Cognitive Dissonance
Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.
954 episodes transcribedEpisode 942: Recording Live from the Hospital
Episode Date: October 5, 2026There aren't any notes. We talked about Tom's condition most of the episode
Episode 941: Technology and Loneliness
Episode Date: September 28, 2026This was recorded with Tom from 9/11, when he was around before the second hospital stay. Opinion | Stop Googling. Let's Talk. - The New York Times Ho...
Episode 940: Fact Check with Seth Andrews
Episode Date: September 21, 2026WaPo fact-checks Mitch McConnell hospital photo featuring paper — with definitive findings https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/1wgwoz8...
Episode 939: Bravely Hiding in a Catering Truck
Episode Date: September 14, 2026Navy and USS Lincoln's Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War - The New York Times Trump says Iran war will end after the midterms and...
No Show This Week - September 7th
Episode Date: September 7, 2026Say nice things to Tom! if not....we're lookin' for you, we gon' find you... so you can run and tell that, homeboy!
Episode 938: Michael Marshall and UK Politics
Episode Date: August 31, 2026Revealed: Reform rakes in £20m in donations from crypto investors | The Independent Nigel Farage, U.K. far-right leader and former Trump ally, resigns...
Episode 937: Tom Update, Conceal Carry Renewal
Episode Date: August 24, 2026Tom is in the hospital this week so I give an update on his condition. I also tell a story about my conceal carry renewal class that Tom and I had sig...
Episode 936: Trump Lies About Vaccines
Episode Date: August 17, 2026The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. - The New York Times New Evidence Shows Agents Using Slurs, Bolstering...
Episode 935: Dating App Cover-Up
Episode Date: August 13, 2026Uber's Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: 'What Were You Wearing?' - The New York Times Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Cor...
Episode 934: Michigan Primary, Flock Cameras
Episode Date: August 10, 2026Senate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress Trump Said Qatari Jet Was Destined for His Library. That May Change. -...
Episode 933: Cute Lil Animals, and Scary Ones
Episode Date: August 6, 2026Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes New OnlyFans Page Is Focused On ... Marmots?!? Fighters Battle With Swords, Axes And S...
Episode 932: Fauci is Grilled, Third of Democrats are Democratic Socialists
Episode Date: August 3, 2026CNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists | CNN Politics Americans support Netanyahu arrest by 22-point margin: Survey CNN...
Episode 931: Voter ID and Tate Extradition
Episode Date: July 27, 2026Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir How Republicans...
Episode 930: Is it McConnell or is it Cake?
Episode Date: July 20, 2026Takeaways From Trump's Speech Claiming Election Vulnerabilities and China Interference - The New York Times Over 100 House Democrats vote to block b...
Episode 929: The Demon Next Door
Episode Date: July 16, 2026The Demon Next Door - The Atlantic
Episode 928: Schrödinger's McConnell, Platner Leaves Race
Episode Date: July 13, 2026Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear requests update on Sen....
Episode 927: Supreme Court Rulings, America's 250th
Episode Date: July 6, 2026US Postal Service cannot carry out Trump order on mail ballot delivery, judge rules | CNN Politics The Birthright Decision Was Surprisingly Close, Som...
Episode 926: Wayward AI Stories
Episode Date: July 2, 2026Man tackled children off bikes, dragged 1 into his home after being ding dong ditched for weeks, police say You Can Now Get a Religious Exemption From...
