Brainstorm Podcast

In this episode of The Skeptic Studio; Cory, Lisa, Dan, Sarah, and the always amazing Dave talk to the one and only Dusty Smith about how he became an atheist, how he became interested in creating videos, and why nobody should be sending unsolicited dick pics. Here are some links   https://www.youtube.com/user/CultOfDusty http://www.cultofdusty.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cultofdusty https://www.instagram.com/cultofdusty/     For anything else you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Brainstormpodcastfriends or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Or you can follow me on twitter @h

 The next couple episodes are going to be a little out of our normal order because this Kavanaugh episode is much more poignant if we have it out first. You can expect he Dusty Smith interview to be out soon and the next Shift To Reason Radio to be out after that.  In this one Cory, Lisa, Sarah, Dan, and the amazing Dave talk about the hearings to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States and the very troubling way that these hearings were carried out and how the Republicans seem to be dealing with allegations of sexual assault and attempted rape by their supreme court nominee. Here are some links   https://www.snopes.com/ap/2018/09/26/fords-lawyers-submit-4-statements-backing-assault-story/  http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-ford-testimony-credibility-memory-20180928-story.html# https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/kavanaugh-fbi-investigation-oct-18/index.html  https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/suzanne-malveaux-reporters-notebook-jeff-flake-eleva

In this episode of the Shift To Reason Radio Cory, Rene, guest host Rob, and the so amazing he can be on the panel while also doing the sound work Dave talk about some harm caused by religion, some good news finally coming from GOOP, probiotic yogurt not doing what people think it does, and a study that connects pot with schizophrenia. Here are some links    Religious Nuttery Rob’s Story - https://religionnews.com/2018/09/06/after-bombshell-pennsylvania-catholic-sex-abuse-report-which-state-is-next/ Cory's Story - https://nypost.com/2018/09/04/parents-arrested-after-teen-dies-following-religious-fast/ https://nypost.com/2018/09/05/brother-of-teen-starved-to-death-wrote-letter-begging-for-help-police/ Woo Report Rene’s Story- https://globalnews.ca/news/4427577/goop-jade-eggs-settlement-gwyneth-paltrow/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalRegina https://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2018/09/06/dear-gwyneth-paltrow-did-the-district-attorney-bring-their-a-game/ Science Dave’s Story – https://www.cbc.ca/news/heal

In this episode of The Rectable, Cory, Rene, guest host Rob, and the always amazing Dave talk about the recent issues surrounding sports celebrities and their impact on society.  Here are some related links https://globalnews.ca/video/4437179/u-s-open-serena-williams-reignites-debates-on-sexism-and-sportsmanship https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/serena-williams-violations-reaction-1.4816450 https://ewn.co.za/2018/09/09/opinion-why-serena-williams-fight-should-make-us-all-feel-uncomfortable https://www.news18.com/news/sports/opinion-why-serena-williams-shouldnt-have-called-the-umpire-a-liar-after-lying-herself-1872599.html https://people.com/sports/nike-sales-increase-colin-kaepernick-ad/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nike-is-enlisting-every-single-nfl-player-as-a-colin-kaepernick-supporter/2018/09/09/1866a9c2-b2d7-11e8-8b53-50116768e499_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b12141b8dbcf http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/09/taya-kyle-nike-love-your-gear-but-your-colin-kaepernick-ad-exhausts

In this installment of The Skeptic Studio Cory, Rene, the doubly amazing Dave, and guest co-host Rob Ray of the Original Motto Project interview Richard A Conn Jr. who is the author of the book The Earthbound Parent (How and Why To Raise Your Little Angels Without Religion)  Here are some links for Richard and his content https://www.facebook.com/TheEarthboundParent/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf8hvm3AjUcuzzuTUXpOIjQ https://amzn.to/2oUK8BJ http://www.eurasiadvisors.com/    Here are some links for the Original Motto Project http://originalmotto.us/  https://www.facebook.com/TheOriginalMotto/  https://twitter.com/original_motto    From Up North Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mgbJczh3r4  This next link is a bit of an interview with the documentary film maker https://youtu.be/YrZYDrTuUE0       For anything else you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Br

