Episode 327 – Is Faith Stupid?
If there was ever a topic to piss off the theists, it’s this one! Guest Byron Miller asks us to look at the question of faith. Is it stupid to believe in something without proof? This dives into that asshole atheist conversation because if we answer yes, we are assholes. But if we answer no, […]
Patreon Esclusive Episode Up!
So hey, if you support us on Patreon, you know that we produce a few exclusive episodes every year just for you! If you don’t, you should consider contributing even $1.00 a month. We just finished an episode in which we tried to get a spirit board to work! Tim even sacrificed some of his […]
Episode 326 – Street Epistemology
This week, frequent guest Tony Miller is back to discuss how to engage with theists on the subject of atheism. We talk about how to approach a conversation with theists in a way that can actually motivate them to think about what they believe. Or maybe it can’t. We talk about conversations we’ve had that […]
Episode 325 – Don Verdean
This week we sit down with movie watching buddies Tony Miller and Byron Miller (no relation) to talk about Don Verdean. Unlike the woefully awful God’s Not Dead films, this movie is a satire of Christian Archaeology starring Sam Rockwell. While Rotten Tomatoes doesn’t think too highly of the movie, we enjoyed it. Your mileage […]
Episode 324 – Are We Losing?
This week, we sit down in the luxurious trailer studios with Riki Robinson and frequent returning guest Ronn Bauman. The question before our panel – are we losing? Is the secular movement falling further and further behind because of the rise of things like Donald Trump? The answer, like the question itself, is complex. And […]
Episode 323 – Prop Guns Real Guns
This week, our guest is Sean McArdle, a prop designer and builder who works for the Guthrie Theater. Ooooooo! Sean recently created a Fringe show where he talked about gun safety in theaters and how we might be able to use the safety protocols around fake guns to think about safety protocols around real guns. […]
Episode 322 – Digging up the Cyprus Problem
This week, we chat with friend of the show Bob Alberti and Valerie Woelfel about their work at the Idalion site on Cyprus. We learn a little bit about the political issues in the region (the Cyprus problem) and a lot about the archaeological history of Cyprus including some stuff about pygmy hippos and elephants! […]
Episode 321 – Inside Scientology
This week, we peek behind the curtain of Scientology with former cult member Shelby LaFreniere! She was deeply involved in Scientology until her parents left the “church.” Listening to her stories of life from the inside are fascinating we have nowhere near enough time to delve deeply into her experiences. Hopefully, we can bring her […]
Episode 320 – A Farewell to Fest
Ever since we started this podcast, we’ve talked about the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, where all three of us have worked. Well some stuff has gone down this year and Nick and Molly are calling it quits after this season. We have a really frank discussion about the realities of working for the Festival. We’ll all […]
Episode 319 – Luke Cage Season 2
This week, we are joined by our regular Neflix Marvel binge buddy Mark Sherman to talk about season 2 of Luke Cage! The episode definitely includes spoilers for the season to you shouldn’t listen if you care about such things. We all agree this is another strong outing for Cage and they even managed to […]