We had an absolute blast talking to Mary and Shelly from the Latter-Day Lesbian podcast! Be sure to check out their show - it's a whole lot of fun! Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, bonus episodes, clips from the cutting room floor, and extended editions of the show! Closing Song: Weird Alma - Tapirback Rider You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/godlessrebelution Podbe...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 254
What makes people conform to the religious practices around them even when they're not a member of the religion in question? Is it simply a result of trying to be polite? We're not quite sure, but it's definitely something we've noticed. Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, bonus episodes, clips from the cutting room floor, and extended editions of the show! Closing Song: Greenskeepers - Lotion You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http...
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 253
Glyphosate and Roundup have been in the news quite a bit lately, so we decided to revisit the subject of herbicides, pesticides, biotech, genetic engineering... basically all things GMO to help you better understand and navigate your way through a world full of misinformation. We also talk about the Mueller investigation, Attorney General William Barr, what happened to last week's episode, and how Ryan redeemed himself by saving our lives while recording this episode. Patreon subscribers get ear...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 252
Due to some technical difficulties we're sure to address in the next episode (you can start blaming Ryan right now), this week's episode is a rebroadcast of our interview with Callie and Katelyn, a married lesbian couple and two of Dan's closest friends. Our conversation centers around the difficulties Katelyn faced growing up as a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (you know - the Mormons). This episode is a good fit for rebroadcast this week because Pride Month is...
May 22, 2019•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 251
The way healthcare is managed in the United States is asinine. You get to take a trip down the river of lunacy with us while we talk about the ridiculous hoops patients have to jump through in order to get what should be some pretty basic and routine services. Also, it's been a little while since we talked about free will, so we talk about that for a bit after hearing some interesting points about it we hadn't thought about before. Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, bonus episodes...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 250
Holy shit! This is the first episode of Season Six Because it's been almost an entire month since we put out a show (life gets in the way sometimes), this episode has us rambling a bit more than usual while we catch up with each other on everything that's been going on for the last several weeks Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, bonus episodes, clips from the cutting room floor, and extended editions of the show You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these lin...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 249
We were delighted to have Megan join us again in-studio to talk about the implicit racism of the notion that ancient aliens provided substantial support to some of humanity's earliest civilizations. Fun (…?) fact about this episode: someone called in a bomb threat to the Salt Lake City public library ahead of Megan Kennedy initially delivering this talk in front of a live audience. Other items in this episode: PATRONS ONLY - Nearly 50 minutes of us discussing the recent policy flip-flop of the M...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 248
Matt had some family obligations this week, so X from the Utah Outcasts podcast filled in as co-host with Ryan and Dan. We were delighted to speak with Dr. Hector Garcia, who joined us for an interview about his awesome new book Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide. Other items in this episode: Stefan Molyneux is a full-blown out-of-the-closet racist now Mark Taylor shares yet another inane, unprovable "prophecy" Bigfoot is actually Cain… and...
Apr 06, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 247
As we wrote in an earlier update, this week's show is a rebroadcast of our interview with Dr. Hector Garcia. He will be joining us for another interview about his latest book next week. Text from the initial release of this episode: =============================================== 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 ...
Mar 28, 2019•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 246
In this episode: The New Zealand terrorist attack at two area mosques Citing "the Devil" as the cause of violence gets us nowhere An anti-vaccination Kentucky student filed suit against Boone county over chickenpox outbreak Louisiana taxpayers get an unexpected double tax refund We pick apart the PEW poll on happiness and religious belief Britain's National Secular Society says there are a lot of religious "charities" taking advantage of the system Doctors find a tooth in a man's chronically-stu...
Mar 22, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 245
In this episode: Ryan helped film a pilot episode for Netflix - and got his nipple pierced in the process More alliteration from Matt Golf season has started! DAMF got a talking to Aquaman sucks and Captain Marvel is great How Eric Porterfield (the homophobic WV representative) lost his sight My Pillow CEO, Mike Lindell, says Trump was chosen by god Arguing with Mormons online Another bad conservative meme The "unforgiving religion of leftism" as straw-manned by Matthew Boose Women should be abl...
