Podcast

Serious Inquiries Only

Author: Thomas Smith
Feed episode count: 838
Official site: http://seriouspod.com
RSS: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/
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Summary

Join Thomas for some critical thinking on questions of science, philosophy, skepticism and politics. These serious topics are discussed with some serious guests, but in an entertaining and engaging way! This is not your typical interview podcast; it’s a friendly dialogue, conducted thoughtfully and with plenty of humor. It's Serious Inquiries Only; but like, not boring or anything.

Episodes

Jul 28, 2026 · not_requested

SIO523: What Cancer Actually Is, Part 1 (with Dr. Eric Jaffe)

Duration seconds: 3365
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio523-what-cancer-actually-is-part-1-with-dr-eric-jaffe

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

SIO522: College Is Impossibly Expensive. But It's Not Because of Bogus Degrees.

Duration seconds: 2456
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio522-college-is-impossibly-expensive-but-its-not-because-of-bogus-degrees

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

SIO521: The Daily Is Sane-Washing Trump's War on Higher Ed

Duration seconds: 2845
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio521-the-daily-is-sane-washing-trumps-war-on-higher-ed

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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

SIO520: My Talk at SkeptiCal - Selective Skepticism Is Not Skepticism

Duration seconds: 2886
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio520-my-talk-at-skeptical-selective-skepticism-is-not-skepticism

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

SIO519: People Are Misinterpreting Obsession in Very Revealing Ways

Duration seconds: 3708
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio519-people-are-misinterpreting-obsession-in-very-revealing-ways

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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

SIO518: Biological Definitions Do Not Do What Richard Dawkins Says They Do

Duration seconds: 3824
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio518-biological-definitions-do-not-do-what-richard-dawkins-says-they-do

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

SIO517: How Is It That 9 Days in Space Means Weeks of Rehabilitation?

Duration seconds: 3862
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio517-how-is-it-that-9-days-in-space-means-weeks-of-rehabilitation

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May 31, 2026 · not_requested

SIO516: How a Botched 1840 Census "Proved" Freedom Made Black Americans Disabled, with Sari Altschuler

Duration seconds: 2733
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio516-how-a-botched-1840-census-proved-freedom-made-black-americans-disabled-with-sari-altschuler

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

SIO515: A Vast, Global Network! ... of 3 Guys

Duration seconds: 3602
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio515-a-vast-global-network-of-3-guys

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

SIO514: No Part of the "62 Million Men Enrolled In Online Rape Academy" Claim Was Correct

Duration seconds: 3277
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio514-no-part-of-the-62-million-men-enrolled-in-online-rape-academy-claim-was-correct

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May 2, 2026 · not_requested

SIO513: Debunking Butler Conspiracy Theories in Descending Order by Scope

Duration seconds: 3649
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio513-debunking-butler-conspiracy-theories-in-descending-order-by-scope

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

SIO512: NO It Was Not Staged. Stop Being Joe Rogan.

Duration seconds: 3585
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio512-no-it-was-not-staged-stop-being-joe-rogan

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Apr 18, 2026 · not_requested

SIO511: What a Recent Chappell Roan Incident Teaches Us About Sexism

Duration seconds: 3603
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio511-what-a-recent-chappell-roan-incident-teaches-us-about-sexism

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Apr 12, 2026 · not_requested

SIO510: Digging Into the Science of the Placebo Effect

Duration seconds: 3376
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio510-digging-into-the-science-of-the-placebo-effect

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Apr 4, 2026 · not_requested

SIO509: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right (And Very Wrong...) About Biology

Duration seconds: 3370
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio509-what-project-hail-mary-gets-right-and-very-wrong-about-biology

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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

SIO508: The Data Shows That Authoritarianism Is Very Often Successfully Reversed. Yes, Really.

Duration seconds: 4240
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio508-the-data-shows-that-authoritarianism-is-very-often-successfully-reversed-yes-really

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Mar 26, 2026 · not_requested

SIO507: Shirley You're Joking, Minnesota Fraud Man!

Duration seconds: 2628
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio507-shirley-youre-joking-minnesota-fraud-man

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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

SIO506: Minnesota Fraud and the Death of Information

Duration seconds: 2868
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio506-minnesota-fraud-and-the-death-of-information

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Mar 15, 2026 · not_requested

SIO505: The ICE Whistleblower Hearing Was Astonishing. It Needs More Attention.

Duration seconds: 4768
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio505-the-ice-whistleblower-hearing-was-astonishing-it-needs-more-attention

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Mar 15, 2026 · not_requested

SIO504: The Other Kind of Nut Allergy. Well, Both Kinds, I Guess?

Duration seconds: 3721
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio504-the-other-kind-of-nut-allergy-well-both-kinds-i-guess

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Feb 26, 2026 · not_requested

SIO503: Viral Post Claims Texas Has More Democrats Than Republicans. Is That True?

Duration seconds: 3079
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio503-viral-post-claims-texas-has-more-democrats-than-republicans-is-that-true

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Jan 27, 2026 · not_requested

This Is The Dark Place. Why Aren't We Acting Like It?

Duration seconds: 8839
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/this-is-the-dark-place-why-arent-we-acting-like-it

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Jan 7, 2026 · not_requested

SIO501: What Pluribus Gets Right about Neuroscience

Duration seconds: 3041
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio501-what-pluribus-gets-right-about-neuroscience

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Jan 1, 2026 · not_requested

SIO500: A New Study Suggests Brain Imaging Might Have Significant Flaws

Duration seconds: 4376
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio500-a-new-study-suggests-brain-imaging-might-have-significant-flaws

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Dec 2, 2025 · not_requested

SIO499: Trump Is Weaponizing Government Against Political Enemies. Nick Fish, President of American Atheists, on How to Be Prepared

Duration seconds: 4176
Source: https://seriouspod.libsyn.com/sio499-trump-is-weaponizing-government-against-political-enemies-nick-fish-president-of-american-atheists-on-how-to-be-prepared

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