COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.

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Episode 860: DC Police Under Federal Control

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Aug. 18, 2025

Episode 860: DC Police Under Federal Control

Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones is a big step closer to losing his studio and brand Judge Detested by Trump Will Oversee Epstein Files Case | The New Republic Senator Demands Bureau Of Prisons Explain Ghislaine Maxwell Trans...
Aug. 14, 2025

Episode 859: Whippets and Surfing Dogs

SF cops seize the unlikely drug of choice of Grateful Dead fans Elon Musk Amplifies Bizarre Claim That 'Women Are Built To Be Traded' | HuffPost Latest News Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Fighting in ‘Marriage Story’ Is B...
Aug. 11, 2025

Episode 858: Trumps Shoots the Messenger on Labor Statistics

FBI Reportedly Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files | The New Republic Ghislaine Maxwell moved to prison camp, Trump says no plea for pardon | Reuters House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with...
Aug. 4, 2025

Episode 857: Ghislaine Maxwell talks to DOJ, Johnson Amendment Scrapped

CBS News investigation of Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals new discrepancies Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Operation Might’ve Been Bigger Than We Think https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.esquire.com/ne...
July 28, 2025

Episode 856: GOP Megabill Final Medicare Toll and Trump Targets Obama

Senate Confirms Judge Who Compares LGBTQ Rights To Pedophilia And Declares Christianity "Must Be Imposed" - Joe.My.God. The secret recordings that could blow open Trump’s true relationship with Epstein Macrons file US lawsuit...
July 24, 2025

Episode 855: An Embarrassingly Small Amount of Ice Cream

Chinese hotel told ‘wake-up service’ of red pandas climbing onto guest beds must stop | The Independent People With Swamp Crotch Keep Setting Off TSA Alarms Hundreds of Amazon packages mistakenly shipped to woman's home for o...

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Cecil

Cecil is a 40-something de-converted Christian, Ex- Republican, one-time Woo-believer and former conspiracy theorist. He’s all better now. He lives with his wife in Chicago. He has two associates’ degrees in culinary and patisserie arts, a BA degree in philosophy, and a Masters in New Media. He makes a living as a new media professional. None of these things qualify him as an authority on anything. He can however, prepare a meal that will make you have a fit of existential anxiety then he’ll give you advice on the best way to tweet about it. He’s never rode in a submarine.

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Tom

Tom is a great lover of sandwiches and the meats and cheeses within them. He has a degree in English Literature, which, along with three bucks and a kind word, might be enough for a cup of coffee. A husband, father, half-hearted idealist, and sometimes poet, Tom’s ire is raised before he is every morning. Tom earns his keep staring numbly downward while listening to people complain about real estate. He is also afraid of birds.

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Gary the Mannequin

Mascot

Gary is the mascot for our show. A broken, open mouthed relic from another time.

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Ian

Producer

Ian is our producer, tech and moral support. He cheats on us with other more popular podcasts.

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Sara

Social Media Goddess

Sara is the nice lady that banned you from our facebook page because you are a twat.

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