Geeks Without God
336 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsGeeks Without God is a podcast by three atheist/comedian/geeks. We'll talk about geeky stuff, atheist issues and make jokes. Mostly jokes. We know where our bread is buttered.
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Episode 613 – Common Mythconceptions
April 23, 2024 05:30 - 25 minutes - 1.73 GBThis week, we are putting on our skeptic glasses and looking at some very commonly held beliefs that are completely wrong! How many spiders do we swallow in a year? The answer might surprise you. Unless you think about it for a few minutes. Then it seems pretty obvious.
Episode 612 – Death Without God
April 16, 2024 05:30 - 56 minutes - 4.17 GBSorry we skipped a week but we had a good reason – Tim’s mom died! And while that sucks, it gives us a great opportunity to talk about the experience of losing a loved one of faith and having to deal with all that faith stuff while you are grieving and that faith stuff means […]
Episode 611 – Did you Hear Again
April 02, 2024 05:30 - 32 minutes - 2.51 GBWe scour the news for some topics this week. In the “God and Technology” category, we talk about AI Godbots and a bible museum in Philadelphia that is closing because, apparently, nobody went to it. In the “late stage capitalism” category, we talk about Uber and Lyft pulling out of Minneapolis because they would rather […]
Episode 610 – Lisa Frankenstein
March 26, 2024 05:30 - 28 minutes - 1.97 GBThis week, we take a look at Lisa Frankenstein, a movie written by Diablo Cody. The movie is kind of a parody of 80’s horror movies and definitely takes inspiration from the original Frankenstein. We spoil the shit out of it but we all had our problems with this one. You might like it, though, […]
Episode 609 – Grimacing Boners
March 19, 2024 05:30 - 31 minutes - 2.42 GBThis week is another boner episode where we talk about whatever geeky things have us super excited right now. Also, we make juvenile dick jokes. Because we are fourteen. If you’d like to know why we chose the title “Grimacing Boners,” you will just have to listen to find out!
Episode 608 – Atheist Confessional
March 12, 2024 05:30 - 24 minutes - 1.84 GBWe had a guest cancel at the last minute this week so we had to come up with a topic in a hurry. We decided to check in as far as where we are with being atheists compared to where we were when we started this podcast almost 13 years ago. It never hurts to […]
Episode 607 – He Gets Us
March 05, 2024 15:36 - 41 minutes - 324 MBThis week, we are talking about the billion (with a B) dollar ad campaign called He Gets Us. They had ads during the last two Super Bowls and have a big presence on Reddit. It seems to be a nice, friendly kind of Christianity but is it really?
Episode 606 – Gramps Goes to College
February 27, 2024 06:30 - 42 minutes - 3.17 GBThis week, we are discussing a Christian movie so bad, it makes God is Dead look like an Oscar worth film. Gramps Goes to College, suggested by former friend of the show Jeremy Stomberg, is a badly written, badly filmed, and badly acted story about a 62 year old computer programmer who is a chess […]
Episode 605 – Did you Hear?
February 20, 2024 06:30 - 29 minutes - 2.21 GBThis week, we try something that may become a regular feature or we may never do again! We all pulled some recent news or online discussions or…whatever…that we thought were worthy of ridicule and talk about them for a little bit. If you think this is a great episode idea, feel free to send us […]
Episode 604 – Echo
February 13, 2024 06:30 - 42 minutes - 3.31 GBThis week, we talk about the latest Marvel series on Disney Plus – Echo! Featuring a protagonist and star who is deaf, Native American, and an amputee, this show is huge when it comes to representation. We also get the return of Vincent D’onofrio as Kingpin, which isn’t all that relevant as far as representation […]
Episode 603 – 2024 Media Preview
February 05, 2024 06:30 - 39 minutes - 3.56 GBThis week we take a look at some of the movies, TV shows, games, and books that we are looking forward to this year. We were recording remotely and Tim’s connection got messed up for quite a while in the middle of the show so you are treated to Molly and Nick’s uninterrupted opinions for […]
Episode 602 – Poor Things
January 30, 2024 06:30 - 32 minutes - 2.34 GBThis week we are going to talk about the Oscar Nominated film “Poor Things!” There are spoilers galore in this episode so if you’d like to go into “Poor Things” knowing nothing, don’t listen until later! We promise you will not be disappointed. Unless you are one of those people who likes to be disappointed. […]
Episode 601 – Dicks the Musical
January 23, 2024 06:30 - 28 minutes - 2.13 GBThis week, we take a long, hard look at Dicks: The Musical! It is an irreverent, blasphemous musical comedy about two identical twin brothers who were separated at birth. It starts out as “The Parent Trap” but no it doesn’t and anyway – just go watch this movie. You will not be sorry.
