Hosted by Critical Productions · EN · 931 episodes
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Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It’s skeptical, it’s political and there is no welcome mat.
Critical Productions hosts Cognitive Dissonance, a news show with 931 episodes published.
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Inside Trump's White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout - The New York Times What to know about a deal to end the Iran war | AP News Donald Trump on $300B fund for Iran: 'People can decide to do that'
Will Maine's scandal-hit Graham Platner help save or sink Democrats? Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island and other Iran oil infrastructure Johnson Says California Election Fraud Is So Bad It Can't Be Proven | The New R
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Trump says he will 'transfer' Kennedy Center to Congress after court setback | Reuters MAGA pundit cannot name one thing Trump has improved during debate | The Independent Asked About Stephen Miller, DNC Staffer Happy to
Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers Lawsuit targets whites-only Arkansas community after applicant claims she was rejected for Jewish roots, Black husband Man charged
AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president Mamdani fires back at Bezos over Queens teacher tax remark The Republican Party is nothing more than a cult of Trump US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration
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Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn't run in 2028. | Opinion Louisiana governor plans to suspend May primary to redr
Investigators Offer More Details of Gunman of Gala Dinner Attack 3 days after correspondents' dinner, FBI still unsure who shot officer outside ballroom Democrat on Trump's ballroom: 'My constituents can't afford f—ing g
MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged | WIRED https://archive.ph/20260418055449/https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/ V
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No Kings draw estimated 8 million in largest single-day U.S. nonviolent protest Viktor Orbán concedes defeat as Hungary's Tisza Party heads for election win Trump's Iran Deal Gives Him Nothing He Wanted - The Atlantic Tr
Evaluating the ethics of AI requires seeing through the never-ending hype - The Skeptic There are serious ethical implications to sexualising AI chatbots - The Skeptic https://www.voidpod.com/ https://creatoraccountabili
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Kash Patel
former Chief of Staff to Acting Secretary of Defense, Deputy Assistant to President Trump, Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council · Team USA
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Aaron Rabinowitz
discussed in 'Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse' · Creator Accountability Network
1 appearance on this show
Rob Reiner
1 appearance on this show
Dick Cheney
1 appearance on this show
Ghislaine Maxwell
1 appearance on this show
Michael Marshall
LGPS
1 appearance on this show
Joseph Mercola
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Jarry
science educator · McGill University’s Office for Science and Society
1 appearance on this show
David Brooks
author, contributor to PBS NewsHour and opinion columnist · The New York Times
1 appearance on this show
Kirk Cameron
author, actor, star of "Growing Pains" and "Fireproof"
1 appearance on this show
Kenneth Copeland
Word of Faith preacher · Kenneth Copeland Ministries
1 appearance on this show
Seth Andrews
2 appearances on this show
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