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We are four ordinary Americans who happen to be atheists. In this podcast we discuss topics that are relevant to non-believers. New episodes may not be available on Spotify.

  1. 7h ago

    Ep#493: Vax pushback and Dick Cheney reemergence

    Announcements: National Park Service public opinion @1:14 Elections @2:44 Follow-ups: Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling @4:33 Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist @7:04 Fact check: Trump makes numerous false and misleading claims Bill Cassidy on vaccine executive order: ‘This is just a stupid thing to do’ @13:05 “Trump is dismantling public health, one executive order at a time” (The Hill) “RFK’s anti-vax crusade is cause for his removal” (New York Daily News) “Trump's Vaccine Order Will Show Up in My ICU” (MedPage Today) The gospel of science denial, from Galileo to RFK Jr. @15:50 Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of E. Jean Carroll Payment @16:32 News: California Endorses Dangerous Autism Pseudoscience @17:05 Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War @18:54 South Korea @26:19 And lest we forget @28:47 Karoline Leavitt Leaving the Role @30:54 Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building @34:09 White House Seeks to Lift Development Ban in National Forests @36:05 Politics: Undercover Operation Targeted Minnesota ICE Protesters, Labor Unions @37:00 I Was Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist. I Have Questions About Trump’s Health @39:32 Pseudoscience: Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research @45:37 What happens when medical students rely on AI? @49:49 Final Stories: David Grush @54:06 Marco Rubio addresses UAP government cover-up @

    Ep#493: Vax pushback and Dick Cheney reemergence

  2. Aug 12

    Ep#492: Greenland food cart hideaway

    News: After Aid Cuts, US Announces $2 Billion for Christian Groups @1:22 Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill @2:48 Politics: Religious Liberty Commission lawsuit dismissed @5:38 Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to study ways to further religion @8:54 Lt. Gov. Beckwith wants Indiana candidates to attest belief @10:17 Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat @12:21 Max Miller tangent @17:55 Trump-backed candidate Amir Hasaan in Michigan loses @19:25 Health/Medicine/Science: Trump signs executive order on childhood vaccine recommendations @23:50 Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link @25:06 Stop 'Harassment' of Fauci, Scientists Urge Politicians @26:39 Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth in Senate hearing Ripple Effect Why? Anecdote Dinosaur soft tissue @32:16 Circumcision and Autism: What a New Study Found @37:35 The Peptide Wild West @40:24 Maharashtra allows homeopaths to prescribe allopathic medicines @44:12 Good news Moderna's mRNA flu shot earns FDA approval after rollercoaster review @46:20 Austin ISD vaccination rates surpass 95% after sharp rebound @47:11 Religious Nonsense: Young Latinos abandoning churches to be "nones" @48:01 Final Stories: Posts claim Earth will 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026 @49:03

    Ep#492: Greenland food cart hideaway

  3. Jul 29

    Ep#491: Lettuce, Tate Bros, and the Arc de Drumpf

    Follow-ups: Burnham Becomes Prime Minister @2:16 New lawsuit accuses Kim Davis of hiding inherited property @4:33 News: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 @6:44 Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite @12:34 “Why settle for bad, when it’s possible to achieve worse?” @16:12 Tates @17:28 Appeals Court Revives Tylenol Lawsuits @25:40 Saudi Nuclear program @27:50 Trump at Correspondent’s Dinner @31:32 Arc de Trump @37:49 White House Teleprompter Operator @41:09 Politics: Military chaplains say promotions are tied to pushing Christian ideology @45:28 KY Mayor on McConnell @47:09 Darline @51:19 Gorsuch Challenges Conservatives' Idea Of White, Christian U.S. Founding @52:55 Health/Medicine/Science: Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing @54:14 Cassidy cites autism website change in support of CDC nominee @56:46 Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program @58:15 Religious Nonsense: Poor CHOOSE Act standards mean squandered taxpayer dollars @59:15 Pseudoscience: Be Wary of Barbara O’Neill’s Health Recommendations | Quackwatch @1:01:03

    Ep#491: Lettuce, Tate Bros, and the Arc de Drumpf

  4. Jul 15

    Ep#490: Lindsey, Trump, and Oz squats

    Follow-ups: $5.6 million has been paid to E. Jean Carroll @2:33 Senate Bill 688 (2026) - Naturopathic Medicine @3:01 News: Lindsey Graham’s Sister Appointed to Finish His Senate Term @4:26 After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a Fall @11:14 ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week @13:24 Witnesses Of Fatal Houston ICE Shooting Reportedly Pressured To 'Self-Deport' Trump Drops Plan to Tax Ships but Will Restore Blockade in Strait @18:44 IRS deal "self-dealing" and more @24:09 Rubio's ploy @26:00 Trump Ends Decades of Protection of Wild Habitats for Drilling and Mining @28:55 Justices to appear before congress @31:20 Health/Medicine/Science: Idaho mother claimed her toddler twins died after being vaccinated @32:49 A case pivotal to the anti-vax movement could end up at the Supreme Court @35:09 HHS Moves to Create List of COVID Vaccine Injuries @36:51 Why the "explosive" stomach bug outbreak remains a mystery @38:09 White House Secretly Scraps RFK Jr.’s Ad Blitz After ICE Barbie Disaster @41:46 Religious Nonsense: Not news, Trump task force seeks to establish false narrative @44:34 Nones are everywhere now @47:45 A New Monument May Be Coming to the National Mall @49:24 In this MAGA era, the cross is all over DC. Will the moon be next? @52:40

