Welcome back to Truth Wanted, the weekly call-in show with the highest nutritional value on Youtube. Today, Dan is joined by an ACA regular, it’s Talk Heathen host and lover of video game recommendations Johnny P. Angel! This week’s Patron of the Week is Garret AJ! May the Flying Spaghetti Monster extend his noodly appendage in your direction. Our first caller is Wayde, and he wants to psychologically profile his favourite deity as part of a doctoral thesis. He gives us a few nebulous descriptio...
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 39 min
Hey there Youtube wanderer. Sit a spell, warm up by the fire, and enjoy another episode of Truth Wanted! This week Dan is joined by former pastor turned humanist author Drew Bekius! This week’s Patron of the Week is Richard… just Richard. May you join the ranks of folks like Cher, and be showered with fame, fortune, and enough plastic surgery to keep you looking young well into middle age! Our first caller is Richard (no, not that Richard) from Arizona. He’s struggling with a lingering fear of h...
Jul 16, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Something something Truth Wanted? Sorry Youtube reader, coming up with witty intros every week is tough, so this week…. I’m phonin’ it in! Fortunately our guest tonight will be far less uninspired, Dan is joined by The SkepTick! This week’s Patron of the Week is SkeptiKarl, may you not be zapped by magical laser beams, thank you for the support! Sven’s a skeptic making a living from ghost hunting apps, but he’s conflicted about enabling folks that believe in nonsense. Our hosts both agree that f...
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Get ready for a very wacky episode of Truth Wanted, because this week Dan is joined by Calvin Smith, podcaster and aficionado of all things weird and wonderful! This week’s Patron of the Week is Fortuna Ex Machina! May extraterrestrials shine down their hidden knowledge upon you. John’s up first with a divine thought experiment. After an explanation of what a god is to him, our hosts offer their take on how likely that entity is to exist. John responds with an argument from popularity, since mos...
Jul 02, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Psst. Hey there. Yeah you. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Truth Wanted! This week, Jason Sherwood emerges from behind the ACA camera like a curmudgeonly grizzly bear in spring to join Objectively Dan! This week’s Patron of the Week is Allegedly Dave, but we’ll need a citation before we can accept this assertion. John’s up first with a silly reductionist argument for why abortion is the termination of human life, which is quickly dismantled by our hosts. Jason discriminates between ...
Jun 25, 2022•1 hr 42 min
Bienvenue dans un autre… wait sorry, my Canadian is showing. Tonight our fabulous Canuck host MD Aware is joined once again by Vino for an all-star episode of Truth Wanted! Let’s dig in! Tonight’s Patron of the Week is SG! Thanks for the support! David’s up first, he supports abortion rights, but has a few what-ifs for our hosts to ponder. Is it ethical for parents to keep aborting zygotes until they get the perfect mix of chromosomes they’re seeking? Short answer, yes. Clumps of cells aren’t pe...
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 14 min
What’s everyone’s favorite day of the week? If you said Friday, you’re correct, and not just because it’s time for Truth Wanted! This week, Erin is joined by atheist content creator Scott Baker. This week’s Patron of the week is Kori K Reine! Thank you for the support Keri, you get the corner piece of lasagna! Melissa’s got a few good reasons that she thinks the USA is a Christian nation. Erin agrees that having Christian events as stat holidays is favoritism, and that political candidates who d...
Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Whaddya buying, stranger? Not theism? Well you’re in the right place, it’s time for Truth Wanted, and this week Dan is joined by Alice Greczyn! She has an IMDB page! This week’s Patron of the Week is Jay Gu! Thank you for the support Jay! Jessica is a mental health professional in Texas, and she’s called in to speak about the struggle of being true to your beliefs while providing care to folks who don’t always share your worldview. Alice recommends the Secular Therapy Project as a resource for m...
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 42 min
Hey Truth Seekers! Welcome to another episode of Truth Wanted! This week Nate Smith is joined by Paulogia! First up is Otangelo from Brazil who wants to know what kind of evidence for god the hosts would accept, and what it would take to thoroughly convince them. Next up is Raymond from FL who wants to continue the conversation about why people are so easily indoctrinated to fear hell, even long after they’ve deconverted. Next is Red from OH who believes that religious indoctrination is often, a...
