Episode 315 – Audience Member Roulette
This week’s episode of Geeks Without God was recorded live at CONvergence 2018. Our guest, Wade, was selected randomly from members of the audience who wished to be featured on an episode of our podcast. Wade is a theist and philosopher who is also a big fan of “Star Trek.” Fortunately, Melinda Snodgrass stuck around […]
Episode 314 – Melinda Snodgrass
This week’s episode was recorded live at CONvergence 2018. We were fortunate enough to have Guest of Honor Melinda Snodgrass join us to talk about a wide range of topics including constitutional law, role playing games, and even Star Trek! She also used to be an actress. So she’s pretty much the greatest guest we’ve […]
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 […]
Episode 306 – Islamophobia
This week, we are joined by our friend Kelvin Hatle to talk about Islamophobia. As atheists, it can be difficult to be critical of Islam while still recognizing that Muslims face incredible levels of persecution in this country. It’s messy and we have to admit how much we don’t know about Islam before we engage […]
Episode 303 – Adventures in Cardboard
This week we are joined by Brynn Berryhill to talk about educational gaming in schools and Adventures in Cardboard. If you’ve never heard of Adventures in Cardboard, it is Minnesota day camp in which kids get to build armor and weapons out of cardboard and then fight each other. Your hosts are upset this didn’t […]
Episode 302 – Friends of Satan Twin Cities
This week we are joined by Ash and Loviatar from Friends of Satan Twin Cities. They are a new Satanist organization in Minnesota and they talk to us about their beliefs. Like, for instance, if they don’t believe in Satan, why are they friends with Satan? Isn’t that like being friends with Santa Claus? They […]
Episode 301 – Grief Beyond Belief
This week, we sit down in a room situated right above a loud musical act and talk with Rebecca Hensler about Grief Beyond Belief. Rebecca created the community for the secular community after the loss of a child because she realized there is no support network for those who do not believe in god. In […]
Episode 298 – Jessica Jones Season Two
This week we are taking a look at season two of Jessica Jones on Netflix. We also talk a little bit about season one because we never did a stand along episode about that one. Mark Sherman, our resident Marvel expert joins us to discuss what is possibly the most consistent of the Marvel Netflix […]
Episode 296 – Clickbait
This week we are joined by Pat Wick to talk about clickbait and science literacy. We take a look at why we are all attracted to clickbait articles. We also talk about how articles that make scientific claims are often misleading or just plain wrong. Science can be cool but only if you understand the […]
Episode 295 – Gun Control and School Shootings
Episode 295 - Gun Control and School Shootings [ 1:00:55 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1582)In the wake of another school shooting, we invited our friend and gun owner Chris Olsen onto the podcast. Because Chris is a lot more knowledgeable about guns and gun laws, we talked to him about what we do and don’t know about gun laws in our country and ask him the tough questions about […]