Podcast appearances and mentions of Cara Santa Maria

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us to review The Coddling of the American Mind, a movie about the dangers of inclusivity that argues for their anti-inclusivity voices to be included. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us to learn about all the different maladies our cellphones are irradiating our brains with. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of The Avenger, a copyright infringement based Easter play that is a new contender for weirdest thing we've ever watched. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

Happy New Year! We're still on vacation, so we're phoning it in by replaying our favorite segments from 2024. Enjoy!   In this episode: Scott's favorite: From #HFNT 1, alumna Cara Santa Maria tells us about her decade of podcasting experience. (1:37-19:15) Alicia's favorite: From #HFNT 2, bee boxes are popping up around campus with help from the We Mean Green Fund and the UNT Bee Campus USA Committee. (19:16-28:10) Both our favorite: From #HFNT 9, we sat down with three of our Eagle Ambassadors – verified UNT aficianados – to get the inside scoop on campus life, covering everything from their favorite pieces of UNT trivia to the best places to sneak a nap on campus. Meet our Eagle Ambassadors or Schedule a Tour. (28:20-39:00) Q&A: We're off this week, no Q&A! But let us know what questions you'd like us to answer in 2025 by emailing us at podcast@unt.edu or calling 940-565-4341. Helpful links: Follow our Podcast ⁠Transcripts⁠ Join the Conversation Email us at podcast@unt.edu Call us at 940-565-4341 Connect with us using #HFNT on X @UNTSocial or on Instagram @UNT

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Proximity, the story of what happens when I guy whose really good at credits sequences decides that probably makes him good at writing and directing, too. === Come see us live in Nashville! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-nashville-tennessee-tickets-997264413707 Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us to stare at an underlit screen and wonder what the hell is supposed to be happening. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast Come see us live in Nashville! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-nashville-tennessee-tickets-997264413707 If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace, the story of Christianity, but with more guns. And wrist control. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Pride and Prejudice: A Latter Day Comedy, the story of Mormons reading Pride and Prejudice and not getting it. At all. Or even getting close. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast. If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts

This episode of Talk Nerdy is a live recording from Toronto Public Library's virtual event, The Age of Magical Overthinking | Amanda Montell & Cara Santa Maria. Amanda is a podcaster and the author of “The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.” We discuss what's at stake when the psychological tools that once served us short-circuit. Follow Amanda: @amanda_montell

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins the guys for an atheist review of An Unlikely Angel, which can only be described as a Christian movie times a Hallmark movie. --- Hear Eli interview Cara on her 500th episode: https://www.carasantamaria.com/podcast/ama-eli-bosnick --- Check out the Maytreon goals here: https://elibosnick.wixsite.com/my-site If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Best Friends Genetically Modified; the third movie in Donald James Parker's "Best Friends" trilogy, and Cara's first taste of the Grampsiverse. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Consider it All Joy and *spoiler alert* she does NOT consider it all joy. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

We're joined by DOCTOR Cara Santa Maria for a review of the death with indignity Christian movie called A Time For Heaven. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. --- Hear more from Cara: https://www.carasantamaria.com/podcast --- Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts --- All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us once again so we can try her patience with more woo documentaries. --- To get tickets to see us live in Orlando, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-orlando-florida-tickets-778242784117 --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

Starting off our next 400 episodes, we interview the amazing Cara Santa Maria of Talk Nerdy and Skeptic Guide to the Universe fame. We get into things about her that you may not be aware of – how she rebelled against her Mormon upbringing, her passion for social injustices, and why she cannot always be allowed to speak her mind on the Skeptics Guide. A brilliant science communicator with a background in television, podcasting, and more, Cara is also a clinical psychologist and recently received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Social Justice and Diversity. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; Interview; Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes

Killing King: Racial Terrorists, James Earl Ray, and the Plot to Assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. by Larry Hancock and Stuart Wexler (2014) VS The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe by Jay Novella, Steven Novella, Cara Santa Maria and Evan R. Bernstein (2018)

This week, (very nearly Dr.) Cara Santa Maria joins the guys to review a documentary that asks "what if mental illness is actually a magic power that we shouldn't be medicating away?", and never realizes that all the alternatives are terrifying, even after showing some of them on screen. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast. If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

We watched Born Into Mafia, along with DOCTOR Cara Santa Maria! --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

Many clinicians pride themselves on practicing within an evidence based framework; however, within psychology the influence of pseudoscience and pop psychology has been at times problematic and even harmful.  Psychologist, professor & author, Dr. Hupp joins us to discuss his recently edited book Investigating Pop Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science & Controversies.  In this conversation we cover:   why Dr. Hupp wanted to put together this bookthe state of psychology & clinical psychology as a science considering recent challenges around the so-called replication crisisconsideration of potential factors that have contributed to the evolution of pseudoscience in psychology, including human factorsthe quality of the information landscape (news, social media, click bait) at the present time and how this might contribute to the propagation of pseudoscienceexploring the potential impact of "pop psychology" on the current research funding landscapewhen misinformation in the sphere of pop psychology goes from being light entertainment to being potentially harmfulfeatures of human psychology that make us predisposed to fall for pseudoscience, including confirmation biaswhat clinicians should keep in mind with respect to the critical consumption of informationdifferentiating between pseudoscience and when the scientific method is employed in more “fringe” areasadvice for those who want to study within a fringe areareadily recognizing false claims/charlatans/hidden agendas etc.Dr. Hupp's favourite examples from the book that illustrate the principles discussed balancing exploring novel areas of investigation that could yield fascinating results while remaining firmly grounded in scientific principles, critical thinking, testable hypotheses - when it might be worth taking “flyers” on strange or novel ideasStephen Hupp, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His books include Investigating Pop Psychology (with Richard Wiseman), Investigating Clinical Psychology (with Jonathan Stea), Pseudoscience in Therapy (with Cara Santa Maria), and Dr. Huckleberry's True or Malarkey? Superhuman Abilities: Game Book for Skeptical Folk. 

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of In Jesus Name, the directorial debut of Ashley Wright (The Badge, The Bible, and Bigfoot, et al). And it does just as swimmingly as you'd expect. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcastIf you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator and television host. She's been seen on everything from NetGeo to Brain Games to Netflix's "Bill Nye Saves the World." We talk life, death, science, religion, politics, sexism, skepticism, and more!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3270347/advertisement

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for the scientology "documentary" called Psychiatry: An Industry of Death. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast. Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

Cara Santa Maria is the science correspondent on National Geographic's popular television series Brain Games and she hosts the weekly science podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara invited me to talk about my new book, "Selfless: The Social Creation of "You." Hope you enjoy our conversation and be sure to check out the other episodes of Talk Nerdy, wherever you get your podcasts.

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us to try to untangle the 27 unresolved plot lines that make up The Second Chance. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Hermes: Winds of Change, the story of the Happy Science Cult trying to woo kids in with mythology before shoe-horning in a bunch of their weird theology. --- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/awful and get on your way to being your best self. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

On McCarthy's 1985 anti-Western novel, featuring Wes, Seth, and Dylan. How does violence play a role in the way the world works? This novel about a rogue band of scalp hunters presents a pessimistic, nihilistic philosophy where violence is central to the human condition and is the way to self-knowledge. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Subscribe to Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria.

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us once more for an atheist review of Years of the Beast, the story of yet another rapture movie. Where all the rapture movie stuff happens, but none of the good rapture stuff does. --- Get your donations in now for Vulgarity for Charity! Just click here to make your donation of $50 or more, and send a copy of the receipt (along with your roast request) to vulgarityforcharity@gmail.com --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Noah's Shark, and we tell you all about the secret shark-based story of the Bible that they don't want you hearing about. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

Cara Santa Maria is a Los Angeles Area Emmy and Knight Foundation Award winning journalist, science communicator, television personality, author, and podcaster. Cara is the science correspondent on National Geographic's popular television series Brain Games as well as the creator and host of the weekly science podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. In addition to co-hosting the long-standing Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast, she also coauthored the Skeptics Guide to the Universe book. Cara was also raised Mormon. This is her story. ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord   Contact Us! *MormonStories@gmail.com *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Redemption Way, the story of a Christian woman being horribly inconvenienced by the impending death of her irreligious friend. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of !Hero: The Rock Opera, that asks the oft asked question "What if the Jesus myth happened in modern day America?" and answers it with all the uninspired gimmicks we've come to expect. But way more rap. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

On this very interesting episode, we're joined by science communicator and podcaster Cara Santa Maria (@CaraSantaMaria) for a lovely chat about all sorts of stuff. We cover: emoticons vs. emojis, religious movies, cancer biology, existential therapy, and more. Follow us on Twitter at @leightonnight and on Instagram at @leighton_night. You can find Brian on Twitter/Instagram at @bwecht, and Leighton at @graylish

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Redeeming Love, the story of a woman being traumatized for two hours while some Christian guy keeps forgiving her for being the victim of crimes. --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Prayer Never Fails, the story of ... prayer repeatedly failing. Both on screen and off. --- If you'd like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you'd like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast

Show Notes

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Islamic State Has a New Leader after ISIS Founder al-Baghdadi Killed in US Raid (0:31)Guest: John Macfarlane, Adjunct Professor of History & Political Science, Utah Valley UniversityThe Islamic State terror group has named a new leader to replace the group's founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died in a US military strike a week ago. President Trump said in that announcement that “capturing or killing Baghdadi has been the top national security priority “of his administration. And ISIS, in announcing Baghdadi's successor has pledged to make America pay for the assassination. How Emojis are Impacting the Law (18:25)Guest: Eric Goldman is a Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law, Co-Director of High Tech Law InstituteThere are two emojis I use a lot in texts: the winking face and the thumbs up icon. I know what I mean when I use them. I have no idea how the people I'm texting are interpreting those emojis. Usually that's not a big deal. But what if our text thread ends up as evidence in court and now a judge or jury has to decide exactly what my thumbs-up emoji meant? Was it a firm commitment to do something? Was it just a passive aggressive way of ending the conversation? I've used to both ways, to be honest. Why is Antisemitism on the Rise and What Can Be Done About It? (30:40)Guest: Bill Bernstein, West Coast Director, American Society for Yad VashemAnti-Semitic attacks worldwide rose last year, particularly in major Western democracies like the US, France, Britain and Germany. Most of those were cases of vandalism or threats of violence. But 2018 also saw the deadliest attack ever against Jews on US soil, when a gunman stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last October, killing 11 worshippers. And in New York City, right now, police say anti-Semitic hate crimes are up 63% compared to last year. Those include Orthodox Jewish men being violently attacked in the street.  Why is this happening? Clam Gardens Provide Stable Food and Unite Generations for Indigenous Groups in Pacific Northwest (51:10)Guest: Skye Augustine, Clam Garden Project Coordinator at Parks CanadaThousands of years ago, indigenous people living in the Pacific Northwest had an ingenious way of cultivating clams for food diet. As America was colonized and tribes were displaced, those farming techniques were abandoned. But clam populations along the West Coast are suffering today, so there's an effort underway to help indigenous groups reclaim the “clam gardens” their ancestors built along the shoreline. Skye Augustine is heading up one such project for the national parks system in Canada. What Do Food Date Labels Mean? (1:08:30)Guest: Emily M. Broad Leib, J.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy ClinicWhen you go to the grocery store, everything has a date. The milk may say “best used by next week,” while a box of crackers might say you have a year. But what do those dates really mean? Confusion over date labels can lead to perfectly good food being thrown out. It is estimated that in American, between 30-40% of available food is wasted. BYUradio Hosts Tackle Trivia from National Geographic (1:19:31)Guest: Cara Santa Maria, Science Journalist, Host of Talk Nerdy podcast and Quizmaster for National Geographic's Almanac 2020; BYUradio Hosts Sam Payne, Steven Kapp Perry, Lisa Valentine Clark, Cole Wissinger, Marcus SmithI'm a sucker for a surprising factoid. Though, I am terrible at trivia –definitely not a Jeopardy contender here –but National Geographic's Almanac 2020 recently landed on my desk and I loved their take on this. It's packed full of cool facts about the natural world –each section starts with trivia questions curated by science journalist and podcast host Cara Santa Maria.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes Cara Santa Maria to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her love of learning and what it's been like to present National Geographic's 2020 Almanac!  Get your Almanac on Amazon here. 

