Greetings Heathens! Settle in heathens, grab that cup of velvety smooth hot chocolate or coffee, Seth Andrews and his dulcet tones joins us today. I don’t know about you, but I love his voice and I love Eric’s voice, this episode should go down as our most ASMR show ever. Combined together with Eric, this should be a fantastic show! Let’s get to calls! Gerard from Connecticut would like to talk about to what degree can we reasonably believe and justify metaphysical claims. Unfortunately, we aren...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Greetings Heathens! We are switching it up a bit today, our wonderful Vi La Bianca is hosting, but please welcome Jon Steingard as our co-host today. Jon was the frontman of a Christian band and he is here to tell us his story and help others in their journey by listening to their calls and having conversations. Welcome Jon, we are glad you are here today! Let’s get to calls! Nick in Virginia would like to get some advice when dealing with immediate family after deconverting and leaving his cult...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Greetings Heathens! Are you ready for another episode of Talk Heathen? Prepare yourself, here it comes! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca. #LaMurph Let’s get to calls! Nick in Wisconsin would like to talk about how folks in lockdown are able to survive a lockdown financially. He keeps repeating the same question and doesn’t sound willing to go outside his echo chamber for an answer. Jordan in California is up next, he wonders what epistemic grounding to st...
Nov 15, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Greetings Heathens! What an interesting and stressful week it’s been, thankfully it’s time for some heathens who talk. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca. #LaMurph First, a message from Richard Carrier in response to a previous caller on a recent episode and how there is still work to be done in the atheist community. Let’s get to calls! Jim in Canada would like to talk about how atheists can actually know that God is not actively deceiving us into nonbelie...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Greetings Heathens, and Happy late Halloween! Can you believe it’s already November? While 2020 has pretty much sucked in all sorts of ways, I’m glad to see the year end. Hopefully next year will bring in new and positive changes… Make sure to vote on Tuesday! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca. #LaMurph Let’s get to calls! Valentin from Romania would like to talk about his concept of how God physically affects biology and evolution. He gets a little confus...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 40 min
Greetings Heathens! Hope you all are doing well, please continue to be safe out there. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Vi La Bianca is joined today by Dr. Darrel Ray. It’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls! Caitlin in Nebraska is studying psychology and has some specific questions for Dr. Ray regarding happiness. Who as a group are the most happy, is it the religious, is it the spiritual? Dr. Ray responds, folks within a community seem to be the most happy. RJ in Colorado is up ne...
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Grab that beverage Heathen fans, it’s time for another episode of Talk Heathen! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca. #LaMurph “Jimmy” from Canada would like to talk about the dishonest use of the term Atheist. First let’s talk about the definitions of dishonesty and Atheist. Eric puts it bluntly, it seems like Jimmy is gatekeeping a word. Hmm…. His voice sounds familiar, what do you all think? Chris in California is up next, he asks about spirituality and ho...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Greetings Heathens! It’s another Sunday, time for more talking with heathens. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by The Holiest of Koolaids, Thomas Westbrook. Let’s get to calls! Itto from Arkansas would like to talk about how suffering is not good evidence for one’s faith or evidence for a god. Yep, we agree! Christian in Wisconsin is up next, he would like to talk about Thomas’ video about the perception from Theists that Atheism will be the downfall of nations and socie...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Greetings Heathens! It’s another Sunday, we are glad you are here joining us. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, a young Aron Ra (No Wait! It’s Eric Murphy with flat-ironed hair!) is joined by Vi La Bianca. #LaMurph Let’s get to calls! Jonathan from Arizona would like to talk about Pascal’s Wager. Could we be wrong? Can it be rationally justified? Eric breaks it down for him. Kevin in New York is up next, don’t worry, this is a different Kevin in New York. He is wondering about morality and his...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Greetings Heathens! Grab that beverage and get ready, it’s another episode of Talk Heathen! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca. #LaMurph Let’s get to calls! Jordan from North Carolina is struggling with residual belief that the Christian God is real. She is also wondering if while questioning her belief, if it is the right time to enter into a relationship with someone else. Todd in Alabama is up next, he would like to talk about alien technology from the f...
