https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/404775/samoa-measles-epidemic-non-essential-road-travel-banned Nunes files $435 million defamation lawsuit against CNN: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/04/devin-nunes-files-435-million-defamation-lawsuit-against-cnn/2606359001/ Trump claims people have to flush 10 to 15 times in America: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/07/politics/trump-americans-flushing-toilets-intl/index.html Trump cancels presser after real world leaders make fun of him: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/12/it-sure-looks-like-world-leaders-had-a-great-time-making-fun-of-trump/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/after-trump-leaves-nato-summit-weary-diplomats-delight-in-what-they-were-able-to-accomplish-on-substance/2019/12/05/96cefa48-0fc0-11ea-924c-b34d09bbc948_story.html
12/9/201939 minutes, 23 seconds
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110: Skepticrat110 - Master of Nunes Edition

On this week's episode: The Republican Party’s publishing house eats itself so it will get twice as big ... That genie will make Noah regret not specifying which racist, wall-building, corrupt world leader he wanted to see indicted ... And Rudy Giuliani secures funding for his Ukraine operation from a Nigerian prince. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To support Modest Needs and Vulgarity for Charity, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Impeachment update, Sondland testimony: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/20/transcript-sondlands-nov-public-testimony-front-house-intelligence-committee/ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for bribery and fraud: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/21/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-indicted-for-bribery-and Giuliani used unsecured cell phone and WhatsApp during Ukraine talks: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/us/politics/giuliani-cellphone-hacking-russia-ukraine.html Don Trump Jr.’s book a #1 NYT Best Seller after RNC buys $100,000 worth of copies: https://www.salon.com/2019/11/22/rnc-spent-nearly-100000-on-don-jr-s-new-book-before-it-landed-atop-new-york-times-bestseller-list/ Prince Andrew halts public duties: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-andrew-duties/britains-prince-andrew-halts-public-duties-over-sex-scandal-idUSKBN1XU2CW Democratic Primary Debate #5: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/us/politics/democratic-debate-live.html
11/25/201944 minutes, 5 seconds
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109: Skepticrat109 - Ayatollah So Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll celebrate our nation’s relative lack of bone spurs ... Matt Gaetz is removed from a congressional hearing, yells "YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD", and goes to his room ... And we’ll finally get that elderly white rich democratic candidate America’s been calling for. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Highlights from impeachment investigation and kicking out Matt Gaetz: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/08/adam-schiff-matt-gaetz-deposition-068041 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/us/politics/republican-strategy-impeachment-trump.html Bloomberg wants in: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/billionaire-and-ex-new-york-city-mayor-michael-bloomberg-is-taking-steps-to-run-for-president/2019/11/07/79db371e-01ae-11ea-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html Iran very publicly enriches uranium: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/iran-breaks-crumbling-nuclear-deal-191104110945872.html Donald Trump Jr. releases new book: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/07/visit-arlington-cemetery-reminded-donald-trump-jr-all-his-familys-sacrifices-he-writes/ https://www.indy100.com/article/donald-trump-jr-triggered-book-cover-prank-swap-good-liars-jason-selvig-davram-stiefler-9196271 NYC adopts ranked-choice voting: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/5/20948376/new-york-election-results-ranked-choice-voting
11/11/201939 minutes, 18 seconds
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108: Skepticrat108 - Pay as You Brexit Edition

On this week's episode, Michael Marshall joins us to discuss all the various new ways to fail that Boris Johnson has discovered over the last couple of months. Check out Marsh's show, Be Reasonable. Check out Marsh's other show, Skeptics with a K Give us money on Patreon To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/
10/28/201947 minutes, 1 second
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107: Skepticrat107 - Electoral College Dropout Edition

On this week's episode: Heath pits Eli against Andrew in what many are calling the fairest debate ever ... The far right proves that Liz Warren has the stamina we need to be our next President ... And the White House consults with Dr. Evil and Serpentor about homeland security. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump wanted to reinforce his border wall with a trench of snakes and alligators: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/politics/trump-border-wars.html Text of the surprise witness’s letter: https://www.wonkette.com/wingnut-grifters-hold-stupid-presser-about-liz-warrens-marine-boy-toy-lets-laugh-at-them The best headline ever: https://splinternews.com/worlds-biggest-dipshits-hilariously-mangle-hit-job-on-e-1838750767 Liz Warren’s epic Tweet:  https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1179851099978846209 Vaping is Bad...or IS it? Probably? Who cares: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/03/mayo-clinic-vaping-study-chemical-fumes-blame-lung-illnesses/3850859002/
10/14/201951 minutes, 6 seconds
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106: Skepticrat106 - Ukraine Technique Edition

On this week's episode: Everyone gets super into peaches ... Noah finds out that he learned what 'prorogue' means for nothing ... And a VERY LITERAL explosion of semen. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Ukraine whistle blower: www.any-headlineproduced_in_thelast-96.hours Senate votes to kill national emergency declaration along southern border: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-votes-to-kill-national-emergency-declaration-along-southern-border/ UK Supreme Court rules that suspending Parliament was unlawful: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49810261 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32816450 Trump supporters set out to find the whistleblower: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/27/sounds-like-criminal-democrats-rip-trump-whistleblower-spy/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/28/amateur-pro-trump-sleuths-scramble-unmask-whistleblower-your-president-has-asked-your-help/ Greta Thunberg Addresses New York's Climate Strike: https://time.com/5682318/nyc-global-climate-strike/ Semen explosion after blaze hits bull artificial insemination facility: https://www.newsweek.com/fire-bull-semen-explosion-farm-australia-1459673
9/30/201935 minutes, 54 seconds
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105: Skepticrat105 - Intellectual Master Debater Edition

On this week's episode: Andrew Yang will give you 50 bucks right the fuck now ... We’ll round up the urinal suspects ... And if you tape Sharpies to your fingers, that counts as having very big hands. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Highlights from the primary debate: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/us/politics/democratic-presidential-debate-recap.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Tasteless asshole whose family member died on 9/11 uses it as a chance to take political shots: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/09/11/man_blasts_rep_ilhan_omar_at_911_memorial_ceremony_some_people_did_something_why_your_confusion.html Bolton out: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49655279 and https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/boltons-departure-allegedly-pegged-to-disagreement-over-lifting-sanctions-on-iran/2019/09/14/98f7f096-d6f3-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html Underwater observatory vanishes: https://gizmodo.com/large-underwater-observatory-disappears-without-a-trace-1837897180/amp?__twitter_impression=true YouTube un-bans/apologizes to far right channels: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/youtube-reverses-course-apologizes-to-far-right-channels-unbans-them/ Solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/uk-blenheim-palace-gold-toilet-scli-gbr-intl/index.html
9/16/201936 minutes, 17 seconds
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104: Skepticrat104 - Deal or No Deal Edition

On this week's episode, Michael Marshall joins us to discuss the impending collapse of society on his side of the Atlantic to distract you from the impending collapse of society on our side. Check out Marsh's show, Be Reasonable. Check out Marsh's other show, Skeptics with a K Give us money on Patreon To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/
9/2/201938 minutes, 8 seconds
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103: Skepticrat103 - Greenland New Deal Edition

On this week's episode: We’ll pumpkin spice it up ... Chicken Little and Casandra experience a brief synergy ... And Donald Trump is about to learn the hard way that Greenland is 1/14th the size of Africa. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: The Trump Administration Literally has no Plan for Recession: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-banking-on-strong-economy-to-win-reelection-frets-over-a-possible-downturn/2019/08/15/04a85352-bf67-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html Trump has asked aides if it's possible to buy Greenland, sources say: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/15/politics/trump-buy-greenland-wall-street-journal/index.html Netanyahu bans Omar and mostly bans Tlaib from entering Israel: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/world/middleeast/trump-israel-omar-Tlaib.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/world/middleeast/rashida-tlaib-israel-visit.html Australians are too bad ass for this world: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/13/sydney-stabbing-video-bystanders-chair-milk-crate/ Pumpkin Spice Spam is coming: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/15/us/pumpkin-spice-spam-trnd/index.html And pumpkin spice foods: https://www.eater.com/2017/9/26/16330438/pumpkin-spice-food-pop-tarts-kit-kats-milanos-jello Trump poses with orphaned El Paso baby and gives a thumbs up: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/politics/trump-baby-photo-el-paso/index.html
8/19/201945 minutes, 10 seconds
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102: Skepticrat102 - Jeffrey Epstein Went to NYU Edition

On this week's episode: England tries a Comedia del Arte approach to their prime ministry ... America sticks with slapstick ... And Jeffrey Epstein went to NYU. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Boris Johnson becomes the new Prime Minister of the UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49084605 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48379730 Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Breaks Record With 17th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8524235/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-longest-number-one-hot-100 The Impossible Whopper is coming to every Burger King in America next week: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/business/impossible-whopper-national/index.html Ratcliffe withdraws from DNI consideration: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ratcliffe-withdraws-from-consideration-for-intelligence-chief-trump-says/2019/08/02/9f3c42cc-b551-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html?utm_term=.d8eed1d01f87 Epstein was trying to start a master race of sexual predator nerds: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/business/jeffrey-epstein-eugenics.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage US man allegedly wanted to kill American soldiers, arrested while trying to join Taliban https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/27/us-man-accused-trying-join-taliban-kill-american-soldiers/1847346001/ July was the hottest month ever. Again: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/july-weather-hottest-month-ever-climate-change-heatwave-global-warming-wmo-a9035356.html
8/5/201946 minutes, 33 seconds
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101: Skepticrat101 - Requiem for Sarah Huckabee Edition

On this week's episode: We give Sarah Huckabee Sanders the send off ... Opioid manufacturers will admit that their “all the cool kids are doing it” marketing campaign was ill advised ... And Kellyanne Conway tries to rank the races unironically on the White House lawn. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: House holds Wilbur Ross and William Barr in contempt for withholding census question info: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/barr-ross-contempt-vote.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Iran not fucking around: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383 and https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/19/iran-disputes-trump-claim-u-s-navy-destroyed-its-drone/1775051001/ Conway gets question about Trump's racist tweets and asks reporter "What's your ethnicity?": https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kellyanne-conway-trump-race-ethnicity/index.html Documents reveal that the opioid crisis was kind of the point all along: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/internal-drug-company-emails-show-indifference-to-opioid-epidemic-ship-ship-ship/2019/07/19/003d58f6-a993-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html?utm_term=.3f251d734829 Sarah Huckabee Sanders leaving the White House: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/politics/sarah-sanders-leaving-white-house.html
7/23/201934 minutes, 11 seconds
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100: Skepticrat100 - Hundo Edition

On this week's episode: Andrew tells us where to put the beeps live and in person ... We learn it's pretty much just a full-episode beep over Eli ... And Donald Trump makes an executive order that you're allowed to make an executive order to overrule the Supreme Court. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Supreme Court rules that there are no rules about gerrymandering: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-gerrymandering.html Department of Commerce v. New York https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-966_bq7c.pdf Transcript of Proceedings Before Judge Hazel https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M3Y6vj3QlQpSdlYcCdq3BkbnnWIrEPlf/view The concentration camp guards aren’t nice people: https://www.propublica.org/article/secret-border-patrol-facebook-group-agents-joke-about-migrant-deaths-post-sexist-memes Bernie Sanders was right about 3 richest people having more than bottom half: https://www.thenation.com/article/washington-post-bernie-sanders-2020/ Chris Coons's "think piece" in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/2020-democrats-are-talking-about-religious-faith/592966/ Donald Trump's giant shitty celebration of himself and his stupid airports thing: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-washington-dc-july-4-2019/index.html
7/8/201948 minutes, 10 seconds
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99: Skepticrat099 - Reparations Edition

