Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey
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I’m Pro-Becky, Who…
May 23, 2022 06:57 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBBecky Friedman and Rebecca Vitsmun address the draft SCOTUS decision that threatens Roe v. Wade through frank discussion of their own experience with abortion, parenting, reproductive health, and the right to self-determination via bodily autonomy. Note: the program discusses additional mature themes that some listeners might find difficult, including gender identity, suicide, and relationship violence. […]
I’m pro-Becky, who…
May 22, 2022 07:31 - 5 MBBecky Friedman and Rebecca Vitsmun address the draft SCOTUS decision that threatens Roe v. Wade through frank discussion of their own experience with abortion, parenting, reproductive health, and the right to self-determination via bodily autonomy. Note: the program discusses additional mature themes that some listeners might find difficult, including gender identity, suicide, and relationship violence. […]
Advanced Vatican & Dragons 2.5E
April 25, 2022 03:03 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBSam welcomes Luke and Ranjan back to the show, where they discuss education, parenting, a possibly inauspicious upcoming SCOTUS ruling, atheist identity, and Vatican vocab. News FORMER FOOTBALL COACH’S CASE TO BE HEARD IN SUPREME COURT TOMORROW COUPLE DENIED ADOPTION ACCESS DUE TO LACK OF RELIGION ATHEISTS MORE LIKELY TO HIDE BELIEFS IF THEY ARE […]
St. Crispin Glover’s Day
April 18, 2022 03:02 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBThe crew return to Ask an Atheist with a discussion of the new OnlySky network, an upcoming Masters of Divinity program through the AHA, and the Pot Smoker’s Bible.
Leave Room For Architeuthis
September 13, 2021 05:03 - 37 minutes - 28.7 MBSam gives health updates and previews what the 40th season has in store for listeners. Becky and Warb are along for the ride, discussing Camp Quest NorthWest’s time travel theme. News Atheists perceived to be fun at parties, good science tutors, and more likely to be serial killers.
Update: Everything is Healing Nicely
June 09, 2021 03:53 - 3 minutes - 5 MBWe’re not back to regular episodes yet, but we’re getting there. Here’s an update from Sam’s new-ish YouTube channel from the brand new studio about how things are going!
…and I shall Salt the Earth as I Leave.
April 23, 2021 10:03 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBNote: NOT FOR BROADCAST. Contains swear words in final 1/3 of show. Radio safe versions will be sent. Sam, Josh, Becky, and a special guest explore the artifice and dogma of academia. They also ponder what kind of god orders you to bogart a mansion for your wedding. News SPU faculty votes no confidence in […]
The 2020 Not Very Special Special
January 01, 2021 09:10 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBSam and Becky close out 2020 and welcome 2021 reflecting on flat earth, propaganda, false and real conspiracies, a throwback to 2012 atheist activism, the pronunciation of gentry-adored automobiles, color theory, fashion design, holidays, and hopes. Note Sam forgot to press the record button again, so the first two minutes of the show come from […]
Notable
November 25, 2020 00:16 - 54 minutes - 46.9 MBBecky and Sam welcome Rob Palmer, volunteer with Recovering From Religion, and chat about where the org is at 10 years. They also talk about how people seek information, the role of Wikipedia, and some problems therein. Sam has a new project!
The Cure for Samness?
October 19, 2020 06:50 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBSam, Ranjan, and Becky address a religious statue they actually are fine with, and the staggering credulity that prompted Trump to retweet a satire site as news. Then, Sam tackles an explanation of his absence by revealing an unexpected diagnosis and the start of a YouTube channel that documents a new project. Sam’s new YouTube […]
Ask A Trailer Park Atheist
October 04, 2020 07:02 - 50 minutes - 39 MBBecky of AaA and Tucker Drake, the Trailer Park Atheist, do a cross-over episode where they discuss a blasphemous T-Rex, the Talmud, school & workplace COVID (un)safety, Biblical authorship, momentous points in history, and more!
A Description of the Errands I Ran Today
September 12, 2020 12:54 - 4 minutes - 1.83 MBThis just sort of came out of me. Is this verse? Or merely how I murder Ask an Atheist?
Comical Gloom
September 02, 2020 05:40 - 53 minutes - 42.3 MBBecky and Josh review a theist’s strawman portrait of our beliefs, a provocateur’s Satanic conspiracies, another provocateur’s Instagram scandal, and everything wrong with a Christian crowdfunding campaign for a domestic terrorist. Tham tellth why he ithn’t on the epithode. News Jerry Falwell falls from leadership of Liberty University, lands well with $10.5m Dilbert creator thinks […]
Sam Wants to Buy an Ambulance
July 29, 2020 00:11 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this belated (non-)episode, Becky and Sam discuss what they’ve been up to, say hello to our new KTQA listeners, and then actually do something that sounds like Ask an Atheist involving atheist groups, bleach, and RC cars. No, not together. News Atheist Alliance International Suspends Director for 2 Months for Being Hateful Bonehead MMS […]
The Front Fell Off
May 18, 2020 08:37 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBSam explains the extended gaps between recording sessions and teeth. He and Becky discuss cognitive dissonance, Roman history, dogmatic thought, and data backups as they respond to listener feedback. Feedback In the same way that Hitler is dishonestly labeled as a atheist, I know for a fact that modern Christians will also do the same […]
…or I might be full of shazbot.
