Episode 608 – Atheist Confessional

We had a guest cancel at the last minute this week so we had to come up with a topic in a hurry. We decided to check in as far as where we are with being atheists compared to where we were when we started this podcast almost 13 years ago. It never hurts to […]

Episode 607 – He Gets Us

This week, we are talking about the billion (with a B) dollar ad campaign called He Gets Us. They had ads during the last two Super Bowls and have a big presence on Reddit. It seems to be a nice, friendly kind of Christianity but is it really?

Episode 606 – Gramps Goes to College

This week, we are discussing a Christian movie so bad, it makes God is Dead look like an Oscar worth film. Gramps Goes to College, suggested by former friend of the show Jeremy Stomberg, is a badly written, badly filmed, and badly acted story about a 62 year old computer programmer who is a chess […]

Episode 594 – Rise of the Nones

This week we are joined once again by Professor Dave Rand-McKay! He teaches Human Geography and is here to talk to us about the rise of young people who identify as having no religion. It is a trend that is growing among all religions and across the entire world. So what does that mean for […]

Episode 560 – Evangelism and Politics

This week, we are re-joined by Scott Lohman, who is affectionately referred to as our Star Trek expert. He joins us not to talk about Star Trek but rather about the growth of the Religious right as a political movement in America. Since the 1960’s, the religious right has been consolidating power and gaining more […]

Episode 551 – Atheism and Social Boundaries

This week we take a look at how our response to social situations surrounding religion have stayed the same as we’ve become older and more willing to set boundaries for ourselves. Things like going to a religious family occasion out of a sense of duty or saying “Bless you” when someone sneezes. How has our […]

Episode 549 – Religion in Sports

This week we are joined by frequent guest Eric Knight to discuss religion in sports and specifically American Football. In the wake of a serious medical emergency at a football game, there were all sorts of pictures of a circle of football players kneeling in prayer while medical professionals saved his life. The store because […]

Episode 546 – The Wonder

This week, we discuss the Netflix Original film “The Wonder” starring Florence Pugh. The film is about a young girl in Ireland who may be a miracle and the woman who is sent to help determine if that is the case. Aside from a really weird framing structure that begins and ends the film, it […]

Episode 542 – Raising Secular Kids

This week we are joined by our friend and Editor of Tor.com, Lee Harris! Lee is from England and talking to us from England because we live in the future! Lee is also raising his kids in a secular household so Lee and Tim talk about the challenges and rewards of trying to teach their […]

Episode 537 – Contemplating the Infinite

This week, we are joined by guest Nels Lennes, who is a founding member of HUGE improv theater in Minneapolis. Nels joins us to talk about infinity. Specifically, we are talking about the concept of infinity and how finite beings such as ourselves make assumptions about how we can understand it. Obviously, as non believers, […]