Episodes

  • 619: Hollowed Out Edition

    619: Hollowed Out Edition
    Jan 9 2025
    In this week’s episode, the State of the Union is BAAAAAAAD, Pope Francis may have accidentally opened a Morning Stargate, and we’ll learn that “flat” is only one of the incorrect earth shapes available to believe in.
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    Headlines:
    American Atheists releases its “State of the secular states” report: https://states.atheists.org/
    Oklahoma lawmaker's "covenant marriage" bill would make it harder to get divorced: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-lawmakers-covenant-marriage
    Pope criticizes death with dignity and calls out nuns with 'vinegar faces': https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/pope-criticises-abortion-and-assisted-dying-in-new-year-message-zpzzqt593
    https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/pope-calls-out-nuns-with-vinegar-faces-hdgpd6xkb
    The Telepathy Tapes Prove We All Want to Believe: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/telepathy-tapes-prove-we-all-want-believe
    Buddhist group sues Army Corp of Engineers because conservation is fucking up their meditation: https://religionnews.com/2025/01/03/buddhist-group-says-army-corps-everglades-project-violates-religious-freedom/
    Pope Francis may or may not have opened spiritual portals to other dimensions: https://www.thejournal.ie/catholic-church-jubilee-year-pope-francis-vatican-holy-doors-6584288-Jan2025/
    https://charismanews.com/news/vatican-to-open-5-sacred-portals-this-christmas-eve/
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  • 618: Double D Edition

    618: Double D Edition
    Jan 2 2025
    In this week’s episode, Congress has as many atheists as it does chances not to end our civilization, we learn if it's gay for men to have hetero sex with their wives, and Michael Marshall will be here to woo you.
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    Check out more from Marsh on Be Reasonable and Skeptics with a K
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    Headlines:
    New Congress sees tiny uptick in nonreligious members: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/one-new-member-of-congress-is-openly
    At Trump’s inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray: https://religionnews.com/2024/12/23/amid-uncertainty-around-religion-at-trumps-inauguration-reports-of-a-pay-to-pray/
    Vatican advances beatification process for Belgian king who abdicated rather than approve abortion: https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-belgium-abortion-369b35f6734bdab87786ff6c4870d424
    Prominent atheist transphobes leave honorary position with FFRF: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/three-prominent-atheists-resigned
    Kenneth Copeland says God told him he’ll live to be 120: https://www.christianpost.com/news/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-predicts-when-he-will-die.html
    MAGA influencer husband says giving his wife orgasms would be 'gay sex': https://www.advocate.com/donald-trump/trump-maga-gay-sex-orgasm#rebelltitem1
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  • Xmas Announcement

    Xmas Announcement
    Dec 26 2024
    Just a reminder that we're off this week, but we'll be back next Thursday. Happy holidays!
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    1 min
  • 617: Question Mark Edition

    617: Question Mark Edition
    Dec 19 2024
    In this week’s episode, Tiny Tim is at the center of RFK Junior’s vision board, flat earthers put their heads where the sun don't shine AND where it always shines, and Don Ford will be here for a few Biblical reshoots.
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    Headlines:
    RFK Jr. linked to efforts to revoke approval of the polio vaccine: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html and https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/15/outcry-after-rfk-jr-linked-to-effort-to-nix-us-approval-for-polio-vaccine
    Bill forcing hospitals to administer ivermectin, other requested treatments nears finish line
    https://www.cleveland.com/open/2024/12/bill-forcing-hospitals-to-administer-ivermectin-other-requested-treatments-nears-finish-line.html
    Ohio State University football players are leading a religious revival on campus: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5213724/ohio-state-university-football-players-are-leading-a-religious-revival
    Satanic display in New Hampshire vandalized, restored: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/after-vandalism-a-new-satanic-display
    Pupils 'sob' as vicar discusses existence of Santa
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgr9v1ppglo
    Pastor taking flat earthers to Antarctica to end the debate:
    https://www.iflscience.com/flat-earthers-travel-to-antarctica-to-test-theories-but-are-quickly-humbled-77254
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    This Week in Misogyny:
    Anti-abortion activists turn to environmental regulation to outlaw abortion pills: https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/christian-nationalist-plan-use-environmental-regulations-further-restrict-abortion
    Christian Counselor dismissed after posts about wives submitting to husbands: https://www.christianpost.com/news/counselor-sues-school-after-dismissal-over-marriage-posts.html
    Texas seeks to outlaw sex toys at many retailers: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-sex-toys-in-grocery-stores-21293540
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  • 616: Trinity-Totaller Edition