April 30, 2020 07:44 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBOn the precipice of a full decade of Ask an Atheist, Sam talks about the show and his increasing disillusionment with being a public atheist. Then, we talk about real-life Scooby Doo ghosts. Liberty It’s getting increasingly difficult to talk about atheism these days, and I’ll explore some of the reasons over the next few […]
Sparky On Ice
April 13, 2020 00:19 - 39 minutes - 18 MBSam and Becky talk with Robert Ray, a frequent guest on Ask An Atheist over the years. He’s a Humanist Celebrant, podcaster, father, and electrician who is recently back to the US after spending a year in Antarctica. Then we talk about A Car Tunnel of Not Fire. News Preacher has No Fire Tunnel– Just […]
Extra: I Can Smell Through Time
April 05, 2020 23:58 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBWe’re doing alright– and we explain a little of that in this Podcast Extra. We talk about what’s going around the house, what projects we’ve been up to, and why we don’t have a show today. How are you? Things We Mention Here’s where you can find the KTQA Daily Briefing, that thing we’re working […]
Doorknoblicker
March 30, 2020 00:47 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBSam and Becky remotely welcome Johnathan Arriola as they talk about hotdogs, religion in the era of social distancing, and the mystery of Trump’s religious affiliation. News Half of Americans don’t think Trump is Christian PA pastor “apologizes” for holding services despite social distancing orders Vicar, struggling to livestream service, accidentally sets self on fire […]
Era Dust
March 24, 2020 03:31 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBSam & Becky, from the safety of their home, welcome remote guest host Shujin Tribble as they contemplate parody ceremonies for cats, criticize craft store antics, and say bye (finally?) to the saga of Coach Joe Kennedy. Also: hotdogs. News Atheists, agnostics, Black Protestants, least confident in Trump; Hispanic Catholics most scared of COVID-19 Museum […]
Infernal
March 12, 2020 08:08 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBJosh and Becky swat down charlatan cures for COVID-19, talk with Thomasin Satanlad about The Satanic Temple’s infernal ritual at the statehouse steps, and answer some listener questions. News Absurd claims about COVID-19/novel coronavirus cures and preventions abound Feedback How [do I] kindly respond (or not?) to loved ones who post religious faith statements and […]
Leadership Track
March 03, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBBecky returns from Camp Quest NW’s inaugural teen leadership retreat, Dan previews his tour of summer camp biomes, Justin fills us in on Russian election interference developments, and we all take a look at political perceptions. News Iowa lawmaker’s bill aims to make adults disclose sexual preferences on marriage applications Socialism, atheism still political liabilities for […]
Tastebud MMA
February 24, 2020 00:41 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBDave and Josh help Command-line Deity Sam celebrate a numerically interesting birthday. They talk sports, booze, virulence, and Christian lawmakers, and mourn the untimely passing of a stunt-obsessed flat-earther. News Jagermeister can put logo on non-booze items Flat-earther stuntman perishes in rocket crash Christian lawmakers lament atheists, Satanists, crashing twitter poll Covid-19 spreads among South […]
Sweeping Graham Cracker Crumbs
February 17, 2020 21:14 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBBecky, Dan, and Luke discuss hoaxes, state legislation, college, Salish Sea conservation, rebuffed preachers, and mo(o)re. News Broom challenge hoax sweeps social media Franklin Graham left scrambling after UK venues cancel his events Roy Moore installs 10 Commandments legally at foundation HQ Wealthy retired academic creates endowment for secular studies Christian university to purge non-Christian […]
Of Faeries and Fish
February 04, 2020 06:26 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBBecky, Justin, and Dan ponder the important questions of whether Jesus would beat up Bolton, if witchcraft brought down Kobe’s helicopter, whether your D&D group is a Canadian church, and the extent to which steel melts water fairies. And also coming out to religious parents, and the problematic nature of farmed salmon. News Salmon farm […]
…with Sam Mulvey
January 27, 2020 05:31 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBDave facilitates a discussion between Sam and his father, Sam Sr., who’s visiting from out of town. Topics range from mid-west talk show history, Ed Wood films, pizza, public art, Chicago, travel, automobiles, and Mulvey family history. In short, this is Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey, with Sam Mulvey.
