tSE 025 - Paleontologist Trevor Valle!

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Interview: Trevor Valle! Trevor is a field paleontologist, tv host, and all-around science badass. And for some reason he’s decided to come talk to us.

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Quote of the Week:It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong. (Richard Feynman)

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tSE 024 - Film Review ofConsumed

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This week we did something a little different and broke down the "movie" or "film" or "noun" called Consumed. Spoiler alert: It is indeed the worst.

Special thanks to Amy Porterfield Levy for helping us dissect this thing. Follow Amy on Twitter as @AmysTruth!

Sources referenced during the review:

The flu is deadly.

Monsanto doesn't sue farmers

Indian farmer suicide myth

Quote of the Week: "Almost certainly the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind." (Norman Borlaug)

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tSE 023 - Herb Silverman, Founder of Secular Coalition for AmericaBe like James, Alice, the trio of Michaels, Kris, Sarah, Janet, Amanda, Yoana, Andrew, and Astrid: 

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Guest: Herb Silverman!

Herb Silverman is founder and president emeritus of the Secular Coalition for America; founder of the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry in Charleston, South Carolina; and founder and former faculty advisor to the College of Charleston student Atheist/Humanist Alliance. He is a board member of the American Humanist Association; advisory board member of the Secular Student Alliance; an "On Faith" blogger for the Washington Post online. Herb's website is HerbSilverman.com.

Be sure to check out Herb Silverman's new autobiograph

tSE 022 - Pittsburgh Atheist & The Return of Andrew Seidel!Be like James, Alice, the trio of Michaels, Kris, Sarah, Janet, Amanda, and Yoana: Become a patron at patreon.com/tSEpodcast!

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God of the week: Chernobog

Interview Part 1: Friend of the show, Andrew Seidel! Andrew is an attorney for the Freedom From Religion Foundation and is quickly becoming a regular guest on the show. We talked to him about the shirt the Westboro Baptist Church loved, the entirely non-0ffensive Nebraska Atheists billboard that was taken down, and

tSE 021 - Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Author

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God of the week: Odin! Because I don't see any frost giants running around.

Interview: Lawrence Krauss!

Dr. Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist, who currently works as a Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Department, and Inaugural Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University. He is the author of numerous papers and ten popular books, including A Universe from Nothing. We were privileged to be joined by Dr. Krauss back in August, when we discussed the intersection of religion, science, and politics.

Referenced during the interview: Trump's anti-science campaign,

tSE 020 - Michael Marshall, Project Director at The Good Thinking Society

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God of the week: Hephaestus

Interview: Michael Marshall!Marsh is the project director at the Good Thinking Society, one of the organizers of QED, co-host of Skeptics with a K podcast, and the host of the Be Reasonable podcast, which are published by The Merseyside Skeptics Society. Follow Marsh on Twitter as @MrMMarsh!

Why we love the internet:Kid Jokes on Twitter

tSE 019 - Dr. Amy Tuteur of The Skeptical OB

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Sponsor: CHINA

God of the week:Brigid!

Interview: Dr. Amy Tuteur of Skeptical OB!

Tonight we are delighted to be joined by Dr. Amy Tuteur. Dr. Tuteur writes about pseudoscience and parenting at The Skeptical OB and has recently written the book Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting.

Follow Amy on Facebook as The Skeptical OB, her website (SkepticalOB.com), or on Twitter as @ATuteur!

Why we love the internet: Internet comment threads.

tSE 018 - Buck Mulligan, host of 'Things That I Find Interesting'

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Interview: Buck Mulligan! According to his Twitter profile, Buck Mulligan is a professional adventurer in the making, and the host of the podcast Things That I Find Interesting. Because we find Buck interesting, we’re thrilled to have him join us this afternoon (well, evening for him). We’re going to a Buck-style episode today, as each of us has chosen a topic that we find interesting.

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The music you heard tonight was written and performed by Adam Johnson, and was used with his permission. You can contact Adam at [email protected]

tSE 017 - David G. McAfee - Author, Journalist, Skeptic

Episode 017 with hosts Natalie Newell (Skeptical Parenting) and Dan Broadbent (A Science Enthusiast):

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God of the week:Lono

Interview: David G. McAfee!

David is an author, journalist, and religious studies graduate. He has written five books, including The Book of Gods and Mom, Dad - I’m An Atheist.We talked to David about his journey into skepticism/atheism as well as about his upcoming book, No Sacred Cows, which will be available in March 2017.

You can follow David on Facebook, on Twitter as @DavidGMcAfee, or visit his website, DavidGMcAfee.com.

Why we love the internet: Alex Jones' weird rant

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tSE 016 - Andrew Seidel, Attorney at the Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Sponsor:Mother Teresa! For when you want to make a sadist a saint.

God of the week:Freya

Interview: Andrew Seidel!Andrew is a constitutional and civil rights attorney, activist, atheist, author, former Grand Canyon tour guide, and sometimes photographer. At the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Andrew works to ensure that the government obeys the First Amendment and that Jefferson’s “Wall of Separation” between state and church remains tall and impregnable.Read Andrew's article about RFRA, follow Andrew on Twitter as @AndrewLSeidel, and support the Freedom From Religion Foundation!