http://www.desertairpodcast.com Desert Air is a weekly podcast promoting rational thinking in society featuring Kiera Topping, Don Lacey, David Foster, Philip Olson and Brandon Northcutt. en-us Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:29:14 -0700 © 2011 - 2013 Brandon D. Northcutt feedback@desertairpodcast.com (Desert Air Podcast) http://www.desertairpodcast.com/desert_air_iTunes_144.png http://www.desertairpodcast.com 144 144 Atheist Inquiry into Reality Brandon D. Northuctt Desert Air is a weekly podcast promoting rational thinking in society featuring Kiera Topping, Don Lacey, David Foster, Philip Olson and Brandon Northcutt. Brandon D. Northuctt feedback@desertairpodcast.com (Desert Air Podcast) yes skeptic, skepticism, science, reason, logic, pseudoscience, atheism, secularism, rationalism Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E20.mp3 This week we have a special interview with author Darrel Ray. Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have a special interview with author Darrel Ray. This week we have a special interview with author Darrel Ray. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E20.mp3 yes 00:19:19 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, darrel ray, god virus Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E19.mp3 This week we have news highlights from bounding spy cameras to the search for Bigfoot. David tells us about the weird world of Radionics and Don gives us a lesson in Critical Thinking on how critical thinking has been shown to reduce religiosity. Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from bounding spy cameras to the search for Bigfoot. David tells us about the weird world of Radionics and Don gives us a lesson in Critical Thinking on how critical thinking has been shown to reduce religiosity. This week we have news highlights from bounding spy cameras to the search for Bigfoot. David tells us about the weird world of Radionics and Don gives us a lesson in Critical Thinking on how critical thinking has been shown to reduce religiosity. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E19.mp3 yes 00:40:44 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, radionics, spade-toothed whale, spy camera, critical thinking, bark beetles Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E18.mp3 This week we have news highlights from Einsteins religious views being sold on Ebay to the Voyager space probe leaving our solar system. Then we have a discussion panel on why atheists and religious people alike should support a secular government. Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from Einsteins religious views being sold on Ebay to the Voyager space probe leaving our solar system. Then we have a discussion panel on why atheists and religious people alike should support a secular government. This week we have news highlights from Einsteins religious views being sold on Ebay to the Voyager space probe leaving our solar system. Then we have a discussion panel on why atheists and religious people alike should support a secular government. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E18.mp3 yes 00:25:43 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, einstein, ebay, voyager, nasa, secular government Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E17.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the rise of the religious category of "none" to a staggeringly religious US Congressman; Don delivers a Lesson in Critical Thinking on Gish Gallop; Philip gives us an Isn't the Real World Good Enough? about the hummingbird; Kiera gives us the Religious news, and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the rise of the religious category of "none" to a staggeringly religious US Congressman; Don delivers a Lesson in Critical Thinking on Gish Gallop; Philip gives us an Isn't the Real World Good Enough? about the hummingbird; Kiera gives us the Religious news, and much more! This week we have news highlights from the rise of the religious category of "none" to a staggeringly religious US Congressman; Don delivers a Lesson in Critical Thinking on Gish Gallop; Philip gives us an Isn't the Real World Good Enough? about the hummingbird; Kiera gives us the Religious news, and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E17.mp3 yes 00:34:19 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E16.mp3 This week we have news highlights from developments in AIDS drugs to the Mormon repeal of their prohibition on caffeine and Don gives us an update on the Tucson Atheist communitiy with a little humor from Emo Philips. Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from developments in AIDS drugs to the Mormon repeal of their prohibition on caffeine and Don gives us an update on the Tucson Atheist communitiy with a little humor from Emo Philips. This week we have news highlights from developments in AIDS drugs to the Mormon repeal of their prohibition on caffeine and Don gives us an update on the Tucson Atheist communitiy with a little humor from Emo Philips. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E16.mp3 yes 00:29:51 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, mormon, caffeine, emo, phillips, egypt Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E15.