Episode 169 – Pope Francis
The Pope was in the US last week and we got together with our friend Byron Miller to talk about the religious leader even atheists seem to love. Francis may not be a bad guy but is he as liberal as he seems? In our conversation about the pope, we talk about visits both Byron […]
Episode 168 – God’s Not Dead
Last year at this time, we sat down with Ronn Bauman and Tony Miller to record an episode about Dark Dungeons. We had a lot of fun so this year, we brought them back to watch God’s Not Dead, a fundamentalist Christian film that Tim calls fundie porn. What we had hoped would be good […]
Episode 167 – Rape Culture
This week, we are joined by frequent guest Tony Miller to talk about rape culture. We talk about some recent events that enforce the idea that our culture, in Tony’s opinion, actually encourages rape. We talk about recent incidents at college campuses and ever #blacklivesmatter. So you know, a super cheerful conversation! As always, Tony’s […]
Episode 166 – Gun Control
We’re getting controversial with one of our favorite guests this week! Ronn Bauman re-joins us so we can talk about guns and gun control. Ronn is a big fan of guns but has a pretty pragmatic opinion regarding guns, gun safety, and gun control. We cover the topic as well as we can given we […]
Episode 165 – The Satanic Temple
This week, we are joined by John Wreisner, Minneapolis chapter head of the Satanic Temple. We talk about the mission and ideals of the Satanic Temple, which are actually pretty cool. We also learn a lot about some seriously messed up shit taking place in a Minnesota School district. John was a really great guest and […]
Episode 163 – Bible TriBond
Good friend and frequent guest Brianne Bilyeu was at a garage sale recently and she came across an unopened copy of Bible TriBond. Knowing, as she does, our interest in lame Christian board games, she bought the game and gave it to us as a gift. We re-gifted her by having her join us for […]
Episode 162 – Doxxing
This week, we explore the practice of doxxing. Inspired by the outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion, we asked the question: is doxxing always wrong? Are there times when someone deserves it? We talk about the intent behind the behavior and complex questions that arise when you try to figure out what is […]
Episode 158 – Goodbye Buffalo
For our second episode recorded live at CONvergence, we sat down with our good friend Rebecca Watson to talk about her move from Buffalo to San Francisco. In case you’re wondering, she is pleased with the choice. We only had about 25 minutes so we barely scratched the surface of the awesomeness of San Francisco. […]
Episode 156 – Puppet Robot Scientists
This week, our guest is star of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Trace Beaulieu! We get to talk to him about the origins of MST3K and his new series on Yahoo, Other Space. He also talks a bit about Vermin, which is a project he is working on with Tim. Look for Trace and Tim at […]
Episode 155 – Fantasy Boners
It’s time for us to once again explore our swollen nerd obsessions! Tim has gotten hooked on a new series. Actually, it’s not that new but it’s new to him. Nick is obsessing over the information coming out of E3. Molly is excited about what she’s reading and the Game of Thrones finale. Warning: Molly’s […]