Today on the show we’re going to discuss identity politics. What the hell are they, and did they put Trump in the White House? Tune in to find out!

Links:
•Wikipedia—Identity Politics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_politics
•National Review—On MLK Day Stand Against Identity Politics: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443891/martin-luther-king-day-identity-politics-white-black-collaboration-civil-rights-abolition
•New York Times—The End of Identity Liberalism: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/the-end-of-identity-liberalism.html?_r=0
•NPR—Don’t Stop Arguing, Complaining, and Fighting for “Identity Politics”: http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/12/08/504575810/dont-stop-arguing-complaining-and-fighting-for-identity-politics
•The Establishment—Thank God for Identity Politics: https://theestablishment.co/thank-god-for-identity-politics-fba03f73be43#.ni3prignj
•ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/
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Today Dan Arel joins Trav and Morgan to discuss how to resist the upcoming Trump regime. Is fact-checking enough? What about reaching across the proverbial aisle? Listen to find out!

Links:
•Christian Century – Fascism Can’t Be Stopped by Fact-Checking: https://www.christiancentury.org/blog-post/fascismfactchecking
•Tony Thompson – I’m So Tired of Liberal Calls for Reaching Across the Aisle: http://the-orbit.net/progpub/2017/01/02/im-tired-liberal-calls-reaching-across-aisle/
•Kaveh Mousavi – To Fight Trump, Weaponize Social Media: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/marginoferr/2017/01/03/trump-social-media/
•Dan Arel – New Year, New Battle: How the Left Can Fight Trump in 2017—and Beyond: http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/312139-new-year-new-battle-how-the-left-can-fight-trump-in-2017-and
•Danthropology: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/
•ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/
•Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/
•Original Motto Project: http://originalmotto.us/
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Today’s episode is our first annual Festivus Airing of Grievances. In the tradition of Seinfeld, we’re gonna tell the world all the ways it has disappointed us throughout the year. We’ll also hear some grievances from our audience, so stay tuned because we got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re gonna hear about it!

Links:
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Today on the show, we’re gonna look at this year’s War on Christmas. From Black Santa to Festivus Poles to Starbucks cups, we’ll give you the rundown on how we godless heathens are taking away Christmas.

Links:
•Racists Freak Out Over Black Santa At Mall Of America: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-santa-racists-freak-out_us_5844fb5ee4b09e21702f631b
•Florida Atheist Sets Up Anti-Trump Festivus Pole At City’s Christmas Display: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-festivus-pole-florida_us_5840f83ae4b09e21702dfa30
•Atheist Holiday Billboards Cause Uproar In Monroe: http://www.knoe.com/content/news/atheist-holiday-billboards-cause-uproar-in-monroe-404367186.html
•Snopes Fact Checks Christmas Light Banning Story: http://www.snopes.com/sweden-bans-christmas-lights/
•Oregon School District’s Memo on Santa Claus Sparks Social Media Uproar: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-schools-santa-claus-guidelines-spark-social-media-uproar/
•Starbucks Unveils 2016 Holiday Red Cups: https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-red-cups-2016
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Today on the show, we’re going to tackle the crackdown on fake news sites. We’ll hear about the fake news pioneer that may have helped Trump get elected, how social media creates echo chambers, and how to learn people stuff. We’re also gonna talk about the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year: post-truth. Enjoy the show!

Links:
•Google and Facebook Take Aim at Fake News Sites: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/technology/google-will-ban-websites-that-host-fake-news-from-using-its-ad-service.html?_r=0
•Confirmed: Echo chambers exist on social media. So what do we do about them?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/07/14/confirmed-echo-chambers-exist-on-social-media-but-what-can-we-do-about-them/?utm_term=.febd2bc8a983
•Facebook fake-news writer: ‘I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me.’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/17/facebook-fake-news-writer-i-think-donald-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of-me/
•Evaluating Internet Resource Sources: http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm
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Today’s episode is going to be about the clusterfuck that was Election Night. It’s basically going to be a therapy session, although we will go into a little bit about how Trump won the Electoral College but not the popular vote. But mostly there will be rants, lamentations, and maybe some drunkenness. So grab some Johnny Walker Black and join us as we try to get through this shit together.

