189 episodes

Your user's guide to life on the outside.

Leaving religion is the first step into a larger, better world. But it can also be a scary world. Things work differently now. Never fear: that's why we’re here!

We're your audio uncles, and with help from good friends and experts in all sorts of fields, we're going to share the stories and seek the knowledge we all need for building a great life! After all, you only get one (that we know of), so you'd better make the most of it!

The How-To Heretic Mark, Dan, and Doug

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 72 Ratings

Your user's guide to life on the outside.

Leaving religion is the first step into a larger, better world. But it can also be a scary world. Things work differently now. Never fear: that's why we’re here!

We're your audio uncles, and with help from good friends and experts in all sorts of fields, we're going to share the stories and seek the knowledge we all need for building a great life! After all, you only get one (that we know of), so you'd better make the most of it!

    Gimme a Break - 189

    Gimme a Break - 189

    This week! Uncle Mark thinks we need to take a long, hard look at Medusa, Uncle Doug tells us about the most hopeless Pope with Clement VII, and we break the news about a much-needed break.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    20/20 Revision - 188

    20/20 Revision - 188

    This week! Uncle Mark can't see too good with the Urim and Thummim, Uncle Doug chooses to slow rather than fast with Ramadan, and Uncle Dan cracks all things chiropractic. 

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Burnt by the Sun - 187

    Burnt by the Sun - 187

    This week, Mark asks you to wear eye protection with the Miracle of Fatima, Uncle Dan spills the beans on the secrets of the Rosicrucians, and Uncle Doug loses all meaning (or does he?) with Kabbala. 

    • 1 hr 36 min
    Dr. Death - 186

    Dr. Death - 186

    This week! Uncle Mark rolls snake-eyes with Pascal's Wager, Uncle Doug gets into a fishy mystery with the Jesus Fish, and Dr. Terri Daniel joins us to talk about grieving and death from a non-religious perspective.
    To find the Amazing Dr. Terri Daniel and explore her work and services, check out her website: 
    https://spiritualityandgrief.com/

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Triangle Talk - 185

    Triangle Talk - 185

    This week! Uncle Mark bends belief with spoon bending, Uncle Doug warns against the wrath of the Bermuda Triangle and professor Jim returns to help us understand the theories behind conspiracies. 

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Nate Phelps - 184

    Nate Phelps - 184

    This week! Uncle Doug runs wild and lives to regret it with Rumspringa, Uncle Dan tries to explain Easter and fails, and Nate Phelps joins us to talk about waking from his nightmare.

    • 1 hr 32 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
72 Ratings

72 Ratings

hdjhrhdiciw ,

Heartbreaking

Best show ever, and it broke my heart when it ended.

Hals60 ,

So sad for the pause

Hey guys, I totally understand the need to take a break after hundreds of episodes. Not gonna lie to you though, you will be missed. I look forward to each episode. I hope you’re all able to engage in activities and pursuits that refresh and rejuvenate during this break from the How-to-Heretic podcast. It’s been quite a year for everyone. You’re wise to hit pause for awhile.

allmyhexrgone ,

They say comedy is tragedy plus time

And thanks to this podcast I finally find myself laughing at my past in a cult instead of feeling overwhelmed by anger and shame. When cracks started appearing in the paradigm I’d been raised and steeped in since birth I felt as though someone had kicked a chair out from under me. The more I scrabbled in the dirt of the history my church, digging for the truth, the angrier and more despondent I became. Everything I’d been brainwashed to believe was laughable; the emperor had no clothes.

And thanks to the Audio Uncles I feel seen and heard. I feel reassured that there really is a life on the outside and that a better future can be built. Together we listeners can have the cathartic experience of laughing at the emperor’s bottom hanging out for all to see.

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