Skeptiles

03/22/2021

Hello gang, Skeptiles is back! At least the old files are anyway. In case you forgot why you liked this page, Skeptiles was an atheism and politics pod and if you are reading this, you apparently like that sort of thing.

Also, I have a question: would you like to see Skeptiles continue as a politics only (plus comedy, of course) podcast? There are plenty of other places for atheist content and, frankly, I don't want to do atheist stuff anymore.

So, what do you think? Like or comment if you think it's a good idea. Comment also if you have an issue or want to ask me a question.

09/11/2017

Skeptiles: Episode 77 – The Return of Joseph Rocha

For those who don't know, friend of the show, Joseph Rocha passed away last month. Here is a selection of his appearances as a guest on Skeptiles.

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09/09/2017

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Hey everyone, we're back!

Well, the show isn't back, but the page is. Sorry if you found a shoe sales site for awhile there. We let the domain expire and had to get a new one. Check out our old shows at http://skeptilespod.com/

Unfortunately, I have to correct all the old links on this FB page as well. Hope to get around to that soon, but check out the new site directly until then.

09/09/2017

Skeptiles | Skeptical Response Podcast

Hey everyone, we're back!

Well, the show isn't back, but the page is. Sorry if you found a shoe sales site for awhile there. We let the domain expire and had to get a new one. Check out our old shows at http://skeptilespod.com/

Unfortunately, I have to correct all the old links on this FB page as well. Hope to get around to that soon, but check out the new site directly until then.

Skeptiles: Episode 119 – The Last S**tshow Posted on May 5, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓ Skeptiles for May 5th, 2015 and also probably for the last time. Scooter comes back to join Joe and Shawn to shoot the breeze about the show and current events. Unfortunately, there are no Arrested Developments...

01/12/2016

Deadly Istanbul blast 'caused by Isis su***de bomber'

Have you guys seen this? It's like George Bush moved to Turkey but a George Bush that knows who Noam Chomsky is. Shawn Ewald Scooter Skutre

Senior government official says at least nine of 10 victims of blast in Sultanahmet district were German nationals

09/28/2015

England Elects Socialist Leader Jeremy Corbyn. Will He Succeed?

No, England did not elect a Socialist leader. The Labour party did. Shawn Ewald are you sure people understand the difference?

The election of Jeremy Corbyn to be the head of UK’s labour party is paying off at the very least for the party itself, with their membership rolls soaring t...

07/26/2015

A Penny For Your Thoughts! Philosopher Peter Boghossian | Word for Word

Skeptiles is dead but there are still good podcasts to be listened to. I thought this conversation was interesting.

Dr Peter Boghossian teaches Critical Thinking, Science and Pseudoscience, the Philosophy of Education, and Atheism and New Atheism at Portland State University. He is an Affiliate Reseearch Assistant Professor at Oregon Health Sciences University in … http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_word/p/joy.org.au…

05/10/2015

The left has Islam all wrong: Bill Maher, Pamela Geller and the reality progressives must face

"There is no legitimate controversy over why the Kouachi brothers targeted Charlie Hebdo. They murdered not to redress the social grievances or right the historical wrongs the PEN authors named. They explicitly told us why they murdered — for Islam, to avenge the Prophet Muhammad. Progressives who think otherwise need to face that reality. Put another way, the Kouachi brothers may have suffered racial discrimination and even “marginalization,” yet had they not been Muslims, they would not have attacked Charlie Hebdo. They would have had no motive."-Jeffrey Taylor

Confusion over Islam and how to relate to it imperils free speech, without which no secular republic can survive

05/03/2015

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

-Seneca

04/20/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 118 – F**k you, Garry Trudeau!

Skeptiles for Monday, April 20th, 2015 — happy stoner day, potheads, too bad for you we don’t talk about pot. But we do talk about unfunny “satirist” and living reason for advocating that baby boomers just die already, Garry Trudeau who believes that free speech and satire are not rights but privileges. We also talk about police murdering black people. We discuss the anniversary of the Union defeat of southern slave owning traitors and The War Nerd’s article about which southern traitors should have hanged. James Dobson and Bobby Jindal say some crazy s**t. And Joe brings us fresh Arrested Developments and a quiz.

Skeptiles for Monday, April 20th, 2015 -- happy stoner day, potheads, too bad for you we don't talk about pot. But we do talk about unfunny "satirist" and livi

04/12/2015

Marcus Brigstocke on Religion

It's always fun to re-listen to this old rant.

Marcus Brigstocke has a great, and very accurate, rant directed at the religious and thier childish, selfish and primitive beliefs.

04/06/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 117 – Sick in the Head

Skeptiles for Sunday, April 5th, 2015. Stories: Duck Dynasty’ star fantasizes about atheist family’s brutal r**e and murder to make point about God’s law. Indiana Governor Signs Anti-Gay ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill At Private Ceremony. AZ Senator: Church attendance should be mandatory. NYPD Officer Accused Of Having S*xual Relationship With 16-Year-Old Girl. DC police officer held on child s*x abuse charges. Study: AL ranks No. 1 for teacher-student s*x cases.

Skeptiles: Episode 117 – Sick in the Head Posted on April 5, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓ Skeptiles for Sunday, April 5th, 2015. Stories: ‘Duck Dynasty’ star fantasizes about atheist family’s brutal r**e and murder to make point about God’s law Indiana Governor Signs Anti-Gay ‘Religious Freedom’ Bi…

03/30/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 116 – Pastor Pilfer

Skeptiles, recorded on Sunday, March 22nd, 2015. Stories: We shoot the breeze about some of the issues of the day. A Detroit Pastor and deadbeat dad, steals poor people’s gas bill money. The Presbyterian Church votes in favor of supporting same s*x marriage. Plus Joe brings fresh Arrested Developments and a quiz.

Skeptiles, recorded on Sunday, March 22nd, 2015. Stories: We shoot the breeze about some of the issues of the day. A Detroit Pastor and deadbeat dad, steals po

03/30/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 115 – Jets for Jesus

Skeptiles, recorded on Sunday, March 14th, 2015. Stories: For the 10,000th time, homeopathy is bulls**t. Christian teabag politician gives away his adopted kids to a child ra**st, blames the kids for having a bad case of demons. As***le preacher, Creflo Dollar, asks his followers to pay for his new jet. Plus Joe brings fresh Arrested Developments and a quiz.

Skeptiles, recorded on Sunday, March 14th, 2015. Stories: For the 10,000th time, homeopathy is bulls**t. Christian teabag politician gives away his adopted kid

03/15/2015

Comedian Patton Oswalt: I See Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins Like Christians See Fred Phelps

Note, he refers to people's deeply held beliefs as fairy tales and those who believe they should fight a war for their religion as unstable idiots but some how think what Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins say is outrageous. What an as***le.

Comedian Patton Oswalt and Salon haven’t had a great relationship over the years, with the website writing several articles critical of his statements, and Oswalt rebutting them for not getting what he was saying, and so on.

03/14/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 114 – Stabby Fanatics

Skeptiles (also) for Friday, March 13th, 2015 (recorded on March 1st, 2015) and we start with our usual small talk and Leighann and Shawn discuss their recent showbiz activities, then in our usual stories we talk about the stabbing death of a secularist author in Bangladesh, apologetics over ISIS’s chief beheader and “American Sniper” Chris Kyle vs Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Plus Joe brings us fresh Arrested Developments and a new quiz.

Skeptiles (also) for Friday, March 13th, 2015 (recorded on March 1st, 2015) and we start with our usual small talk and Leighann and Shawn discuss their recent

03/14/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 113 – Quiz Wizz

Skeptiles for Friday, March 13th, 2015 (recorded February 22nd) and we start the show with the quiz and Leighann updates us on working with Neil DeGrasse Tyson on his new late night TV show plus Joe brings us fresh Arrested Developments.

Skeptiles for Friday, March 13th, 2015 (recorded February 22nd) and we start the show with the quiz and Leigann updates us on working with Neil DeGrasse Tyson

02/17/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 112 – Maher Mockery

Skeptiles for Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 (recorded February 8th) in which Scooter sits in with us and we spend a good chunk of the show ridiculing Bill Maher’s insane anti-vaccination arguments. Plus Joe has a quiz.

