Episodes

Sunday Jan 20, 2013
Ep 45: Marriage and The Bible
Sunday Jan 20, 2013
Sunday Jan 20, 2013
The title of the episode says it all... As always...thanks for listening! http://www.facebook.com/TheWeekInDoubtPodcast

Saturday Jan 05, 2013
Ep 43 - Post Holiday Episode
Saturday Jan 05, 2013
Saturday Jan 05, 2013
This week I discuss a collaborative project I recently took part in. I also give my thoughts on a documentary entitled "Proving God", as well as rehashing some content from the recent Christmas episode. Last but not least, I end the show with one of my favorite medieval carols. As always...thanks for listening!

Monday Dec 17, 2012
Ep 41: News Stories!
Monday Dec 17, 2012
Monday Dec 17, 2012
In this episode: some recent and not so recent news stories, including the recent nightmarish massacre in Newtown CT, Mike Huckabee's comments on the aforementioned tragedy, Pat Robertson's surprising comments on creationism and the story of a sexist policy at a well known university. As always...thanks for listening!

Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
Ep 40: More Listener Feedback!
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
The title says it all. I read some recent iTunes feedback and wax philosophical (as always). Thanks for listening!

Saturday Oct 20, 2012
Ep:35 - Why Do Atheists Like to Talk About God?
Saturday Oct 20, 2012
Saturday Oct 20, 2012
My longwinded response to internet criticism... As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Oct 14, 2012
Ep:34 - Dr. Eben Alexander and Near Death Experiences
Sunday Oct 14, 2012
Sunday Oct 14, 2012
In this week's episode I take a closer look at the phenomenon of the near death experience. In particular I examine the case of Dr. Eben Alexander; a neurosurgeon who had an NDE while in a coma. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Sep 30, 2012
Ep 32: A Show Update and a Brief News Story
Sunday Sep 30, 2012
Sunday Sep 30, 2012
Update on a recent round table discussion and a news story involving an ancient Coptic papyrus fragment. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Sep 23, 2012
Ep 31: Muslim Protests and Homophobic Joel Osteen Comments
Sunday Sep 23, 2012
Sunday Sep 23, 2012
This week, I cover two news stories: the continuing protests throughout the Muslim world and a story concerning some homophobic comments made by televangelist Joel Osteen. As always...Thanks for listening!

Saturday Sep 15, 2012
Episode 29: Innocence of Muslims
Saturday Sep 15, 2012
Saturday Sep 15, 2012
My thoughts on the controversial movie "Innocence of Muslims" and the related attacks on U.S. embassies. Please excuse the technical errors. About half way through the episode, you will probably start to notice some annoying static or white noise. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Aug 26, 2012
Ep 27: 911 Cross and the Dark Side of Unbelief
Sunday Aug 26, 2012
Sunday Aug 26, 2012
This week, I discuss the objection to the 911 memorial cross by atheists and also discuss some less than noble fellow nonbelievers. As always...thanks for listening!

Monday Aug 20, 2012
Episode 26: Thomas Jefferson and the Bible
Monday Aug 20, 2012
Monday Aug 20, 2012
In this week's episode, I discuss Thomas Jefferson and the deism of the Founding Fathers. As always...thanks for listening!

Saturday Aug 11, 2012
Ep:24 Atheism, Garageband and Pat Robertson
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
In this episode I share a harrowing tale of YouTube copyright infringement and discuss a recent news story featuring Pat Robertson. As always...Thanks for listening!

Sunday Aug 05, 2012
Ep:23 Translating the Bible
Sunday Aug 05, 2012
Sunday Aug 05, 2012
In this week's episode I discuss what I learned from watching a lecture by Biblical scholar Bart D. Ehrman. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Jul 29, 2012
Ep:22 - Defining Atheism
Sunday Jul 29, 2012
Sunday Jul 29, 2012
In this episode, I briefly cover some news stories (including the recent Chik-Fil-A uproar), and discuss my own ongoing struggle to find an appropriate label for my beliefs. As always...thanks for listening!

Friday Jul 20, 2012
ep 21: Literal vs. Figurative Belief
Friday Jul 20, 2012
Friday Jul 20, 2012
In this episode I examine the blurry line between literal and figurative belief. I've also begun re-upping some of the old episodes onto youtube. As always...thanks for listening. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWeekinDoubt?feature=mhee

Saturday Jul 14, 2012
ep 20: Religion and Animal Cruelty
Saturday Jul 14, 2012
Saturday Jul 14, 2012
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. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Jul 08, 2012
Ep 19: Ancient Aliens, Scientology and Rupert Murdoch
Sunday Jul 08, 2012
Sunday Jul 08, 2012
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. As always...thanks for listening!

Saturday Jun 16, 2012
Ep 16: Morgan Freeman and Microtubules...
Saturday Jun 16, 2012
Saturday Jun 16, 2012
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!

Tuesday Jun 05, 2012
Ep 14: The Afterlife (Or Forever Is A Long-ass Time...)
Tuesday Jun 05, 2012
Tuesday Jun 05, 2012
A discussion of the belief in an afterlife and my reasons for doubting. As always, thanks for listening!

Monday May 28, 2012
Ep 13: Animals, Buddhism, Atheist Debates and Other Stuff...
Monday May 28, 2012
Monday May 28, 2012
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!