Serious Inquiries Only
Join Thomas for some critical thinking on questions of science, philosophy, skepticism and politics. These serious topics are discussed with some serious guests, but in an entertaining and engaging way! This is not your typical interview podcast; it’s a friendly dialogue, conducted thoughtfully and with plenty of humor. It's Serious Inquiries Only; but like, not boring or anything.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 805
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
SIO81: David Tamayo of Hispanic American Freethinkers
Hey, I know there's a ton to talk about with the Mythinformation fiasco but that will have to wait, as today I have David Tamayo of Hispanic American Freethinkers! David will be at California Freetho…
00:54:30 |
Mon 02 Oct 2017
SIO80: The Red Pill: Debunking the MRAs, Part 1
I watched The Red Pill so you don't have to... In today's episode, due to some scheduling circumstances, I'm starting my next series before ending my previous one. Instead of Part 3 on Trump's partic…
00:55:55 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
SIO79: James Damore, Author of the Google Memo
On an episode of Dave Rubin, James Damore lamented the fact that no one on the left had been willing to have a long form discussion with him and that his previous ones had been edited to be misleadin…
01:45:42 |
Mon 25 Sep 2017
SIO78: More of Trump's Participation Trophies!
Thanks to Got Science? Podcast for supporting today's show! Listen and subscribe at gotsciencepodcast.org or in iTunes! It's another deep dive into Trump's alleged accomplishments. This one covers fa…
01:01:29 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
SIO77: Stephanie Zvan on Anti-Harassment Policies and More
Stephanie is a writer for The Orbit, her blog Almost Diamonds can be found here. Stephanie was on the ground floor in terms of trying to get anti-harassment policies into the codes of conduct for ske…
00:46:52 |
Mon 18 Sep 2017
SIO76: Debunking Scott Adams on Trump
Scott Adams is the creator of Dilbert, and he also happens to be a Trump apologist to end all Trump apologists. He thinks Trump is the greatest persuader of people that has maybe ever lived, and he t…
01:04:49 |
Thu 14 Sep 2017
SIO75: Dr. Roberta Chevrette on Feminism and Gender Studies
Today's episode is brought to you by Hello Fresh! Go to hellofresh.com and enter promo code seriouspod30 for $30 off your first week of deliveries! At long last, I finally have someone with expertise…
00:58:02 |
Mon 11 Sep 2017
SIO74: Interview with a Dreamer on #DACA
I once again interrupt my regularly scheduled whatever in order to bring you an interview with an undocumented immigrant, Christian. Christian is currently working under DACA and if the program is en…
00:59:51 |
Thu 07 Sep 2017
SIO73: FGM in the UK, with Chantelle
I'm joined by Chantelle Boduel, who recently completed her Masters in Human Rights Law at the University of Kent in Brussels. She did her thesis on FGM in the UK, and I thought it would be very educa…
00:57:49 |
Mon 04 Sep 2017
SIO72: But Didn’t Obama Pardon Terrorists?
Today I'm talking about the Arpaio pardon - how awful Arpaio is as a human, what he did that was so egregious, what he was found guilty of, and how he compares to some other historically bad pardons.…
01:06:50 |
Thu 31 Aug 2017
SIO71: That Whole Google Memo Thing with Felicia Entwistle
Today I'm joined by Felicia Entwistle of the Utah Outcasts to talk about that Google memo and the science of gender differences. I think we did a good job of representing the nuance of the science an…
00:45:48 |
Mon 28 Aug 2017
SIO70: WTF Sam Harris
Sam once again had Douglas Murray on his show and they both said some incredibly ignorant things, in my opinion. The worst was Sam's condemnation of Black Lives Matter. He provided absolutely no fact…
00:54:25 |
Thu 24 Aug 2017
SIO69: Malaysian Officials Want To Hunt Down Atheists
You might have seen the news around Skeptic circles that Malaysian government officials want to hunt down members of an atheist group after a picture of a meetup went viral. Here's some coverage of …
00:55:31 |
Mon 21 Aug 2017
SIO68: On Many Sides in Charlottesville and the ACLU with Charone Frankel
I've got some thoughts about Charlottesville, and then Charone Frankel of Habeas Humor to talk about whether the ACLU holds any responsibility for Nazi movements in America, since they've defended th…
00:57:10 |
Thu 17 Aug 2017
SIO67: Andrew Torrez on The Crime Bill and Broken Window Theory
This episode is brought to you by Hello Fresh! Go to hellofresh.com and enter promo code seriouspod30 for $30 off! Andrew Torrez of the impossibly famous podcast Opening Arguments is here to talk abo…
01:13:43 |
Mon 14 Aug 2017
SIO66: North Korea and the REAL Trump
This episode is brought to you by Hello Fresh! Go to hellofresh.com and enter promo code seriouspod30 for $30 off! With the leak of some phone call transcripts we discover that the REAL Trump is.....…
01:02:56 |
Thu 10 Aug 2017
SIO65: Alix Jules Part Deaux
Alix is back for another fascinating conversation! He answers my questions on The New Jim Crow, and much more. The Counted Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! …
01:18:19 |
Mon 07 Aug 2017
SIO64: No, Progressives Aren't Embracing Hate
But first, I give a little book review of The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. The book illustrated some vital concepts that are often missing from our conversation on race. I share some highlight…
01:02:23 |
Thu 03 Aug 2017
SIO63: Dangers of Neoliberalism with Michael A. Wood Jr.
Joining me for some lively debate about the harms of neoliberalism is Michael A. Wood Jr. Michael ended his service in the USMC in 1998, and joined the Baltimore Police Department where he served as …
01:07:32 |
Mon 31 Jul 2017
SIO62: Trans and in the Military with Sarah
Today I'm joined by not-her-real-name-Sarah, who is trans and is currently serving in the military. She is in danger of losing her job, given Trump's recent tweets. She discusses a bit of the policy …
00:52:42 |
Thu 27 Jul 2017
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