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We are four ordinary Americans who happen to be atheists. In this podcast we discuss topics that are relevant to non-believers. New episodes may not be available on Spotify.

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  1. Ep#500: News and a Trivia Game Show!

    This week is the 500th Episode! @1:03 Politics: Election Dispatches:: Ocasio-Cortez Donates $1 Million to Help El-Sayed @2:50 Most of Ken Paxton’s Money Can Be Traced to One Man: Elon Musk @4:43 Paxton’s eye @7:02 News: Katie Zacharia Is Ousted After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary @8:12...

  2. Ep#499: The Cupper, Bakker, and Radioactive Water Maker

    Announcements: No show next week Contact your Representative to vote against the GRACE Act. @3:58 Follow-ups: Hochul Declares a Measles Emergency as Cases Rise in Rural New York @5:14 Politics: Outrage spreads over Hegseth plan for Religious Affairs office @6:38 Pentagon launches Office of...

  3. Ep#498: Garlic and Honey... Yum!

    Announcements: Help Stop a Bill That Gives Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Requirements @2:01 House cancels votes, cutting week short, adjourning until after midterms @3:55 Follow-ups: Mitch McConnell has, yet again, gone missing - should he step down @5:17 Eric Schmitt v Jack Smith @7:33…

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  4. Ep#497: SCOTUS decisions and Nosferatu

    Follow-ups: Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage @1:08 News: Republican Convention Flashes Hasan Piker Pic on Jumbotron @2:31 Budget Talk @7:59 Trump’s Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center, Judge Rules @11:33 Trump slams Supreme Court for rejecting his push to...

  5. Ep#496: Get outta here, whitey!

    Follow-ups: Measles deaths, 3 in 2025 @2:42 Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally @3:09 CDC Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules @4:33 News: Realty Agent loses job @6:31 Global warming will exceed limit, UN says @10:55 Politics: Natalie Harp exposed in 'creepy'...

  6. Ep#495: Dolly Floods News Media

    Lake America @2:32 Follow-ups: C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit @5:29 Kalshi Permanently Bars George Santos From the Platform @6:29 News: Milo Yiannopoulos, Right-Wing Agitator, Deported Home to U.K. @7:50 Pilgrims in Flood-Stricken Nepal Sought…

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  7. Ep#494: The Mouth of Trump

    Announcements: Public comment period on the Thomas Paine Memorial @3:57 News: Kennedy Center threat @5:00 CIA director 'on secret trip to Moscow' as US military plane lands at airport @5:39 Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now @11:05 Politics: Unhinged White House...

  8. Ep#493: Vax pushback and Dick Cheney reemergence

    Announcements: National Park Service public opinion @1:14 Elections @2:44 Follow-ups: Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling @4:33 Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist @7:04 Fact check: Trump makes numerous false and misleading claims...

  9. Ep#492: Greenland food cart hideaway

    News: After Aid Cuts, US Announces $2 Billion for Christian Groups @1:22 Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill @2:48 Politics: Religious Liberty Commission lawsuit dismissed @5:38 Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to study ways to further religion @8:54 Lt....

  10. Ep#491: Lettuce, Tate Bros, and the Arc de Drumpf

    Follow-ups: Burnham Becomes Prime Minister @2:16 New lawsuit accuses Kim Davis of hiding inherited property @4:33 News: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 @6:44 Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite @12:34 “Why settle…

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  11. Ep#490: Lindsey, Trump, and Oz squats

    Follow-ups: $5.6 million has been paid to E. Jean Carroll @2:33 Senate Bill 688 (2026) - Naturopathic Medicine @3:01 News: Lindsey Graham’s Sister Appointed to Finish His Senate Term @4:26 After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a Fall @11:14 ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle...

  12. Ep#489: Mitch McConnell in the hospital with Aides

    News: Futbol @3:38 Balogun birthright citizenship: ‘Asinine observation’ Trump's disaster July 4th fireworks @11:42 Trump's account bought up to $5M in Taser maker Axon @17:22 Trump Pulled In at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House @21:21 Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of...

  13. Ep#488: SCOTUS Summary and Trump's villains

    Announcements: https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/ @1:37 https://www.reddit.com/r/StandUpForScience/s/8zQSflSxAJ Vote Against Federal Homeopathy Bill @12:47 Follow-ups: Wisconsin DOJ announces settlement in alleged multi-state scheme @15:08 FEMA official who claimed he teleported to Waffle...

  14. Ep#487: A bleachy dutch oven

    Follow-ups: President Delays Clayton’s Nomination to Pressure Congress on Voting Bill @1:54 Georgia Republicans Shelve Redistricting Amid Mounting Protests @3:18 News: Every Major Controversy Surrounding 'The Odyssey' @4:20 She Changed Her ID to Comply with Kansas’ New Anti-Trans Law @17:19 Trump...