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the NASA's WISE telescope discoveries to a whale pod that beached is south Florida; Philip tells us about the Mimic Octopus; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the NASA's WISE telescope discoveries to a whale pod that beached is south Florida; Philip tells us about the Mimic Octopus; and much more! This week we have news highlights from the NASA's WISE telescope discoveries to a whale pod that beached is south Florida; Philip tells us about the Mimic Octopus; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E15.mp3 yes 00:36:49 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, WISE, whales, texas, NASA Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E14.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the the coming rise of food costs in America to Tucson's misuse of federal development funds; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the game of telephone; David gives us an Isn't the Real World Good Enough? segment on how the tree of life supports evolution; Philip tells us a story about Douglas Adams; Brandon gives us an Awesome Science! piece about how Einstein's equations stand up in the face of adversity once again; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the the coming rise of food costs in America to Tucson's misuse of federal development funds; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the game of telephone; David gives us an Isn't the Real World Good Enough? segment on how the tree of life supports evolution; Philip tells us a story about Douglas Adams; Brandon gives us an Awesome Science! piece about how Einstein's equations stand up in the face of adversity once again; and much more! This week we have news highlights from the the coming rise of food costs in America to Tucson's misuse of federal development funds; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the game of telephone; David gives us an Isn't the Real World Good Enough? segment on how the tree of life supports evolution; Philip tells us a story about Douglas Adams; Brandon gives us an Awesome Science! piece about how Einstein's equations stand up in the face of adversity once again; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E14.mp3 yes 00:51:10 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, telephone, douglas adams, einstein, evolution Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E13.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the a record north American heat wave to love between carnivores and herbivores; Don leads us on a critical discussion of Wikipedia; and we are joined by astrophysicist Russel Knox for a discussion of the discovery of the Higgs boson; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the a record north American heat wave to love between carnivores and herbivores; Don leads us on a critical discussion of Wikipedia; and we are joined by astrophysicist Russel Knox for a discussion of the discovery of the Higgs boson; and much more! This week we have news highlights from the a record north American heat wave to love between carnivores and herbivores; Don leads us on a critical discussion of Wikipedia; and we are joined by astrophysicist Russel Knox for a discussion of the discovery of the Higgs boson; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E13.mp3 yes 01:00:29 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E12.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the Leap Second to backwards Mississippi lawmaking; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the Moving the Goalposts fallacy; Philip tells tells us about the evolution of venom in Isn't the Real World good Enough; we are joined by Climatologist Rachel Murray; Brandon tells us that Dinosaurs may have been warm blooded in Awesome Science; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the Leap Second to backwards Mississippi lawmaking; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the Moving the Goalposts fallacy; Philip tells tells us about the evolution of venom in Isn't the Real World good Enough; we are joined by Climatologist Rachel Murray; Brandon tells us that Dinosaurs may have been warm blooded in Awesome Science; and much more! This week we have news highlights from the Leap Second to backwards Mississippi lawmaking; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the Moving the Goalposts fallacy; Philip tells tells us about the evolution of venom in Isn't the Real World good Enough; we are joined by Climatologist Rachel Murray; Brandon tells us that Dinosaurs may have been warm blooded in Awesome Science; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E12.mp3 yes 01:01:18 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E11.mp3 This week we have news highlights from women in space to the first Islamist president of Egypt; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the balance fallacy; and Brandon wishes Alan Turing a happy birthday in Awesome Science; Philip tells us about the fascinating world of biomimicry; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from women in space to the first Islamist president of Egypt; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the balance fallacy; and Brandon wishes Alan Turing a happy birthday in Awesome Science; Philip tells us about the fascinating world of biomimicry; and much more! This week we have news highlights from women in space to the first Islamist president of Egypt; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the balance fallacy; and Brandon wishes Alan Turing a happy birthday in Awesome Science; Philip tells us about the fascinating world of