Godless Heathens Podcast

How much should non-believers be afraid of new Speaker Mike Johnson? Afraid enough to make sure he's only the minority leader in 2024 is the correct answer btw. Also Jerry tries but fails to stop saying "you know".

Why does the mainstream media want to hear from Russell Moore so much lately? Do they love heretics that much? Is he one? And do progressives need him more than needs us? So many questions. Oh, and we also text with Jesus. The free version at least.

How much have you really listened to RFK Jr.? We only knew the usual bullet points too, but don't dismiss his appeal or the potential havoc his candidacy could cause next year. Or this year even. A couple of New Yorker podcasts inspired this show: The conspiracy theories of RFK Jr.A mysterious 3rd party enters the 2024 political race. Special guest appearances by all of our dogs. They had a lot to say this week, though it all just came out as "bark".

No, not like the Anne Rice novels, but a chat about Satanism and the Satanic Temple with a friend of the pod. Stick around, you just might learn something, hey hey hey... Linkage: Hail Satan documentaryInterview with the author of The Little Book of SatanismSatanic Temple campaigns

A special guest enters the chat for episode 125, a word that Jeff understandably had trouble saying, because how often to you celebrate the 125th anniversary of anything? Discuss. The usual amount of Hopium is vaped when talking about the Fox News settlement, while huffing a new strain of "Consequencium", that has the same bitter aftertaste of burnt hope. Don't burst our bubble... join us in it.

What should we make of a big, grassroots revival in 2023? Tens of thousands of people made the trek to Kentucky, but is this really a new trend? Magic 8-ball says... doubtful, like the reports of miracle healing at it. Oh and btw, ending gerrymanding is not only possible, but is getting results in Michigan. "Miraculous" healing at Asbury Revival-CBNFFRF on the rise of PentecostalismMichigan's push to end gerrymandering

We tried, but the good news pod got overwhelmed by... a lot. Should there be extended outrage and consequences to anyone that says a group of people, any group, should be "eradicated"? (Yes). Banning books, banning people, creating enemy classes of people, sure sounds like... And how is the awful CPAC conference good news? (Please clap) Show links: ACLU tracking legislative attacks on LGTBQ rightsWITHPod Havana Syndrome overview podcastHavana Syndrome podcast

You can't keep a mediocre podcast down forever. Cop City bodycam footageHoneybees vaccine!

On this, the last Godless Heathens Podcast, we have our final discussion. Thank you to everybody we met along the way. Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716

