Episodes

Monday Mar 18, 2013
Ep 53: Of Popes and Seagulls and The Bible Miniseries
Monday Mar 18, 2013
Monday Mar 18, 2013
This week: I discuss the Bible Miniseries yet again and also give my thoughts on the "portentious" seagull that landed on the vatican chimney during the election of our newest pope. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Mar 10, 2013
Ep 52: The Bible Miniseries and Onanism
Sunday Mar 10, 2013
Sunday Mar 10, 2013
Perhaps my shortest episode yet: listener comments, the Bible miniseries and Onanism. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Feb 24, 2013
Ep 50: Blood Libel and the Papacy
Sunday Feb 24, 2013
Sunday Feb 24, 2013
This week: a quick discussion of the Church's history of antisemitism and blood libel. As always...thanks for listening!

Sunday Feb 03, 2013
Ep 47: Death and News Stories...
Sunday Feb 03, 2013
Sunday Feb 03, 2013
This week's episode is relatively brief. I wax philosophical about the inherently depressing topic of death, but try to makeup for it with a lighthearted news story... As always...thanks for listening!

Wednesday Jan 30, 2013
Ep 46: Scientology Rant and Reasons Why I Doubt the Existence of God
Wednesday Jan 30, 2013
Wednesday Jan 30, 2013
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". As always...thanks for listening!

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!

Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Ep 39: Is Religion the Problem?
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Finally, after almost 40 episodes I take the question head on: Is Religion the Problem? As always...thanks for listening!

Wednesday Nov 14, 2012
Ep 38: Mojave Memorial Cross
Wednesday Nov 14, 2012
Wednesday Nov 14, 2012
In this week's episode: Some brief corrections and my view on the Mojave Memorial Cross. As always...thanks for listening!

Thursday Nov 08, 2012
Ep 37: Halloween Corrections and Atheist Retorts...
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
In this week's episode, I make some minor corrections regarding last week's Halloween special and take some time to reply to yet more youtube criticisms. 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!

Saturday Sep 01, 2012
Ep:28 - Fr. Benedict Groeschel sex abuse comments and is faith inherently noble?
Saturday Sep 01, 2012
Saturday Sep 01, 2012
This week I discuss some controversial comments made by Father Benedict Groeschel and I also explore the question: is faith inherently noble? 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!

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