Listener Reviews

This delightfully irreverent podcast will make you think and laugh out loud. Not necessarily in that order. Secular humanist who is increasingly depressed about the state of the union? This may not be a cure, but it will definitely ameliorate some of the symptoms. The hosts warm relationship and infectious laughter will help you fall on the laughter side of the 'well, you can laugh about it or cry about it' equation that describes both American and international news today. I'm burying this part of the review at the bottom because so very many people are scared of the 8 F word today (f e m i n i s m), but these guys are firm advocates of equal rights and protection for women. They (*gasp*)advocate the view that women, much like men, are fully actualized beings with every bit as much worth and dignity as our more urinal-friendly counterparts. It is difficult to overstate how critical men like this are to this struggle. So, thanks Tom and Cecil! For the support and the much-needed laughter. PS: Yes, they swear a lot. I personally adore that. Perhaps it's extra-funny when you live in Utah and have heard 'jimminy freaking christmas' used as a swearword without the slightest trace of irony.

Glory Hole from your biggest fan!!!

That being said...hands down the best podcast ever.

Essential podcast in correctly calculating the rapture.

A perfect mix of atheism and other topics to keep things interesting every episode.

I started listening to this for my commute when Reasonable Doubts stopped putting out regular podcasts, and I’ve really been enjoying it. These guys are really funny and smart, but don’t show it off. Keep it up, you guys!

Good podcast number 1

Love these guys and love the show. Thanks guys!

I'd prefer to call these guys a comedic duo. A comedic duo that manages to inform me on current events, make me question everyday debauchery that otherwise whizzes over my head, AND laugh through each and every episode. Easily my favorite podcast, although I feel they may be the death of me. Good work, glory hole.

These two are bare knuckle funny, of course they are their knuckles barely got up off the ground. The combination of irreverence, and insight is great. Cecil, thanks for doing so much work to make it look easy to be good. Tom…ummm Anyway, these guys bring the funny, “E” ratings are judiciously applied.

Tom and Cecil give a biased view using questionable sources while laughing incessantly at their own immature jokes, and possibly wolfing down a shared Chick-Fil-A. Actually, I am lying: these two would each get their own Chick-Fil-A. Okay, I am still lying: except for on one occasion, they wouldn’t eat a Chick-Fil-A; they would get a bucket of KFC each. When I want a good skeptical podcast, I go to Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe. When I want to laugh myself silly with a creative and well thought out social commentary of the outrageous things that people can do, I listen to Cognitive Dissonance. Glory hole: you guys rock! (I just wish there was a welcome mat...)

These two are super funny, completely irreverent AND actually quite intelligent & well spoken when they show their serious side! A real pleasure to listen to on the commute to and from work everyday.

Everyone that wants the depressing news of today in an interesting and hilarious way should listen NOW. Going to listen for as long as they keep making episodes.

Cognitive Dissonance is a desert island choice for me. Tom and Cecil are smart, funny and oh, so entertaining! I am a Patreon member and I suggest that everyone who listens should be one too. Five stars is not enough...... I wish there were more (lol)

I can always count on these guys to be smart, fun and entertaining.

I can’t believe I’ve listened to these clowns laugh at themselves for 240 episodes. I’m so mad I could just write a review. Gloryhole, dudes.

The humor, the irreverence, the laughs. You men inspire and challenge me to expose the cognitive dissonance I am surrounded by daily. Thanks for all the news and laughs. I share all that crazy you dig up with all my friends and they love you too. Look forward to new episodes as soon as I finish the current one. ⏰

Thanks for making this podcast! Entertaining and interesting!

Thanks for all your work on this show. I can't imagine a week without it.

I love this show!

Cognitive Dissonance is much like that raucous conversation you hear at the end of the bar while you drink your sorrows away, wishing you could be having as much fun as those two schmucks. I personally want to thank Tom and Cecil for making every week even more depressing with their witty banter, as they carelessly reinforce the knowledge that I lack any social skills to develop any meaningful fraternal relationships. F--k you Tom, f--k you Cecil. I don't need your "rabelaisian humor". I don't need your "relevant social commentary". I don't need your worldview based on "empirical evidence and testable claims". I can make my own opinions! That's right, that's right, I'm my own man! I'm going to go out and make new friends, I'm going to take this world by the horns and wrestle from it the life I deserve! Waaaaaa!!! Who am I kidding? I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. Oh God, Tom and Cecil, don't ever stop making this podcast it's all I've got to look forward to.

Tom and Cecil are hilarious in this podcast. Do yourself a favor and subscribe!

When I first deconverted I listened to podcasts with intelligent people...then I found Cecil and Tom and realized Ignorance truly is Bliss!! But seriously- once I felt comfortable and knowledgeable enough to defend my disbelief, I was looking for something that would do more than simply reinforce what I already knew. I love how this podcast stays relevant with current issues while also providing endless entertainment and laughter. When I am driving around town, I look forward to listening because I can actually find comic relief in the super frustrating world I live in - in Texas where I am surrounded by religious conservative republican nutjobs. I love how Tom and Cecil are completely irreverent but yet extremely thoughtful at the same time. They are candid and crack each other up like two guys drinking beer in the basement together (or smoking weed ). I think often times we skeptics find it hard to find likeminded people and therefore may be overly serious and lonely in our skepticism. But listening to this podcast and also hearing the recordings and things from other listeners really goes a long way in making me feel part of an awesome group. I am a 46 year old mother of 2 and I absolutely love this podcast!!

I listen to this whilst at work, which is perfect to combat the TBN rubbish that spews from my boss’ office. It’s a bit of subversion that makes my day bearable :) Thanks guys, and glory hole