Talk Heathen

Talk Heathen 06.21 05-22-2022 with Katy Montgomerie and JMike

Talk Heathen 06.20 05-15-2022 with Kenneth Leonard and Katy Montgomerie

Today please join us to learn from Kenneth Leonard who is joined by the exceptional Katy Montgomerie. They will both work with callers who try to present evidence for god. First caller is Ruth in CA who has a message for Christians: Get out of the way and let us be people. You are taking us back to the dark ages and are afraid of losing your evangelical followers. Kenneth reminds us that the incentive for elected officials is not always to do the right thing, but to take advantage of peop’s...

Talk Heathen 06.19 05-08-2022 with JMike and Richard Gilliver

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen! This week, Jmike is joined by Richard Gilliver! First up is Isaiah from South Korea who is calling to discuss the origins of an animal or plants’ instinct to survive and perpetuate their species’ existence. Next is Tristan from TX who finds that many of the commonly presented definitions of Gods to be contradictory. Next up is Laura from England who believes that they were resurrected three times earlier this year. Edward from WI has questions about...

Talk Heathen 06.18 05-01-2022 with Kenneth Leonard and Johnny P Angel

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Kenneth Leonard is joined by Johnny P. Angel. These two are a hoot, it’s going to be a good show! Let’s get to calls! “God Almighty” is angry that we don’t believe in him and there is no world peace. Kenneth asks, Why should we believe that God is speaking through him? Pro tip, don’t get intoxicated and try to call the show. It never ends particularly well. Cameron in Minnesota is up next, he wonders what counter-apologetics to employ...

Talk Heathen 06.17 04-24-2022 with Kenneth Leonard and Forrest Valkai

In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, we have Kenneth Leonard joined by Forrest Valkai who will fire away questions for theists to ponder. First caller is Nicholas from MO who is expressing the benefits of believing and how it makes him happy. He also believes that god’s morality is the basis for existence and if there is a god, then we should be afraid of him. He talks about the Bible being old and the apostles dying for their beliefs. Consider the questions the hosts ask the caller: How mu...

Talk Heathen 06.16 04-17-2022 with JMike and Kenneth Leonard

Greetings Heathens! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, JMike is joined by Kenneth Leonard. The gauntlet has been thrown folks, if you have a case that proves sin is a thing and should be a part of our morality, call the show and ask for Kenneth. Let’s get to calls! Dominic from California would like to prove there is a higher power through a series of convoluted premises. Can science prove intrinsic purpose, JMike asks him. How is thi...

Talk Heathen 06.15 04-10-2022 with Katy Montgomerie and Genevieve

In today’s episode we have the amazing duo of Katie Montgomerie and Genevieve who will see if callers can convert them by calling and giving it the best arguments. First up is Ruth in CA who studies science and quantum physics. She brings up to religious people these questions: Did god create this huge area that we can’t explore including black holes, radiation, and solar flares? In a universe so vast, why would we be the center of creation? Why did god not even give us gills, wings, or the ...

Talk Heathen 06.14 04-03-2022 with JMike and Student Doctor Ben

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, JMike is joined by Student Doctor Ben. Welcome to the show Ben, it’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls! Snowden from Canada is calling in about Intelligent Design and how “perfect” our bodies are when they are actually pretty impractical as far as energy use and adapting for the environment. Oh but Ben changed the subject… but he didn’t. Why were we “given” eyes? Why aren’t we just rocks. Humans were clearly designed, just l...

Talk Heathen 06.13 03-27-2022 with JMike and Kenneth Leonard

Today we have JMike and Kenneth Leonard who show mastery of tackling caller’s questions with Talk Heathen. First we have Billie in IN who wants to know how she can be in her job yet still be true to her values. She encounters people who say their religion makes them feel good and she is asked to promote prayer. The same set of skills apply to people regardless of their religion. If you see someone who is relying on their religion, we want to emphasize that life skills are not dependent on re...

Talk Heathen 06.12 03-20-2022 with Kenneth Leonard and Secular Rarity

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Kenneth Leonard is joined by Secular Rarity. Should be a good show, thanks for joining us today! Let’s get to calls! Laura in the UK would love to know a couple arguments against a Deistic God and how she can better approach this conundrum. How do you formulate these arguments about a God that abandons their creation? Questioning this epistemology by way of investigating would be a good first step. No Contradictions in Canada is up nex...

Talk Heathen 06.11 03-13-2022 with Kenneth Leonard And Richard Gilliver

Greetings heathens and theists! Today we have the amazing combo of Kenneth Leonard and Richard Gilliver who will tackle calls from a variety of atheists and repeat caller, Setuf. First up is Hawk from IL who is troubled by being told by theists that he never really believed and is now wondering if that is the case. Normally when people say that you never really believed, it is a tactic to get away from whether their own beliefs are legit. Recovering From Religion is an excellent resource to ...

Talk Heathen 06.10 03-06-2022 with ObjectivelyDan and Jim Barrows

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Truth Heathen/Talk Wanted, Objectively Dan is joined by the inimitable Jim Barrows. Let’s get to calls! Britany from North Carolina asks why she believes in Jesus. She goes on to talk about a personal experience where she heard the bold voice and vision of an angel (and coincidentally was very ill at the time.) Could this be due to a fever or hallucinations from this illness? Grant in Canada is up next, The King James Bible is true and he can prove ...

Talk Heathen 06.09 02-27-2022 with Kenneth Leonard and Student Doctor Ben

Greetings Heathens! Today we have the amazing Kenneth Leonard and special guest Student Doctor Ben (STB) who sheds insight on issues from both the trans and medical perspectives. Why do we care? Because beliefs end up being part of the legislature where state resources are used with horrific consequences. Our first caller is Mike in OH who follows pagan deities, and denies Jesus. He argues that everyone feels pagan gods because we feel something when observing the moon and weather. He uses...

Talk Heathen 06.08 02-20-2022 with Katy Montgomerie and JMike

Greetings Heathens! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Katy Montgomerie is joined by JMike. It’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls! Simon from the UK wants to talk about the problem of evil and how it is very possible that an evil god exists. He goes on to claim that if you have a life full of suffering and pain, it means there is an evil god behind all of it. Casey in Missouri is up next, he claims the bible is true and a...

Talk Heathen 06.07 02-13-2022 with Johnny P Angel and Phil Ferguson

Greetings heathens! Join us for today’s show with Johnny Angel and Phil Ferguson who tackle questions from callers on how to handle today’s challenges when speaking with friends. First caller is Jessica in Ut who asks if atheism can be harmful to mental health. Some people find the truth hard to handle. You are not alone when you feel that all the certainties are gone that used to be there when you had the support system of your church. Recovering from Religion can help with this. Count th...

Talk Heathen 06.06 02-06-2022 with Kenneth Leonard and JMike

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Kenneth Leonard is joined by JMike. Ooooh, two powerhouses co hosting together, this should be a great show! Let’s get to calls! Xeno claims that their epistemology is correct, ours definitely incredibly flawed. He goes on to say everything has a beginning, just look at your fingers. He also says that because we are Atheists, our epistemology is biased and conflicted. Then he complains that “it was smoother on another show.” Just get it...

Talk Heathen 06.05 01-30-2022 with JMike and Johnny P Angel

Greetings! Today we have Jmike and Johnny P. Angel are partners in the crime of dancing through various caller challenges. First caller is Rao who is asking about simulation theory and whether or not we can prove that we exist. The caller brings up Dr. James Gates Jr. who found a string of ones and zeros that are not similar to but identical to the error correcting code that we find in our search engines today. The caller agrees that we care about the independent data, not who said it. We ...

Talk Heathen 06.04 01-23-2022 with Katy Montgomerie and Kenneth Leonard

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Katy Montgomerie is joined by Kenneth Leonard. It’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls! Nick from Arizona would like to talk about the greatest contradictions contained within the bible. Katy brings up the idea of Hell and how an all loving God has a place like that for punishment. I hurt you because I love you is incredibly toxic. Alex in Australia is up next, he claims that God does exist and he has the arguments to prove i...

Talk Heathen 06.03 01-16-2022 with JMike and Jesus Christ

Greeting Heathens! Today we have Jmike joined by the actual Jesus Christ (JC)! Will the real Jesus Christ please stand up? First up is Tristan from TX that has some thoughts about how to prevent climate change and getting people to understand that our world matters. The idea that we can try and not do good enough, is not a reason to not try. Just do the most you can do, and don’t get hung up on everyone else. How would you ever know if it was not enough unless you can falsify the prior attem...

Talk Heathen 06.02 01-09-2022 with Kenneth Leonard and Johnny P Angel

Greetings Heathens! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Kenneth Leonard is joined by Johnny P. Angel. Let’s get to calls! Kaitlyn in Texas is calling in about how to find local atheist communities within your area. She had begun to go to atheist meetups and found them to be pretty comforting and wonderful (changed her life for the better in the long run!) There is some comfort in finding inclusive and welcoming groups within the atheis...

Talk Heathen 05.52 12-26-2021 - Holiday trivia Challenge Round 3

The Atheist Community of Austin Holiday Trivia Challenge - Quarter Finals Pt. 2 - Year End Special. We are pre-recording this challenge so that we could give you something interesting to watch over the holidays, but also give our hard working hosts and crew some time off to spend with their family and friends. This will be a 5 part series, with one episode appearing on each of our AEN Network shows. The schedule is as follows: The preliminary rounds will consist of 5 questions each, and w...

Talk Heathen 06.01 12-26-2021 - Holiday trivia Challenge Round 3

The Atheist Community of Austin Holiday Trivia Challenge - Quarter Finals Pt. 2 - Year End Special. We are pre-recording this challenge so that we could give you something interesting to watch over the holidays, but also give our hard working hosts and crew some time off to spend with their family and friends. This will be a 5 part series, with one episode appearing on each of our AEN Network shows. The schedule is as follows: The preliminary rounds will consist of 5 questions each, and w...

Talk Heathen 05.51 12-19-2021 with Kenneth Leonard and JMike

Today we have Kenneth Leonard and the incomparable JMike for another fun episode of Talk Heathen. Watch how this combo handles the calls spanning questions of existence, autonomy, and scripture quoting. First we have Amit in CT who wants to discuss Christians thinking it is effective to quote Bible verses to others when trying to win their souls over. They think the book is right because it says it is right. Sometimes Christians think that atheists were always heathens and did not come from...

Talk Heathen 05.50 12-12-2021 with Lloyd Evans and Johnny P Angel

Welcome to Talk Heathen where we have the poetic Lloyd Evans joined by Johnny P. Angel, who actually is not an angel, but rather a legend. This power combo tackles calls with tact and respect! First up is Briar from CO who wants to emphasize how important it is to keep talking about religion and what it takes to get help when leaving a religion. This was especially important for her when she left the JW and she heard Lloyd talk about getting professional help after being in a cult. Next is ...

Talk Heathen 05.49 12-05-2021 with JMike and ObjectivelyDan

Greetings Heathens! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, JMike is joined by ObjectivelyDan. Let’s get to calls! Lionel from Mississippi is wondering about what our thoughts on determinism are and has an argument he’d like to run by us. Lionel, thanks for calling in, your call and resulting conversation was interesting. Dave in Oregon has some constructive criticism about a call between Matt Dillahunty and a caller wanting to talk abou...

Talk Heathen 05.48 11-28-2021 with JMike and Matt Dillahunty

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, our host JMike is joined by Matt Dillahunty who is eager and ready for theist calls. Our first caller, Cambo in IA, has an opinion on one party rule being a problem with communism, not atheism as Christians tend to believe. First of all, communism is not morally bad and secondly, atheism does not lead to communism. Outside of regimes where religion is banned and the state is the official religion, communism is more of a boogeyman than anything else. N...

Talk Heathen 05.47 11-21-2021 with Johnny P. Angel and Apostate Prophet

Greetings Heathens! Happy Faithless Forum Weekend to all the folks who were able to go this past weekend. Hope you all had a grand time! (I’ll be able to attend next year!) In the meantime, today’s episode of Talk Heathen is hosted by Johnny P. Angel and Apostate Prophet. Let’s get to calls! Max from Israel would like to address about how Islam has culturally appropriated ancient sites, particularly ones in Israel. Apostate Prophet gives his perspective and gives a fascinating quick look at ...

Talk Heathen 05.46 11-14-2021 with Kenneth Leonard and Lloyd Evans

Greetings Heathens! Wow, we are in the middle of November already! Whew, time flies. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, baby faced Kenneth Leonard is joined by smooth talker Lloyd Evans. It’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls! Ofir from Israel is a nihilist and would like to talk to us about it. Lloyd asks a couple questions about life having meaning. But if there is any personal meaning to life, then nihilism is a moot point. (There are different “flavors” of Nihilism, but most ...

Talk Heathen 05.45 11-07-2021 with JMike, Kenneth Leonard and Nate Smith

Greetings heathens! Please welcome our host Jmike who transformed into Kenneth Leonard and is joined by Nate Smith! First up is Artie from NC who perceives atheists as being wishy washy when challenged on various shows by not being able to address questions of morality. It seems to him that atheists are giving ground in this arena. It is easy to get a theist to agree on something that is amoral. When we ask questions that show the theist is a slave to what the book says, there is no losing...

Talk Heathen 05.44 10-31-2021 with Kenneth Leonard and Johnny P. Angel

Greetings Heathens and Happiest of Halloweens to you all! In today’s spooky episode of Talk Heathen, the Ghoulish Kenneth Leonard is joined by Devilish Johnny P. Angel. Let’s get to calls! Marlon from the Philippines claims that Dreams (and out of body experiences) are a bridge to the Afterlife. He goes on to provide a personal anecdote where he fell asleep, had a dream, and woke up with a Mountain Dew next to him. Cool story bro, prove it! Paul in the UK is up next, he is having difficulty...

Talk Heathen 05.43 10-24-2021 with Katy Montgomerie and MD Aware

Greetings heathens! Time to get down with our host Katy Montgomerie and special guest MD Aware. First up is Logical Apostate in MO that wants to understand how trans rights are impacted by religion. People tend to react to trans people the same way they would react to gay people because they look to the closest language to trans mentioned in their scriptures that would be considered an abomination. They use that as justification for their bias. The actual law of the religion is often not th...

Talk Heathen 05.42 10-17-2021 with JMike and Kenneth Leonard

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, JMike is joined by Kenneth Leonard. Congratulations on your recent wedding Kenneth, glad you’re now not living in sin. Let’s get to calls! Charlie in Texas would like to talk about how or why the scientific method is properly scientific and how it can be applied to accepted theories including natural selection and evolution. This should be an interesting call, though it sounds like he’s trying to dismantle established theories and pick ...

Talk Heathen 05.41 10-10-2021 with Johnny P. Angel and Katy Montgomerie

Greetings Heathens! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, the angelic and at the same time devilish, Johnny P. Angel is joined by the always incredibly knowledgeable and lovely Katy Montgomerie. Let’s get to calls! Joseph from Ohio would like to talk about mythological gods and if we are 100% certain that they don’t exist as well. Johnny was very excited to talk about Anubis and Odin and whether we can be certain they don’t exist during ...

Talk Heathen 05.40 10-03-2021 with Lloyd Evans and ObjectivelyDan

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are all well! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, smooth talking nutter squasher and master of metaphors Lloyd Evans is joined by the always wonderful and wondrous ObjectivelyDan. Let’s get to calls! Robin from DC would like to talk about why atheists are critical if things can not be 100% defined or proven to be impossible. Yes, he’s a presup and yes gets aggressive if we don’t follow his “script.” There is talk about an egg on Lloyd’s desk and we don’t get an a...

Talk Heathen 05.39 09-26-2021 with Katy Montgomerie

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are all doing well and staying safe out there. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Katy Montgomerie is joined by JMike. Let’s get to calls! Vinay from India would like to talk about how we don’t have the answers to where the universe came from and deconverting. ‘I don’t know’ is a valid response to a lot of these questions and does not show weakness. Robert in Sweden is up next, he would like to discuss false religions and starts out by setting the claim that al...

Talk Heathen 05.39 09-26-2021 with Katy Montgomerie and Jmike

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are all doing well and staying safe out there. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Katy Montgomerie is joined by JMike. Let’s get to calls! Vinay from India would like to talk about how we don’t have the answers to where the universe came from and deconverting. ‘I don’t know’ is a valid response to a lot of these questions and does not show weakness. Robert in Sweden is up next, he would like to discuss false religions and starts out by setting the claim that al...

Talk Heathen 05.38 09-19-2021 with Lloyd Evans and Kenneth Leonard

Greetings Heathens! Hope you all are having a very pleasant Sunday, it’s time for Talk Heathen! Today’s episode is hosted by the always respectful Lloyd Evans and joined by the ever effervescent Kenneth Leonard. It’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls! Jason from Australia would like to talk about existential nihilism and what really is our objective purpose. Lloyd jumps into this deep dark pool first by saying, why not a subjective purpose? He goes on to say: I enjoy and take plea...

Talk Heathen 05.37 09-12-2021 with ObjectivelyDan and Mandisa Thomas

Welcome and thank you for joining today's show with our very own ObjectivelyDan! We are fortunate to have the one and only Mandisa Thomas with us today who is the founder and president of Black Nonbelievers as our co-host! First up is Michelle in OH who wants to discuss COVID in the black community and the problem with people believing that god will protect children against the virus. Christianity is at the roots of white supremacy which is behind the lack of health care in black communitie...

Talk Heathen 05.36 09-05-2021 with Johnny P Angel and Christy Powell

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are still safe during the ongoing pandemic (still, sigh.) We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Johnny P. Angel is joined today by Christy Powell. Let’s get to calls! Marlon from the Philippines is calling to talk about how a dog “died” and came back to life because of his healing pastor and his parish. What a miracle! How does this prove a God though? Why has this not been documented and studied? Why weren’t...

Talk Heathen 05.35 08-29-2021 with Jmike and Katy Montgomerie

Greetings Heathens! Today’s episode of Talk Heathen is brought to you by get the dang vaccine you heathens, let’s put an end to this pandemic together! Oh but today, Talk Heathen is hosted by Jmike and the always lovely Katy Montgomerie. Let’s get to calls! Eli in Oregon is wondering if it is possible to have something eternal. He gives the example of the never ending Universe. Even physicists and scientists don’t know for certain if there is an edge of the Universe and this question isn’t s...

Talk Heathen 05.34 08-22-2021 with Jmike and Johnny P Angel

Happy Heathen Sunday for all who are joining us for today’s episode of Talk Heathen starring Jmike with the koala and Johnny Angel! First up we have Josh in AR whose position is that free will has to exist and if it does not exist, punishing criminals is amoral since they have no control over their actions. He believes that human thought is too complicated to be attributed to just brain cells interacting. This is not an argument for belief, but rather stating what you think. Defaulting to m...

Talk Heathen 05-33 08-15-2021 with Lloyd Evans and Johnny P Angel

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are all well on this beautiful Sunday, today’s episode is hosted by Lloyd Evans and Johnny P. Angel. It should be a good show! Let’s get to calls! David from California has indisputable evidence of a creator and a spirit realm. He starts by complaining about his previous experiences with different hosts. He keeps going back to the claim that the space created by the expanding universe is created by some sort of creator. But it’s not David. That’s not how physics ...

