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. 444 - Interview with Andrew Seidel, author ...
Hemant spoke with Andrew Seidel about Christian Nationalism, how to fight back against the Supreme Court, and the Court's current legitimacy crisis.
45 min
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BONUS - Audio Interview with Mike Flanagan, cre...
Jessica and Mike discussed his sobriety journey as an atheist, why Bev Keane from "Midnight Mass" could probably get elected to Congress, how to engage with criticism, and why we probably shouldn’t.
125 min
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Ep. 443 - Britney Spears is an Atheist, Y'all
This week, we talked about Britney Spears, the Catholic Church’s decision to let kids go hungry, secret baptisms, and more!
65 min
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Ep. 442 - "Unwise" DMs from a Christian Leader
This week, we talked about a fake massacre, Haggard-level hypocrisy, forfeiting a football game due to cooties, and more!
73 min
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Ep. 441 - A Texas-sized Loophole in a Christian...
This week, we talked about a Texas-sized loophole in a Christian law, a Big Bang fallacy, and Purity Culture’s take on self-pleasure.
77 min
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Ep. 440 - The Attack on Salman Rushdie
This week, we talked about Salman Rushdie, “wokeism,” luxury watches, and more!
66 min
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Ep. 439 - The Illegal, Christian "Hamilton" Saga
This week, we talked about Christian musicals, Satanic dress codes, hipster Catholicism, and more!
78 min
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Ep. 438 - The Plight of Conservative Christian ...
This week, we talked about Christian furries, atheists in federal prisons, a “new style” of atheism, and more!
79 min
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Ep. 437 - The Hypocrisy of an Anti-Gay Republican
This week, we talked about "theocratic" abortion bans, Scientology, Ted Haggard, and more!
71 min
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Ep. 436 - Who's the Real Hate-Preacher?
This week, we talked about Church whistleblowers, why teachers quit their jobs, promoting extremist candidates as a political strategy, and more!
60 min
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Ep. 435 - Condemning Bigotry Isn't Christian Pe...
This week, we talked about fake Christian persecution, what a "church" looks like, the James Webb Telescope images, and more!
90 min
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Ep. 434 - Biblical Literalism is Dying Off
This week, we talked about biblical literalism, praying with the Supreme Court, the connection between God and guns, and more!
84 min
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Ep. 433 - Roe-verturned
This week, we talked about the Supreme Court’s continued awfulness, the atheist suing over Christian prayers at work, Australia's growing godlessness, and more!
101 min
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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