Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey

Sam, Luke, and Josh are all back in the studio to distinguish Hell from Heck, and atheism from Humanism. They comment on the Poway Synagogue shooting, address atheists’ electoral motives, and exorcism.

Bridget and Justin help Becky wade through rough news of people doing harm in the name of religion. Focus: Sri Lanka Easter bombings, a huxter selling the “sacrament” of drinking bleach, domestic terrorists and kids inspired to target Jewish, non-white, and gay folks, and a pastor who shows Jesus’ love to kids through S&M. Dayenu!

Becky asks Dan & Paul a series of pre-exorcism questions. Dan makes “clean” energy understandable, and explains the carbon footprint of having children (or cats). Paul describes his offbeat Easter decorations.

Sam, Josh, and Luke analyze whether listener questions are actually propaganda. They celebrate small steps of the LDS church, and legal 5% beer in Utah. Also: windmills.

Justin, with Dave’s help, unwinds pushpin string from the bulletin board so Becky can make sense of what the Mueller Report/Barr Letters mean. We also answer charges of waging a new “religious war” and bop the heads of perennial whack-a-moles Coach Kennedy and Alex Jones.