Space Forced
January 20, 2020 00:38 - 56 minutes - 26 MBSam, Luke, and Dave open with politics and sports, talk uniforms of sporting and military natures, laptops, psychics, scammers, grammar, and SPAAACE. News Space Force official bible gets blessed at Nat’l Cathedral Space Force introduces uniform name badges One Million Moms protest burger ad‘s use of “damn” Massachusetts psychic scams client out of $71k Feedback […]
Ovarian Fortitude
November 18, 2019 00:53 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBThis week Sam is back in the studio with no gimmicks. Josh and Dave hang out to discuss the nicest thing that’s ever happened to Dave, as well as school preaching gone wrong, “straight pride” parades, toxic masculine Christianity, and preppers. News Judge Rules in Favor of “IM GOD” Car Plates Campus Preacher Arrested for […]
The Summoning
November 11, 2019 00:21 - 56 minutes - 26 MBSam has officially returned! He, Josh, and Becky interview Camp Quest’s executive director Kim Newton and hear from camp leaders nation wide during the 2019 Camp Quest National Leadership Summit. News Gallup Polls find that rate of god-belief varies based on question asked Feedback I’m an atheist who wants R&D done to determine the most […]
Candy and Kickers
November 04, 2019 08:40 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBBecky, Dave, and Nick talk sports, Halloween, Satanists, and traditions new and old. News City commissioner decries Mexican festival to prevent summoning the dead Naval Academy midshipmen get Satanic Temple room Anti-adultery caning advocate gets caned for adultery God doesn’t care about your sports Feedback OK… even if Jesus was real…. wouldn’t walking on water […]
Secular Latinx Voices
October 28, 2019 03:50 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBBecky interviews Dr. Juhem Navarro–Rivera, a researcher at the intersection of race, religion, and politics, about the Latinx Humanist Alliance and the evolving religious demographics within the Latinx/Hispanic-American community.
Standard, Contemplative, Thematic
October 28, 2019 00:43 - 56 minutes - 26 MBBecky, Luke, and Josh explore Christian outrage against LGBTQ-inclusive restrooms and cereal, Pompeo’s Christian leadership agenda, and a prayer-based smart watch/app. They also interview Luke Douglas of the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix about his childhood, deconversion, and directorship of a Humanist community. News Christians interpret LGBTQ-inclusive product as anti-christian, anti-science, anti-family Georgia schools reverse […]
Non-Gendered Outlying Structures
October 14, 2019 06:25 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBSam, Josh, and Becky rail against the cycle of medical debt, applaud a church helping to clear it, talk about Jesus-themed footwear, and explore the weird team-up of Andrew Yang and Dr. Oz. Becky explains Never Again and she sheds. News Megachurch raises funds to cancel $7.8m worth of medical debt Jewish group launches program […]
Major-Minor Logic Boundaries
October 07, 2019 00:05 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBBecky, Josh, and Nick celebrate rainbow crosswalks and growing Bangladeshi egalitarianism, decry abuse of governmental power to proselytize, examine a bit of music theory, and explore the limits of logic. News Bangladeshi women no longer must swear to virgin status on marriage applications Feds try to get city to erase LGBTQ-affirming crosswalk art Phoenix PD […]
On the Ignorance of Species
September 30, 2019 00:15 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBBecky and Luke welcome Nick back as we discuss plant-based “meat,” religious dress in the workplace and sports, creationist misapprehensions, dinosaurs, and cider. News Orange you glad Ray Comfort didn’t say banana? NFL player fined for wearing God message; rallies fans via Instagram Muslim woman files discrimination suit over hijab mockery, prayer break request Federal […]
Punk Rock Enough
September 23, 2019 04:38 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBBecky, Dan, and Luke reflect on the varied ways to be an atheist, criticize the effects of blasphemy laws, and strike back on claims that environmental activism is a religion. News Youth stage global school strike for climate, preceding Sat UN youth summit and Mon US climate summit Pundits claim climate activism is a religion […]
Reliant Saucers
September 16, 2019 00:39 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBIn a world…where the second amendment is second only to God…Becky, Josh, and Justin brush up an upcoming Christian gun-nut propaganda film, a global youth climate strike, and two alien-related festivals. They also answer 3 listener inquiries. News The Reliant is a terrible propaganda film Youth to strike for climate action on Sept 20 Storm […]
Armadillo on a Mission
September 09, 2019 01:02 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBBecky, Justin, and Dan engage in scriptural cherry-picking to justify saving the planet and being against racism, all the while revealing the almighty dollar as America’s One True God, critically examining Harry Potter spells, and scrutinizing the implications of religious freedom laws. News School skirts motto law by posting penny Venue declines interracial couple’s wedding […]
Déjà Vu
September 01, 2019 23:56 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBBecky, Josh, and Justin get caught in a hurricane-force time loop of listening to Trump repeating himself, ladies praying on beaches, and courts slamming the FLDS. This time around though, the DNC seems to appreciate atheists. They also answer listeners questions. Links DNC acknowledges nonreligious folks as worthy and important Christian Science leader indicted for […]
I am King of Tacoma
August 27, 2019 03:24 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBSam relates his experience watching an antifascist soccer protest unfold. Becky and Luke examine the spectrum of Christian and white supremacy. Dan explains hypotheses of how DNA came about. Everybody gets a rant. News Tacoma’s Holy Rosary church to be demolished Anti-vaxxer assaults pro-health legislator KY school district displays dollar bill to comply with new […]