See what leaders in science, secularism, critical thinking, and skepticism did last week

August 17, 2026

    Science-Based Medicine

    The opposite of “transparency”: Sneaking Lysenkoism into NIH peer review

    Skeptoid Media YouTube

    Student Questions: Light Therapy, the Bermuda Triangle, and Isaac Newton

    Cognitive Dissonance Podcast

    Episode 936: Trump Lies About Vaccines

    Brian’s Bullshit-Free Zone Substack – Skeptoid

    What is “Gain-of-Function” research, and why hadn’t you heard of it before 2021?

    NeuroLogica Blog

    Should We, and Can We, Terraform Mars?

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Rep. Raskin on the push for the Ten Commandments in Congress

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    Practical Philosophy

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    America’s forgotten freethought champion: Robert Ingersoll

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    RfRx – Boldly Going with Leighann Lord

August 18, 2026

    Skeptoid Podcast

    Skeptoid #1054: Let Yourself Get Scammed

    Science-Based Medicine

    Baffled

    God Awful Movies Podcast

    570: The End of Men – Live From DC

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    God does not approve of our new show. | Underzealous

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Robert G. Ingersoll: America’s Forgotten Freethought Champion | Secular Spotlight

August 19, 2026

    Skeptoid Media YouTube

    The Rendlesham Forest UFO

    Science-Based Medicine

    Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury

    Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC)

    ENCORE: Steven Pinker on Rationality and Humanist Values

    Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science Podcast

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 that crashed into the Moon

    The Planetary Society YouTube

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 that crashed into the Moon – Planetary Radio

    TheSkepticsGuide YouTube

    Back from the UPSIDE DOWN!

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    I Left the Church, Now What? | Underzealous

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    God is dead. | Underzealous

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Unlearning Abstinence-Only Sex Ed | Underzealous

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    “Are you gonna get each other promise rings?” | Underzealous

    The Planetary Society YouTube

    BREAKING NEWS! The fastest star ever found!

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    Deconversion: A Multifaceted Journey

August 20, 2026

    Skeptoid Media YouTube

    Who Is Closed Minded, the Skeptic or the Believer?

    Science-Based Medicine

    Thanks to Efforts of the “Biosafety Now” Bros, Richard Ebright and Bryce Nickels, We Are All More Vulnerable to Dangerous Viruses, Both Old & New, From Labs & From Nature, Exactly as I Predicted.

    Brian’s Bullshit-Free Zone Substack – Skeptoid

    UFO shot down over White Sands!

    The Scathing Atheist Podcast

    701: DC-eased Edition

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    We are not wicked

    NeuroLogica Blog

    Rethinking Human Taxonomy

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Meditation is the new prayer | Underzealous

    Richard Wiseman

    Houdini and the mystery of the vanishing boots

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Big win: Mass. court blocks Catholic statues from government building installation

August 21, 2026

    Science-Based Medicine

    Why is Sensible Medicine Selectively Silent Regarding MAHA/MAGA? Unlike Science Based Medicine, They Have Paying Customers to Please.

    Skeptoid Media YouTube

    Chasing the Min Min Light

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Sex ed has to be secular | Underzealous

    The Planetary Society Articles

    Cosmic neighborhood watch

    Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science Podcast

    Book Club Edition: Becoming Martian by Scott Solomon

    The Planetary Society YouTube

    Book Club Edition: Becoming Martian by Scott Solomon

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Introducing FFRF’s new show for young freethinkers: Underzealous | Freethought Radio

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    NC police grasp for a way to criminalize pregnancy outcomes

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Rep. Jared Huffman exposes Christian nationalism in new book | Freethought Radio

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    You don’t have to be religious to be a good person.

August 22, 2026

    Skeptoid Media YouTube

    The Sargasso Sea and the Pacific Garbage Patch

    TheSkepticsGuide YouTube

    Skeptics Guide #11

    Podcasts | The Skeptics Guide to the Universe Podcast

    Episode #1102

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Pete Hegseth’s pastor calls homosexuality “akin to pedophilia”

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    We made a show for younger nonreligious people: Underzealous

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Church is like concerts. | Underzealous

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    The Grief of Leaving Belief

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    Past Attendees Share Their Fall Excursion Experience | Recovering from Religion

August 23, 2026

    Skeptoid Media YouTube

    The Bohemian Club Conspiracy

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Hegseth’s pastor: Women in submarines are like “catnip in a pack of cats”

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    RfRx – How to Get Kicked Out of the Vatican, featuring Jessica Pizzo

    Freedom From Religion Foundation YouTube

    Noah’s Ark is not a “cute story”

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    Overcoming Guilt Trips

    Recovering from Religion YouTube

    RfRx – Challenging Medical Conspiracy Theories & Disinformation w/Dr. Dan Wilson