Point of Inquiry
Science, Skepticism, Rationalism, Humanism -- The Podcast and Radio Show of the Center for Inquiry
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Radical Nationalism in Greece and the Romance of “No,” with Daphne Halikiopoulou
On July 5th, 2015 Greece said no to a bailout ...
On July 5th, 2015 Greece said no to a bailout and austerity measures that would have kept them in the eurozone, lending more uncertainty to an already weakened financial structure. The country that birthed Western democracy has found itself...
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Taslima Nasrin: A Woman of Courage without a Country
Taslima Nasrin is a world-renowned author and secular activist from ...
Taslima Nasrin is a world-renowned author and secular activist from Bangladesh. A physician by training, she has written a plethora of novels, poems and papers standing for the rights of women and criticizing religious extremism....
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Bangladeshi Blogger Asif Mohiuddin: Attacked, Imprisoned, and Undeterred
This week we welcome Bangladeshi atheist blogger and social activist, ...
This week we welcome Bangladeshi atheist blogger and social activist, Asif Mohiuddin, for a special episode of Point of Inquiry, recorded before a live audience at the Center for Inquiry’s Reason for Change...
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Richard Dawkins: LIVE at the Reason for Change Conference
This week, Point of Inquiry welcomes Richard Dawkins for a ...
This week, Point of Inquiry welcomes Richard Dawkins for a special episode recorded before a live audience at the Center for Inquiry’s Reason for Change conference in Buffalo, New York on June 13,...
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Overwhelmed by Celebrity Culture, with Tim Caulfield
Celebrities have always played an oversized role in our culture, ...
Celebrities have always played an oversized role in our culture, and there’s nothing new about them using their star power to endorse ideas or products. But we now live in a time in which mass media consumption is greater than ever...
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Anti-Abortion Terrorism and Free Speech, with David Cohen
Opponents of abortion have been largely successful in wielding the ...
Opponents of abortion have been largely successful in wielding the First Amendment in their fight to protest abortion providers and patients, and according to this week’s guest, this freedom has too often resulted in the terrorization...
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The Benefits of Religion Without the Belief, with Jeff Rasely
Religion is a very comforting aspect of many people’s lives, ...
Religion is a very comforting aspect of many people’s lives, providing a community of like-minded individuals, as well as more than a little nostalgia. But even within the same faith groups, one can almost always find tension over...
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Michael Specter on the Gluten-Free Fad
This week on Point of Inquiry, Lindsay Beyerstein is joined ...
This week on Point of Inquiry, Lindsay Beyerstein is joined by renowned journalist Michael Specter, a staff writer for The New Yorker, to talk about the subject of his award-winning...
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Alex Garland: Ex Machina and the Question of Consciousness
Ex Machina, a new film that tells the story of ...
Ex Machina, a new film that tells the story of a billionaire programmer who creates an artificially intelligent female robot, is in theaters now, and its writer and director, Alex Garland, is our special guest...
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Clearing Up the Calorie: The Science of Nutrition, with Marion Nestle
When over one-third of American adults are obese, it’s no ...
When over one-third of American adults are obese, it’s no wonder that our culture is deluged with fad diets and alleged miracle supplements. Everyone is looking for the easiest way to obtain and maintain health but it’s no small...
