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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist... more
FAQs about Rational Black Thought:How many episodes does Rational Black Thought have?The podcast currently has 302 episodes available.
January 22, 2022Rational Black Thought Episode #68 Jan 22, 2022 - You don’t know the Negro…Zora Neale HurstonSend us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: How to stop the Dem’s plan to lose the House and the Senate this year: https://nypost.com/2022/01/19/joe-biden-gets-f-grade-from-37-of-americans-poll-shows/, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/poll-numbers-are-pointing-midterm-shellacking-democrats-n1287624News:The prayer timeline for Jan 6: https://religionnews.com/2022/01/06/jan-6-a-timeline-in-prayers/Most BLM protest were peaceful: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ideas/black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelmingly-peaceful-our-research-findsCOVID-19 Update – decades of discovery before miraculous cure: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/16/world/science-health-world/miracle-covid-vaccine/Pedophile Priest act like mafia: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/24/paedophile-priests-acted-like-mafia-abusing-schoolboys-vatican/74-year-old Black woman spent 27 years in prison for a murder she did not commit: https://getuperica.com/482952/elderly-black-woman-exonerated-after-spending-27-years-in-prison-for-nieces-murder/This shit is for us: Message to White America, you don’t know Black people: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/books/review/you-dont-know-us-negroes-zora-neale-hurston.htmlBible Study with Atheist Mike: Prayer is the statistical equivalent of not doing a goddam thing: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-prayer-prescription/, https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/god-vs-doctor-1-2-say-prayer-saves-dying-flna1c9460561Closing: Maria Ewing Dead: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/arts/music/maria-ewing-dead.htmlPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 20minPlay
January 15, 2022Rational Black Thought Episode #67 Jan 15, 2022: We are the winners, if we unclose our eyes…Zap MamaSend us Fan MailSorry for the long episode this week, I had a lot to say. In the future, if I have too much content in a given week, I will cut out content and save it for a subsequent week.If you have comments, that my podcast is too long, that my points are incoherent or wrong, please send a message to [email protected]What’s on my mind: How to get shit done: https://gettingthingsdone.com/what-is-gtd/, https://www.wrike.com/blog/complete-guide-personal-kanban/News:Cyber Ninjas going out of business: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/us/cyber-ninjas-arizona-vote-review.htmlTed Cruz shows the entire world he is a spineless piece of shit: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/politics/ted-cruz-jan-6-terrorist-attack-capitol/index.htmlWoman billionaire tries to fight racism in Brazil: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/world/americas/luiza-trajano-brazil-magalu-racism.htmlCOVID-19 Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/#graph-cases-dailyPastor Facing Multiple Sexual Assault Charges: https://legalherald.com/big-rock-il-mark-rivera-a-former-acna-lay-pastor-at-christ-our-light-anglican-facing-multiple-felony-sexual-assault-charges/23-year-old Black man arrested on warrant for a white man with bushy white beard: https://newsone.com/4275119/las-vegas-black-man-arrested-for-warrant-on-white-man-twice-his-age/This shit is for us: Effective education in the Black community: https://asalh.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/final-woodson-mis-education-study-guide-2008.pdfBible Study with Atheist Mike: How do you “know” that god exist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-purpose/202008/how-do-we-know-what-is-realClosing: In Memoriam: James Mtume: https://goodblacknews.org/2022/01/11/r-i-p-jazz-and-rb-artist-musician-and-producer-james-mtume-76/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more2h 7minPlay
