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Sam Mulvey is a producer and the technical brain behind Ask an Atheist. He is a collector of vinegar varieties, vintage computers, antique radios, and propaganda.

Is Pat Robertson Evil?

by Sam Mulvey

I have to admit, when I write about Pat Robertson or Pat Buchanan, I first have to check to make sure I have the right one.   Which professional television blowhard is selling ignorant fundamentalism as intelligence this week? As it turns out, it is the sleepy-eyed host of the 700 Club, Robertson, who’s telling […]

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Interview with Valerie Tarico

by Sam Mulvey

Join Becky and Deanna in the studio as they speak with Valerie Tarico about universal morality, and continuing the conversation about reproductive rights. Valerie Tarico is a psychologist and former director of the Children’s Behavior and Learning Clinic in Bellevue, Washington.  Her articles can be found regularly in the Green and Religion sections of the Huffington Post. She […]

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Churchspotting

by Sam Mulvey

For the last several months, Darren, our usual call screener has visited a church before answering calls for Ask an Atheist.   A different church, every week.   Today, Darren tells Mike and Sam about what interesting things he’s discovered.

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Darwin is Not A Prophet, Really!

by Sam Mulvey

Happy Darwin Day! Today, Sam, Becky and Nick go over the material we were supposed to go over this time last year, when Sam proposed to Becky.   We will discuss why comparisons with Charles Darwin with religious prophets don’t wash.

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