David "Avocado" Wolfe is a wellness celebrity with a huge following. But do his claims pass the science test? What explains his rising popularity? And what damage might result from the tips, tricks, advise and "wisdom" Wolfe is spreading to the eager masses? Yvette d'Entremont, the SciBabe, is a former analytical chemist, science blogger and activist. She joins Seth Andrews for a spirited (and strange) journey into the world of David Wolfe. Forbes article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapa...
Feb 07, 2017•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast How often is the military colored by religious language and superstitious thinking? And is a taxpayer-funded military supposed to be promoting God? This show explores the issue with the perspectives of many listeners, and an interview with Michael L. "Mikey" Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: NatureBox http://www.naturebox.com/thinkingatheist Stamps.com http://www.stamps.com (promo code sethandrews)...
Jan 31, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do religious teachings damage our ideas about sexuality, intimacy, worth, shame, partnership and pleasure? This show explores the dark side of religious sex education. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/seth Stamps.com http://www.stamps .com (promo code sethandrews)
Jan 24, 2017•2 hr 50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why do our eyes get puffy when we're sleepy? Does premium gasoline actually give us better gas mileage? Why do dogs stink after a bath? Why are alcoholic beverages called "spirits?" Why does it hurt so bad to get kicked in the testicles? Once again, Seth Andrews uses Google (and other resources), seeking answers to the common - and uncommon - questions that so often vex us. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/seth Stamps.com http://www.stamps.com (prom...
Jan 17, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are trigger warnings a helpful tool for avoiding potentially harmful distress, or the enabling of hypersensitivity and a victim culture? We discuss trigger warnings and "safe spaces" in this (inevitably controversial) broadcast. Guests include a few activists in the freethought movement, and psychologists Dr. Caleb Lack and Dr. Valerie Tarico. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/seth Naturebox http://www.naturebox.com/thinkingatheist...
Jan 10, 2017•2 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Maine-based Christian podcast Cell 53 Radio asked Seth Andrews to join them on-air for a discussion about atheism, God, Christianity, belief, and Truth. This is the audio of that exchange. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Hello Fresh http://www.hellofresh.com (promo code sethandrews) Stamps.com http://www.stamps.com (promo code sethandrews)
Jan 03, 2017•2 hr 58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Seth Andrews as he recaps the best (and worst) of 2016...from the election to entertainment to sports to pop culture, it's the Year in Review. Enjoy. SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://www.stamps .com (promo code: sethandrews)
Dec 27, 2016•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do atheists handle religious holidays (and religious families) every year, and how do many atheists mark an occasion with Christ in the title? This show features the perspectives of our listeners, advice on how skeptics can (if they choose) enjoy the holiday season and navigate the often turbulent waters stirred by fundamentalist families, and a few holiday anecdotes. SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://www.stamps.com (promo code: sethandrews)...
Dec 20, 2016•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's surprising to many, but a lot of atheists and non-Christians enjoy Christmas music...even the tunes that talk about angels singing and the Bethlehem star. We speak about this (supposed) contradiction, and several special guests join host Seth Andrews for a casual round of holiday songs around the hearth. This show is glad to welcome: The Fab Four (The Beatles Tribute Band) http://ww.thefabfour.com Jonny Miller http://www.jonnymiller.org Shelley Segal http://www.shelleysegal.com James Covena...
Dec 13, 2016•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast The original U.S. Pledge of Allegiance calls the USA, "one nation...indivisible." Yet it remains a nation splintered and divided, with many of those divisions fueled by religious ideas. This broadcast welcomes several special guests to talk about America, the rise of secularism, the influence of the Religious Right, and the future of a country that seems unable to agree about anything. Our guests appearing throughout the broadcast: Amanda Knief: National Legal and Public Policy Director for Amer...
