Good evening Truth Seekers! After all this time Jesus Christ makes an appearance tonight on our show, apparently ObjectivelyDan needs a good ol’ talking-to. Jesus has over 1 million followers on YouTube. First caller tonight, Alexiel from Canada claims to be able to channel the goddess Isis, even saying she may channel Isis talking with us today. If anyone can do this, how do we know this isn’t a feeling we have? She claims to be able to channel Isis over the air, Dan wants her to call back when...
Oct 10, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Good evening Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by ACA’s own Christy Powell, host of Secular Sexuality. Christy is a licensed therapist and talks with us tonight about mental health and the stigmas that come with it. First caller tonight, Brutus in MN has wanted to started a male positive feminist movement to help keep men from sliding to right wing groups. There are some sites to help educate men. You want to include some female voices in your movement. Sven in WA asks our opinion ...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Good evening Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by Seth Andrews. Seth is no stranger to the ACA, he is an author, podcaster and YouTuber! Check out his new book, Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian. Sorry for the technical difficulties on today’s stream. First caller tonight, Trina from IL claims to be able to feel physical pain without touching the person by hovering her hands over their body. Wish we could test this remotely. It makes a great story but we can’t just take so...
Sep 26, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Good evening Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by Oz, from The Atheist Round Table! TART is a YouTube show giving believers a one on one conversation with a round table of non believers. They create a welcoming atmosphere over at TART, check them out at https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAtheistRoundTable/ First caller tonight, G in NC asks for tips on how to avoid magical thinking in day to day life. How to figure out if your beliefs are true or not. Check sources of what others are res...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Good evening Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by Hematnt Mehta, The Friendly Atheist. He is an online activist with YouTube shows, podcasts, blogs, and more! He is mainly working on a YouTube series breaking down the book of genesis! You can check that out on Hemant’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FriendlyAtheist1 First caller tonight, Tymm in WA, views the bible as a book of fables and asks about the mythicality of Moses and the patriarch. Hemant points out that know...
Sep 12, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Good evening Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by Taylor, also known as The Antibot on Youtube. Taylor focuses her channel on debunking multi-level marketing schemes. MLMs are a business model that looks similar to a pyramid and focuses on recruiting people to sell their products. First caller tonight is Eric from The Netherlands! Eric witnessed “miracle” healing, like back pain removed or legs lengthened, while a member of the pentacostal church. These are staged tricks done by al...
Sep 05, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Good evening Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by a special guest, Scott Crow! Scott is an author, activist, musician, and anarchist! Scott has worked to create power from below to create individual autonomy and freedom for ourselves. Right on! First caller tonight is Sally from Australia, she wants to rant about church based charities. Sally is fed up with churches making people believe first or sit through a sermon to qualify for something as simple as food for the hungry. Scott ...
Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Good evening, Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by @notesfromautumn! She is a fellow atheist YouTuber merging human development with atheism. Check her channel out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9cfudGyOm2GiFEg4jf5uDA First caller tonight is Johnnie from TX, calling because he notices he is not able to stick to the questioning part of Street Epistemology (SE) and is asking advice. ObjectivelyDan explains that the creator of SE struggled early on and to keep practicing and ...
Aug 22, 2020•1 hr 30 min
Good evening, Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by our special guest, John de Lancie!!! You may know him best as Q on Star Trek but John is no stranger to secular activism, most recently speaking with the Secular Student Alliance. First caller tonight is Skyler in AR asks if we should have more secular people in government, given that we are a growing minority and have little to no representation. John is optimistic that we will have representation soon, it's definitely needed... Z...
Aug 15, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Good evening, Truth Seekers! ObjectivelyDan is joined tonight by Exxtian Erin. This week is her 1 year anniversary of deconversion! Erin tells her fascinating story of youth groups, bible camps, introductions to atheist YouTube, and ultimately her deconversion from Christianity. First caller tonight is Kevin in NY who calls to talk about Charles Darwin’s racial biases and challenges evolution. The truth of evolution doesn’t hinge on Darwin or his books. Science has come a long way on this subjec...
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Good evening, Truth Seekers! Objectively Dan is joined tonight by a former funadmentalist, pastor, and evangelical musician, Dan Barker! He is now a co-president of Freedom From Religion Foundation with over 100 debates under his belt! First up for callers tonight is Mitch in OH, who is calling to ask why people don’t take the COVID-19 pandemic seriously. There’s a decent amount of mistrust of the media and government. Mr. Barker shared a story of picketing a coffee shop which violated mask orde...
Aug 01, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Good evening, Truth Seekers! Today ObjectivelyDan is joined by Aron Ra, the man in black, the maestro of stout beer! Aron Ra is well known on YouTube for tackling evolution and young earth creationism. If you haven’t, definitely check him out. First up for callers tonight, Christian in WI. He is grappling with explaining how to trace back the human genome step by step to its origin. Aron has a 49 part series on this, of course, called The Systematic Classification of Life. Give that a look see. ...
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Good evening, Truth Seekers! Today ObjectivelyDan is joined by Prophet of Zod! His YouTube channel focuses on helping people find their footing while coming out of their faith. Check him out: https://www.youtube.com/c/prophetofzod or on Twitter @ProphetOfZod! Let's move on to callers! First up tonight, Matt in MD. He mentions a paranormal show that suggests bigfoot is an interdimensional or underground being, but a question arose: Is it ethical to watch these shows, which helps keep them on air ...
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Good evening Truth Seekers! Today is ObjectivelyDan joined by two guests, Divine Disbelief (Susan and Nathaniel). They have a YouTube channel regarding secular news, politics, and global issues and how it affects the community as a whole. Let's move on to the callers for tonight! First up, Nick in NY. He asks what is your rational basis for atheism. Atheism is just the lack of belief in god/gods. Nick seems to assert god is required to be able to verify evidence. Next up we have repeat caller Ma...
Jul 11, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Good evening truth seekers! Today is ObjectivelyDan joined by guest Shannon Q. Shannon has an amazing YouTube channel where she meets faith with a psychology background. Check out her YouTube and catch her on upcoming shows on The Atheist Experience. Let's move on to the callers for tonight! First up, Ransom in CA. He is proposing that we live in a simulation and has evidence regarding Planck time and smallest measurable units. Dan doesn't see how this can be evidence for a sim. Shannon doesn’t ...
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 33 min
Good evening truth seekers! Hosting today is ObjectivelyDan joined by guest Jenna H. She is a childhood friend of Dan and the artist making thumbnails for the show! How cool! They start the show catching up about growing up as christian in Waco and how they became atheist. Let's move on to the callers for tonight! First up, Katie from TX. They have been deconstructing their faith after some bad experiences in the church and a course in the old testament. While they don’t identify as christian, t...
Jun 27, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Good evening truth seekers! Hosting today is ObjectivelyDan joined by guest Neil the 604 Atheist! Neil is a return guest, last time we had some technical difficulties so we wanted him back. Neil is rocking a Truth Wanted shirt, such a cool cat. Check out Talk Heathen Let's move on to the callers for tonight! First up, Steph from TX. They are calling in about Gender Abolitionism, where some people advocate that gender roles are harmful. Dan doesn't want to take away Transgender folks gender ident...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Good evening truth seekers! Hosting today is ObjectivelyDan joined by guest Desh Amila! He has a new movie out called, Islam & The Future of Tolerance. It is about 2 people who fundamentally disagree about a very tough subject. It’s a story of how they met, where they are at now, and how to talk about difficult topics. A trailer was played on the show, you can see it at amazon, https://amzn.to/2Mvd5jw Let's move on to the callers for tonight! First up we have Sierra from the USA. They are ca...
Jun 06, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Good evening truth seekers! Hosting today is ObjectivelyDan joined by guest Ian Harris, a skeptic, comedian and much more. He has incorporated skepticism into comedy and has noticed more people getting on board with that style of comedy! Lets get on to some callers tonight! First up we have Sierra from Michigan. She would like some advice on how to approach conversations with her step-dad regarding his conspiracy theory beliefs. For example, moon landing being faked. Dan gives some great advice!...
May 30, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Good evening truth seekers! Our host today is ObjectivelyDan joined by guest Gutsick Gibbon (aka Erika!). Erika kicks off the show with a fascinating summary of what she does, she studies anthropology and goes on to talk about human evolution, the depth of the other hominids, consciousness, and much more! Jumping into calls, first up we have Jeff from California, wanting to know if we should pose challenges to meditation or buddhist “woo”? Next up we have Zac, from London! Zac is wondering how p...
May 23, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Hello Seekers of Truth! Our cohost for tonight is Katy Montgomerie. Katy is a trans rights activist with incredible musical talent. You can find her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatyMontgomerie/media or on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3CVggxIzAo7xxq5oeQ4vZg/featured Our first caller is Daniel from Canada, who wants to talk about alien abductions. Could alien technology be so advanced that it appears to be magic, making experience with extraterrestrials unprovable by ...
May 16, 2020•1 hr 35 min
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May 09, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Welcome back to Truth Wanted! Today’s guest hosts are David Amsel and Nicole Seeley! David and Nicole are Soka Gakkai Buddhists and are here to discuss those beliefs! Our first caller, David, draws on his memories of learning comparative religions, and asks if Buddhism is just a belief in reincarnation. This leads to a broader discussion that gives you an even better idea of David and Nicole’s flavor of Buddhism than the intro! Dolly Llama calls to return to a throwback...Tooth Wanted! https://w...
May 02, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Good evening Seekers of Truth! Our guest for today is Reverend Raul Antony from the Church of Satan. Raul is a director at Radio Free Satan and host of Chaos Sedated, a podcast which delves into post-industrial music. Additionally, Raul is an editor and journalist at Heathen Harvest, a periodical focused on post-industrial underground and relative philosophy, history, spirituality, politics and culture. You can find Raul at his website https://invisible-war.net/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.co...
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Truth Wanted is hosted by ObjectivelyDan and today and he is joined by Jordan Holmes. and they get right into the discussion- Is the Corona virus is a conspiracy? Is Carry Cassidy a quack? How serious is Alex Jones - really? There's much nonsense out there. Lets talk about conspiracies and frauds! Then- on to the callers! Malachi grew up in a sect. How do people fall for nonsense like Alex Jones? Puck is just beginning as an 'out' atheist. What's the difference between a charismatic leader and a...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 47 min
Greetings Truth Wanted fans! In our home edition of Truth Wanted, we are joined by Unholy Sara. It’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is David from New Jersey. He wants to talk about COVID-19 from the UK government’s website. He claims to have found some shady statements that have changed their declassification and status of the virus from a High consequence infectious disease (HCID) to a lower classification, he attempts to make this fit into his hoax narrative. Fr...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 58 min
Mar 14, 2020•1 hr 26 min
SHOW NOTES Today’s episode is hosted by ObjectivelyDan and Jim Barrows, co-host of NonProphets and The Atheist Experience! Jim is a local member of the ACA, so Dan and Phil mention something people may forget: the ACA is a local community with events and people who hang out in Austin! Our first caller, Sean in Oklahoma, seems to have a surprisingly common confusion about what the word “homeopathy” means, so Dan and Jim clarify that homeopathy is not the whole category of natural remedies to illn...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 33 min
