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  • 671: Lasso of Truthiness Edition

    671: Lasso of Truthiness Edition
    Jan 22 2026

    In this week’s episode, Christians demand NO shoving in line to the ovens, a Republican theocrat tries to confuse the globalists by starting a public JEWISH school, and “How Bullshit Is It?” will get meta.
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    Headlines:
    Christians pissed about protest outside ICE-pastor’s church: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-anti-ice-protest-at-a-minnesota
    Greg Locke used a real shooting to sell a fake Christian persecution story about himself: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/greg-locke-used-a-real-shooting-to
    Scott Adams’ deathbed conversion to Christianity shouldn’t be taken seriously: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/scott-adams-deathbed-conversion-to
    Candace Owens pushes theory Charlie Kirk was 'time traveller' who went to 'X-Men school': https://www.wonkette.com/p/candace-owens-charlie-kirk-was-a
    Tulsa’s Jewish community pushes back on Oklahoma Jewish charter school proposal: https://forward.com/fast-forward/797823/tulsas-jewish-community-pushes-back-on-oklahoma-jewish-charter-school-proposal/
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  • 670: De-Icing Edition

    670: De-Icing Edition
    Jan 15 2026

    In this week’s episode, Tucker Carlson is worried the horny woman in the area is his wife so he wants to ban porn, and Ross Douthat totally would’ve won that argument against Christopher Hitchens if he hadn’t been tired.
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    Check out James’ memes here: https://www.facebook.com/Pligmemes
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    Headlines:
    Court upholds $400,000 fine against lawyer who warned Catholic school about predator on staff: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/court-upholds-400000-fine-against
    Paxton sues his own transportation department for not putting religious ads in official docs: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-attorney-general-sues-state
    Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ ordered to close building over safety concerns: https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/01/10/riverstone-academy-public-christian-school-ordered-to-close-building/
    Tucker Carlson warns that porn addiction is greater threat than Islam, exposes US to conquest:
    https://www.christianpost.com/news/tucker-carlson-warns-porn-addiction-exposes-us-to-conquest.html
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  • 669: PS FU Edition

    669: PS FU Edition
    Jan 8 2026
    In this week’s episode, America picks up an extra president, podcastiverse character Scottish abortion clinic lady gets conjured by the universe to murder satire, and Don Ford will be here because apparently he had no better place to be.---To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheistTo 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.comTo check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo 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:Learn more about the Institute for Secular Leadership: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585261806719---Headlines:Christian leaders on Madurohttps://www.christianpost.com/news/us-evangelical-leaders-react-to-trumps-capture-of-maduro.htmlZohran Mamdani's quran oath was perfectly legal and Christian nationalists can't handle it:https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/zohran-mamdanis-quran-oath-was-perfectlyhttps://www.christianpost.com/voices/mamdanis-inauguration-speech-rife-with-radical-rhetoric-troubli.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFYRkzznsc0&t=30sHealth Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum: https://www.thedailybeast.com/health-authorities-issue-measles-alert-at-creationist-museum/Trump auctions off Jesus painting for $2.75 million at Mar-a-Lago NYE revival event:https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-auctions-off-jesus-painting-for-275m-during-nye-party.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/01/trump-nye-mar-a-lago-auctionTrump administration issues changes to vaccine schedule: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/health/childhood-vaccine-schedule-overhaulGrandmother criminally charged for inviting people to chat outside hospital: https://www.christianpost.com/news/grandmother-criminally-charged-for-inviting-people-to-chat.html---This Week in Misogyny:Turns out the face-eating leopard party is filled with face-eating leopards: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/opinion/republican-women-misogyny-sexism.htmlGrok being used to make naked pictures of real women (and children): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/07/grok-deepfake-images-sexualise-women-children-investigated-australia-esafetyKentucky woman charged with fetal homicide for abortion: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/02/kentucky-woman-arrest-abortionWyoming court blocks abortion pill ban: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5674918-wyoming-supreme-court-abortion-ruling/
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  • 668: Uninsured Edition

    668: Uninsured Edition
    Jan 1 2026
    In this week’s episode, Catholics still haven’t met their kid diddling deductible, we have a jance dance revolution party on the graves of our enemies, and Tom and Cecil will be here to see if we were gonna finish that.
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    Get your Girl Scout cookies from Clare! https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/clare846069
    Hear more from Tom and Cecil on Cognitive Dissonance
    Learn more about the Creator Accountability Network’s fundraiser here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fhg1Pd8J5/
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    Headlines:
    Insurer to Catholic Archdiocese of New York: We don’t cover cover-ups: https://open.substack.com/pub/friendlyatheist/p/insurer-to-catholic-archdiocese-of
    Columbia offers Flat Earthers the keys to the company in new ad: https://www.creativereview.co.uk/columbia-flat-earthers-campaign/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxJOAsTMC6w
    Professor at Texas A&M remains fired for acknowledging more than two genders:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/us/texas-am-decline-reinstate-fired-faculty-member.html
    Oklahoma's Supreme Court overturns Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards:
    https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahomas-supreme-court-overturns
    10 notable Christian leaders, influencers who died in 2025: https://www.christianpost.com/news/10-notable-christian-leaders-influencers-who-died-in-2025.html
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    1 ora e 15 min
  • 667: CAIR-ful Edition

