Episodes

  • 597: Veep What You Sew Edition

    597: Veep What You Sew Edition
    Jul 25 2024
    In this week’s episode, Trump finally agrees to share billing with the god of the universe, Tucker Carlson's hair looks like an omelet, and Marsh will be here to pour some cold water on ice baths.
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    Headlines:
    Trump proclaims "I had God on my side" during RNC speech: https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-reflects-on-shooting-in-rnc-speech-i-had-god-on-my-side.html
    Russia bans ruble toilet paper: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/18/russia-bans-ruble-toilet-paper-a85756
    Ryan Burge’s church shuts down: https://apnews.com/article/illinois-christian-baptist-church-closure-religious-trends-c6b9e938eb228c8018fb911b02a791f0
    Far-right MEP vows to have priest rid European Parliament of ‘devils’: https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-mep-diana-sosoaca-vows-to-bring-priest-to-cleanse-the-european-parliament-of-devils-romania-sos-party/
    Subway worker turns away customers for offensive shirts, they cry “Christian persecution” https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/subway-worker-denies-conservative-christians-service-because-of-their-outrageous-t-shirts/
    Tucker Carlson tells RNC attendees they are in a "spiritual battle" against people who want to "kill Christians": https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tucker-carlson-tells-rnc-attendees-they-are-in-a-spiritual-battle-against-people-who-want-to-kill-christians/
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    1 hr
  • 596: Ear and Present Danger Edition

    596: Ear and Present Danger Edition
    Jul 18 2024
    On this week’s episode: Christians pray the bullet spray away ... We learn that "Gay Furry Hackers" isn't just an amazing porn parody ... And we learn that if you suck enough, even hagiography can make you seem boring.
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    Headlines:
    Christian Right responds to assassination attempt: https://religionnews.com/2024/07/13/faith-leaders-and-fellow-politicians-invoke-gods-protection-for-trump-in-wake-of-shooting/ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-deplores-political-violence-questions-divine-providence-rhetoric/ https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/watch-televangelist-kenneth-copelands
    Swiss right seeks to block Eurovision’s ‘celebration of satanism and occultism’: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/12/swiss-right-seeks-to-block-eurovisions-celebration-of-satanism-and-occultism
    Judge rejects effort to subpoena Catholic Church records in WA: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/judge-rejects-effort-by-washington-attorney-general-bob-ferguson-to-get-records-from-catholic-church/ar-BB1pTDV0
    Heritage Foundation Exec Threatens ‘Gay Furry Hackers’ in Unhinged Texts: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/heritage-foundation-gay-furry-hackers-texts-1235057421/amp/
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    This Week in Misogyny:
    Ontario church shuts down after nobody will insure them against sex abuse: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/canadian-megachurch-halts-services
    Idaho woman unable to obtain emergency abortion: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/emergency-abortion-idaho-mother.html
    Synod promises to discuss female leadership next time: https://religionnews.com/2024/07/09/toned-down-synod-document-backs-female-leadership-but-not-as-deacons/
    Gambia considers lifting ban on FGM: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/14/gambia-female-genital-cutting-fgm/
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 595: Hindsight is 2025 Edition

    595: Hindsight is 2025 Edition
    Jul 11 2024
    In this week’s episode, Project 2025 will be off by a century or two, Missouri Republicans try to figure out the net sexuality of a Prius with an AR-15, and we’ll get more BS from CS.
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    Check out Moodie Boy here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3B9orqUJOAa42fvR0TqtP5?si=bgSpRARySRykARt_XPhxXQ
    Or here: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/moodieboy/1636231195
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    Headlines:
    A desperate Trump wants to distance himself from Project 2025...but not really: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-desperate-trump-wants-to-distance
    Missouri Church is trying to form a militia: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-missouri-catholic-church-tried
    One Million Moms freaks out over lesbian space witches: https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/lesbian-witches-procreating-in-disney-series-star-wars-the-acolyte/
    MAGA candidate releases unhinged video to "prove" that her car doesn't make her gay: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/maga-candidate-releases-unhinged-video-to-prove-that-her-car-doesnt-make-her-gay/
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    1 hr
  • 594: Pray-triotic Edition

    594: Pray-triotic Edition
    Jul 4 2024
    In this week’s episode, we’ll catch you up on the headlines you missed, we’ll let Don Ford out of his box for a while, and Jesus will get downright parabular.
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    1 hr
  • 593: Off Brand Edition

