the Profane Argument, atheist podcast

Announcements: We’re still here! Follow-ups: OK schools @4:35 Markwayne Mullin @5:36 Kimmel @6:58 Sinclair and Nexstar TX teachers “complying” @18:17 News: Kirk memorial @20:22 OK Republicans propose colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue @23:044 Pentagon restrictions on media @26:12 Chicago swim @28:05 Politics: Tom Homan’s big bag’o’cash @30:55 RFK Jr. has appointed five new members to (ACIP) @3...

Follow-ups: FL vaccines @3:07 Or ban all mRNA Covid vaccines News: Charlie Kirk: “It’s worth to have a cost of some gun deaths” @5:44 Ms. Rachel @11:03 Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life @29:55 White House promises crackdown on left-wing ‘terror’ @34:46 Fox News “Just kill them” @44:39 Politics: Lee says US immigration raid on Korean workers could deter investme...

News: ST6 NK mission @3:57 Israel carries out attack in Qatar targeting Hamas leaders @7:33 Russia invades Poland..? @10:07 Russian losses in Ukraine @11:20 Trump’s Epstein letter denial just suffered another huge blow @14:16 SCOTUS allows immigration agents to resume 'roving patrols' in LA @21:21 Howard Lutnick’s Investment Firm Tariff Conflict of Interest @26:53 Politics: Dr. Paul Offit has been...

Follow-ups: Ken Paxton instructed state school districts to put the posters up by next week. @2:19 Approximately 1-in-4 school districts opted to adopt Bluebonnet curriculum @6:19 PragerU reveals questions from Oklahoma's 'America First' teacher test @10:24 Politics: Cabinet meeting @14:12 Vaccine skeptic to lead CDC COVID immunization working group Trump predicts 'bad awakening' for UK, launches...

Follow-ups:    TX Ten         @2:44 Letter concerning CDC shooting          @4:12 News: James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, dead at 89          @6:35 De minimis tariffs           @7:32 Politics:  Has MAGA lost Rogan?          @11:14 Carlson guest sides with Hitler          @ Cracker Barrel          @18:32 The ICE brothers          @24:25 DC update          @26:11 Additional Measures in D...

Announcements: CFI’s Office of Public Policy is calling on Massachusetts residents @3:17 If you live in Massachusetts, you can use our convenient Action Alert form Follow-ups: W.Va. Board of Ed to file injunction to state Supreme Court @4:26 Vinay Prasad @5:24 Laura Loomer’s control ICE font @10:23 News: MSNBC becomes MS NOW @14:48 The sandwich heard across DC @17:12 Epstein files @20:37 US judge...

Follow-ups: Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark ruling @2:27 Truth Arbiter at CBS @5:33 Vance made it! @8:13 Politics: MAGA still votes for Trump! @12:04 Juno Alaska @15:53 Trump Escalates Crime Rhetoric Ahead Of Washington Crackdown @18:16 Transgender military personnel forced separations @24:40 FBI will help track down Texas Democrats @27:04 US to rewrite its past national climate...

Follow-ups: Project 2025 Tracker @4:05 Youtube age verification @5:18 Health/Medicine/Science: RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development @6:03 Smithsonian change @8:42 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “calls for end to vaccine exemptions” @10:28 Trump calls to RFK @11:35 Centers for Disease Control show vaccination rates declined yet again @12:59 Vinay Prasad @13:27 Risks o...

Follow-ups: Ozzy or Hulk Hogan?? @2:08 OK - Ryan Walters @3:19 Congressional Freethought Caucus wrote IRS Commissioner Billy Long @5:36 News: WSJ and Trump @6:52 Oath Keepers @10:05 Colbert @12:30 South Park @14:34 Health/Medicine/Science: Aluminum and vaccines @18:01 As Paul Offit warns, attacking aluminum salts may be next on RFK Jr.’s agenda Politics: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired his chief of st...

Announcements: No show next week @1:09 News: MAGA Meltdown @2:23 Kristi Noem’s fake news @9:19 One more thing about Bondingo @11:07 Brutally Booed @11:48 Bill’s affect on gamblers @15:20 SCOTUS allows Trump to move forward dismantling Dept of Ed. @19:44 DOJ dismisses charges @21:16 Back to Epstein @27:37 Oklahoma man @29:12 Paxtons @34:02 A MAGA take on epstein @35:52 Too barbaric? @43:34 Woke Sup...

Follow-ups:    The Crime Fighting Priorities of the Trump Administration      @1:04 News: Jeff Epstein           @2:42 Client List ‘Fake Weather, Fake Flooding’: & Kandiss Taylor     @12:18 FL bans ‘geoengineering’         @20:04 I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates       @23:50 A Jan 6th man           @25:06 Politics:  U.S. judge blocks Trump move to overhaul health agencies          @26:3...

Announcements: Jimmy Swaggart @0:40 Follow-ups: CFI testifies on OR 2268 @5:39 TX - First of likely many lawsuits @7:09 Advisory Committee meeting @8:40 Vote Health/Medicine/Science: Lyn Redwood @13:53 RFK attacks Gavi @14:19 Which will affect the HIV “cure” Wellness devices @19:16 Politics: Democrats infighting @25:29 We have the country the people want @32:54 The Bill’s status @35:01 Welcome to...

Announcements: Think Right PR email @1:21 News: Iran radiation increase after attack @7:18 Iran set back Ceasefire @16:21 Strait of Hormuz @17:13 Trump’s God speak @18:58 Rant against holidays @20:57 King Provision removed @27:49 Alligator Alcatraz @34:47 Republican’s ectopic pregnancy @37:15 Politics: SCOTUS throws out case @39:04 Health/Medicine/Science: Extremely dishonest letter to congress @4...

