Welcome back! On today’s episode, we chat about our hiatus, including what kept us busy in the weeks we were away.  Plus, we dug into some great stories that have been bubbling up during our absence.  Included: –The Sykes Yeti … Contin

–An update on the recent problems listeners have experienced when attempting to download SFR through iTunes or the website. –Bobby relates a case of “Christian vandalism” to his vehicle. –Two 12yo girls are being charged as a

–Film critic draws ire by insinuating that Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow are partially responsible for the UC Santa Barbara mass killing last weekend. –No, the American Psychiatric Society did not classify taking “selfies” as a mental

–Mark Cuban opens up about his own prejudices, and is immediately labeled a racist by the thought police. –Parents of a 6yo boy in Oklahoma, who apparently believed their son was possessed, are arrested for child abuse. –A new study &#82

–What do reports of sexual encounters with ghosts reveal about human psychology and our desires?  What are the more rational explanations for these stories? –German scientists claim to induce lucid dreaming in test subjects. Have you ever had

Because Sunday was Mother’s Day, and we kind of wanted to avoid pissing our respective wives and moms by doing a show, we decided to get together Saturday evening with burgers and tasty brews and do an episode completely off-the-cuff, … Contin

–The racist tirade of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is recapped, and we explain why, yet again, that things like this are NOT Freedom of Speech issues which require First Amendment protection. –Oklahoma kind of botches an executio

–The American Humanist Association is assisting a New Jersey family in suing their school district to remove “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance. –New poll shows Americans do not trust the science behind the Big Bang, evoluti

–Strange Frequencies Radio cracked a Top Ten list on iTunes!  Big thanks to everyone for their support. –A mass-stabbing at a Pennsylvania High School has some of the same-old canards being bandied about. –Brandeis University withdraws

–Sharon Hill has published her latest Sounds Sciencey column about how we “gave up the ghost” and went from believer to skeptic. You can read it here. –The latest IPCC report is in:  global warming is real, and its consequences &#