January 08, 2022Rational Black Thought Episode #66 January 8, 2022 - You can kill the revolutionary but, you cannot kill the revolution…Fred HamptonSend us Fan MailFeedback: Conversation with Kenneth: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abb7498What’s on my mind: When our democracy falls, who will be to blame? https://www.ft.com/content/85ff09bc-eb08-4d99-b7d5-57e07b191dd1News:Breaking News:New wave of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories: https://www.axios.com/january-6-capitol-conspiracy-theories-conservative-social-media-f216bf07-6f11-4578-85db-bf6a8a616bd3.htmlUpdate: former Indiana youth pastor sentenced to 20 years in prison: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-indiana-youth-pastor-sentenced-20-years-prison-molesting-boys-rcna11202COVID-19 Update, Anti-Vax Podcaster Got COVID at a Conspiracy Conf. and Died: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvkjk/anti-vax-podcaster-doug-kuzma-dies-from-covidEmployee Beat a Black Man Having a Seizure: https://news.yahoo.com/employee-beat-black-man-having-003700310.htmlBlack man released from prison after 37 years due to false testimony: https://thegrio.com/2022/01/06/stokes-released-prison-37-years-false-testimony/This shit is for us: Traits of the ideal Black man: https://thepowermoves.com/high-quality-men/Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Arguments against god: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/sanjacinto-philosophy/chapter/arguments-against-the-existence-of-god-overview/God Vs. Science: What are bats? https://www.batconservationireland.org/irish-bats/what-is-a-batClosing: In Memoriam: Lawrence Brooks: https://www.theroot.com/lawrence-brooks-oldest-wwii-veteran-dies-at-112-1848313283Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 36minPlay
January 01, 2022Rational Black Thought Episode #65 JAN 01, 2021 - Give your life and invariably they leave you with nothingSend us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: People have crossed over to the Twilight Zone: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/technology/birds-arent-real-gen-z-misinformation.htmlNews:Court rules New York Times can temporarily keep Project Veritas documents: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/28/appeals-court-says-new-york-times-can-temporarily-keep-project-veritas-documents-526229Florida Youth Pastor Charged With 408 Counts of Child Porn: https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-youth-pastor-shawn-fitzgerald-charged-with-408-counts-of-child-pornCOVID-19 Update, The U.S. hits a record number of new COVID cases: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/29/1068802576/us-record-new-covid-casesHigh Unemployment Rates for Black Men Cost Communities $50 Billion A Year: https://www.binnews.com/content/2021-12-29-high-unemployment-rates-for-black-men-cost-communities-50-billion-a-year/ Man arrested on his way to DC with a “Hit List”: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/us/white-house-hit-list-kuachua-brillion-xiong.htmlThis shit is for us: The History of Black atheism: https://religionnews.com/2012/02/22/blacks-say-atheists-were-unseen-civil-rights-heroes/Bible Study with Atheist Mike: What, exactly, is Faith? https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/episteme/article/faith-and-epistemology/B1B65CA54F07B3767BCC3D9029D1D946God Vs. Science: How Old is the Universe? https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-webb-telescope-launches-to-see-first-galaxies-distant-worldsClosing: Memoriam: Bishop Desmond Tutu: https://goodblacknews.org/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 25minPlay
December 25, 2021Rational Black Thought Episode #64 December 25, 2021 - How it all endsSend us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: How it all ends: https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/worldwide, https://www.cgdev.org/blog/the-next-pandemic-could-come-soon-and-be-deadlier, https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/climate-change-frequently-asked-questions/News:Joe Manchin goes on Fox News to tell the Democrats to go Fuck themselves: https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-manchin-kills-bidens-build-back-better-bill-on-fox-newsThe correlation between antisemitism and white supremacy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/19/holocaust-reenactment-watkins-school-dc/COVID-19 Update, This one’s really personal:Guilty verdict in trial of Kim Potter: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/kim-potter-trial-daunte-wright-killing-verdict-2021-12-23/America, the next autocracy in the making: http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/opinion/columns/article_6af65f6c-6368-11ec-be5d-3fa6461db7e1.htmlJames Brown’s estate is finally settled, almost: https://newsone.com/4261093/james-brown-estate-sale-scholarship-fund/This shit is for us: The Black Population in the US: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/fact-sheet/facts-about-the-us-black-population/Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The fallacy of a causal explanation for a belief in god: https://philarchive.org/archive/OPPAAFClosing: Megan Thee Stallion graduates from Texas HBCU: https://newsone.com/4259554/megan-thee-stallion-graduates-texas-southern-university/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 34minPlay