biomimicry; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E11.mp3 yes 00:53:43 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, alan turing, biomimcry, egypt, balance falacy Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E10.mp3 This week we have news highlights from states spending tax money on giant crosses to a follow up on bath salts; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking about the appeal to consequences fallacy; and Brandon tells us how Awesome Science is in a segment about life that could exist on Mars; all this and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from states spending tax money on giant crosses to a follow up on bath salts; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking about the appeal to consequences fallacy; and Brandon tells us how Awesome Science is in a segment about life that could exist on Mars; all this and much more! This week we have news highlights from states spending tax money on giant crosses to a follow up on bath salts; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking about the appeal to consequences fallacy; and Brandon tells us how Awesome Science is in a segment about life that could exist on Mars; all this and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E10.mp3 yes 01:01:49 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E09.mp3 This week we have news highlights from face eating in Miami to soft drink bans in New York; Philip gives us an analysis of the biblical Ark story in his Isn't the Real World Good Enough segment; Don tells us about confirmation bias in his Critical Thinkin Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from face eating in Miami to soft drink bans in New York; Philip gives us an analysis of the biblical Ark story in his Isn't the Real World Good Enough segment; Don tells us about confirmation bias in his Critical Thinkin This week we have news highlights from face eating in Miami to soft drink bans in New York; Philip gives us an analysis of the biblical Ark story in his Isn't the Real World Good Enough segment; Don tells us about confirmation bias in his Critical Thinkin http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E09.mp3 yes 01:15:34 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, ian harris, evolution of comedy, live from the apocalypse, ark, snake handling Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E08.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the Red Deer Cave People to dolphin lung mysteries; Brandon gives us a look into the possibility of using matter for deep space communication; Jim Lippard joins us to discuss his article in the current issue of Skept Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the Red Deer Cave People to dolphin lung mysteries; Brandon gives us a look into the possibility of using matter for deep space communication; Jim Lippard joins us to discuss his article in the current issue of Skept This week we have news highlights from the Red Deer Cave People to dolphin lung mysteries; Brandon gives us a look into the possibility of using matter for deep space communication; Jim Lippard joins us to discuss his article in the current issue of Skept http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E08.mp3 yes 01:16:39 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, scientology, matter messaging, dolphins, red deer cave, jim lippard Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E07.mp3 This week we have news highlights from pink food slime to religious penis vampires; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thinking; we have a discussion of broom balancing; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from pink food slime to religious penis vampires; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thinking; we have a discussion of broom balancing; and much more! This week we have news highlights from pink food slime to religious penis vampires; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thinking; we have a discussion of broom balancing; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E07.mp3 yes 01:06:23 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, amonium hydroxide, matthew chapman, lsd, microraptors, Rabbi Yitzhok Fischer, Jed Smock, beta-blockers, drug, racism Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E06.mp3 This week we have news highlights from high tech condoms to the Japanese speech jamming technology; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thinking; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from high tech condoms to the Japanese speech jamming technology; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thinking; and much more! This week we have news highlights from high tech condoms to the Japanese speech jamming technology; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thinking; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E06.mp3 yes 01:07:39 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, planned parenthood, qr code condoms, rush limbaugh, BP Oil, speech jammer, japan, the prisoner, delayed auditory feedback, zombie muhammad Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E05.mp3 This week we have news highlights from plans for a strip club in space to controversy over religious institutions being required to provide reproductive health benefits to employees; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thi Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from