the Profane Argument, atheist podcast

News: Vox article, not news, but good starter info @1:43 Schumer shutdown avoidance @2:37 The pushback Golf Win! @11:15 Second judge rules on probationary workers @12:49 USAID dismantling unconstitutional @15:51 Gitmo pullback @17:34 But deportations continue Lebanese professor detained @20:08 Rubio on Khalil’s arrest @23:1 Trump to declare fentanyl WMD @25:38 Trump to undo pardons?? @27:06 Politi...

Follow-ups: Where is Kim Davis now? @2:32 CDC intends study @5:15 News: Let’s unite the country! @8:11 Trump’s new Tesla @11:19 AL expands allowance of religious exemptions @16:21 Second Measles death @16:51 NJ vaccines @17:12 WV bill @18:37 Palestinian protester @20:01 Politics: Where are Trump’s changes? @24:25 TX 10 commandments @33:26 TX - New felony @34:24 OK Superintendent @37:30 Religious N...

Follow-ups: ND scraps ID proposal @1:11 News: Ukraine @3:15 Tariff return @10:31 Politics: One Word Describes Trump: patrimonialism @15:01 Elon on NATO and UN @24:35 Medicaid cuts @27:22 Trump speech update @37:41 Ian’s predictions for the future @40:44 Religious Nonsense: SCOTUS and OK Charter schools @43:03 Growth of ‘nones’ levels off @44:23 Health/Medicine/Science: Measles claims first victim...

Follow-ups: sTicKy cApS, SpoNgEcAsE @3:58 News: SCOTUS no protest zones @6:37 Judge smacks the DOGE @9:41 HUD video @12:41 AI Gibberlink @14:44 Religious Nonsense: A flurry of religious bills (MO, SD, TX, GA, ID, AL, OH) @17:33 North Dakota bill (SB 2355) KY 10C monument @18:41 OK killed it’s monument @19:34 Beheadings in DRC @20:27 Jared derails North Sentinel Island @23:19 Health/Medicine/Scienc...

Announcements: NH - Marriage age CFI letter @2:26 MO - 10 Commandments CFI letter @7:05 Follow-ups: SD - 10 Commandments @7:37 ND - 10 Commandments TX - going the other way @11:25 Pakistan arrests @14:35 News: McConnell @20:04 One last thing on RFK @24:10 RFK’s problems with SRRIs @30:08 Sen. Cassidy and LA @33:03 Politics: NATO @39:39 Who determines what the law is @42:57 Social Security and COBO...

News: DOGE employee @1:37 Trump’s stupidity @3:29 Anti-Christian Bias @6:18 Politics: Red White and Blueland @7:14 Not to Bragg @17:49 Budget Director - Russel Vought @22:53 White House Faith Office @31:27 Something something false idols @37:52 Pennies @40:31 Eric Adams @42:23 Judge v Musk @44:12 White House fails to comply @51:21 Religious Nonsense: Anti-Islam Solidarity @53:38 Religious thinking...

Follow-ups: Texas Tribune Follow-up @2:20 Senator Cassidy “Struggling” @3:40 AP story @5:23 AAP fighting back @6:21 News: Musk’s engineers @9:53 CDC @12:48 FBI Politics: "State Issue" @20:51 Future GITMO residents @22:42 First flight has already landed Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza @25:23 SD - 10C @34:12 TN - New Bill preventing sanctuary policies @38:40 TX - Vaccinations @40:28 Abbott...

Announcements: Scopes Trial Centennial @3:09 CFI trans articles @4:28 Ronald Lindsay Gary Francione Tilda Storey-Law Robert Pokoski Nathan Lents Follow-ups: Louisiana 10 Comm review @10:59 RFK Confirmation hearing starts @12:38 Reminder: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. formally petitioned the FDA to revoke its authorization of the Covid vaccine in May 2021 Also, How RFK Jr. drove mistrust of a cancer preve...

