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.
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April 25, 2024 • 76 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— What I'll remember about Daniel Dennett. (0:28)
— Catholic priest resigns after backlash involving his criticism of a gay author. (8:43)
— Christian lawmaker says teachers should be allowed to hit special ne...
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April 18, 2024 • 95 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Christian Men's Conference descends into chaos over sword-swallowing acrobat. (1:02)
— Wisconsin official blames homelessness on "sin," then votes against aid for the poor. (25:15)
— Christian Nationalist f...
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April 12, 2024 • 84 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Arizona GOP lawmaker lashes out at "god-haters" who criticized abortion ban prayer. (4:21)
— Christian school's pastor cancels Autism Awareness Week, calling it "demonic." (19:40)
— New Testament scholar Ric...
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April 4, 2024 • 88 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— This pastor's wedding night "joke" epitomizes Christian sexism. (0:40)
— Richard Dawkins says Christianity is "fundamentally decent," but Islam "is not." (18:42)
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March 29, 2024 • 54 mins
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In this interview, I spoke with Jess Piper.
Jess was an American Literature teacher for 16 years before deciding to take the plunge and run for office. She ran for the Missouri State House in a deeply red district. And while she didn't win, she continues her activism as Executive Director of Blue Misso...
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March 21, 2024 • 80 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Satanists sue Tennessee district for trying to thwart After School Satan Club. (1:09)
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March 14, 2024 • 83 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Texas State Rep. Matt Schaefer: Every elected official in America is required "to worship God." (0:40)
— Preacher John MacArthur faces backlash after saying Martin Luther King, Jr. was "not a Christian at al...
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March 7, 2024 • 102 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Christian Nationalists are furious at reporter Heidi Przybyla for accurately reporting on them. (1:45)
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February 29, 2024 • 85 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— GOP lawmaker pushes anti-abortion propaganda bill with scientific, antisemitic lies. (1:45)
— After non-binary teen's death, lawmaker says Christians don't "want that filth" in Oklahoma. (19:15)
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February 22, 2024 • 82 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Alabama Supreme Court cites "wrath of a holy God" while claiming frozen embryos are "children." (0:43)
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February 15, 2024 • 75 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Telling the truth about modern evangelical Christianity means admitting it's harmful. (1:12)
— Christian Nationalist Jason Rapert thwarted in attempt to block funds for public libraries. (40:24)
— After athe...
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February 8, 2024 • 67 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Two students may have prevented a school board from saying Christian prayers at meetings. (0:49)
— Arizona bill would ban Satanic displays on public property. (11:18)
— Iowa Republican files bill to ban "Sat...
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February 1, 2024 • 90 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Oregon lawmaker tries to walk back comment that atheists are unfit for public office. (0:42)
— A proposed Satanic school helped derail a vote to repeal Idaho's Blaine Amendment. (21:29)
— Christian radio hos...
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January 25, 2024 • 89 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Christian pastor and wife sued over alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme. (1:30)
— An Ohio pastor was punished for opening his church to the homeless. He deserves it. (23:50)
— Conservatives are falsely claim...
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January 18, 2024 • 78 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— An AI-generated "George Carlin" tackles God in a new comedy special. Does it hold up? (1:10)
— A natural disaster destroyed hate-preacher Greg Locke's tent church (again). (36:10)
— WV Republicans refile bil...
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January 11, 2024 • 86 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Lil Nas X has perfected the art of trolling Christians to market his music. (1:17)
— In Iowa, white evangelicals are embracing Donald Trump, not Jesus. (18:20)
— "God gave us Trump," says lie-filled propagan...
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January 5, 2024 • 89 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Kim Davis, the infamous Christian clerk from Kentucky, has to pay another $260,000 in her case against a same-sex couple. (1:46)
— Mormons are no longer in the majority in Utah, researchers say. (12:50)
— C...
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December 29, 2023 • 162 mins
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On this (extra-long) podcast, Jessica and I discussed the past year in news!
We covered a whole variety of topics, going month by month, so feel free to jump around and listen in at any point!
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December 21, 2023 • 76 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— The Catholic Church, which is still anti-LGBTQ, will let priests bless same-sex couples. (0:50)
— Here's why Speaker Mike Johnson's attendance at a "Purity Ball" is so damn disturbing. (21:25)
— Conservative...
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December 14, 2023 • 88 mins
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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
— Conservatives can't handle The Satanic Temple's harmless display in Iowa's Capitol. (0.37)
— Officials in Toledo, Iowa think their public Nativity display is legal. They're wrong. (24:55)
— The ACLU made a c...
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