  15. Ep#486: Smokey and the Bandit true stories

    Announcements: Vermont: Federal School Voucher Scheme @1:13 Follow-ups: Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Bill Pulte @1:54 News: Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire @5:13 Inside the demise of USAID—and what comes next FBI searches offices of Ohio voting-rights group...

  16. Ep#485: Knicks, Trump, and Campylobacteriosis

    Announcements: NDT new book review @1:40 Follow-ups: News: Critics Hammer Trump For Jinxing Knicks @5:06 John Bolton Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty @21:50 U.S. Is Investigating George Santos Over Kalshi Betting @25:40 Out of Many, Some @29:45 Hundreds of Math Professors Ask UC to Bring Back SAT/ACT...

  17. Ep#484: Trump setbacks and follies

    Gay pride at the White House? @0:54 Rogan @2:52 Announcements: CFI and Secular Humanism articles @4:26 “The U.S.: Where It's Been, Where It Is, Where It Should Go.” American history was built on a foundation of Enlightenment. A disturbing call, popular among some on the Right, for a…

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  18. Ep#483: The future and brains in jars?

    Announcements: Louisiana: Help Defeat These Two Theocratic Bills @1:59 Follow-ups: Judge Dismisses Criminal Case Against Abrego Garcia @3:52 News: The future of News @7:15 The future of Truth @12:33 Another shooter @15:28 Politics: Court Rejects Alabama House Map @21:31 SC Senate rejects Trump’s...

  19. Ep#482: All the corruption and hypocrisy you desire

    Follow-ups: Remember this guy? @2:35 Get your guns in the mail @5:03 Donald Trump's Gold T1 Phone Facing Fury Over Major US Flag Error @6:35 News: One-third say at least one Trump assassination attempt was faked @13:10 A Fake Conspiracy Theory About Armed Raccoons @14:15 Politics: “The end of the...

  20. Ep#481: Get your Trump Phone yet?

    News: Device Preorder Deposit Terms and Disclosures @1:23 Inflation @3:48 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation' @4:15 Politics: Americans Think That Maybe These Two Shouldn’t Be Talking About God @6:08 Pastor defends Golden Trump statue from biblical backlash @7:31 F.D.A....

  21. Ep#480: Nikki Sapphire, NICE

    Follow-ups: Tennessee passes optional Ten Commandments school bill @2:42 FDA Blocked Publication @3:47 News: Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized in Florida in ‘Critical Condition’ @5:11 Justices Further Weaken Voting Rights Act @8:23 Louisiana Will Delay Its House Primaries Politics: Trump pulls Casey...

  22. Ep#479: WHCD, "8647", and SPLC

    Follow-ups: Trump vs. the Pope: Not Much to Choose From @3:26 Center for Inquiry Blasts Fifth Circuit Decision @6:37 News: WHCD Shooting Suspect Charged @8:37 Trump Adviser Tries — And Fails — To Hype Up Crowd @21:26 WHCD evacuation @24:28 Trump Snaps At CBS Reporter @32:13 F.C.C. Orders a Review...

  23. Ep#478: Atheist podcast sides with Pope

    JD talk off the rip @0:01 Tucker and Buckley @3:27 Announcements: CFI AZ call to action @5:00 Follow-ups: Penn interview @6:44 John Oliver and Kalshi @8:25 CFIIG posted “An Open Letter to Gregg Phillips at FEMA” @9:08 News: Caitlyn Jenner @11:43 Info Wars @18:02 Politics: Great Vengeance @19:35…

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  24. Ep#477: Embargo on!

    News: Nancy Guthrie @1:56 Top US Fema official claims to have teleported @7:49 Gaetz says ‘aliens breeding with humans’ in secret sites @9:54 Teleporting FEMA Official: My Dead Girlfriend Levitated My Car @12:13 Mount Everest guides allegedly poisoned tourists in insurance scam @15:19 Who is…

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  25. Ep#476: New species: HomoDumbassarien

    News: Some No Kings photos @3:16 Meanwhile at CPAC @4:37 Army investigates after two helicopters hovered by Kid Rock’s pool as he saluted @6:45 Penn & Teller File Brief in Junk Science Death Row Case @12:17 Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ @16:58 Politics:...

  26. Ep#475: Iran, Trump, and Bigfoot

    Charlie Kirk/Robert Mueller @1:48 Announcements: Florida call to action @4:20 Follow-ups: Jerome Powell @5:51 News: Was Trump’s Big Iran Announcement Just a Ploy at Market Manipulation? @8:54 Joe Kent, a Top Counterterrorism Official, Resigns, Citing Iran War @14:28 Trump Offers Donors Access to...

