Episodios

  • Truth Wanted 08.33 08-15-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Bat Cruise Guests

    Truth Wanted 08.33 08-15-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Bat Cruise Guests
    Aug 18 2025
    Objectively Dan hosts our in-studio live show for Truth Wanted today with multiple guest hosts who traveled in from multiple places to attend the annual Bat Cruise!Kelley Laughlin, Jonathon Roudabus, Helen Greene, Eli Slack, Jamie the Blind Limey, Ben Clodfelter join Dan to receive both audience questions and calls.

    Jon from Canada does not think that an actor should be chosen for a role for “woke” reasons just because they are black or Latino. Being woke is aware of the institutional prejudices that are present and is recognizing real problems that need to be discussed. How do we address the past injustices of certain groups of people? When you are talking from a point of privilege about things you have not experienced yourself, you are lacking emotional and intellectual honesty on the subject. How does a black or Latino person getting a fictional role affect you? Please show us where the “woke” hurt you.

    Lucy Spina in TX wants to talk about the intersectionality between Catholicism, rural New Finland, and ghosts. There were 106 people who died in these five mines that contribute to the myth of the area being haunted. What determines the degree and intensity of the haunting of a location? How does Catholicism contribute to the belief in ghosts? When we have a culture of superstition, it can contribute to the marketing value of places that are believed to be haunted.

    Thank you for joining us this week! All our shows this weekend are live and we hope to see you for the Bat Cruise!

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    1 h y 26 m
  • Truth Wanted 08.32 08-08-2025 with Kelley Laughlin and Eli Slack

    Truth Wanted 08.32 08-08-2025 with Kelley Laughlin and Eli Slack
    Aug 9 2025
    In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, Kelley Laughlin and Eli Slack, work through indoctrination before relaxing into some ghost encountering sleep paralysis. Just try to “free will” yourself out of that state!

    Adrian, a believer in CA, uses a concordance to support claims of prophecies that have been fulfilled such as the book of Zechariah mentioning piercing. How can you tell the difference between a narrative and a prophecy? How do we know this reference point can be used to get to the truth when there is the potential of bias? How do you prove that something in the Old Testament points to Jesus? Remember, the Bible is not proof of anything; it is just a series of books that make a bunch of claims. It is important to dig deep to discover why and when you started to believe these things. If you were born in India or Arabia, would you still be a Christian? Question the evidence of your beliefs and look for other sources for Christianity besides the Bible. The same standards used to determine if other religious scriptures are real need to be applied to the Bible. Why would you settle for anything less than 100% of prayers being answered?

    Cynthia in IL, describes an encounter with a ghost while experiencing sleep paralysis in an old dormitory that was thought to be haunted. How do you think perception shaped this experience? Looking back at things with skepticism can be an excellent tool for these things. The brain can do some freaky things!

    Stephen in Australia asks about free will and rather we truly have it. Where do you think decision making takes place, within the self or outside of the self? You can do what you want, but you can’t will what you want. There is a difference between free choice and free will.

    Backup host, Jon the Skeptic, joins us to share the question of the week: What is the possible fallout of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding? Thank you for joining us and we will see you next time!

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    1 h y 25 m
  • Truth Wanted 08.31 08-01-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and @blitzphd

    Truth Wanted 08.31 08-01-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and @blitzphd
    Aug 2 2025
    In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, Objectively Dan and Dr. Blitz

    Steve in NE informs us of the fringe theory of Mars being nuked. A former NASA scientist writes that there are locations on Mars where explosions occurred and there are certain elevated isotopes. If this happened, why is no one else in the scientific community taking this seriously? His submissions have not been accepted by peer review journals. When someone with a PHD goes off their rocker, how do we educate people to think critically when reviewing their purported findings?

