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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	273: Skepticrat273 - Alga Rhythm & Blues Edition	29 Jun 2026	00:48:06
On this week's episode: Donald Trump surrenders in victory ... Trump aides explain why you can’t waterboard algae ... And we learn about the profound geopolitical impact of Waffle House and ranch dressing. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: mintmobile.com/skepticrat quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) groundnews.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: US Iran agree to Memorandum of…never mind: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/27/us-iran-trade-strikes-what-to-know-will-it-unravel-the-mou RFK Jr. is in charge of special education: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/special-education-rfk.html Trump floats reflecting pool sabotage plot: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-floats-up-wild-new-reflecting-pool-sabotage-plot/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/reflecting-pool-firm-renovation-unfeasible White South African “refugees” in America get a welcome bag: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/south-africa-refugees-welcome-bags.html Taylor Swift is getting married at MSG on July 4th: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/taylor-swift-wedding-madison-square-garden.html
	272: Skepticrat272 - SpaceX Machina Edition	15 Jun 2026	01:00:16
On this week's episode: Space X’s IPO is a POS ... We’ll explain to Eli why you can’t bet against Kalshi’s continued existence on Kalshi ... And Knicks fans like Heath can finally die happy. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat mintmobile.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) groundnews.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: SpaceX IPO is full of shenanigans: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/business/spacex-ipo-what-to-know.html https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/12/business/spacex-ipo-elon-musk No injuries, no props - CFTC proposes prediction market rules: https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/49019930/cftc-proposes-rules-limiting-prediction-markets-kalshi-sports https://www.theverge.com/business/948083/kalshi-prediction-markets-insider-trading Pentagon releases third tranche of UFO files, revealing more nothing: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-files-pentagon-3rd-release-documents-videos/ Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpT4K5ZElXE CIA officer found with $40 million in gold bars and his entire life story was a lie: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/arrest-303-gold-bars-cia-officer-spun-tale-was-top-gun-fighter-pilot-rcna349037 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/us/politics/pentagon-cia-officer-gold-bars.html Bathroom break during French Open match: https://apnews.com/article/arthur-gea-bathroom-break-french-open-3c031bafb4dd161fb074ccadb091e6d1 Bryce Harper toothpaste insanity: https://apnews.com/article/bryce-harper-phillies-toothpaste-toothbrush-63653a5054c0acd4c2db43da48d75590 Trump ruins the Knicks 13-game playoff win streak but then hopefully it's happy or something: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/08/trump-booed-knicks-spurs-madison-square-garden.html Pete Hegseth’s fitness calamities continue to be impossibly funny: https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1u3b1b4/hegseth_struggling_to_put_up_weight_at_guantanamo/
	263: Skepticrat263 - Moral Kombat Edition	26 Jan 2026	01:02:10
On this week's episode: After crossing a red line, Trump goes yellow on Greenland ... A Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner bribes a demon kid so she won’t get wished into the cornfield ... And Republicans invite the world's leading expert on Donald Trump's crime to headline a big public hearing on Donald Trump's crime. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: mintmobile.com/skepticrat groundnews.com/skepticrat quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump at Davos: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/trump-davos-speech-takeaways.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-davos-speech-greenland-stupid-moments.html Protest at Minnesota Church Service Adds to Tensions Over ICE Tactics: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/minnesota-church-protest-ice.html White House Uses AI to Alter Protester’s Face So That She’s Sobbing: https://nz.news.yahoo.com/white-house-uses-ai-alter-211105749.html Guinea-Bissau halts RFK Jr. inspired Hep B vaccine trial: https://apnews.com/article/guinea-bissau-suspends-us-hepatitis-b-study-9d172d68afb36c62a85d1236f639ddcf Journalist Laura Jedeed applied for a job at ICE as a joke and got the job way too easily: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html ICE agents slipping on ice in Minnesota and falling so hard: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minneapolis-ice-protest-winter-weather.html ICE slipping on ice montage: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/1qaljce/ice_agents_slipping_on_ice_a_montage/ Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/americas/machado-trump-meeting-nobel-peace-prize.html Jack Smith testifies before congress: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/takeaways-jack-smith-congress-testimony.html
	173: Skepticrat173 - Recorded Early Before the Roe News Edition	09 May 2022	00:39:15
On this week's episode: New Jersey’s weed is as legal as it is expensive ... Madison Cawthorn’s existence continues to be the "free space" of political comedy ... And Twitter just got recalled for running a red light and killing a pedestrian. Also, we recorded this a week earlier than normal, and the news about Roe hadn't come out yet. We'll obviously be yelling about that next episode. But for now, enjoy the one podcast from this week that's not about real life Gilead. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Elon Musk is buying Twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/business/elon-musk-twitter-trump-return.html https://stratechery.com/2022/back-to-the-future-of-twitter/ NJ legal weed sales begin: https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/marijuana/2022/04/27/nj-legal-weed-first-day-sales/9558217002/ Trump’s border wall causing grievous injuries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/04/29/trump-border-wall-injuries-deaths/ Russia bizarrely includes Sims 3 among evidence of 'Staged' assassination plot: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gpmg/russia-sims-3 Dog dumped for being gay is adopted: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fezco-dog-dumped-shelter-gay-adopted_n_623a3dc2e4b0d39357ce1a85 Madison Cawthorn somehow keeps getting worse: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/us/politics/madison-cawthorn.html
	172: Skepticrat172 - Bronze Balls Edition	25 Apr 2022	00:40:05
On this week's episode: A Trump appointee sends masks to jail for their crimes against humanity ... Tucker Carlson’s lie to his wife about it being suntan lotion he was slathering his balls with gets out of hand ... And InfoWars goes from morally bankrupt to the other one too. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Florida judge strikes down national mask mandate because insanity is legal: https://apnews.com/article/biden-health-business-travel-tampa-3408cc825582126fbda5fbedd3a49dd3 Florida releases 4 examples from math textbooks it rejected for public schools: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html Alex Jones’s Infowars Files for Bankruptcy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/us/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy.html Tucker Carlson urges his viewers to irradiate their testicles: https://www.salon.com/2022/04/21/tucker-carlson-testicle-tanning/ MTG testifies in hearing on whether to disqualify her from seeking reelection: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-disqualification/index.html White House reporters laugh at Peter Doocy after Jen Psaki reminds him he's not a doctor: https://www.rawstory.com/peter-doocy-question-draws-mockery/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10721853/Psaki-says-Doocy-sounds-like-stupid-son-b-h-questions-Fox-gives-him.html
	171: Skepticrat171 - Ketanji Brown Jackson Edition	11 Apr 2022	00:45:38
On this week's episode: Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed to the Supreme Court ... Donald Trump Jr all but texts “let’s criminally crime crimes” to Mark Meadows ... And being a Republican means arguing that Fig Newtons are moist and wonderful and better than Oreos. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: KBJ confirmed, Republicans walk out during ovation, SCOTUS still terrible overall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/06/supreme-court-shadow-docket-clean-water-act/ https://www.businessinsider.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-republicans-walk-out-senate-confirmation-video-2022-4 Donald Trump Jr.’s texts to Mark Meadows even worse than Ginni Thomas’s: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/donald-trump-jr-meadows-text/index.html 2 Men Posing as Federal Agents Duped Secret Service, U.S. Says: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/us/impersonators-secret-service.html?smid=url-share Conservatives failing at more boycotts including Disney and Oreo: https://www.salon.com/2022/04/05/i-do-not-like-gay-cookies-conservatives-vow-to-boycott-oreo-over-new-ad/ Truth Social hemorrhaging executives: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/05/donald-trump-truth-social-senior-executives-resign Major Cheese Heist Puts Dutch Dairy Farmers on Alert: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/world/europe/cheese-theft-netherlands.html?smid=url-share