  27. Ep#474: He's a walking sow's ear

    Follow-ups: Members of Congress Request Investigation into Reports @4:38 News: Kurdish Dissident Groups Preparing To Join The Fight @8:23 U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School @10:36 Iran activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says @14:59 Lindsay Graham horny for war...

  28. Ep#473: Operation Epstein Fury

    Politics: Texas Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results @1:17 Follow-ups: AZ Intelligent Design bill @6:07 Religious Nonsense: CPS loses High Court bid to overturn Quran-burner's acquittal @7:59 Man spared jail over attacking Quran-burning protester Idaho bill @12:34 People stuck in the Middle...

  29. Ep#472: SOTU, Trump, Dingus

    Announcements: SOTU @5:47 Follow-ups: FDA does a 180, decides it will review Moderna’s mRNA vaccine @8:51 Fetterman at SOTU @9:40 Religious Nonsense: Tennessee bill would require public schools to teach the Bible @9:45 Earlier this week, another big Texas school district said “no, thanks” @11:24...

  30. Ep#471: Noah of Arc

    Follow-ups: Checking in on Polymarket @2:51 News: V-day scams @8:20 El Paso @10:59 James Talerico @16:14 Politics: Epstein file searches @19:58 Pam Bondi Trump Repeals Key Greenhouse Gas Finding @25:24 TN House passes bill @29:19 MAHA: how to navigate elections @31:04 RFK & Kid Rock workout vid...

  31. Ep#470: Stupid people just stay stupid

    News: ‘Made me feel proudly American’: stars react to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show @2:34 ‘Penisgate’ at the Olympics @11:13 Epstein met with 4chan’s founder just as the site’s infamous political thread began @16:45 Health/Medicine/Science: CFI’s OPP issued a nationwide Action Alert @32:29 RFK Jr....

  32. Ep#469: Ye, Lemon, and how we're doomed

    Follow-ups: ICE perspective from a combat vet @2:52 News: Ye @8:45 Don Lemon @14:09 Sneaky SCOTUS @21:03 Kalshi - A weekend feature from Axios @22:46 Health/Medicine/Science: South Carolina measles outbreak @30:31 AAP Releases 2026 Child Vax Schedule @31:38 Dozens of CDC vaccination databases...

  33. Ep#468: Alex Pretti, ICE, and the Taliban

    Announcements: Rob Palmer with a new video interview, talks with SETI astronomer Seth Shostak @5:59 The February/March issue of Free Inquiry is now available to read online, featuring a new set of articles focused on “The Ongoing Controversy: Was Jesus Real?” Don Wharton kicks things off with “A...

  34. Ep#467: US, Iran, and other fascist states

    Announcements: Latest Quackwatch @1:29 Follow-ups: CDC officially changes vaccines @4:04 Bill Cassidy’s response @5:41 The Big Plan @6:59 News: Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' creator and conservative commentator, dies at 68 @8:47 CBD rescheduling retraction @12:14 Renee Nicole Good @14:12 LegalEagle...

  35. Ep#466: Are we the baddies?

    Politics: Jan. 6 Plaque Still Not On Display @2:10 News: The ‘Donroe doctrine’ sows new division across the Americas @7:12 Trump Ramps Up Threats Against Colombia And Mexico @17:28 Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland @22:13 President Orders Cannabis Rules Relaxed, Easing...

  36. Ep#465: Trump class

    Follow-ups: Nicki Minaj at risk of losing $20M Los Angeles home @1:22 Oklahoma removes instructor @3:35 Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks new social studies standards @6:44 News: Epstein files…what we expected @8:58 Venezuela assets @22:25 Hegseth overhauling chaplain corps @27:23 Trump moves to...

  37. Ep#464: Trump, Reiner, and 28,000 viper deaths

    Follow-ups: Catholic hamster wheel of reform @1:28 Grand Jury Again Resists Trump’s Push to Reindict Letitia James @10:16 News: Trump Reiner @11:50 Indiana districts @23:06 “Things can happen” @28:02 Vipers @29:39 Scott Bessent @32:31 Coin flip @34:22 War with Venezuela @39:03 Epstein…

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  38. Ep#463: ICE, War?, and FIFA

    Announcements: Urge Members of Congress to Support Res. on Church-State Separation @2:20 Follow-ups: Alina Habba @4:09 Donald Trump pardons Henry Cuellar @6:51 News: ICE for the Holidays @8:51 China experiencing mystery flu @12:01 Politics: FIFA @15:17 F/A-18 Super Hornets over Gulf Of Venezuela...

