# COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

> Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.

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## Site

- [Homepage](https://www.dissonancepod.com/)
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## Recent episodes

- [Episode 941: Technology and Loneliness](https://www.dissonancepod.com/technology-and-loneliness/): published 2026-09-28

- [Episode 940: Fact Check with Seth Andrews](https://www.dissonancepod.com/fact-check-with-seth-andrews/): published 2026-09-21

- [Episode 939: Bravely Hiding in a Catering Truck](https://www.dissonancepod.com/bravely-hiding-in-a-catering-truck/): published 2026-09-14

- [No Show This Week - September 7th](https://www.dissonancepod.com/no-show-this-week-september-7th/): published 2026-09-07

- [Episode 938: Michael Marshall and UK Politics](https://www.dissonancepod.com/michael-marshall-and-uk-politics/): published 2026-08-31

- [Episode 937: Tom Update, Conceal Carry Renewal](https://www.dissonancepod.com/tom-update-conceal-carry-renewal/): published 2026-08-24

- [Episode 936: Trump Lies About Vaccines](https://www.dissonancepod.com/trump-lies-about-vaccines/): published 2026-08-17

- [Episode 935: Dating App Cover-Up](https://www.dissonancepod.com/dating-app-cover-up/): published 2026-08-13

- [Episode 934: Michigan Primary, Flock Cameras](https://www.dissonancepod.com/michigan-primary-flock-cameras/): published 2026-08-10

- [Episode 933: Cute Lil Animals, and Scary Ones](https://www.dissonancepod.com/cute-lil-animals-and-scary-ones/): published 2026-08-06

- [Episode 932: Fauci is Grilled, Third of Democrats are Democratic Socialists](https://www.dissonancepod.com/fauci-is-grilled-third-of-democrats-are-democratic-socialists/): published 2026-08-03

- [Episode 931: Voter ID and Tate Extradition](https://www.dissonancepod.com/voter-id-and-tate-extradition/): published 2026-07-27

- [Episode 930: Is it McConnell or is it Cake?](https://www.dissonancepod.com/is-it-mcconnell-or-is-it-cake/): published 2026-07-20

- [Episode 929: The Demon Next Door](https://www.dissonancepod.com/the-demon-next-door/): published 2026-07-16

- [Episode 928: Schrödinger's McConnell, Platner Leaves Race](https://www.dissonancepod.com/schrodingers-mcconnell-platner-leaves-race/): published 2026-07-13

- [Episode 927: Supreme Court Rulings, America's 250th](https://www.dissonancepod.com/supreme-court-rulings-americas-250th/): published 2026-07-06

- [Episode 926: Wayward AI Stories](https://www.dissonancepod.com/wayward-ai-stories/): published 2026-07-02

- [Episode 925: Tucker Leaves the Party](https://www.dissonancepod.com/tucker-leaves-the-party/): published 2026-06-29

- [Episode 924: The Straights of Hormuz](https://www.dissonancepod.com/the-straights-of-hormuz/): published 2026-06-22

- [Episode 923: "I Love the Inflation"](https://www.dissonancepod.com/i-love-the-inflation/): published 2026-06-15

- [Episode 922: The Old Guard: Confronting America’s gerontocratic](https://www.dissonancepod.com/the-old-guard-confronting-americas-gerontocratic/): published 2026-06-11

- [Episode 921: Steven Miller: The Ugly *uckling](https://www.dissonancepod.com/steven-miller-the-ugly-uckling/): published 2026-06-08

- [Episode 920: Ballmaxxing and Goats](https://www.dissonancepod.com/ballmaxxing-and-goats/): published 2026-06-04

- [Episode 919: The Cult of Trump](https://www.dissonancepod.com/the-cult-of-trump/): published 2026-06-01

- [Episode 918: The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet](https://www.dissonancepod.com/the-men-who-want-women-to-be-quiet/): published 2026-05-28

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