	170: Skepticrat170 - KBJ FTW Edition	28 Mar 2022	00:45:42
On this week's episode: Vladimir Putin fights for a different kind of TERF ... A South Carolina man proves you can save someone from drowning on a technicality ... And Ted Cruz thinks he might be turning Japanese - he really thinks so. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: KBJ confirmation hearings: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings-takeaways/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-woman-definition.html https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088217548/hawleys-attacks-on-ketanji-brown-jackson-fuel-a-surge-in-online-conspiracy-chatt Putin Goes Into Battle on a Second Front...Culture:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/world/europe/putin-cancel-culture-rowling.html Ginni Thomas did a bunch of sedition texting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/ GOP Senator Mike Braun says Ginni and Clarence's marriage should be illegal in some states: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/mike-braun-loving-virginia.html Trump endorsements don’t seem to matter: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-03-23/trump-endorsed-candidates-struggle-idaho-governor-little-mcgeachin Shitty dude gets shot by guy rescuing him: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10649259/Teen-jet-skier-shot-dead-Lake-Keowee-Good-Samaritan.html FBI and Anonymous hacktivists fucking with Russia: https://www.rawstory.com/r-2656999569/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/fbi-trolls-russian-embassy-with-geotargeted-ads-for-disgruntled-spies/
	169: Skepticrat169 - Go Tuck Yourself Edition	14 Mar 2022	00:40:48
On this week's episode: The court system tells Fox News to go Tuck itself ... A lot of conservatives consider a truck convoy to protest high gas prices ... And Rudy Giuliani unzipped his face again so there's gonna be a flying spider attack. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: NY judge uses Tucker Carlson’s own words against Fox News: https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/n-y-judge-uses-tucker-carlsons-words-against-fox-news-while-refusing-to-scuttle-smartmatic-defamation-lawsuit https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/09/judge-uses-tucker-carlsons-own-words-against-fox-news/ Judge issues temporary injunction barring Texas from investigating pediatric gender-affirming care as 'child abuse': https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/us/texas-transgender-minor-investigations/index.html All of Virginia’s educational system asks Glenn Youngkin to fuck off: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/11/virginia-youngkin-superintendents-tip-line/ Annnnd we're getting invaded by giant parachuting spiders: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2022/03/09/giant-joro-spiders-east-coast-may People’s convoy is no match for DC traffic: https://www.thedailybeast.com/peoples-convoy-truckers-struggle-to-defeat-dc-traffic-on-beltway-in-protest-over-pandemic-restrictions Madison Cawthorn charged for driving with a revoked license...again: https://www.salon.com/2022/03/10/why-has-madison-cawthorn-been-repeatedly-charged-for-driving-with-a-revoked-license/ After calling Zelensky a “thug”: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/politics/madison-cawthorn-volodymyr-zelensky-comments/index.html
	168: Skepticrat168 - Ukraine or Shine Edition	28 Feb 2022	00:40:00
On this week’s episode: We’ll try to make the opening salvo of WWIII funny ... We’ll find out if Ketanji Brown Jackson has been boofing with Squee ... And Andrew Torrez will be here to see if Elon Musk can feel shame. To support our show on Patreon, go here:https://www.patreon.com/skepticratTo buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ Headline Sources: Trump praises Putin for Ukraine invasion: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/13/timeline-how-the-ukraine-russia-crisis-reached-the-brink-of-war and https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/elise-stefanik-biden-putin-russia-ukraine-invasion/index.html and https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/25/how-republicans-moved-reagans-evil-empire-trumps-praise-putin/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/business/fox-news-russia-ukraine.html VOX profile of KBJ:https://www.vox.com/2022/2/25/22912842/supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jackson-bidenWilliamson hit piece in TNR:https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/02/against-judge-jackson/And yes, Williamson’s amazing Mitt Romney cover storyhttps://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2012/08/27/boss/?pg=1COVID is over…OR IS IT? https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/health/cdc-covid-metrics-mask-guidance/index.htmlSpace junk hitting moon update: https://www.space.com/china-denies-moonbound-rocket-stage Starlink active in Ukrainehttps://teslanorth.com/2022/02/26/spacex-starlink-internet-now-live-in-ukraine-says-elon-musk/Nathan Robinson, ”Surely We Can Do Better than Elon Musk?” Current Affairs, April 7, 2021https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/04/surely-we-can-do-better-than-elon-muskS. Derek Turner, “Broadband Boondoggle: Ajit Pai's $886M Gift to Elon Musk,” Free Press, December 14, 2020https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/insights-opinions/broadband-boondoggle-ajit-pais-886m-gift-elon-muskStarbucks unionization: https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/business/starbucks-union-vote-mesa-arizona/index.html
	167: Skepticrat167 - Vichyssoise France Edition	14 Feb 2022	00:58:36
On this week's episode: Tom and Cecil sit through most of our intro in quiet discomfort ... Marjorie Taylor Greene goes full Soup Nazi ... And we talk about a scam that Eli hasn’t fallen for yet. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, go here: https://dissonancepod.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Russia planned deep fake video as pretext for Ukraine invasion:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/03/ukraine-russia-fake-attack-video-us-claims Trump thought ripping paper made it stop existing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/05/trump-ripping-documents/ White House toilet repeatedly clogged with torn documents: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-swiped-possible-classified-material-from-white-house-report-says?ref=home Butterfly sanctuary had to shut down because people think they're child sex traffickers: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/us/butterfly-center-texas.html Marjorie Taylor Greene addresses 'gazpacho police' gaffe and makes it worse: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-gazpacho-police-response_n_6207756de4b083bd1cbef09a Marketplace suspends most NFT sales citing rampant fakes and plagiarism: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nft-marketplace-shuts-citing-rampant-fakes-plagiarism-problem-2022-02-11/
	166: Skepticrat166 - Sex and Candy Edition	31 Jan 2022	00:38:16
On this week's episode: Joe Rogan fans didn’t want hearts of gold anyway ... We do the SCOTUS version of Monty Python’s “Bring Out Your Dead” scene ... And Fox News examines the best footwear for the chocolate you wanna fuck. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: Stephen Breyer is retiring: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/stephen-breyer/index.html Biden gets a cat: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/us/politics/biden-cat-willow.html Neil Young leaves Spotify: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/arts/music/spotify-neil-young-joe-rogan.html Follow-up on Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes and follow-up on anti-vaxers drinking urine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stewart-rhodes-insurrection-act-trump/2022/01/23/fa009626-7c47-11ec-bf02-f9e24ccef149_story.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-alex-jones-pal-behind-the-anti-vaccine-rights-urine-drinking-covid-cure Webb telescope reaches its final destination without issue: https://manilastandard.net/news/314173247/webb-telescope-reaches-final-destination-a-million-miles-from-earth.html SpaceX rocket slams into the moon because of careless nonsense: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/an-old-falcon-9-rocket-may-strike-the-moon-within-weeks/ Really big pot brownie: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/850-pound-brownie-mari-med_n_61afc956e4b0eb35170a40b4 Tucker Carlson is "totally turned off" by "less sexy" female M&M's: https://www.salon.com/2022/01/22/tucker-carlson-bemoans-fact-hes-no-longer-attracted-to-less-sexy-mandm-cartoons/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/candace-owens-sees-plot-to-destroy-fabrics-of-society-in-minnie-mouse-wearing-a-pantsuit
