Episode 458 – Zoltan the Adequate
This week, we have a conversation with Andy Blau, who performs at Renaissance Festivals as Zoltan the Adequate. He is a magician who has a lot of great stories to tell. We talk about how magic got him involved in the atheist community and how it eventually led to him spending a week as the […]
Episode 416 – Telling the Parents
This week we are joined by Sharon Stiteler, otherwise known as the Birdchick. She joins us to talk about how things went when she told her mom she was getting a divorce and accidentally admitted she was an atheist at the same time. Guess which admission made her mom more upset? Given the title and […]
Episode 415 – Reopening Churches
This week, we take a look at the push to re-open churches as essential businesses. It’s probably pretty likely you all know how we feel about this but sometimes you just need to vent. We take a particularly hard look at the Catholic Church in the Twin Cities but there are a lot of churches […]
Episode 393 – Hiding Your Atheism
This week we are joined by frequent guest Eric Thompson, who wanted to talk about when it makes sense to hid your atheism. We’ve been strong proponents of being public and proud but are there times where it makes more sense to keep your non belief to yourself? Maybe you just need to do some […]
Episode 355 – Carpe the Fucking Diem
This week, our guest is Dave Warnock. Dave is a former Evangelical Christian pastor who was recently diagnosed with ALS. Our conversation covers a little bit of his time in the church and what happened upon his departure but spends a lot more time looking at his experiences since his recent diagnoses with a terminal […]
Episode 352 – In God We Trust
In the wake of a South Dakota law requiring “In God We Trust” to be posted in all public schools, we take a look at our National Motto (yes it is our National Motto) and ask why it is so important it be posted in schools? Is it really about Patriotism? Or is it about […]
Episode 349 – God’s Plan
This week, returning guest Geoffrey Brown joins us to discuss the idea of God having a plan for us. He recently had a public post where he talked about how it hurts him when people thank god for curing their cancer when his own brother had to die. Didn’t people pray hard enough? The answers […]
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, […]
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 308 – The History of Black Women in America
Episode 308 - The History of Black Women in America [ 41:50 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1209)Judging by the title of this episode, you would think this is going to be our longest podcast yet, especially given the breadth of the subject. Alas, we only just scratch the surface with Valerie Wade and Deanna Adams. Both are contributors to Women V. Religion: The Case Against Faith – and For Freedom, edited by […]