Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey: Recent Episodes
Ask an Atheist with Sam Mulvey
Becky Friedman and Rebecca Vitsmun address the draft SCOTUS decision that threatens Roe v. Wade through frank discussion of their own experience with abortion, parenting, reproductive health, and the right to self-determination via bodily autonomy. Note: the program discusses additional mature themes that some listeners might find difficult, including gender identity, suicide, and relationship violence. […]
Becky Friedman and Rebecca Vitsmun address the draft SCOTUS decision that threatens Roe v. Wade through frank discussion of their own experience with abortion, parenting, reproductive health, and the right to self-determination via bodily autonomy. Note: the program discusses additional mature themes that some listeners might find difficult, including gender identity, suicide, and relationship violence. […]
Sam welcomes Luke and Ranjan back to the show, where they discuss education, parenting, a possibly inauspicious upcoming SCOTUS ruling, atheist identity, and Vatican vocab. News FORMER FOOTBALL COACH’S CASE TO BE HEARD IN SUPREME COURT TOMORROW COUPLE DENIED ADOPTION ACCESS DUE TO LACK OF RELIGION ATHEISTS MORE LIKELY TO HIDE BELIEFS IF THEY ARE […]
The crew return to Ask an Atheist with a disucssion of the new OnlySky network, an upcoming Masters of Divinity program through the AHA, and the Pot Smoker’s Bible. News Patheos Ditches Nonbelief Channel; Atheists Jump to OnlySky Link: Religion News Atheists and Humanists who previously blogged at the worldview site Patheos have largely ceased […]
Sam gives health updates and previews what the 40th season has in store for listeners. Becky and Warb are along for the ride, discussing Camp Quest NorthWest’s time travel theme. News Atheists perceived to be fun at parties, good science tutors, and more likely to be serial killers.
We’re not back to regular episodes yet, but we’re getting there. Here’s an update from Sam’s new-ish YouTube channel from the brand new studio about how things are going!
Note: NOT FOR BROADCAST. Contains swear words in final 1/3 of show. Radio safe versions will be sent. Sam, Josh, Becky, and a special guest explore the artifice and dogma of academia. They also ponder what kind of god orders you to bogart a mansion for your wedding. News SPU faculty votes no confidence in […]
Sam and Becky close out 2020 and welcome 2021 reflecting on flat earth, propaganda, false and real conspiracies, a throwback to 2012 atheist activism, the pronunciation of gentry-adored automobiles, color theory, fashion design, holidays, and hopes. Note Sam forgot to press the record button again, so the first two minutes of the show come from […]
Becky and Sam welcome Rob Palmer, volunteer with Recovering From Religion, and chat about where the org is at 10 years. They also talk about how people seek information, the role of Wikipedia, and some problems therein. Sam has a new project!
Sam, Ranjan, and Becky address a religious statue they actually are fine with, and the staggering credulity that prompted Trump to retweet a satire site as news. Then, Sam tackles an explanation of his absence by revealing an unexpected diagnosis and the start of a YouTube channel that documents a new project. Sam’s new YouTube […]
Becky of AaA and Tucker Drake, the Trailer Park Atheist, do a cross-over episode where they discuss a blasphemous T-Rex, the Talmud, school & workplace COVID (un)safety, Biblical authorship, momentous points in history, and more!
Becky and Josh review a theist’s strawman portrait of our beliefs, a provocateur’s Satanic conspiracies, another provocateur’s Instagram scandal, and everything wrong with a Christian crowdfunding campaign for a domestic terrorist. Tham tellth why he ithn’t on the epithode. News Jerry Falwell falls from leadership of Liberty University, lands well with $10.5m Dilbert creator thinks […]
In this belated (non-)episode, Becky and Sam discuss what they’ve been up to, say hello to our new KTQA listeners, and then actually do something that sounds like Ask an Atheist involving atheist groups, bleach, and RC cars. No, not together.
News * Atheist Alliance International Suspends Director for 2 Months for Being Hateful Bonehead * MMS Church Headquarters Raided by FBI * Church Uses Collection Plate Attached to Poorly Controlled RC Truck
Sam explains the extended gaps between recording sessions and teeth. He and Becky discuss cognitive dissonance, Roman history, dogmatic thought, and data backups as they respond to listener feedback.
Feedback
In the same way that Hitler is dishonestly labeled as a atheist, I know for a fact that modern Christians will also do the same mis-labeling when they decide to disown Trump. So, how do you godless weirdos generate income with the internet? This Coronavirus resulted in me losing my job as a valet driver.-Michael from The Internet
I and the rest of your audience were lucky to get what you so freely gave and shared with us.
It’s hard to reflect on the positives of your accomplishments when many times you can only see what still needs to be done while you’re on the inside.
You answered many of the questions both atheists and non-atheists struggle with in our personal struggles with religion, or at least addressed them so we could move forward to our own solutions from where we were stuck. You did it in an approachable format that had previously been unavailable to the general public.
I feel I’ve made a friend, even though we’ve never met. I’d never felt that way with other atheist leaders, though to be honest Madalyn Murray O’Hair and her family were not the highest bar to beat. But you were literally just another geeky, nerdy guy who happened to be an atheist and could intelligently speak to it. And your other discussions were fun, even when it went off on MLS or comic tangents that normally don’t interest me. But it’s also hard to relate to more modern leaders, intellectuals like Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens or entertainers like Bill Maher and Penn Gillette. They’re good, but I doubt any could be half as entertaining while being relatable like you and Becky and the rest of your eclectic group of friends and acquaintances.
You’ve helped spread not only information about atheism, but rational thinking and showing how much religion and other personal philosophies often violates people’s rights because of its followers dogmatic thinking.
I especially appreciate your discussions of LGBT issues within religions as a retired gay man who’s been an atheist since 15.
You also helped me improve my knowledge on how, from a rational thinker perspective, to defend a woman’s right to choose, the problems with anti-vaxxers, the difference between being a culture with largely Christian origins vs being a Christian nation, the background of our founding fathers in their understanding of the importance of the separation of church and state, and even that some evangelists like Harold Camping can be friends even if you’re vastly different people with vastly different viewpoints.
Your guests have probably educated me on more general science than any media educator not named Neil deGrasse Tyson or Bill Nye.
So thank you Sam for these last ten years. -Steve from The Internet
In lieu of new episodes, I had been listening back to the most recent batch. Some of the episodes get funnier when listening back to them. Like hearing about Becky getting Sam season tickets for his birthday. D’oh! On the topic of backups; for the love of IBM, backup your data! -Odd from Norway