	165: Skepticrat165 - Urea 51 Edition	17 Jan 2022	00:38:47
On this week's episode: The Supreme Court doesn’t understand what a plague has to do with health or safety ... If you're an anti-vaxer, urine for a treat ... And Tom and Cecil will be here to make the improvising around the news stuff look easy. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, go here: https://dissonancepod.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 Headline Sources: SCOTUS blocks vaccination-or-testing requirement for large companies: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-biden-vaccine-rules/2022/01/13/2e6e4b9e-749e-11ec-bc13-18891499c514_story.html Russia clearly about to invade Ukraine:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/14/ukraine-russia-cyber-attack/ Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy: https://www.rawstory.com/oath-keepers-leader-charged-with-seditious-conspiracy-for-jan-6-insurrection-report/ GOP Senator Roger Marshall got called a moron by Fauci so he's introducing the "FAUCI Act" to make the doctor's already public financial records even more public:https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fauci-act-roger-marshall-anthony-fauci-moron-argument-1284867/ Anti-vaxers are drinking pee now: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/11/urine-therapy-latest-covid-antidote/9169167002/
	164: Skepticrat164 - Matrix Edition	03 Jan 2022	00:47:50
On this week's episode: Donald trump makes Candace Owens look stupid ... We get the best Jordanian fist fight since Creed ... And we learn that Skynet is playing the long game with mostly low-level pranks. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Candace Owens, Donald Trump, and Alex Jones have idiot fight:https://www.newsweek.com/alex-jones-urges-followers-move-trump-warns-hell-dish-all-dirt-1664473 Jordanian lawmakers punch each other: https://abc17news.com/news/2021/12/29/jordanian-lawmakers-trade-punches-in-parliament-amid-heated-discussion-on-womens-rights/ Alaska sets record high December temperature: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/alaska-sets-record-high-december-temperature-of-194c Madison Cawthorn divorcing his Russian honeypot wife: https://www.newsweek.com/madison-cawthorn-laughs-off-suggestions-wife-russian-honeypot-1663560 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0ceTz8tAc Waymo’s autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in a dead-end street in San Francisco: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22726534/waymo-autonomous-vehicles-stuck-san-francisco-dead-end Alexa tries to murder a child: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59810383
	262: Skepticrat262 - Klanifest Destiny Edition	12 Jan 2026	00:56:27
On this week's episode: We’ll talk about the most dangerous ICE on the roads ... Elon Musk will show us what he really meant about making Twitter the everything app ... And the original 6-7 is a sex thing that came from Monica Geller on Friends. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: ICE agent Jonathan Ross executes Renee Good: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010631041/minneapolis-ice-shooting-video.html https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-renee-good-cell-phone-invs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-minnesota-ice-shooting-video.html We took Venezuela: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/us/politics/trump-capture-maduro-venezuela.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/09/trump-machado-meet-peace-prize/ Elon Musk’s Grok Apologizes After Generating Sexual Image of Young Girls: https://www.newsweek.com/grok-apology-deepfake-images-sexualized-young-women-pornography-11297025 Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid X users after deepfakes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kn52nx9do Betty Boop and Blondie enter the public domain: https://apnews.com/article/public-domain-2026-betty-boop-40cb2f7a30ba9d7aec0bfc9191ab02c1 Trump says he's taking Greenland too: https://ground.news/article/us-weighs-paying-greenlanders-up-to-100-000-to-leave-denmark-reuters_076ad6 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/world/americas/trump-greenland-annex.html Ten found guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78v6z7597yo Viral ‘6-7' tops 2025 list of overused words and phrases: https://apnews.com/article/2025-words-slang-phrases-list-university-67-59f896e28b7b16edfdfcc453a8af388a
	163: Skepticrat163 - Pocalypse-tacular Edition	20 Dec 2021	00:49:05
On this week's episode: Noah gives up a cool space story to talk about idiots irradiating themselves ... Eli gives up important political stories to talk about syrup ... And we celebrate the end of the year with a very special pocalypse-tacular. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat10 https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: CDC warns of omicron variant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/14/omicron-us-spread/ Canada dips into their maple syrup reserves: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/world/canada-maple-syrup-reserve-shortage/67-d42eb5f2-be13-43d5-86ef-fb3316e5ea52 DeSantis unveils the Stop WOKE Act so parents can sue if their kid learns about CRT:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/15/desantis-stop-woke-act-mlk-crt/ Necklace advertised as “anti-5G” turns out to be radioactive: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59703523 Scorpion-pocalypse: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1055680400/3-dead-hundreds-injured-after-storms-rouse-scorpions-in-egypt 21 things that made the world a better place in 2021: https://www.wired.com/story/2021-positive-news/
	162: Skepticrat162 - Ruh Roe Edition	06 Dec 2021	00:43:00
On this week's episode: The Supreme Court has a reply for the voters who sent a message in 2016 ... We’ll get far enough into the Greek alphabet to find Decepticons ... And we learn how a sentient swarm of tiny frogs could affect your holiday travel plans. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat125 Headline Sources: SCOTUS seems ready to take apart Roe v Wade: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/us/politics/supreme-court-mississippi-abortion-law.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/us/mississippi-supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madison-cawthorns-simplistic-abortion-analogy-misses-the-point_n_61ab8ba1e4b0ae9a42bd4c76 Omicron variant: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/health/omicron-cdc-walensky-testing/index.html Scientists create first self-replicating biological robots: https://www.livescience.com/self-replicating-biological-robots Lin Wood tries to clarify which version of crazy he is: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lin-wood-qanon-deep-state-michael-flynn_n_61aaa010e4b0ae9a42bcce0c Dude totally got away with robbing a bank: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/29/metro/hiding-plain-sight-how-one-countrys-most-wanted-fugitives-led-quiet-life-lynnfield/ Trump social media site misses self-imposed deadline for beta version: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/01/trump-spac-social-media-company-appears-to-miss-first-deadline.html
	161: Skepticrat161 - Poopmato Poopmotto Edition	22 Nov 2021	00:41:41
On this week's episode: Murder continues to be legal in Wisconsin ... We’ll all overlook what a low bar “build back better” sets ... And the Republican Party gets triggered by muppets. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars To donate to Modest Needs for our "Vulgarity for Charity" fundraiser, go here: ModestNeeds.org Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.greenchef.com/skepticrat125 https://www.policygenius.com https://www.mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: The Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict, dammit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-all-counts-polarizing-kenosha-homicide-trial/ If the BBB Bill was put forward by Bernie Sanders your shitty cousin who voted for Jill Stein would be splooging their pants over it: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/18/upshot/whats-in-democrats-reconciliation-bill.html Citation for insulin cap: https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/potential-costs-and-impact-of-health-provisions-in-the-build-back-better-act/ SpaceX astronauts return to Earth wearing diapers: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/tech/spacex-crew-2-dragon-splashdown-toilet-scn/index.html https://www.npr.org/2021/11/07/1053383188/a-broken-toilet-on-spacex-capsule-means-astronauts-will-return-to-earth-in-diape Kamala Harris hold presidential power while Biden undergoes colonoscopy: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-transfer-power-harris-during-colonoscopy-friday-white-house-2021-11-19/ Tomatoes growing from poop: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/tomato-sewage-pegwell-bay-b1955704.html Republicans ban Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and Big Bird from CPAC: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cpac-bans-elmo-twitter_n_6196ce1de4b07fe20108f653
	160: Skepticrat160 - Maintaining an Election Edition	08 Nov 2021	00:48:41
