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Point of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry's flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: science, religion, and politics.Guests have included Brian Greene, Susan Jacoby, Richard Dawkins, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugenie Scott, Adam Savage, Bill Nye, and Francis Collins.Point of Inquiry is produced at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, N.Y.
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Signup to Generate a PitchPoint of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry's flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: science, religion, and politics. Guests have included Brian Greene, Susan Jacoby, Richard Dawkins, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugenie Scott, Adam Savage, Bill Nye, and Francis Collins.
Recent episodes include "The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism | Joe Kelly" (22 September 2026, 72 minutes), "Sneeze: The History and Science of the Common Cold with Immunologist David Miles" (30 July 2026, 59 minutes), and "Round Trip to Christiantown" (6 July 2026, 74 minutes).
Point of Inquiry publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 663 episodes.
Booking probability for Point of Inquiry is 48%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Point of Inquiry requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Point of Inquiry's contact route on record: verified email.
Point of Inquiry is a society podcast with 663 episodes published.
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When American fascists began goose-stepping down Main Street in the 1930s, fascism was seen by the rest of the country as a terrifying and radical new European import. It was not. It didn't come from abroad. Nor was it...
The human race suffers from literally billions of colds every year. In this episode, Jim chats with Dr. David Miles about what a cold is, where it comes from, and how to avoid it. David Miles is an infectious-disease...
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What happens when a professional atheist and skeptic addresses a classroom full of young earth creationists and fundamentalist Christians? For 20 years, CFI West executive Director Jim Underdown has been going to a...
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Ann Druyan has had a stellar career bringing her creative talents to the world of science communication. From her time on the team that designed the messages on Voyager 1 & 2 (now outside our solar system), to her work...
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The massively popular Telepathy Tapes podcast has generated nationwide interest in the idea that severely autistic kids may also possess the ability to read minds. The series, now two seasons in, also broadly attacks...
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When a woman finds herself under the heavy influence of an authority figure who is revered by her friends, her family, and even the very culture she was raised in, how does she escape when that figure begins to take...
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Historically, of the three branches of government, the judiciary has been the final voice of reason when it came to guaranteeing fundamental freedoms like civil rights, marriage between consenting adults, and the...
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In the past century, there have been a number of court cases where religious folks have attempted to inject their beliefs into the public schools. But two cases are more noteworthy than most, and bookend the long battle...
The Griffith Observatory is the most visited public observatory in the world, and a science icon that overlooks the Los Angeles basin. Since 1935, the facility has hosted astronauts, WWII pilots and celebrities, and...
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A century and a half ago, one out of every five Americans lived on a farm. Today, it's closer to one out of every fifty, even though the population has increased more than tenfold. The industrial-scale farm and...
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The ancient Greeks had a profound influence not only on their own world, but also on what would become Western culture as a whole. In this episode of Point of Inquiry, Jim chats with Evaggelos Villianatos, a Greek...
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The art of cold reading has convinced millions of people that gimmicks like crystal balls, palm reading, tarot cards, and other alleged paranormal abilities are real. People walk away from astrologers, mediums, and...
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When a business owner, ex-marine, and retired peace office is questioned and later arrested for what appear to be bigoted reasons, there should be recourse in our system of justice to right such a wrong. But Steve Hill...
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Almost 30 percent of the U.S. population is religiously unaffiliated, but only a fraction of those so-called "Nones" identify as atheist or agnostic. Fewer still feel comfortable revealing to the people in their lives...
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Members of Gen X and older grew up in an America in which being religious was the default and atheism was, as best, on the fringes. A lot has changed in the last couple of decades, and for many Millennials and members...
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In 2019, Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Scott Kennedy was working on a film about the years-long anti-vaxxer movement. Filming with top public health officials–including Tony Fauci–as well as rare...
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