Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey

Episode Guide

31.4

Must Be Demons

Original Air Date: January 29, 2018

Runtime: 00:54:36

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.

31.3

Going Bananas

Original Air Date: January 21, 2018

Runtime: 00:56:52

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 [...]

31.2

Exploding Head

Original Air Date: January 15, 2018

Runtime: 00:57:00

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 [...]

31.1

Godless Hates Flags

Original Air Date: January 7, 2018

Runtime: 00:56:56

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.

30.13

And Please Be Specific

Original Air Date: December 28, 2017

Runtime: 01:02:28

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 [...]

30.12

And The Horse You Rode Out On

Original Air Date: December 17, 2017

Runtime: 00:58:30

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 [...]

30.9

A Natural Flow

Original Air Date: December 10, 2017

Runtime: 00:59:01

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 [...]

30.11

Shattered: Net Neutrality, Rockets, and Time

Original Air Date: December 3, 2017

Runtime: 00:58:28

Sam, Dan, and Wes interview David Fitzgerald and Dana Fredsti on their forthcoming book Time Shards and other geeky things.  Sam rants about net neutrality, and the gang puzzles over a flat-earth cosmonaut who aspires to reach the [...]

30.10

SausageJesus Loves TacoFriday

Original Air Date: November 26, 2017

Runtime: 00:58:16

Becky, Wes, and Tyson explore post-Thanksgiving food like Church-endorsed TacoFriday and Sausage Baby Jesus. Also up for discussion: parental rights vs. children’s psychological welfare, the Bible Museum, and ancient commodes. Also, did you [...]

30.8

Free Candy

Original Air Date: November 20, 2017

Runtime: 01:19:31

Sam’s back in the studio with Tyson and Dan, raging about coffee machines and creepy RVs. We also revisit the interesting questions about Muslims in Space (which is not a show on Netflix yet) and maltreatment of Elephants in a “For [...]