Joe Nickell, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky, 1987), is Senior Research Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) - an international scientific organization - and investigative columnist for Skeptical Inquirer magazine. On this special skeptical edition of the Mythicist Milwaukee Show, Joe Nickell joins us to discuss his storied career and how to approach paranormal investigation from a scientific perspective. Hear a critical take on the shroud of Turin, the miracle of Fatima, lake monsters, the Nazca lines and much more. Truly, a can't miss episode featuring a legend in the field of scientific investigation!

Author René Salm's controversial analysis of Christian origins started with his 2008 book "The Myth of Nazareth: The Invented Town of Jesus," an archeological exposé showing that the town of Nazareth did not yet exist in the time of Jesus. His recent book "NazarethGate: Quack Archeology, Holy Hoaxes, and the Invented Town of Jesus" is the fact-based sequel that was released in 2015. René has lived in nine countries from Sri Lanka, to Lebanon, to the United States. During this podcast interview, Rene shares his insight into why he feels the location known as Nazareth did not exist when Jesus would have lived. Rene has scrupulously combed through a vast amount of archaeological reports to prove out his hypothesis. He also has a unique stance on Jesus mythicism. He not only feels that Jesus did not exist, he has an alternate explanation of a figure in antiquity that may have been the model that was used in the Gospel narratives. Don’t miss this incredible interview!

After the big Buzzed Belief inaugural debate between Richard Carrier and Justin Bass, we sat down with both debaters as well as moderator Miguel Conner and our own Sean Fracek and Brian Edward to talk about their thoughts and experiences from the event. Hear their overall take on the debate as well as information they did not get a chance to share during their time. We also discuss that show-stopping statement from Peter Isely and how much everyone is looking forward to the Bart Ehrman and Robert Price debate in October.

Richard Carrier and Raphael Lataster join us for a discussion that covers the arguments for and against the mythicist position. We touch on many topics that relate to why we believe Jesus is purely a myth and was not an historical figure. If you are interested in the information that surrounds the Jesus myth theory, make sure to listen to this interview!

Dave Churvis is the program manager for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. The mission of the Richard Dawkins Foundation is to promote scientific literacy, teaching the value of science, and promoting a secular worldview.

Bernie Dehler is a former evangelical Christian preacher. After being an evangelical Christian for 25 years, he became an atheist. His reasons are primarily scientific and philosophical. As a Christian, he decided to study more science in order to debate atheists, and in so doing, came to see that the naturalistic worldview made much better sense of the world than did his religious worldview. During this interview Bernie explains how and why he converted from Catholicism to an evangelical Christian to ultimately an atheist. He discusses why he feels debates are important in the religious world and what he would like to see in more debates. Bernie is well versed in many of the subjects and arguments in various fields that surround religion and secularism. Don’t miss this interview!

Dan Barker is the current co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. He is the co-host of Freethought Radio, a national weekly talk show. He is a contributing editor of Freethought Today and is involved with the Foundation’s state/church lawsuits. He regularly travels the country and the world giving lectures, performing concerts, and participating in debates with theists, many at college and university campuses. During this podcast interview Dan explains how the idea of his new book originated from a project that he and Professor Richard Dawkins were partnering on. He explains the major court cases that FFRF are currently working on and some of their major wins. We discuss how the Atheist’s in Kenya organization were turned down by the Kenyan government because of concerns that their registration could affect the "peace and good order" in the country. We discuss how Dan met his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and why FFRF sued Barack Obama.

The Mythicist Milwaukee team utilized a last minute cancelation of a podcast guest, to dedicate an hour on air discussing the origin and goals of the Mythicist Milwaukee organization. Podcast hosts Rob Moore and Brian Edward interview Sean Fracek and Fritz Blandon, the co-founders of Mythicist Milwaukee, on various subjects relating to the organization. We discuss how and why the organization came together and the early struggles that we faced. We explain why we feel secularism and mythicism support one another and explain why we think that the mythicist position is so important to promote tolerance in the world.

Michael takes us through some of his new book and explains why he states “ISIS is Islam or Islamism”. He also explains what the “atheist atrocity fallacy” is and why it is used to make atheism look like a negative ideology. We put to bed the nasty and very false accusation made by CJ Werleman that Michael Sherlock influenced the Chapel Hill shooter to kill three Muslims over a parking spot, because the Chap Hill shooter liked Michael’s Facebook page. We cover all of this and more! Don’t miss this interview!

Thomas is a very talented podcaster and has a very engaged listenership. He is very committed to making each episode that he records factual and entertaining. If you enjoy smart and funny podcasts you should subscribe to his channels, if you are a podcaster you can learn a lot from Thomas. Make sure to listen to this very entertaining interview, where we put Thomas to the test in a little segment dedicated to defining keywords that every secular person should know!