    John in CA tells us some prophecies from his deceased grandfather that he believes to be true.This includes a number of ideas such as his mom being the Anti-Christ, LeBron James, the Anti-Judas helping Cleveland end the sports curse, Bin Laden being a good guy, presidential elections, and others all tied into one big prophecy leading to the movie Die Hard. If you do believe this, it is a suggestion that you talk to a professional for your mental health.

    Fiz in CA has been thinking about what it means to live a happy life and asks the hosts what evidence there is to support or deny the existence of free will. If determinism is true, then you do not choose your will, however, this is not incompatible with the idea of being happy. How far do you go when including external forces as influences on free will? If we truly had free will, would that make the world a better place?

    Jon from Canada calls to thank the hosts for the discussions they have had with him and now identifies as an atheist. We only want you to live your best life, Jon. Congratulations to you!

    Kelley Laughlin, our back up host, joins us to add some commentary and remind us of the question of the week:What do demons do when they are not tormenting or torturing us? Thank you for tuning in this week!

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    1 h y 18 m
  • Truth Wanted 08.30 07-25-2025 with R Kelley Laughlin and Jimmy Jr

    Truth Wanted 08.30 07-25-2025 with R Kelley Laughlin and Jimmy Jr
    Jul 26 2025
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    59 m
  • Truth Wanted 08.29 07-18-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Cynthia McDonald

    Truth Wanted 08.29 07-18-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Cynthia McDonald
    Jul 19 2025
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    1 h y 23 m
  • Truth Wanted 08.27 with ObjectivelyDan and Chris Mallard

    Truth Wanted 08.27 with ObjectivelyDan and Chris Mallard
    Jul 12 2025
    1 h y 18 m
  • Truth Wanted with ObjectivelyDan and Jon the Skeptick 08 26

    Truth Wanted with ObjectivelyDan and Jon the Skeptick 08 26
    Jun 28 2025
    In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, Objectively Dan and Jon the Skeptic, discuss religion taught in schools and the best belief systems that explain the world before diving into reliable methods of prediction.

    Prisoner 24601 inTX has a good story and a bad story about religion being taught in school in a small town. The good story describes a teacher who had a way of teaching that allowed for separation of church and state. The bad story is when a math teacher referenced the story in the Bible where god froze the sun to explain the “missing day”. Jon mentions how different things are in the UK and how he went through an entire school year before learning his Geography teacher was a Jehovas Witness. How do you think Evangelicalism affects the differences in how religion is approached in schools?

    Josh in KS, clarifies the hosts’ positions and asks if the hosts think atheism explains things better than theism. Why would we see a theist’s position as convincing? There is no argument that some of the greatest thinkers in history were theists, however, Christianity as a whole fails to provide answers. If you grew up in a different place in the world, how would that change the religion you practice? There are many claims that Christianity makes that are hard to justify such as pigs being possessed by spirits and running off a cliff. If these stories are allegorical, how do you know the difference between what is literal and allegorical? We would describe the explanation of things between atheism and theism as a false dichotomy, because the atheist position is not making positive claims.

    Jon in Canada, has some thoughts on the harm and fraud of Evangelicaslm. When someone genuinely believes something, it does not come across as fraud in their minds, and they think they are doing a service. If someone genuinely believes a lie that is actively causing harm, what is the best way to move forward once the person learns the truth? As you continue to question your beliefs, think of one thing that has hit you hard and call us to talk through it. This is a true testament that people can change their minds and the lesson is to not give up on people.

    Ben in AL needs an idea that makes predictions that come true with some reliability. If every science text book and religious text were to be erased, the science books would be what comes back as word for word for what they say now.

    Flabbergasted, our backup host joins us to close out the show as Dan reminds of the prompt of the week: What is an offer Jesus could not refuse? Thank you for joining us this week!

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    1 h y 30 m
  • Truth Wanted 08.25 06-20-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Jamie the Blind Limey

    Truth Wanted 08.25 06-20-2025 with ObjectivelyDan and Jamie the Blind Limey
    Jun 21 2025
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    1 h y 32 m