May 28, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Tonight’s the night for another episode of Truth Wanted! This week ObjectivelyDan is joined by our guest Eve was Framed. Eve was raised as an evangelical christian in and around Seven Mountain Theology and attended the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry… You can now find her at www.tiktok.com/ @eve_wasframed Our Patron Of The Week is SkeptiKarl, thank you so much for donating. First caller up to tonight is Mary in FL asks Eve if she was shunned by her family. While they hold different belief...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 28 min
SHOW NOTES This Friday the 13th Dan is on location at UTSA, with Secular Student Alliance and special guests! Not to worry folks, none of them are surnamed Voorhees. Zach Shedd speaks with Dan about creating secular communities, and our first caller asks the hosts how to approach conversations with a budding atheist. Dan recommends Street Epistemology, and agrees with Zach’s point that setting boundaries is important. We hit up our audience for some Q&A. Some strange Johnny guy asks Dan if h...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Hellooo fellow combers of candor, it’s Friday night, and this week ExXtian Erin will be joined by Neil the 604 Atheist, a familiar face from the ACA show Non-Prophets, and host of his very own Youtube channel featuring deconversion stories. It’s a Canadian takeover, and no, we will not apologize. We will, however, feast upon poutine and be terrorized by geese. This week’s Patron of the Week is Freethinker 215! Many thanks, but we’re still waiting on cheques from freethinkers 1 thru 214. Patrick ...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Welcome back to the best thing about your Friday night, it’s time for Truth Wanted! Tonight, are two terrific titans of the show, we have ExXtian Erin hosting with MD Aware for the very first time! This week’s Patron of the Week is James Fitzwater! A thousand blessings upon your ancestors James. Our first caller is the big cheese, the man upstairs, the sky wizard we’ve all been waiting for, it’s God! Our hosts never learned not to play with their food, they ask the caller a few leading questions...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 27 min
It’s Friday, it’s 7p Central, and you know what that means! Tonight, Objectively Dan is joined by his first supernatural creature, shaking the very foundations of his worldview. Welcome WIllow the Wendigo! This week’s illustrious Patron of the Week is Maxxxwell Carlisle! Gracias, merci, danke, however you say it, thanks for the support! Chelsea’s up first, she’s dealing with a toxic relationship with her mother. Dan asks if the relationship is salvageable, and Chelsea asks for some details on th...
Apr 23, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Welcome back to a very good Friday, and not just because it’s time for Truth Wanted. This zombie Jesus day, Dan’s guest is the host of the Bloody Good Film podcast, a three-time guest on Non-Prophets, and a Facebook moderator for the ACA fan groups, welcome Josh Entner! This week’s Patron of the Week is J.P. Young, thank you for the support! We’ll kick it off with Jeff, who feels some skeptics suspend their standards when it comes to UFOs. Our hosts agree that unidentified doesn’t mean aliens, a...
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr 28 min
It’s Friday, it’s 7pm Central, and it’s time for another episode of Truth Wanted! Tonight we’re joined today by two terrific titans of truth testing, Objectively Dan and MD Aware! Let’s take some calls! This weeks Patron of the week is Zachary Wilkes, thanks for the support Zachary! Out of the gates we have a familiar voice, it’s Tim in Washington! He’s concerned with the recent Florida legislation known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and with good reason. Is throwing a blanket over the subject of...
Apr 09, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Welcome to a very special episode of Truth Wanted! Tonight, ObjectivelyDan is joined by everybody! First up is Barry from New Zealand who has a question for MDAware regarding behaviors exhibited by individuals who are reaching the end of their life, that are so common that they are accurately documented by hospital workers. Next is Michael from CA who calls to talk about the cultural weirdness of forcing kids to recite the Pledge of Allegiance or National Anthem every morning before school. Next...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of Truth Wanted! This week ExXtian Erin is joined by Brady Hardin! First up is ObjectivelyDan from TX who wants to talk about some of the issues surrounding Progressive Christianity, and the “aren’t you on the same side” questions that get flung about whenever the subject is breached. Next up is Jay from FL who is calling to see what our hosts would retcon from the bible if they had the power to do so? Great question Jay! Up next is Jon from Canada who...
Mar 26, 2022•1 hr 23 min
First up is Chris from Canada who wants the hosts opinions on the anunnaki (an example of an ancient alien theory), and the belief that humans are genetically modified to be slaves. Next is Jeff from Japan who thinks that non-vegans use a different definition of veganism than vegans. The caller draws parallels to the arguments theists create that are based upon definitions of atheism that atheists may not ascribe to. Up next is Setuf from Spain who believes that the purchase of animal products s...
Mar 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Hello truth seekers! Welcome to another episode of Truth Wanted! This week MD Aware is joined by the fabulous Shannon Q! First up is Setuf from Spain, who asks our hosts if they perceive theism as illogical and if so why? The call eventually shifts topics to discuss the ethics and medical need for eating meat. Next up is Barry from New Zealand who shares their experience with hypnotherapy. The caller tested the procedure in an attempt to break a knuckle-cracking habit, and while it seemed to hel...