Talk Heathen 05.32 08-08-2021 with ObjectivelyDan and Gayle Jordan

Please join us today by welcoming our very own Objectivity Dan and special guest host Gayle Jordan with Recovering from Religion(RFR) that provides support, resources, community, and hope. First up we have Matt in MD that would like to discuss nationalist movements around the world that set a precedent for others to follow. These movements endorse one another and support each other financially. We can learn, observe, and see how these movements do not thrive. It helps to make the policy ch...

Talk Heathen 05.32 with ObjectivelyDan and Gayle Jordan

Please join us today by welcoming our very own Objectivity Dan and special guest host Gayle Jordan with Recovering from Religion(RFR) that provides support, resources, community, and hope. First up we have Matt in MD that would like to discuss nationalist movements around the world that set a precedent for others to follow. These movements endorse one another and support each other financially. We can learn, observe, and see how these movements do not thrive. It helps to make the policy ch...

Talk Heathen 05.31 08-01-2021 with Kenneth Leonard and Matt Dillahunty

Greetings Heathens! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Kenneth Leonard is joined today by Matt Dillahunty. It should be a really great show! Let’s get to calls! James in North Carolina, has thought up a very specific criteria that could prove God if it can actually be done. It is made up of 3 stanzas and he’d like to run them by us. 1. A conversation with God while in a completely lucid state. 2. Confirmation that it was God by extern...

Talk Heathen 05.30 07-25-2021 with Kenneth Leonard and JMike

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are still safe during the ongoing pandemic, please continue to be safe out there. We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, JMike is joined today by Kenneth Leonard. Kenneth has not forgotten leg day was yesterday btw. #LiftingWeightsFTW Let’s get to calls! Joe in Virginia would like to talk about JMike’s moral theory. JMike goes on to explain his position as a moral anti-realist. According to your moral theory J...

Talk Heathen 05.29 07-18-2021 with Johnny P and ObjectivelyDan

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are still safe during the ongoing pandemic. We are so close to seeing the end of it, stay vigilant! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Johnny P. Angel is joined today by Objectively Dan (and Pico!) #TeamPico Let’s get to calls! Zoroaster from Texas would like to talk about how homosexuality is objectively immoral. Oooh starting out hot. Except right off the bat he changes the subject to pedophiles and is us...

Talk Heathen 05.28 07-11-2021 with JMike and Matt Dillahunty

Greetings Heathens! Hope you are being safe during the ongoing pandemic (still, sigh.) We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, JMike is joined by Matt Dillahunty. Let’s get to calls! Mike in Ohio would like to discuss polytheism with JMike and Matt. Specifically the creation myth from the perspective of a polytheist. Kevin in New York is up next, he asks if the hosts are well versed or have complete knowledge of the Bible and if we are pre...

Talk Heathen 05.27 2021-07-04 with Lloyd Evans and Katy Montgomerie

Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, we have a special “Dependence Day” Special with Lloyd Evans and Katy Montgomerie. First up we have Brian in Illinois who is comparing court testimony to the Bible’s testimony, and this is the only reliable testimony for belief. Maybe someone else’s religion is more reliable. How do we decide which religion offers reliable testimony? Simply calling something testimony does not mean we have to listen to it. Gerald from Europe is bein...

Talk Heathen 05.26 06-27-2021 with ObjectivelyDan and Jimmy Snow

Greetings Heathens! Hope you all are doing well out there! We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, ObjectivelyDan is joined by Jimmy Snow. Let’s get to calls! Adam in North Carolina would like to talk about Christian Apologetics and how they rehash the same arguments over and over again. Nothing has changed in 2,000 years and it seems any arguments they do come up with are getting stale. David in South Carolina is up next, he asks about ho...