Announcements: A digitally-restored copy of the 1980 documentary “James Randi in Australia.” @1:49 Follow-ups: Roseanne @3:49 News: Army parade @12:39 3.5 percent rule @23:23 Huckabee's tweet @29:20 “Fake images and conspiracy theories” around protests in L.A @35:57 Order to VA staff @38:18 MN assassin @42:39 SCOTUS to hear ADF argument @48:40 Health/Medicine/Science: RFK Jr. “removing every membe...

Follow-ups: Trump and Musk faking it?? @1:09 Thank you to John Oliver @4:53 SCOTUS ruling in WI @6:01 News: LA updates @7:12 Tom Homan @13:22 FEMA @19:09 FDA launches ELSA @24:51 Fill my hole initiative @26:34 Health/Medicine/Science: Personal financial impact of MAHA @28:23 National impact @29:34 Dental impact @33:15 David Geier appointed @34:22 Dr Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos @37:49 Religious Nonse...

Follow-ups: CFI’s OPP calling on TX residents contact Gov. Greg Abbott @1:21 CFI’s Office of Public Policy has issued a nationwide Action Alert @2:24 Open call to Telepathy Tapes @3:49 Nigel on Ventura @7:15 News: Ukraine @10:17 Joni Ernst @16:51 MAGA mad at Musk @21:40 Politics: “MAHA report” was even worse than we first realized @29:14 the McGill Office for Science and Society @31:04 CDC vaccina...

Follow-ups: From Macca909one on Reddit We don’t do prayer @0:43 Announcements: Gov Track @8:21 Politics: SCOTUS split @9:40 While we’re in OK @15:17 But SCOTUS other rulings on Independent Agencies @18:45 DOGE discovery @23:05 Hegseth prayer @26:23 Doug Wilson @29:52 News: Meme coin dinner @37:56 Trump wants us to forget Jan 6th @43:33 MAHA’s first report @46:41 Health/Medicine/Science: Silencing...

Follow-ups: OK Ryan Walters @2:05 And pushing conspiracies Mike Lee @7:46 Politics: SCOTUS pushes back on Trump @12:32 $5 billion federal school voucher proposal @15:22 RFK Senate hearing takeaway @18:43 Hallow App @21:47 Casey Means causing rift…but not for the right reasons @25:25 The war Vinay Prasad @32:49 New requirements for COVID vaccines @34:37 NEJM article Biden’s health @39:45 8647 @49:0...

Announcements: AZ SB1269 @1:16 Follow-ups: Listener comment @1:54 Papa Nuevo @6:48 WA - Gov signed bill @11:49 WA - No reporting allowed Politics: Trump stuff @15:53 Middle East trip …to pick up bribes Medicaid cuts @23:16 Trump’s religious crusade @35:06 Anti-Christian Bias Fluoride @39:01 FDA moves to take prescription fluoride drops and tablets for kids off the market Notes on Fluoride use RFK...

Announcements: Washington residents please speak out @2:36 Politics: Sethuraman Panchanathan @5:42 New Police State @9:23 Border base News: Judge arrested @13:55 Plastic Surgery pardon @14:40 Santos sentenced @17:48 Student Visa Cancellations @21:13 Health/Medicine/Science: Overview of RFK claims @24:02 WP: Absurd statistics But it won’t matter to true believers Trump to have bleach speaker @40:57...

Follow-ups: Abbott’s latest push @1:28 Politics: Trump on Garcia @7:27 Easter Trading Card @14:57 Noem’s purse @20:27 How Trumpers feel @22:48 The new White House Correspondents @31:09 RFK's views on the autistic @33:30 Inside an anti-vax autism summit @40:33 A near-doubling in the number of requests for measles vaccine @42:35 Autism rate @43:50 Health/Medicine/Science: COVID is over…yay? @45:39 I...

Announcements: CFI joined American Atheists to submit an amicus brief to SCOTUS @1:32 KWTV reports that “faith leaders” filed a separate brief on Monday @2:25 Scopes trial in TN this July @3:28 Scientific paper on evolution @4:09 Follow-ups: WV won’t stop @5:31 SCOTUS says, return him @7:13 White House: No Quick aside on Maher @14:23 Politics: Overdraft Fees @15:03 Deport citizens @22:10 Anti-Xtia...

Politics: Open letter on changes @1:32 Letter Trump's birthday present @3:40 Trump/Dover info @8:06 Possible reason? @14:36 Trump not happy with RFK? @20:37 RFK speaks after funeral @22:39 Health industry alarms @25:07 Vaccine funding cut @28:12 Federal judge temporarily blocked those cuts Wrong people fired…that’s the plan @29:52 The list @35:43 News: First arrest https://www.reddit.com/r/news/s/...

Announcements: Science under siege, Thu Apr 3rd. @1:17 Political economist @2:48 Follow-ups: Catholic Charities @4:11 OK charter schools @ Ray Holmberg sentenced @5:30 West Virginia House of Delegates rejected SB 460 @9:26 Politics: David Geier to conduct study @10:55 Changes to SS @12:17 3rd term @24:44 News: Ozturk kidnapping @28:47 Religious liberty struggling all over @32:17 Religious Nonsense...

Announcements:   “We are currently clean on OPSEC.” Jon Stewart        @1:50 Follow-ups:   Louis DeJoy        @3:14 Politics:  Houthi war plans       @7:10 To Russia with Love       @9:46 China war plans        @22:30 News: TX - TTRPG        @32:13 FL - Child labor laws         @42:18 French Scientist denied entry         @44:04 Confidential information? Religious Nonsense: Moonies in JP         @...