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, […]
Episode 535 – Atheists in Comic Books
This week we are returning to a topic we discussed almost ten years ago – atheist comic book characters. In one of our first episodes, we asked whether Batman was an atheist. Now we look at several characters who are canonically atheists and ask how they can be atheists in a universe where magic and […]
Episode 523 – A Real Live Politician!
This week, we have a real live politician on our show! Minnesota State Representative Mike Freiberg who represents district 45B but is currently running to represent district 43B because of redistricting is our guest! Mike joins us to talk about non believers in politics, the process of being a state representative, and whether or not […]
Episode 521 – Minnesota Skeptics
This week we are joined by Travis Peterson, President of Minnesota Skeptics! He tells us about the potential for meetups if there is ever a time after the end times when we do things again. He also talks about helping flat earthers understand why what they believe is total bullshit. Only he’s a lot more […]
Episode 514 – An Interview with God
This week, we watched “An Interview with God” starring David Straithairn. Straithairn has also appeared in the Bourne Ultimatum, which is a good movie. Unlike this Christian apologist film in which a journalist sits down with someone who claims to be god and interviews him. That’s all the movie is about. At least the title […]
Episode 509 – Easter
This week, we are talking about Easter. It’s one of those religious holidays we all experience but after 500 episodes, we’ve never talked about. We talk about our memories of how we celebrated Easter when we were young and Tim talks a bit about what he did with his kids. Can we still eat chocolate […]