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- 2016-09-04: The Flu VaccineIn this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about Women's Equality Day, flu shots, mountain dew, gas bubbles, interstellar probes, and Joe Mercola. References: Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty http://sciencenewsjournal.com/flu-vaccinated-mothers-protect-newborn-children-according-new-study/ http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/misconceptions.htm http://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/10-flu-myths http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/do-flu-shots-cause-the-flu-12-influenza-vaccine-myths-busted/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3699516/Watch-shocking-moment-Earth-WOBBLES-Remarkable-footage-shows-weird-phenomenon-caused-leaking-methane.html http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.2035 http://acsh.org/news/2016/08/17/joe-mercola-hits-a-new-low-saying-zika-is-caused-by-vitamin-a-deficiency/ http://www.givewell.org/1 hr 5 min
- 2016-08-28: Feminism
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about karma, feminism, the patriarchy, rape culture, men's rights, and abortions.
1 hr 30 min - 4 min
- 2016-08-07: Local Food
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about rainforests, the squatty potty, bidets, local food, rising sea levels, and guns on campus.
1 hr 5 min - 2016-07-31: Episode 20: Special Rambling Edition
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about rambling, Mark Fuhrman, conspiracy cascades, stuff we hate, toilets, hippies, karma, the pledge of allegiance, freeganism, hate speech, GMO labeling, and Jill Stein.
1 hr 11 min - 2016-07-24: Politics and Islamophobia
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about iTunes ratings, rambling, skepticism, Politics, Islamophobia, CSIcon, and violence.
1 hr 14 min - 2016-07-17: Polyamory
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about skepticism, rationalism, vegetarianism, polyamory, monogamy, Pokémon Go, Black Lives Matter, and All Lives Matter.
1 hr 13 min - 2016-07-10: Libertarianism
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about libertarianism, classic liberalism, anarcho-capitalism, taxation, theft, and Gary Johnson.
1 hr 15 min - 2016-07-03: Police Brutality and Vegetarianism
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about terrorism, police brutality, vegetarianism, veganism, hate speech, and emotional violence.
1 hr 6 min - 2016-06-26: Appeal to Nature Fallacy and Social Conservatism
In this week's podcast, Harrison and Jake talk about the appeal to nature fallacy, social conservatism, profiling, and the recent Arizona meteor sighting.
1 hr 9 min
About Wet Blanket Skeptics Podcast
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Can two skeptics solve the world's issues? Scientific skepticism is the practice of seeking whether extraordinary claims are supported by extraordinary evidence. It may be helpful not to think of skepticism as the opposite of optimism, but as the opposite of unquestioning certainty.
In this weekly podcast, Harrison and Jake use a combination of science, skepticism, free thought and rationality to challenge all popular and unpopular beliefs. As a general warning, if you hold views near and dear to your heart, they may be challenged in this podcast. We often attempt to challenge our own beliefs in order to let nothing go unquestioned. As a result, we will frequently get off-topic and there will be swearing, name-calling and jokes in very poor taste. Welcome to the Wet Blanket Skeptics podcast, where there are no sacred cows allowed.