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
SIO61: What Is True Islam? with Qasim Rashid
Joining us this week is Qasim Rashid. Qasim is an Ahmadi Muslim and author of the book Talk To Me. He claims that the true Islam is peaceful, but is he justified in making that claim? Is it bigoted …
01:14:59 |
Mon 24 Jul 2017
SIO60: An Objective Look at Linda Sarsour
... to the degree that's possible on the internet these days... When Dave Rubin tweeted that we need to stop giving money to the ACLU and Sam Harris retweeted it, simply because they wrote a profile …
00:55:40 |
Thu 20 Jul 2017
SIO59: Alix Jules
Joining me on the show is Alix Jules! Alix is a super fascinating guy, and we talked for several hours, half of which is captured in today's episode. We definitely did not have the time to get to eve…
01:02:05 |
Mon 17 Jul 2017
SIO58: Yes, Call Out Assholes (Including me, if you see it that way)
The first portion of this show, as referenced at the end of last episode, is about Peter Boghossian finally showing himself to be a sexist asshole. I also respond to the argument I frequently see of …
01:09:58 |
Thu 13 Jul 2017
SIO57: Problems in Academia
Today's conversation is with Matthew Facciani and Jeremiah Traeger. They're here to educate us on some of the problems in publishing and academia! Matthew began his academic career in cognitive neuro…
00:51:04 |
Mon 10 Jul 2017
SIO56: Who Speaks for the Atheist Movement?
This podcast is an audio version, with some elaborations, of my first ever blog post, entitled "Whoever I Don't Like Is Ruining The Atheist Movement." Definitely check out and share the blog version!…
00:47:25 |
Thu 06 Jul 2017
SIO55: Debating Evergreen and the Merits of Whitesplaining
This episode is another attempt at debate across the social justice divide. CJ (@VieKeng on Twitter) has taken exception with my characterization of the Evergreen situation, and perhaps most strenuou…
01:05:44 |
Mon 03 Jul 2017
SIO54: Ishmael of Angry Black Rant on Appropriation, Bill Maher and More
Back for the severalith time is Ishmael from Angry Black Rant! Lots of listeners requested this interview and Ish was kind enough to oblige. We discuss cultural appropriation, the Bill Maher situatio…
00:58:18 |
Thu 29 Jun 2017
SIO53: What Is Postmodernism? With Aaron Rabi
What the Gender Studies Hoax and Jordan B. Peterson's pronoun mania both have in common is the bogeyman of postmodernism. It seems to be conventional wisdom that postmodernism is manifestly crazy. Bu…
00:44:15 |
Mon 26 Jun 2017
SIO52: Democrats Should Be Happy About the Special Elections
Please share this podcast with any Democrat you witness losing their mind about the special election results. In reality, the trend is very, very positive for Democrats going into 2018 elections. I g…
01:09:09 |
Thu 22 Jun 2017
SIO51: Andrew Torrez on Manslaughter: Philando Castile and Michelle Carter
In the same weekend, a teen found guilty of manslaughter for convincing her boyfriend to commit suicide, and a police officer found NOT guilty after shooting and killing Philando Castile. It has left…
00:55:54 |
Mon 19 Jun 2017
SIO50: Michael Shermer on Evergreen and Gender Studies
Back for a second time is Michael Shermer! He's the editor of Skeptic Magazine and has been a very prominent voice in the community for decades. After our last conversation, a couple of things happen…
01:16:37 |
Thu 15 Jun 2017
SIO49: The Pro-Truth Pledge, with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Joining me this week for interview Monday is Dr. Gleb Tsipursky! Gleb is an expert in decision sciences, focusing on politics and business. In the wake of the 2016 election, Gleb has decided to focus…
01:07:14 |
Mon 12 Jun 2017
SIO48: What's Really Going On at Evergreen College?
Due to popular demand, I've decided to embark on a fact-finding mission regarding the Brett Weinstein/Evergreen College fiasco. It took an incredible amount of digging to find anything beyond the sam…
00:53:05 |
Thu 08 Jun 2017
SIO47: Conversation with a Critic on Bill C-16
It is immensely important to me that I do my best to engage with those who disagree, and in that spirit I present a conversation with someone who argued a lot with me on Twitter about Jordan B. Peter…
00:54:23 |
Mon 05 Jun 2017
SIO46: AHCA - The Scandal Hiding in Plain Sight
After a few small points about the last couple episodes on the hoax paper, we're back to normal here on commentary Thursday! Today's main topic is the CBO score on the new incarnation of the evil AHC…
00:55:07 |
Thu 01 Jun 2017
SIO45: James Lindsay, Co-Author of the 'Conceptual Penis' Hoax Paper
Last week you heard Eli Bosnick's side of why the 'Conceptual Penis' hoax paper was disingenuous and unskeptical, and today I speak with one of the paper's authors, James Lindsay. James has been a p…
01:20:28 |
Mon 29 May 2017
SIO44: Debunking the 'Conceptual Penis' Stunt with Eli Bosnick
An embarrassingly unskeptical article appeared in Skeptic Magazine recently featuring a hoax paper published in a Gender Studies journal by two authors: James Lindsay (past guest of the show) and Pe…
00:46:36 |
Thu 25 May 2017
SIO43: Debate and Discussion with Dan Arel
I'm pleased to bring you Dan Arel, of danthropology.net, who is self-admittedly far, far left. While last week had me debating free speech with a more right-wing friendly Michael Shermer, this week I…
01:27:07 |
Mon 22 May 2017
SIO42: Trump Impeachment Talk; Fox News Is A Fairytale Land Right Now
We've reached the point where it might actually be reasonable to talk impeachment. Can we let ourselves get carried away though? I don't know. I've definitely got some thoughts on it for you! Also, I…
01:02:40 |
Thu 18 May 2017
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