So, the 2013 listener poll has been over for a couple weeks, and I’ve finished doing what processing of the data we felt necessary– basically removing duplicate entries based on checksums and timestamps.

There was a lot of questions and discussion on the questions, as we expected, so I’ve decided to go over each question, where our thought stand on then, and answer some questions asked in the discussion session.

… or … “At least he made the oil wells run on time!”

Sam explains why he felt it necessary to discuss Venezuelan politics within the context of skepticism.

We’ve often said on the show that we’ve never heard a good non-secular argument against marriage equality, and we’ve often challenged our listeners to let us know when they find one.

Bill brings up a doozy from Dennis Prager.

Who else can resurrect your dead childhood pet, shoot you with a proton ray for having safe sex, and transform abusive fathers into turtles? I’m in a weird dream-state where Devo is singing in Spanish about Futurama’s Robot Santa. Or is it Jesus?

Sam neglected to mention this awesome SSA affiliate (and their amazing t-shirt) on the show when we talked about H.P. Lovecraft. This will now be rectified.