Filter It Through a Brain Cell
Can you recognize bad thinking, manipulative advertising and tricky arguments when you see them?
How about your kids - how will they know whether the memes they're seeing on social media are really true?
Critical thinking is the most important skill you can have when you’re living in a world that seems to have lost its mind.
Everyone out there is trying to tell you WHAT to think, I want to teach you HOW to think!
In every episode, I’m exposing the logical fallacies & cognitive biases being used by advertisers, politicians, influencers, news outlets, social media memes, and maybe even your own best friend.
Warning: listening to this podcast will cause you to see bad thinking everywhere!
Welcome to the Filter It Through a Brain Cell Podcast!
I'm a homeschooling mama who realized we need to equip the next generation to be able to discern truth from lies and created this podcast with short, fun episodes that you can play in the car with your teens and have a fun discussion about what you've learned!
NOTE: While you're certainly welcome to listen to this podcast in any order, I recommend listening in sequential order starting with Episode 1. I think you'll get more out of it that way!
Critical Thinking for teens
Homeschool curriculum
Podcast for teens
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
249. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Big News Stories
The news these days is intense and constantly changing. Here are 8 things you need to know in order to think well about what you're hearing.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fool…
248. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Justice with Theology Mom, Krista Bontrager
We are hearing lots of messages about Justice, or Social Justice. What does that mean? What is it? Today, we talk with Krista Bontrager, the Theology Mom, to learn how to think about this topic.
To l…
247. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Watch Movies with Wisdom & Discernment with Brian Godawa
What can a Hollywood scriptwriter teach us about storylines and how to watch movies with discernment? A lot!
To learn more about Brian Godawa: www.godawa.com
When you can recognize the foolishness, y…
246. Critical Thinking Applied: What Critical Thinking ISN'T!
The phrase 'Critical Thinking' has become a popular buzzword lately...for good reason (we need more of it in culture!). But, not everyone goes about it the same way or for the right reasons. So, what…
245. Critical Thinking Applied: The Power of Asking Questions
Have you ever asked a question that's changed your life? How good are you at asking questions? Did you know questions are vital for being able to think well?
Want to test yourself on how well you c…
244. Critical Thinking Applied: How to think about Feelings & Emotions with Noble Gibbens
What place do your feelings & emotions have in your life? Do they run the show? Here's how to think about them in a healthy way.
To learn more about Noble: www.eqgangster.com
When you can recognize t…
Critical Thinking Applied: When's the last time you changed your mind?
How good are you at learning new information, filtering it through a brain cell with critical thinking, determining whether it's true or not and then forming a new conclusion?
When you can recognize …
242. Critical Thinking Applied: Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Do you have a fixed or a growth mindset? Here's what that means...
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies i…
241. Critical Thinking Applied: How to think about Gender Identity with Ricky Chelette
Want a different perspective on the gender identity conversation? Ricky Chelette is the perfect person to help us see it differently!
Learn more about Ricky here: https://www.livehope.org/
When you c…
240. Critical Thinking Applied: The Laws of Logic and the Transgender Argument with Dr. Frank Turek
Listen to the interview with Laura Perry Smalts on the Strong Women podcast here.
Learn more about Dr. Frank Turek here: https://crossexamined.org/
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't g…
239. Critical Thinking Applied: How to talk about your faith with people who disagree with you with Lindsey Medenwaldt
Learn more about Lindsey Medenwaldt: https://lindseymedenwaldt.com/
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies …
238. Critical Thinking Applied: How to escape a controlling environment
In the last episode, we identified 15 characteristics of controlling & manipulative environments. Here's what to do if you find yourself in one.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get …
237. Critical Thinking Applied: 15 Characteristics of an Unhealthy Organization
Controlling organizations have certain characteristics that you can easily recognize once you know what they are. Here are 15 red flags to be watching out for.
When you can recognize the foolishness,…
236. Critical Thinking Applied: Do Faith & Logic Mix? With Shanda Fulbright
Do Faith & Logic Mix? Join me and Shanda Fulbright as we talk about the thing that made the athiests come out of the woodwork on Instagram!
Find Shanda at: www.shandafulbright.com
Online Christian Co…
235. Critical Thinking Applied: The Logic of Abraham Lincoln
It's time to start applying the Critical Thinking skills you've learned in this podcast to real-world cultural issues. President Abraham Lincoln shows us how it's done!
Here are a few places you can …
234. Critical Thinking Applied: Why Truth Matters with Dr. Jeff Myers
It's time to start applying the Critical Thinking skills you've learned in this podcast to real-world cultural issues. A great place to start by taking a deeper look at Truth. This is part 1 of a ser…
233. The Allness Fallacy
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabrainc…
232. The Appeal to Prejudice Fallacy
People have prejudices...and sometimes others try to use that to their advantage.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recogn…
231. The Proof Surrogate Fallacy
Studies show that people who listen to this podcast get smarter every time they listen! 😉
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
Want to test yourself on how well you ca…
230. The Argument by Innuendo Fallacy
Have you ever heard someone say something without saying something?
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies …