Fake News

Episode 345: Bad PR / Fake News

February 27, 2017

Special thanks to Michael Marshall for joining us @MrMMarsh. You can find his work:

Merseyside Skeptics

Good Thinking Society

Bad PR

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Extra Clips: 

Alex Jones Is Definitely a Human and Not a Reptilian | Super Deluxe Super Cuts

Infowars’ Alex Jones Is Trump’s CAPS LOCK Advisor | Stephen Colbert

Trumps Character Sheet:

Episode 331: Upper Decker

December 12, 2016

“There is no such thing anymore as fact because it’s all subjective”….what!? 

Tom and Cecil talk about a recent episode of The Diane Rehm Show where guest Scottie Nell Hughes discusses her ideas on facts. They also discuss Alex Jones and “Pizzagate” and why Math only works because Jesus created it.

Stories Covered In the Episode:

Episode 330: Post Truth with Cara Santa Maria

December 8, 2016

Tom and Cecil have Talk Nerdy host Cara Santa Maria on the show to discuss the rise of “fake-news”, how personal biases influence how we consume media, and the incoming POTUS.

About Cara:
Cara Santa Maria is an Emmy and Knight Foundation Award-winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, producer, and podcaster based in Los Angeles. Learn more about Cara at http://carasantamaria.com/

Episode 329: Lashes for Some…

December 5, 2016

We had the honor of having Dan Arel on the show, but due to technical difficulties we lost the recording. Thankfully, Dan was super cool and agreed to come back on the show in January. Tom and Cecil cover some of the stories they recorded with Dan from his blog Danthropology.

Stories covered in this episode: