Back Off Man, I'm a Scientist http://backoffman.com podcasting from the heart of Texas Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Episode 5 – Do You Believe in Magic? http://backoffman.com/2010/04/15/episode-5-do-you-believe-in-magic/ http://backoffman.com/2010/04/15/episode-5-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:28:19 +0000 admin http://backoffman.com/?p=76

It's MAGIC!

In which Charles and Sarah ponder the following questions:

  • Why Do People Believe Stupid Things?
  • Is Bigfoot on Mars?
  • Why are Reiki healers always sick?

And alien abduction stories, 21st century ailments, oh and all the other things that just plain tick us off.

Plus, we love Captain Disillusion and want you to visit his YouTube page.

Here's a specific link to the Man on Mars episode we reference on the podcast.

[podcast]http://backoffman.com/audio/episode_5.mp3[/podcast]

flickr image by trialsanderrors.

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Mule, Not Dead

One of two "lost episodes" from last year. Sarah and Charles report in from Austin's East Side, and discuss Charles' memories of East Texas, Life in the Hood, Southern Hospitality, and getting along in Spanish.

[podcast]http://backoffman.com/audio/episode_4.mp3[/podcast]

Flickr photo by magnusfranklin

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In which Charles and Sarah discuss the meaning of pacifism.

What is pacifism?
Violent toys and games
Texas and gun ownership
The military
Navy Seals vs. Somali Pirates
Balancing real-world politics with idealism

Flickr photo by aheram

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@bomias

@bomias

You do know we're on Twitter, right? FOLLOW US.

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Jesus

Jesus

In which we discuss:

Holy Week
Taize Service
God
Biblical Interpretation
Agnosticism vs. Atheism
Fundamentalism vs. "moderate Christianity"
Christ's New Commandment
Progressive Christianity
The Story of Abraham and Isaac
Faith and Sacrifice, or: Is God a Bully?

Flickr image by mike52ad

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Listen Up

Listen Up

Like good little podcasters everywhere, our music is podcast safe. We were pleased to find a track by The Black Angels, a kickass local Austin band, made available on ioda for podcasting purposes. You can find a link to their album in the sidebar. Check 'em out!

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Who You Gonna Call?

Who You Gonna Call?

In episode 1, we discuss:

the origins of our podcast name
twitter
@jaybsauceda
science education
skepticism
ufos
psychics
ghosts
carl sagan
google reader
@selves
hick culture
gender roles
the military

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Howdy?

Welcome to our podcast's homepage. We'd love your feedback on the show, and hope that you'll subscribe using iTunes. But hey, if you don't want to do that, you can listen to it here as well.

Cheers.

Flickr image by 24log

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