Friendly Atheist Podcast

On this 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! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology! — What did famed Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias do to those poor women? (4:15) — God's Not Dead 4 will soon be coming to a bargain...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology! — It's absurd that anyone is complaining about Jill Biden's Ph. D. (2:00) — A Denny's server quit after two Christians claimed religiou...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology! — Should pastors be blamed if their congregations are skeptical of the vaccine? (0:40) — A Christian hate-preacher doesn't know what a...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology! — A mysterious monolith in California was torn down and replaced with a Christian cross by a bunch of racists. (0:25) — Jehovah's Witne...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The Supreme Court gave COVID-denying churches a gift, saying COVID restrictions in New York didn't apply to them. (1:08) — Thousands of Hasidic Jews crammed into one place for a wedding. This is why we can't have nice t...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Creationist says we have nasal bones because God knew we'd have glasses. (0:50) — Is it weird that a GOP congressman bragged to a Jewish publication about his attempts to convert Jews? (4:50) — "FOX News Republicans"...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Republican atheist has been arrested for bribery‚ which is somehow not even close to surprising. (7:00) — One pastor congratulated Joe Biden‚ then quickly took it back‚ then quickly deleted his apology. (15:11) — Tele...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — The election. All of it. (0:30) — What did the exit polls show about white evangelicals? (11:34) — Religion makes the gender wage gap worse, say researchers. (34:49) — Should Latvia have to pay for Jehovah's Witnesses t...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Husbands, do you know how your wives are voting? WHY NOT?! (0:35) — A conservative Christian candidate for the U.S. House from North Carolina is getting pushback from conservative Christians. (10:33) — Jerry Falwell, Jr...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — We lost a legend. Goodbye, James Randi. (0:22) — A COVID-denying church run by Pastor John MacArthur has a COVID outbreak. (14:35) — COVID spreader and Christian preacher Sean Feucht is hosting a massive event on the Na...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter! — A whites-only church wants to set up shop in Minnesota. Locals aren't having it. (2:00) — Donald Trump fell for an article on a satirical conservative website. (6:25) —...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter! — A priest was caught filming sex with two women in a church. (1:08) — Catholicism is officially broken because of a tiny mistake a few decades ago. (10:30) — Don't bury f...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to my new Substack newsletter! — Alabama won't allow atheists to vote. (6:11) — Amy Coney Barrett has said abortion is "barbaric." Will it matter? (10:48) — One conservative opposes Barrett's confirmati...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please subscribe to Hemant's new Substack newsletter! — What does the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg mean for church/state separation? (0:54) — Democrats do not have an anti-Catholic bias. (23:41) — A Republican state rep...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — If you're a pastor, maybe don't use your work email to send hateful racist messages based on a hoax. (0:55) — The Southern Baptist Convention is drifting away from the word "Southern." (11:45) — "Evangelicals for Social...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Christian hate-pastor Steven Anderson no longer has his YouTube channels. I may have had something to do with that. (0:48) — Pastor John MacArthur's church has been shut down by a judge for violating COVID rules. (13:16...

You know Seth Andrews as the host of The Thinking Atheist podcast and his YouTube videos. And if you've listened to him before, you may also know that he's a former evangelical Christian, the kind who lived in the right-wing bubble, idolizing Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and FOX News. So what caused that shift? That's the focus of Seth's new book, "Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian." We spo...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Pastor John MacArthur told his congregation "There is no pandemic." Yes. There. Is. He misinterpreted scientific data. (0:54) — Christian Right activist Eric Metaxas sucker punched a protester after Trump's RNC speech....

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. This week, they all revolved around Jerry Falwell, his wife Becki, and the Pool Boy. Side note: If you're curious about the siege at Waco, listen to the amazing American Scandal podcast series about it! See Privacy Policy...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Our thoughts on the Democratic National Convention. (0:22) — Evangelist Franklin Graham said there was an "absence of God" during the DNC. What was he watching?! (6:29) — Florida State Rep. Kim Daniels, one of the worst...

Since everyone is quarantined, Jess and her husband/film nerd Mikey have been watching and discussing movies. There are several bonus episodes available to Patreon donors, but we wanted to give listeners a sample! This time, they watched the truly terrible 2012 film "Hardflip," about a guy who skateboards his way to Jesus... or something. Mikey discusses skating intricacies and cinematic failures...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Our friend Ed Brayton has died. (0:30) — How many people does Pastor John MacArthur want to hurt before he'll come to his senses? (5:55) — A Christian mom said masks and social distancing are Pagan rituals. The school b...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — A Christian hate-pastor threatened a man over masks at a Dunkin' coffee shop. Now they're mandating masks. (1:20) — Trump claims Joe Biden will "hurt God" if he gets elected. How weak is this God? (7:00) — Donald Trump'...

Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Be sure to check out the Being Reasonable podcast if you enjoy street epistemology! — Women vandalized the Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas and I got threatened by a senator. (1:12) — Republican atheist Robert M. P...