Shithole. Then, Arpaio. Next, Sam toys with changing the show’s name to Ask A Blockchain, until Dan and Josh help calculate environmental impact of cryptocurrency use. Finally, Dan explains the science of sleep paralysis and exploding head syndrome.
Sam, Meredith, and Wes start 2018 with school talk and disdain for atheist flags. Becky joins in to interview Mandisa Thomas of Black Nonbelievers. Hosts conclude by examining some of the week’s Best Words.
Sam, Josh, Wes, Meredith, and Becky celebrate the solstice with a live show in Pasco with the TriCity Freethinkers. They muse about stolen holiday displays, defy god-belief through peculiar respiration, and entertain challenging audience questions. Sam and Becky wrap up with reflections from 2017 and look forward to the new year.
Becky, Josh, and Dan celebrate Roy Moore’s election loss, Sam speaks with official horse correspondent Kristi for some equine analysis, we repeat 7 CDC no-no words on air, marvel at Kim Jong Un’s purported ability to control extreme weather, and laugh, for science, with Dan.
Becky, Bridget, and Meredith interview Lilith Starr, chapter head of The Satanic Temple of Seattle, about their Menstruatin’ with Satan campaign and other temple actions. Then they take a trip to the Lamb Down Under to discuss marriage equality before heading back to the US for some mixed political news.