Sep 27, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Greetings Heathens! Hope you are still being safe during the ongoing pandemic (still, sigh.) We hope to be a sanctuary for you in this chaotic world. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca. #LaMurph Let’s get to calls! Theo from the Czech Republic would like to talk about if we have hopes for the future of mankind. Interesting question, but is it relevant to atheism? What does a God add to this question? It feels good to be kind to others there doesn’t need to ...
Sep 20, 2020•1 hr 34 min
Greetings Heathens! Hope you all are staying safe, to our West Coast friends, please know we hope you are staying as safe as possible. In today’s episode, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca, the dynamic duo is together again. #LaMurph! Our first caller is RAO in Wyoming, claims to have an understanding of omnipotence and it’s not God. Is it Math or something else? He is confused about the argument, math can certainly be descriptive, and is also very similar to language to describe things. And...
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Greetings Heathens! Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend folks. Today’s episode is brought to you by, when wearing a mask, make sure it covers both your mouth AND NOSE! Talk Heathen today is hosted by Vi La Bianca and Eric Murphy, LaMurph is together once again! Brandon in Arizona is calling once again, this time asking about irreducible complexity and our view of prophecy (yet again.) Eric breaks down evolution for him in extremely general steps and Vi backs Eric up with facts. Unfortuna...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Hello everyone and welcome back to Talk Heathen! We are joined again by our hosts Eric Murphy and Vi La Bianca. Thanks for tuning in! Up first, Patricia in NM, asks Vi about their secular witchcraft practices. Vi explains how secular rituals can “hijack” one’s brain to affect your mindset. “Spiritual” experiences can be secular, rituals do not need to invoke the supernatural to be meaningful. Logan in CA asks how Christians can rationalize the nature of hell.. Vi reaches back to their Christian ...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 45 min
Greetings Heathens! Today’s episode is very special, it’s Vi’s Birthday! Happiest of Birthdays, Vi! We love and adore you! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, the dynamic duo are together again, Eric Murphy and Vi La Bianca. Let’s get to calls, our first caller is Robert in New York. He is calling about the religious and “repeatable” proof of a paradigm shift with the use of DMT. Now he claims he can achieve this same effect through yoga. Everything is connected, man! Jeff in Pennsylvania wants ...
Aug 23, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Greetings, Heathens! Hope your week is off to a grand start. We have a very special guest in the co-host seat today, comedian and activist, Trae Crowder! Welcome to the show Trae, we are glad you are here! Here’s his Youtube channel, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA Let’s get to calls! Returning caller Phil in North Carolina has issues with our choice of thumbnails and the term “cafeteria Christians”. He continues to talk about the problems with ad populum a...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Greetings heathens! It’s Sunday, so that means it’s time for ‘Coffee Topic Sunday Show.’ Otherwise known as Talk Heathen! We’re glad you’re here! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Bashar from the Middle East, who has a personal dilemma that he would like to discuss: How does he help with others’ deconversion and beginning stages of atheism? Great query Bashar, but hopefully you don’t feel as though you are taking on their burden. Next up, Nick in Tennessee calls about how amazing nature is...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Greetings, Heathens! Please continue to be safe, wear your mask, and social distance when possible. We are not out of the woods yet! In today’s episode, it’s the dynamic duo once again, Vi La Bianca and Eric Murphy! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is returning caller Hadi from North Carolina. Continuing the conversation from previous calls, where we spoke and asked questions about the nature of truth; this time we question the afterlife and religious promises. The answer is 42, btw. Next up...
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Greetings Heathens, welcome to a brand new week! It’s the 117th day of March… (Anyone else having weird time dilation this year?) Today’s episode of Talk Heathen is brought to you by keeping your mask over your nose and mouth. It’s totally pointless if it’s not over your nose, peeps, get it together! Today’s hosts are Vi La Bianca and Eric Murphy (aka: LaMurph or MurphVi! OUr first caller is returning caller Jeff from Pennsylvania. He wants to talk about how we use faith as a figure of speech an...
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Greetings, Heathens! Today’s episode of Talk Heathen is brought to you by WEAR YOUR DAMN MASK! It’s very important, still. The dynamic duo are back together in today’s episode, and they have an announcement for us all. #LaMurph! It should be a great show! Also: Happy First Anniversary on the show Vi. We’re all so glad you’re here! Let’s get to calls! The first caller is Nav from New Zealand, who recently deconverted and is wondering how to talk to his religious family. Next up, returning caller ...