Jeffy uncovers a Match.com scamming technique and he wants his money back! Animals Gone Wild?!?! A list of the most sinful states. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode has a great news item about who American's trust MOST to act in the interest of the public.  Dog Science is sticking around due to popular demand and we take a quick look at why puppy Bunsen appeared to lose him mind when presented with a lemon.  Our guest is the Amazing Cara Santa Maria, a podcaster herself and pHD student, Cara has been a whole host of TV shows, including Bill Nye Saves the World!  Cara also talks about her Science Dog too!  The mailbag is back this week, but due to the length of the pawdcast, Woo or Wow takes a break.Bunsen Merch!https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/bunsen-bernerBunsen on Twitter!https://twitter.com/bunsenbernerbmdSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bunsenberner)

Trust no one! StarTalk All-Stars host neuroscientist Heather Berlin investigates skeptical thinking with Cara Santa Maria and Dr. Steven Novella of "The Skeptics Guide to the Universe" and new comic co-host and skeptic Ari Shaffir.Don't miss an episode of StarTalk All-Stars. Subscribe on: TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/StarTalk-All-Stars-p949405/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_all-stars Apple Podcasts: https://itun.es/us/P9kphb.c Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk-allstars Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I2nz5bguurd5se7zu4fhnd25lk4NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/think-like-a-skeptic-with-cara-santa-maria-and-steven-novella/Photo Credit: Ben Ratner.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes Cara Santa Maria of National Geographic to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss the great new features of the 2019 Almanac, what it is great for individuals of all ages, how it brings NatGeo's online influence to the pages and how it is something that will entertain and fascinate you no matter what your interests.

tSE 034 - Cara Santa Maria, Science Communicator, Co-Host of Skeptic's Guide to the Universe! Hosts: Natalie Newell (Skeptical Parenting) and Dan Broadbent (A Science Enthusiast)! Login toaccess this episode's bonus-level content! This week's sponsor:Andrew Wakefield! You remember all those times when you wanted to commit genocide against children, infants, and the immunocompromised? Thankfully, Andy finally got around to releasinghis own MMR vaccine that he patented back in the 90s. Introducing MMRmurder. MMRmurder: specially formulated for parents who shove bleach up their kids' asses to cure Autism. God of the week:Athena

Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, writer, producer and television personality. Check out her podcast "Talk Nerdy" on Spotify.

Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, writer, producer and television personality. She is the host of "Take Part Live" on Pivot TV and "TechKnow" on Al Jazeera America.

Scientist and TV host Cara Santa Maria hangs out with Gil to talk about what a neurobiology is, how tornadoes work and digging for dinosaurs in her backyard!

We spared no expense! Excuse the shorter episode but bad sloth had a hardware meltdown and half the episode became extinct. What we're left with is still an episode full of interesting dino talk due to the informative Cara Santa Maria of The Huffington Post. We also discover a rare species, the entertaining Gigglesaur a.k.a. Bailee Desrocher. Gigglesaurs are incredibly intelligent and are prone to fits of glorious laughter. Of course you can't talk about dinosaurs without bringing up Jurassic Park and the big questions: Should we bring back extinct animals? Is it even possible? And what if humans were the cause of the extinction, should it matter? All I know is if Woolly Mammoths came back I would trade my Prius in for one!

Joe sits down with Cara Santa Maria.