Skeptiles for Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 (recorded February 8th) in which Scooter sits in with us and we spend a good chunk of the show ridiculing Bill Maher

02/11/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 111 – John Dolan/The War Nerd

Skeptiles for Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 (recorded on February 1st, 2015) in which we talk with poet, writer and scholar John Dolan who is best known by his alter-ego, The War Nerd. Our conversation ranges from The Civil War, Genghis Khan, ISIS, Kobane, Islam, The French, The Exile newspaper and other interesting topics.

Skeptiles for Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 (recorded on February 1st, 2015) in which we talk with poet, writer and scholar John Dolan who is best known by hi

02/03/2015

The War Nerd: Why Sherman was right to burn Atlanta

Coming up in our next episode will be a long form interview with poet and writer John Dolan, a.k.a The War Nerd, in which we talk about his time with the english language Moscow tabloid, The Exile, the American Civil War, The French, ISIS, Kobane and other things.

The following is an example of The War Nerd at his finest:a defense of one of America's greatest generals William Tecumseh Sherman on the 150th anniversary of Sherman's march to the sea.

KUWAIT CITY — There are times when the sheer ignorance and ingratitude of the American public makes you sick. This week marks the 150th anniversary of Sherman’s March from Atlanta to the Sea, which...

02/02/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 110 – Criminal Clergy Extravaganza

Skeptiles for Sunday, February 2nd, 2015 (recorded on Sunday, January 25th) and we have an all Arrested Developments episode this week. We start with some chatter on vaccines and the Republican primary and then jump right into the fun. Plus, a couple calls from The Alcoholic Atheist and a new quiz. Enjoy!

Skeptiles for Sunday, February 2nd, 2015 and we have an all Arrested Developments episode this week. We start with some chatter on vaccines and the Republican

01/25/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 109 – Joke-o Haram

Skeptiles for Sunday, January 25th, 2015 (recorded on January 11th, 2015) and we are joined by comedian John Murdock to talk about the Charlie Hebdo massacre, Islam and the left’s response. We also discuss death threats against a Lebanese pornstar and Joe has a new quiz.

Skeptiles for Sunday, January 25th, 2015 (recorded on January 11th, 2015) and we are joined by comedian John Murdock to talk about the Charlie Hebdo massacre,

01/18/2015

Skeptiles: Episode 108 – Settler’s Remorse

Skeptiles for Sunday, January 18th, 2015 (recorded January 4th, 2015) Shawn is back and he and Joe discuss being fat, the NYPD strike and the Black Lives Matter movement, Steve Scalise and David Duke, Israeli settlers throwing rocks at a US delegation, the Pope driving Republicans crazy, anti-Islam violence in Europe and Joe has a new quiz.

Skeptiles for Sunday, January 18th, 2015 (recorded January 4th, 2015) Shawn is back and he and Joe discuss being fat, the NYPD strike and the Black Lives Matter movement, Steve

01/04/2015

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12/22/2014

Court Rules Captive Orangutan Is 'Non-Human Person' And Can Be Freed

Hmmm...

By Richard Lough BUENOS AIRES, Dec 21 (Reuters) - An orangutan held in an Argentine zoo can be freed and transferred to a sanctuary after a court recognized the ape as a "non-human person" unlawfully deprived of its freedom, local media ...

12/19/2014

Skeptiles: Episode 107 – Everybody Hates Atheists

Skeptiles for Friday, December 19th, 2014:

Whiskey Brothers, Darwin Awards:last chance to vote, More Dick and Va**na Etymology, Everybody Hates Atheists. Russian Orthodox Gay Inquisition, the Seven D***o Law, Ray Hill, Jesus hates r**e s***s at Bob Jones U apology, Darrel Ray: S*x and Religion, Original Sin, S**t just Happens, Biblical slt and victim shaming, Torture Report and Butts*x, No Jail for Ruling Class or Troops, Free Speech wins for a change, and once again, Joe Dixon humiliates Scooter and Leighann with arcane crap and trick questions.

The impossible coincidence that a priest was busted and his name was Father Bendajo, and Scooter is exonerated that c**k did really mean p***y in the old south.

