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Serious Inquiries Only

Join Thomas for some critical thinking on questions of science, philosophy, skepticism and politics. These serious topics are discussed with some serious guests, but in an entertaining and engaging way! This is not your typical interview podcast; it’s a friendly dialogue, conducted thoughtfully and with plenty of humor. It's Serious Inquiries Only; but like, not boring or anything.

SIO219: Are You In the Right Headspace for a Podcast?

59 mins; December 04, 2019

SIO218: Joe Biden Punches Violence in the Face

59 mins; November 21, 2019

SIO217: Ok, Boomer

59 mins; November 13, 2019

SIO216: The NYT Polling Panic

58 mins; November 07, 2019

SIO215: The Case of Rep. Katie Hill

51 mins; October 31, 2019

SIO214: Ok WTF is with Tulsi Gabbard?

60 hours 54 mins; October 24, 2019

SIO213: Democratic Debate No. 43

64 hours 12 mins; October 17, 2019

SIO212: A Joker Review

58 mins; October 10, 2019

SIO211: Listener Questions, with Jamie!

58 mins; October 02, 2019

SIO210: The Case of David Silverman

54 mins; September 30, 2019

SIO209: More Listener Questions!

53 mins; September 19, 2019

SIO208: Kavanaugh, Weinstein, and Listener Qs with Jamie

59 mins; September 19, 2019

SIO207: Post-Debate Special!

62 hours 8 mins; September 13, 2019

SIO206: ContraPoints and Cancel Culture

53 mins; September 12, 2019

SIO205: What Camus Can Still Teach Us

50 mins; August 28, 2019

SIO204: Sexual Ethics, and More Listener Questions with Jamie

52 mins; August 26, 2019

SIO203: Jamie and the Yang Gang

55 mins; August 21, 2019

SIO202: The Russia Hoax Hoax

45 mins; August 14, 2019

SIO201: Did Al Franken Get Railroaded? with Jamie Lombardi

45 mins; August 08, 2019

SIO200: Democratic Debate, Round 2, Night 1

62 hours 3 mins; July 31, 2019

SIO199: The Problem with #Antifa

61 hours 49 mins; July 28, 2019

SIO198: Why No One Is Racist

44 mins; July 27, 2019

SIO197: The #DemDebate, Part 2

63 hours 8 mins; June 28, 2019

SIO196: The #DemDebate, Part 1

69 hours 17 mins; June 27, 2019

SIO195: A Mormon #metoo Reckoning, with Colleen Dietz

62 hours 24 mins; June 13, 2019

SIO194: Milkshaking with Eli Bosnick

48 mins; May 29, 2019

SIO193: The JV IDW, and More - with Eiynah

65 hours 6 mins; May 23, 2019

SIO192: Some Punditry, with Andrew Torrez

65 hours 57 mins; May 16, 2019

SIO191: Why I Changed My Mind

52 mins; May 09, 2019

SIO190: Dating Economy Inequality? with Kristi Winters

53 mins; April 25, 2019

SIO189: Impeach the Motherf*cker

59 mins; April 19, 2019

SIO188: Voicemail 2! AIPAC, Omar, and the 2020 Dem Primary

52 mins; April 11, 2019

SIO187: Voicemail! Anti-Vaxers, Christchurch, White Fragility, and Other Topics

46 mins; April 04, 2019

SIO186: (Not) Defending Cardinal Pell, with Jake Farr-Wharton

67 hours 24 mins; March 27, 2019

SIO185: The NZ Attack Blame Game

60 hours 16 mins; March 20, 2019

SIO184: Progressives Ruining Things

65 hours 18 mins; March 13, 2019

SIO183: The Killing of #StephonClark

36 mins; March 07, 2019

SIO182: A Conversation with Russell Glasser

57 mins; February 27, 2019

SIO181: The Jussie Smollett Story

54 mins; February 20, 2019

SIO180: Liam Neeson and White Fragility

61 hours 28 mins; February 13, 2019

SIO179: Phil Torres on X-Risks and Pinker's Sloppy Scholarship

68 hours 32 mins; February 06, 2019

SIO178: Listener Voicemail!

59 mins; January 30, 2019

SIO177: Covington Catholic and the Monument Showdown

58 mins; January 23, 2019

SIO176: Eli Bosnick on the Trial of Peter Boghossian

63 hours 15 mins; January 16, 2019

SIO175: Andrew Torrez on the FGM Court Decision

43 mins; January 09, 2019

SIO174: With Kristi Winters on Louis CK

61 hours 22 mins; January 02, 2019

SIO173: Voicemail: Ethics, Robots, FGM Laws, and More!

51 mins; December 27, 2018

SIO172: Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris on Denialism

54 mins; December 19, 2018

SIO171: Bryce Blankenagel on Mormon Fundamentalists

56 mins; December 12, 2018

SIO170: Panel on Neil deGrasse Tyson Allegations, Part 2

44 mins; December 09, 2018

SIO169: Panel on Neil deGrasse Tyson Allegations, Part 1

46 mins; December 06, 2018

SIO168: Tear Gas Was Used Under Obama, and More Rants

60 hours 13 mins; November 28, 2018

SIO167: Studying Sexism and Video Games with Johannes Breuer

52 mins; November 21, 2018

SIO166: Evidence Based Mental Health Panel at QED

56 mins; November 14, 2018

SIO165: Blue Wave Meets Red Wall

56 mins; November 07, 2018

SIO164: Listener Voicemail!

