273 - Into the Flat Earth Fray! Again…

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A follow up to last week's Flat Earth meltdown.

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268 - Jewish Virgins, Flat Earth Fails, Cardinal Law and Yule Goat Update

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Ep 74: Rush Limbaugh Climate Change Comments and Impromptu Abortion Talk…

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This Week: the title says it all...Rush Limbaugh Climate Change Comments and Impromptu Abortion Talk.

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Ep 56: Interview With An Atheist

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For the first time in the history of the show, I conduct an interview. My inaugural guest is Chris Webber; the host of "C-Webb's Sunday School".

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Ep 46: Scientology Rant and Reasons Why I Doubt the Existence of God

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This week: 7 reasons why I doubt the existence of God. I compiled this list not to thumb my nose at believers, but rather to help myself understand my own "unbelief".

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Ep 39: Is Religion the Problem?

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Finally, after almost 40 episodes I take the question head on: Is Religion the Problem?

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Ep:33 - Westboro Baptist Church and Lies From the Pit of Hell

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This week: my comments on the Westboro Baptist Church and a news story about a politician/medical doctor who calls evolution a "lie from the pit of Hell". As always...thanks for listening!

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ep 20: Religion and Animal Cruelty

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In this episode I discuss the recent story of a kitten buried alive in concrete, apparently as an act of retaliation by fundamentalist Mormons. I do my best to cover the story in a fair and openminded fashion.

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Ep 19: Ancient Aliens, Scientology and Rupert Murdoch

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This week's episode is a mishmash of topics, including some recent Scientology related news stories, my beef with "Ancient Aliens" and a recent news story about a woman sentenced to read the Bible.

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Ep 16: Morgan Freeman and Microtubules…

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In this episode I revisit the topic of Stuart Hameroff and his theory regarding consciousness and microtubules. Also I discuss a recent news story concerning Morgan Freeman and his thoughts on God. As always, thanks for listening!

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Ep 14: The Afterlife (Or Forever Is A Long-ass Time…)

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A discussion of the belief in an afterlife and my reasons for doubting. As always, thanks for listening!

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Ep 13: Animals, Buddhism, Atheist Debates and Other Stuff…

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I managed to squeeze a decent amount of content into this episode. I start out talking about animals and religion (yet again), but move on to discuss some old debates between prominent atheists such as Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins and Christian speakers such as Dinesh Desouza and John Lennox. I finish by discussing a couple of recent news stories. As always, thanks for listening!