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 [...]
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 [...]
Sam challenges Becky on cancer statistics, her early teen history, and sci-fi themed Jewish rituals, while Dave questions Sam’s political aspirations. We follow up on concerns about egging political enemies.
Sam struggles to make sense of the New Zealand mosque massacre with the help of Josh and Warb. They analyze Trump’s place in the rhetoric of violent white supremacy, celebrate a teenage hero from Oz, and re-examine the Card Line in light of an [...]
Becky, Josh, and Dan talk about how irrational belief can disadvantage children and impact public health. They also discuss the potential benefits of atheist holidays and pan-humanity brain dump truth revelations.
Becky, Tom, and Luke get into what’s supported in “natural” remedies and “chiropractic,” and what’s bunk. They reflect on religious funerals, religious accommodations for employment, legal protections for [...]
Sam aims to avoid existential dread, and fails to do so when he, Josh, and Dave talk about giant bees, white supremacists embedded in police and military, the Deep State, and whataboutism. They also talk a bit of pop culture in a way that relates to [...]
Becky, Justin, and Luke dissect good and bad legislation at municipal and state levels, comment on the national “emergency,” and warn about our Jenga-tower social discourse. We also celebrate the human ingenuity that brought us 15 years of [...]
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