On this week's episode: Eli proclaims himself a hero ... Another Christian album burning is thwarted by Spotify not being flammable ... And Donald Trump celebrates Juneteenth by announcing his re-election campaign on one of the June teenths. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: House of Representatives debates a bill to explore reparations: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/politics/slavery-reparations-hearing.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.theroot.com/ta-nehisi-coates-clapped-back-at-mitch-mcconnell-for-sa-1835674314 Extinction Rebellion protests NYT climate change desk: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/22/us/extinction-rebellion-new-york-times-arrests/index.html We’re not at war with Iran yet: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/middleeast/iran-drone-claim-hnk-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/iran-us-tensions-latest-intl/index.html SCOTUS tells Virginia that they can't re-gerrymander their voting districts: https://ballotpedia.org/Redistricting_in_Virginia https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/us/politics/virginia-racial-gerrymandering-supreme-court.html https://www.npr.org/2019/06/17/733389132/supreme-court-hands-democrats-a-win-on-racial-gerrymandering-in-virginia https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/politics/supreme-court-racial-virginia-gerrymandering-case/index.html People are fighting over whether concentration camps are concentration camps: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2019/06/22/tribune-editorial-yes-we/ Petition asks Netflix not to make Amazon show anymore: https://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-good-omens-protest-cancel-neil-gaiman-20190621-story.html
6/24/201941 minutes, 8 seconds
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98: Skepticrat098 - Wilhelm Scream 2020 Edition

On this week's episode: [Eli sarcasm voice] Heath will advocate for President Pete because it turns out they're both racist ... [Noah literal truth voice] Noah will cringe at the makeshift studio in our Air BnB ... [Heath angry that this is still even slightly controversial voice] And you should've voted for Hillary Clinton. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
6/10/201937 minutes, 59 seconds
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97: Skepticrat097 - Oreo Speedwagon Edition

On this week's episode: The Supreme Court rules that declaring yourself king is PERFECTLY constitutional ... Fox News viewers everywhere wonder if agreeing with Mayor Pete made them gay ... And Ben Carson hears about REO Speedwagon right before his face explodes. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump tells Barr to declassify whatever makes him look not-guilty: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/barr-could-expose-secrets-politicize-intelligence-with-review-of-russia-probe-current-and-former-officials-fear/2019/05/24/58f822f8-7e2f-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html?utm_term=.0fa8a48a4c61 Supreme Court blocks redrawing of Ohio, Michigan electoral maps: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gerrymandering/us-supreme-court-blocks-redrawing-of-ohio-michigan-electoral-maps-idUSKCN1SU292 Liz Warren rejects Fox interview; Pete Buttigieg does the opposite: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/14/politics/elizabeth-warren-fox-news-town-hall/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/business/media/fox-news-pete-buttigieg-chris-wallace.html Steve Mnuchin announces that Harriet Tubman twenty not coming any time soon: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/harriet-tubman-bill.html Theresa May announces she will resign on 7 June https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/24/theresa-may-steps-down-resigns-tory-leader-conservative-brexit Ben Carson gets led through an easy answer like a slow-witted first grader: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/21/politics/ben-carson-katie-porter-oreo/index.html
5/27/201942 minutes, 59 seconds
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96: Skepticrat096 - Wohl E Coyote Super Boy Genius Edition

On this week's episode: Jacob Wohl runs into a wall he painted a tunnel onto … Eli’s ‘gross, poor person’ character will become official school policy in Rhode Island … And Donald Trump tries weirdly hard to hide a 450-page essay about how innocent he is. And yes, I'm aware it's actually Josiah "Jed" Bartlet. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: A decade of Trump's tax records confirm he's bad at everything: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Rhode Island lunch law co-opted by yogurt company charity:  https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/10/us/rhode-island-lunch-debts-warwick-chobani-trnd/index.html  Giuliani plans/cancels trip to Ukraine for dirt on Joe Biden’s son: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/trumps-interest-stirring-ukraine-investigations-sows-confusion-in-kiev/2019/05/11/cb94f7f4-73ea-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html?utm_term=.ec02b1f1dc75 Jacob Wohl trolls himself wrong while trying to frame Mayor Pete for sexual misconduct: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jacob-wohl-tried-to-create-a-fake-counter-protest-to-his-own-press-conference https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-smear-merchants-jacob-wohl-and-jack-burkman-try-to-slime-pete-buttigieg-with-bogus-sex-assault-claim Nick Di Paolo triggers Eli with new album on YouTube: https://www.nickdip.com/breath-of-fresh-air Donald Trump pardons another evil person: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720967513/trump-pardons-former-soldier-convicted-of-killing-iraqi-prisoner
5/13/201947 minutes, 1 second
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95: Skepticrat095 - Endgame Edition

On this week's episode: Twitter finds out the Nazis were calling from inside the government ... Eli will misunderstand the assignment and think “Avengers came out” is a news story ... And Sophocles and Freud have NOTHING to do with Heath's adoration of Liz Warren.  To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: Trump seeks to keep everyone from testifying about everything: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/24/how-trump-congress-subpoena-fight-is-likely-play-out/?utm_term=.ea751870f288 and https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-approves-officials-testimony-after-contempt-threat/2019/04/27/ec8cbbea-68f5-11e9-83df-04f4d124151f_story.html?utm_term=.591656283fc9 Twitter can’t ban white supremacists because Steve King would get banned: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3xgq5/why-wont-twitter-treat-white-supremacy-like-isis-because-it-would-mean-banning-some-republican-politicians-too Trump says DJIA beats collusion, praises Robert E. Lee, and plans to hire misogynist for Fed: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/donald-trump-impeachment-rebuttal https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/politics/stephen-moore-women.html?module=inline https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/26/what-trump-gets-wrong-about-robert-e-lee/?utm_term=.306b4dcade5f North Korea presents US with $2 million bill for Otto Warmbier’s medical treatment: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea-warmbier/trump-approved-payment-of-2-million-north-korea-bill-for-care-of-warmbier-report-idUSKCN1S124E Avengers series wrap-up (no spoilers): https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/28/media/avengers-endgame-box-office-record/index.html Liz Warren has actual policy plans to make shit better for average people: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/24/18196275/elizabeth-warren-wealth-tax https://www.vox.com/2019/4/11/18305108/elizabeth-warren-real-corporate-tax
4/29/201949 minutes, 2 seconds
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94: Skepticrat094 - Political Pseudoscience Edition

Disclaimer: Anything that sounded like a suggestion of genociding anti-vaxxers was 100% sarcastic regardless of how offensive that target group might be. On this week's episode: President Trump sure hopes nothing bad happens to Ilhan Omar ... New York will get constitutionally protected measles ... And Donald Trump holds interviews for the Acting Acting Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, just to be thorough. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Two more high-ranking officials leave the Trump administration: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/04/08/politics/randolph-tex-alles-secret-service-director/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/homeland-security-secretary-kirstjen-nielsen-leaving-trump-administration-amid-surge-of-migrants/2019/04/07/97d20358-597d-11e9-b8e3-b03311fbbbfe_story.html?utm_term=.bd46c4b11976 Trump threatens to release immigrants into ‘sanctuary cities’: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/12/712760676/trump-threatens-to-send-detained-immigrants-to-sanctuary-cities Anti-vaxxers using Holocaust symbols to promote their murderous cause: https://nypost.com/2019/04/08/anti-vaxxers-slammed-for-using-star-of-david-to-promote-cause/ Thomas Massie questioning John Kerry: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/12/18307727/thomas-massie-john-kerry-video-political-science
4/15/201943 minutes, 53 seconds
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93: Skepticrat093 - Redacted Edition

On this week's episode: Alex Jones calls Alex Jones psychotic ... The GOP points to an apple surplus as evidence we no longer need affordable healthcare ... And we learn that unlike Congressman Mo Brooks, Hitler at least had the integrity to be honest about his "big lie" propaganda. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: Mueller Report being teased like next Avengers Movie: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/barr-promises-congress-redacted-mueller-report-by-mid-april-jtugkss9 Alex Jones calls Alex Jones psychotic: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/alex-jones-psychosis-sandy-hook/index.html Alabama congressman quotes Mein Kampf to describe Democrats: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/mo-brooks-mein-kampf-quote-big-lie.html Trump administration decides American healthcare can go fuck itself: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/26/trump-administration-asks-court-totally-repeal-obamas-affordable-care-act/?utm_term=.430108fc065f Purdue Pharma settles opioid lawsuit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/purdue-pharma-state-of-oklahoma-reach-settlement-in-landmark-opioid-lawsuit/2019/03/26/69aa5cda-4f11-11e9-a3f7-78b7525a8d5f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cd4e68a5f8f3
4/1/201948 minutes, 35 seconds
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92: Skepticrat092 - Varsity Blue Lives Matter Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump had no idea someone was gonna follow that recipe he kept tweeting out ... Mario Cuomo’s kid opens his primetime CNN show by telling us nepotism might be a problem in the US ... And Mitt Romney removes his birthday candles one at a time to blow em out like a serial killer. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Rich people cheating their kids into college: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/arts/huffman-loughlin-college-scandal.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/college-admissions-cheating-scandal.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://twitter.com/gokpkd/status/1105501340581744640  British House of Commons votes to delay Brexit: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47576813 Trump fails to call out white supremacy in wake of NZ attacks: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/16/politics/donald-trump-new-zealand-white-supremacy-muslims/index.html Trump claims he said "Tim Apple" to save time: https://www.vox.com/2019/3/11/18259996/trump-tim-cook-apple-tweet-time-and-words US grounds Boeing 737 max (eventually): https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/13/boeing-shares-fall-after-report-says-us-expected-to-ground-737-max-fleet.html House votes unanimously to release Mueller report; Graham blocks senate vote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/15/house-voted-release-mueller-report-so-why-is-lindsey-graham-blocking-it/?utm_term=.a94714ad31ab
3/18/201942 minutes, 20 seconds
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91: Skepticrat091 - Baby Cheesing Edition

On this week's episode: We replaced Noah with our other smart guy ... We manage to do half as many headlines but take twice as long now that I’m here ... And we learn that Spike Lee can't read, which is why he knows nothing about the abolition of civil rights. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: Mark Harris will not be running the new election for NC's ninth district: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/us/mark-harris-north-carolina-election.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/mark-harris-nc-voter-fraud.html?module=inline Michael Cohen describes giant pattern of Trump lies at hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/politics/michael-cohen-trump.html Baby cheesing is a real thing that people are doing: https://nypost.com/2019/03/01/why-people-are-throwing-cheese-at-babies/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Trump/Kim summit collapses with no progress made: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/world/asia/trump-north-korea-nuclear-sanctions.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
3/4/201954 minutes, 31 seconds
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90: Skepticrat090 - Art of the Green New Deal Edition

On this week's episode: The green new deal is both of those things ... Eli will lose an old friend ... And Virginia abolishes abolition during the intro. And now they're all doing soft shoe. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Green New Deal resolution gets officially submitted: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/11/whats-actually-green-new-deal-democrats/?utm_term=.b149e2fde390 https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/Resolution%20on%20a%20Green%20New%20Deal.pdf Trump declares national emergency to build wall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-border-emergency-the-president-plans-a-10-am-announcement-in-the-rose-garden/2019/02/15/f0310e62-3110-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?utm_term=.56fe2bd78687 Mueller recommends 25 years for Paul Manafort: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-prosecutors.html So much more follow-up on blackface stuff and Liam Neeson hate crime stuff since last time: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-atty-gen-herring-appears-in-blackface-in-photo-from-college-days/2019/02/06/9aa4aff8-2a26-11e9-984d-9b8fba003e81_story.html?utm_term=.ecef10832d41 https://www.essence.com/news/virginia-police-sergeant-on-paid-leave-after-antifacist-group-exposes-alleged-white-nationalist-ties/ Mars Rover breaks down; people are weirdly emotional about it: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-record-setting-opportunity-rover-mission-on-mars-comes-to-end Payless is closing and I’m deeply sad: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/15/payless-shoesource-all-u-s-stores-liquidating-and-closing/2885949002/
2/18/201935 minutes, 30 seconds
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89: Skepticrat089 - Black Face the Nation Edition

