Episodes
1-10 • 11-20 • 21-30 • 31-40 • 41-50 • 51-60 • 61-62
EP41 • EP42 PT1 • EP42 PT2 • EP43 • EP44 • EP45 • EP46 • EP47 • EP48 • EP49 • EP50
Episode 41
Cancer Confabulation
“Beating the odds without any gods“
Hear the story of Casey’s battles with cancer, and how doubling down on atheism helped him cope. For more details, read Casey’s book, Beating the odds without any gods.
Song:
“Vision of Waste” – 01:04:35
C. Rochefort
Episode 42 Part 1
Antivaxxer Interview
“To Vax or Not to Vax“
Biologist Casey interviews – well, it turns into a debate – author Etienne de la Boetie² about his views on vaccination. Erik, a former vaccine skeptic, mediates. Strap yourself in for an entertaining time in this two-part episode.
Song:
“Injecting the Virus” – 01:05:32
C. Rochefort
Episode 42 Part 2
Rebuttal to Antivaxx Argument
“To Vax or Not to Vax: Pt.2“
A rebuttal to the deluge of “sources” from guest Etienne de la Boetie². Warning: high amounts of logic and science. Be sure to watch Part One for all the juicy conflict, uncensored!
Song:
“Injecting the Virus” – 00:33:50
C. Rochefort
Episode 43 – Electoral College
“Your Votes Don’t Count“
Is the electoral college really the best thing for a country that only recognizes two political parties? Does this make votes irrelevant? We discuss alternatives, as well as the historical uses for it.
Song:
“Truth” – 00:45:36
E. Rosenbladt
Episode 44
Mandela Effect
“Rewrite History“
Are prominent features of our past changing through some eerie dimensional shift? Or is it simply a case of our unreliable memory? We’ll go over some fun slogans and movie clips that NEVER HAPPENED.
Song:
“Memory Chip” – 00:50:01
E. Rosenbladt
Episode 45
Commercialized Christmas
“Deck the Kitchen Sink with Holly“
There’s no question Christmas has become commercialized, but has it lost its original intent? And are people aware of what that intent was? And Erik and Casey talk about wacky traditions they’ve had.
Song:
“Dark Christmas” – 00:58:19
C. Rochefort
Episode 46
Minimum Wage
“Wage War“
Is a minimum wage the best way to ensure livelihood and the pursuit of happiness? If so, why are there so many struggling? What’s a better way? Is our economy too far gone to correct course?
Song:
“Gross Domestic Squalor” – 01:15:18
C. Rochefort
Episode 47
Past Year Retrospective
“2019 Microscopy“
A look back at 2019 on Kitchen Sink Microscopy. The token “flashback” episode. This feature-length look-back at 2019 gives you a virtual ‘best-of’ Kitchen Sink Microscopy from the first 3/4 of Season One. Grab a beer and have a seat!
Song:
“Aureolous” – 01:36:45
C. Rochefort
Episode 48
Underage/Overage
“Statutory What-Now?“
From sex, drugs, and alcohol to guns, voting, and renting cars, we seem to have a lot of arbitrary lines in the sand concerning autonomy. Where should the lines be drawn, if at all?
Song:
“If Only” – 01:09:24
“E. Rosenbladt
Episode 49 – Lightning Round #2
Rapid-fire Deep Sink Diving
Impeachment objectivity, Brexit, Data Mining, Lab-Grown Chicken, the Meaning of Life, Selling organs, Universal Basic Income, Prayer in School, and the best Ghostbusters cartoon.
Song:
“Clearly Opaque” – 00:53:01
C. Rochefort
Episode 50
Confederate Pride or Racism?
“Ghosts of War“
How many countries proudly display the flag of their defeated predecessors? What is the underlying message we should take from this? Powers Chandler helps with his vast knowledge of the Civil War era.
Song:
“The Great Divide” – 00:55:15
E. Rosenbladt