On this week's episode: Congress agrees to build a bridge as long as no Critical Race Theory drive across it ... Thanks to quarantine protocols, Aaron Rogers finally gets to be the smartest man in the room ... And Republican spies accidentally audition for a tragic farce by the Coen brothers. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars To donate to Modest Needs for our "Vulgarity for Charity" fundraiser, go here: ModestNeeds.org Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Election Day was a trainwreck: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/03/us/politics/democrat-losses-2022.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/nyregion/stephen-sweeney-durr-nj-election.html Infrastructure deal reached: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/11/06/biden-infrastructure-deal/ Aaron Rodgers is a lying idiot: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/sport/aaron-rodgers-packers/index.html The GOP and their team of stupid spy operatives - Project Veritas and Jacob Wohl: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/us/politics/project-veritas-investigation-ashley-biden-diary.html https://www.newsweek.com/jacob-wohl-jews-christmas-assimilation-gab-1646240 UN Climate Summit wonder what in the world that is: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/06/nicola-sturgeon-says-glasgow-climate-march-will-be-policed-appropriately High school apologizes for winning too hard: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/04/us/inglewood-morningside-high-school-football-game-trnd/index.html
	159: Skepticrat159 - Teledildonics Edition	25 Oct 2021	00:42:17
On this week's episode: Donald Trump’s Twitter ends up a PornHub ... Heath will present his holiday buying guide ... And we have a very special segment about genital cage safety. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump attempts to launch his own Twitter with beer and hookers again: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-president-donald-trump-launches-new-social-media-platform-2021-10-21/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/technology/trump-truth-social-hackers.html https://news.yahoo.com/trump-social-network-given-30-204900628.html The COVID vaccine makes you immortal (no it doesn't): https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/health/covid-vaccines-death-rates/index.html Rudy Giuliani does campaign video as Abe Lincoln: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rudy-giuliani-abe-lincoln-filter_n_616fa27ae4b005b245c3a7e4 https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-mayor-rudy-giuliani-is-in-a-whole-lot-of-trouble-and-he-thinks-youre-really-stupid Texas school official urges teachers to stock books on the alternative views to the Holocaust: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/14/texas-school-holocaust-books-race-southlake Aromatherapy spray was filled with exotic bacteria: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/health/aromatherapy-melioidosis-mystery/index.html New sex toy standards let some sensitive details slide: https://www.wired.com/story/sex-toy-standards/
	158: Skepticrat158 - Vision Board Edition	11 Oct 2021	00:38:28
On this week's episode: A very different Amazon stops selling through Facebook ... Trump will work really hard not to use “I did too get illegal emoluments” in his defense ... And the US Army gets attacked by a ninja. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Ninja with sword assailed a US Army special ops unit and other random stories from Sep21: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/01/1042487729/a-ninja-with-a-sword-assailed-a-u-s-army-special-operations-unit-in-california https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/ Facebook won't let you sell Amazon land on their website any more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/tech/facebook-marketplace-amazon-land/index.html Even with all the grift, Trump’s DC hotel lost a fuckton of money while he was president: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-organization-hid-payments-foreign-governments-us-house-panel-alleges-2021-10-08/ 2021 Ig Nobel Prizes: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/2021-ig-nobel-prizes-honor-decongestant-orgasms-rhino-transport-69183 Drunk man reported missing joins search party for himself: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyhan-mutlu-missing-joins-search-party_n_6157255be4b008640eb3e819 WHO endorses world’s first malaria vaccine: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/oct/06/who-endorses-use-of-worlds-first-malaria-vaccine-in-africa
	157: Skepticrat157 - Trick or Retreat Edition	30 Aug 2021	00:33:11
On this week's episode, Kanye West cries for help at 40 bucks a ticket, OnlyFans will relent and leave Heath’s back up career safe for now, and we’ll take a vacation so soak us in while you can. --- To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Sources: Afghanistan withdrawal is a homicidal disaster: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/28/taliban-takeover-kabul/Insurance is gonna start charging you to get COVID https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/insurance-providers-will-no-longer-waive-all-costs-associated-with-covid-19- Onlyfans relents on plan to ban adult content: https://www.wabi.tv/2021/08/25/onlyfans-reverses-explicit-content-ban-after-outcry/treatments Kanye west has another crazy listening party https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/kanye-west-sets-himself-on-fire-remarries-kim-at-donda-listening-party/ Rudy does a worse job of saying he’s not an alcoholic than Heath: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-says-u-s-has-gone-off-the-rails-denies-he-has-alcohol-problem/3243586/ Couple wins lottery twice no they don't:https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/couple-hits-nearly-1m-lottery-on-two-tickets-with-identical-numbers/
	156: Skepticrat156 - Lindellible Marker Edition	16 Aug 2021	00:46:28
On this week's episode: Madison Cawthorne puts his foot in his mouth because what else is he gonna do with them ... Dumb people will switch to something easier to pronounce than hydroxychloroquine ... And Mike Lindell has a symposium about proof that is quadruple absolute. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Mike Lindell holds "cyber symposium" in South Dakota: https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-cyber-symposium-jair-eduardo-bolsonaro-donald-trump-hat-2021-8 Madison Cawthorn's Tweet About 'Great Fiction Novel' 1984 Gets Mocked Into Oblivion: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madison-cawthorn-1984_n_61134b44e4b08948dca1d025 Ron DeSantis threatens to withhold school boards’ paychecks if schools require masks: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/10/desantis-threatens-school-salaries-mask-mandates-florida/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/health/cardona-biden-abbott-desantis-mask-mandate.html https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/08/05/protesters-object-buncombe-county-schools-mask-mandate-council-meeting-north-carolina/5507110001/ Ivermectin is a waste of money and the Fed is not a Ponzi scheme: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-supporting-ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-withdrawn-over-ethical-concerns A bunch of famous people tell us that they’re crazy people who don't wash their bodies:https://nypost.com/2021/08/09/why-are-anti-showering-celebrities-trying-to-make-us-stink/ For the first time in its history, the USA has fewer white people: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-release-census-data-used-legislative-redistricting-2021-08-12/
	155: Skepticrat155 - Good Wall Hunting Edition	02 Aug 2021	00:43:39
On this week's episode: Not enough people get Eli's Michigan J Frog joke ... We record early in case Noah's state drowns in its own stupidity before our normal day ... And we learn about the dumbest part of the dumbest wall in American history. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Jan. 6 commission to hold first hearing on Capitol attack: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/07/27/january-6-commission-hearing/ We gotta wear masks again: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/health/cdc-masks-indoors-delta-variant.html The guy who spent $30 million building Trump’s wall is looking for buyers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-22/trump-border-wall-builder-tommy-fisher-is-looking-for-a-buyer Company determines worst Delta Variant Danger Zone is Noah’s front yard: https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2021/07/26/southeast-georgia-county-deemed-nations-1-delta-danger-zone https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/27/biden-vaccine-mandate-federal-employees/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/27/health-202-vaccine-mandates-are-mounting-courts-are-upholding-them-so-far/ Simone Biles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/sports/olympics/russia-wins-gold-medal-gymnastics.html MAGA-branded "Freedom Phone" is a black box that should be avoided at all costs: https://gizmodo.com/new-ultra-city-smiths-trailer-has-hit-the-internet-1847312989 And right-wing Twitter knock-off GETTR gets hacked: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gettr-the-pro-trump-social-media-alternative-filled-with-trolls-grifters-and-hentai-porn/
	154: Skepticrat154 - CPAC's Romana Edition	19 Jul 2021	00:42:14
On this week's episode: We watched CPAC so you don’t have to ... We did not watch CPAC and Eli’s a liar ... And Sidney Powell accidentally stars in a Christopher Guest mockumentary of herself in federal court. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Highlights from CPAC: https://www.vice.com/en/article/epnm47/cpac-2021-trump-republican-party-highlights COVID is skyrocketing: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/16/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187 Japanese diplomat dismisses summit with South Korean president because he’s “probably too busy masturbating”: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/south-korea-summons-japan-undiplomatic-inappropriate-remarks-15239336 Hearing for Sidney Powell and kraken team is the greatest ever: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sidney-powell-disciplinary-hearing/2021/07/12/61d44ac4-e0c9-11eb-9f54-7eee10b5fcd2_story.html The expanded child tax credit is here and it's huge fucking deal: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016122095/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-is-here-heres-what-you-need-to-know Hubble rebooted: https://www.space.com/hubble-space-telescope-backup-hardware-success
	261: Skepticrat261 - Butter Emails Side Down Edition	15 Dec 2025	00:49:28
On this week's episode: Kash Patel calls shotgun ... We will be shocked to find out what a young Nigel Farage thought about jews and brown people ... And Eli's a narc about medical marijuana. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Kash Patel is giant embarrassment who wouldn't leave his plane without an FBI jacket: https://nypost.com/2025/11/30/opinion/damning-report-labels-fbi-rudderless-ship-under-kash-patel-with-he-and-dan-bongino-more-concerned-with-building-personal-resumes/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-probe-fbi-director-kash-patel-fbi-gulfstream-jet/ https://people.com/fbi-director-kash-patel-directed-security-detail-to-drive-girlfriend-friend-home-report-11862942 Farage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/04/farage-turns-on-broadcasters-racism-allegations-bbc Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump’s New Political Map: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/indiana-senate-redistricting-republicans.html Feds bring woman to US to face charges, then say she's here illegally: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/10/extradition-deportation-belarus-russia/ The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/05/the-liz-truss-show-review-hapless-ravings-from-a-closet Beware the Liz Truss chatshow - viewers will require survivor therapy: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/06/welcome-to-the-liz-truss-chatshow-but-beware-viewers-may-end-up-in-survivors-therapy Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/health/medical-cannabis-benefits.html
	153: Skepticrat153 - Just the Tax Ma'am Edition	05 Jul 2021	00:32:57
On this week's episode: It turns out that Donald Trump's taxes matter to someone ... Canada will have to explain to Americans that 49 degrees is actually very hot ... And Heath’s not here because he ripped his penis off while masturbating again. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.bluechew.com https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Trump Org charged with tax fraud, grand larceny, etc: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/nyregion/allen-weisselberg-charged-trump-organization.html Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-arizona-voting-restrictions.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Heat dome: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/30/oregon-heat-wave-deaths/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57668738 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57678054 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210701-un-confirms-18-3c-record-heat-in-antarctica The Delta Variant - What Scientists Know: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/health/delta-variant-covid.html House votes to establish committee to investigate 1/6 riot: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-creation-committee-probe-jan-6-riot-n1272624 Sha’Carri Richardson, a track sensation, tests positive for marijuana: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-suspended-marijuana.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
	152: Skepticrat152 - Disimpaction Park Edition	21 Jun 2021	00:42:06
On this week's episode: Joe Biden declares a federal holiday that's a SECRET in 15 states ... We learn that shit really does slide down hill ... And robots will need a better role model than literally all of humanity. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/politics/juneteenth-holiday-biden.html The efforts to make text-based AI less racist and terrible: https://www.wired.com/story/efforts-make-text-ai-less-racist-terrible/ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-fueled-dungeon-game-got-much-darker/ Archeologists find and immediately break 1000 year old chicken egg: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intact-1000-year-old-chicken-egg-found-israel-180977970/ TX man sues Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop after his vagina-scented candle explodes in flames: https://torontosun.com/news/world/texas-man-sues-gwyneth-paltrows-goop-after-his-vagina-scented-candles-explodes-after-using Eli’s friends are heroes and if you think about it that kind of makes Eli a hero: https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/news/14-arrested-after-protesters-block-ice-leaving-new-jersey-jail When awful explosive diarrhea and a TV show called "Ultimate Slip 'N Slide" Collide: https://www.mediaite.com/news/when-awful-explosive-diarrhea-and-a-tv-show-called-ultimate-slip-n-slide-collide/
	151: Skepticrat151 - A Tax of the Clones Edition	07 Jun 2021	00:50:26
On this week's episode: Dallas will host the political suicide squad ... Andrew's unrequited crush on Liz Warren continues ... And we talk about Andrew's colleague as a member of the bar Sidney Powell. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: QAnon conference in Dallas: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/05/28/trump-fans-find-fellowship-at-3-day-dallas-conference-to-talk-god-country-and-patriotism/ Sidney Powell says Trump can get "reinstated": https://uproxx.com/viral/sidney-powell-trump-reinstated-qanon-conference/ Lindell’s law firm fires lawyer who filed lawsuit for Mike Lindell:https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/law-firm-dumps-mike-lindell-as-client-severs-ties-with-attorney-less-than-one-day-after-lawsuit-against-dominion-smartmatic/Alec Beck in the SHRM on 2020 voting rights:https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/many-states-require-employers-to-provide-time-off-to-vote.aspx G7 Countries Agree to Minimum Corporate Tax: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/06/05/g7-tax-us-yellen/ Republicans complain about Kamala Harris and celebrate Memorial Day with shocking stupidity:https://www.mediaite.com/weird/writer-tricks-matt-gaetz-matt-schlapp-and-dinesh-dsouza-to-post-tweet-honoring-lee-harvey-oswald/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/hypocritical-fox-news-attacks-kamala-harris-pre-memorial-day-tweet-tweeted-cocktails/ SEC fires Trump hack: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/04/sec-fires-republican-watchdog-491939 Trump shuts down his blog: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/politics/trump-shuts-down-blog.html
	150: Skepticrat150 - The Gang Ruins the Gas Crisis Edition	24 May 2021	00:43:00
On this week's episode: New Jersey is top 8 in something and Eli is legally obligated to talk about it ... Georgia is in the bottom 8 of that same thing, because of fucking course it is ... And even if you have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that you too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: GOP would like to know as little as possible about January 6th insurrection: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/19/mcconnell-opposes-houses-bipartisan-jan-6-commission-bill-489573 8 states are now above 70% of residents with at least on shot of the COVID vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations Tucker says we're ignoring UFOs and focusing on woke soldiers: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9591969/Carlson-claims-military-ignoring-UFOs-busy-purging-soldiers-not-woke-enough.html China becomes second nation to land a rover on Mars: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914 Crypto Crash: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/22/investing/crypto-crash-bitcoin-regulation/index.html Pipeline hacked so gas hoarders blow themselves up:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/politics/pipeline-hack.html https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-south-carolina-woman-hoarding-gas-fire-crash-explosion-20210514-td5tf535svgtdnyfyp4672puai-story.html https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/suv-burst-into-flames-after-containers-with-gas-ignite-in-central-florida/2451127/
	149: Skepticrat149 - OK Bamboomer Edition	10 May 2021	00:44:25
On this week's episode: Arizona Republicans check for Chinese printed on the inside of their ballots ... China does another "bad guy from a comic book" looking thing ... And we need Bugs Bunny to cut off Florida with a saw now more than ever. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat/ https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Florida is garbage:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/us/politics/florida-voting-rights-bill.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/03/florida-covid-restrictions-gov-ron-desantis-lifts-rules-statewide/4923900001/https://deadline.com/2021/05/florida-bill-would-stop-social-media-companies-from-deplatforming-users-1234748489/ Herd immunity unreachable: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/covid-herd-immunity-vaccine.html Tucker Carlson is garbage: https://www.thedailybeast.com/msnbcs-joy-reid-fires-back-after-tucker-carlson-calls-her-the-race-lady?ref=scroll Arizona’s bullshit recount is looking for bamboo in the ballots as proof that the Chinese did it: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/07/politics/arizona-recount-bamboo-state-senate/index.html Giant Chinese rocket splashes down in Indian Ocean: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/08/china-rocket-landing/
	148: Skepticrat148 - BOYOYOYOING Edition	26 Apr 2021	00:39:14
On this week's episode: The United States once again whips out its johnson ... A Minnesota jury finds that black lives actually do matter ... And we learn that we can't afford NOT to buy some blockchain art. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com https://mackweldon.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/derek-chauvin-verdict-reached-trial-over-george-floyd-s-death-n1264565 J&J vaccine resumes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/health/johnson-vaccine-resume.html Trump does Hannity interview in first on-camera appearance since leaving the White House: https://www.thewrap.com/trump-fox-news-sean-hannity-2024/ House passes resolution on DC statehood: https://apnews.com/article/dc-statehood-congress-9edf21fe93e813808f1488ceb0b7900b Gender reveal party explosion: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/23/us/gender-reveal-explosion-new-hampshire-trnd/index.html Investors are going crazy for NFT artwork and virtual real estate: https://www.reuters.com/business/metaverse-bet-crypto-rich-investors-snap-up-virtual-real-estate-2021-04-19/
	147: Skepticrat147 - Tuck Your Face Edition	12 Apr 2021	00:45:57
On this week's episode: Matt Gaetz is going to jail ... Amazon workers reject collectivism in favor of everybody having their own pee bottle ... And all of a sudden Mitch McConnell is a communist who hates freedom. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: MLB pulls All-Star Game from Georgia: https://www.vox.com/2021/4/3/22365408/mlb-all-star-game-atlanta-explained-voter-suppression-bills Mitch McConnell hates free speech all of a sudden: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/05/mcconnell-corporate-america-woke-parallel-government-479042 Matt Gaetz is going to jail: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/matt-gaetz-joel-greenberg-venmo https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/politics/house-ethics-committee-investigation-gaetz/index.html Russian forces at Ukraine border swell to unprecedented numbers: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-troops-intervention.html Piers Morgan tells his tragic story of victimhood on Tucker Carlson Today: https://www.thedailybeast.com/piers-morgan-bemoans-his-cancellation-over-meghan-in-hourlong-fox-news-primetime-tucker-carlson-special Union Loss May Bring New Phase of Campaign Against Amazon: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/business/economy/amazon-labor-unions.html Egypt discovers lost city: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/egyptologists-find-vast-millenia-old-lost-golden-city/ar-BB1frDXx Also parades mummies around like they’re asking for it: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-egypt-paraded-22-ancient-pharaohs-through-streets-cairo-180977430/
	146: Skepticrat146 - Throw in the Powell Edition	29 Mar 2021	00:41:25
On this week's episode: Jim Crow calls Georgia’s election bill a little blatant ... The Suez canal does its impression of Alex Jones’ colon ... And the American South uses Google to learn about hammer technology. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Georgia decides not to do Black people votes anymore: https://www.ajc.com/politics/bill-changing-georgia-voting-rules-passes-state-house/ Boat blocking the Suez Canal: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/middleeast/suez-canal-ship-blockage-intl-hnk/index.html Sidney Powell is using the Tucker Carlson defense: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/23/sidney-powells-tucker-carlson-esque-defense/ Vatican issues pay cuts for cardinals amid huge financial deficits: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56515367 Arkansas governor signs anti-trans sports bill: https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-signs-anti-trans-sports-bill Republicans are shockingly dumb on Google: https://www.estately.com/blog/you-wont-believe-the-questions-each-state-googles-more-than-any-other-state/
	145: Skepticrat145 - Piers Pressure Edition	15 Mar 2021	00:41:00
On this week's episode: The entire marketing department of Burger King comes down with type one diabetes ... Mike Lindell runs out of websites to get kicked off of so he starts making his own ... And beware the ides if you're a fascist who deserves to get stabbed. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Meghan and Harry talk to Oprah: https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservative-media-stars-triggered-by-meghan-markles-claim-of-royal-racism Burger King's International Women's Day campaign decried for sexism: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/burger-king-s-international-women-s-day-campaign-decried-sexism-n1260039 Hubble walking with noticeable limp now: https://earthsky.org/space/hubble-space-telescope-enters-safe-mode-after-unexpected-glitch-march7-2021 Mike Lindell Is Trying To Launch a Social Media Site: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-is-trying-to-launch-a-social-media-site-and-its-already-resulted-in-a-legal-threat?ref=home Guy blames saying the N-word on his diabetes: https://www.radio.com/sports/announcer-who-used-n-word-on-hot-mic-cites-blood-sugar-spike Trump team to vaccinated people: “You’re welcome”: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/donald-trump-covid-vaccine-credit
	144: Skepticrat144 - Starchy Bunker Edition	01 Mar 2021	00:44:27
On this week's episode: This year’s CPAC machine is anything but a snore ... Biden makes it more than 30 days without bombing a brown person to death ... And Ted Cruz lives out the tragic farce of a 5-year-old getting caught in a lie, at age 50. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.ipvanish.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com Headline Sources: Line up at CPAC is a GAM-tacular: https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/z3v9be/a-japanese-cult-that-believes-its-leader-is-an-alien-from-venus-is-speaking-at-cpac Biden gives up on a $15 minimum wage for no reason at all, he just hates me and freedom: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/minimum-wage-covid-relief-senate-parliamentarian/index.html Ted Cruz is an embarrassment: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/opinions/ted-cruz-weather-cancun-embarrassment-to-texas-moore/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold Biden bombs Syria out of his unabiding hatred of brown people: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/26/us-strikes-iranian-backed-military-infrastructure-in-syria Babies in cages at the Mexico border: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/migrant-children-border-detained.html We have a gender neutral Potato Head: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/business/mr-potato-head-gender-neutral.html
	260: Skepticrat260 - Bubba Trump Pimp Company Edition	17 Nov 2025	00:51:58
On this week's episode: The Epstein files completely ignore Trump’s golf score ... Donald Trump hides his declaration of war behind a lace fan ... And Andrew Cuomo just keeps losing elections to the same guy. To support our show on Patreon, go here: patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent: https://bsky.app/profile/susiedent.com Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: quince.com/skepticrat auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) groundnews.com/skepticrat betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: New emails released from Epstein files: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/epstein-emails-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/media/epstein-trump-emails-conservative-media.html Trump summons Boebert in order to pressure against Epstein files release: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/trump-epstein-vote-boebert.html Democrats cave on shutdown: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/held-democratic-voters-support-party-after-shutdown-ends/story?id=127542740 Trump would like to go to war with Venezuela, please: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-sort-of-made-up-mind-after-top-officials-spent-3rd-day/ Big wins on Election Day: https://apnews.com/article/virginia-new-jersey-trump-election-democrat-republican-fad109893cfd4be5b49a5bb1b0138d8d Drinking is cool: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/heavy-drinking-youth-career-success-b92scqwdh Russian robot faceplants in its debut: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html