On this week's episode: The governor of Virginia calls blacksies ... Survivalists will seem nominally less crazy ... And we learn that Donald Trump's skin tone isn't from tanning; it's actually from his top-of-the-pyramid Oompa Loompa genes.  To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Northam is a bigot with a time machine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/northam-mum-about-his-plans-after-a-flood-of-calls-for-his-resignation-for-racist-and-offensive-photo/2019/02/02/5883402a-26e9-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html?utm_term=.67ad3dc8a2a5 The Supreme Court isn’t getting rid of abortion...YET: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/louisiana-abortion-supreme-court/index.html Trump interview with the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/us/politics/donald-trump-interview-takeaways.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Trump administration suspends cold war era arms treaty: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/following-us-putin-suspends-nuclear-pact-and-promises-new-weapons/2019/02/02/8160c78e-26e3-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html?utm_term=.2624c959ddd2 Woman paid for hotel rooms for 100 homeless people: https://wgntv.com/2019/02/01/after-one-woman-saved-chicagos-homeless-from-the-cold-an-army-of-strangers-followed-her-lead/ Mitch McConnell says making Election Day a federal holiday is a power grab by Democrats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-says-bill-that-would-make-election-day-a-federal-holiday-is-a-power-grab-by-democrats/2019/01/30/57421dd6-24bd-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html?utm_term=.359095d7c763
2/4/201942 minutes, 31 seconds
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88: Skepticrat088 - Chuck a l'Orange Edition

On this week's episode: Eli will be deemed nonessential during the ongoing shutdown ... Donald Trump gets stuck with a truck full of watermelons after he's forced to change his catering plans last minute ... And all of you promise not to Eli this isn’t a federal job.   To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat   To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts   Headline Sources: Trump cancels Pelosi's flights for spite over SOTU remark as shutdown continues: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46911478 Buzzfeed: Trump directed Cohen to lie to congress about Trump Tower Moscow negotiations: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/trump-russia-cohen-moscow-tower-mueller-investigation Steve King removed from committee assignments after latest white supremacy remark: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/politics/steve-king-white-supremacy.html?module=inline William Barr confirmation hearings: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/barr-confirmation-hearing-trumps-attorney-general-nominee-likely-to-face-tough-questioning-today-from-senate-panel/2019/01/15/02467a16-15e0-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html?utm_term=.f298ad3c032f Trump serves fast food buffet to Clemson football team during White House visit: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/1/15/18183617/trump-clemson-mcdonalds-burger-king-wendys-dominos Man injects semen into his arm to cure back pain: https://www.sciencealert.com/patient-injected-himself-with-semen-thinking-it-would-cure-his-back-pain
1/21/201945 minutes, 13 seconds
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87: Skepticrat087 - AOCcupy the Dance Floor Edition

On this week's episode: The future is female ... The Kuiper belt will continue to be bafflingly cutsie ... And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teams up with Kevin Bacon to legalize dancing at the federal level. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: Pence and White House officials meet with congressional aides in effort to end shutdown: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-and-white-house-officials-meet-with-congressional-aides-in-effort-to-end-shutdown/2019/01/05/7840bf4a-10fb-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html?utm_term=.e4f48db61f00 Conservatives panicky about "Impeach the motherfucker" and AOC dancing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_danc/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-dance-video-is-goofy-joyful--and-absolutely-nothing-to-be-ashamed-of/2019/01/04/5f3add42-1046-11e9-92b8-6dd99e2d80e1_story.html?utm_term=.28adfc9ee011 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/04/hours-after-making-history-rep-rashida-tlaib-profanely-promises-impeach-trump/?utm_term=.045a55a1fb75 Congress has women and brown people in it kinda: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/day-historic-firsts-congress-n954236 New Horizons passes Ultima Thule: https://www.space.com/42903-new-horizons-ultima-thule-flyby-data-intermission.html China lands on far side of the moon: https://www.space.com/42914-china-far-side-moon-landing-crewed-lunar-plans.html Kidnapper chases lady into a karate dojo: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kidnapper-got-more-than-he-bargained-for-when-he-chased-woman-into-karate-dojo/ Trump press conference after Schumer/Pelosi meeting: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/4/18168860/trump-news-conference-shutdown
1/7/201946 minutes, 21 seconds
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86: Skepticrat086 - Rod Bless Us Everyone Edition

On this week's episode: We give Donald Trump the dickens ... Cancer’s family will express concern over its bout of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ... And the CEO of Google explains to Congress that you have to put the VCR _and_ the TV on channel 3. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: Government shutdown because Trump doesn't get his wall funding: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/us/politics/trump-shutdown-border-wall.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage Trump withdraws from Syria; Mattis fucks off: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-tumultuous-week-began-with-a-phone-call-between-trump-and-the-turkish-president/2018/12/21/ Google CEO tries to explain internets to old people: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/11/congresswoman-google-ceo-why-when-i-search-idiot-do-i-get-pictures-trump/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.41e0edfb0856 https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/12/12/watch-google-ceo-pichai-explains-to-congress-that-google-doesnt-make-iphones/ RBG recovering from lung surgery: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/21/679065534/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-undergoes-surgery-for-lung-cancer
12/24/201849 minutes, 4 seconds
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85: Skepticrat085 - G-20.in Edition

On this week's episode: We visit some of the great losers of history ... Wisconsin Republicans have a go at just making democrats illegal ... And PETA can go fuck itself a dead horse. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Democracy unravels in Wisconsin: https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/what-happened-while-you-slept-a-guide-to-wisconsin-s/article_2b2bb8a3-9166-5ada-9a0a-be3e7deb4486.html Woman shocked that naming her kid Abcde results in mockery: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/11/29/little-girl-named-abcde-was-mocked-by-southwest-gate-agent-airline-has-apologized/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.df41481301bf GHWB funeral reminds us of how bad we fucked up in 2016: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/us/politics/bush-funeral-national-cathedral.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage Giuliani doesn’t get Twitter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/05/rudy-giulianis-typo-became-an-anti-trump-message-he-blamed-twitter-this-atlanta-man-pranked-him/?utm_term=.ef65efd0c1a8 French destroy the only things worth going to France for over gas prices: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/02/paris-riots-worst-unrest-decade-with-shops-and-cars-set-alight-gilets-jaunes PETA says phrases like "bring home the bacon" are comparable to racism and homophobia: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/europe/peta-meat-idioms-scli-intl/index.html
12/10/201844 minutes, 8 seconds
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84: Skepticrat084 - Mueller's Crossing Edition

On this week's episode: Donald trump appoints a whipping boy just in case he gets convicted of treason ... We’ll examine a supply side solution to global warming ... And Heath tells California that their wildfire nomenclature should have an exception if the origin is called Camp, Dumpster, or Schoolbus. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp  To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: Congress again calling for protection of Mueller probe against potential Whitaker sabotage: https://thinkprogress.org/republicans-dont-think-mueller-needs-protection-b61a000cf484/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/11/18/trump-tweet-adam-schiff/2048756002/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/us/politics/trump-mueller-questions-answers.html American preacher guy gets killed on remote island off of India: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/american-killed-remote-island_us_5bf57271e4b03b230f9d8393 Ivanka uses private email for gov’t business: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46271021 Scientists propose dimming the sun with atmospheric sulfate injections to slow global warming: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/23/health/sun-dimming-aerosols-global-warming-intl-scli/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2018-11-23T15%3A40%3A04&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social World chess championship all draws so far: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/nov/22/magnus-carlsen-v-fabiano-caruana-world-chess-championship-game-10-live Trump has a weird hangup about electromagnets: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-questions-technology-central-to-pentagons-plans-for-launching-aircraft-at-sea/2018/11/23/6b6384c6-ef34-11e8-baac-2a674e91502b_story.html?utm_term=.148bda88efb9
11/26/201833 minutes, 17 seconds
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83: Skepticrat083 - Midterminator Edition

On this week's episode: Eli serves as the midterm’s Eeyore ... Noah assure everyone that it’s because Eli’s knowledge of politics is primarily derived from jerking off to The West Wing ... And Donald Trump calls a rain out on his speech because umbrellas are terrifying. To make a donation for the Vulgarity For Charity campaign, go here: https://www.modestneeds.org/index.asp To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: SHS tweets doctored video to make Jim Acosta look violent: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-acosta-sarah-sanders-cnn-reporter-white-house-intern-video-doctored/ Trump sends antagonistic tweet about Macron right before meeting in France: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/politics/donald-trump-emmanuel-macron/index.html Trump fires Sessions, replaces him with “MAGA Edition Chatty Cathy”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-investigators-scrutinized-whitakers-role-in-patent-company-accused-of-fraud-according-to-people-with-knowledge-of-case/2018/11/09/e826a404-e456-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html?utm_term=.42396f5a0143 Alibaba Singles Day sales hit over $1 billion in 85 seconds: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/tech/alibaba-singles-day/index.html Idiot troll tries to frame Robert Mueller: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/30/18044110/robert-mueller-jacob-wohl-jack-burkman-surefire
11/12/201837 minutes, 45 seconds
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82: Skepticrat082 - Stupid Bomb Edition

On this week's episode: We all collectively created the MAGA bomber with our imaginations ... A Florida man will put the “Aiyee!” back in IED ... And Megyn Kelly considers blackface affirmative action to get rehired by NBC. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Turns out mail bombing campaign was not a false flag operation by Democrats: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/false-flag-conspiracies-fly-after-explosives-mailed-to-prominent-democrats/ Shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/us/active-shooter-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting.html Trump admits MBS might have been involved in Khashoggi killing: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/jamal-khashoggi-trump-cover-up-sanctions-visas Megyn Kelly finds out that blackface is offensive: https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2018-10-26/nbc-says-megyn-kelly-today-not-returning-to-the-air Trump says he’s a nationalist: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/24/trump-says-hes-nationalist-what-means-why-its-controversial/1748521002/ Trump uses unsecured phone to discuss national secrets: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/trump-phone-security.html
10/29/201838 minutes, 33 seconds
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81: Skepticrat081 - Kavanausea Edition

On this week's episode: White House staff put Rod Rosenstein in a box with a geiger counter, a radioactive substance, and a flask of hydrocyanic acid … The US Senate is all about the advice, but not so much the consent … And Trump will kill it at the surprise self-roast he totally meant to do. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Kavanaugh hearing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/09/27/kavanaugh-hearing-transcript/?utm_term=.293ea9c78fa6 https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/28/politics/jeff-flake-moment-trump-kavanaugh/index.html Trump accuses China of interfering in our elections: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/world/asia/trump-china-election.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront Schrodinger's AG: https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17896140/rod-rosenstein-resigns-fired-mueller-trump-russia Elon Musk being investigated by the SEC for fraud: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/business/elon-musk-sec-lawsuit-tesla.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Trump reluctantly signs spending bill: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/28/trump-signs-spending-bill-to-avert-shutdown-despite-border-wall-frustration.html Trump is literal laughing stock of the UN General Assembly: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/people-actually-laughed-at-a-president-at-un-speech-trump-suffers-the-fate-he-always-feared/2018/09/25/990b1d52-c0eb-11e8-90c9-23f963eea204story.html?utmterm=.026e47744247 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/25/world-leaders-stumble-upon-potent-response-trumps-claims-laughter/?utm_term=.d9ef07dca28f
10/1/201840 minutes, 20 seconds
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80: Skepticrat080 - Lodestar Wars Edition

On this week's episode: President Trump fills about 3000 graves with fake dudes ... We get to make fun of people who live in Eastern North Carolina with impunity ... And the American political spectrum looks like a train car with a crazy hobo named Donald in the middle. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump yelling TREASON after anonymous NYT op-ed: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/opinion/trump-white-house-anonymous-resistance.html Trump claims Puerto Ricans died just to make him look bad: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/13/647377915/trump-denies-death-toll-in-puerto-rico-falsely-claims-done-by-the-democrats Hurricane Florence pummels the Carolinas: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-florence-dle/index.html Manafort pleads guilty to all the crimes we have a name for: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/14/former-trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-appears-to-reach-plea-deal-823882 Jeff Bezos is giving a bunch of money to charity: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/09/13/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-announces-2-billion-charity-fund/1289788002/ Trump wanted to print cash to pay down the national debt: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/11/trump-once-considered-just-printing-money-to-lower-the-national-debt-woodward-reports.html
9/17/201837 minutes, 3 seconds
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79: Skepticrat 079: Laborious Editon