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 244
Life happens, so we put together a bunch of never-before-heard clips, patron-only clips, and outtakes from more than two years ago. We'll be back next week to drop some sounds into your ear-holes with an all-new episode! Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, clips from the cutting room floor, extended outtakes, and the warm feeling of our love from afar. You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com Patreon: http...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 243
Matt's back and Ryan wasn't out filming something, so the whole gang is here to talk about the concept of privilege. We hear about it a lot these days, but what is it and who has it? Also in this episode: What Matters: An alliterative description of Donald J. Trump Taking a stand against the normalization of hate speech Discussion about the Nick Sandmann and Jussie Smollett meme Should animals be granted personhood? Listener feedback Belgian Jews and Muslims say anti-animal cruelty laws are reli...
Mar 01, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 242
Nick Fish, President of American Atheists, joined us to talk about the upcoming American Atheists convention and to catch us up on all of the great things they are doing to protect the separation of religion and government. Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, clips from the cutting room floor, extended outtakes, and the warm feeling of our love from afar. Show Links: American Atheists Website: https://www.atheists.org American Atheists 2019 Convention: https://www.aacon2019.org Ame...
Feb 24, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 241
Tiffany Hudson, President of Atheists of Utah, joined us in-studio for a wide-ranging interview about her life, what led her to become an atheist activist, and to catch us up on all of the great things happening with Atheists of Utah. Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, clips from the cutting room floor, extended outtakes, and the warm feeling of our love from afar. You can find the Godless Rebelution around the Internet at these links: Our Website: http://www.godlessrebelution.com...
Feb 16, 2019•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 240
We wanted to get this to you ASAP, so this is a quick & dirty edit of the SOTU and response by Stacey Abrams. Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, clips from the cutting room floor, extended outtakes, and the warm feeling of our love from afar. 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...
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 239
In this episode: John Kilpatrick says Trump’s border wall is a "done deal" because it was prophesied in 2007 Florida woman arrested after loud fart leads to death threat Spider bites Australian man on penis… again Texas judge tells jury god told him a defendant is not guilty Washington is under a state of emergency as measles cases rise, may be caused by anti-vaxxers Arkansas asks for a stay in 10 commandments lawsuit, cites Bladensburg Cross case Rick Wiles says the Russia investigation is an E...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 238
Matt got over his bug, so the gang's all here! In this episode: New York bans conversion therapy for minors David Matheson, leading Mormon conversion therapist is out of the closet and wants to date men With a name like Lester Kester, we probably should have known... Ken Ham offers free admission for public school field trips to the Ark Encounter Indiana GOP legislator sponsors a bill to teach creationism in public schools SCOTUS revives the ban on transgender military personnel Provo, Utah man ...
Jan 26, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 237
Matt still isn't feeling well, so we brought in Kevin Neumann to chat with us about a wide range of things and to hear Dan get really angry. Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, clips from the cutting room floor, extended outtakes, and the warm feeling of our love from afar. 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.podbe...
Jan 20, 2019•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 236
We were hoping to have this out A LOT sooner, but we ran into some technical difficulties. Sorry! In this episode: We watch and react to Donald Trump's address about the border wall and government shutdown We watch and react to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer's rebuttal to Trump's address PATRONS ONLY: From the cutting room floor - Trump voodoo doll PATRONS ONLY: From the cutting room floor - Bear lover at Ryan's work PATRONS ONLY: We watch and react to Sean Hannity and Lindsey Graham's analysis ...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 235
We're back! We hope you all had a nice holiday break, or that it was at least better than ours. In this episode: Matt serves up some dark poems With today's technology, hand-drawn maps are less useful than a sextant and star chart The government shutdown is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing Andrew Hall creates some damn fine satire Listener feedback Nuns on the run …and lots more! PATRONS ONLY: Shataburger Patreon subscribers get early access to the show, clips from the cutting room ...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 234
This will be our last show of 2018 while we take a couple weeks off for the holidays. We hope you all have a safe and happy couple weeks! In this episode: Pseudoscience medical remedies used in 1747 Religious holiday cards Mormons claim Deadpool poster is religious discrimination Utah's Salt Lake County no longer has a Mormon majority Larry Taunton, lying author of book claiming Christopher Hitchens was flirting with Christianity, resigns after cheating on his wife with two young women in his Fi...
