Two weeks ago, we posted an episode recorded right after someone took a shot at Donald Trump and by the time the episode aired, the news was woefully out of date. Well we are trying it again! We are specifically looking at some news items that popped up seemingly as a direct result of Kamala Harris entering the race for US President after Joe Biden stepped down! How current is it? Find out!...
It’s time for another episode of Geeky Boners! For those new to the podcast, our Geeky Boner episodes allow us to talk about whatever cool things have excited at the moment. This week, we take a look at a TV show that is as old as Tim is as well as some physical media Molly is trying to preserve. Nick also got a new birthday present he’s very excited to talk about!
This week we talk about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump (or whatever that was). More importantly, we talk about the question of whether or not it is OK to make jokes about that event. Apparently Jack Black doesn’t think so. We aren’t sure we agree so we talk about what makes it OK to joke about something. Also please note: We recorded this a week ago and a LOT OF STUFF has gone down since then. So some of what we talk about is already out of date. So ignore the stuff about Biden, you...
This week’s episode was recorded live at CONvergence 2024. We invited the audience to submit ideas for an episode and selected Nikki Armstrong, who wanted to talk about Sizeism in Cosplay. Nikki spent the weekend engaging in self described “fat girl does skinny” cosplay with costumes that included Leeloo from “The Fifth Element” and Kim Possible. She talked about the challenges when it comes to cosplay when you are not the size everything is designed to fit....
question mark 3d illustration isolated on white backgroundThis week’s episode was recorded live at CONvergence 2024! We had a great turnout for our recording and we decided to so a sort of ask us anything episode where we answered any question our audience members gave us. The questions were all over the place but there were definitely a lot about how to deal with religious family and friends as an atheist....
It’s summer and we are back with a This or That episode that is summer themed! Our This or that episodes are basically a bunch of binary questions with quick fire answers. So what summer questions did we have for each other? Find out!
This week, we are talking about the latest film in the Mad Max series – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Anya Taylor Joy takes over the role of Furiosa in this prequel to Fury Road and we spoil the shit out of the movie. Granted, it’s a Mad Max movie so spoilers may not matter much to you. Aside from the ones on the cars. Listen in if you’d like to know our thoughts!
This week, Tim is going to tell us about his recent trip to Europe and the way the Catholicism is pretty much everywhere. He visited a lot of churches and didn’t get struck by lightning in any of them. What were his impressions of these places? And what is a reliquary?
This week we are previewing our CONvergence 2024 weekend! For those unaware, CONvergence is a science fiction convention in Minnesota and it is where our podcast got our start lo so many years and episodes ago. If you are going to be there, come find us!
One last Nick & Molly episode: this week we talk about the HBO show, Hacks! It’s a bit of a comedy about comedy, and worth watching! Enjoy!
This week, Molly and Nick are going rogue and doing an episode about their local “field trip” style event, Doors Open Minneapolis !
It’s time for a boners episode! For those unfamiliar, this is an episode where we talk about the stuff that has our geeky hearts excited. Maybe some of you will be excited as well! We sure hope so.
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!
T his 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.
This week, we take a look at Lisa Frankenstein , a movie written by Diablo Cody. The movie is kind of a parody of 80’s horror movies and definitely takes inspiration from the original Frankenstein. We spoil the shit out of it but we all had our problems with this one. You might like it, though, so feel free to ignore this episode if you like!
This week is another boner episode where we talk about whatever geeky things have us super excited right now. Also, we make juvenile dick jokes. Because we are fourteen. If you’d like to know why we chose the title “Grimacing Boners,” you will just have to listen to find out!
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse – chapelle des reliques – Confessionnal PM31000752We had a guest cancel at the last minute this week so we had to come up with a topic in a hurry. We decided to check in as far as where we are with being atheists compared to where we were when we started this podcast almost 13 years ago. It never hurts to check in about these sorts of things from time to time. Also, we didn’t have a better idea!...
A still from the “Love your Enemies” He Gets Us commercial that aired during the Super Bowl. Image courtesy of He Gets UsThis week, we are talking about the billion (with a B) dollar ad campaign called He Gets Us. They had ads during the last two Super Bowls and have a big presence on Reddit. It seems to be a nice, friendly kind of Christianity but is it really?
This week, we are discussing a Christian movie so bad, it makes God is Dead look like an Oscar worth film. Gramps Goes to College, suggested by former friend of the show Jeremy Stomberg, is a badly written, badly filmed, and badly acted story about a 62 year old computer programmer who is a chess grand master, tennis champion, and basketball player. He goes back to college to school all the atheist liberal professors who know less about evolution than he does. Don’t watch this movie. Just listen...
This week, we try something that may become a regular feature or we may never do again! We all pulled some recent news or online discussions or…whatever…that we thought were worthy of ridicule and talk about them for a little bit. If you think this is a great episode idea, feel free to send us stuff you think we should talk about!
This week, we talk about the latest Marvel series on Disney Plus – Echo! Featuring a protagonist and star who is deaf, Native American, and an amputee, this show is huge when it comes to representation. We also get the return of Vincent D’onofrio as Kingpin, which isn’t all that relevant as far as representation or diversity but still worth noting. Our thoughts on the show are mixed but if you want to make up your own mind, keep in mind we’ll be spoiling the shit out of it!...
This week we take a look at some of the movies, TV shows, games, and books that we are looking forward to this year. We were recording remotely and Tim’s connection got messed up for quite a while in the middle of the show so you are treated to Molly and Nick’s uninterrupted opinions for quite a while. Some may consider this a bug and others may consider it a feature.
Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.This week we are going to talk about the Oscar Nominated film “Poor Things!” There are spoilers galore in this episode so if you’d like to go into “Poor Things” knowing nothing, don’t listen until later! We promise you will not be disappointed. Unless you are one of those people who likes to be disappointed. Then you do you!...
FIT_02668.ARWThis week, we take a long, hard look at Dicks: The Musical! It is an irreverent, blasphemous musical comedy about two identical twin brothers who were separated at birth. It starts out as “The Parent Trap” but no it doesn’t and anyway – just go watch this movie. You will not be sorry.
Wow! This is our six hundredth episode! This week, we have Scott Homan, director and producer of “Witness Underground,” a new documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses leaving the church and an underground music scene within the community. We also reconnect with James Zimmerman, author of “Deliverance at Hand,” whom we talked to way back in episode 67 ! We learn a lot about the documentary and about the Jehovah’s Witness cult....
This week, we are doing a quick this or that episode! The three of us do some rapid fire questions with a winter theme and we all have to pick our favorite of the two options given. Did you really want to learn more about all of us? This might help! And hey – send us your this or that questions for a future episode if you are so inclined!