In this week’s episode, we learn that life without Heath is a lot less “pun”, Missouri puts the term ‘beat your meat’ in legal limbo if you don’t plan on eating your penis, the Mayor of London will get totally PWNED, and John McCain will show Trump what to do if he’s serious about making America great again. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out out half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ --- Headlines: New Wapo/ABC poll shows 60% disapproval rating: https://www.washingtonpost.com/page/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/08/31/National-Politics/Polling/release_528.xml London Mayor gets his own revenge balloon: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/london-mayor-bikini-blimp-trump-baby-balloon/ Trump fucks Canada again: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-nafta/u-s-mexico-reach-nafta-deal-pressure-turns-to-canada-idUSKCN1LC1E7 and https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/1/17808706/trump-off-the-record-toronto-star-canada Death toll from hurricane Maria raised to over 3000: https://abcnews.go.com/US/death-toll-hurricane-maria-3000-puerto-rico-study/story?id=57179291 Missouri passes new meat labelling law: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/29/642937901/whats-meat-anyway-missouri-label-law-says-it-comes-from-an-animal-some-disagree
9/3/201830 minutes
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78: Skepticrat078 - Tiny Cancer Edition

On this week's episode: The President yelling the N-word doesn't even make the back page ... The EPA will put the 'best' back in asbestos ... And that means Crayola can finally release their new childhood carcinoma shade. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump revokes Brennan’s security clearance: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-intelligence-officials-bite-back-after-trump-goes-after-brennans-clearance/2018/08/18/91efe7a0-a255-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/revoke-my-security-clearance-too-mr-president/2018/08/16/8b149b02-a178-11e8-93e3-24d1703d2a7a_story.html?utm_term=.c254e6c13af0 Saudis use US weapons to blow up kids in Yemen: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/17/middleeast/us-saudi-yemen-bus-strike-intl/index.html Asbestos finally getting fair treatment by the EPA: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/15/opinions/trump-epa-needs-full-asbestos-ban-reinstein/index.html https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/trump-files-donald-thinks-asbestos-would-saved-world-trade-center/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-asbestos-707642/  Trump team can’t even put on a goddamn parade: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-blames-dc-officials-for-postponing-his-planned-military-parade/2018/08/17/e96687c8-a205-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721 Alex Jones accused of destroying evidence related to Sandy Hook lawsuit: https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/17/media/alex-jones-sandy-hook-defamation-lawsuit/index.html Omarosa confirms what we all knew this whole time: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/politics/donald-trump-omarosa-tapes/index.html https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/8/16/17693342/donald-trump-n-word-tape-racism-omarosa-manigault-controversy
8/20/201841 minutes, 46 seconds
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77: Skepticrat077 - Jim Kroeger Edition

On this week's episode: We win millions by asking Donald Trump what the lottery numbers WON'T be … Winnie the Pooh will be detained by communists … And we LOSE millions by asking ELI what the best STOCKS won't be. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump says impressive list of stupid things this week even for him: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/02/politics/mueller-investigation-jeff-sessions-tweet/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/02/politics/donald-trump-shutdown/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/01/opinions/trump-has-no-earthly-clue-about-how-everyday-people-live-psaki/index.html Update on Week One of Manafort Trial: http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/400327-five-things-to-know-about-manaforts-first-week-in-court Eli got in another Facebook fight and immediately wrote a headline while typing all loud: https://www.vox.com/2018/8/3/17644704/sarah-jeong-new-york-times-tweets-backlash-racism Trump calls LeBron James and Don Lemon stupid: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-trump-comes-to-lebron-james-defense-after-presidents-insult_us_5b660139e4b0b15abaa3d6e7 https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/michael-jordan-throws-support-behind-lebron-james-spat-trump-president-included-like-mike-hate-tweet/ China bans Christopher Robin: https://www.vox.com/2018/8/4/17651630/christopher-robin-banned-in-china-pooh North Korean nuclear talks going nowhere: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45069951
8/6/201844 minutes, 39 seconds
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76: Skepticrat076 - Knock on Wouldn't Edition

On this week's episode: Trump wouldn't even commit treason ... We lament all the Disney movies we'll never direct ... And Russia has to wean the US off its breast milk tariff idea. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  Headline Sources: Fallout from Trump/Putin summit: https://www.vox.com/2018/7/16/17576956/transcript-putin-trump-russia-helsinki-press-conference Disney Fires James Gunn: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/20/entertainment/james-gunn-exits-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3/index.html Trump whines about NFL National Anthem kneelers: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-flag-kneeling-tweet_us_5b526248e4b0fd5c73c56f20 Maria Butina arrested: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/16/maria-butina-charged-spying-russia-us-doj <> https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/20/politics/mueller-manhattan-madam/index.html Eli wastes a headline making a specious argument about what Heath said about Tesla: https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/19/technology/business/tesla-downgrade/index.html Trump's UN delegation declares war on breast milk: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/07/09/the-pro-life-trump-administration-declared-war-on-breast-milk/
7/23/201848 minutes, 4 seconds
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75: Skepticrat075 - Torrez a New One Editon

In this week's episode, Andrew Torrez of the Opening Arguments Podcast joins Noah to tell you about all the stuff you wish you didn't need to know about the future of the Supreme Court. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts To check out the Opening Arguments podcast, go here: https://openargs.com/
7/9/20181 hour
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74: Skepticrat074 - Caged Wisdom Edition

On this week's episode: Despite all our rage they still put a kid in a cage ... Sarah Huckabee Sanders is forced to forage for bones as she did on her home world ... And Donald Trump tells the Pentagon to hire Buzz Lightyear for a big new project. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trying to find the right amount of kids in cages: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/factcheck-qa-on-border-detention-of-children-20180619.html US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council: https://www.bbc.com/news/44537372  The World Cup is happening: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2018/06/14/the-world-cup-starts-today-why-it-matters-as-much-for-politics-as-sports/?utm_term=.89b20b457839 SHS gets denied service at VA restaurant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/06/23/why-a-small-town-restaurant-owner-asked-sarah-huckabee-sanders-to-leave-and-would-do-it-again/?utm_term=.64edc86233f1 SCOTUS rules in favor of people not wanting the gov’t to know where they are 24/7: https://gizmodo.com/cops-need-a-warrant-to-collect-your-phone-location-data-1827050891 Canada legalizes the ganj: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/20/health/canada-legalizes-marijuana/index.html Trump announces new "Space Force" branch of the military: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/18/its-official-trump-announces-space-force-6th-military-branch.html  Roundup Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-rrr-cut/as-trade-war-looms-china-cuts-some-banks-reserve-requirements-to-boost-lending-idUSKBN1JK094 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/23/zimbabwe-explosion-rocks-stadium-rally-president-emmerson-mnangagwa https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/06/19/27874178/godwins-law-suspended-by-godwin https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/21/middleeast/sara-netanyahu-indicted-intl/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-boy-recovering-from-rare-case-of-plague/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/20/world/new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-baby/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/18/technology/google-invest-jd-china/index.html https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/10/trump-papers-filing-system-635164 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/federal-government-releases-national-near-earth-object-preparedness-plan https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rapper-xxxtentacion-shot-miami-condition-unknown-report-1121016
6/25/201842 minutes, 31 seconds
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73: Skepticrat073 - OMG7 Edition

On this week's episode, Eli gets a chance to do the opening "It's Monday" (and totally nails it), Trump will pout when he learns that the G7 isn't a bingo night, and your mom should've thought about insurance before she decided to have diabetes. --- Headline links:  Trump shits all over G7: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-floats-end-to-all-tariffs-threatens-major-penalties-for-countries-that-dont-agree/2018/06/09/a06350be-6bf1-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.e227de9964ac Ontario elects populist hack: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-election-ontario/populist-doug-ford-set-to-win-ontario-polls-promises-prosperity-idUSKCN1J318K Puerto Rico’s government agrees to begrudgingly help figure out how many people the hurricane killed: http://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/court-orders-puerto-rico-to-release-stormrelated-death-data/1219559305 Largest primary night of the year: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/06/politics/california-primary-takeaways/index.html Lawsuit threatens pre-existing conditions provision of the ACA: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/08/aca-lawsuit-could-jeopardize-52-million-americans-access-to-health-care/?utm_term=.b5f925aaf22a South Korean women’s march: https://www.rt.com/news/429289-south-korea-spy-porn-women-protest/ Paul Manafort faces two more obstruction indictments: https://www.vox.com/2018/6/8/17442614/mueller-manfort-kilimnik-indicted-russia
6/11/201830 minutes
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72: Skepticrat072 - Un Again Off Again Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump will be off again Un again ... Atheist cuisine in Ireland gets a lot more savory ... And we learn how a lack of fish condoms is destroying the environment. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Trump optimistic that his promise to cancel NK summit was insincere: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-sounds-note-of-optimism-on-north-korea-claims-democrats-rooting-against-him/2018/05/25/e3c1767a-6001-11e8-9ee3-49d6d4814c4c Morgan Freeman gets multiple accusations of harassment and assautl: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/24/entertainment/morgan-freeman-accusations/index.html GOP Congressman says sea levels are rising because of rocks falling into the water: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/18/gop-rep-mo-brooks-sea-levels-are-rising-because-rocks-fall-into-the-ocean/ Trump's new CDC Director worked for group that said God made AIDS to punish gay people: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/05/18/trumps-new-cdc-director-worked-with-group-claiming-god-punished-gays-with-aids/ Ireland votes overwhelmingly to overturn abortion ban: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ireland-votes-to-repeal-its-ban-on-abortion/2018/05/26/fb675fa8-603b-11e8-b656-236c6214ef01 Elon Musk planning to crowdsource truth in journalism with a site called Pravda: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/05/24/pravda-elon-musks-solution-for-punishing-journalists/?utm_term=.b72f5fd0dfb8 Bill Gates describes absurd meetings with Donald Trump: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/bill-gates-says-trump-asked-difference-between-hiv-hpv-n875286 https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bill-gates-dishes-about-trump-meetings-in-exclusive-video-1236490819549 Roundup Sources: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44263045 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2018/05/25/immigration-children-separated-families-lost-column/643793002/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-election/venezuelas-maduro-re-elected-amid-outcry-over-vote-idUSKCN1IL05U https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-lawmaking/kenyas-president-signs-cybercrimes-law-opposed-by-media-rights-groups-idUSKCN1IH1KX http://avherald.com/h?article=4b890953&opt=0 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44257202 https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/14/politics/sports-betting-ncaa-supreme-court/index.html https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/denmark-pulls-special-forces-out-of-iraq-10243758 http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bs-sp-ravens-nfl-national-anthem-policy-20180523-story.html http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/18/technology/holographic-phone-red-hydrogen-one-release/index.html http://news.trust.org//item/20180515155200-w9er6/ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/publix-censors-teens-summa-cum-laude-graduation-cake_us_5b042efbe4b003dc7e46a54a https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/u-s-sanctions-iran-central-bank-s-governor-and-another-official https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/05/23/steve-bannon-mlk-proud-of-trump-van-jones-sot-nr.cnn
5/28/201835 minutes, 49 seconds
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71: Skepticrat071 - Cohen of Silence Edition

On this week's episode: All evil acts are seven degrees or less away from Michael Cohen ... We'll learn that real estate boom has a totally different meaning in Hawaii ... And American democracy theater is breaking the fourth wall again. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Cohen sold American policy to the highest bidders: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/michael-cohen-trump-lobbying/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/politics/rudy-giuliani-michael-cohen-trump/index.html White house Aide jokes about dying McCain: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/politics/white-house-kelly-sadler-john-mccain/index.html Trump announces that we're pulling out of Iran nuclear deal: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/world/middleeast/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html also http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/11/top-state-department-nuclear-expert-announces-resignation-in-wake-of-trump-iran-deal-exit/  And here's what Iran plans on doing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iran-prepared-for-all-scenarios-if-trump-nixes-nuclear-deal-officials-say/2018/05/08/531047a0-5241-11e8-a6d4-ca1d035642ce Israel attacks Iranian positions in Iran: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/10/israel-fires-barrage-missiles-syria-accusing-iranian-forces/ Schneiderman resigns amidst multiple sexual misconduct allegations: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/four-women-accuse-new-yorks-attorney-general-of-physical-abuse Dr. Dre loses trademark battle to PA gynecologist Dr. Drai: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dr-dre-dr-drai-legal-battle_us_5af355c3e4b09bb419e4a367 Roundup Sources: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12048539 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44096595 https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/11/17326646/robot-sex-dolls-love-artificial-intelligence http://kfor.com/2018/05/07/35-structures-destroyed-after-hawaiis-volcanic-eruption/ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/live/2018/may/12/eurovision-song-contest-2018-live-lisbon http://www.cityam.com/285515/walmart-acquires-indias-largest-online-shop-flipkart-16bn https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/12/middleeast/iraq-elections-intl/index.html http://www.lastampa.it/2018/05/12/italia/berlusconi-si-pu-di-nuovo-candidare-s-del-giudice-alla-riabilitazione-3exSntp1axZPDIP0bjKr8K/pagina.html http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2775247-john-mcenroe-donald-trump-offered-me-1m-to-play-serena-or-venus-williams?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial http://bgr.com/2018/05/07/avengers-infinity-war-box-office-billion/ https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/blogs/new-yorks-tappan-zee-bridge-recycled-artificial-reef https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/fcc-says-net-neutrality-rules-will-end-on-june-11-idUSKBN1IB1UN http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44078255 https://home.nra.org/lt-colonel-oliver-north-poised-to-become-nra-president/ www.heathalmostburstsintoflame.com
5/14/201835 minutes, 33 seconds
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70: Skepticrat070 - Pee Tape Delayed Edition

