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352 Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump Aug 14, 2020

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Interview with Sarah Posner. We discuss her amazing book about Trump, Evangelicals and Racists.
Investing Skeptically: Polaris Plan Part 2.

351 US Congressman Jared Huffman - Freethought Caucus Aug 06, 2020

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Interview with Jared Huffman. Mr. Huffman is the congressman representing California's 2nd District. We talk about the harm caused by the mixing of religion and politics. We also discuss the Freethough Caucus and how its members are trying to make America better for everyone.
Investing Skeptically: The Polaris Plan Part 1 - The overview. Stocks vs Bonds, The Cusion, Budgets, planning for retirement.

350 - Religion vs. Government Aug 03, 2020

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Interview with Casey Brinck. Casey is the Director of Policy and Goverment Affairs for The Secular Coalition for America. We discuss the involvement of religion in government.
Investing Skeptically: Mail bag.
Bonus audio: Christopher Hitchens
https://secular.org/

349 Chris Matheson (co-creator of Bill & Ted) Jul 25, 2020

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Interview with Chris Matheson. He is one of the creators of the Bill & Ted franchise. He has also worked on several other movies. His 2015 book is "The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love (and Hate). We discuss the new movie "Bill & Ted Face the Music" and his new book "The Buddha's Story".
Investing Skeptically: International funds - Correction.

348 The One About Private Equity Jul 19, 2020

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Interview with Rosemary Batt. She is one of the authors of the book "Private Equity at Work: When Wall Street Manages Main Street. You may be shocked at the many ways a Private Equity group can strip apart a functioning company.
Mail bag: International funds.

347 Fiduciary?, Helaine Olen Jul 10, 2020

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Interview with Helaine Olen. She is the author of "Pound Foolish" and "The Index Card". We talk about investing, covid, Trump, Betsy DeVos, Day trading and other current events.
Investing Skeptically: Will the government change the definition of "fiduciary"?

346 346 Recovering from Religion Jun 28, 2020

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Interview with Gayle Jordan. She is the executive director for Recovering From Religion.
Investing Skeptically ; My story, how to become an RIA, Trickle down economics
Bonus audio:
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali - I disagree with my father
- Douglas Adams - The Sentient Puddle

345 Peter Montoya, Business Development Companies Jun 20, 2020

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Interview with Peter Montoya. He is an author, business developer, marketer and founder of Thrive Union. We talk about people, humanism, education, politics and much more.
Investing Skeptically: Business Development Companies (BDC)

344 Marketing the Messiah Jun 11, 2020

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Interview with Cameron Reilly. He is the writer and director of a new fun movie "Marketing The Messiah". We learn how he escaped religion and where the idea for this movie originated. Plus, some tips on how to market a religion.
Investing Skeptically: Super Shitty Fund "USO"
Marketing the Messiah - Watch here...
https://deepdivedocumentaries.com/

343 Seth Andrews founder of The Thinking Atheist Jun 03, 2020

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Interview with Seth Andrews. We discuss religion, politics and his new book, "Confessions of a Former FOX NEWS Christian." We also discuss his podcast and 3 previous books.
Investing Skeptically: The risk of high yield (a.k.a Junk bonds)
Bonus audio:
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Kathy Griffin

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