Dec 19, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 233
Matt's feeling better and Dan skipped going to a friend's birthday party in order to record the show, so the whole gang is here this week! In this episode: Ryan is helping with a medical cannabis documentary God is always the bad guy Dan's secret shame Fermi's Paradox Man thinks he can speak several different extra-terrestrial alien languages George H. W. Bush is dead, so federal employees got a day off, which is one of the best things he ever did for us Letter from Einstein fetches nearly $3M a...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 232
Matt said the whole family is sick, so he was out this week. Ryan and Dan talk about yet another death in the family, and the weird things people do when someone they love dies. This one was very unexpected and came as a huge blow to the whole family. Also in this episode: Insurance companies are evil One of Dan's children came out as a non-binary member of the trans community Michael Cohen pleads guilty to additional charges Joe Rogan is... interesting - sometimes We spend a while going over so...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 231
Ryan got tired while doing some charity work pushing buttons on a camera, so it's just Matt & Dan this week filling your ear holes with fun We'll be taking a break for the holiday next week, so we'll chat at you again in two weeks In this episode: Dan finally finished his lighting project - after breaking one of the lights Jim Acosta's press pass has been restored after CNN filed suit Trump's lies and where to find more information about them Hate crimes increase under Trump administration L...
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 230
The midterm election had the hopes of every liberal/leftie/progressive on the line this week. There's been a lot of gloom and doom talk from people who don't follow politics very closely, so we were joined once again by everybody's favorite Millennial political wonk, Taylor Grin, to talk about the results and put things in perspective. Also in this episode: The Frum vs Bannon debate and some of the hair-on-fire reactions to it Correcting the Daryl Davis narrative PATRONS ONLY - Revisiting the Sh...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 229
Matt was out trick-or-treating, so Ryan and Dan were the lucky ones who got to speak with Taylor Grin about all things alt-right. What motivates them, how do they communicate, and what can we do to counter this harmful ideology? Also in this episode: PATRONS ONLY - Dave Daubenmire has some "interesting" conspiracy theories. Patreon subscribers get more than 15 minutes of extras and early access to the show! Closing Song: Pop Will Eat Itself - Ich Bin Ein Auslander You can find the Godless Rebelu...
Nov 05, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 228
It's that time of year when all things are pumpkin spice flavored, the leaves fall off the trees, and spooky stories abound. We've got some true crime stories, some spooky fiction stories, stories about serial killers, and even a couple spooky stories from our own lives. In this episode: We've got a follow-up on last week's story about the Catholic pharmacist in Petoskey, Michigan, who refused to fill a prescription for a woman going through a miscarriage. #MAGABomber sends bombs to several prom...
Oct 29, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 227
We're ramping things up for our Halloween episode next week with not one but two spooky stories this week! Also in this episode: Dan saw a Proud Boy at Neil deGrasse Tyson's speaking event in Salt Lake City Bailey Harris is starting the very first middle school SSA chapter - in Salt Lake City! Halloween asteroid will be buzzing Earth in a couple weeks Dan & Tracey adopted a new "splash" Boston terrier Nevada teacher allows her 13-year-old son to dress as Hitler for Trunk or Treat event Pharm...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 226
We had a great time speaking with never-denominational Christian anarchist Shawn McCraney who joined us in-studio for a discussion about what he believes and why he believes it. Unlike most of our other interviews, the entire discussion is presented unedited (aside from audio enhancements) and without any breaks. Also in this episode: Matt treats us to another scary story PATREON - White Evangelical support for Trump is at an all-time high PATREON - Republicans aren't fiscally conservative Patre...
Oct 15, 2018•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 225