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Hello Truth Seekers and welcome to another episode of Truth Wanted. This week ObjectivelyDan is joined by none other than JMike! First up is Steve from TX who presents a Roman Empire conspiracy theory where they fabricated biblical figures to gain power. The caller claims that this is the most likely explanation for the presented biblical figures. Up next is Queer Atheist from IL who asks who our hosts consider to be their leader, i.e. who is the best representative for humanity. Next up is Pete...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Welcome back to Truth Wanted folks! This week’s special guest is taking a break from handing out quests in Skyrim to join Dan. He's a science communicator, he’s Tik Tok royalty, welcome Forrest Valkai to the show! This week’s Patron of the Week is Ayame, thank you for supporting the show! A thousand blessings upon your ancestors. Danni is having some trouble letting go of childhood religious indoctrination. Forrest recommends patience, these things don’t disappear, they fade away. He offers Dann...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 36 min
In today's show, ObjectivelyDan is joined by the legendary Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist Podcast. They talk about Skillet (the band, not breakfast) and their message to fellow Christians. Our Patron of the week is Daniel. Thanks, Daniel. First up is Casey from Missouri, he asks why atheists hate god if he doesn't exist. He has a very extreme view of an atheists' position and is way out there. He tries to drag the luggage of his beliefs to run roughshod over human rights, science and...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 32 min
It’s Friday, it’s P*ck day, and tonight his special guest on Truth Wanted will (finally) be Emma Thorne! This week’s Patron of the Week is Matthew Scholtes! Our first contestant is Liam in Louisiana, come on down! Liam asks our hosts about separation of church and state, specifically their opinion on the mayor of New Orleans incorporating a Catholic tradition in their inauguration ceremony. Puck isn’t about to die on the hill of swearing in on Bibles, or other traditions that are nominally assoc...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Truth Wanted is a show about getting to the bottom of beliefs, whether it’s karma or Christ, Bigfoot or crystals. Truth Wanted would like to know how you know it’s true. Primarily hosted by ObjectivelyDan, Truth Wanted takes calls from the community (that means YOU!) and features new guests every week, emphasizing thorough conversations over name-calling and scoffing (most of the time). Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe, and how you can talk about beliefs in mo...
Feb 05, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Hello Truth-Seekers and welcome to another episode of Truth Wanted. This week Objectively Dan is joined once again by the USA’s favorite deity, Jesus H Christ! Barrie the Kiwi is first up, he’s got an alien abduction/medical emergency metaphor for us. JC suggests that traumatic experiences could lead to false memories, and Dan probes Barrie for details. Verbally, of course. JC admits to an odd fetish, you’ll have to listen to find out, no spoilers! Barrie’s also got a UFO story, but sadly, is in...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Hello, all you truth seekers and welcome to today’s episode of the Truth Wanted where our host MD Aware, is joined by Vino! Raymond from FL is our first caller tonight. This week, they claim to have devised a scientific experiment specifically designed to detect the voice of God. The experiment is flawed because the way events are determined and categorized isn’t objective. How do we determine when an event starts and ends? How do we reproduce the caller’s testing methodology without a consisten...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Hello Truth Seekers, and welcome to another episode of Truth Wanted! This week, ObjectivelyDan is joined by MD Aware! First up tonight is Liam from LA who wants to discuss the topic of Red Mass, and by extension the necessity of the separation of religion and government. Thanks for bringing this to attention. They definitely are something to be given a closer look. Next up is Trey from FL who asks our hosts for concrete evidence and reasoning for mask wearing. They, like most of us, are exhauste...
Jan 15, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Hello Truth-Seekers and welcome to another episode of Truth Wanted. This week, Fox Mulder returns to aid Objectively Dan on his quest for truth. Hmm? Correction, It’s Ross Blocher of the Oh No Ross and Carrie podcast! First up is a returning caller, it’s Tony in Mexico, asking about the dangers of Scientology. Ross compares their hard sales tactics to hi-pressure timeshare tactics, and gives us a glimpse into how Scientology sells themselves to new candidates. We get a brief history of the faith...
Jan 08, 2022•1 hr 29 min
The Atheist Community of Austin Holiday Trivia Challenge - Quarter Finals Part 1 - Year End Special. We are pre-recording this challenge so that we could give you something interesting to watch over the holidays, but also give our hard working hosts and crew some time off to spend with their family and friends. This will be a 5 part series, with one episode appearing on each of our AEN Network shows. The schedule is as follows: The preliminary rounds will consist of 5 questions each, and was air...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 7 min
