The Thinking Atheist Podcast
Summary: A former Christian of 30 years, I've joined countless others in breaking the bonds of fear and superstition to live a truthful, fulfilled, exciting life. As a professional video producer, I create short-form videos designed to entertain, generate discussion, ask and answer questions, and generally blow some fresh air through the cobwebs.
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Seth Andrews takes a fresh look at the world's most popular religion, revealing how culty (and often creepy) Christian traditions and rituals truly are.VIDEO of this speech: https://youtu.be/vb_7TxW0riM
D.B. Ramsey was theologically trained and spent many years preaching Christianity. Today, he's an agnostic, directly challenging the faith he once held dear.VIDEO of this discussion: https://youtu.be/RuN1r9RyGzIwww.dbramsey.com
Seth shares his recent article on post-Roe Christian Dominionism, plus your calls.ONLYSKY ARTICLE: https://bit.ly/3ID9sUM
Dr. Alexander Williams, Dr. Yevgeny Botanov, and Dr. John Sakaluk penned a recent article titled "Bad Therapy," which addresses some unscientific - and often damaging - practices being done in the mental health profession.VIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/wjfS5nS-X-wARTICLE: https://bit.ly/3yQFJ7WSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ARTICLE: https://bit.ly/3RjQYg4THE STUDY: https://bit.ly/3nLCFU1Alex Williams: @williamspsychJohn Sakaluk: @JohnSakalukEugene Botanov: @scilitlab
Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) is Professor of health law & science policy, speaker, TV host & author. He joins Seth Andrews for a compelling and fun conversation about information and misinformation in the media age.VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/QkocEE3cans
Alice Greczyn is a Hollywood actress, author, speaker, and activist. She escaped fundamentalist Christianity, and she tells her story.VIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/zkwVkmKSpUEAlice's website: https://www.alicegreczyn.com/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alicegreczynHer book: https://www.audible.com/pd/Wayward-Audiobook/B0B78573R5
Host rants. Your calls.
It's time for another thrill-packed general knowledge show. In this broadcast, we talk about the appendix, belly buttons, cats and boxes, stoplights, blue jeans, static electricity, beef jerky, and of course, velociraptors.
Terminally ill with ALS, Dave Warnock is committed to fully living the moments which remain. He discusses his life, his prognosis, and his new book.Dave's website: http://www.daveoutloud.comBook "Childish Things:" https://amzn.to/3aMw5tpVIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/H9MIrZabJvk
A past recipient of Harvard's Humanist of the Year award, Dale McGowan is an activist, speaker, author, and Chief Content Manger for http://www.onlysky.media.He joins Seth Andrews for a candid conversation about media, bias, values, religion, and how we might better our efforts to improve the world. https://dalemcgowan.comVIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/aGrR8_Qpz0c
In the wake of two recent mass shootings, and inspired by a recent OnlySky article on American guns, homicide, suicide, and mental health (https://bit.ly/3LmCwjk), Seth Andrews shares his thoughts on the subject, drawn from his 2020 book, "Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian."
A leaked Supreme Court majority opinion reveals the impending end of reproductive choice via Roe V. Wade. What's happening, and what happens next?Special thanks to Rachel Laser of Americans United for joining the last half of the conversation.Americans United: http://www.au.orgPolitical article on leaked draft: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
It's a variety pack this week, with plenty of listener comments and questions. Enjoy!
Yvette d'Entremont is an analytical chemist and science educator perhaps best known as SciBabe. Seth reads several of her "Moment of Science" articles and talks to Yvette about them. Enjoy!SciBabe: https://scibabe.comOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scibabeChiropractic article: https://theoutline.com/post/1617/chiropractors-are-bullshit
Dr. Ronald Siegel is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, author of "The Mindfulness Solution," and professor for "The Science of Mindfulness" at Wondrium.Free Wondrium trial to watch the series on mindfulness: http://www.wondrium.com/sethDr. Siegel's website: https://drronsiegel.comVIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/C8Uw0uvDVZA