On this week's episode: We're Kim Jong-UN step closer to world peace ... Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee say "nu-uh" verbosely ... And Kanye West shows us exactly where the white guilt runs out. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Inter-Korean summit: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/korean-summit-everything-you-need-to-know and https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/asia/read-full-declaration-north-south-korea/index.html Kanye West loving Trump and might run for POTUS in 2024: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/25/politics/kanye-west-donald-trump-twitter/index.html Homeopath uses rabid dog saliva to treat 4-year-old with behavioral problems: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/04/18/a-4-year-old-had-been-growling-at-preschool-so-this-naturopath-says-she-gave-him-rabid-dog-saliva/?utm_term=.b73828589a60 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/19/homeopath-used-saliva-of-a-rabid-dog-to-treat-4-year-olds-behavior-issues/ House Intelligence Committee releases their “findings”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-intelligence-committee-gop-releases-final-russia-report/2018/04/27/cfea31e2-4a20-11e8-9072-f6d4bc32f223 Toronto van attack by incel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_van_attack Pee tape alibi getting weaker and weaker: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/flight-records-contradict-trump-pee-tape-whereabouts_us_5ade5610e4b036e7aeb59162 Roundup Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/bill-cosby-scandal/bill-cosby-found-guilty-sexual-assault-retrial-n869121 https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Airplane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-at-Philadelphia-International-Airport-480008613.html www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43873058 https://www.npr.org/2018/04/26/605471807/dr-ronny-jackson-withdraws-as-va-nominee https://www.newscientist.com/article/2167030-distant-jupiter-like-world-may-be-the-darkest-planet-ever-found/ http://www.roshambo.org https://www.firstpost.com/india/two-dead-in-mumbais-bhandup-after-wall-roof-of-community-toilet-collapse-probe-underway-4449247.html http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43866700 http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43840505 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43891489 http://calgarysun.com/news/weird/fajita-thief-texas-man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-1-2-million-theft-of-fajitas/wcm/bfac516f-5287-451b-a2cc-bc40ba1e9454?utm http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16175769.Revealed__New_cracks_at_Scots_nuclear_reactor_raise_radiation_accident_fears/?ref=mr&lp=14 http://time.com/5251988/uranus-hydrogen-sulfide-rotten-eggs-voyager/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/27/europe/royal-baby-name-intl/index.html http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43864133
4/30/201841 minutes, 53 seconds
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69: Skeptricrat069 - Nice and New and Smart Edition

On this week's episode: WAR! Are we sure it's good for anything? Because it feels like we're gonna have a lot ... John Bolton and a carpenter trick a bunch of clams ... And Mark Zuckerberg explains to the US Senate how to redeem their 50 free hours on AOL. ------ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat  ------ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts  ------ Headline Sources: FBI raids Michael Cohen's office: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html US Coalition attacks syria over chemical weapons attack: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/world/middleeast/trump-strikes-syria-attack.html Zuckerberg questioned by Senate regarding Cambridge Analytica and data usage: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-zuckerberg-testimony-20180410-story.html Paul Ryan sees writing on the wall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-speaker-paul-ryan-will-not-seek-reelection-he-tells-friends-and-colleagues/2018/04/11/0d2719e4-3d83-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html?utm_term=.9ca28451dc3d Comey book to be released this week: https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602106492/in-a-higher-loyalty-james-comey-describes-an-unethical-untethered-president Somebody finally explains the TPP to Trump and he wants back in: http://time.com/5238220/donald-trump-rejoin-trans-pacific-partnership/ ----- Roundup Sources: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/102837654/exicebreaker-owners-sold-business-for-288-million http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43762251 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-admin-hits-putins-circle-sanctions-russian-oligarchs/story?id=54294201 https://news.sky.com/story/worlds-oldest-man-revealed-as-112-year-old-masazo-nonaka-11324957 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/05/conor-mcgregor-ufc-media-day-ruckus https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/04/01/ntsb-unhappy-with-tesla-release-of-investigative-information-in-fatal-crash/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.607f64c76e67 http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/news-wire/topless-protester-charges-at-bill-cosby-as-retrial-begins/article_3971bc7d-70e9-54cf-95f4-9191950c1b54.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-says-idf-will-not-change-open-fire-policy-on-gaza-border https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/06/live-export-ship-banned-from-leaving-dock-unless-welfare-conditions-met http://tass.com/world/998892 https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/03/us/indiana-firefighters-plane-collision/index.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/12/holocaust-remembrance-day-americans-forgetting/511320002/ https://www.sbnation.com/golf/2018/4/7/17209958/masters-2018-live-scores-leaderboard-sunday-highlights-news https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/eurostar-london-amsterdam-direct-train-live-latest-updates-st-pancras-service-launch-netherlands-a8287041.html https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Bathroom-Hand-Dryers-Spread-Fecal-Bacteria-UConn-Study-479721513.html
4/16/201837 minutes, 26 seconds
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68: Skepticrat068 - Dodd-Frankenstein Edition

On this week's episode: High schoolers practice leaving school ALIVE for a change ... Noah will be sick of the term "Blue-nami" even before he hears anyone say it ... And the Senate decides to deregulate piggy banks up to $250 billion in holdings. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Senate votes to roll back Dodd-Frank regulations on all but the largest banks: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43409985 Students hold walkout day in protest of weak-ass gun control: http://abcnews.go.com/US/students-country-world-part-national-school-walkout-today/story?id=53712013 Trump just making shit up during Trudeau meeting about trade balance with Canada: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/after-trumps-misleading-remarks-to-trudeau-canada-restates-the-facts/2018/03/15/c4ee54ee-286a-11e8-a227-fd2b009466bc_story.html? https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/trump-trudeau-trade-meeting/index.html McCabe latest administration dropout: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/andrew-mccabe-fired/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/17/politics/mccabe-memos-trump/index.html Conor Lamb wins special election in PA-18: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/14/us/politics/pennsylvania-congressional-race-conor-lamb-trump.html Roundup Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/15/myanmar-willing-to-take-back-fewer-than-400-rohingya-refugees-bangladesh http://abcnews.go.com/US/helicopter-crashes-east-river-york-city/story?id=53673315 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-icc/duterte-to-withdraw-philippines-from-icc-after-outrageous-attacks-idUSKCN1GQ0MA http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/15/media/iheartmedia-bankruptcy/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/03/technology/youtube-ads-infowars-alex-jones/index.html http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43352078 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-say-investigation-found-no-evidence-russia-trump-collusion-n855986 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/us/texas-austin-blasts/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/14/toys-r-us-to-close-all-800-of-its-u-s-stores/ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/billionaire-sebastian-pinera-inaugurated-as-chile-s-president http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43369490 http://wgntv.com/2018/03/04/scientists-find-huge-secret-colony-of-penguins/ https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/5/17080796/facebook-policy-survey-pedophilia-sexual-pictures-mistake-apology
3/19/201834 minutes, 13 seconds
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67: Skepticrat067 - Trade Warrior Poet Edition

On this week's episode: Vladimir is Putin on the Ritz ... It turns out that Chinese guy's name is NOT Eleven Jinping ... And we're pretty sure Smith & Wesson is about to end their relationship with the NRA. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Kushner's clearance downgraded after we learn that several foreign intelligence groups were gonna blackmail the shit out of him: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/jared-kushner-manipulation-mexico-israel-china-uae/index.html Trump gets another fraudulent nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/01/someone-forged-a-nobel-peace-prize-nomination-for-trump-norwegian-officials-say/?utm_term=.a3a4186eef6c Trump wants to arm teachers with guns: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/trump-listening-sessions-parkland-students/index.html Trump starts trade war: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/03/02/the-real-reason-trump-wants-to-start-a-trade-war/?utm_term=.6fca226d316d Putin is going to nuke us: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/world/europe/russia-putin-speech.html Mona Charen gets booed at CPAC for saying things that seem impossible to disagree with: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/25/politics/mona-charen-cpac-comments/index.html Roundup Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/24/politics/mexican-president-cancels-white-house-trip/index.html https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/news/goodnight-pyeongchang-2018-the-winter-games-comes-to-an-end-after-an-incredible-closing-ceremony http://www.businessinsider.com/delta-nra-georgia-casey-cagle-threatens-retaliation-2018-2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-public-spat-trump-taunts-sessions-ag-doesnt-keep-quiet/2018/02/28/b92936f4-1d09-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43197048 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/25/xi-jinping-to-cement-his-power-with-plan-scrap-two-term-limit-china https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/27/trump-names-campaign-manager-for-2020-reelection-bid.html http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22513517/ncaa-denies-louisville-appeal-rules-cardinals-vacate-2013-national-title https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/instead-of-filling-cavities-dentists-may-soon-regenerate-teeth1/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/hope-hicks-white-house/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/26/politics/stacey-dash-files-paperwork-congressional-run/index.html https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/news/oar-take-gold-in-overtime http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43269186 http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/22495546/austin-dillon-wins-daytona-500-no-3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-shooting-downtown-puerto-rico-comerio/
3/5/201843 minutes, 4 seconds
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66: Skepticrat066 - After Nunes Delight Edition

On this week's episode: Carl the Pugapegacorn starts shilling for the US government ... Fox News pines for the good old Olympic days of 1936 ... And Donald Trump calls "Memo tag, no backsies, no double stamps, timeout I twisted my ankle." To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Sources: Nunes memo gets released; rebuttal memo gets blocked: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582666768/trump-leans-into-attack-on-fbi-as-clock-ticks-toward-release-of-nunes-memo https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/09/donald-trump-blocks-democrat-nunes-memo-russia That's 4 school shootings in the US in 2018 alone: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/us/school-shootings-in-2018/index.html Fox News column about too many negroes and gays in the Olympics: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-spt-fox-news-olympics-diversity-column-pulled-20180210-story.html Michael Cohen's new story about the Stormy Daniels payment: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-time-to-clear-the-air-about-stormy-daniels/2018/02/14/15803f4e-11be-11e8-9065-e55346f6de81_story.html?utm_term=.cf91fae3bbee Trump’s infrastructure plan is stupid: https://slate.com/business/2018/02/trump-infrastructure-plan-you-pay-for-it.html Trump wants to replace SNAP with Blue Apron for poor people: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/opinions/trumps-blue-apron-type-plan-is-crumbs-to-the-poor-filipovic/index.html Roundup Sources: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43092085 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/bermuda-repeal-same-sex-marriage https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-iran/israel-shoots-down-iranian-drone-strikes-iranian-targets-in-syria-army-idUSKBN1FU07L http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43091248 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-20180206-story.html https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/police-recommend-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-be-indicted-corruption-bribery-n847616 http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/cold-poor-south-korean-mountains-winter-olympics-begin-52952010 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43039928 http://www.businessinsider.com/kim-jong-un-impersonator-walks-through-north-koreas-olympic-cheer-squad-2018-2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42976858 http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/29/news/companies/chief-wahoo-cleveland-indians/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/17/americas/mexico-helicopter-crash/index.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ireland-politics-sinnfein/mcdonald-succeeds-gerry-adams-as-sinn-fein-president-idUSKBN1FU0QV https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/think-commas-don-t-matter-omitting-one-cost-maine-dairy-n847151 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/12/egypt-bans-satirical-saturday-night-live-arabia-tv-show-for-being-inappropriate http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/13/son-concorde-plane-fly-london-new-york-three-hours-7309260/ http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42942921
2/19/201835 minutes, 9 seconds
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65: Skepticrat065 - State of the Union Special Edition