62 hours 9 mins; November 01, 2018

SIO163: Live at QED with Emma McClure on Prison Reform

50 mins; October 25, 2018

SIO162: In Defense of Elizabeth Warren

62 hours 7 mins; October 17, 2018

SIO161: Mandisa Thomas, President of Black Nonbelievers

49 mins; October 10, 2018

SIO160: The President Mocked A Sexual Assault Survivor

68 hours 53 mins; October 04, 2018

SIO159: He's Going To Be Confirmed

59 mins; September 27, 2018

SIO158: Why Skeptics Should Believe the Kavanaugh Accusations

70 hours 24 mins; September 20, 2018

SIO157: Sustainable Agriculture, with Dr. Sarah Taber

53 mins; September 12, 2018

SIO156: Healthcare Policy with Dr. Richard Schloss

44 mins; September 05, 2018

SIO155: Thoughts On McCain and Louis CK; Listener Voicemail

65 hours 48 mins; August 30, 2018

SIO154: Immigration Attorney Ryan Witmer

44 mins; August 23, 2018

SIO153: Blame the Green Party? Plus - An Interview with Steve Hill

42 mins; August 16, 2018

SIO152: Philosopher Elizabeth Picciuto on Trump's Moral Code

50 mins; August 08, 2018

SIO151: Dire Political Predictions; Listener Voicemail

54 mins; August 01, 2018

SIO150: Ok ESP Isn't Real... with Dr. Lindsey Osterman

57 mins; July 31, 2018

SIO149: Is ESP Real? No, Really... It Might Be...

53 mins; July 25, 2018

SIO148: Zerin Firoze - Ex-Muslim, Abuse Survivor, Asylum Seeker

54 mins; July 18, 2018

SIO147: Callie Wright on ScarJo and Nanette

57 mins; July 11, 2018

SIO146: Voicemail! Socialism, Pithy Catchphrases, Mandatory Voting, and Lots of #metoo

55 mins; July 04, 2018

SIO145: Left Critique of #metoo with Aimee Terese

64 hours 53 mins; June 27, 2018

SIO144: Aimee Terese on Socialism

52 mins; June 20, 2018

SIO143: YouTuber T1J @the1janitor

49 mins; June 13, 2018

SIO142: Andrews Seidel and Torrez on Masterpiece Cakeshop

65 hours 16 mins; June 07, 2018

SIO141: Hillary for President 2020; Jen Keane Update on #Repealthe8th

65 hours 35 mins; May 31, 2018

SIO140: Surviving Gay Conversion Therapy, with Tim Rymel

61 hours 0 mins; May 23, 2018

SIO139: Eli Bosnick on Meditation

59 mins; May 16, 2018

SIO138: BJ Mendelson on Internet Privacy

63 hours 59 mins; May 09, 2018

SIO137: Christianity No Longer Makes Sense, with Evan Davids

50 mins; May 04, 2018

SIO136: Don't Surf on Tsunami, and Other Disaster Advice from Mika McKinnon

66 hours 6 mins; April 25, 2018

SIO135: Alix Jules on Silverman, Starbucks and S'more

55 mins; April 18, 2018

SIO134: Nuclear Power is Critical to Saving the Environment, with Evan McDonell

56 mins; April 11, 2018

SIO133: Jen Keane on #IStillBelieveHer and #Repealthe8th

51 mins; April 04, 2018

SIO132: Ezra Klein Out-Sam-Harrises Sam Harris

50 mins; March 29, 2018

SIO131: Horseshoe Theory and Centrism with Peter Coffin

57 mins; March 25, 2018

SIO130: Is Antifa Winning?

45 mins; March 21, 2018

SIO129: Atheists (and Lawyers..) In Foxholes

39 mins; March 18, 2018

SIO128: Every Vote Matters!!! and Listener Voicemail

55 mins; March 15, 2018

SIO127: Rise of the Nones! with Kristi Winters

57 mins; March 11, 2018

SIO126: Lawrence Krauss Responds To Allegations

49 mins; March 08, 2018

SIO125: Are We Headed for Another Depression? with Dr. Robert S. McElvaine

57 mins; March 04, 2018

SIO124: Lawrence Krauss Accused of Sexual Misconduct; Interview with Monette Richards

79 hours 29 mins; March 01, 2018

SIO123: David Silverman of American Atheists

57 mins; February 25, 2018

SIO122: Yes, I Want To Take Away Your Guns

48 mins; February 21, 2018

SIO121: Ian Danskin of Innuendo Studios

59 mins; February 18, 2018

SIO120: Philosophers In Space with Aaron Rabi

41 mins; February 14, 2018

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