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. 432 - Church/State Separation Is Unconstitu...
This week, we talked about the Supreme Court’s assault on church/state separation, Franklin Graham’s awful advice, the arrest of a New IFB church member, and more!
67 min
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Ep. 431 - The Narrow-mindedness of Organized Se...
This week, we talked about arson at The Satanic Temple HQ, a Jewish challenge to an abortion ban, the Canadian Armed Forces' first Humanist chaplain, and more!
75 min
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Ep. 430 - The Worst Pride Month Sermon Ever
This week, we talked about Amy Coney Barrett's faith, LGBTQ books, bigotry during Pride Month, and more!
73 min
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Ep. 429 - Richard Dawkins and the Atheist "Schism"
This week, we talked about Humanism and identity politics, a pro-LGBTQ protest at a Christian college, preaching at graduation ceremonies, and more!
84 min
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Ep. 428 - It Wasn't "Adultery." It Was Abuse
This week, we talked about the communion controversy, the Southern Baptist sex abuse report, the Republican atheist who won a big race in Idaho, and more!
84 min
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Ep. 427 - A Christian Letter to a Gay "Friend"
This week, we talked about Greg Locke, Christians' letters to a fictional gay friend, a Kansas town that's about to get Satan stickers on police cars, and more!
67 min
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Ep. 426 - Churches are turning into MAGA cults
This week, we talked about the evangelical MAGA church problem, Idaho's potential theocracy, optimism in Kansas, and more!
63 min
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Ep. 425 - Overturning Roe Might Backfire on Chr...
This week, we talked about the Supreme Court, cruel rituals in a peaceful religion, the worst Christian college in the country, and more!
91 min
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Ep. 424 - This Christian Show's Ad Campaign Bac...
This week, we talked about the Supreme Court, banning the Bible, a Christian marketing campaign that backfired, and more!
75 min
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Ep. 423 - Interview with Dr. Katie Gaddini, aut...
We talked about purity culture, the mixed messages sent to Christian women, and whether their churches do more harm than good.
40 min
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Ep. 422 - A Georgia Republican's Top 3 Priorities
This week, we talked about pseudo-historian David Barton, a quieter form of atheism, bragging about crimes online, and more!
64 min
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Ep. 421 - Was the Pledge of Allegiance plagiari...
This week, we talked about blasphemy, school prayer, plagiarism, and more!
66 min
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Ep. 420 - Interview with Thomas Smith, host of ...
82 min
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Ep. 419 - Sen. Lindsey Graham's Misplaced Doubl...
This week, we talked about Ketanji Brown Jackson, the IRS, the Hillsong scandals, and more!
69 min
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Ep. 418 - The $100M Ad Blitz for Jesus
This week, we talked about the ad blitz for Jesus, Raif Badawi, denying evolution, and more!
70 min
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Ep. 417 - Not All Outreach is Good Outreach
This week, we talked about reducing prison sentences, Ken Ham's flags, the value of reaching out to conspiracists, and more!
76 min
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Ep. 416 - How Many Atheists Are in Prison?
This week, we talked about atheists in prison, The Trojan Horse Affair, God's failure in a Texas election, and more!
69 min
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Ep. 415 - Forfeiting a Game Because of Faith
This week, we talked about forfeiting basketball games, Ravi Zacharias, America's loss of faith, and more!
81 min
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Ep. 414 - Greg Locke's Witch Hunt
This week, we talked about witch hunts, million-dollar salaries, arrests at a Christian school, and more!
66 min
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Ep. 413 - The Invalid Baptisms
This week, we talked about evangelical "dissenters," racism in the Mormon Church, baptisms gone wrong, and more!
72 min
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Ep. 412 - Interview with Kristin Du Mez, author...
We talked about whether white evangelicals corrupted their faith, whether the religion is a force for good, her advice to pastors looking to fix toxic masculinity, skinny jeans, and much more.
57 min
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Ep. 411 - The Future of the Supreme Court
This week, we talked about Jerry Falwell, Jr., the Supreme Court, book-banning, and more!
59 min
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Ep. 410 - The Saliva Sermon
This week, we talked about the Supreme Court, sermon spitting, the new OnlySky network, and more!
76 min
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Ep. 409 - The Christian Ethics of Raising Rent
This week, we talked about NFTs, bad financial advice, church-planting, and more!
74 min
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Ep. 408 - The Pope vs. Petowners
This week, we talked about an Oklahoma law to bring the KJV Bible into the classroom, what marriage is about, whether "unreligious" cruelty has any meaning, and more!
62 min