Jul 19, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Good Morning Heathens! Today’s episode of Talk Heathen is brought to you by: Keep wearing your masks, keep social distancing, angrily stare at those who don’t follow directions… but don’t confront them, they should know better by now. In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Prophet of Zod. Should be a good show! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Malcolm from California. He claims HIS interpretation of the Bible is the most correct and accurate. Ok, Malcolm… show your w...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Greetings Heathens! Today’s episode is brought to you by, please for all that is holy and unholy, listen to Dr. Fauci and wear your damned mask in public! The life you could save is a loved one or somebody’s mother. Let’s get to calls. The first caller is a returning caller, Marlon from the Philippines. He would like to talk about how God has shown himself to him through miracles. Claims to have experienced the same increase of food that Jesus did during the sermon on the mount/loaves and fishes...
Jul 05, 2020•1 hr 45 min
Greetings Heathens! Today’s episode of Talk Heathen is brought to you by, keep wearing your masks in public, stop being selfish and wear it! You could save a loved one. Our hosts today are the dynamic duo, Eric Murphy and Vi La Bianca. Let’s get to calls. The “first” caller is a returning caller, Father John from Canada. He wants to talk about some loopholes in the Roman Catholic doctrine surrounding the sacrament of confirmation and that Roman Catholic theology was inaccurate and Eastern Orthod...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Good morning Heathens and Happy Father’s day to all you dads out there. I hope you all are having a great day so far. Vi and Eric are back and ready to take your calls. Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Nindo from New York. Eric calls him a “Fan Favorite,” yikes LOL. This time Nindo thinks atheism is a worldview and has nothing to do with the truth. He’s coming in hot and Eric consistently tells him to calm down and answer his questions. He consistently doesn’t. Next up, Hadi from North Ca...
Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Good Morning Heathens, in today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Vi La Bianca is joined by the wonderful and gracious Neil the 604 Atheist. Neil hosts his own YouTube show ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOkKPs3juZb9iwFn7Z29-Lw/) and has had a plethora of fantastic guests talking about their own deconversion stories there. Check them out! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Rachel from Australia. How do atheists respond to the “No True Scotsman fallacy” when it’s used referring to us when/if we...
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Hello Heathens! Today’s episode of Talk Heathen is brought to you by just stay safe out there friends. Eric Murphy is joined by a dear friend, Rudy Bee (aka: EXCultBaby) Welcome Rudy! The first caller is a returning caller, Nindo from New York. He is calling in to complain about his call and how he was perceived last week (and this week it seems.) He is refusing to recognize how his ideas and the way he provided them contributed to the way he was and is treated. Aw, poor baby. Next up, Joseph fr...
Jun 07, 2020•1 hr 49 min
Greetings all you Heathens! Today’s Talk Heathen is brought to you by, keep wearing masks and wash your damned hands. We are hosted today by Eric Murphy and Vi La Bianca, or as I like to call them, the dynamic duo. Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Nindo from New York. He would like to discuss the possibility of a designer god. Sorry Eric, not a designer like Chanel or Louis Vuitton. But this call has all the fallacies: Appeals from authority, fine tuning, and solipsism oh my! Next up, Joe...
May 31, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, the dynamic duo are back together again, Eric Murphy and Vi La Bianca. Like a breath of fresh air, they bring to you another wonderful episode. Let’s do this! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Joe from Kansas. Joe is currently in a period of transition from theist to atheist, and has some lingering questions about belief in hell. Vi and Eric provide some gold standard advice in getting through this. Tom in the UK is next, calling abou...
May 24, 2020•1 hr 54 min
Greetings Heathens! In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Vi La Bianca is joined by Anthony Magnabosco. Welcome Anthony! It’s great to have you with us today. You can find Anthony on his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnabosco210/ Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Nicholas. His wife recently passed and is wondering how to keep the memory of his wife alive for their daughter. He is also trying to figure out how best to mourn her passing and what is acceptable for him and his dau...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 58 min
Greetings Heathens and happy mom’s day to all those mothers out there. Today Eric Murphy is joined by our dear friend Dragnauct Sylvas! Welcome back Drag, it’s good to see you! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Gullapalli from Illinois. He is curious about whether or not the idea of a God is important. The conversation evolves whether religion is motivated by money and the economy. He then begins to argue for the usefulness of religion. Next up, Paster Cole from North Carolina would like t...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 51 min
