The 5 Best Serious Inquiries Only Podcast Episodes
1) SIO270: NYT's Kristof Duped by Christian Anti-Porn Group
Today's show features fan-favorite Eli Bosnick explaining how much is completely wrong about an op-ed by Nicholas Kristof. The article claims that PornHub is "...infested with rape videos. It monetiz...Show More
2) SIO267: We Should Eat Less Meat
... and other monologues and listener questions! I have not eaten meat for 2 months, and I want to explain why and why I think you should do your best to reduce meat eating as well. Don't worry, no ex...Show More
3) SIO474: They've Been Telling Us They'd Do This for a Long Time. Many Just Weren't Listening
Katherine Stewart joins us again (she was on episode 439) to talk about her new book, Money, Lies, and God! Katherine's books have been vital to understanding the Right. This book tackles different fa...Show More
4) SIO472: Anti-woke Crybabies Call ASL Interpreters Unnecessary. Here's the Fascinating Science Behind Why They Are Vital
The absolute man-babies who make up the anti-woke movement are always crying about some very minor thing that makes other people's lives better and is no actual burden to them, but is different than t...Show More
5) It's 2025. Please Stop Playing Dumb. It Was A Nazi Salute.
SIO471 - I just can't anymore with this. It's so fucking pathetic that mainstream media and a whole bunch of pundits, even on the left, have to do this thing where they play dumb and pretend people li...Show More
6) SIO511: What a Recent Chappell Roan Incident Teaches Us About Sexism
Well, what do you know - it's a day that ends in y so the internet has a woman to hate. You might have seen some of the chatter about child-hating Chappell Roan lately, and it's just so depressing eve...Show More
7) SIO510: Digging Into the Science of the Placebo Effect
Popular media will tell you that placebos, inert inactive substances taken as if they’re medication, can work miracles. …Placebos don’t “work”. But what does that even mean? And if that’s true, why wo...Show More
8) SIO509: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right (And Very Wrong...) About Biology
Everyone's favorite biologist and dinosaur enthusiast Dr. Eric Jaffe is back! Project Hail Mary is a very fun, and quite good, sciency movie that is cleaning up at the box office right now. You should...Show More
9) SIO508: The Data Shows That Authoritarianism Is Very Often Successfully Reversed. Yes, Really.
“Yes we can” vote and protest our way out of authoritarianism. It’s a classic case of academic literature never making it to mainstream consumption. Hang around social media long enough and you’ll hea...Show More
10) SIO507: Shirley You're Joking, Minnesota Fraud Man!
It's part 2 of the Minnesota fraud stuff. We get a little more Nick Shirley, dumbest person ever to testify in congress. And then I debunk the main claims against Gov. Walz and AG Ellison. Did Walz un...Show More