Episode 600 – Witness Underground
January 16, 2024 06:30 - 42 minutes - 3.3 GBWow! This is our six hundredth episode! This week, we have Scott Homan, director and producer of “Witness Underground,” a new documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses leaving the church and an underground music scene within the community. We also reconnect with James Zimmerman, author of “Deliverance at Hand,” whom we talked to way back in episode […]
Episode 599 – Winter This or That
January 09, 2024 06:30 - 31 minutes - 2.42 GBThis week, we are doing a quick this or that episode! The three of us do some rapid fire questions with a winter theme and we all have to pick our favorite of the two options given. Did you really want to learn more about all of us? This might help! And hey – send […]
Episode 598 – Geocaching
January 02, 2024 06:30 - 50 minutes - 4.21 GBThis week, we are once again joined by Minnesota State Representative Mike Freiberg to talk about Minnesota politics…um…Geocaching! Mike is the 65th ranked geocacher in the State of Minnesota. He tells us about this geeky hobby that the three of us thought was a lot less involved than it really is. We are going to […]
Episode 597 – Godzilla Minus One
December 26, 2023 06:30 - 37 minutes - 2.88 GBGodzilla is back on the big screen! The newest Godzilla offering from Toho studios, the creator of the giant, radiation mutated lizard had a limited US run and people went crazy for it! Whether you are a long time fan of everyone’s favorite Kaiju or a relative newcomer, this new Godzilla film is about as […]
Episode 596 – Wheel of Boners
December 19, 2023 06:30 - 49 minutes - 3.75 GBIt’s time for another episode filled with our latest geeky obsessions and also jokes about erections! Because even as we’ve nearly reached 600 episodes, we are still twelve. Nick’s obsession involves a video game recently nominated for a whole lot of awards. Molly is excited about a book series that came out when she was […]
Episode 595 – The Marvels
December 12, 2023 06:30 - 54 minutes - 4.14 GBThis week, we take a look at recent box office “flop,” The Marvels! Whether you are suffering from super hero fatigue or not, we think this was a solid installment in the MCU. We also highly encourage you see the movie just to annoy the trolls because who doesn’t enjoy their delicious bitter tears? Seriously, […]
Episode 594 – Rise of the Nones
December 05, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 4.95 GBThis week we are joined once again by Professor Dave Rand-McKay! He teaches Human Geography and is here to talk to us about the rise of young people who identify as having no religion. It is a trend that is growing among all religions and across the entire world. So what does that mean for […]
Episode 593 – Free Will
November 28, 2023 06:30 - 52 minutes - 4 GBThis week, we are joined by local comedian Ben San Del, who is talking about the concept of Free Will. Is free will something that can even exist? Or is every action we take the product of everything that has happened prior? For that matter, what does the concept of self even mean? It’s heady […]
Episode 592 – Omegacon 2023
November 21, 2023 06:30 - 40 minutes - 3.2 GBOmegaCon just happened and we all had a chance to play some new games! We didn’t play quite as many as usual but we still found some good ones for you to try if you are interested! We also talk about our first attempt at “Chillification Tennis!”
Episode 591 – Astrology
November 14, 2023 06:30 - 50 minutes - 3.8 GBHard to believe that we’ve made it almost 600 episodes in and this is our first episode about Astrology! We could have been doing a weekly horoscope for our listeners! What a missed opportunity! Of course, Astrology is bullshit and we spend some time looking at our horoscopes and our sun signs to see how […]
Episode 590 – Autumn
November 07, 2023 06:30 - 39 minutes - 3.57 GBYou know, we’ve never really taken an episode to just sit back and enjoy fall. Last week we talked about Halloween so this week, we look at that season nestled in between summer and winter that lasts for about three to four weeks here in Minnesota. What do we love about that brief period between […]
Episode 589 – Halloween 2023
October 31, 2023 05:30 - 41 minutes - 3.76 GBWith our episode going live on Halloween 2023, we thought we’d take the opportunity to revisit our favorite holiday! Or one of our favorites anyway. We talk about what we enjoy about this particular secular tradition including our favorite Halloween candies and what we’d choose between Mounds and Almond Joy! Also, we have five answers […]
Episode 588 – Ahsoka
October 24, 2023 05:30 - 41 minutes - 3.26 GBThis week we are talking about our response to the latest Disney Plus Star Wars series: Ahsoka! We are definitely going to spoil the show so if you haven’t watched it yet, maybe wait on this episode and come back later. We talk about what we thought of the show and how much sense it […]
Episode 587 – F1rst Wrestling
October 17, 2023 05:30 - 46 minutes - 3.7 GBWe are joined once again by the legendary Jeremy Stomberg (take a drink) to discuss F1rst Wrestling! Jeremy describes it as a mix of professional wrestling, burlesque, and a rock concert and who doesn’t think that sounds like fun? For those who call the midwest their home, you should be interested to hear how they […]
Episode 586 – Fae Boners
October 10, 2023 05:39 - 36 minutes - 2.65 GBWell friends, it is time for another Geeky Boners episode! Both Molly and Nick are talking about new video games they are enjoying (for the most part)! Tim is talking about his work on a new play for the Twin Cities Horror Festival! So check that out in a couple of weeks!
Episode 585 – Pronouns
October 03, 2023 05:30 - 1 second - 4.63 KBThis week we are once again joined by our good friend, the thoughtful and intelligent Tony Miller! Tony joins us to talk about the history of pronouns and their usage in modern language. What’s the big deal about using someone’s chosen pronouns, anyway? Spoiler: There isn’t one.
Episode 584 – Weed Legalization
September 26, 2023 05:30 - 47 minutes - 3.69 GBThis week we are joined by Minnesota State Representative Mike Freiberg to discuss the recent legislation to legalize marijuana in the State of Minnesota. It took effect on August 1st, 2023 and we thought it was a good time to talk about what the legislation does and our thoughts about what all of this means […]
Episode 583 – The Flash
September 19, 2023 05:30 - 52 minutes - 4.07 GBThis week we are joined by our most frequent guest and DC apologist – Ronn Bauman! He’s with us to talk about the recent Flash movie starting Ezra Miller and Michael Keaton. So what did he think? What other movie that is clearly superior does he like less than this one? And what did Molly, […]
Episode 582 – Fighting Games
September 12, 2023 05:30 - 40 minutes - 2.9 GBThis week we are joined by longtime listener and first time caller Marc Tucker to talk about fighting games! In this case, we are talking about one on one fighting games like Mortal Kombat and Tekken. Marc tells us about a thriving and diverse community that is playing these games and gives listeners all kinds […]
Episode 581 – Baldur’s Gate
September 05, 2023 05:30 - 41 minutes - 3.11 GBThis week, we are joined once again by our Festival road friend, Byron Miller! He wanted to talk about the recently released Baldur’s Gate, which Nick is also playing. Tim and Molly ask most of the questions since they haven’t started the game yet. There are mild story spoilers but we stay mostly free of […]
Episode 580 – This or That Again
August 29, 2023 05:30 - 35 minutes - 2.74 GBThis week features another edition of This or That! We all prepared a series of (mostly) binary questions and we try to give quick answers to the conundrums posed by each other! Some of them are geeky. Some are culinary. Some are just weird!
