For all of the "apostate" shows we've done, many have requested that we dedicate a podcast to the lifelong non-believer. So for our never-bought-it listeners, here's an entire broadcast featuring your calls and your stories.

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The Catholic Church is at war with itself. Big Money players have weaponized the church for Christian Nationalism, while others are resisting religious overreach to install a theocracy and discriminate against others.

Author/Journalist Katherine Stewart joins us to talk about her New Republic article, "How Big Money is Dividing American Catholicism."

ARTICLE LINK: https://bit.ly/38yfA06

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Actress and author Alice Greczyn escaped a high-control version of Christianity. She speaks about her book "Wayward" and her escape from the blame and shame of religion, and Seth Andrews reads from Chapter 17 in the last portion of the show.

VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/fBdGTehpPhA
Alice's book: https://amzn.to/3rNumY4
Alice's website: http://www.daretodoubt.org

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Here's another fun distraction from the usual topics, and a great chance to think about some of the things we do and say every day. Why do they call a ship's command center a "bridge?" What's up with useless human arm hair? What is an Epsom Salt? Why do we immediately forget someone's name? And of course, what's up with that orange powder sold as cheese?

These are the types of probing (and entertaining) questions we explore this week. Enjoy!

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Many of us have encountered the "brick wall" believers in superstition, woo, conspiracy, and really bad ideas. Are they still worth our time and energy? And are there ways to break through? We discuss the complex issue(s) regarding deep-seated beliefs and opinions.

The Oatmeal illustrated story: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe

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Actor Gina Carano was just dropped by Disney over her controversial Twitter posts, with many decrying "Cancel Culture." Does Cancel Culture even exist? Join us for a thoughtful discussion.

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Andrew Seidel is a constitutional expert and author of "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Unamerican." He joins Seth Andrews for a frank discussion about the state of the United States.

Andrew's book: https://amzn.to/3qgSxh3
VIDEO of this discussion: https://youtu.be/z0eVo5xNS1I

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Maryam Namazie is a British-Iranian human rights activist and producer of the new documentary, "Women Leaving Islam." In this show, she speaks about the film, the stories, and the lives impacted by this high-control religion.

Watch the documentary: https://youtu.be/ojpGBz9OxPM
VIDEO of this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/awcoIfHEaiM
Maryam Namazie's website: www.maryamnamazie.com

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We continue our conversation with various activists about apologetics arguments (and the refutations). Joining us this week: Shannon Q, Matt Dillahunty, Margaret Downey, Hemant Mehta, Thomas Smith, Andrew Torrez, Tracie Harris, Chris Shelton, Jimmy Snow, and Muhammad Syed.

LINK TO PART ONE: https://bit.ly/3691DnO

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In this bonus podcast, Phil Ferguson of Polaris Financial and The Phil Ferguson Show helps us break down the whole Reddit/GameStop story.

VIDEO of this discussion is here: https://youtu.be/_9Oe77zpWag

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