Episode 229

This week Micheal & Dean do the news. There’s a treasure trove of stories…each one more terrible than the last. We hear from such darlings as Dale Partridge, William Wolfe & Mark Meckler. Their stories range from repealing the 19th amendment in the US & disenfranchising around half the population…that being women & taking away their right to vote. Also, being far LESS tolerant of others (surely a Christian teaching) and full on admitting to wanting to impose their moral system onto others….like it or not. There are also stories about prayer & the Catholic church.

Enjoy!

Episode 228

Well, we’re back.

Thankfully we’re not alone. After a long hiatus we figured no better way to give us a kickstart was to bring in a ringer. Steve Ghikadis is here & thiis is far more than just an appearance! Steve will be joining us regularly for a new “segmant”, Humanist Corner. We talk a lot about how gods are silly etc. but not enough about something at least equally important….humanism. As an award winning author, Steve will be helping all of us incorporate humanism into not just our conversations with believers but also on a daily basis as well…..no pressure, Steve.

This week, we chat about some more of the very silly things believers ar saying about marriage “equality” and spousal “ownership” (as if that was really a thing). The continuing rise of Christian Nationalism, how there isn’t really any “freedom of religion” and lots more.

In other news, Steve has a new website, so go check that out. It has links to his books, events and lots of other tidbits.

As always, fun was had…..enjoy!

http://www.steveghikadis.com

Episode 227

This week, Sadly Dean is away. Luckily…we have a guest….because as we know…I’m NO good on my own.

SO, joining us today for a second time is educator, author, critical thinking communicator & advocate and the creator of Thinking Is Power, Melanie Trecek-King.

Melanie Chats with us about critical thinking and what can get in the way of that. Micheal asks about a couple of things he was sure is real….and we also discuss Melanie’s upcoming BOOK!

Please be sure to check out the links below for ALL of Melanie’s content as well as one for the talk she gave in SoCal for The Humanist Society of Santa Barbara.

Much fun was had, enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkingPowers

https://www.instagram.com/thinkingpowers/

https://www.patreon.com/ThinkingIsPower

Episode 226

Micheal & Dean are joined today by fellow heathen & science educator, Aron Ra. Aron has been with us many times before but it’s always a treat because he’s SO damned knowledgeable around science and specifically around cladistics, phylogenetics & evolution.

Aron is a full time activist…and as you can imagine, that isn’t easy. Please visit his channel (linked below) and also his Patreon. The volume of videos and the length, depth of knowledge and prolific number of them is truly staggering…seriously, check out the playlists and number of videos!

Much fun was had…as always, enjoy!

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa

Patreon https://www.patreon.com/aronra

PayPal https://www.paypal.me/AronRa

Episode 224

This week, Micheal & Dean are joined by the incomparable duo from Digital Hammurabi, Assyriologists, Dr. Josh Bowen & his amazing wife, Megan Lewis!

They’re here to talk about their new book linked below. I say “their” because if ever there was a team, it’s these two!

Be sure to check out all the links below including a pre-order link and ALL of their social media.

Josh and Megan are family & as always SO much fun was had…enjoy!

Megan Lewis and Joshua Bowen

Digital Hammurabi

Website: www.digitalhammurabi.com

YouTube: www.youtube.com/digitalhammurabi

Twitter: @digi_hammurabi

Patreon: www.patreon.com/digitalhammurabi

Episode 223

Well, we are actually back! Sorry for being away SO long! Micheal & Dean attack the thing they’ve not done in TOO long……news.

Lots of topics to cover including the incredibly ethical and moral believers stealing from the churches and attacking fellow parishioners…We learn how bad women are from Joel Webbon and we also get more answers about the afterlife from Kat Kerr.

It’s great to be back & we promise it won’t be too long before we drop another episode.

Enjoy!

Episode 222

One third of the way to “666”….. Maybe we go “poof”, unlikely!

This week, Micheal & Dean are joined by John Gleason, The Godless Engineer! It’s a great way to come back after sadly, too long a hiatus. They have a great conversation discussing John’s early life as a Catholic, his de-conversion and what he’s up to now. Yes, yes….as John is an American there is also the obligatory, WTF? in the USA right now as well.

Please be sure to check out the links below to his YouTube and Facebook. He produces lots of content. Not only does he release videos on his own channel but he’s also a regular on The Line & The Atheist Experience and more.

Towards the end of the convom, we delve into Jesus & the mythicism topic, that can be highly contentious. Round two will be needed for us to discuss this more.

As always, much fun was had….enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/@godlessengineer

https://www.facebook.com/godlessengineering

Episode 221

This week, Micheal is all alone….well…not quite. We know he’s no good on his own & while Dean is off doing family stuff (during summer which is a good thing)….we have a guest!

Joining us today is Dr. Joshua Bowen. He brought his PhD & unreal language knowledge to discuss how we can learn to get ourselves better equipped to deal with difficult conversations online & in real life. How, you ask? Well, He & his amazing wife Megan Lewis (also a trained Assyriologist) through Digital Hammurabi are offering language courses! This is not JUST for the atheist or the skeptic. Any of our Christian listeners can benefit from this information as well.

Be sure to check out the links below to get all the information you need to learn from actual experts ib the field.

As always, much fun was had!

Enjoy.

https://www.digitalhammurabi.com/

https://digitalhammurabi.thrivecart.com/akkadian1/

https://digitalhammurabi.thrivecart.com/hebrew-i/

Episode 220

This week, Micheal & Dean are once again joined by the dynamic duo of Stacie & Dee. They are favourites…and rightly so…they are awesome. We do the news, which we haven’t done in a long while. A wide range of topics are discussed and we even sneak in Canuck news!

Be sure to check out the social links below to follow Stacie & dee…well worth your time!

SO much fun was had, enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/@thestaciesmompodcast

https://www.facebook.com/stacie.marie.3701

https://www.facebook.com/deneen.murphycook

Episode 219

BAHACON 2025

This week, Micheal & Dean welcome Jason Freer & Jeff Brooks from BAHACON to talk about THE atheist/secular conference of 2025. The ONE you do not want to miss.

We talk about the exciting line up of speakers and the value of community, fellowship & diversity that makes up was has become truly, the premier conference for atheists, skeptics, agnostics & humanists of the year.

Please be sure to visit the website to get more info & to buy your tickets! For those who you that will attend…I’ve been told you are to bring your favourite board games!

http://www.bahacon.com