On this week's episode: We watched the State of the Union and it was none of those words ... Trump made it super clear that he wants to fuck a hydrocarbon ... And if you order your copy of the Nunes Memo in the next 10 minutes, you'll get a free set of jingly keys. ----------- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat ----------- To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts ----------- Source Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/us/politics/fact-check-sotu.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/30/us/politics/state-of-the-union-2018-transcript.html
2/5/20181 hour, 17 minutes, 32 seconds
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64: Skepticrat064 - Eyes Wide Shutdown Edition

On this week's episode: Donald Trump is long, strong, and can’t keep the government on … The Patriots all die in a fiery plane crash over and over again forever … And everyone's being super judgmental about eating pods of laundry detergent. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: Walmart faking trickle down: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/13/opinions/sams-club-walmart-corporate-greed-tasini-opinion/index.html <> https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/11/walmart-boosts-minimum-wage-11-hands-out-bonuses-up-1-000-hourly-workers/1023606001/ Government shuts down: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/government-shuts-down-after-senate-bill-collapses-negotiations-fail/2018/01/20/dca0d7e0-fda6-11e7-8f66-2df0b94bb98a_story.html Trump's lawyer paid off porn star to stay quiet about affair: https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/everything-to-know-about-the-stormy-danielstrump-scandal.html <> http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/16/media/fox-news-stormy-daniels-trump/index.html New California: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/16/new-california-declares-independence-california-bid-become-51st-state/1036681001/ <> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/17/new-california-five-times-californians-failed-split-golden-state/1040314001/ <> https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/720c6a07-3594-44b7-8098-94fc11bae240/downloads/1bs7g2fao_444861.pdf All of Africa, El Salvador, and Haiti are shitholes: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/donald-trump-slur-racial-politics/index.html Man shoots at church for being alien spaceship for reptiles: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/01/15/man-shoots-at-church-because-its-an-alien-space-ship-for-reptiles/ Roundup Links: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/politics/trump-black-approval-rating/index.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-deploys-s400-division-crimea/28973635.html http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42752298 http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42687970?SThisFB https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801161060796179-muslim-clerics-forbid-suicide-attacks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42731112 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/isro-launches-its-100th-satellite-into-space/article10027585.ece http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42668841 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-21/key-day-could-yield-fast-deal-or-long-impasse-shutdown-update http://www.miningmx.com/news/diamonds/31327-gem-share-flies-910-carat-whopper-recovered-letseng/ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2018-01-16/eu-parliament-calls-for-ban-on-electric-pulse-fishing http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/17/asia/north-south-korea-olympics-flag-intl/index.html http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42703888 http://en.brinkwire.com/90379/study-identifies-brain-circuit-controlling-social-behavior/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-media/philippines-orders-further-probes-into-news-site-that-angered-duterte-idUSKBN1F61J1 https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-immigration-7-eleven/u-s-immigration-operation-targets-7-eleven-stores-in-17-states-idUSKBN1EZ2S4 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-dow-hits-26000-20180116-story.html
1/22/201841 minutes, 28 seconds
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63: Skepticrat063 - Fire and Furry Edition

On this week's episode: The Trump administration crumbles under the pressure of "a guy listening to what they said" ... The President double dog dares a hostile nation to nuke us AGAIN ... And he also demands that DARPA make him a bomb cyclone button. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: Trump freaking right the fuck out over new Michael Wolff book: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-free-speech-libel-law-michael-wolff-fire-fury-mental-state-latest-a8145741.html Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants everyone to stop lying: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/tapper-hits-huckabee-sanders-with-damning-list-of-trump-lies-after-she-claims-people-are-not-entitled-to-their-own-facts/ Trump’s climate change denial tweet: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/29/donald-trumps-climate-tweet-is-a-reminder-that-the-gop-embraces-science-denial/ Jeff Sessions weakens protections for legal weed: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/06/jeff-sessions-marijuana-legalization-congress-216251 The hole in the ozone layer is fixing itself: http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-hole-earths-ozone-layer-finally-closing-humans-did-something-771922 Gwyneth Paltrow releases her 2018 detox guide on Goop: https://goop.com/wellness/detox/the-beauty-wellness-detox-guide/ AND: https://quartzy.qz.com/1173239/the-zaniest-products-on-gwyneth-paltrows-2018-goop-detox-list/  Roundup Links: https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-government-supporters-hold-large-rallies-/4193848.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-fire/blaze-destroys-hundreds-of-cars-melts-floors-of-liverpool-parking-garage-idUSKBN1EQ163 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42553818 https://www.apnews.com/e85f4cbac73a475286d9c091d1e42a29/Ethiopia-to-release-all-political-prisoners,-close-camp http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42532776 http://time.com/5083272/donald-trump-pakistan-tweets/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-flake-says-theres-no-evidence-cuban-government-attacked-american-diplomats/ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska/articles/2018-01-01/alaskas-criminal-bail-changes-to-point-based-system?int=news-rec http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/03/news/companies/disney-do-not-disturb/index.html http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/01/02/hatch-will-hang-it-up-after-this-term/ http://time.com/5069621/twitter-white-nationalist-new-rules/ http://www.newsweek.com/penis-whitening-laser-procedure-goes-viral-thailand-770962 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/18/571717566/charlottesville-va-police-chief-retiring-after-unite-the-right-rally https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/17/french-sailor-francois-gabart-fastest-solo-circumnavigation http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/31/us/un-secretary-general-2018-message-intl/index.html Abuse Your Words: My nuclear button is bigger than your nuclear button: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42549687
1/8/201840 minutes, 40 seconds
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62: Skepticrat062 - Moore Than Meets the Eye Edition

On this week's episode: The Senate unveils the tax plan equivalent of welshing on a hooker … Roy Moore will start his very own senate across the street from theirs and his will be way better … And the Republican Party is trying to steal our orgasms. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Headline Links: Republicans pretty sure they’re ready to go with tax bill: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/15/the-final-gop-tax-bill-is-complete-heres-what-is-in-it/ White House forced to withdraw two heinous judicial nominations: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/white-house-withdraws-two-controversial-judicial-nominations/ FCC gets rid of net neutrality: http://www.businessinsider.com/fcc-to-vote-on-net-neutrality-repeal-2017-12 https://www.wired.com/story/read-fcc-net-neutrality-dissent/ Rex Tillerson thinks maybe nuclear war would be bad, but nevermind: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/north-korea-talks-latest-new-rex-tillerson-trump-walks-backs-claims-white-house-contradiction-a8113136.html Hard-hitting news story about Star Wars movie: http://www.seriousjournalism.com Roundup Links: http://www.newsweek.com/california-wildfires-thomas-fire-now-third-largest-state-history-750468 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42308121 https://sports.yahoo.com/russia-banned-2018-winter-olympics-pyeongchang-183735604.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/10/sars-virus-bats-china-severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome https://www.ft.com/content/ffcbc7ea-df59-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-12-04/supreme-court-allows-third-trump-travel-ban-into-effect https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/philippines-duterte-wins-extra-year-martial-law-powers-doc-v43kn3 http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/14/health/liver-initials-surgeon-simon-bramhall-intl-trnd/index.html http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/12/13/tina-smith-al-franken-senate/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/14/aung-san-suu-kyi-has-freedom-of-dublin-award-revoked http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42353545 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-space/trump-wants-to-send-u-s-astronauts-back-to-moon-someday-mars-idUSKBN1E51QP http://abcnews.go.com/International/International/marine-corps-apologizes-aircraft-part-falls-2nd-japanese/story?id=51760688 http://www.pcgamer.com/rip-aim-remembering-how-we-used-to-talk-on-the-internet/ https://apnews.com/841ff18ab80644d78a88a5d7d5101ba7
12/18/201740 minutes, 54 seconds
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61: Skepticrat061 - Rapid Detax Edition

For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit http://bit.ly/2qQRi8G and enter skepticrat30. On this week's episode: We mourn a tremendous cut to our taxes ... We'll give the three famous guys who never sexually assaulted anybody a high five ... And Mike Flynn rolls over like he was about to get a happy ending. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- Headline Links: Tax Bill: http://www.businessinsider.com/gop-tax-bill-senate-budget-committee-vote-2017-11 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/01/winners-and-losers-in-the-senate-gop-tax-bill-a-running-list/?utm_term=.35a26ced0a6f Trump makes Pocahontas joke at Navajo veterans' event: http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/27/politics/trump-pocahontas-navajo-code-talkers/index.ht Mulvaney takes over CFPB in mini-coup: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/28/judge-rules-mick-mulvaney-remain-interim-headin-leadership-fight-consumer-financial-protection-burea/902173001/ Literally everyone is a rapist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinstein_effect North Korean ICBM can hit all of US mainland: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42160227 Michael Flynn pleads guilty and Trump accidentally tweets about obstructing justice: http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/02/politics/trump-tweet-flynn-firing-fbi-reaction/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politics/michael-flynn-charged/index.html Prince Harry is gonna marry an American https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/royal-wedding-looms-prince-harry-meghan-markle-announce-engagement-n817901?cid=eml_nbn_20171127 Roundup Links: http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/20/media/att-time-warner-deal-lawsuit/index.html https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/11/28/russian-weather-satellite-and-18-secondary-payloads-feared-lost/ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42160227 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/01/south-australia-turns-on-teslas-100mw-battery-history-in-the-making https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/nov/29/un-war-crimes-defendant-claims-to-drink-poison-at-trial-in-hague-slobodan-praljak http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-29/euthanasia-passes-parliament-in-victoria/9205472 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/105th_Grey_Cup http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ara-san-juan-latest-submarine-argentina-search-rescue-crew-over-news-a8085911.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-politics/japans-abe-re-elected-prime-minister-after-big-election-win-idUSKBN1D13LP?il=0 http://fortune.com/2017/12/01/bitcoin-price-cme-cftc-futures/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-blast-toll/death-toll-from-somalia-truck-bomb-in-october-now-at-512-probe-committee-idUSKBN1DU2IC https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/us/brock-turner-appeal.html https://qz.com/1120731/paradise-papers-a-guide-to-the-major-revelations/
12/4/201743 minutes, 4 seconds
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60: Skepticrat060 - Collusion Course Edition

On this week's episode: We deal with collusion confusion ... Sean Hannity is pretty sure he's awesome ... And Sarah Huckabee Sanders forgets that the highest tax payers also get to be billionaires. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- Headline Links: Rick Perry says fossil fuels can prevent sexual assault: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41854358 Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes worst analogy for taxes ever: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/31/sarah-sanderss-questionable-argument-that-paying-taxes-is-like-buying-beers/?utm_term=.970269bb4dec Sean Hannity declares himself Oscar-eligible: www.nolink-but-it's/an/amazing.story/anyway
11/6/201733 minutes, 56 seconds
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59: Skepticrat059 - Gold Star Edition

On this week's episode: Florida snowflakes are unable to refute Richard Spencer's ideas ... Millions of Americans learn where Catalonia is ... And the President of the United States spends two weeks failing kindergarten. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- Headline Links: Trump missteps on questions about fallen soldiers in Niger: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/21/the-cascade-of-missteps-that-turned-one-white-house-error-into-a-messy-week/ Spain strips Catalonia of autonomy: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/world/europe/spain-catalonia-mariano-rajoy.html Malawi police arrest 140 in wake of anti-vampire lynchings: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-malawi-violence/malawi-arrests-140-in-clampdown-after-vampirism-killings-idUSKBN1CP192?il=0 Person people like Eli made famous capitalizes on it: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/us/university-florida-richard-spencer-speech/index.html Trump gives his response to PR 10 out of 10: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/19/trump-gives-puerto-rico-response-a-grade-of-10-out-of-10/?utm_term=.66a73a045b8d
10/23/201739 minutes, 5 seconds
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58: Skepticrat058 - Birther Control Mandate Edition

