Scapegoats & Straw Men

Jun 10 2017 100 ep. 32 mins 1.2k
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Welcome to the World's One-Billionth Podcast, Scapegoats & Straw Men! Two guys deconstruct logical fallacies of all kinds (and create some of their own in the process). Join us for weekly installments on a whole host of topics ranging from the very serious to the absolutely absurd. Embrace the Blame. www.blubrry.com/ssmcast

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Cold Cut: Our Greatest Hits and Tropes

Jun 10 2017 18 mins  
Every band has its greatest hits. Every TV show has its greatest tropes. We're not any different. In this Cold Cut from TGT 50, Lakin and Pete gab the gamut of topics we've beaten to death many times before, all in one concise 18-minute package.

TGT 51: The Trump Pervasion

Jun 08 2017 35 mins  
The talking continues as Pete and Lakin muse upon the pervasion of Donald Trump. They also muse upon sexual orientation and epigenetics. But somehow it circles back to Trump. Everything circles back to Trump. Eventually. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

TGT 50: The Broken Toilet of Existential Dread

May 18 2017 33 mins  
The talking continues as Lakin extols the virtues of self-winding mechanical watches and Pete breaks a toilet. Throw in a dash of existential dread and an apocalyptic cover of "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and you have a beautiful day in the TGT neighborhood. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

6: Sh*t from a Hat (Repodcast)

Apr 27 2017 53 mins  
A fiendish fedora tricks two logical humanoids into defending irrational thought. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Cold Cut: Good Friday Shiva (Repodcast)

Apr 15 2017 6 mins  
Following up on our repost from yesterday, it's only appropriate that we include the Cold Cut from SSM 4. Here's how we described it way back then: "On this Good Friday edition of 'Cold Cuts,' two Gentiles discuss their preference for Shiva rituals, especially after dealing with their fathers' deaths." Monday, we'll have a brand-new TGT for you. Have a great holiday weekend! www.ss

4: (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Easter Edition (Repodcast)

Apr 14 2017 41 mins  
Given that it's Easter weekend, let's revisit a podcast we recorded in March 2015 that's all about our inevitable fate. Here's how we described our discussion way back then: "Death weighs heavily on the minds of a twenty and thirtysomething as they contemplate whether life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have passed them by." www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com

TGT 49: Inside Our Mind Palace

Mar 31 2017 28 mins  
The talking continues as Lakin and Pete take a tour of several mind palaces, ranging from the Current Occupant of the White House (COWH) to wedding photography to event boundaries to paranoia about Internet security. It's a hodgepodge of thoughts that occasionally resemble conversation, all with an extra dash of hodge and a spritz of podge. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast

TGT 48: A Master Class on Masterclass

Mar 02 2017 31 mins  
You've probably seen those MasterClass ads on YouTube and Facebook, the ones in which a celebrity promises to make you almost as good as they are at something. In this episode, Pete and Lakin discuss the MasterClasses of Gordon Ramsay, Dustin Hoffman, and deadmau5. Also: Santa Clarita Diet, technology vs. old people, and who calls art art. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast w

TGT 47: Lakin Reviews the Food Network (and Other Fun Rabbit Trails)

Feb 20 2017 32 mins  
The talking continues as Lakin gives the most comprehensive review of the Food Network's Programming you'll ever hear. Because Pete lacks any relevance to the modern world, he simply listens and does his best to act like he knows what the Food Network is. He won't be winning an Oscar for this performance, folks!

TGT 46: We Are Confident Idiots

Feb 02 2017 31 mins  
The talking continues as Pete and Lakin discuss a great article by researcher David Dunning titled "We Are All Confident Idiots." In fact, we encourage you to give it a glance before listening to us gab about it. The article can be found here: https://psmag.com/we-are-all-confident-idiots-56a60eb7febc#.d5l0oksic www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast