Episode 57 - The Friendliest Atheist with Hemant Mehta

INTRO

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - August 7th

* 1789 - The United States Department of War is established
* 1869 - Astronomer impresses Indians with eclipse
* 1990 - Bush orders Operation Desert Shield
* 2005 - Trapped Russian sub rescued

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Rosetta reaches comet
* Ken Ham’s not a fan of NASA
* The Vitamin K shot is the latest target of the antivaxers

POLITICS AND RELIGION

* IRS settles with FFRF
* Ebola is a plague from God
* Clive Bundy was just doing what God told him to do
* KKK is Christian, not a hate group

INTERVIEW - Hemant Mehta from the Friendly Athiest

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Recorded for release on 2014-08-07