Sam, Meredith, and Wes consider pros and cons of laws that govern mental and reproductive healthcare, analyze increased openness of LGBTQ individuals, mock a priest freaked out by demons, and dress down a bigot who’s destroying America.

Sam, Becky, and Wes advocate for health and safety, especially of children, through a discussion of politics in the shadow of the women’s marches 2.0, National Religious Freedom Day, a government shutdown, and 1 year under Donald Trump.  We touch on more Blockchain inanity, and a state seal that forces people to rule under God.

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.