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Atheistville with Mike Smithgall — 59 episodes

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1

Sharia Law Panic, Zohran Mamdani, and the State That Actually Mandated Religious Scripture

2

Easter Sunday, Holy Wars, and the Toddler Who Ate the Apple

3

Florida's Anti-DEI Law Is So Vague It Could Cancel St. Patrick's Day — SB 1134 Breakdown

4

From Virginity Guilt to Eternal Damnation: Unpacking Religion's Most Uncomfortable Questions

5

The $1.7 Million Cost of Tithing: Why Churches Target Young Earners

6

Tithing Pressure, “Christian Love” Toward LGBTQ People, and Why God Stays Silent

7

Is Belief a Choice? Deconstruction, Doubt, and Living Without Faith (BWAH Ep 10)

8

Florida’s "God Grades," The Charlie Kirk Analogy, & Black Atheism (BWAH Ep 9)

9

The $25,000 Wrong Answer: Florida’s New School Loophole

10

Your Taxes Are Higher Because Religion Pays Nothing

11

"I'm Not Homophobic, It's Just God", Purity Culture, Gas Station Epiphanies, & The Judas Paradox (BWAH Ep 8)

12

The Wizard Was Just Loud: Pulling the Curtain on Christian Nationalism

13

The Atheist's Guide to Family Shunning, Faith-Based Emails, and the Vatican Rant (BWAH-EP7)

14

Religion is Already Dead (It Just Doesn’t Know It Yet)

15

Mike Drop: The Glass Bottom Boat - An Atheist's Defense of "Real" Christianity

16

Created for Hell? | Church Taxes, The Historical Jesus & Deconstruction Loneliness (BWAH-EP6)

17

17% Point Drop: Why Americans Are Leaving Religion (Gallup Data)

18

Hungry Babies & The Cost of Faith: Sex, Consent, and Religious Hypocrisy. (BWAH-EP5)

19

Faith, Fear, and the Mayor of New York

20

From “Have a Blessed Day” to “You Cherry Picked That”: A Candid Talk on Faith and Frustration (BWAH - EP4)

21

Why the Parties Switched Sides — and How Religion Made It Possible

22

Prayer, Apologetics, Mixed-Belief Love, and Leaving Faith (BWAH - EP3)

23

Faith on the Blackboard , The Real Agenda Behind Ten Commandments Laws

24

How Religion Warps Politics, Parenting, and the Way We Think (BWAH - EP2)

25

Prayer as Propaganda: How Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” Video Rewrites Scripture

26

Coffee, Questions, and the Cost of Honesty (BWAH - EP1)

27

Morality Without God: How Religion Hijacked Our Conscience

28

The Supreme Court’s Next Test: Faith vs. Facts

29

From Pulpit to Prison: An Atheist’s Journey Through Faith, Identity, and Redemption with Mike Gonzalez

30

The Retreat of Faith: How Science Replaces Supernatural Claims

31

This Isn’t About Jesus: How Christian Nationalism Became a Political Weapon

32

The Rapture That Wasn't: September's Failed Doomsday Prediction and the Psychology of Apocalyptic Belief

33

From Pastor to Atheist: The Pain and Power of Deconstruction

34

Leaving Church Doesn’t Have to Be Lonely: Building Atheist Community That Sticks

35

Antifa, Atheism, and the New War on Free Thought

36

Free Speech or Hypocrisy? Pam Bondi’s “Hate Speech” Crackdown

37

After Charlie Kirk: Unpacking Political Martyrdom, Violence, and the Future of American Democracy

38

Dangerous Predictions: How End Times Beliefs Influence Politics and Culture

39

From Silence to Strength: Why Atheists Need a Political Voice with Larry Warren

40

My Body, My Choice - But Only Sometimes: Deconstructing the Religious and Political Hypocrisy Behind America's Growing Vaccine Resistance Movement

41

Conversations on Death, Grief, and Saying Goodbye Without Religion

42

Throwing Out “Sin”: Building Secular Ethics Beyond Religion

43

Prayer Works In Your Head, Not In Heaven: Understanding Religious Ritual Through Science

44

The Unholy Roundtable: What Is Sin Without Religion? Atheists Redefine Morality, Ethics, and Truth

45

Slavery, Scripture, and Skepticism: A Black Atheist Questions the Bible’s Morality

46

From Episcopalian Choir Boy to Confident Atheist: Larry Warren tells his story

47

Catholic School Shooting: Identity, Media Narratives, and Secular Perspectives

48

Why “God Told Me To Do It” Can’t Stand in Court

49

Why Leaving Religion Can Feel Like Betraying Your Race: Cynthia McDonald's Atheist Journey

50

What If I’m Wrong? Pascal’s Wager, Satan’s Tricks, and Deconstructing Faith

51

Heimlich or Hallelujah? The Risks of Replacing Care with Prayer

52

I'm not rejecting God, I’m rejecting YOU!

53

Why “God’s Plan” Can Wound the Bereaved More Than It Heals

54

Property, Purity, and Patriarchy: How Religion Controls Women’s Bodies

55

Marriage Equality, Religious Liberty, and the Fight for Secular Rights

56

Faith, Freedom, and Facts: Atheists on Leaving Religion and Finding Community

57

Inside Doug Wilson’s Political Blueprint for Christian Nationalism

58

Why Do Churches Protect Abusers? Inside the Crisis of Moral Hypocrisy

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Episode 0 – Welcome to Atheistville