TheThinkingAtheist

By The Thinking AtheistSociety & Culture Science Education

Favorites
511
Followers
Typical duration
58 min
per episode
If it hooks
52%
finish an episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

TheThinkingAtheist episodes

November 06 Will Democrats Pull Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?
Seth Andrews shares a recent substack from American historian Heather Cox Richardson.

HCR article

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
18 min
November 03 I Was a Megachurch Pastor (with Dr. Todd Phillips)
Dr. Todd Phillips was once all-in as an evangelical megachurch pastor. Then the doubts crept in, and everything changed. He joins us to tell his story.

DECON/RECON
Todd's YouTube

VIDEO of this conversation

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
49 min
October 30 Jailed for a T-Shirt
Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar committed the "sin" of blasphemy. The Moroccan government imprisoned her. A health crisis may kill her if medical treatment isn't soon provided. By downloading a 69-cent song, we might actually save her life.

LINK TO PRE-ORDER

VIDEO of this conversation

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
25 min
October 27 Do You Have an Irrational Fear?
A fun "spooky season" show about our quirky phobias. Enjoy!

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
58 min
October 23 Humanism in the U.S. and the U.K. (with Andrew Copson)
Andrew Copson is the Chief Executive of Humanists UK. He joined Seth Andrews to talk about humanism in his part of the world...and Britain's perceptions of Trump's America.

https://humanists.uk/

VIDEO of this interview

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
31 min
October 20 Ghost Stories 2026
It's our annual October tradition...a chance to suspend (some) disbelief and get into the Halloween spirit.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
1 hr 4 min
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

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
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?

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
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

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
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!

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
1 hr 22 min

About TheThinkingAtheist

From the publisher's feed

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. …