December 18, 2021Rational Black Thought Episode #63 December 18, 2021 - Unless Black people change their thinking, we will be phased out of existenceSend us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: Increasing our Return on Failure: https://www.luxoft-training.com/news/agile-life-planning-managing-personal-goals-with-agile/, https://www.collectivecampus.io/blog/how-to-optimise-your-return-on-failure-rofNews:Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/us/politics/trump-meadows-republicans-congress-jan-6.htmlUpdate, Josh Duggar convicted: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/us/josh-duggar-guilty.htmlCOVID-19 Update, another winner: https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-scott-palmer-capitol-rioter-who-attacked-cops-with-fire-extinguisher-gets-63-months-in-prisonTransgender people in 'survival mode' as violence rises: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/transgender-people-survival-mode-violence-rises-anti-trans-bills-becom-rcna6053Civil Rights Trailblazer Claudette Colvin Has Juvenile Record Expunged: https://thegrio.com/2021/12/09/father-glenn-foster-mental-distress-police-custody/Mega-church founder who called himself ‘son of God’ was leader of criminal enterprise: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/11/18/philippines-mega-church-founder-with-ties-hawaii-charged-massive-sex-trafficking-case/This shit is for us: The dynamics of Black Power: https://mygaryislike.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/black-power-kwame-ture-and-charles-hamilton.pdfBible Study with Atheist Mike: The Problem of Magical Thinking: https://undark.org/2021/08/19/perils-of-magical-thinking/Closing: In Memoriam; Bell Hooks: https://goodblacknews.org/category/news/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 37minPlay
December 11, 2021Rational Black Thought Episode #62 DEC, 11, 2021 - The Future Ain't What it Used to Be!Send us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: How to Correct Cognitive Distortions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_distortion, https://positivepsychology.com/cbt-cognitive-restructuring-cognitive-distortions/News:Biden treated worse than Trump by the media: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/03/biden-media-coverage-worse-trump-favorable/Democrats shoot themselves in their own dick: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senate-republican-push-block-bidens-vaccine-mandate-secures-democratic-support-2021-12-08/COVID-19 Update, another winner: https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-marcus-lamb-founder-daystar-christian-evangelical-dead-64-anti-vaccine-20211201-w33t24p7hner7mmze2af3nk3vy-story.htmlYou are invited to a racist, rightwing hate party: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/turning-point-usas-america-fest-aims-to-reach-gen-z-with-christian-nationalists-conspiracy-theorists-and-country/Black athlete dies in police custody: https://thegrio.com/2021/12/09/father-glenn-foster-mental-distress-police-custody/Police in Torrance CA, show their true colors: This shit is for us: The persistent lie of Black genetic inferiority: https://thegrio.com/2021/12/08/torrance-police-texting-scandal-probe/Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Really, what the hell is the trinity? https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/512492Closing: This time it’s personal: Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 31minPlay
December 04, 2021Rational Black Thought Episode #61 December 4, 2021 - Nobody ever said life would be fair…but goddamn does it have to be this unfair?Send us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: Modern Monetary Theory and Build Back Better: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fiatmoney.asp, https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-economist-who-believes-the-government-should-just-print-more-moneyNews:Supreme Court Appears Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/01/us/abortion-mississippi-supreme-courtTrump Tested Positive for Virus Days Before Debate with Biden: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/us/politics/trump-virus-positive.htmlCOVID-19 Update, Prominent Evangelical Christian Antivaxxer has died of COVID: https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-marcus-lamb-founder-daystar-christian-evangelical-dead-64-anti-vaccine-20211201-w33t24p7hner7mmze2af3nk3vy-story.htmlFaithful Christian and Child Molester Josh Duggar’s Child Pornography Trial Update: https://toofab.com/2021/11/30/josh-duggar-admitted-to-molesting-young-girls-as-early-as-age-12-court-hears/Update: Mike Lindell did Release a Copy of his Batshit Crazy Lawsuit to the Public: https://www.businessinsider.com/5-things-you-missed-mike-lindell-96-hour-live-stream-2021-11The Republicans Show Their Ass…Again: https://www.theroot.com/rep-ilhan-omar-plays-disturbing-voicemail-death-threat-1848144865This shit is for us: What Black People are Owed: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-18/pay-check-podcast-episode-2-how-much-did-slavery-in-u-s-cost-black-wealth, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/business/economy/reparations-slavery.htmlBible Study with Atheist Mike: The Birth of Christ (Even biblical authors did not agree): https://www.patheos.com/blogs/messyinspirations/2019/12/history-discrepancies-jesus-birth/Closing: Dawn Staley’s Historic Contract: https://bnc.tv/dawn-staleys-historic-contract-glimpse-of-hope-for-women/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 22minPlay
