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Podcast #141 – The Mocking of Tim Tebow

We’d barely shouted “Happy New Year!” when 2012′s first religious controversy reared its ugly head. In this case, Cee Lo Green changed the lyrics to John Lennon’s classic “Imagine” during the NBC broadcast. Tim Tebow has been catching a lot of flak … Continue reading

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Salvation Boulevard

This looks hilarious:

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Katy Perry’s evangelical upbringing

Katy Perry’s parents were (and still are) evangelical nutjobs.  Who knew?  The “I Kissed a Girl” singer reveals in a new interview that her parents were so hardcore they banned the terms “deviled eggs” and “Dirt Devil” from being spoken. … Continue reading

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Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 2: Ta Douleur)

Camille.  She kind of France’s Lady Gaga, or something like that.  Check out this clever music video (remember when they used to make music videos?) for her single “Ta douleur” (“Your pain”): I have no idea what she’s saying, but … Continue reading

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Songs from the Science Frontier

So summer is coming and you’re wondering what to do to keep the kids occupied during that long road trip. Or maybe you’re just looking for something that both educates and entertains the young’ns without driving you up the wall? … Continue reading

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Imagine

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon.  Many of you are too young to remember it, or perhaps not even born, but I still remember it as quite a shock.  I was a junior in high … Continue reading

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Katy Perry banned from Sesame Street

At first blush this is a puzzling story. Singer Katy Perry filmed a video for the long-running kids show Sesame Street. I’m not much of a KP fan, but this seems cute and innocuous enough: But after this video was … Continue reading

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Greydon Square: The Kardashev Scale

We heard Greydon Square perform at the 2007 Atheist Alliance International Convention in Washington, DC.  I admit I was a bit skeptical: a black rapper singing for several hundred mostly older, mostly white nonbelievers?  In the middle of the day? … Continue reading

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Help make Songs From the Science Frontier a reality

I got this message from singer/songwriter Monty Harper.  Sounds like a project worthy of our support! “Songs From the Science Frontier” will be a CD of unique science songs for kids ages 8-12, and I’m using Kickstarter.com to try and … Continue reading

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Podcast Bonus – George Hrab Trebuchet

We present Trebuchet, the new album from George Hrab.  George is a podcaster, musician, comedian, rationalist and all-around interesting guy.  If you don’t listen to the Geologic Podcast, well, you need to.  Enjoy! George Hrab Trebuchet featuring Phil Plait, Peter … Continue reading

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