Scott Smith, author of the new book "God Reconsidered", joined Todd on the show for a careful, balanced, and penetrating analysis of the competing philosophies between religion and atheism. Scott S. Smith, an internationally-known business writer, brings his investigative skills to the challenge of separating the truth from the misinformation.

Todd is joined this week on the show by Dr. Terry Hunt, the University of Oregon as Dean of the Clark Honors College and professor of anthropology, to discuss Easter Island.

Dr. Hunt’s recent book, "The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the mystery of Easter Island", co-authored with Carl Lipo, revisits the dramatic story of Rapa Nui’s prehistory.  The book won the Society for American Archaeology’s book of the year award, 2011, in the public audience category. Dr. Hunt’s research was the focus of a National Geographic Magazine cover story (July, 2012) and a full-length Nova-National Geographic TV documentary that aired on PBS in November 2012.

Author Mike Clelland joins Todd to discuss his book "The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity and the UFO Abductee". The owl has held a place of reverence and mystique throughout history. According to Clelland, as strange as this might seem, owls are also showing up in conjunction with the UFO experience.