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 904: RFK Tells Broke People to Try Peasant Food

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Episode 904: RFK Tells Broke People to Try Peasant Food
March 12, 2026

Episode 904: RFK Tells Broke People to Try Peasant Food

‘This is actually crazy’: Callers to Washington hotline shocked when pressing 2 for Spanish “Try peasant food”: RFK sparks outrage after telling ‘broke’ Americans to stop complaining and eat cheaper food instead Melania Trump...
Episode 903: War in Iran and the Texas Primary
March 9, 2026

Episode 903: War in Iran and the Texas Primary

Democrats Raise Alarms About Trump’s War In Iran After Classified Briefing | HuffPost Latest News Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran, defense spending \ Takeaways from Kristi Noem’s combative Senate Judicia...
Episode 902: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo and The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
March 5, 2026

Episode 902: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo and The Price of the Epstein Frenzy

https://web.archive.org/web/20260219135910/https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo With The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
Episode 901: The DOJ Hid Trump's Epstein Files and 2025: Zero Job Growth
March 2, 2026

Episode 901: The DOJ Hid Trump's Epstein Files and 2025: Zero Job Growth

Democratic lawmaker: ‘If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President’ US women’s gold medal-winning hockey team declines Trump State of the Union invitation F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares ...
Episode 900: Least Healthy Health Ad
Feb. 23, 2026

Episode 900: Least Healthy Health Ad

Costco defied Trump’s DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress - The New York Times Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate vo...
Episode 899: Slate: Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.
Feb. 19, 2026

Episode 899: Slate: Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.

Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.

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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

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

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Ian

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

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Social Media Goddess

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

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