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Eight Hour Lunch episodes
- Episode 14 - Out of the Frying Pan, Into Another Frying PanDoing their rational best, some people leave their religion once they discover it doesn't make sense. So if they're so smart, how do some of these people wind up neck deep again in the same mystical mindset?0 min
- Episode 13 - What Harm Does It Do?As you abandon your pursuit of happiness and keep others from theirs, throw in a few financial and medical problems. Add a generous helping of undeserved guilt. Then, for good measure, postpone justice and murder a few million people in countless religious skirmishes, wars and crusades. What harm, you say? Don’t get us started.0 min
- Episode 12 - Woo-WooA lot of the people who don't subscribe to podcasts like this do subscribe to woo-woo. We'll tell you how to recognize woo-woo when you see it and even teach you how to make. Hopefully our woo-woo is the only woo-woo you'll ever need.0 min
- Episode 11 - Parenting Can Drive You to DrinkEspecially when grandparents get involved. Enough said. Of course that won't stop us, so tune in for one of Doug's vintage rants while you're at it.0 min
- Episode 10 - Speaking ObjectivelyI'd like to introduce you in this episode to a good friend of ours, Gail Paquette. She's been an Objectivist for over twenty years, and what's more, *she's nice*.0 min
- Episode 9 - Peddling Porn to PriestsThings certainly happen for a reason. But is it the reason everyone seems to agree on, or is it something simpler?0 min
- Episode 8 - Our Position on Missionary WorkYeah, I went on a mission. Best two years of my life? Hardly. And I'll bet if you're reading this, it wasn't exactly the bowl of cherries they promised you. Or if it was, you got sent home early. Either way, we hope you enjoy the show.0 min
- Episode 7 - With Charity Like That, Who Needs Enemas?We've got a good one for you this week...our first drink of the week from a listener, listener email and a short but energized discussion on the hypocrisy of religion when it comes to charity.0 min
- Episode 6 - Crime, Pregnancy and PunishmentOur crime was trying to predict the pregnancy in our future. The punishment, though pleasant, is parenthood. The problem with parenthood is proactively pointing your punk down a productive path without permanently poisoning your relationship. So please, put together a pick-me-up, pass this program around to a couple pals, and put us on your pod.0 min
- Episode 5 - Judge Not That Ye...Uhh...Yeah. Never Mind.Maintaining happy, healthy family relationships can be tricky enough, but when you have differing ideas of philosophy and religion is the resulting pressure something you can work around? You'll also want to tune in for a very special announcement.0 min
About Eight Hour Lunch
From the publisher's feed
I've reached a point in my online experience where I've discovered I prefer being a content producer more than a consumer. Sure, I enjoy myself when I visit someone else's site. But when I create, it’s different. I have to internalize it and make it mine. Not only do I almost always learn something, I end up with something tangible to show for my effort. The joy this has given me seems more lasting and genuine.
So why do I blog and podcast? First and foremost is the creative angle of it. I enjoy writing, creating the music and just putting the whole thing together. My original intent was to create a site that reflected my dozens of creative and recreational interests. I think I've done that to a certain extent, but it has been more subtle than I originally intended.
I do all the graphic design, writing, photography, programming, recording, editing, instruments and so on. It seems to be the one place I can focus my unwillingness to focus--if that makes any sense. The technical challenge is part of it too, I suppose.
The volume of intelligent and sincere praise from the people that continue to visit the site have been icing on the cake. I love that I’m generally understood, and that being logical doesn’t make me the last of a dying breed.
Mormonism has often been the focus of my work here because for so much of my life that's all I've known. Even so, I'd like the podcast to grow to address issues with other religions, quackery and hocus-pocus. That's where I'm really excited. I hope that I'll be able to get some good interviews in the future that will help me to grow in knowledge of the world around me.
I truly believe that we're at a critical point in history where clear thought finally has a decent shot at suppressing the irrational. I hope I'm right about that.