Hemant Mehta and Jessica Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion. This is the official podcast for FriendlyAtheist.com.
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Ep. 523 - This Christian App Knows Where You Live
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Satanists sue Tennessee district for trying to thwart After School Satan Club. (1:09) SPONSOR: This episode is brought to …
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Ep. 522 - Preacher Says MLK Was Not a Christian
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Texas State Rep. Matt Schaefer: Every elected official in America is required "to worship God." (0:40) — Preacher John Mac…
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Ep. 521 - Christian Nationalists vs. Heidi Przybyla
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Christian Nationalists are furious at reporter Heidi Przybyla for accurately reporting on them. (1:45) SPONSOR: This episo…
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Ep. 520 - The "Filth" in Oklahoma
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — GOP lawmaker pushes anti-abortion propaganda bill with scientific, antisemitic lies. (1:45) — After non-binary teen's deat…
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Ep. 519 - Sam Alito's Fake Christian Persecution
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Alabama Supreme Court cites "wrath of a holy God" while claiming frozen embryos are "children." (0:43) SPONSOR: This episo…
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Ep. 518 - The Fair Reputation of White Evangelical Christians
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Telling the truth about modern evangelical Christianity means admitting it's harmful. (1:12) — Christian Nationalist Jason…
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Ep. 517 - GOP Tries to Ban Satanic Displays
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Two students may have prevented a school board from saying Christian prayers at meetings. (0:49) — Arizona bill would ban …
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Ep. 516 - Alastair Begg's Christian Wedding Debacle
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Oregon lawmaker tries to walk back comment that atheists are unfit for public office. (0:42) — A proposed Satanic school h…
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Ep. 515 - The Christian Crypto Fraud
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Christian pastor and wife sued over alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme. (1:30) — An Ohio pastor was punished for opening …
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Ep. 514 - The Ethics of AI-George Carlin
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — An AI-generated "George Carlin" tackles God in a new comedy special. Does it hold up? (1:10) — A natural disaster destroye…
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Ep. 513 - Lil Nas X Has Perfected Christian Trolling
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Lil Nas X has perfected the art of trolling Christians to market his music. (1:17) — In Iowa, white evangelicals are embra…
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Ep. 512 - Kim Davis Loses in Court Again
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Kim Davis, the infamous Christian clerk from Kentucky, has to pay another $260,000 in her case against a same-sex couple. …
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Ep. 511 - 2023 Garbage Year in Review
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! On this (extra-long) podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past year in news! We covered a whole variety of topics, going month by month, so feel free to jump around and listen in at any point! — SPONSOR: Sign up today …
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Ep. 510 - The Catholic Church Will Let Priests Bless Same-Sex Couples
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The Catholic Church, which is still anti-LGBTQ, will let priests bless same-sex couples. (0:50) — Here's why Speaker Mike …
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Ep. 509 - Iowa Conservatives vs. Harmless Satanic Display
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Conservatives can't handle The Satanic Temple's harmless display in Iowa's Capitol. (0.37) — Officials in Toledo, Iowa thi…
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Ep. 508 - The Mormon Church Paid a Woman to Destroy Evidence
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Speaker Mike Johnson says God told him, in late-night hallucinations, that he was Moses. (0:59) — The Mormon Church refuse…
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Ep. 507 - This Christian Dad Loves Jesus More Than His Trans Child
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — This anonymous Christian dad proudly refuses to love his transgender daughter. (0:22) — After ending daily prayers over th…
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Ep. 506 - The Value of Docuseries Exposing Christianity
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — "Let Us Prey" exposes abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches. (1:08) — More congregations are ditching the Unit…
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Ep. 505 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Christian Now?!
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Christian now. Good luck figuring out why. (1:50) — A Christian singer, Bobbi Storm, disobeyed a flig…
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Ep. 504 - The Tragic Story of a Drag-Wearing Pastor
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***NOTE***: The first story involves a discussion about a man taking his life. Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Did a drag-loving, trans-pretending Baptist…
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Ep. 503 - The Problems with "Covenant Marriage"
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Patreon supporters who give $5 a month will get an ad-free version of the show! Join our private Facebook group and Discord server! Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https:…
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Ep. 502 - The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https:…
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Ep. 501 - Oklahoma Education Leader Decries "State-Sponsored Atheism"
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https:…
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Ep. 500 - Footloose at a Louisiana High School
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https:…
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Ep. 499 - Project 2025, a Christian Nationalist Fantasy
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — We’re having a 500th episode party in Aurora, Illinois on Saturday, October 7. Details are here! — “Project 2025” is a Chr…
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BONUS - Interview with Kate Cohen, author of "We of Little Faith"
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In this bonus episode, Hemant spoke with Kate Cohen, author of the new book "We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too)." https://amzn.to/46wxEmO (Affiliate link) Cohen is a Washington Post contributing columnist who has written many beautiful essays about atheism for an audience that isn't necessarily seekin…
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Ep. 498 - Most GOP Voters Think Trump is a Man of Faith
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant is speaking in Denver on Saturday, Sep. 30. Details are here! — We’re having a 500th episode party in Aurora, Illin…
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BONUS - Interview with Andrew Pledger, host of "Surviving Bob Jones University: A Christian Cult"
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In this bonus episode, Hemant spoke with Andrew Pledger, a former student at Bob Jones University, a fundamentalist Christian school with a long and not-so-great history. Andrew is the host of a new podcast called "Surviving Bob Jones University: A Christian Cult." The stories in that podcast are depressing as all hell but they're so important to h…
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Ep. 497 - The Mormon Church Condemns Tim Ballard
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Hemant is speaking in Denver on Saturday, Sep. 30. Details are here! — We’re having a 500th episode party in Aurora, Illin…
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Ep. 496 - A Baptist Pastor Trashed Kids with Autism
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis owes $100,000 to a gay couple she discriminated against. (1:28) — A Baptist pastor …
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Ep. 495 - Bremerton's Praying Football Coach Quit
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Bremerton's praying football coach got what he wanted, so he quit. (1:25) — A California megachurch took over Chino Valley…
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Ep. 494 - These Chaplains Don't Want Schools to Hire Chaplains
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Religious chaplains are begging Texas schools not to hire religious chaplains. (1:48) — A California public school board l…
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Ep. 493 - This "Om" Symbol Led to a Christian Invasion
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Christian mob invaded an Appalachian artists' retreat because of an "Om" symbol in the chapel. (2:55) — Spokane, Washing…
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Ep. 492 - Is Jesus Too "Weak" for MAGA Christians?
