We got to record this episode during a pretty great thunderstorm. In fact, you can hear some of it toward the end of the show. Shawn McCraney should be in-studio with us next week. Be sure to send us any questions you may have for him In this episode: Why Mormons don't drink coffee Dan is a Beto O'Rourke superfan American Atheists filed a federal lawsuit against Stanley (Jason) Rapert You shouldn't argue with judges in their courtroom Trump administration denying visas to unmarried same-sex part...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 224
The whole gang is here, but Ryan had to work the next day, so we had to wrap things up earlier than usual and don't have a separate Patreon portion. However, the show is a bit longer and Patrons will have early access to the episode. Yay! In this episode: Listener feedback Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford "Firefighter Prophet" says Trump is POTUS because of God Trump draws "unexpected" laughs during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) The racist superintendent in Texas resigned The "okay" han...
Oct 02, 2018•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 223
It's been a hectic week, but we were able to get together to record this for you, dear listener. In this episode: Listener feedback Kaporos rituals in New York are receiving a lot more scrutiny Texas school district superintendent says you can't count on black quarterbacks Pat Robertson's shield of protection "Firefighter Prophet" says Kavanaugh's accuser needs to repent You can get suspended from Facebook for posting a picture of a turkey crown There was a black widow in the house again Mormoni...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 222
Thomas Westbrook from the Holy Koolaid YouTube channel joined us to talk about sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. More importantly, we talk about what we can all do to help the victims - donate to the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Also in this episode: Chris Buttars is dead and we won't miss him at all Dan talks a little bit about his own experience with being a victim of sexual abuse Utah's Catholic Diocese has received 'credible allegations' of sexual abuse against ...
Sep 19, 2018•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 221
We were delighted to have Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, as our guest for this episode. The MRFF has helped tens of thousands of United States military personnel protect their religious rights against the creeping specter of Christian dominionism. Also in this episode: The Jamison family disappearance may have ties to their religious beliefs. The 2 Skeptical Chaps get called out for use of a "lucky" coin McKenna Denson confronts, during an LD...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 220
Ah... it's nice to have the trio back together again this week. Ryan didn't have any film projects, Dan wasn't traveling for work, and Matt finished moving his parents across the country. We spent a fair amount of time catching up with each other before covering the following items: Dan doesn't have to worry about religious nonsense in email signatures anymore Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, pledges to revive UN campaign for global blasphemy laws Dutch court says Pastafarianism isn't a r...
Sep 05, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 219
This is a freebie and comes from Dan's recent appearance on Shawn McCraney's "Heart of the Matter 2.0" show. The show was recorded and streamed live on YouTube from Shawn's C.A.M.P.U.S. church. Show Links: Shawn's Website: https://hotm.faith/ You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/godlessrebelution Podbean: http://www.godlessrebelution.podbean.com Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podca...
Aug 31, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 218
Matt is in the land of mini Cokes (Minnesota) helping his parents move to Utah, so it's just Ryan and Dan this week talking about: Ryan is hoping to start a Mascot Miracles show on the Discovery Channel Furry Familiars Bad drivers Recap of Dan's trip to West Virginia MRFF files complaint against Edwards AFB Brigadier General Baphomet visited Arkansas A schism within The Satanic Temple Leaders of the Mormon church don't want to be called Mormons anymore Mormon man files lawsuit against medical ma...
Aug 22, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 217
Ryan was out ryaning again, but Matt & Dan are here for you in your time of Godless Rebelutionary need. This is being posted from Dan's hotel room in West Virginia, so it might not even work. If it does, great! If not, you'll have to wait until he gets back to the land of Zion Friday afternoon. Patreon subscribers get more than 30 minutes of extras this week! Closing Song: Zeal & Ardor - Blood in the River You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Websit...
Aug 16, 2018•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 216
Ryan was out ryaning somewhere, so it's just Matt & Dan this week talking about a variety of stuff. Yeah, aside from the boilerplate text below, that's all I'm putting in the show notes this week. What can I say? It's been a long week. Patreon subscribers get nearly 30 minutes of extras this week! Closing Song: Hozier - Take Me to Church You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/godles...
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 215
Katelyn and Callie, a married couple and two of Dan's closest friends, joined us in-studio to talk about what it was like for Katelyn to grow up as a lesbian and a Mormon attending Brigham Young University in Utah. Closing Song: R.E.M. - Losing My Religion You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/godlessrebelution Podbean: http://www.godlessrebelution.podbean.com Stitcher: http://www.stit...