plans for a strip club in space to controversy over religious institutions being required to provide reproductive health benefits to employees; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thi This week we have news highlights from plans for a strip club in space to controversy over religious institutions being required to provide reproductive health benefits to employees; Don gives us a Champ and Chump for the week and A Lesson in Critical Thi http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E05.mp3 yes 01:06:02 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, penn jillette, vasanas, Martha K. McClintock, pheromones, planets, begging the question, evil little thing, Skeptic magazine, Jim Lippard Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E04.mp3 This week we have news highlights from a Stonehenge to Space Janitor satellites ; Don gives us A Lesson in Critical Thinking; Philip gives us the second installment of his series on how eyes work; Brandon gives us an Awesome Science piece about surrogate Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from a Stonehenge to Space Janitor satellites ; Don gives us A Lesson in Critical Thinking; Philip gives us the second installment of his series on how eyes work; Brandon gives us an Awesome Science piece about surrogate This week we have news highlights from a Stonehenge to Space Janitor satellites ; Don gives us A Lesson in Critical Thinking; Philip gives us the second installment of his series on how eyes work; Brandon gives us an Awesome Science piece about surrogate http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E04.mp3 yes 01:01:28 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, stonehenge, denzel washington, Matt Lauer, fruit flies, arctic ring seals, dolphins, peru, eyes, avatar, surrogate, robots, robotics, neuroscience Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E03.mp3 This week we have news highlights from a mammoth in Siberia to Russian scientists drilling into an ancient ice lake miles below Antarctica; Kiera gives us religious news; Don gives us the Champ and Chump of The Week; we wish Charles Darwin a very happy 20 Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from a mammoth in Siberia to Russian scientists drilling into an ancient ice lake miles below Antarctica; Kiera gives us religious news; Don gives us the Champ and Chump of The Week; we wish Charles Darwin a very happy 20 This week we have news highlights from a mammoth in Siberia to Russian scientists drilling into an ancient ice lake miles below Antarctica; Kiera gives us religious news; Don gives us the Champ and Chump of The Week; we wish Charles Darwin a very happy 20 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E03.mp3 yes 01:07:05 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Siberia, mammoth, lake vostok, Vega rocket, NASA, Obama's budget, IPCC, Charles Darwin, Sagittarius A*, Zebra stripes, SCaN Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E02.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the possibility of spaceships on the ocean floor to a proposed atheist temple; our special guest Rachel gives us the inside scoop on the upcoming climate report; Don gives us the Champ and Chump of The Week and a Les Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the possibility of spaceships on the ocean floor to a proposed atheist temple; our special guest Rachel gives us the inside scoop on the upcoming climate report; Don gives us the Champ and Chump of The Week and a Les This week we have news highlights from the possibility of spaceships on the ocean floor to a proposed atheist temple; our special guest Rachel gives us the inside scoop on the upcoming climate report; Don gives us the Champ and Chump of The Week and a Les http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E02.mp3 yes 01:11:34 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, null hypothesis, atheist tower, climate report, sunken spaceship Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E01.mp3 This week we have news highlights from Fracking to Burka Barbie; David gives us an interesting narrative about what should go in a good bible; Don gives us a Champ of The Week and a Lesson in Critical Thinking with special discussion of feminism and athei Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from Fracking to Burka Barbie; David gives us an interesting narrative about what should go in a good bible; Don gives us a Champ of The Week and a Lesson in Critical Thinking with special discussion of feminism and athei This week we have news highlights from Fracking to Burka Barbie; David gives us an interesting narrative about what should go in a good bible; Don gives us a Champ of The Week and a Lesson in Critical Thinking with special discussion of feminism and athei http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S02E01.mp3 yes 01:10:04 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, spacex, burka barbie, fracking, Hydraulic fracturing, leather back turtles, shrinking catholicism Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E18.mp3 This week we have news highlights from the failed Russian Phobos-Ground lander to new NASA climate science; David tells us about the Girl Scout boycott; Don gives us the champ and chump of the week and a discussion of paradigm shift; Philip tells us how e Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights from the failed Russian Phobos-Ground lander to new NASA climate science; David tells us about the Girl Scout boycott; Don gives us the champ and chump of the week and a discussion of paradigm shift; Philip tells us how e This week we have news highlights from the failed Russian Phobos-Ground lander to new NASA climate science; David tells us about the Girl Scout boycott; Don gives us the champ and chump of the week and a discussion of paradigm shift; Philip tells us how e http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E18.mp3 yes 01:19:08 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Christopher Hitchens, mars, curiosity, phobos-ground, eye, girl scouts Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E17.mp3 This week we have news highlights and a really cool interview with Ben Radford. Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have news highlights and a really cool interview with Ben Radford. This week we have news highlights and a really cool interview with Ben Radford. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E17.mp3 yes 01:04:44 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, ben radford, chupacabra, vampires, twilight, sex offender identification, kepler 22b, ngc 4889, black hole, climate change, co2, ebola vaccine Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E16.mp3 This week we have a really cool interview with Sean Faircloth about his new book Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All -- and What We Can Do About It. Brandon D. Northuctt This week we have a really cool interview with Sean Faircloth about his new book Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All -- and What We Can Do About It. This week we have a really cool interview with Sean Faircloth about his new book Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All -- and What We Can Do About It. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E16.mp3 yes 00:48:41 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, attack of the theocrats, sean faircloth Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E15.mp3 This week: Kiera gives us a religious history of All Hallows Eve; Philip gives tells us about bismuth in Isn't The Real World Good Enough; Brandon gives us a glowing graveyards version of Awesome Science; and Jonathan Brand joins us for the Apostate's Corner Segment! Brandon D. Northuctt This week: Kiera gives us a religious history of All Hallows Eve; Philip gives tells us about bismuth in Isn't The Real World Good Enough; Brandon gives us a glowing graveyards version of Awesome Science; and Jonathan Brand joins us for the Apostate's Corner Segment! This week: Kiera gives us a religious history of All Hallows Eve; Philip gives tells us about bismuth in Isn't The Real World Good Enough; Brandon gives us a glowing graveyards version of Awesome Science; and Jonathan Brand joins us for the Apostate's Corner Segment! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E15.mp3 yes 00:54:54 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, halloween, aubrey de grey, mad science, bismuth, maglev, magnetic levitation, all hallows eve, Jonathan Brand Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E14.mp3 This week: News ranging from NASAs new contract with Virgin to get into space; Don gives us the chump of the week, Mike Adams, and a A Lesson in Critical Thinking on Appeal to Antiquity; Kiera gives us religious news from around the world; Philip gives tells us about the Shingleback Skink in his regular Isn't The Real World Good Enough; and more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week: News ranging from NASAs new contract with Virgin to get into space; Don gives us the chump of the week, Mike Adams, and a A Lesson in Critical Thinking on Appeal to Antiquity; Kiera gives us religious news from around the world; Philip gives tells us about the Shingleback Skink in his regular Isn't The Real World Good Enough; and more! This week: News ranging from NASAs new contract with Virgin to get into space; Don gives us the chump of the week, Mike Adams, and a A Lesson in Critical Thinking on Appeal to Antiquity; Kiera gives us religious news from around the world; Philip gives tells us about the Shingleback Skink in his regular Isn't The Real World Good Enough; and more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E14.mp3 yes 01:23:20 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, mike adams, shingleback skink, Robert W. Finn, bishop, nutrinos, faster than light Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E13.mp3 This week: News ranging from bad cantaloupe crops to unusually hairy ants; Don gives us the chump of the week and a funny edition of A Lesson in Critical Thinking; Kiera gives us some news from the international struggle for gender equality; David delivers this week's Sunday School; Philip gives tells us about the Crazy Hairy Ant in his regular Isn't The Real World Good Enough; and more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week: News ranging from bad cantaloupe crops to unusually hairy ants; Don gives us the chump of the week and a funny edition of A Lesson in Critical Thinking; Kiera gives us some news from the international struggle for gender equality; David delivers this week's Sunday School; Philip gives tells us about the Crazy Hairy Ant in his regular Isn't The Real World Good Enough; and more! This week: News ranging from bad cantaloupe crops to unusually hairy ants; Don gives us the chump of the week and a funny edition of