November 27, 2021Rational Black Thought Episode #60 November 27, 2021 - Good Things Might Come to Those Who Wait, but not to Those Who Wait Too LateSend us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: The Bad Guys are winning: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/the-autocrats-are-winning/620526/News:All three defendants found guilty of the murder of Ahmaud Abery: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/jury-reaches-verdict-in-ahmaud-arbery-death-case-all-found-guilty-of-murder/ar-AAR5IpG?ocid=msedgntpConvicted sex offender working as Birmingham minister of music: https://www.wsfa.com/2021/11/22/convicted-sex-offender-working-birmingham-pastor-captured-after-20-years-run/COVID-19 Update, Steve Burton fired from General Hospital for being unvaccinated: https://dlisted.com/2021/11/24/steve-burton-exits-general-hospital-after-refusing-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19/Black victim of lynching attempt charged in the incident now denied a public defender: https://www.blackenterprise.com/a-judge-ruled-that-a-black-man-charged-in-his-own-attempted-lynching-can-no-longer-have-a-public-defender/Mike Lindell blames the GOP for circumventing him from getting Trump reinstated: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-blames-a-vast-gop-conspiracy-for-his-supreme-court-failureThe Democratic party is already planning to throw Kamala Harris overboard: https://news.yahoo.com/kamala-harris-her-way-becoming-101019123.htmlThis shit is for us: The headwinds against Black progress: https://news.osu.edu/people-overestimate-black-americans-chances-of-economic-success/Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Professional Christianity (What is Systematic Theology?): Closing: Memorial for Lois Nelson Andrews: https://lasentinel.net/lois-andrews-a-mainstay-of-new-orleans-music-scene-dies.htmlPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 21minPlay
November 20, 2021Rational Black Thought Episode #59 November 20, 2021 - I'm Woke as Fuck! and coming to Cancel your racist ass!Send us Fan MailWhat’s on my mind: The war on Blackness: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/08/wake-up-these-woke-distortions/, https://www.epi.org/blog/the-racist-campaign-against-critical-race-theory-threatens-democracy-and-economic-transformation/News:Build ‘BLACK’ Better Agenda: https://aframnews.com/build-black-better-agenda/McCarthy isn't the only Republican who's been silent about Gosar: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mccarthy-isn-t-only-republican-who-s-been-silent-about-n1283791COVID-19 Update, New book says Trump killed Herman Cain: https://www.theroot.com/we-killed-herman-cain-new-book-explains-how-trump-te-1848045985‘Prophet’ Nathan French Says God Must Restore Trump to Office: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/prophet-nathan-french-says-god-must-restore-trump-to-office-to-silence-those-trying-to-discredit-the-prophetic-community/Church leader and female accomplice arrested for human trafficking: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/two-suspects-arrested-for-human-trafficking-in-the-eastern-cape/Kyle Rittenhouse Beat the Murder Charges Against Him Before the Trial Began: https://zora.medium.com/kyle-rittenhouse-beat-the-murder-charges-against-him-before-the-trial-began-and-other-vigilante-b457ae937e09This shit is for us: The new normal is not normal for Black people: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2021/03/12/future-forum-remote-work.html, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/support-black-lives-matter-movement-declining-according-new-poll-rcna5746Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Overlapping or non-Overlapping Magisterium: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Non-Overlapping_Magisteria, https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11827823Closing: Erin Jackson Makes History at Speed Skating World Cup: https://www.binnews.com/content/2021-11-15-erin-jackson-makes-history-at-speed-skating-world-cup/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand......more1h 17minPlay
FAQs about Rational Black Thought:How many episodes does Rational Black Thought have?The podcast currently has 302 episodes available.