Dec 06, 2016•2 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast The hosts of God Awful Movies join Seth Andrews for a review of Ray Comfort's new film, "The Atheist Delusion." They watched the movie...so you don't have to. Enjoy! God Awful Movies: https://www.patreon.com/GodAwful VIDEO of this podcast: https://youtu.be/a62l6jGHAiU
Nov 29, 2016•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast This very special 300th broadcast was recorded in Dallas, Texas on November 19th in front of a live audience at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dallas-Richardson. Special guests include: Matt Dillahunty: https://www.youtube.com/user/SansDeity Sarah Haider of Ex-Muslims of North America: http://www.exmna.org David Smalley of Dogma Debate: http://dogmadebate.com Aron Ra: https://www.youtube.com/user/AronRa Recording artist Shelley Segal: http://www.shelleysegal.com VIDEO of this broadcast here: https://y...
Nov 23, 2016•2 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the spring of 2016, Seth Andrews received a strange letter in the mail...a letter which has roots dating back over three decades. In September of 2016, he told his entertaining story about "The Mystery Letter" to a live audience in Riverside, California. This is the audio of that presentation. VIDEO of the speech: https://youtu.be/xWovupLjz7w SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://www.casper.com/sethandrews (promo code: sethandrews)...
Nov 08, 2016•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you enjoy audiobooks, and if you enjoy didactic fiction, you'll like this show. Author Lee Burvine speaks with host Seth Andrews about his sci-fi novel with religious (some would say sacreligious) themes, and Seth plays the first five chapters of the audiobook - read by Seth Andrews in their entirety - on this broadcast. THE KAFIR PROJECT WEBSITE: http://www.kafirproject.com/ Amazon/Audible link for purchase: http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/The-Kafir-Project-Audiobook/B01M7SRX8D...
Nov 01, 2016•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's an annual Halloween tradition, as we gather around the virtual campfire, suspend our disbelief in ghosts and spirits, and enjoy some delightful frights together. Seth Andrews shares various ghost stories, and once again, he finishes the broadcast with an original production that will (hopefully) provide some October thrills and chills. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR. Your first month free! http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethandrews Ed Suominen's blog: http://blog.edsuom.com/ Written version...
Oct 18, 2016•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR. Your first month free! http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethandrews How do we separate "nutrition" from "woo-trition?" This show is about the science (and pseudoscience) of food. We also spend time on nutrition celebrity "The Food Babe," Vani Hari, a best-selling author and activist named by Time Magazine as one of the 30 most influential people on the internet, despite the fact that she has no degree or expertise in the field of health and nutrition. Joining our discussio...
Oct 11, 2016•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR. Your first month free! http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethandrews Is Buddhism a religion? A philosophy? Both? Something else? Many Buddhist organizations - physical and online - promote it as a way of "finding peace within oneself. What about atheists who are Buddhists? Is this a spiritual journey, or a method for framing a physical one? LINKS: David G. McAfee on Buddhism: https://davidgmcafee.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/buddhisms-lived-and-portrayed-traditions Stephen Batc...
Oct 04, 2016•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://www.casper.com /sethandrews ($50 off any mattress purchase with promo code seth andrews) Aron Ra has a new book based on his popular YouTube video series, "Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism." We talk to Aron about these falsehoods, and the new book. VIDEO of this discussion: https://youtu.be/9bToIwtUQCA Amazon link for FFoC book: https://www.amazon.com/Foundational-Falsehoods-Creationism-Aron-Ra/dp/1634310780 The YouTube video series: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
Sep 27, 2016•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR. Your first month free! http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethandrews Summer has come and gone, but for many of us, our memories of summer camp remain fresh in our minds, partially because those camps were more interested in Christ than they were in campfires, swimming holes, nature hikes, team sports, friendships and fun. In this broadcast, we share some stories from our listeners, highlighting their own "Jesus Camp"-esque experiences, and we highlight Camp Quest, a secular...
Sep 20, 2016•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR. Your first month free! http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethandrews John C. Wathey is a computational biologist whose research interests include evolutionary algorithms, protein folding, and the biology of nervous systems. From 1991 to 1995, he was a senior applications scientist at Biosym Technologies (now named Biovia), a company that develops molecular modeling software for the pharmaceutical industry. In 1996, he founded his own business, Wathey Research, and since tha...