A Lesson in Critical Thinking; Kiera gives us some news from the international struggle for gender equality; David delivers this week's Sunday School; Philip gives tells us about the Crazy Hairy Ant in his regular Isn't The Real World Good Enough; and more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E13.mp3 yes 01:06:34 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E12.mp3 This week: News ranging from vaccinations to genetically modified glowing cats; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on Question-Begging Epithet and gives us Champs and Chumps; Shamar Hawkins shares his story with us for another installment of Apostate's Corner. Brandon D. Northuctt This week: News ranging from vaccinations to genetically modified glowing cats; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on Question-Begging Epithet and gives us Champs and Chumps; Shamar Hawkins shares his story with us for another installment of Apostate's Corner. This week: News ranging from vaccinations to genetically modified glowing cats; Don gives us a Lesson in Critical Thinking on Question-Begging Epithet and gives us Champs and Chumps; Shamar Hawkins shares his story with us for another installment of Apostate's Corner. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E12.mp3 yes 00:59:03 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, vaccination, pertussis, whooping cough, shamar hawkins, apostacy, apostate's corner, logical fallacy, fiv, hiv, glowing cats, green florescent protein Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E11.mp3 This week: A discussion of 9/11 in retrospect; News ranging from gold coming from space, the rate of arctic ice melt, and how australopithecus is an even more likely ancestor of modern humans; Kiera tells us why President Obama's religious message to the nation to commemorate Don calls in his Lesson in Critical Thinking on the Begging the Question logical fallacy and gives us Champs and Chumps. Brandon D. Northuctt This week: A discussion of 9/11 in retrospect; News ranging from gold coming from space, the rate of arctic ice melt, and how australopithecus is an even more likely ancestor of modern humans; Kiera tells us why President Obama's religious message to the nation to commemorate Don calls in his Lesson in Critical Thinking on the Begging the Question logical fallacy and gives us Champs and Chumps. This week: A discussion of 9/11 in retrospect; News ranging from gold coming from space, the rate of arctic ice melt, and how australopithecus is an even more likely ancestor of modern humans; Kiera tells us why President Obama's religious message to the nation to commemorate Don calls in his Lesson in Critical Thinking on the Begging the Question logical fallacy and gives us Champs and Chumps. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E11.mp3 yes 01:00:40 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, global climate change, james randi, obama, 9/11, google, religious village, separation of church and state, mike stahl, living water, atheist registry Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E10.mp3 This week: Our panel provides commentary on the week's news highlights; Philip tells us why the real world is good enough in a segment about the platypus; Kiera explains why we must sometimes get political to defend secularism and rational thought; David provides witty commentary and a hilarious mock post-rapture pet-care service commercial; Don gives us the weekly Champs and Chumps and a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week: Our panel provides commentary on the week's news highlights; Philip tells us why the real world is good enough in a segment about the platypus; Kiera explains why we must sometimes get political to defend secularism and rational thought; David provides witty commentary and a hilarious mock post-rapture pet-care service commercial; Don gives us the weekly Champs and Chumps and a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, and much more! This week: Our panel provides commentary on the week's news highlights; Philip tells us why the real world is good enough in a segment about the platypus; Kiera explains why we must sometimes get political to defend secularism and rational thought; David provides witty commentary and a hilarious mock post-rapture pet-care service commercial; Don gives us the weekly Champs and Chumps and a Lesson in Critical Thinking on the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E10.mp3 yes 00:51:27 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, global climate change, platypus, rio hamza, diamond planet, soyuz rocket, post hoc ergo propter hoc, response to criticism, amphibians, aquatic lice, disappearing mosquitos, Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E09.mp3 This week Brandon and David deliver the current news and Don tells us all about the non sequitur logical fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment. Brandon D. Northuctt This week Brandon and David deliver the current news and Don tells us all about the non sequitur logical fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment. This week Brandon and David deliver the current news and Don tells us all about the non sequitur logical fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E09.mp3 yes 00:44:53 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, non sequitur, global climate change, Phillip Hinkle, honor killing Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E08.mp3 