Friendly Atheist Podcast

Hemant Mehta and Jessica Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion.

This is the official podcast for FriendlyAtheist.com.

Religion & Spirituality
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Ep. 503 - The Problems with "Covenant Marriage"
This week, we talked about “covenant marriage,” the Southern Baptist Convention, bad religious assemblies, and more!
82 min
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Ep. 502 - The Christian Nationalism of Speaker ...
This week, we talked about the new Speaker of the House, calling out Christian Nationalism, “our religion,” and more!
75 min
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Ep. 501 - Oklahoma Education Leader Decries "St...
This week, we talked about tarot cards, teaching kids about Islam, how *not* to discuss women’s bodies, and more!
70 min
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Ep. 500 - Footloose at a Louisiana High School
This week, we talked about school vouchers, Catholics in Poland, evangelicals denying climate change, and more!
82 min
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Ep. 499 - Project 2025, a Christian Nationalist...
This week, we talked about “Savior Complex,” declaring bankruptcy, young Republican lawmakers, and more!
72 min
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BONUS - Interview with Kate Cohen, author of "W...
Kate Cohen's new book explains how atheism actually works in practice
64 min
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Ep. 498 - Most GOP Voters Think Trump is a Man ...
This week, we talked about Kevin Sorbo’s new book, Southern Baptist hypocrisy, taking oaths, and more!
63 min
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BONUS - Interview with Andrew Pledger, host of ...
Andrew offers the inside story of life at the fundamentalist Christian school
62 min
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Ep. 497 - The Mormon Church Condemns Tim Ballard
This week, we talked about Greg Locke’s tab, the Catholic Church during WWII, church graduations, and more!
110 min
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Ep. 496 - A Baptist Pastor Trashed Kids with Au...
This week, we talked about Kim Davis, demonic owls, pastoral succession, and more!
87 min
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Ep. 495 - Bremerton's Praying Football Coach Quit
This week, we talked about the Bremerton saga, the Jersey Shore, dinosaur deniers, and more!
91 min
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Ep. 494 - These Chaplains Don't Want Schools to...
This week, we talked about book burnings, food carts, the next Ken Ham, and more!
88 min
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Ep. 493 - This "Om" Symbol Led to a Christian I...
This week, we talked about recognizing superstitions, Catholics against preschool, a faith-based invasion, and more!
82 min
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Ep. 492 - Is Jesus Too "Weak" for MAGA Christians?
This week, we talked about megachurch productions, Baylor’s religious exemption, Weak Jesus, and more!
82 min
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BONUS - Interview with historian Nicole Hemmer
In this bonus episode, Jess and Dr. Hemmer discussed the rise of the Evangelical right, why Newt Gingrich was so effective at whipping the GOP into shape, and some fun J. Edgar Hoover counterfactuals.
87 min
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Ep. 491 - A GOP Blunder Puts Atheists in Danger
This week, we talked about the World Cup backlash, religious freedom training, Christian History Month, and more!
79 min
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Ep. 490 - Richard Dawkins Spreads More Transphobia
This week, we talked about transphobia, Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school, the drag queen atop Christian music charts, and more!
85 min
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Ep. 489 - Vivek Ramaswamy's Hinduism vs. GOP vo...
This week, we talked about axe murderers, why you shouldn’t trust online preachers, the trend away from supernatural beliefs, and more!
91 min
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Ep. 488 - Co-hosts of "Conspirituality," Julian...
We spoke about the power of contrarianism, who's responsible for spreading spiritual misinformation, whether we should debate vaccine efficacy, and more!
58 min
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Ep. 487 - Constitutional Law Professor Caroline...
We spoke about the Supreme Court's recent decisions, the fear of the legal challenges that lie ahead, what could happen when non-Christians use "religious freedom" arguments in court, and more.
63 min
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Ep. 486 - Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Cross ...
This week, we talked about Josh Hawley’s lying tweet, the Sweden Qur’an controversy, the new “abortion” voters, and more!
89 min
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Ep. 485 - This Preacher Praised Christian Slave...
This week, we talked about a Christian web designer’s lie, Colorado’s secular legislature, a “Eucharistic Miracle,” and more!
95 min
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Ep. 484 - The Disgraceful Life of Pat Robertson
This week, we talked about Catholic hospitals, bus route 666 to Hel, Jeopardy!, and more!
76 min
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Ep. 483 - Gloria Beth Amodeo: From Campus Crusa...
We spoke about how Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru) hurts people, the advice she'd give potential Cru members, and how the group's bigotry made her rethink her faith.
64 min
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Ep. 482 - Shiny Happy People: The Duggar Docuse...
This week, we talked about the Duggar series, the controversial Pride flag on the set of a Christian show, the L.A. Dodgers drama, and more!
106 min