On this week's episode: The Nazis return to the scene of the hate crime ... Trump will take away free birth control but offer his tiny little hand as an IUD if need be ... And we learn that the Secret Service is diving in front of spite-cum more than ever before. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- Headline Links: Trump administration rolls back birth control mandate: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/06/trump-rolls-back-obamacares-contraception-rule-243537 and Sessions issues government-wide directive that Christianity is a perfectly acceptable reason for LGBT discrimination: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/06/sessions-calls-for-broad-religious-freedom-protections-243536 Multiple asshats explain why god allowed Las Vegas shooting: _http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/03/fox-news-host-maybe-the-las-vegas-shooter-just-didnt-believe-in-god/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/02/pat-robertson-blames-vegas-shooting-on-lack-of-respect-for-donald-trump-and-god/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/02/dave-daubenmire-god-let-the-vegas-shooting-occur-because-our-nation-is-wicked/ Christian radio host says the atheist NFL is brainwashing everyone with gamma rays: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/01/christian-radio-host-the-anti-christian-nfl-is-brainwashing-us-with-gamma-rays/ White supremacists return to Charlottesville: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-charlottesville/white-nationalists-return-to-charlottesville-for-torch-lit-protest-idUSKBN1CD04N
10/9/201733 minutes, 59 seconds
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57: Skepticrat057 - Arpaio Pardon Edition

On this week’s episode: Eli guesses it rained or something somewhere ... The future of humanity lies in the balance of a dick measuring contest between psychopaths ... And lots of stupid Irish people lose money when one of the best boxers of all time beats a not-boxer at boxing. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- Headline Links: Arpaio pardon: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-long-lawless-ride-of-sheriff-joe-arpaio-20120802 http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/politics/sheriff-joe-arpaio-donald-trump-pardon/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/30/legal-challenge-to-arpaio-pardon-begins/?utm_term=.c6651ecb06b1 https://twitter.com/phoenixnewtimes/status/901263384087334914?lang=en NK fires missile over Japan https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/asia/north-korea-missile.html?mcubz=1 Trump to announce DACA decision on Tuesday: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348906-white-house-daca-decision-coming-tuesday Flood in Texas, lots of explosions: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/harvey-danger-major-chemical-plant-near-houston-likely-explode-facility-n797581 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/arkema-deregulation_us_59a9ab48e4b0dfaafcf05c5e?section=us_politics Mayweather beats McGregor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr._vs._Conor_McGregor Pentagon fesses up to how many troops are in Afghanistan: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/30/afghanistan-troop-levels-trump-242186 Trump wrong about a bunch of stuff: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tower-wiretap_us_59aaf8f3e4b0b5e530ff0a63?section=us_politics http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-reads-fake-version-of-own-speech_us_59a9a7e4e4b0dfaafcf04e6e?section=us_politics http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/trump-interrupts-harvey-relief-mission-to-snipe-at-press-about-the-size-of-his-hands/ http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/donald-trump-cant-donate-1-million-from-his-foundation-to-houston-because-its-under-investigation/ Kenyan Supreme Court annuls presidential election: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41123329 Cops only kill black people: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/08/georgia-cop-remember-kill-black-people/
9/4/201751 minutes, 23 seconds
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56: Skepticrat056 - Charlottesvillain Edition

On this week’s episode: Trump and Tall Tyler get this whole North Korea thing settled ... "Impending nuclear war" will manage to basically fall out of the news cycle ... And we break down how accurate the President was with his "ranking of the races" that he did completely unironically this week. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- Headline Links: Trump's response to Charlottesville: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-defends-all-sides-comment-n793001 http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/politics/trump-remarks-alt-right/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-charlottesville-comments-were-just-another-distraction/2017/08/18/97e6d106-8365-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html?utm_term=.205b0cc1516c Nazis starting to get kicked off the internet: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/14/daily-stormer-alt-right-google-go-daddy-charlottesville Boston free speech rally fizzles out: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/boston-free-speech-rally-ends-early/ The White House quits the show: http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/news/donald-trump-carl-icahn/index.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article167952232.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/14/intel-ceo-quit-trumps-manufacturing-council.html Steve Bannon forced to resign: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/steve-bannon-white-house-chief-strategist/story?id=49295772
8/21/201735 minutes, 17 seconds
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55: Skepticrat055 - Wheel of Hate Edition

In this week’s episode, the Trump administration finally tackles that ‘positional stability’ problem they were having, we’ll join the nation in mourning the loss of the Mooch, Eli will try to do a story about football players, and Donald Trump decides who to hate next. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- Headline Links: John Kelly replaces Priebus as WH Chief of Staff: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/john-kelly-chief-of-staff/index.html Martin Shkreli convicted of securities fraud: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-shkreli-idUSKBN1AK27F JD may go after colleges for not taking enough whites: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html Football player thinks dinosaurs aren’t real http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/29/nfl-player-d-j-reader-dinosaurs-arent-real-and-fossils-are-fake/ New sanctions against North Korea: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-un-idUSKBN1AL0NU Trump transcripts with world leaders released: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/australia-mexico-transcripts/?utm_term=.ab42267efeb7
8/7/201730 minutes
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54: Skepticrat054 Trumpster Fire Edition

On this week's episode: Letting everyone vote continues to work out the way we thought it would ... Eli's cynical intellectual elitism grows ever more calcified ... And Donald Trump keeps tweeting about how he weighs more than a duck for some reason. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
7/24/201739 minutes, 24 seconds
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53: Skepticrat053 Senate Bill Cosby Edition

On this week's episode: We check back in with Trump and Tall Tyler ... The White House held a press briefing and we have as much evidence of it as CNN ... And it's totally cool to watch The Cosby Show again ... Also Minnesota COPS. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
6/26/201731 minutes, 3 seconds
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52: Skepticrat052 Oh Snap Edition

On this week's show, we release the Trump tapes before Trump does; we stare, jaw agape, at the smoldering, dystopian comic tragedy that is the global political landscape, and Michael Marshall will be here to talk about the UK's latest funkadelic elections. To get tickets to QED, click here: https://qedcon.org/ To learn more about the Good Thinking Society, click here: http://goodthinkingsociety.org/ To learn more about Merseyside Skeptics, click here: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/ To hear Marsh’s podcasts, click here: http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
6/12/201736 minutes, 33 seconds
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51: Skepticrat051 Andre the Gianforte Edition

On this week's episode: Jared Kushner offers Russia a tin can and a really long string ... Trump returns from his first foreign trip despite the numerous trails of Reese's Pieces we put out ... And you'll be stone cold stunned by the latest election results out of Montana. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
5/29/201730 minutes, 40 seconds
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50: Skepticrat050 Comey Don't Play That Edition

On this week's episode: We [...] ... Eli asks Rod Rosenstein his opinion on the cops who are looking for Phyllis Schlafly's corpse ... And for the first time in history, France is doing better than the US and the UK at dealing with Nazis. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
5/15/201743 minutes, 57 seconds
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49: Skepticrat049 Hundred Daze Edition

On this week's episode: We review Trump's first hundred days because we're used to reviewing terrible things ... Noah spends nine hours writing a ninety second bit ... And the Bobs as Donald Trump: "What would you say you do here?" To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
5/1/201746 minutes, 42 seconds
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48: Skepticrat048 Friendly Skies Edition

On this week's episode: Eli isn't here because United Airlines needed the seat and they don't fuck around ... The dictionary people consider Post-Minitrue as the new word for White House ... And we get a new teaser trailer from the upcoming conclusion of the "World Wars" trilogy. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
4/17/201733 minutes, 32 seconds
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47: Skepticrat047 Brexit Wounds Edition

On this week's episode: Brazil makes Michael Vick look good ... The E gets a little less U ... And Heath had too much scotch last night, so his face feels like sand and regret. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
4/3/201732 minutes, 46 seconds
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46: Skepticrat046 Self-Made Million Heir Edition

In this week's episode: We recount Trump's life story to try to figure out where it all went wrong, we help you out on your office's "first presidential dementia diagnosis" pool, and we help the President figure out which problems are caused by which minorities. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
3/20/201732 minutes, 39 seconds
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45: Skepticrat045 Presidential Edition

In this week’s episode, the White House stocks up on tinfoil, we wonder why the mainstream media isn’t reporting on the increase in Manufacturer’s new orders for nondefense capital goods since this show came back on, and America is full of pride after hearing the President talk for an hour without the N-word.
3/6/201738 minutes, 20 seconds
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44: Skepticrat044: Russian to Conclusions Edition

On this week's episode, we break down Donald Trump's first solo press conference while taking turns digging the bomb shelter. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
2/20/201743 minutes, 30 seconds
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43: Skepticrat043 - The Fascist and the Furious Edition

In this week's long overdue episode, we count down the top twenty things to be terrified about this week; knowing that by the time we're done there will be new stuff to be terrified about.
2/6/201751 minutes, 51 seconds
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42: Skepticrat042 - Diddle Caesars Edition

In this week's episode, we go against Eli's better judgement and talk about the Dakota access pipeline, we find out that Trump totally meant to do that thing with Taiwan, and we'll find out once and for all if Hillary Clinton really curb stomped that baby penguin. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation, you should almost certainly check out our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat
12/12/201634 minutes, 16 seconds
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41: Skepticrat 041 - Dr. Caligari's Cabinet Edition

On episode 41: The sky’s downward trajectory will continue ... Ginsburg and Breyer get fitted for a Weekend at Bernie's rig just in case ... We’ll begrudgingly acknowledge that newsworthy shit is also happening outside of the US ... And Donald Trump meets with the Serpent of Eden about heading up the Department of Agriculture.
11/28/201633 minutes, 56 seconds
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40: Skepticrat 040 - Postmortem Edition

On this week's episode, we just kind of stare at our hands and wish we lived in one of those different universes.
11/14/201651 minutes, 4 seconds
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39: Skepticrat 039 - Presidential Debate #1 Special Edition

In our long awaited return episode, Heath, Eli, and Noah join forces to break down the most bizarre meltdown in the history of presidential debate.  With a run time of an hour and twenty minutes, we try desperately to make up for how long it's been since we've debuted a new episode. And we hope you forgive us.
10/3/20161 hour, 20 minutes
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38: Skepticrat 038 - Gently Used Firearm Edition

On episode 38: People who get punched in the head for a living turn out NOT to be on top of social progress ... Tom Cotton grows a beard so that they’ll stop carding him on the way into R-rated movies ... And Tom Cotton still gets carded at R-rated movies. --- Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars.  If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook page.
5/23/201630 minutes
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37: Skepticrat 037 - Taco Bellionaire Edition

On episode 37: We tell the GOP that, while we appreciate the effort, we were perfectly willing to make fun of a sane candidate if they had one ... You'll hear Eli Bosnick do a brief rendition of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" ... And Tennessee moves to protect its valuable mental illness export business.
5/9/201630 minutes
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36: Skepticrat 036 - All About the Tubmans Edition

On episode 36: Utah will finally tackle foreign dependence on hand-lotion ... Black people finally call it even after getting slightly included in the new currency ... We’ll talk about what’s penetrating Gwyneth Paltrow these days ... And we'll learn how flying penis robots could affect your morning commute.
4/25/201630 minutes
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35: Skepticrat 035 - Panama's Labyrinth Edition

On episode 35: The Panama papers make doing a political comedy show unnecessarily complicated and researchy ... Indiana women seeking an abortion will have to answer these questions three ... Numerous forest critters will throw their official endorsements behind Bernie Sanders ... And a poor naming choice by George Mason University comes back to bite them in the Antonin Scalia School.
4/11/201630 minutes
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34: Skepticrat 034 - Illuminati Helpline Edition

On episode 34: GOP lawmakers in North Carolina remind us that they’re obsessed with the genitals of school children ... The KKK is totally on board with making America great again ... The National Enquirer alleges that Ted Cruz has been fucking women in non-metaphorical ways, too ... And a New York doctor learns the difference between manual labor and a hand job the hard way.
3/28/201630 minutes
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33: Skepticrat 033 - Billion Dollar Baby Edition

