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312 Mueller Report & Testimony Aug 01, 2019

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Interview with Ray Smock. Mr. Smock is the former Historian of the US House of Representatives and several books.
Investing Skeptically: Super Shitty Fund - Longboard
Bonus audio:
- Dave Allen - Black Cat
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali - I disagree with my father.
Bonus Music: Not Dead Yet by Ralph Covert & The Bad Examples.

311 Growth of the "NONES"! Jul 24, 2019

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Interview with Ryan Burge. He researcher focused on the intersection of Religiosity and Political behavior. We discuss data trends on the growth of the NONES. What does it mean, why is it happening etc....
Investing Skeptically: Covered Calls, New Mid and Small cap index funds at Fidelity, Vanguard conversion to Admiral shares.
Bonus audio:
JFK on the separation of Church and State
Brian Green on Dark Matter
John R. Butler - Hand of the Almighty (God will f u up)

310 Currency Hedging & Curt Carstensen Jul 16, 2019

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Interview with Curt Carstensen. His podcast is "People I know Show".
Investing Skeptically:
- Index Funds: Are they too big
- Currency Hedging for stock or bond funds
Vanguard - " A portfolio stabilizer: Global (hedged) bonds,"
https://advisors.vanguard.com/VGApp/iip/site/advisor/researchcommentary/article/IWE_InvComStblzrGlblHgdBnds
Vanguard - "The portfolio currency=hedging decision, by objective and block by block."
https://personal.vanguard.com/pdf/ISGPCH.pdf
Additional Audio:
Christopher Hitchens - Slavery
Susan Jacoby

309 Ark Adventure Park Jul 09, 2019

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Update on Ark protest. 3 interviews with people protesting the ARK.
Investing Skeptically:
Buffered Funds
WTF Vanguard
Yield Inversion
Bonus Audio:
Dave Allen - Black Cat
Martin Luther King Jr. - I have a Dream

308 Bladensburg Cross Update - Monica Miller Jun 29, 2019

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Interview with Monica Miller. She is Senior Counsel at the American Humanist Association (AHA). We discuss the Supreme Court ruling on the Bladensburg Cross. We also discuss their 2019 and 2020 conventions.
Investing Skeptically: 401k, Annuities in 401k, Secure Act
Bonus audio:
Julia Sweeney on Jesus
Sir David Attenborough reads Darwin

307 Moonshot by Richard Wiseman Jun 21, 2019

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Interview with Richard Wiseman. His new book is " Moonshot: What Landing a Man on the Moon Teaches Us About Collaboration, Creativity, and the Mind-set for Success"
We discuss this book and many other topics.
Investing Skeptically: SEC New Rules
Bonus audio
John Pinette on eating in Italy
Ricky Gervais - My mom only lied to me about one thing...
Music John R. Butler - Hand of the Almighty (god will f you up)

306 Conversations with God Jun 12, 2019

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Interview with Tony. Every two weeks he talks to god and tries to learn his ways. It does not always go as planned.
https://www.patreon.com/convowithgodpod
Bonus Audio
Brian Green on Dark Matter.
From SNL - Catholic Church - R Kelly
Sarah Silverman - Sell The Vatican, feed the world

305 Breaking The Cycle: How to get kids out of religion May 29, 2019

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Audio from my 2012 talk at Skepticon 5.

304 The Founding Myth - Andrew Seidel May 15, 2019

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Interview with Andrew Seidel. He is the Director of Strategic Response at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. His new book was 10 years in the making! The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American is a must read for all Americans. This is a must read book.
Investing Skeptically: Super Shitty Fund - Floating rate, Woodbridge group, Vanguard Growth Index fund.
Additional Audio: Kathy Griffin - Suck it Jesus, Jim Jefferies - God is Mysterious, West Wing - Bible Lesson

303.5 Hemant Mehta - Pledge of Allegiance May 09, 2019

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Interview with Hemant Mehta. He is creating a new and timeless podcast about The Pledge of Allegiance. Listed for the details of the show and how you can help!
Donation Link
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/a-not-so-brief-history-of-the-pledge-of-allegiance/
Additional audio - Pledge of Allegiance (without "under god") from the 1954 movie "The Bells of St. Mary's".

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