    616: Trinity-Totaller Edition
    Dec 12 2024
    In this week’s episode, Christians reject our adorable Satanic gnomes, our next chief of public health takes a fake shower like 8-year-old me trying to trick my mom, and CS Lewis will prove himself to be as bad at math as he is at analogies.
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    Headlines:
    Diatribe: Boston College sued for religious discrimination over vaccine policy: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/man-sues-catholic-school-in-battle
    The (actual) War on Christmas begins: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-west-virginia-mayor-kicked-a-pagan
    An Iowa pastor put an atheist trying to kill Jesus in his church's Nativity scene: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-iowa-pastor-put-an-atheist-trying
    Dutch Noah’s Ark Replica is up for auction: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-dutch-made-noahs-ark-replica-is and https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/l/museum-schip-ark-van-noach-A1-26370-1
    One Million Moms freaks out over Wicked: https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/warning-wicked-not-only-includes-witchcraft-but-also-lgbtq-content/
    Cheryl Hines selling MAHA candles using a naked RFK Jr. in a promo video: https://www.wonkette.com/p/does-a-naked-rfk-jr-make-you-want
    And RFK Jr. deep fries a turkey in beef tallow and takes it out barefoot to MAHA: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/robert-kennedy-jr-turkey-thanksgiving
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    1 hr
  • 615: Salvation Harmy Edition

    615: Salvation Harmy Edition
    Dec 5 2024
    In this week’s episode, we’ll warm some old headlines up for leftovers, Heath pushes new boundaries on the surface tension of stuffing, and we’ll follow up a week off with a week … kinda off.
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    This Week in Misogyny:
    Yet another death because of Texas’s abortion ban: https://www.propublica.org/article/porsha-ngumezi-miscarriage-death-texas-abortion-ban
    Kenneth Copeland warns that Trump’s critics will spend eternity hearing the names of aborted babies: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/scamvangelist-trumps-critics-will
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  • Scathing Atheist Thanksgiving Announcement

    Scathing Atheist Thanksgiving Announcement
    Nov 28 2024
    There will be no episode this week. For the first time in over a decade, we've decided to take an episode off for Thanksgiving, but we'll be back next week. Thanks for understanding, and thanks for all your support over the year(s).
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    1 min
  • 614: Matt-a-tat-tat Edition

    614: Matt-a-tat-tat Edition
    Nov 21 2024
    In this week’s episode, that's head of health and human services brain worm to you, the Department of Defense is gonna be run by a very special proud boy, and the New Testament will finally stop edging.
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    Check out more from Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, Lawful Assembly, and Season Liberally
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    Headlines:
    Review of the health related ideas of RFK Jr: https://www.wonkette.com/p/here-are-10-absolutely-bananapants
    Latest on Ryan Walters: https://oklahomavoice.com/2024/11/15/oklahoma-superintendent-has-no-power-to-make-schools-show-trump-prayer-video-ags-office-says/ and https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahomas-ryan-walters-bought-500
    University refuses union recognition on religious grounds: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2024/11/15/marquette-university-refuses-union-recognition-on-religious-grounds/#google_vignette
    Ohio Senate passes “cruel” transgender bathroom ban: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/ohio-state-senate-passes-transgender-bathroom-ban/
    Pete Hegseth's "Deus Vult" tattoo requires a better explanation: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegseths-deus-vult-tattoo-requires
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