Episode 65 – No Longer Witnessing with Chase

We are joined by Chase, a former Jehovah’s Witness Pioneer who shares with us his story, JW history and doctrine, and his recovery.

JWR

Episode 64 – News

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – October 16

* 1793 – Marie-Antoinette is beheaded

* 1814 ~ The Great London Beer Flood of 1814 | Fun London Tours |

* 1964 – China joins A-bomb club

* 1976 – “Disco Duck” hits the #1 spot on the U.S. pop chart | YouTube

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Pentagon declares climate change an immediate national security threat

* Orcas can learn dolphin languages

* Brain/computer interface allows stroke victim to speak

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Major wins for marriage equality and the right wing goes wild! 30 states now, five soon to come, the rest on their way | Cruze | Huckabee | Butch Otter

* Ark Encounter must hire atheists or lose tax perks

* Satanic Temple preparing for Christmas

* Atheist family in Louisiana get’s threatening messages

* Alabama pastor had sex with members knowing he had AIDS

* Mom tried to kill daughters because the world is ending

* YOLO is an atheist conspiracy

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* @jccford via Twitter

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Recorded for release on 2014-10-16

Episode 63 – Quranify Me with Paul

We are joined by Paul, host of the Quranify Me podcast, his satirical examination of the Quran and amazing interviews with ex-Muslims.

Episode 62 – News

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – October 2

* 1789 – George Washington forwards parchments to states for ratification * 1836 – Darwin returns to England
* 1919 ~ Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke |
History.com | Washington Post | Wikipedia
* 1971 –
Rod Stewart earns his first #1 hit with “Maggie May”

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Mt Ontake erupts, but not in a predictable fashion
* E coli used to synthesize propane and diesel
* National Institute of Health’s BRAIN Initiative releases awards

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Texas judge refuses lesbian couple’s divorce request
* County Commissioner walks out over pagan invocation
* Clergy on patrol in Rochester | HuffingtonPost | Friendly Atheist
* Archbishop arrested and found to have over 100,000 child images
* Priest arrested for “mission” trip activities
* Another Muslim beheading, in Oklahoma
* Stephen Hawking came out as an atheist

FEEDBACK

* Susan Gerbic via email Monterey County Skeptics: Operation Bumblebee
* @jccford via Twitter
* @AngryTxn via Twitter
* @quranifyme via Twitter

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Recorded for release on 2014-10-02

Episode 61 – The Oasis with Mike Aus

We are joined by Mike Aus, Executive Director of the Houston Oasis. He is also a former pastor who came out as an atheist on MSNBC in March 2012.

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Recorded for release on 2014-09-25

Episode 60 – News

INTRO
*Change in format

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

* Federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed
* Fidel Castro comes to New York

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Artificial spleen cleans pathogens from blood
* The government is finally taking on agricultural antibiotic use
* Prayer increases risk of complications after surgery

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Dress codes violating religious freedom of students | Rastafarian | Navajo
* Hobby Lobby get’s FLDS member out of testifying
* According to Bryan Fischer Bacon proves we’re a Christian Nation
* Airman denied reenlistment over oath
***UPDATE – The policy has been change and reenlistment processed***
*Tenn Supreme Court takes on Faith Healing Case

FEEDBACK

* Miisa via Facebook
* @puneit via Twitter
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Recorded for release on 2014-09-14

Episode 59 – Cracking jokes with Ian Harris

INTRO

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – September 4th

* 476 – Western Roman Empire falls | History.com | Wikipedia
* 1951 – President Truman makes first transcontinental television broadcast
* 1957 – Little Rock becomes a Cold War hotspot

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
* Robot swarms!
* Ebola Patient Zero has been identified
* Tick bite can make you allergic to mammalian meat

POLITICS AND RELIGION
* It’s now illegal to like us in India
* ISIS forces mass Yazidi conversion
* Louisiana judicial candidate plans to put up a 10 commandment monument
* Georgia pastor openly breaks the law with church sign
* Adventist church reaffirms creation, yet again

INTERVIEW – Ian Harris | Shows | 2 Tone Productions | Twitter

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Recorded for release on 2014-09-04

Episode 58 – Getting Geopolitical

In this episode we go off topic and delve in the current geopolitical issues of Ferguson, MO, Ukraine, Iraq, Gaza, and Rick Perry. Our normal programming will be back next time.

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Recorded for release on 2014-08-21

Episode 57 – The Friendliest Atheist with Hemant Mehta

INTRO

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – August 7th

* 1789 – The United States Department of War is established
* 1869 – Astronomer impresses Indians with eclipse
* 1990 – Bush orders Operation Desert Shield
* 2005 – Trapped Russian sub rescued

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Rosetta reaches comet
* Ken Ham’s not a fan of NASA
* The Vitamin K shot is the latest target of the antivaxers

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* IRS settles with FFRF
* Ebola is a plague from God
* Clive Bundy was just doing what God told him to do
* KKK is Christian, not a hate group

INTERVIEW – Hemant Mehta from the Friendly Athiest

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Recorded for release on 2014-08-07

Episode 56 – Welcome Back Teresa MacBain

CALL TO ACTION!

* Petition to remove Idaho’s child welfare faith healing exemptions

INTRO

0:09:01 THIS DAY IN HISTORY – July 24

* 1487 – City sacked due to foreign beer ban
* 1959 – Nixon and Khrushchev have a “kitchen debate”
* 1982 – “Eye Of The Tiger” from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts
* 2005 – Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France

0:20:32 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Solar sails are on their way
* Voyager I hit by another solar tsunami
* Yellowstone roads melting
* Ohio Amish are getting vaccinated

0:33:05 POLITICS AND RELIGION

* Ted Cruz thinks Democrats are at war with Catholics
* Abstinence only Louisiana senate candidate will be a grandpa
* Colorado’s free contraceptives program results
* Iraqi Christians ordered to convert, pay up, or die
* Kentucky church knowingly hired a convicted sex offender for a pastor and guess what, he raped a 14 year old boy
* Study shows that religious children are more credulous

0:50:15 INTERVIEW – Teresa MacBain

1:53:44 FEEDBACK

* Gwen via email
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Recorded for release on 2014-07-24