    667: CAIR-ful Edition
    Dec 18 2025
    In this week’s episode, Christianity will put the PR in CPR, Kirk Cameron gets eschatological and makes quite a mess, and president of American Atheists Nick Fish will be here to talk about serious stuff.
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    Learn more about the work Nick Fish is doing with American Atheists here: https://www.atheists.org/about/our-vision/
    Learn more about the fundraiser Noah is doing for the Creator Accountability Network here: Canlivestream.org
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    Headlines:
    Despite desperate religious claims, the US is NOT in the midst of a youth revival: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/12/08/religion-holds-steady-in-america/
    Lauren Witzke claims God sent Noah's flood because angels gave humanity pharmaceuticals: https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/lauren-witzke-claims-god-sent-noahs-flood-because-angels-gave-humanity
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Witzke
    Several major US retailers placed on 'Naughty List' for failure to embrace Christmas this year: https://www.christianpost.com/news/several-major-us-retailers-placed-on-naughty-list.html
    Kirk Cameron changes stance on doctrine of Hell: https://www.christianpost.com/news/kirk-cameron-changes-stance-on-doctrine-of-hell.html
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  • 666: Full Blown Devil Edition

    666: Full Blown Devil Edition
    Dec 11 2025
    In this week’s episode, the Maine Supreme Court considers the right to hide under your kid’s bed dressed like Satan, Joe Rogan thinks the ultimate AI god is gonna want his brain uploaded to the server, and we’ll warn you about the dangers of fantasy role playing adventures.
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    Check out Sacrifusion (of Farnsworth Quoting fame) on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sacrifusion.bsky.social
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    Headlines:
    Maine Supreme Court to decide if religious rights allow you to psychologically torture your kids: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-maine-supreme-court-allow
    Majority of pastors now using AI to prepare sermons amid rapid embrace of technology: https://www.christianpost.com/news/majority-of-pastors-using-ai-to-prepare-sermons-study.html
    Mike Lindell is running for Minnesota governor: https://www.axios.com/2025/12/04/trump-mike-lindell-minnesota-ceo-governor-mypillow
    BC Humanists helped end anti-abortion billboards in Kelowna: https://www.bchumanist.ca/we_helped_end_anti_abortion_billboards_in_kelowna
    Joe Rogan says Jesus could come back as a robot:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15350107/Joe-Rogan-predicts-spark-Second-Coming-Jesus.html
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    The God Awful Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5CgSLC7smM
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    1 ora e 6 min
  • 665: Serious Vulgarities Only Edition

    665: Serious Vulgarities Only Edition
    Dec 4 2025
    Now with 33% more vulgarity!
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    In this week’s episode, running our hospitals through a group of bigot virgins will yield less than stellar results, Quebec does obnoxious honky stuff in both their French accent and their politics, and Lydia and Thomas Smith will be here to hook us up with some West Coast vulgarity.
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    Guest Links:
    Hear more from Thomas and Lydia on Where There’s Woke and Gavel Gavel
    If you wanna check out Kranot’s stuff (as mentioned in the Farnsworth Quote, here are a couple links he sent me (some of the stuff is NSFW)
    https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xfbrxb7ssemijmxadqfkqidd/post/3m5cxpij5js2g
    Learn more about BAHACon here: https://bahacon.com/
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    Headlines:
    US Catholic Bishops codify rules against gender affirming surgery: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/us-catholic-bishops-double-down-on
    Vatican warns against the rising danger of polyamory:
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/world/vatican-warning-rise-polyamory-monogamy-intl
    She turned in a bible sermon instead of an essay and failed; now conservatives say she’s the victim: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/she-turned-in-a-bible-sermon-instead
    Pastor fixes spirits by farting on your face: https://boingboing.net/2025/11/27/farting-pastor-fixes-spirits-by-breaking-wind.html?fk_bb
    https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/south-african-pastor-farts-on-peoples-faces-to-heal-them/739636
    New secularism bill to ban prayer in schools, restrict offering of religion-based meals: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-21-expansion-quebec-9.6990951
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    1 ora e 20 min
  • Out of Office Notice

    Out of Office Notice
    Nov 27 2025
    Hey folks, just a reminder that we're taking the week off for American Thanksgiving, but we'll be back next week even more blasphemous than before. Happy Holidays.
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