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362 Bernie Madoff, Trouble in Philly, Tactical Investing Nov 18, 2020

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Interview with Erin Arvedlund. She is a financial journalist and has written 3 books. We talk about one of her books on Bernie Madoff. We also discuss a local Philadelphia advisor that is having trouble with the SEC.
Investing Skeptically : Tactical investing, Back tested data.

361 Matt Dillahunty - The Hang Up Nov 05, 2020

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We discuss: Trump, Biden, Covid, Economics, Abortion, Flat Earth etc.....

360 The One About Annuities Oct 30, 2020

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This one is all about annuities. There are 3 different examples of how an annuity can drain away your money.

359 From Atheist to Christian and back.... Oct 15, 2020

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Interviews with William Brinkman and Brent Guggisberg. The grew up in secular families but later became christians. Later the concluded that the evidence did not support their religion and they left.
Investing Skeptically: Dollar cost averaging....

358 Break 'Em Up by Zephyr Teachout Oct 06, 2020

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Interview with Zephyr Teachout. We discuss her book "Break "Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money".
Investing Skeptically: An update on possible huge commissions with annuities.

357 - Donald Prothero - "Weird Earth" Sep 25, 2020

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Interview with Donald R. Prothero. He has written more than 30 book and we discuss his newest "Weird Earth: Debunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet" . He also has books on geology, science deniers, Paleobiology, evolution, UFOs, Dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals and other topics.
Investing Skeptically: Investment patents?

356 Polaris Plan Part 6 & leaving religion Sep 15, 2020

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Interview with Joseph Richardson. He struggled and found his way out of religion. We discuss his journey and how he once got thrown out of his city's government meeting for not standing for the prayer and pledge.
Investing Skeptically: Polaris Plan Part 6
Bonus audio: Julia Sweeney and Andy Serkis reads Trump's tweets as Gollum / Smeagol.

355 The Family with Jeff Sharlet - Polaris Plan Part 5 Sep 06, 2020

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Interview with author Jeff Sharlet. We discuss some of his books and how religion, politics and blind ambition for power resulted in Trump.
A couple of his books...
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The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
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C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy
- https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/inside-the-cult-of-trump-his-rallies-are-church-and-he-is-the-gospel
Investing Skpetically: The Polaris Plan Part 5
Bonus audio:
- West Wing bible lesson
- Susan Jacoby - A Christian Nation

354 Secular Student Alliance & Polaris Plan Part 4 Aug 30, 2020

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Interview with Kevin Bolling. He is the Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance (SSA). We talk about growth of the SSA and how it helps almost 50,000 students in almost 3,000 schools / Universities. We need more secular thinkers and the SSA is a big part of the solution.
go here to donate:
http://secularstudents.org/phil/
Investing skeptically segment: The Polaris Plan Part 4!
Bonus audio-
Ayaan Hirsi Ali - I disagree with my father.
John F. Kennedy - Seperation of church and state

353 Annabelle and Aiden - Secular Children's Books Aug 22, 2020

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Interview with Max Rambaldi and JR Becker. Max is the illustrator for these amazing books and she lives close to Venice, Italy. We discuss her different styles and wonderful work. JR Becker is the author. He shares his story and the origin of these amazing books.
Investing Skeptically: The Polaris Plan Part 3, The 4% rule.

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