Follow-ups: January 23, Skeptical Inquirer Presents. @1:57 Public Health officials oppose RFK Jr @5:06 Atheists United @2:45 News: Elon @6:11 Trump’s executive orders list @12:19 The real question @26:28 Crypto conversation @28:27 Politics: Blumenthal’s thoughts @34:58 Biden’s outgoing plan @38:02 TX - Lawmakers @42:54 WV - Patrick Morrisey @44:25 Conspiracies: LA fires @45:08

Follow-ups: Mubarak Bala @1:17 His interview News: The lesbian problem @3:35 Ricki Lake @10:55 Politics: RFK’s meetings @13:39 Snopes on RFK @15:36 Not a skeptic @17:25 Vaccines @19:04 The new congress @23:06 TX house prayer meeting @25:42 TN lawmaker @28:00 What will Trump do in 30 days? @32:40 Health/Medicine/Science: Ken Paxton’s lawsuit dropped @47:17 Religious Nonsense: FFRF and Free Inquiry...

Follow-ups: Feedspot rank @1:16 News: Trump explosion @5:13 Trump’s take on New Years attacker @9:01 Trump Jr. is/was in Greenland! @12:53 Jared’s hypothetical @19:33 Gulf of… @27:11 M.A.G.A. @30:02 Johnson’s prayer @41:28 Charlie Hebdo anniversary @43:15 Pseudoscience: Flat Earther Jaren Campanella @45:16 Article Mt Rushmore of Wellness Bullsh*t @47:21 Health/Medicine/Science: What’s increasing A...

Why do atheists celebrate Christmas? Do you? @10:13 Karen: pagan origins Santa Clause: Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle. @11:07 ‘Twas the night before Xmas @13:29 My favorite is Pancho Claus @14:57 Winter Solstice is the basis for many Christmas traditions @16:05 December 25th Mithra Sol invictus @17:08 Side Note: paganism @17:53 Presents @18:36 Saturnalia Christmas Adam @19:26 Yule @19:...

News: Idaho ruling @2:18 SCOTUS to review WI ruling @5:10 Politics: 75 Nobel Laureates @7:10 You can too @9:25 Here’s why @11:20 McConnel warning @12:05 Groceries @16:39 Indigenous Knowledge @216: Pseudoscience: Telepathic transmitter tested…the results may surprise you! @24:54 Religious Nonsense: Kern County CA @30:14 Health/Medicine/Science: Master of the SLAP @32:02 Tejocote @34:57 UK expands b...

Follow-ups: Markwayne Mullins is Cherokee @2:15 South Korea @3:41 News: Syria @6:30 Luigi Mangione @12:32 Would you have turned him in? @20:57 Scam for gold @25:56 UK Blasphemy @28:30 UK assisted suicide @30:10 Religious v public response Kenya decision @36:17 Politics: RFK Jr’s test for health dept employees @39:04 Chad Chronister withdraws @40:58 Bahamas...? @44:57 Mexico Deportation MO GOP @48:...

Ian’s question for everyone @3:26 Follow-ups: Russ Vought @9:21 Pete Hegseth @10:39 Jay Bhattacharya @16:52 Kash Patel @20:54 Politics: HR 9495 @22:59 Jared’s take on humanity @24:19 Markwayne @28:56 WV Vaccine exemptions @33:39 “Bluebonnet” K-5 curriculum approved in Texas @38:37 Mid-show follow-up on Markwayne’s heritage @41:16 ID Bible readings @42:59 TX - drugs @44:25 Hunter Biden @44:41 Socia...

Follow-ups: LA schools @2:59 TX Schools @5:04 Ryan Walters @5:13 CNN article @8:22 OK Bibles WY abortion @12:52 Politics: Trump’s staff @14:42 Liberal Joe Rogan @30:01 Unprayerful Reflections @43:27 Markwayne Mullin @46:00 General Disorder @51:06 Rand Paul promising to investigate what he calls the “Covid coverup” @52:10 Heritage Foundation “Project Esther.” @53:12 Not really about antisemitism He...

Follow-ups: CFI statement @3:33 Down ballot measures @4:21 AOC question @4:56 More info? @7:18 10 Commandments @7:33 Politics: What happened? @10:49 What now? *Risk assessment @34:57 News: Taliban congratulate Americans @52:21 Iraq age of consent @52:55 Religious Nonsense: Church of England head Justin Welby resigns @54:35 Pseudoscience: Final Stories: Overall reaction @55:38 Ian’s summary @1:03:4...