	143: Skepticrat143 - Acquit While You're Behind Edition	15 Feb 2021	00:48:01
On this week's episode: Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor ... We learn that Disney Plus has higher ethical standards than the US Senate ... And it's gonna be more like a trot or MAYBE a light canter for governor. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.keeps.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Impeachment trial ends with Trump being guilty and acquitted: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/us/politics/impeachment-donald-trump.html Biden administration finalizes deal for 200 million vaccine doses from Pfizer, Moderna: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-finalizes-deal-200-million-vaccine-doses-pfizer-moderna-n1257560 GA DA opens criminal probe into Trump’s call to GA Sec of State: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966332808/georgia-district-attorney-is-investigating-trumps-call-to-overturn-election Gina Carano teams up with Ben Shapiro after getting fired from The Mandalorian: https://www.vox.com/culture/2021/2/12/22280565/gina-carano-fired-star-wars-mandalorian-social-media-conservative Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for governor: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/politics/arkansas-republican-governor-tim-griffin-sarah-huckabee-sanders/index.htmll This is a pretty sweet week to be a Mars nerd: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55998848 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56013041 https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-landing-4k-video-animation
	142: Skepticrat142 - Jewish Space Laser Edition	01 Feb 2021	00:35:00
On this week’s episode: Republicans make Joe Biden an offer he can absolutely refuse ... We’ll tell you what we’re gonna do with our space laser timeshare ... And we’ll impeach Donald Trump again, because impeachin’ makes us feel good. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Scathing Atheist, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-scathing-atheist To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Headline Sources: Gamestop thing: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-what-is-a-short-sale-gamestop-explained-20210128-dkdmjirbw5c2hkwzmounyx6gla-list.html Joe biden’s fight to pass covid relief https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/biden-covid-19-relief-urgency/index.html Feinstein’s failure to disclosehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/dianne-feinstein-stock-purchase-husband-b1794169.htmlPrevious story:https://apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-california-archive-b15af83719be0468f336b170e03a52c6 Marjorie Taylor-Greene more batshit crazy than we were giving her credit for: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-wildfires-space-laser-rothschild-execute.html Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protectionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/health/covid-vaccine-johnson-and-johnson-variants.html NY Mag timeline on impeachment:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/timeline-trump-second-impeachment.html
	141: Skepticrat141 - Denauguration Edition	18 Jan 2021	00:39:22
On this week's episode: We’ll say our goodbyes to Trump and Tall Tyler ... The three of us will stage as effective a coup as the one Trump’s supporters managed ... And Donald Trump is literally pouting in his room with his phone privileges taken away. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Highlights from the literal coup attempt: https://www.loremipsum.com/neonazisedition/fuckyourface A guy tasered himself while stealing a painting: http://www.yik-yak.com/actuallythiswasnotevenpublishedbyyikyak Former MI Governor charged in Flint water scandal: https://apnews.com/article/environment-michigan-flint-rick-snyder-f5987ee1f56b62b6858052bb759f996f MyPillow Guy wants to declare martial law: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/1/16/22234546/my-pillow-guy-notes-martial-law There is no federal reserve of COVID vaccines: https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/534524-federal-covid-19-vaccine-reserve-is-now-empty Australia rebrands it’s N-word Cheese: https://manilastandard.net/news/world-news/344298/australian-cheese-rebrands-after-20-year-racism-battle.html
	140: Skepticrat140 - Hindsight is 2020 Edition	04 Jan 2021	00:40:39
On this week's episode: House Republicans try to put an end to this silly democracy thing once and for all ... “HAVE YOU SEEN ME” pics of the Pfizer vaccine are showing up on the side of milk cartons ... And we play you the slideshow of our trip to 2020. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Senate overrides Trump’s veto on Defense bill: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/us/politics/senate-override-trump-defense-bill.html 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/politics/electoral-college-house-republicans/index.html 2020 year in review via social media: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/insights/2020/spending-2020-together-on-twitter.html Iran announces it will enrich uranium to 20%: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55509048 Vaccine distribution is going great: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/31/world/coronavirus-updates#spoiled-vaccine-doses-pharmacist-arrested https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-virginia-42-people-mistakenly-given-antibodies-instead-coronavirus-vaccine/ Retrospective of Trump's less dangerous stupidity: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/01/donald-trump-presidency-funny-moments
	139: Skepticrat139 - Lame Duck a l'Orange Edition	21 Dec 2020	00:45:56
On this week's episode: Trump gives a whole new meaning to “pardon me” ... The Netherlands urges him to at least turn on one factor authentication ... And oatmeal raisin is the Fredo Corleone of cookies. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Inside the scramble for Trump pardons: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/politics/donald-trump-pardons-lame-duck/index.html Still no fucking stimulus deal: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/congress-covid-stimulus-deal/index.html America gets hacked by Russia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55358332 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-is-behind-the-broad-ongoing-cyber-spy-campaign-against-the-us-government-and-private-sector-pompeo-says/2020/12/19/8c850cf0-41b3-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-is-behind-the-broad-ongoing-cyber-spy-campaign-against-the-us-government-and-private-sector-pompeo-says/2020/12/19/8c850cf0-41b3-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html Trump's Twitter got hacked by Dutch guy who guessed the password: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/12/17/dutch-trump-twitter-password-hack/ US approves second vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html CD Project Red stock tumbles amid Cyberpunk debacle: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cyberpunk-2077-cd-projekt-stock-price-sony-pulls-game-refunds-2020-12-1029905614
	138: Skepticrat138 - Fart of the Deal Edition	07 Dec 2020	00:42:28
On this week's episode: If only two people are alive they technically have herd immunity ... The CDC will finally get around to this pandemic thing ... And Rudy Giuliani farts like Heath in middle school making a fake fart noise. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: CDC urges mask during sex, showers, etc. as US approaches a 9/11 a day in COVID deaths: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/04/cdc-mask-guidance-indoors/ Micronesia asked us not to send them food because it would be infected with America germs: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/432131/federated-states-of-micronesia-opts-out-of-annual-us-military-humanitarian-mission-due-to-covid-19-concerns Former presidents will get the vaccine: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/obama-vaccine/index.html Trump spends $3 million to lose by more in Wisconsin: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-falls-short-wisconsin-recount-he-paid-3-million-n1249289 Nikki Haley gets pwned by AOC: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/aoc-and-nikki-haley-clash-on-twitter-over-covid-relief-funding-b1756616.html Founder of Hungarian anti-LGBTQ party arrested for drug possession at gay orgy: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55145989 Melissa Carone is impossibly perfect comedy: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/03/trump-teams-discredited-witness-compared-to-snl-character GOOP's 2020 holiday gift guide is nonsense: https://goop.com/style/gift-guides/ridiculous-holiday-gifts/
