Patty and Brian discuss some of the ways international travel can improve our thinking. 

#240 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Thinking About International Travel | May 22, 2025

Patty and Brian discuss the concept of Generational Consciousness, along with some of their own assumptions and many of its implications. 

#241 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Generational Consciousness | June 5th, 2025

Patty and Brian learn, reflect and engage with participants who attended the annual International Conference on Critical Thinking in July 2025.

#242 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Reflections at the Critical Thinking Conference | 073125

Patty and Brian discuss some benefits and pitfalls of generative AI for critical thinking skills.

#243 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Generative AI | August 14, 2025

Patty and Brian discuss Nicholas Carr's new book, but they get sidetracked into hate-reading.

#245 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Nicholas Carr & hate-reading | September 4th, 2025

Patty and Brian take a deep dive into hate-reading and hate-watching. 

#247 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | The 59-Minutes Hate! | September 25th, 2025

Patty and Brian discuss things that go bump in the night for Halloween! 

#248 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | The Veil is Thin -- A Halloween Episode | October 16, 2025

Patty and Brian talk about "dark tourism," testing many examples against their definition along the way. 

#249 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Dark Tourism | October 30, 2025

Patty and Brian discuss gratitude rituals and why we might want to practice them. Brian walks us through a little practice at the end of the show.

#250 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | 2025 Thanksgiving Edition! Gratitude Rituals | 11-20-25

Patty and Brian talk about the 5 (4?!) stages of brain development and their implications for critical thinking. 

#251 Critical Thinking for Everyone! | Brain Development | December 4, 2025

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