Sep 13, 2016•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR. Your first month free! http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/sethandrews What happens when people with conflicting views about God, religion and spirituality fall in love and decide to share life together? This broadcast features the stories of those who are either married or life partners, and who have differing faith traditions and beliefs (or none). Their successes and failures. The challenges of being divided on a critical (or not so critical?) issue. And the meeting of two...
Sep 06, 2016•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast This isn't a podcast, per se. It's a short bonus clip highlighting a couple of interesting things happening in the freethought movement: a film in production which links Batman to Jesus, and an October 2016 debate between Jesus historicist Bart Ehrman and Jesus mythicist Robert M. Price. Seth Andrews takes a few minutes to speak with Jozef Richards and Rob Moore about the projects. LINKS: The Ehrman/Price debate: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mythinformation-conference-iii-feat-bart-d-ehrmandr-ro...
Sep 01, 2016•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://polarisfinancialplanning.com/polaris-blog/the-phil-ferguson-show-podcast/ National Public Radio has declared that it is nixing the comments sections on its website. This decision has resulted in a lot of discussion about the merits of comments sections, the nature of online discourse, and NPR's responsibility to the public. We discuss. We also speak with Sarah Haider of Ex-Mulims of North America regarding France's (now suspended) Burkini ban, and we finish the show w...
Aug 30, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast An Oklahoma children's home happily accepted a $100 donation (given by Matt Wilbourne, a Muskogee resident), until it realized that the money was given in the name of the Muskogee Atheist Community. The Murrow Indian Children's Home is managed and funded by the American Baptist Churches Association, and they apparently don't wish to associate with an atheist financial gift. So they attempted to return the gift. In a strange turn of events, this story has made national news, brought many atheists...
Aug 24, 2016•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jake and Hugo host the weekly podcast, "The Bible Reloaded," an irreverent show (hosted by atheists) which examines the Bible, lampoons Bible-based propaganda produced by companies like Chick Tracts, and reviews various religious films (like "God's Not Dead"). Last week, the TBR hosts announced that they were suing a Christian film company owned by the Christiano Brothers (Christianfilms.com) over the filing of false DMCA claims in regard to TBR's reviews of some of their movies. If you're unsur...
Aug 23, 2016•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast This broadcast is about the 2016 Olympic Games, but it's also a series of observations (ok, rants) by Seth Andrews on athletic God-speak, genuflection, glory, and the notion that Jesus cares who wins the gold medal.
Aug 16, 2016•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://www.lootcrate.com/sethandrews (promo code: sethandrews) Atheos is a new smartphone app, developed from the template outlined in Dr. Peter Boghossian's book, "A Manual for Creating Atheists." In this interview, Seth Andrews interviews 2 key players in the development of Atheos, Christine Vigeant and Sarah Paquette, and he walks through a quick demo of the app for the viewers. LINKS: http://www.atheos-app.com Twitter: @Atheos Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/atheosapp ...
Aug 09, 2016•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://www.lootcrate.com/sethandrews (promo code: sethandrews) David G. McAfee is an atheist activist and author. His first book, "Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings," brought him national attention, and three other books followed. David has written for American Atheist Magazine, the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, and other sites and publications. Seth Andrews spoke with David about his work (much of it geared towards encouraging critical ...
Aug 02, 2016•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast This show is a random romp through recent pop culture phenomenons (and whatever else pops into the host's mind). Plus some listener calls. Enjoy! New Yorker Article: "Donald Trump Ghostwriter Tells All" - http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all
Jul 28, 2016•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: http://www.warbyparker.com/thethinkingatheist Ken Ham's "Ark Encounter" has been hyped - by some - as a tour de force of biblical truth, adventure, and potential tourism dollars. It officially opened on July 7th. Our four (atheist) panel guests were there for the occasion: David Silverman, Tracey Moody, Dan Broadbent and Aron Ra. They give us the report from the field. VIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/ZL2_q3sbdB4...
Jul 19, 2016•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