This week we are recording remotely! Brandon and Don deliver the current news and Don tells us all about the Autonomous Aerial Robotics Competition he is judging in North Dakota. David and Brandon introduce a new segment called Apostate's Corner in which Britta Lively tells us about her experiences growing up in Mormonism. Brandon D. Northuctt This week we are recording remotely! Brandon and Don deliver the current news and Don tells us all about the Autonomous Aerial Robotics Competition he is judging in North Dakota. David and Brandon introduce a new segment called Apostate's Corner in which Britta Lively tells us about her experiences growing up in Mormonism. This week we are recording remotely! Brandon and Don deliver the current news and Don tells us all about the Autonomous Aerial Robotics Competition he is judging in North Dakota. David and Brandon introduce a new segment called Apostate's Corner in which Britta Lively tells us about her experiences growing up in Mormonism. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E08.mp3 yes 00:44:28 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, aerial robotics competition, apostacy, apostate's corner, perseid meteor shower, evangelical christian, adam, eve, orange goo, iceberg, al gore, global climate change Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E07.mp3 In this week's episode: News; Philip tells us how bacteria communicate in the belly of a squid with his Why This World is Good Enough segment; Don tells us about the No True Scotsman fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment and gives us the champ and chump of the week; Kiera tells us how Christianity can inspire its followers to violence in her Sunday School segment; David tells us about Kevin Smith's new film in The Good News; and more! Brandon D. Northuctt In this week's episode: News; Philip tells us how bacteria communicate in the belly of a squid with his Why This World is Good Enough segment; Don tells us about the No True Scotsman fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment and gives us the champ and chump of the week; Kiera tells us how Christianity can inspire its followers to violence in her Sunday School segment; David tells us about Kevin Smith's new film in The Good News; and more! In this week's episode: News; Philip tells us how bacteria communicate in the belly of a squid with his Why This World is Good Enough segment; Don tells us about the No True Scotsman fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment and gives us the champ and chump of the week; Kiera tells us how Christianity can inspire its followers to violence in her Sunday School segment; David tells us about Kevin Smith's new film in The Good News; and more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E07.mp3 yes 00:57:59 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, christian terrorist, norway tragedy, anders brevik, al franken, Bill O'Reilly, Ricky Gervais, quorum sensing, influenza, vaccine, kevin smith, red state Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E06.mp3 In this week's episode: News; Brandon tells us the interesting case of mirror neurons and robots in his Awesome Science segment; Don tells us all about the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Kiera tells us how religious extremists and moderates can both justify what they do with the same religious texts in Sunday School; David tells us why Evangelicals Fear the internet in his Good News segment; and more! Brandon D. Northuctt In this week's episode: News; Brandon tells us the interesting case of mirror neurons and robots in his Awesome Science segment; Don tells us all about the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Kiera tells us how religious extremists and moderates can both justify what they do with the same religious texts in Sunday School; David tells us why Evangelicals Fear the internet in his Good News segment; and more! In this week's episode: News; Brandon tells us the interesting case of mirror neurons and robots in his Awesome Science segment; Don tells us all about the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Kiera tells us how religious extremists and moderates can both justify what they do with the same religious texts in Sunday School; David tells us why Evangelicals Fear the internet in his Good News segment; and more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E06.mp3 yes 00:56:26 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, kyrsten sinema, christian terrorist, norway tragedy, anders brevik, al franken Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E05.mp3 In this week's episode: TAM 9!; News; Brandon tells us about a new device capable of sequencing the human genome in two hours in his Awesome Science segment; Don points out just how much spin is really in Bill O'reilly's No Spin Zone in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Kiera tells us about Eve the feminist in Sunday School; David tells us about the first openly gay federal judge his Good News segment; and more! Brandon D. Northuctt In this week's episode: TAM 9!; News; Brandon tells us about a new device capable of sequencing the human genome in two hours in his Awesome Science segment; Don points out just how much spin is really in Bill O'reilly's No Spin Zone in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Kiera tells us about Eve the feminist in Sunday School; David tells us about