Sorry about how late these are but here's the Shift to Reason Radio segment from the August 31st recording. Cory, Lisa, Leo, and Rene talk about the grand jury report on the Catholic church in Pennsylvania, GOOP coming to Canada, blue light's effects on the eyes, and race and DNA.     Religious Nuttery Cory’s Story - https://www.npr.org/2018/08/14/636855561/report-reveals-widespread-sexual-abuse-by-over-300-priests-in-pa https://www.cbsnews.com/news/predator-priests-identified-grand-jury-report-pennsylvania-priest-abuse/ Leo’s Story - http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/07/31/catholic-nuns-are-speaking-out-about-their-own-abuse-at-the-hands-of-priests/ Related - https://religionnews.com/2018/08/21/cardinal-mccarrick-scandal-inflames-debate-over-gay-priests/ Woo Report Rene’s Story- https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/medical-experts-criticize-goop-expansion-to-canada-1.4796115  https://globalnews.ca/news/4407117/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-canada/ Cory’s Story - https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/17/17724658/screen-time

John McCain died and everyone was talking about it, and him for nearly a week (which may as well be a year in the attention span of modern society). In this Rectable session the crew figured they'd hash it out and see where they all stood.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_John_McCain     For anything else you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Brainstormpodcastfriends or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Or you can follow me on twitter @hardcoreskeptic and  Remember to check out aloststateofmind.com and www.voidpod.com  For more show notes check out our web

In this episode of the Brainstorm Podcast Skeptic Studio Cory, Lisa, Leo, Rene, and Destin talk to BJ Mendelson. BJ is the author of Social Media is Bullshit and The End of Privacy. We talked to him about social media, politics, and a bunch of other stuff.  Here are some links https://bjmendelson.com https://twitter.com/BJMendelson Get your copy of the End of Privacy https://amzn.to/2ocB4rH  For anything else you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Brainstormpodcastfriends or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Or you can follow me on twitter @hardcoreskeptic and  Remember to check

This is a special crossover episode put together by a ton of people in the atheist and skeptic podcast community to show love and support for Marissa Alexa Lennex-McCool. Here are some links to help support Rissy financially while she is recovering from her surgery as well as some links to find content that she has created. https://www.patreon.com/IncitingIncidentPodcast  https://www.gofundme.com/3z5hf2  http://rismccool.com  https://www.spreaker.com/show/2240735  https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-inciting-incident-podcast  https://twitter.com/RisMcCool   https://www.facebook.com/IncitingIncidentPodcast      For anything else you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and

Better late than never, here's the newest(and last) episode from the Brainstorm summer interview series. In this one I talked to Zach Law from the Zachrilegecast. It was a good chat and I had a lot of fun talking to him about podcasting, interviewing, and life. Here are some links for his stuff https://www.facebook.com/zachrilegecast/ https://bit.ly/1yDoOAf https://zachrilege.podbean.com/ https://twitter.com/zachrilege https://www.patreon.com/zachrilege As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Or you can follo

In this episode Cory talked to Jason Noblet about that dirty word, socialism. It was informative and interesting to learn some things that I didn't really have parsed out on my own. Then I finally get around to doing some feedback from the past few weeks. I hope you all enjoy the interview. Some links https://www.facebook.com/Dictatorship-Of-The-Swoletariat-371793039976753/ https://twitter.com/MarxistSoccer Some references https://www.youtube.com/user/RichardDWolff https://youtu.be/B3B5qt6gsxY https://amzn.to/2OqQl3j  My appearance on Semi-Intellectual Musings isn't up yet but definitely check them out https://twitter.com/The_SIM_Pod https://www.facebook.com/thesimpod/ http://thesim.podbean.com/     As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brains

In this episode Cory talks to Youtuber, Chrisiousity about her channel, some of the subjects she's covered in her videos, the atheist movement, and bringing progressive ideals to skepticism. Here are some links for her stuff https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1bhOC69Z4TplynafVv7ng https://twitter.com/chrisiousity https://www.facebook.com/Chrisiousity-113922822344711/ https://www.patreon.com/chrisiousity As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Or you can follow me on twitter @hardcoreskeptic Remember to check

This is the 3rd in the summer series of Skeptic Studio interviews. In this one Cory talks with Karen Garst author of Women Beyond Belief about her new book Women V Belief. They also touch on Mythcon, a friend leaving the atheist movement, and local politics.  Here are some links https://faithlessfeminist.com/ https://www.facebook.com/faithlessfeminist/ Karen's video on Goddesses https://youtu.be/DclnBR8Msqw https://amzn.to/2Ni8hfU As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Remember to check out aloststateofmind.