Episode 579 – Good Omens
August 22, 2023 05:30 - 37 minutes - 2.92 GBThis week, we are talking about Good Omens seasons 1 & 2 on Amazon Prime as well as the original book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. We all agree that the first season is quite good and the second, while entertaining, doesn’t quite live up to the first. We cover the good, the bad, […]
Episode 578 – Weed Boners
August 15, 2023 05:30 - 28 minutes - 2.19 GBWelcome to our newest Geeky Boner episode! It’s been a while since we’ve shared our erections with y’all so it’s time! Tim is excited to get back into theater. Molly is reading a really good Horror anthology. Nick is super mellow about a new Minnesota Law! We also have five new answers to our five […]
Episode 577 – CONvergence 2023 Recap
August 08, 2023 05:30 - 43 minutes - 3.2 GBThis week we take a moment to review our experiences at CONvergence 2023. Not gonna lie, we are shamelessly trying to convince you all to come out and join us next year because we had a great time but it would be more fun with YOU! And also YOU! Our podcast started out at CONvergence […]
Episode 576 – Barbie
August 01, 2023 05:30 - 41 minutes - 2.95 GBThis week, we talk about the “Barbie,” a movie that surprised all of us because it was so damn good. Margot Robbie and Ryan Reynolds star in a film that manages to pack a lot of surprises in a movie about a doll. This episode will spoil the shit out of the film so if […]
Episode 575 – Lazy Agnostics with Jerry Belich
July 25, 2023 05:30 - 25 minutes - 2.7 GBThis week’s episode was recorded live at CONVergence. Because it was recorded live, the possibility of technical difficulties goes up and indeed, about five minutes before the end of the episode, our mixer turned off! Fortunately, we had a recording taken in the room that is fairly poor sound quality but we were able to […]
Episode 574 – Cosplay with Bridget Landry
July 18, 2023 05:30 - 28 minutes - 2.04 GBThis week we recorded our episode live at CONvergence 2023! Bridget landry, a real live rocket scientist from JPL joined us to talk about…Cosplay! In addition to working on interstellar spacecraft, Bridget is a master costumer with many great costumes to her credit. We talk about our takes on cosplay and Beidget gets a star […]
Episode 573 – Kung-Fu Zombies
July 11, 2023 14:00 - 1 second - 4.16 KBThis week we bring back friend of the show Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay to talk about her Kung-Fu Zombie saga, which will be opening at Theater Mu in the Twin Cities later this month. We got a sneak peek at the script that is filled with fight scenes, blood, and insightful commentary about refugees. It’s gonna […]
Episode 572 – The Tortuga Twins Get Political
July 04, 2023 14:43 - 1 second - 5.09 KBThis week, we talk with frequent guest Ronn Bauman about a recent exchange he had with a (former) fan of the Tortuga Twins. While we don’t want to get too deeply into it, the (former) fan had an issue with a portion of the show in which they supported transgender rights. We talk about what […]
Episode 572 – Kung-Fu Zombies
July 04, 2023 05:30 - 1 second - 4.16 KBThis week we bring back friend of the show Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay to talk about her Kung-Fu Zombie saga, which will be opening at Theater Mu in the Twin Cities later this month. We got a sneak peek at the script that is filled with fight scenes, blood, and insightful commentary about refugees. It’s gonna […]
Episode 571 – Across the Spider-Verse
June 27, 2023 05:30 - 27 minutes - 2.05 GBThis week, we are looking at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Look, this movie is great. Not just great for a super-hero movie or great for a Spider-Man movie. It’s just great. So don’t let us spoil it for you. Go watch and you’ll be glad you did. Then listen to the episode!
Episode 570 – Ted Lasso: Season 3
June 20, 2023 05:30 - 31 minutes - 2.38 GBThis week, we take a look at the reportedly final season of Ted Lasso: Season 3! We were gifted Ted Lasso during the pandemic and now the story reaches its funny and touching conclusion. Maybe. Probably. Who knows, really? In any case, we spoil the shit out of all the stuff that happens in Season […]
Episode 569 – Jury Duty
June 13, 2023 05:36 - 33 minutes - 25 MBThis week, we discuss a surprising series from Freevee that we all ended up watching – Jury Duty! This reality show is about one person serving on a jury where the entire trial is fake. All the other jurors are actors. As are the judge, the witnesses, the lawyers, and everyone in the building where […]
Episode 568 – Tears of the Kingdom
June 06, 2023 05:30 - 54 minutes - 40.7 MBThis week, we take a dive into the world of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. All three of us are big fans of the Zelda Franchise and especially Breath of the Wild. This direct sequel game is a massive expansion on Breath of the Wild and even though none of us have […]
Episode 567 – This or That
May 30, 2023 05:30 - 36 minutes - 26.2 MBThis week, we have an episode in which we answer some quick this or that questions like “Star Trek” or “Star Wars” and other such meaty topics. Not actually that topic, of course, because we talked about that topic in detail…a while ago. But if you’d like to know where we all fall on the […]
Episode 566 – Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
May 23, 2023 05:30 - 48 minutes - 34.4 MBAnother episode that will spoil the shit out of a Marvel movie! This time it is Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, which is rumored to be the final in the Guardians film series. James Gunn moves over to the DCEU but leaves us with one final gem in what is possibly the best trilogy […]
Episode 565 – Spring 2023 TV Roundup
May 16, 2023 05:30 - 49 minutes - 38.9 MBThis week, we are talking about all the TV shows streaming right now that have our interest. Well honestly, mostly Nick and Molly are talking but Tim does bring up a few things every now and again. We are in something of a golden age for new TV series and there is a lot to […]