Skeptiles for Friday, December 19th, 2014: Whiskey Brothers, Darwin Awards:last chance to vote, More Dick and Va**na Etymology, Everybody Hates Atheists. Ru

12/11/2014

Skeptiles: Episode 106 – Cops and Jesus

Strangled Stomped and Shot. Arians. Antarctica. Chris Rock. Cop Shot Memory Hole. Shoot First, Turn the Light on Later. Houston Head Shot. Moar Youth Pastoring and a Quiz.

Strangled Stomped and Shot. Arians. Antarctica. Chris Rock. Cop Shot Memory Hole. Shoot First, Turn the Light on Later. Houston Head Shot. Moar Youth Pastoring

12/05/2014

Skeptiles: Episode 105 – S*xy Show

Skeptiles for Friday, December 5th, 2014 – Joe says something nice, Word Junk for s*x organs, Taboo or not taboo, Bill Cosby and Joe brings fresh Arrested Developments.

Skeptiles for Friday, December 5th, 2014 - Joe says something nice, Word Junk for s*x organs, Taboo or not taboo, Bill Cosby and Joe brings fresh Arrested Deve

11/23/2014

Skeptiles: Episode 104 – Scooter Strikes Back

Skeptiles also for November 23rd, 2014 (recorded November 16th, 2014): Scooter returns to sit in for Shawn.No Booze program, Islamapobia and Progressives, Anti-semitic Jews, Science Thing: Shrimp Treadmills and Comet Invasion. Elderly Parents, Forbidden Planet T-Shirts, Women in Science, Science and Military, The Quiz, Rick Perry Ambushed.

Skeptiles also for November 23rd, 2014 (recorded November 16th, 2014): No Booze program, Islamapobia and Progressives, Anti-semetic Jews, Science Thing: Shrimp

11/23/2014

Skeptiles: Episode 103 – Kurd You Help Us Out Here?

Skeptiles for November 23rd, 2014 (recorded in mid October) and we talk about the Kurds vs ISIS, Turkey vs the Kurds, China vs Hong Kong and a dirty rabbi vs underage girls.

Skeptiles for November 23rd, 2014 (recorded in mid October) and we talk about the Kurds vs ISIS, Turkey vs the Kurds, China vs Hong Kong and a dirty rabbi vs u

11/16/2014

Skeptiles: Episode 102 – Footie Fatwa

Skeptiles for Sunday, November 16th, 2014 (recorded October 5th, 2014) in which we talk about dating, jury duty, Turkey (the country) and Joe Brings us fresh Arrested Developments, including a story about a woman imprisoned for watching a soccer match in Iran.

Skeptiles for Sunday, November 16th, 2014 (recorded October 5th, 2014) in which we talk about dating, jury duty, Turkey (the country) and Joe Brings us fresh A

11/11/2014

The Dre Parker feat: Trav Simmons & Joe Dixon

Tired of waiting for the latest episode of Skeptiles? Check out this appearance by Joe Dixon on the Dre Parker Show.

We talk about Bill Cosby Scandal, Chris Rock, Tyrese and a few other issues! and you are gonna laugh!

11/07/2014

How Many Countries In The Islamic World Have U.S. Forces Bombed Or Occupied Since 1980? - The...

Love Glenn but what he & other liberals can't seem to understand is that there is no contradiction in loathing Islam AND despising a foreign policy that insists on blowing up half the world (while domestically screaming that we're too broke to fund social policies). Islam is fascist as f**k. Pointing out how awful Israel is (and it is awful) or how fascist other religions are (take your pick), does not make it any less fascist. But anyway, here's Greenwald if you missed it. ==> "I also previously noted that this new bombing campaign meant that Obama had become the fourth consecutive U.S. President to order bombs dropped on Iraq. Standing alone, those are both amazingly revealing facts. American violence is so ongoing and continuous that we barely notice it any more. Just this week, a U.S. drone launched a missile that killed 10 people in Yemen, and the dead were promptly labeled “suspected militants” (which actually just means they are “military-age males”); those killings received almost no discussion."

President Obama, in his post-election press conference yesterday, announced that he would seek an Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) from the new Congress, one that would authorize Obama’s bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria — the one he began three months ago. If one were being generous, one…