In the second of our summer interview series Cory talked to Aaron Rabi from Embrace the Void and Philosophers In Space. They talked about morality, empathy, free will, and the value of philosophy. As always it was a great conversation and Aaron was great to talk these subjects out with.  Here are some links  https://voidpod.com/ http://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ https://voidpod.com/podcasts/2018/6/27/ev-049-opportunity-vs-outcome-with-cory-johnston http://thebrainstormpodcast.com/embracing-the-void-with-aaron-and-gw http://thebrainstormpodcast.com/defending-the-atheist-community-with-aaron-rabi https://www.patreon.com/posts/brainstorm-after-15553351 As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If

This is the first in the series of interviews that will be coming out over the course of the summer. In this one Cory talked to Brian Dunning, host of Skeptoid about his upcoming documentary and his new book.  Here are a few links for fun and information https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4401 https://principlesofcuriosity.com/ https://sciencefriction.tv/ https://skeptoid.com/ https://amzn.to/2tPiNTG As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net  Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Remember to check out aloststateofmind.com and www.voidpod.com For more sh

In this one Cory, Angela, Lisa, Destin, and the amazing Dave talk about IQ, life span, god's appearance, and perpetual motion machines. Some links    Science   Cory’s Story- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-iq-scores-1970s.html http://time.com/5311672/iq-scores-decline-environment/ http://www.techtimes.com/articles/230241/20180614/iq-scores-dropping-since-the-1970s-are-people-getting-dumber.htm https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/norwegian-study-iq-scores-dropped-for-decades/4445319.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/13/health/falling-iq-scores-study-intl/index.html https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aLUTjHyxGwBqhrdsCkNzo0up522R8wmC/view?usp=sharing Religious Nuttery Angela’s Story – https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/religion-live-longer-muslim-jewish-christian-hindu-buddhist-life-expectancy-age-a8396866.html  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sl_J3bqHlXTMszoQ8VarpSGJ9zgOUULU http://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/2018/06/17/religion-leads-to-longevity-well-not-quite-but/   Destin’s Story -

In this episode Cory, Destin, Angela, Lisa, and the amazing Dave talked to Ian Bushfield about a recent supreme court ruling on the rejection of Trinity Western University's law school by the law societies of BC and Ontario, as well as various other ways that religion and government mix in Canada. Here are a couple links    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trinity-western-supreme-court-decision-1.4707240 https://www.bchumanist.ca/humanists_react_to_twu_decision    As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Rememb

 In this episode Cory, Angela, Lisa, Destin and the amazing Dave talk to Matthew Lee Loftus aka The Credible Hulk. They talked about the Hulk's origin story, anti science activists, and how to reach the public. Here are some links https://www.facebook.com/therealcrediblehulk/ http://www.crediblehulk.org/ https://twitter.com/_Credible_Hulk_  As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anonymous then just let me know in the email or you can message me on facebook. The url for that is www.facebook.com/cjbrainstorm Remember to check out aloststateofmind.com and www.voidpod.com  For more show notes check out our website www.brainstormblog.net Ch

In this installment of Shift To Reason Radio Cory, Lisa, Angela, Leo, Brandon, and Dave talk about politics, spiders, and pseudoscience. It was a lot of fun and many laughs were had. Here are some links Religious Nuttery Brandon’s Story - http://deadstate.org/22-year-old-christian-preacher-clarifies-that-he-wants-gays-executed-humanely/ Cory’s Story - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/accordingtomatthew/2018/06/no-atheists-are-not-more-religious-than-christians/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/05/american-atheists-religious-european-christians/560936/ Woo Report Lisa’s Story – https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/mosconis-brain-food-diet/ Science   Angela’s Story- http://theconversation.com/should-i-kill-spiders-in-my-home-an-entomologist-explains-why-not-to-95912 Politics Leo’s Story - https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trade-war-trump-blasts-canada-on-twitter-1.3954972 https://globalnews.ca/news/4244344/us-steel-aluminum-tariffs-canada-exemption/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4245336/canada-retalia

In this one Cory, Lisa, Angela, Leo, Brandon, and Dave talk about what the effects of drug legalization would be and then they talk about a meme that's been going around again.  Here are some links https://news.vice.com/article/ungass-portugal-what-happened-after-decriminalization-drugs-weed-to-heroin http://www.urban75.com/Drugs/drugten.html https://www.projectknow.com/the-case-for-legalizing-drugs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arguments_for_and_against_drug_prohibition https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jan/16/worlds-eight-richest-people-have-same-wealth-as-poorest-50     As for the rest you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net Follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group; The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1562304800464606/ or email us at mail@brainstormblog.net for your email to be read on the air. If you have a question or thoughts and want to remain anony