  39. Ep#462: Wormy's poetry and Rogan's AI thoughts

    Announcements: Ohio Action Alert @1:00 Follow-ups: OK Supreme Court tosses Bible lawsuit @3:19 OK Student @4:47 News: Like it, Piggy @7:59 Hegseth @15:37 Alina Habba @26:38 Greene @29:55 GOP tinderbox Another Republican Resigns From Congress as 2026 Midterms Loom Tim Burchett @36:08 TN Special...

  40. Ep#461: Blowing Bubba and Ozempic penis

    Follow-ups: THC Products @1:50 News: COP 30 @6:49 Blowing Bubba @9:22 E-mail database @9:41 What does 15 look like? Teens and former child actors weigh in @20:42 House vote @23:17 Clay Higgins @25:00 Scott Bessant @35:29 Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct @37:45 Eric Swalwell...

  41. Ep#460: White Washing America

    Announcements: Veteran’s Day @0:38 Follow-ups: Mom’s for liberty results @3:50 Milford update @5:20 In poker, this would be called “overplaying a weak hand.” @6:04 Kansas county to pay $3 million and apologize over a raid on newspaper @8:11 Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decision…

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  42. Ep#459: Election night and Trump's crown

    Announcements: Elections update @3:54 Brandi Carlisle @6:16 Follow-ups: RFK Jr. Admits He Can’t Actually Tie Tylenol to Autism @11:14 Federal appeals court will hear combined arguments Ten Commandments cases @18:03 Politics: Trump Has Likened Himself to a King. South Korea Gave Him a Crown.…

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  43. Ep#458: Riyadh, Gen Z, and Platner

    Republican debates AI @0:31 Announcements: VOTE! @2:18 Follow-ups: Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks @5:23 Politics: White House fires arts commission expected to review construction projects @9:18 Riyadh Comedy Festival @12:19 Health/Medicine/Science: Destruction of…

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  44. Ep#457: Facts, fictions, and belief

    NoKings @4:15 Announcements: Halloween-themed edition of Skeptical Inquirer Presents @10:30 Follow-ups: Lindel Fields has ‘no plans to distribute Bibles’ in Oklahoma @12:17 Under Walters, OSDE gave federal funds to ineligible religious schools @13:09 University of Arkansas @20:40 Politics: Santos...

  45. Ep#456: Trump goes to heaven

    Follow-ups: Moroccan Court Upholds Jail Term @8:46 SCOTUS rejects Alex Jones' appeal @10:35 Man who burned Koran outside in London wins appeal @11:11 The soaring eagle of voting @12:43 News: Congressional vote and Taylor-Greene @17:10 Only on news outlet signed the Pentagon form @21:20 RFK Jr....

  46. Ep#455: The Rapture...again

    Announcements: Israel and Hamas Meet in Egypt to Discuss Gaza Peace Plan @1:20 Follow-ups: Rapture is back on after noticing pastor's bizarre mix up with calendar @7:09 News: Local health departments worry about government shutdown @8:50 A bet @10:36 Jordan Peterson Diagnosed With Chronic…

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  47. Ep#454: They made me horny and forced me to psychic

    Announcements: International Blasphemy Rights Day @1:55 Letter to MA house @2:45 Currently 6 states Follow-ups: TX - second lawsuit @5:42 Betty Lachgar @6:32 Nigeria @7:42 Immediate consequences @12:26 Why autism stats are wrong. @13:44 RFK to move on mifepristone @17:26 Round-Up @18:37 News: Top...

  48. Ep#453: Kimmel update and HHS chaos

    Announcements: We’re still here! Follow-ups: OK schools @4:35 Markwayne Mullin @5:36 Kimmel @6:58 Sinclair and Nexstar TX teachers “complying” @18:17 News: Kirk memorial @20:22 OK Republicans propose colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue @23:044 Pentagon restrictions on media @26:12 Chicago swim...

  49. Ep#452: Kirk, Korea, and Valhalla

    Follow-ups: FL vaccines @3:07 Or ban all mRNA Covid vaccines News: Charlie Kirk: “It’s worth to have a cost of some gun deaths” @5:44 Ms. Rachel @11:03 Charlie Kirk’s killing was a tragedy. But we must not rewrite his life @29:55 White House promises crackdown on left-wing ‘terror’ @34:46 Fox…

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  50. Ep#451: The Supremacist Court

    News: ST6 NK mission @3:57 Israel carries out attack in Qatar targeting Hamas leaders @7:33 Russia invades Poland..? @10:07 Russian losses in Ukraine @11:20 Trump’s Epstein letter denial just suffered another huge blow @14:16 SCOTUS allows immigration agents to resume 'roving patrols' in LA…

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