SecondThought for the day

SecondThought for the day

Training the crosshairs of reason on the broadcast output of Thought For The Day from BBC Radio 4, which frequently features nonsensical claims and other affronts to reason with no apparent accountability. SecondThought aims to provide that accountability. secondthoughtfortheday.com

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June 17, 2025 8 mins

Singh does well but failed to distinguish Sikhism from not-Islam and we're likely a tad unfair to saddle him with the inaugural use of the Humphrys Kumbaya Flagrancy

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There is no coherence here. Just cloaks. Donkeys, misogyny and cloaks.

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Bishop of Manchester provides wholly one-sided account of the development of the ethics of war. There's good stuff in there too, but that's really not what stands out.

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Chief Rabbi On truth, Passover and holding holocaust deniers to account .

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Former Anglican priest rambles about marriage. Fails to make point. Makes many logical errors. Doesn’t seem to like Camilla. Possibly doesn’t like Archbishop.

Notes, the podcast script and everything about the original BBC show can be found here.

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London vicar opens with needless falsehood. Fails much to improve thereafter.

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A brief introduction to what we're about and why. If you were ever even mildly annoyed by an episode of Thought of the Day, you should definitely give us a listen.

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