TheThinkingAtheist

By The Thinking AtheistSociety & Culture Science Education

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October 16 The United States of Insanity (with Aron Ra)
At a recent event in Fort Worth, Texas, activist and educator Aron Ra spoke directly about the dangerous rise of the Christian right, and the need for moral people to stand against it.

VIDEO of the speech

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31 min
October 13 Should Capital Punishment Be Put to Death?
After the botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, we're again having the conversation about crime, justice, and the death penalty. What's your take?

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1 hr 8 min
October 09 The United States is Not a Christian Nation
At a recent event in Fort Worth, Texas, Seth Andrews explained why the "Christian nation" and "Judeo-Christian values" narrative is fiction, and he brought receipts.

VIDEO of the speech

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24 min
October 06 When Movies Screw Up the Science
It's fun to suspend disbelief and go on a fantastic film journey, but sometimes Hollywood stretches the science so far that it breaks our brains.

This fun and informative show features the voices of several scientists eager to chat about the movies that make them wince, and we'll list some films that actually make scientific sense. Enjoy!

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1 hr 22 min
September 29 The Unholy Trinity Reunion
On August 29th, 2026, Matt Dillahunty, Aron Ra, and Seth Andrews reunited on stage for a three-hour event in Fort Worth, Texas. This is the audio from that sold-out show.

VIDEO

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2 hr 40 min
September 25 They Go Low, We Go High? (with Cecil Cicirello)
Here's a re-broadcast of a recent Cognitive Dissonance show where Seth filled the co-host seat for a hospitalized Tom Curry.

VIDEO of this discussion

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1 hr 8 min
September 22 The Making of an American Caesar (with Dr. Brad Onishi)
Dr. Brad Onishi has done an impressive deep dive into the evangelical kingmaking machine. He joined Seth to talk about his new book on MAGA's messiah.

VIDEO of this conversation

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49 min
September 18 The Idol of Rot (a 10-minute reading)
In this ten-minute reading, a Substack account called Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge describes Trump's America in stark language. Listen and decide if this depiction is fair or unfair.

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11 min
September 15 Go Fact Yourself: "Skeptics" Aren't Immune to Fake News
Seth Andrews addresses an often unpopular reality: We're all human, and humans can be fooled. Check out some examples of popular links and memes (shared by progressives and atheists) that aren't tethered to sources or are outright lies.

VIDEO of this speech.

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1 hr
September 10 The Elevator Metaphor: Portrait of American Idiots
Seth attempts to describe the human anchors around our cultural neck. Plus your calls.

The West Point article

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1 hr

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Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer for 30 years, ultimately escaped the bonds of superstitious thinking to embrace the more satisfying explanations that science provides. …