	137: Skepticrat137 - Pancake Wars Edition	23 Nov 2020	00:36:09
On this week's episode: Donald Trump just can't get enough LOSING ... Rudy Giuliani is left on the dashboard too long ... And Heath is quitting Facebook and starting his own site called Palaver. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Joe Biden very much still won the election: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-michigan-lawmakers-meeting/2020/11/20/ef30e2ba-2b43-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html Donny Jr. has COVID: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/politics/donald-trump-jr-coronavirus/index.html Drippy Giuliani press conference of lying: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/politics/giuliani-trump-legal-team-press-briefing-fact-check/index.html Arecibo radio telescope will close down permanently: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03270-9 Vaccines bitches: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/health/pfizer-vaccine-eua-submission/index.html Million MAGA March mistitled and foiled by K-Pop stans: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bette-midler-george-takei-and-more-join-k-pop-fans-to-troll-trump-supporters-million-maga-march/ar-BB1b2g26 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/15/million-maga-march-trump-supporters
	136: Skepticrat136 - Achieving and Maintaining an Election Edition	09 Nov 2020	00:43:08
On this week's episode: We’ll do the ugly gloating your other podcasts wish they could ... Eli’s state becomes as awesome as Montana ... And Heath will look for the right doctor after his election lasted WAY MORE than four hours. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Legal weed all OVER the place: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/06/business/cannabis-election-win/index.html US tops 100,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day for first time. Also second, third, etc: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-record-high-cases/2020/11/06/fe665856-2066-11eb-90dd-abd0f7086a91_story.html Trump Team Holds News Conference Outside Landscaping Firm Next to Adult Book Store: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/four-seasons-total-landscaping-trump-team-news-conference.html Armed men arrested in Philadelphia were trying to deliver fake ballots: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/us/pennsylvania-convention-center-arrests/index.html Both Georgia Senate races will be runoffs: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/politics/georgia-senate-david-perdue.html
	135: Skepticrat135 - Stahl the Right Moves Edition	26 Oct 2020	00:36:37
On this week's episode: America’s got more cases than a Law and Order box set ... Donald Trump will remind us he’s at his best when he’s unwatchable ... And FUCKING VOTE! To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.getroman.com/skepticrat Headline Sources: Biden and Trump square off in final presidential debate: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/us/politics/debate-biden-trump.html US reports a one-day high of more than 83,000 infections: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/24/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html Trump Posts ‘60 Minutes’ Interview After Telling Lesley Stahl: ‘That’s No Way to Talk’:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/business/media/trump-pence-lesley-stahl-60-minutes.html Historic early turnout not looking good for Trump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/elections/early-voting-numbers-so-far/ New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wins second term in landslide election victory: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/17/asia/new-zealand-election-2020-results-intl-hnk/index.html Giuliani is an accidental Russian spy trying to pwn Hunter Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/hunter-biden-laptop.html
	134: Skepticrat134 - Fly For a White Guy Edition	12 Oct 2020	00:38:32
On this week's episode: Bill Barr charges Joe Biden with not being his boss in the first degree ... Eli will try to be legally declared a fly now that he knows shitting in Mike Pence’s hair is one of the perks ... And Gretchen Whitmer almost gets kidnapped by nihilists but they were a little too exhausted. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ Headline Sources: FBI Says a Michigan Militia Plotted to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-militia.html Lindsey Graham has COVID and is a chicken: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/politics/south-carolina-debate-lindsey-graham-jamie-harrison/index.html Trump chickens out of virtual debate: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/09/trump-biden-debate-canceled-rally Trump's $1.8 trillion stimulus proposal faces opposition from Pelosi and Senate GOP: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/10/politics/stimulus-talks-pelosi-senate-gop-trump/index.html Trump angry at Bill Barr for not arresting Joe Biden yet: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-barr-durham-russia/2020/10/09/05ed9842-0a40-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html Highlights from the VP debate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/07/vice-presidential-debate-live-updates/
	259: Skepticrat259 - Heath is Furloughed Edition	03 Nov 2025	00:30:00
On this week's episode: We’ll check in with American democracy quick while we still can ... Our trip to Europe matches up with a jewel heist as a COINCIDENCE ... And Elon Musk will continue to try to build a world where he’s right rather than admit he was wrong. Learn more about Vulgarity for Charity here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars
	133: Skepticrat133 - Ghoul Interrupted Special Debate Edition	05 Oct 2020	01:18:44
On this week's episode, we review the Biden-Trump debate(?) from last week in Cleveland. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts
	132: Skepticrat132 - Belichicks and Balances Edition	28 Sep 2020	00:47:23
On this week's episode: Eli does an impression of someone not understanding science and Noah explains why that person is incredibly wrong ... We usher in the death of democracy with a chorus of fart noises ... And everyone should check out The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, where 'sonder' was neologized, just in case your collection of regular ubiquitous sorrows isn't cutting it. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ Headline Sources: Amy Coney Barrett is pretty much locked in, so what's next?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/19/mcconnell-biden-pack-court/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court.html Debate on Tuesday could be fun?...Fun isn’t the right word: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/14/presidential-debates/?itid=hp-top-table-main Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/politics/trump-power-transfer-2020-election.html Senate passes resolution that says elections still count: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-republicans-constitution/2020/09/24/b09e2036-fe79-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html GOP-sponsored bill would make it impossible to count mail-in ballots: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/republican-senator-bill-illegal-mail-vote-count-deadline.html CDC recommendations for celebrating fall holidays during the pandemic: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html Lindsey Graham needs your money sadly: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/lindsey-graham-help-me-money-contributions-fox/2020/09/25/ea2d6d14-ff57-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html
	131: Skepticrat131 - Rock the Boat Edition	14 Sep 2020	00:40:53
On this week's episode: We’ll try to to get the image of Sarah Huckabee Sanders's WAP into your head ... Donald Trump will lie about telling the truth about lying ... And we learn that Trump voters are tragically stupid rats on a literal sinking ship. To support the Black Lives Matter Global Network, go here: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/skepticrat https://www.policygenius.com/ Headline Sources: Bob Woodward Revelations Re: Trump downplaying the virus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-woodward-rage-book-trump/2020/09/09/0368fe3c-efd2-11ea-b4bc-3a2098fc73d4_story.html Nine Drug Companies Pledge to ‘Stand With Science’ on Coronavirus Vaccines: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/health/9-drug-companies-pledge-coronavirus-vaccine.html Trump gets a Nobel nod and also adds Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton to SCOTUS nominee list: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/09/trump-supreme-court-list-names-410919 America is on fire: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/12/oregon-fire-california-wildfires/ Trump told SHS to take one for the team: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/donald-trump-sarah-sanders-take-one-for-the-team-kim-jong-un-wink-book Christian Right thinks failed MAGA boat parade was a conspiracy: https://deadstate.org/maga-blogger-boats-that-sunk-at-trump-boat-parade-were-probably-hit-by-terrorists/

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