the first openly gay federal judge his Good News segment; and more! In this week's episode: TAM 9!; News; Brandon tells us about a new device capable of sequencing the human genome in two hours in his Awesome Science segment; Don points out just how much spin is really in Bill O'reilly's No Spin Zone in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Kiera tells us about Eve the feminist in Sunday School; David tells us about the first openly gay federal judge his Good News segment; and more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E05.mp3 yes 00:56:03 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, bill o'reilly, eve, human genome, ion torrent systems, Jonathan Rothberg, paul oetken, pz myers Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E04.mp3 This week: We give the current news a logical treatment; Brandon discusses sex and science in his Awesome Science segment; Don discusses Elevatorgate in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Philip tells us a story of surprising intelligence in crows in his Isn't the Real World Enough segment; David announces his plans as a Dudeist minister during his Good News segment; and much more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week: We give the current news a logical treatment; Brandon discusses sex and science in his Awesome Science segment; Don discusses Elevatorgate in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Philip tells us a story of surprising intelligence in crows in his Isn't the Real World Enough segment; David announces his plans as a Dudeist minister during his Good News segment; and much more! This week: We give the current news a logical treatment; Brandon discusses sex and science in his Awesome Science segment; Don discusses Elevatorgate in his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Philip tells us a story of surprising intelligence in crows in his Isn't the Real World Enough segment; David announces his plans as a Dudeist minister during his Good News segment; and much more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E04.mp3 yes 01:01:08 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, christopher hitchens, crows, octopuses, dudeism, sex, elevatorgate Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E03.mp3 This week: We give the current news a logical treatment; Brandon discusses how scientific literacy is in trouble in the United States in his Awesome Science segment; Don gives us a lesson in the use of syllogisms with his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Philip tells us what Capgras Syndrome is in his Isn't the Real World Enough segment; David gives us the Good News; and more! Brandon D. Northuctt This week: We give the current news a logical treatment; Brandon discusses how scientific literacy is in trouble in the United States in his Awesome Science segment; Don gives us a lesson in the use of syllogisms with his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Philip tells us what Capgras Syndrome is in his Isn't the Real World Enough segment; David gives us the Good News; and more! This week: We give the current news a logical treatment; Brandon discusses how scientific literacy is in trouble in the United States in his Awesome Science segment; Don gives us a lesson in the use of syllogisms with his Lesson in Critical Thinking segment; Philip tells us what Capgras Syndrome is in his Isn't the Real World Enough segment; David gives us the Good News; and more! http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E03.mp3 yes 01:03:14 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, mark twain, safdar khan, isaac asimov, scientific literacy Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E02.mp3 In this episode we talk about the Jennifer Aniston Neuron (Awesome Science), the bombardier beetle (Isn't the Real World Enough?), A Lesson In Critical Thinking, Champions and Chumps, and The Good News. Brandon D. Northuctt In this episode we talk about the Jennifer Aniston Neuron (Awesome Science), the bombardier beetle (Isn't the Real World Enough?), A Lesson In Critical Thinking, Champions and Chumps, and The Good News. In this episode we talk about the Jennifer Aniston Neuron (Awesome Science), the bombardier beetle (Isn't the Real World Enough?), A Lesson In Critical Thinking, Champions and Chumps, and The Good News. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E02.mp3 yes 00:55:34 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, Jennifer Aniston, bombardier beetle, Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:39:17 -0700 http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E01.mp3 This is our first show! We deal with introductions and then introduce segments like: Awesome Science, Champions and Bunglers, Isn't The Real World Good Enough?, Sunday School, and The Good News. Brandon D. Northuctt This is our first show! We deal with introductions and then introduce segments like: Awesome Science, Champions and Bunglers, Isn't The Real World Good Enough?, Sunday School, and The Good News. This is our first show! We deal with introductions and then introduce segments like: Awesome Science, Champions and Bunglers, Isn't The Real World Good Enough?, Sunday School, and The Good News. http://www.desertairpodcast.com/mp3/desert_air_S01E01.mp3 yes 01:10:04 atheist, atheism, skeptic, skepticism, trey parker and matt stone, rick perry, jesus, antimatter, antihydrogen, the ledge, fsm, flying spaghetti monster