Jul 20, 2018•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 214
It's been a few weeks since we recorded anything, and it was nice to be back in the studio - even though the AC was busted and it felt like we were recording in the goddamned jungle. Regina Tippets is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) here in Utah who is part of the Secular Therapy project. She joined us in-studio to talk about her profession, depression, the high number of suicides in Utah, and to promote the Secular Therapy project. If you're depressed or having thoughts abou...
Jul 12, 2018•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 213
Sarah Welliver is a military veteran, an atheist, and a journalist who was recently laid off from her job at the Ogden Standard Examiner. She joined us in-studio to talk about the decline of print journalism and the difficulties involved with reporting the news in the Trump era. Also in this episode: Listener email from a Mama Dragon PATRONS ONLY - MSN poll about Trump's family separation policy for immigrants shows that there are a whole lot of bigots out there PATRONS ONLY - Trump's habit of t...
Jun 21, 2018•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 212
Jack Matirko writes the For Infernal Use Only blog on Patheos. He's a Satanist & member of The Satanic Temple , and he is co-host of the Naked Diner podcast with Andrew Hall. He's also one of the kindest, smartest, and most philosophically-minded humans you'd ever have the pleasure to meet. Also in this episode: Denver pastor posts sign saying "Jesus would have baked that cake" in reference to the Masterpiece Cakeshop case Libertarians seem to not understand basic law and history The benefit...
Jun 15, 2018•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 211
It's been a busy week! Dan offers a recap of the Salt Lake City Pride Festival Right-wingers are pushing for a "1st Amendment Protection Act" The Handmaid's Tale is a terrifying look at an evangelical dystopia Rudy Giuliani changes the story again to say that Donald Trump dictated the letter about the Trump Tower meeting Why Americans don't do anything about mass shootings Vermont passed a law to raise the minimum age to buy firearms Debunking a "bleach challenge" video Closing Song: Accept - Ba...
Jun 08, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 210
We had a bunch of stories lined up that we were going to talk about, but a glance at Facebook derailed the entire show because we decided to chuck most of our plans out the window in order to talk about Jordan B. Peterson. If you're unfamiliar with Peterson's body of work, you've probably spared yourself a lot of time and confusion. He's a Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a YouTube sensation, a darling of the alt-right, a purported champion...
Jun 01, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 209
We were delighted to have Dr. Shannon Inglet join us in-studio to talk about her life growing up in a polygamist sect here in Utah. When people learn that Shannon grew up in a polygamist home, they immediately lean forward and say something like, “That is so interesting!” And it was. But it was also terrible. And, in retrospect, it was ludicrous to the point of hilarity. Shannon Inglet was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She earned a doctorate degree in Pharmacy from the University of U...
May 30, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 208
Mandisa Thomas is the founder and President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit fellowship of nonbelievers headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia area. BN welcomes all people regardless of sex, sexuality, gender identity, age, national origin or race. We're trying out a new audio recording service and had some technical issues that resulted in some audio issues, but we cleaned it up pretty well and had a fantastic time talking with Mandisa. We'll definitely need to get her on the ...
May 24, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 207
This episode was a lot of fun, which is probably why we ran over our usual time a bit. In this episode: ______ing while black Pastor arrested at movie theater for preaching at end of Avengers: Infinity War Man mauled to death in India after trying to take a selfie with an injured bear California's legislation banning sexual orientation change materials is called discriminatory by god-botherers We called the number on religious billboards that are littering our landscape PATRONS ONLY - Study says...
May 17, 2018•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 206
It's a bit hard to believe we're starting season five of the show. Honestly, we didn't have any idea we'd be doing this for so long, or that we'd have such an incredible base of support from our wonderful listening audience. If anybody asks why we do what we do, we're happy to blame all of you. It's been a rough couple of weeks, but we were glad to be back in the studio making each other laugh and, hopefully, making you laugh along with us while we talk about: Ryan gave himself food poisoning Ma...
May 10, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 205
The gang's all here! After a hectic month, all three of us were able to get together to record a show for 420 (April 20). In this episode: It's 420! Are you celebrating? #LegalizeIt Canadian dummy serves up "religion free" hamburgers Straight Pride pin banned on Amazon Alex Jones is being sued for defamation by parents of children killed during the Sandy Hook massacre All about the April Fool's Day episode Are Baby Boomers heading back to church? LDS Church to celebrate 40th anniversary of allow...
Apr 25, 2018•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 204
We recorded this episode on Friday the 13th, so feel free to blame an arbitrarily-picked superstitious date for any problems with it. Matt had to take care of some things, so Ryan and Dan were left to their own devices this week - and what a week it was. In this episode: Dan's friend Lindi Inman died from lung cancer Everybody is weird about death; we're all just weird about it in our own way American Atheists President David Silverman has been fired Trump launched missile strikes against Syria ...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 203
Ryan is off doing his firefighter thang, so X from the Utah Outcasts podcast filled in as co-host with Matt and Dan. We were delighted to speak with Dr. Hector Garcia, who joined us via Skype for an interview about his awesome book Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression. Other items in this episode: Quick recap of the American Atheists convention in Oklahoma City A brief mention of our Easter/April Fool's Day episode. We'll have more on this when Ryan joins us to record e...
Apr 11, 2018•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 202
Thanks for your patience while we worked to get this episode out. Dan has been SUPER busy lately and wasn't able to get this out as quickly as he wanted. We hope you all got a bit of a laugh out of the April Fool's Day release of the "fake" episode #200. We look forward to telling you more about how that happened. As we prepare to wrap up season four (FOUR!? Holy crap!) of the Godless Rebelution, we have also hit the 200 episode milestone. That's one helluva lot of content, especially when consi...
Apr 05, 2018•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 201
Dan is in Oklahoma City for the American Atheists convention. If you're also attending the convention, be sure to introduce yourself. He might buy you a beer. You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/godlessrebelution Podbean: http://www.godlessrebelution.podbean.com Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-godless-rebelution/godless-rebelution iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/pod...
Apr 01, 2018•13 min•Ep. 200
Jeremy Runnells was, unfortunately, too sick to be able to appear in this episode. We're working on re-scheduling him & will have him on the show in the very near future. What kind of inflamed asshole attacks Stephen Hawking after he's dead? We found a New Zealand pastor who did just that. Now we hope we can lose him. We also talked about: Help Metal Ollie get back on Twitter! The American Atheists convention is next weekend! Hannibal Buress' microphone was cut off after making a joke about ...
Mar 26, 2018•1 hr 52 min•Season 4Ep. 199
** SPECIAL NOTE ** The deadline for sending us your comments is Sunday, March 18! There's only one more episode before #200, so be sure to send your thoughts to us at godlessrebelution@gmail.com so we can play them on the show! Bryce Blankenagle, host of the Naked Mormonism podcast, joined us for this week's installment of March Mormon Madness. He was a fantastic guest and we had a great time talking with him. We're sure you'll enjoy this episode. We also talked about: Home Depot disaster People...
Mar 19, 2018•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 88
****************************** SPECIAL NOTE: The deadline for sending us your comments is Sunday, March 18! We're only three episodes away from 200, so be sure to send your thoughts to us at godlessrebelution@gmail.com so we can play them on the show! ****************************** We know "thoughts and prayers" is roughly equivalent to a shrug and a sigh, but Florida State Senator Kelli Stargel (R) says they "are really the only thing that’s gonna stop the evil from within the individual who is...
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 87
** SPECIAL NOTE ** We're only four episodes away from 200, so be sure to send your thoughts to us at godlessrebelution@gmail.com so we can play them on the show! We spend the bulk of the show going through this terrible bit of garbage from the LDS Living website. We also talk about: "As a Christian," how can any god allow horrific evil like the Florida school shooting? A woman claims she saw Bigfoot, and she's suing the state of California to "prove" it. Georgia's Lt. Governor warns Delta that h...
Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 86
** SPECIAL NOTE ** We're only five episodes away from 200, so be sure to send your thoughts to us at godlessrebelution@gmail.com so we can play them on the show! Forget what your teacher told you, because we start the show by discussing why people ask stupid questions. From there we cover: A religious education teacher at a Catholic church has been accused of videotaping people in bathrooms Evangelical Christians are giant hypocrites (SURPRISE!) We talk (again) about guns after yet another schoo...
Feb 26, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 85
