In this episode Cory, Lisa, Angela, Brandon, Rene, and the always amazing Dave talk to the crew from the Left At The Valley podcast. It was a lot of fun with a lot of tangents and jokes along the way. Here are some links https://www.leftatthe

We're back!!

Nov 24th, 2019 1h 34m

In this episode Cory, Lisa, and Rene cover a variety of topics for the return episode after a very long break. If you want to contact the show then you can do that by emailing us at [email protected] and if you like what we do and want to

The 49th Parahell with Rob Rousseau

May 14th, 2019 1h 3m

In this episode of the Brainstorm podcast Skeptic Studio, Cory talked to Rob Rousseau who is a well known Canadian leftist and host of the podcast 49th Parahell. They talk about the far right, politics, and being a leftist in Canada. Here are

Context and Empathy with Tom Curry

May 6th, 2019 1h 17m

In this episode of the Skeptic Studio, Cory, Lisa, and Destin talk to Tom Curry. Tom is one of the co-hosts on the podcasts Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed. It was kind of a undirected conversation but it was a lot of fun and we touche

Black Holes, Misogyny, and Carbon Tax

Apr 29th, 2019 52m 27s

In this episode of the Shift to Reason Radio, Lisa takes Cory and Destin through some of the details around the recent image of a black hole that was created as well as some of the controversy that arose from it. Then Destin discusses the recen

Atheism, Cats, and Politics

Apr 22nd, 2019 56m 9s

In this episode of the Brainstorm Rectable, Cory, Lisa, and Destin talk a lot about politics, a little about atheism, and a little about cats. Here are some links for the stories they covered (and some they didn’t) https://www.scientificam

Becoming a Communist with Felicia Entwistle

Apr 16th, 2019 1h 9m

In this episode of Brainstorm's Skeptic Studio Cory talks to Felicia Entwistle. Felicia is a co-host on the Utah Outcasts podcast and Youtube show. She has moved closer and closer to socialism and communism over time until a little while ago s

Postmodernism and Marxism with Peter Coffin

Apr 8th, 2019 1h 14m

In this episode of the Brainstorm podcast Skeptic Studio Cory talked to Peter Coffin about Postmodernism and Marxism. What they are, why they aren’t compatible, and why they kind of are in some way. Basically, Peter does philosophy while Cory t

Intelligent Speculation with Jonathan Maloney

Apr 2nd, 2019 1h 10m

In this episode of the Brainstorm Podcast Skeptic Studio Cory, Lisa, and Rene talk to Jonathan Maloney. Jonathan runs the website www.intelligentspeculation.com which is a website and blog that is dedicated to educating people in critical think

A Looney Toon Sort of World

Mar 25th, 2019 1h 4m

In this episode of the Rectable Cory, Rene, and Lisa take on different stories in the news from the last month or so. Here are some links for the stories we talked about Michael Cohen Hearing https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/podcasts/the-da

High Strangeness with Eric Bickernicks

Mar 18th, 2019 58m 30s

In this episode Cory talked to Eric Bickernicks. Eric is a skeptic, author, and film maker. Eric wrote a fiction novel about an alien encounter in Cape Cod. It was a fun chat that covered writing, aliens, and skepticism. Here are some links for

STEM Equity with Dr. Nicole Cabrera Salazar

Mar 11th, 2019 1h 5m

In this episode the crew (Cory, Angela, Rene, Lisa, Destin, and Dave) talk to Dr. Nicole Cabrera Salazar, science communicator and STEM Equity advocate. Links for Dr. Cabrera Salazar’s stuff http://www.nicole.cab https://www.youtube.com/w

Fascists Ruin Everything

Mar 4th, 2019 1h 30m

In this episode of the Brainstorm Shift To Reason Radio each of the crew take on a different topic. Rene(@renedoyon) rants a little about the Canadian Yellow Vests, Lisa(@torturouspath) talks about Kuiper belt object Ultima Thule, Angela(@spark

Billionaires Don't Make Good Presidents

Feb 25th, 2019 1h 3m

In this episode the crew (Cory, Lisa, Angela, Destin, Rene, and Dave) cover news from the past month including stories on the Harold Shultz and Donald Trump. https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/new-york-convicted-a-white-supremacist-as-a-terrori

Watching the Far Right with Jared Holt

Feb 18th, 2019 1h

In this episode Cory (@hardcoreskeptic) talked to Jared Holt (@jaredholt) about how he got started in journalism, working for Right Wing Watch, some of the different kinds of far right extremists there are and who seems to be running different

Toxic Masculinity with Aaron Rabi

Feb 12th, 2019 1h 12m

In this episode Cory(@hardcoreskeptic) talked to Aaron Rabi(@ETVPod ) about the recent APA guidelines for treating men and boys, the Gillette ad that got so many people outraged, and toxic masculinity in general. Sources https://www.apa.org/m

Our Favourite Studio Memories

Feb 4th, 2019 1h 6m

For this episode of Shift To Reason Radio we change up our format a little bit. Lisa talks about fast radio bursts, Sarah talks about Lapis Lazuli, and Cory talks about the yellow vest movements around the world. Then the crew talks about their

The Holy Sh*t Moment with James Fell

Jan 28th, 2019 59m 7s

For this episode we(Cory, Lisa, Angela, Sarah, and Dave) talked to James Fell who blogs at bodyforwife.com and writes for a number of fitness magazines and websites about his new book. Here are some links for James' stuff https://www.facebook.c

I Used to be a Conservative

Jan 22nd, 2019 1h 5m

In this episode Cory, Lisa, Angela, Sarah, and Dave talk news, politics, and current events. Here are the links for the news stories US government shut down https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/us/politics/government-shutdown-trump-democ

Conversations About Religion with Cass Midgley

Jan 14th, 2019 57m 34s

In this episode of the Skeptic Studio Cory talked to Cass Midgley. Cass is the host of the podcast Everyone's Agnostic which has been a staple of the atheist community for almost 5 years. They talked about a bunch of stuff but mostly about reli

Riots and Protests with Dan Arel

Jan 1st, 2019 1h 6m

In this episode of The Hardcore Skeptic Examines, Cory talked to Dan Arel author of The Secular Activist and Parenting Without God. They talked about various aspects of social justice activism including protests and property damage. Here are so

Social Justice with Callie Wright

Dec 24th, 2018 1h 16m

Only 2 and a half years late, this interview with Callie Wright for the Hardcore Skeptic series on social justice is still as relevant and worth publishing as it ever was. Society hasn't suddenly fixed itself since we talked and if anything it'

What is Libertarian Socialism? with Kevin Watson

Dec 17th, 2018 1h 7m

In this episode of the Skeptic Studio Cory talked to Kevin Watson about Libertarian Socialism which to a lot of Americans may sound like a contradiction but for someone like Kevin it fits very well. A lot of Kevin's views match up pretty good w

Totally Unqualified

Dec 11th, 2018 1h 16m

In this episode of the Shift To Reason Radio, Cory, Lisa, Rene, Dan, and Dave talk Religious Nuttery, Woo, Politics, and Hate. This is from our November 23rd show. Links Religious Nuttery Rene’s Story – https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/ev3

Talking To Climate Change Deniers

Dec 4th, 2018 1h 6m

In this one Cory, Dan, Rene, Lisa, and Dave talk about how we talk to the opposition about climate change, among other things. Then they talk about Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and how she deals with Republican trolls. Then you get our What's the D