    593: Off Brand Edition
    Jun 27 2024
    In this week’s episode, the British government will tell us the right amount to segregate children, the swamp crotch of America known as Louisiana does another theocracy, and Marsh will teach us about the worst kind of Brand loyalty.
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    Headlines:
    Extreme heat turns Hajj into death march: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/middleeast/hajj-pilgrim-deaths-saudi-arabia.html
    Breaking: UK Government plans for 100% religious discrimination in all state-funded faith schools
    https://humanists.uk/2024/05/01/breaking-uk-government-plans-for-100-religious-discrimination-in-new-state-funded-faith-schools/
    Louisiana sued over new law forcing Ten Commandments display in classrooms: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/louisiana-sued-over-new-law-forcing
    Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Signals a Broader Christian Agenda: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/us/louisiana-ten-commandments-landry.html
    Malicious compliance GoFundMe for Chaz Stevens: https://www.gofundme.com/f/messin-w-louisianas-10-commandments
    Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-supreme-court-blocks-taxpayer
    Class Action Suit: Nation’s largest Christian college’s tuition fees are a racketeering scheme: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-university-faces-class
    Vatican Library to Reward Supporters and Donors with NFTs in New Experimental Project
    https://www.coinspeaker.com/vatican-library-nfts-project/
    Vatican comms chief defends Rupnik art remaining on website
    https://catholicherald.co.uk/vatican-comms-chief-defends-rupnik-art-remaining-on-website/
    Michigan GOP lawmaker asks for prayers after arrest for assaulting exotic dancer with his gun: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/21/neil-friske-arrested-gun-michigan/
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    1 hr
  • 592: IVFU Edition

    592: IVFU Edition
    Jun 20 2024
    In this week’s episode, the Southern Baptists gather to yes and their own bigotry, the Pope invites comedians of the world to his open mic bringer show, and just when Anna thought she was out, the Christian music pulled her back in.
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    If you wanna check Scott out on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/scottwinns1
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    Headlines:
    Founder of Modest Needs charged with embezzlement: https://apnews.com/article/modest-needs-new-york-charity-embezzlement-taylor-5d5dfd28e2c1ebe46a34fbaa031ba779
    Highlights from the SBC annual convention: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/what-we-learned-from-the-southern
    Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Quasi-Confesses to Molesting 12-Year-Old Girl: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-spiritual-adviser-robert-morris-half-confesses-to-molesting-12-year-old-girl
    Survey: More than half of UK Christians experience faith-based “hostility and ridicule”:
    https://www.christianpost.com/news/more-than-half-of-uk-christians-experience-hostility-for-faith.html
    Mike Lindell will "deputize" Trump voters to do fraud on Election Day as part of "God's plan": https://www.rawstory.com/mike-lindell-my-pillow-2668534125/
    MyPillow CEO says he tried to 'get arrested' for Jan. 6 — but he wasn't even there:
    https://www.rawstory.com/mypillow-ceo-says-he-tried-to-get-arrested-for-jan-6-but-he-w-despite-not-being-there/
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    1 hr
  • 591: Putting the Ouch in Voucher Edition

    591: Putting the Ouch in Voucher Edition
    Jun 13 2024
    In this week’s episode, the American College of Pediatricians wanna play doctor, Alex Jones is crying right now...regardless of when you listen, and you’ll get to hear what our pajamas sound like.
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    Headlines:
    Billions in taxpayer dollars are now going to religious schools: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/03/tax-dollars-religious-schools/
    ADF sues Vermont for refusing to place foster kids with bigots: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-foster-parents-sue-vermont
    CFO of Falun Gong-linked Epoch Times arrested and accused of role in $67m multinational money laundering scheme: https://fortune.com/2024/06/04/cfo-weidong-bill-guan-falun-gong-epoch-times-arrested-67m-multinational-money-laundering-scheme/
    Kent Hovind got bit by a rattlesnake and tried to tase himself as a cure: https://www.youtube.com/live/4ZcybVniR2g
    Blind woman’s guide dog denied entry to church: https://www.wndu.com/2024/06/06/blind-womans-guide-dog-denied-entry-church/
    A sham medical group put out an anti-trans statement; conservatives took the bait: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-sham-medical-group-put-out-an-anti
    Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, in move that would end his ownership of Infowars: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/06/media/alex-jones-assets-sandy-hook/index.html
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  • 590: Falun Gong Show Edition

    590: Falun Gong Show Edition
    Jun 6 2024
    This week, we’ll swap some old headlines and outrun a boulder, we spend the week limbering up for ass coffee, and we’ll hope this bullshit we got you isn’t past its expiration date.
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