Election update @2:21 Politics: Fayette County @6:14 Local news @7:52 Ronald Lindsay @9:17 Trump claim “Hellscape” @15:24 Peanut @20:54 RFK Jr denial @23:07 Election update @26:38 Abortion on the ballot @27:39 News: Idaho vaccines @32:37 OH Sheriff @34:00 Starts looking bad @36:43 Religious Nonsense: Bangladesh @38:53 Pakistanis in NY @40:13 Pseudoscience: King Wackadoodle @41:14 Being a psychic i...

Follow-ups: Wash Post - House vote @1:22 Politics: RFK Jr’s running mate @6:53 Fascism at the Garden @7:51 Giuliani @18:31 Another Tapper plus @21:23 Feds warning @23:14 Sheriffs @23:48 CSPOA @26:33 Stop immigrants voting May assert control if Trump loses SPLC thoughts and history @36:15 News: Ballot fires @37:07 Policies: More Harris or Trump? @37:52 She’s hearing from more survivors than not. @4...

Listener question: Spin Jim followup @1:10 Follow-ups: TN GOP update @2:06 GA election update @4:33 More Update OK lawsuit @7:44 Religious Nonsense: Joel Webbon @9:11 Michael Flynn @10:58 LA archdiocese @12:37 IL ballot initiative @17:00 FL abortion ad @27:39 NC posters stopped by school board @30:41 GA ADF suit @33:50 History of Blasphemy laws in the US @36:16 Politics: Giulianni @40:19 Ian’s sig...

Listener question: Spin Jim’s question @2:51 Politics: Trump's town hall @17:02 Ian’s Vance story @25:37 Coachella rally @30:19 Explanation?? Meanwhile, at Kamala’s rally @37:08 GA Elections @39:58 Abortion measures @41:45 News: FEMA threats @43:19 The effect of this hurricane season on meteorologists Congress FinCen access @47:32 SCOTUS on AL @50:47 SCOTUS and OK charter school @52:17 Religious N...

Follow-ups: Bibles in OK @3:41 What's it missing? Jack smith evidence file @10:15 Conspiracies: Election next month? @12:52 WV - Kayla Young 12th amendment win Politics: Tina Peters @25:07 Idaho forum @26:35 News: TX/Paxton @28:39 Supreme Court lets a Texas emergency abortion ban stand | AP News Religious Nonsense: Maulana Tariq Masood @30:11 Brain damage linked to religious fundamentalism @31:50...

Vance Known in Senate for blocking aid to Ukraine Vance: if you believe X, that means you think Y. Handshake @7:58 Vance did not grow up poor @8:12 Mid East @9:21 Climate Change @10:12 Deporting/Immigration @13:05 “I was told I would not be fact checked” Lies on economy, controlled by President @16:59 MN first in health @18:22 Gun legislation @19:33 Housing @20:53 Health care @25:20 Trump’s gorgeo...

Follow-ups: FL pediatricians exhausted @19:28 Surgeon Gen. problem Pakistan @26:12 Family not so forgiving Family forgiveness Lick hot egyptian metal @29:09 Politics: Tom Walz @31:27 MO voting @32:21 Mark Robinson @33:29 Staffers Nebraska Rep @39:35 Trump Train @42:23 Swedish MP @45:15 News: Inevitable outcome @49:32 Snore Stop @50:59 Dooom @58:32 Religious Nonsense: PRRI data @1:07:44 Pseudoscien...

Follow-ups: Debate @1:11 RFK being investigated @9:34 News: Some great evolution webinars next week @13:52 Pakistan Protest @16:23 Man killed while in custody Hezbollah: Beep, BEEP, BOOM! @18:07 Trump attack! @26:22 Politics: Who is Laura Loomer? @31:53 Shutdown in 3..2.. @46:57 Tim Sheehy @47:43 Ken Paxton…again @51:02 Portage County Sheriff @53:27 OK Senator @56:10 TX and OK teachers, schools, a...