Links:
•How Does the Electoral College Work?: http://people.howstuffworks.com/question472.htm
•How to Reform the Electoral College if the 2016 Results Have You Ready to Fight: https://www.bustle.com/articles/194415-how-to-reform-the-electoral-college-if-the-2016-results-have-you-ready-to-fight
•At Suicide Hotlines, the First 24 Hours of Trump’s America Have Been Full of Fear: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/10/at-suicide-hotlines-the-first-24-hours-of-trumps-america-have-been-full-of-fear/?postshare=2301478822542349&tid=ss_tw
•ReasonCon3: http://reasonnc.com/
•How to Effectively Channel Your Anger after Donald Trump’s Election: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/11/11/how-to-effectively-channel-your-anger-after-donald-trumps-election/
•Harvey Milk’s Hope Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFB7-zkrqZ0
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On today’s episode, Morgan and Trav take a break from the train wreck that is the presidential election and talk about mental health woo. Are psychiatric meds poison? Will a walk through the woods cure everything that ails you? Where did all this mental health denial bullshit come from? Take a listen to find out.

Links:
•A Science Enthusiast’s response to the bullshit meme: https://www.facebook.com/aScienceEnthusiast/photos/a.475346705827113.120684.475335342494916/1405323946162713/?type=3&theater
•Mental Illness Denial 1: http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/mental-illness-denial-part-i/
•Responding to a Szaszian: http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/responding-to-a-szaszian/
•Cellar Door Skeptics: https://cellardoorskeptics.com/
•The Brainstorm Podcast: http://www.brainstormblog.net/
•The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/
•Unbuckling the Bible Belt: http://utbbtn.libsyn.com/
•A Lost State of Mind: http://aloststateofmind.bandcamp.com
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TW: Rape

Today on the show, Morgan and Trav discuss the Trump tape fiasco, how this will affect his chance of being president, and how this is another example of rape culture. We discuss an old article that claims flu shots are harmful, and why this article is a crock of shit. As an added bonus, Donald Trump himself stops by the podcast to personally apologize for his comments.

Links:
•Trump’s Comments on Women: “Duck Dynasty” Star, Hannity Weigh In: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-s-comments-women-duck-dynasty-star-hannity-weigh-n662356?cid=sm_tw
•Federal Judge Orders Hearing in Donald Trump Rape Lawsuit: http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/federal-judge-orders-hearing-in-donald-trump-rape-lawsuit-case/
•Clinton Did NOT Laugh at a Rape Victim: http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-freed-child-rapist-laughed-about-it/
•Juanita Broaddrick’s Rape Allegations are Credible. Her attacks on Hillary Clinton are Not: http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/politics/2016/10/juanita_broaddrick_s_rape_allegations_are_credible_her_attacks_on_hillary.html
•Women Against Violence Against Women – What Is Rape Culture?: http://www.wavaw.ca/what-is-rape-culture/
•Christina Hoff Sommers vs. Angus Johnston Debate on Rape Culture: https://studentactivism.net/2015/05/13/a-response-to-christina-hoff-sommers/
•11 Reasons Why Flu Shots are More Dangerous Than a Flu: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/09/11-reasons-why-flu-shots-are-more-dangerous-than-a-flu.html
•Misconceptions about Seasonal Flu and Flu Vaccinations: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/misconceptions.htm
•Alzheimer’s Myths: http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_myths_about_alzheimers.asp
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Today on the show, Morgan and Trav discuss the fiasco that was the first presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. We’re going to cover it all: the fact-checking, the sniffling, the shade throwing, and the interrupting. We also recorded a PSA on how to have a safer debate drinking game. Enjoy!

Links:
•Politifact tackles the debate: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/sep/27/trump-clinton-first-debate-fact-checks/
•NPR fact checks the debate: http://www.npr.org/2016/09/26/495115346/fact-check-first-presidential-debate
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Today Morgan and Trav discuss Bella Thorne's recent coming out as bisexual, the way the media depicts bisexuality, and why bisexual erasure sucks. We also get to meet the Social Justice Galaxy Warriors and their arch nemeses the Sargosians.

Links:
•Disney Actress Comes Out as Bisexual: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/08/24/disney-actress-comes-out-as-bisexual/
•TV’s Problem with the B Word: Anti-Label Rhetoric on Television: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/tvs-problem-word-anti-label-rhetoric-television
•Bisexuality, Mental Health, and Media Representation: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15299716.2016.1168335?journalCode=wjbi20
•“I’m Never Really My Full Self”: Young Bisexual Women’s Perceptions of their Mental Health: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2015.1079288
•Between a Gay and a Straight Place: Bisexual Individuals’ Experiences with Monosexism: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2015.1111183
•Bisexual Invisibility: Impacts and Recommendations: http://sf-hrc.org/sites/sf-hrc.org/files/migrated/FileCenter/Documents/HRC_Publications/Articles/Bisexual_Invisiblity_Impacts_and_Recommendations_March_2011.pdf
•Captain Zina: Callie Wright
•Commanding Officer Kaidu: Ari Stillman
•Lt. Traegdor: The Prophet Jeremiah
•Sci-fi theme music: “Tronicles” by Sirius Beat
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