Friendly Atheist Podcast

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  • Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke 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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  • 558 - Texas Wants Jesus in Elementary Schools

    558 - Texas Wants Jesus in Elementary Schools
    Nov 21 2024

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    — Texas is about to push Bible lessons in public elementary schools. (0:30)

    — Christian ministry scion accuses mother of covering up sexual abuse. (19:40)

    — Purity Culture hurts women even after they get married, say researchers. (40:31)

    — Oklahoma's Ryan Walters bought 500 Trump Bibles for AP Government classes. (1:06:49)

    — Florida school district may revise ad policy after requests to put up "Satanology" sign. (1:14:40)

    — Pete Hegseth's "Deus Vult" tattoo requires a better explanation. (1:26:25)

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • 557 - How Non-Religious Candidates Fared in the Election

    557 - How Non-Religious Candidates Fared in the Election
    Nov 14 2024

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    — Oklahoma's Ryan Walters quietly cancels plan to buy Trump bibles with taxpayer dollars. (0:50)

    — How the 2024 elections went for openly non-religious candidates. (20:05)

    — Delusional Richard Dawkins thinks Elon Musk is a good guy. (38:27)

    — Scandal-prone Baptist pastor Mark Harris wins seat in Congress. (57:35)

    — Democrats nearly handed Trump a weapon to use against liberal non-profits. (1:10:00)

    — Federal judge strikes down Louisiana law forcing Ten Commandments displays in classrooms. (1:19:25)

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • 556 - The Election Debacle

    556 - The Election Debacle
    Nov 7 2024

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    — The country couldn’t be saved, and the consequences will be dire. (0:05)

    — The future of Project 2025. (20:50)

    — Project 2025 leader falsely claims Harris would end Christians' "ability to worship." (34:06)

    — At anti-abortion rally, Florida Lt. Gov. urges everyone to not "vote like atheists." (45:59)

    — Leader of Christian voting group charged with vile crimes involving kids… again! (53:27)

    — A public school let a Christian illusionist trick kids into attending a religious rally. (1:06:48)

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    1 hr and 19 mins

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Ahead of the curve on atheist news

As far as atheist pod casts go, the Friendly Atheist is one that ‘truly you guys’ delivers some of the most well researched and context rich perspectives. Hemant, in contrast to many of his contemporaries, approaches topics like a reporter, regularly seeking comments from parties involved. As someone who listens to several atheist podcasters, I often hear them crediting Hemants research. But the podcast would not be what it is without Jessica. She’s quick to get excited and jump to conclusions, sometimes blundering into the conversation in ways that could come off as ignorant. But I’ve come to see her approach as a sort of brutal honesty and vulnerability. If Jessica were not present to help us digest Hemant’s stories, the podcast might just be another sober, maybe even depressing podcast (most of Hemant’s stories are bad news). Jessica gives the listener space to ‘feel’ the news, whether it be worry, loss, rage, or delightful schadenfreude.
Jessica also offers a sharp feminist perspective that this mostly straight male reviewer often misses. If you care about the latest news from the world of atheism and religiosity, the Friendly Atheist delivers. Highly recommend.

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Great Episode

Jessica's anger in this episode truly resonated with me and I actually found it comforting not feeling alone with my own anger.

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Fantastic podcast

I've enjoyed this podcast. The presenter is truly graceful and very sensitive towards believer's feelings.

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Laugh instead of crying

Hement (sp?) and Jessica chat about news stories from an atheist point of view. As an Apatheist (I just don’t GAF), I often find myself laughing out loud while I listen, which is much better than crying. Hement & Jessica’s intelligent and irreverent commentary on current events is timely, informative and much appreciated. Week after week there they are, having done the hard work of sifting through the all the madness to bring attention to stories of the hypocrisy, greed and corruption of so called morally upright leaders and followers of religion — and feel good stories, too!! My only complaint is Jessica says “Oh my God” far too often. FFS you would think listening to an atheist podcast would be one place I wouldn’t have to hear that annoying phrase.

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Celebrate Reason and Logic!

I love this podcast. It is smart, funny, and poignant. This is what the world needs. Let's collectively pull our heads out of our...

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