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The Scathing Atheist

The Scathing Atheist

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A weekly look at religion and the stupidity that breeds it. Hosts Noah Lugeons, Heath Enwright, and Eli Bosnick delve into theistic attempts to intrude on the secular world in an unflinching expose on just how juvenile the whole god thing is.

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  • 658: Ad Mominem Edition

    658: Ad Mominem Edition
    Oct 9 2025
    In this week’s episode, the nones are emptier than we thought, a Trump video about med beds gets recognized as AI because of complete sentences, and Ross Douthat will ask how we explain all the alien abductions if Jesus isn’t our Lord and Savior.
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    Get your online tickets to watch in on the action at QED here: https://qedcon.org/tickets
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    Headlines:
    Nonreligious Americans might not be as spiritual as previously reported: https://religionnews.com/2025/10/02/nonreligious-americans-might-not-be-as-spiritual-as-we-thought/
    Christian group deceived SCOTUS about LGBTQ research, cited scholars say: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/alliance-defending-freedom-supreme-court-conversion-therapy
    SCOTUS term opens with docket full of theocracy building: https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2025/10/supreme-court-term-opens-monday-with.html
    Trump posts AI-generated video about "MedBeds For All":
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/politics/trump-ai-medbed-conspiracy-theory
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    1 hr
  • 657: Conjured Edition

    657: Conjured Edition
    Oct 2 2025
    In this week’s episode, Atheists find ourselves the only terrorists without a magical hat, a representative who represents himself has a fool for a client, and we’ll welcome in a pair of obsessive Joe Rogan listeners throughout the show. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ --- Guest Links: Check out more from Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance, the Know Rogan Experience, and Season Liberally Check out more from Marsh on Skeptics with a K and the Know Rogan Experience --- Headlines: Presidential memorandum defines “anti-Christian” activity as domestic terrorism: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/ Trump accuses Mormon temple shooter of being “anti-Christian”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/28/thomas-jacob-sanford-identified-michigan-church-shooting-suspect/86409758007/ and https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/church-shooting-fire-michigan-09-29-25 and https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/mormon-church-shooting-trump-sign Ryan Walters is resigning, ending his disastrous reign over Oklahoma's public schools https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ryan-walters-is-resigning-ending Yet another prominent anti-trans Republican turns out to be a pedophile: https://scdailygazette.com/2025/09/29/former-rep-rj-may-pleads-guilty-to-sending-disgusting-and-depraved-child-sex-abuse-videos/ And https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/gop-lawmaker-said-trans-people-harm-children-he-just-pled-guilty-to-child-charges/ Qanon shaman sues Trump for $40 trillion: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/qanon-shaman-trump-lawsuit-capitol-riots-b2835709.html Alex Jones raises eyebrows by growing ‘Hitler mustache’ - then says it makes him more attractive to women https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alex-jones-mustache-conspiracy-infowars-b2834442.html
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    1 hr
  • 656: Tylenol Lives Matter Edition

    656: Tylenol Lives Matter Edition
    Sep 25 2025
    On this week's episode: The White House finds the connections between JC and CK ... Rumor has it that Ryan Walters fucked a pile of flour during a board of education zoom call? ... And Don Ford will be here to read Paul's homophobic letter to the Romans.
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    To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist
    To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/
    If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com
    To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat
    To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies
    To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/
    To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/
    Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/
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    Headlines:
    At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/kirk-memorial-service-christianity-religion.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/21/us/politics/kirk-memorial-photos.html
    White House’s Karoline Leavitt appears to connect earthquake to Charlie Kirk’s death and Biblical prophecy: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-death-karoline-leavitt-prophecy-earthquake-b2828284.html
    Trump links autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/health/trump-autism-announcement-cause-tylenol
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/trump-tylenol-autism-vaccines-fact-check.html
    https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/22/nx-s1-5550153/trump-rfk-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-pregnancy
    Pope nixes 'virtual pope' idea, explains concerns about AI: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-nixes-virtual-pope-idea-explains-concerns-about-ai
    The rapture was supposed to happen:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/rapture-tiktok-sept-23.html
    https://substack.com/home/post/p-174218365
    Oklahoma's Supreme Court blocks Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahomas-supreme-court-blocks-ryan
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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