On episode 33 ... The 2016 presidential election will ramp up its efforts to ensure that no matter what happens in 2020, it’s gonna bore the shit out of us; It's been 4 days since the GOP debate started, and Ben Carson still hasn't been allowed to speak yet; Abortion doctors consider putting googly eyes on all their instruments, just so that doomed little zygote thinks it made a friend; And Christian God gets beat up by a lion.
3/14/201630 minutes
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32: Skepticrat 032 - GOP Debate #10 Special Edition

On this week's episode: Eli Bosnick will be here to help us wish it was harder to make fun of these debates, the GOP starts to realize they got made into season 15 of Celebrity Apprentice, we'll get most of the way through a debate before anyone realizes that Jeb isn't there anymore, and the candidates weigh the pros and cons of people dying on the sidewalk.
2/29/20161 hour
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31: Skepticrat 031 - Scalia Later Edition

  On this week's episode, Antonin Scalia puts the “bitch” back in obituary, we learn that New Hampshire wants a presidential candidate who possesses the virtue of unelectability, LIGO discovers gravity waves emanating from deep space, and Australian immigration officials immediately draft legislation to turn them back, and the Ted Cruz campaign decides to stop hiring people using a casting couch.
2/15/201630 minutes
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30: Skepticrat 030 - Throbbing Caucus Edition

On this week's episode, the presidential election you can't believe isn't over yet gets started, Donald Trump is scared of a girl, the feds divert some of those Jade Helm troops to Oregon for a bit, and Mat Staver warns that something called "Jizya" is behind the widening homosexual tax gap.---Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars.  If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook page.
2/1/201630 minutes
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29: Skepticrat 029 GOP Debate Special Number Six

This week, Eli Bosnick joins us to break down the latest GOP primary debate, where we learn that the circus might be losing the elephants, but the elephants certainly aren't losing the circus.
1/18/20161 hour
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28: Skepticrat 028 - Democratic Primary Debate Special Edition

In this hour long special, Eli Bosnick joins us to prove that we can make inappropriate jokes in a bipartisan manner, Bernie Sanders delivers some words of wisdom from his founding father, Lincoln Chafee makes it through the entire debate without gobbling, and Hillary Clinton whips it out.
10/19/20151 hour
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27: Skepticrat 027: Losing My Boehner Edition

In this week's episode, Mormon god hits the snooze button on the apocalypse one more time; the average skin color in GOP leadership gets eight shades less orange; we'll learn that the Pope did meet with Kim Davis, but he didn't like her, so he didn't inhale; and thanks to Heath's repeated threats of self immolation, McDonalds starts serving breakfast all day.
10/5/201530 minutes
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26: Skepticrat 026 - GOP Primary Debate Special Part Two

In this week's hour long special edition, Eli Bosnick joins us to break down the second of what they're swearing are the GOP Primary debates.  Listen in as CNN realizes they should have gone with Vince McMahon instead of Jake Tapper.  Find out if Scott Walker was able to defeat Nitro in Breakthrough and Conquer.  And trust us that we don't find drug addiction fatalaties funny.
9/21/20151 hour
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25: Skepticrat 025 - Eli 4 Prez Edition

In this week's episode; we'll learn that either five randomly plotted points in a plane can form an irregular pentagon, or Christianity is true; New Jersey dabbles in baby fighting; we'll make jokes that you'll feel guilty for laughing at; and Eli Bosnick will be here to kiss some hands and shake some babies.
9/7/201530 minutes
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24: Skepticrat 024: Extramarital Edition

In this week's episode; we'll urge people to let the Ashley Madison story die out before they reach the Ls; New York City lawmakers deliberate over the optimal level of nipplage in Time Square; Rick Wiles and Jim Bakker will join together to form a giant, homophobic robot; and a high-ranking Hamas general almost gets nudged to death by a Jewish dolphin.
8/24/201530 minutes
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23: Skepticrat 23 - Primary Debate Kickoff Special Edition

In this fortnight's episode, Eli Bosnick joins us for a special one hour kickoff to the primary debate season.
8/10/20151 hour
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22: Skepticrat 022: Pluther Edition

In this week's episode, we'll get a biology lesson from a guy who thinks demons live in your man-batter, "Pluthers" warn that so-called images of Pluto may contain mind-controlling levels of fluoride, we'll bring you the least erotic story to ever involve a parade of salad tossing men dressed as Spartans, and Donald Trump hopes to be successful like Ross Perot one day.
7/27/201530 minutes
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21: Skepticrat 021: Trump Up The Volume Edition

In this week's episode, God will forget to destroy America over legalized same sex marriage for another week; Jade Helm 15 operatives won't herd citizens into prison camps right away, as a decoy; rapper 50 Cent admits that his stage name grossly exaggerates his net worth; and we learn that where Jared Fogle might be going, he's gonna need all that experience swallowing footlongs.
7/20/201530 minutes
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20: Skepticrat 020 - Immoral Kombat Edition

In this week's episode; Iowa will surprise the world by finding a way to become even less relevant; computer security experts confirm that the jews also control the digital media, Franklin Graham fails to realize that getting f*cked in the *ss by your bank is a figure of speech, and a Texas man tries to prevent the next Million Man March by crowdsourcing each black guy a dollar at a time to stay home.And, in way of apology for abandoning you for the next four Skepticratless weeks, we give you ten bonus minutes.Music by Ryan Slotnick.  Hear more here: http://evilgiraffesonmars.com/
6/15/201540 minutes
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19: Skepticrat 019: Abuse Your Words Edition

In this week's episode, we'll reference a bit about correcting errors in the intro, then we'll cut the error correction part of the show in post production, thus creating a brand new error in need of correcting; Donald Trump recruits a Nazi doctor to help advise the Pentagon on nuclear policy; Alex Jones will ooze more stupid into the world; and we'll all learn to stop worry and love the bomb.
6/8/201530 minutes
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18: Skepticrat 018 - Coultergeist Edition

In this week's episode we'll learn that they cheat at the other kind of football, too; we'll discover that when it's 120 degrees fahrenheit, people in India don't care which genocidal dictator is on their ice cream package; and we'll wonder why a Mexican demon wouldn't be named Carlos Carlos.
6/1/201530 minutes
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17: Skepticrat 017: Decriminalized Edition

In this week's episode, we'll parrot leftwing talking points while disingenuously presenting ourselves as centirsts, apparently; Bill Belichick is relieved to hear about a Patriot Act spying scandal that doesn't involve him; we'll do our best to cope with the whole "less progressive than Ireland" realization; and Josh Duggar makes us really hope there's at least one exception to rule 34.
5/25/201530 minutes
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16: Skepticrat 016 - Blissfully Ignorant Edition

In this week's episode, Nestle bottled water considers Baron Vladimir Harkonnen of the Dune Universe for CEO, Heath and Noah spend a few minutes complaining about their impotence, and activists for the unfairer sex accuse Charlize Theron of messing with their glass floor.
5/18/201530 minutes
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15: Skepticrat 015 - Frack Off Edition

On this week's episode, we'll open up with a joke that'll prune the prudes early, we'll follow it with a bunch of jokes that will make them happy they left when they did, and then we'll cap it off with some sperm jokes.
5/11/201530 minutes
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14: Skepticrat 014: Genetically Modified Edition

In this week's episode; a Dutch designer will bring necrophilia into the twenty-first century; the Illuminati world takeover gets foiled again when they underestimate Bastrop, Texas; Budweiser will rethink their new "roofie-flavored" label; and science wasn't really getting us anywhere, so Congress decides to start shutting that stuff down.
5/4/201530 minutes
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13: Skepticrat 013 - SuperPac vs BatPAC Edition

A Tennessee swinger's club will find out how many times you have to scream "oh god!" before you're a church, everyone who feels their estate was unfairly taxed raises their hand, we'll examine the rich tapestry of Muslim culture one terrorist group at a time, and Gwyneth Paltrow survives for a week on nothing but a twenty-nine dollar martini and five-thousand free olives.
4/20/201530 minutes
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12: Skepticrat 012: Cold Dead Hand Edition

In this week's episode, Obama will put the kibosh on our straight-to-gay conversion clinics before we can even get them off the ground, we'll learn that seven out of seven kids with rickets recommend vaccinations, the State of South Carolina feels like we pulled a fast one on them once somebody explained what "women's suffrage" meant, and the NRA says they can't be held responsible for a bullet once it's left the rifle's jurisdiction.
4/13/201530 minutes
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11: Skepticrat 011 - Sans Specific Edition

In this week's episode, we'll learn that the TPP, the TPIP, and TP are equally deserving of having feces wiped on them; Senator Bob Menendez will learn that pimpin' ain't easy; the Raelians will remind us that Scientology isn't the only foaming-at-the-mouth crazy UFO cult game in town, and the state of Indiana gets an invisible gay hand job from the market.
4/6/201530 minutes
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10: Skepticrat 010 - Yemen Aid Stand Edition

In this week's episode, we'll deal with a rare outbreak of unrest in the Middle East, the US Geological Survey will dabble in fecalchemy, we'll question the effectiveness of going after Indiana's lucrative tourist business, and the Senate's budget plan demonstrates that if we ignore old and sick people, the problem will go away.
3/30/201530 minutes
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9: Skepticrat 009 - Carnival Cruz Edition

In this week's episode, Benjamin Netanyahu will teach us that things with "Yahoo" in the name stick around long after they stop being useful, Marco Rubio learns that the internet isn't an actual place, and we'll learn that nuclear proliferation is no longer a problem, as Ted Cruz checked New Hampshire and didn't find many nuclear warheads there.
3/23/201530 minutes
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8: Skepticrat 008 - Caliphate of the Union Edition

In this week's episode, Rick Scott will force Florida environmental scientists to present their findings in mime, America goes from Kennedy Camelot to Clinton Spam-alot, we'll learn that those guys from the Skepticrats are violent communists, and Lucinda Lugeons strikes out three Secret Service agents with a nasty Bugs Bunny change up.
3/16/201530 minutes
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7: Skepticrat 007 - Pop and Loch Edition

In this week's episode, Ferguson, Missouri defends itself against charges of institutional racism by asking if you can really trust a Justice Department run by a black guy; a NJ town takes action after finding hydrogen hydroxide in their water system; House Republicans will see to it the EPA has the best science money can redact; and GOP considers running Ben Carson as a token... of their esteem.
3/9/201530 minutes
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6: Skepticrat 006 - Nothin' But Netanyahu Edition

In this week's episode, a Massachusetts museum will open up a fully interactive UFO abduction display where you can probe your own anus, invisible crop duster cure America of erectile dysfunction in Project: Jet Blue Balls, Scott Walker proactively pardons Bill Cosby, and we learn that blowing a centaur is known to be bad for your health by the state of Georgia.
3/2/201530 minutes
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5: Skepticrat 005 - White Men Can't Trump Edition

In this week's episode, we'll learn about bleaching the assholes of autistic kids for fun and profit, a Mississippi state representative has trouble adjusting to the new post-bellum society, Glenn Beck compares Jenny McCarthy to Galileo (and not just because neither of them have had detectable brain activity in the past 373 years), and Bryan Fischer teaches us that gay marriage minus slavery equals holocaust.
2/23/201530 minutes
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4: Skepticrat 004 - Crimea River Edition

In this week's episode, we'll learn all about setting babies on fire for fun and profit, Scott Walker gets sacked on 3rd and long by a British journalist, we'll reveal ourselves to be pro-nipple, and James Inhofe convinces Obama that we need to beat the Russians to the moon.
2/16/201530 minutes
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3: Skepticrat 003 - Strife of Brian Edition

In this week's episode, we'll wash our hands before eating and thereby become the unwitting progenitors of a socialist plot, delivering a non-ironic message with a twist of irony, Jew God resurfaces in Syria to help torture and behead a top ISIS "beheading guy," we'll learn why British men need to know that no yes means no, and we learn that it was Brian Williams who took over that time Atlas shrugged.
2/9/201530 minutes
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2: Skepticrat 002 - Steamed Vagina Edition

In this week's episode we learn what misinformed, science denying, ideologically motivated soccer moms have in common with room temperature mayonnaise; Sarah Palin's teleprompter malfunction is almost as entertaining as Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction; we'll look to Yemen in an effort to make America's government look functional; and Gwyneth Paltrow gets rug burn from squatting over a vaginal laser kettle.
2/2/201530 minutes