Geeks Without God Geeks Without God

This week we are taking look at common superstitions. Where did they come from? Do we, as non believers still hold on to some of those superstitions or do we gleefully shout “Macbeth” in a theater every chance we get?

This week, we talk about Dune Part II! A sprawling, beautiful film about how great messiahs are and how much better they make everything and how religious leaders never ever use fundamentalism for personal gain! A perfect topic for an atheist podcast. We do spoil it so if you don’t know the story, maybe go watch the movie first.

This week, we are taking a look at the Fallout TV series, which is based on the popular video games of the same name. Ella Purnell stars as Lucy, who has left her Valut to explore a post apocalyptic wasteland. It’s a good show and we do spoil it some so don’t listen if you want to go into the show completely fresh!

This 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.

Sorry 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 nothing to you. Maybe not the most positive of topics but hey – maybe you will find it useful when you find yourself in a similar situation!

We 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 not pay their drivers than raise their rates. Or something.