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The guy who said evangelicals today see Jesus as "weak" is part of the problem. (1:10) — Why is Baylor University getting …
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BONUS - Interview with historian Nicole Hemmer
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Nicole Hemmer is a political historian specializing in media, conservatism, and the presidency. Her scholarship and teaching focus on the interplay of social movements, electoral politics, and political culture in order to probe the complexities of political identity and practice in the 20th century United States. In this bonus episode, Jess and Dr…
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Ep. 491 - A GOP Blunder Puts Atheists in Danger
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Evangelist Franklin Graham is glad the U.S. women's soccer team lost the World Cup. (1:08) — Desperate to show Democrats a…
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Ep. 490 - Richard Dawkins Spreads More Transphobia
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Longtime atheist activist and mentor Woody Kaplan has died. (0:15) — The #1 Christian album in the country belongs to drag…
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Ep. 489 - Vivek Ramaswamy's Hinduism vs. GOP voters
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — For absurd reasons, MAGA cultists think FOX News supports The Satanic Temple. (2:15) — Survey: Belief in God, Heaven, Hell…
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Ep. 488 - Co-hosts of "Conspirituality," Julian Walker and Derek Beres
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For a lot of listeners, I suspect conspiratorial thinking is something you connect with religion or right-wing politics. But of course it's also rampant in the world of New Age spirituality. Think Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Kennedy, Jr. They're not explicitly religious, but their fans are not exactly known for their critical thinking skills. My gue…
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Ep. 487 - Constitutional Law Professor Caroline Mala Corbin
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Caroline Mala Corbin is a professor at the University of Miami School of Law. She teaches classes involving the U.S. Constitution, the First Amendment, the Religion Clauses, the Free Speech Clause, Feminism and the First Amendment, and Reproductive Rights. Her scholarship focuses on the First Amendment’s speech and religion clauses, particularly th…
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Ep. 486 - Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Cross Drawing
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Pat Robertson is still dead. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends Cross drawing at Governor’s Mansion. (0:52) — Sen. Josh…
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Ep. 485 - This Preacher Praised Christian Slaveowners
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Pat Robertson is still dead. — What happened to that submersible? (0:20) — Josh Duggar's father-in-law delivered a racist …
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Ep. 484 - The Disgraceful Life of Pat Robertson
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. ***CORRECTION***: The "He-Man Woman-Haters Club" is from the Little Rascals, not The Simpsons! Oops! — What we can learn fro…
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Ep. 483 - Gloria Beth Amodeo: From Campus Crusade to God's Ex-Girlfriend
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You may have already encountered Gloria Beth Amodeo's writing in places like Publishers Weekly, The Literary Review, and American Atheist magazine. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School, and currently works at an advertising agency in New York City. She recently wrote a book called God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving a…
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Ep. 482 - Shiny Happy People: The Duggar Docuseries
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — What we learned from watching “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.” (1:57) — Christians are furious over a tiny Pri…
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Ep. 481 - The Failure of Christian Home-Schooling
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. —SPONSOR: Visit BetterHelp.com/atheist today to get 10% off your first month. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. …
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Ep. 480 - Loudspeaker Prayers at Florida Football Games
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Ep. 479 - The Mormon Church's Fiasco on 60 Minutes
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A 60 Minutes segment on the Mormon Church allegedly hoarding cash only made the religion look worse. (0:45) — Southern Bap…
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Ep. 478 - Bryan Slaton's Cruel Christian Hypocrisy
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Texas State Rep. Bryan Slaton confirmed the hypocrisy of Christian Nationalists. (0:59) — Three Texas churches gave $800 t…
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Ep. 477 - The Ten Commandments Don't Belong in School
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Kansas lawmaker told non-Christian constituents that he’d “try and convert” them rather than taking their concerns serio…
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