Episode 172 – Don’t Say Mulatto
This week, we are joined by our friend Duck Washington. Duck is a playwright and actor and he joins us to talk about his experiences with religion in a mixed race family. We talk a little bit about religion but also about the play he has written about growing up mixed race. If you are […]
Episode 171 – Five Answer Boners
We’ve had a lot of guests joining us over the last several weeks but it’s time for an episode with just the three of us. We have three very quick geeky boners to cover before we move on to the important task of answering our new five questions. The boners have a lot to do […]
Episode 170 – Trigger Warnings
This week, we are joined by our friend Carr Hagerman for a conversation about trigger warnings. Is the push to be more aware of triggers having unintended side effects? Could it limit expression to an unacceptable degree? On the other hand, does it help provide some level of safety to individuals who might otherwise find […]
Episode 169 – Pope Francis
The Pope was in the US last week and we got together with our friend Byron Miller to talk about the religious leader even atheists seem to love. Francis may not be a bad guy but is he as liberal as he seems? In our conversation about the pope, we talk about visits both Byron […]
Episode 168 – God’s Not Dead
Last year at this time, we sat down with Ronn Bauman and Tony Miller to record an episode about Dark Dungeons. We had a lot of fun so this year, we brought them back to watch God’s Not Dead, a fundamentalist Christian film that Tim calls fundie porn. What we had hoped would be good […]
Episode 167 – Rape Culture
This week, we are joined by frequent guest Tony Miller to talk about rape culture. We talk about some recent events that enforce the idea that our culture, in Tony’s opinion, actually encourages rape. We talk about recent incidents at college campuses and ever #blacklivesmatter. So you know, a super cheerful conversation! As always, Tony’s […]
Episode 166 – Gun Control
We’re getting controversial with one of our favorite guests this week! Ronn Bauman re-joins us so we can talk about guns and gun control. Ronn is a big fan of guns but has a pretty pragmatic opinion regarding guns, gun safety, and gun control. We cover the topic as well as we can given we […]
Episode 165 – The Satanic Temple
This week, we are joined by John Wreisner, Minneapolis chapter head of the Satanic Temple. We talk about the mission and ideals of the Satanic Temple, which are actually pretty cool. We also learn a lot about some seriously messed up shit taking place in a Minnesota School district. John was a really great guest and […]
Episode 164 – The Healing Power of Prayer
This week, we take a look at the belief that prayer can be a useful medical tool. Not so much the idea that you can pray away cancer but more the idea that prayer can help doctors do a better job. Is prayer that is basically being used to comfort people who are powerless in […]
Episode 163 – Bible TriBond
Good friend and frequent guest Brianne Bilyeu was at a garage sale recently and she came across an unopened copy of Bible TriBond. Knowing, as she does, our interest in lame Christian board games, she bought the game and gave it to us as a gift. We re-gifted her by having her join us for […]