    Ep#490: Lindsey, Trump, and Oz squats

  5. Jul 8

    Ep#489: Mitch McConnell in the hospital with Aides

    News: Futbol @3:38 Balogun birthright citizenship: ‘Asinine observation’ Trump's disaster July 4th fireworks @11:42 Trump's account bought up to $5M in Taser maker Axon @17:22 Trump Pulled In at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House @21:21 Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin Mitch @26:59 Former Olympian David Hearn indicted for allegedly vandalising reflecting pool @31:23 How’s all that Peace going? @35:05 Politics: Violence required. @40:33 Democrats Want Platner Gone. @46:14 The Democratic Insurgency Just Took Out A Major Democrat’s Bid For Governor @55:13 CO Clemency Board @57:58 F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia @1:03:20 Trump Targets Not Just Georgia’s Vote, but Also Trust in Elections Ken Paxton @1:04:56 Republicans Are Trying to Revive the SAVE Act Yet Again @1:05:45 Ron DeSantis' mocks Rep. Hakeem Jeffries with racist impression @1:09:51 Farage Resigns and Says He Will Run Again in Special Election @1:11:06

    Ep#489: Mitch McConnell in the hospital with Aides

  6. Jul 1

    Ep#488: SCOTUS Summary and Trump's villains

    Announcements: https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/ @1:37 https://www.reddit.com/r/StandUpForScience/s/8zQSflSxAJ Vote Against Federal Homeopathy Bill @12:47 Follow-ups: Wisconsin DOJ announces settlement in alleged multi-state scheme @15:08 FEMA official who claimed he teleported to Waffle House ousted @18:59 Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots @20:22 Bolton Pleads Guilty @20:54 News: SCOTUS SCOTUS Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates @28:03 Supreme Court Rejects Efforts to End Birthright Citizenship @28:40 Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration @34:24 Justices Expand Presidential Power Over Regulators, but not Fed @37:03 SCOTUS Contradictory Rulings Hinge On 1 Critical Element Supreme Court Upholds Grace Period to Count Mail-In Ballots @41:30 SCOTUS Rejects Trump’s Request to Appeal E. Jean Carroll Verdict @48:13 E. Jean Carroll asks judge to release $5 million Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Bayer @49:45 Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun Law @54:06 SCOTUS Allows States to Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls' Sports @57:45 Politics: Senate Defeats War Powers Rebuke of President After Fiery Clash @1:00:12 Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board @1:03:15 Health/Medicine/Science: CDC’s chief blocked a covid vaccine study. Now it’s in a top medical journal @1:05:49 Religious Nonsense: Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools @1:07:08 Final Stories: A Book Offering ‘Biblical Proof That Trump Will Save America.’...Just 1 Catch @1:09:50 Tulsi Gabbard @1:12:26

    Ep#488: SCOTUS Summary and Trump's villains

  7. Jun 24

    Ep#487: A bleachy dutch oven

    Follow-ups: President Delays Clayton’s Nomination to Pressure Congress on Voting Bill @1:54 Georgia Republicans Shelve Redistricting Amid Mounting Protests @3:18 News: Every Major Controversy Surrounding 'The Odyssey' @4:20 She Changed Her ID to Comply with Kansas’ New Anti-Trans Law @17:19 Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool @21:46 Politics: Makerfield Mayor wins seat @29:58 Ukraine strikes Moscow @34:55 Trump Appointee Suggested Seizing Greenland to Help Out Red Lobster @37:32 Supreme Court sides with a Texas man @41:09 'We Are DONE': Marjorie Taylor Greene Quits Republican Party @45:27 Congress Clears Housing Bill @47:37 Senate Votes to Direct End to Iran War Health/Medicine/Science: Pete Hegseth’s reckless vaccine policy backfires with flu outbreak @51:45 Florida's vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health @53:27 Tennessee Pharmacies Sell Potent Ivermectin @54:28 Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach @57:10 RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine @1:03:22 Autistic children being injected with unapproved stem cell treatments @1:04:16 RFK Jr under fire for ‘bullying’ letter to scientific journal @1:06:31 RFK Jr. Goes After Journal That Removed Vaccine Study Final Stories: Can using the sauna reduce risk for Alzheimer’s disease? @1:09:51

    Ep#487: A bleachy dutch oven

  8. Jun 17

    Ep#486: Smokey and the Bandit true stories

    Announcements: Vermont: Federal School Voucher Scheme @1:13 Follow-ups: Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Bill Pulte @1:54 News: Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire @5:13 Inside the demise of USAID—and what comes next FBI searches offices of Ohio voting-rights group @7:23 Gavin Newsom Says Trump Is Investigating Him @9:41 Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams 'Traitor' Trump Over Epstein Files 'Cover Up' @12:56 USPS voting quandary @15:59 Obama says 'doubtful' that any Iran deal will be different than past @19:12z Info on deal @22:15 Workers dump hydrogen peroxide into reflecting pool to fight algae @26:59 Federal authorities investigate giant ‘8647’ markings on National Mall @32:53 Trump and thousands of others watch UFC fight on White House lawn @34:40 Politics: GOP Convention @47:00 Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country @48:24 How Kratom Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet @53:24 Health/Medicine/Science: Rising measles cases offer a dire warning @58:20 Only half of U.S. adults trust the CDC's public health recommendations @59:05 Pseudoscience: Astrologers on Trump's 80th Birthday @59:58 Final Stories: FBI terror plot @1:03:41

    Ep#486: Smokey and the Bandit true stories
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