On this episode, after an extended pre-show of "what about this story", we finally decided to pick one as a jumping off point and "Just Hit Record" Links: Recommendations: Jeff's Recommendation: The Deconstructionist: https://www.amazon.com/Destructionists-Twenty-Five-Crack-Up-Republican-Party-ebook/dp/B09LH2W6ZP Don's Recommendation: HOTD: https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode we welcome State Senator Kim Jackson on to talk about what it's like to be a freshman State Senator as well as the vicar of an Episcopal ministry and run a small farm. We also talk about many of the long running topics on the pod like building connections with religious communities that we check many of the social & political boxes, except for that one. Links: Kim Jackson https://www.kimforgeorgia.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-goats-and-government/id1551494617 Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode, we discuss something we're not used to discussing, actual good news. From the Kansas vote on abortion, to Alex Jones finding out after years of F'ing around, it's ben a pretty good week. Links: Recommendations: Jeff's Recommendation: Thomas Frank: https://www.amazon.com/People-No-Populism-Fight-Democracy/dp/1250220114 Don's recommendation: Black Bird: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/black-bird/umc.cmc.30gx1y8nwthydkrvhqu156p3 Jerry's Recommendations: Dark: https://www.netflix.com/title/80100172 1899: https://www.netflix.com/title/80214497 Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode we discuss the many reasons we seem to be muttering WTF to ourselves about every 5-10 mins of the day lately. Links: Recommendations: Don's Recommendation: https://play.history.com/shows/alone Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode, we discuss the recent explosion at the Georgia Guide Stones, a massive granite roadside attraction in The Peach State and why it's important. We also discuss the recent lack of a response from the Democrats after recent SCOTUS decisions. Recommendations: Don's Recommendation: Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey: https://www.netflix.com/title/81292539# Jeff's Recommendation: David Pepper: https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573 Jerry's Recommendations: WITH: Connie Walker: https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/why-is-this-happening/discussing-stolen-surviving-st-michael-s-connie-walker-n1296513 Olga Khazan: https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/why-is-this-happening/why-people-are-acting-so-weird-olga-khazan-n1296668 Ezra Klein: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-ezra-klein-show-2/episode/a-guide-to-the-supreme-courts-rightward-shift-204540739 Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode Jeff starts us with a bit of a history lesson, that leads to discussion of moderates and fundamentalists among other things. Links: Diana Butler Bass: https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/from-watershed-to-apocalypse-now?s=r Recommendations: Jeff's Recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573 Don's Recommendations: We Own This City: https://www.hbo.com/we-own-this-city Jerry & Marge Go Large: https://youtu.be/nzW6Jy2F3mw Jerry's Recommendation: The Mitchells vs. The Machines: https://www.netflix.com/title/81399614 Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode, with Jerry unavailable, we have Ashley join us to discuss recent cases heard by the Supreme Court and one in particular. Links: CNN: https://youtu.be/25JyC5Whhvc Recommendations: Jeff's Recommendation: The Grand Unified Theory of BS: https://www.amazon.com/Grand-Unified-Theory-Bullshit/dp/B09TDW7RSR Ashley's Recommendations: Cybersecurity: https://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Cybersecurity-Jasmine-Henry/dp/B09YH8K2M4/ Mormon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Mormon-Curtain-Selling-Americas/dp/1634312171 Anna: https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Anna-Rachel-DeLoache-Williams/dp/1787478289 Under The Banner of Heaven: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heaven Don's Recommendations: Science Friction: https://sciencefriction.tv/ Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode we welcome to the show blogger, podcaster, activist and teacher Neil Carter. Neil was one of the first guest speakers Jeff brought in after founding our local atheist group. We spoke about a number of topics including his recent move from Patheos to Only Sky with the rest of the non-belief community of bloggers, the AA convention in Atlanta, and Social Media as well as other's. Links: That Jonathan Haidt Atlantic Article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ Midnight (madness) Mass: https://www.netflix.com/title/81083626 Haunting of Hill House: https://www.netflix.com/title/80189221 Neil Carter - Only Sky: https://onlysky.media/author/ncarter/ https://onlysky.media/ncarter/how-christianity-is-like-bitcoin/ Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode, it's an old school Heathens Roundup. We were off a week and we've got plenty of stories to catch up on. Make sure and stop by our table Easter Weekend at the American Atheist Convention in Atlanta. Links: Recommendations: Jeff's Recommendation: Amanda Tyler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christians-against-christian-nationalism/id1441649707?i=1000556163396 https://youtu.be/U3aA19cwI3s Jerry's Recommendation: Masha Gessen: https://the.ink/p/is-this-how-russia-ends?s=r Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode we discuss the hard turn into homophobia a number of State legislators have tried to and succeeded in passing recently. We also ask if we are failing the test of history and how do you know. Lastly we look at if calling White Christian Nationalism by that name is the best long term strategy. Links: Recommendations: Jeff's Recommendation: Racism Not Race: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/racism-not-race/9780231200660 Don's Recommendation: The Trojan Horse Affair: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/podcasts/trojan-horse-affair.html Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated

On this episode we welcome to the show a very special guest Mandisa Thomas the founder and President of Black Nonbelievers. Ms. Thomas is not only someone who all three co-host have admired for the work she has accomplished in the Atheist movement in the last decade plus, we also have the pleasure of considering her to be a personal friend. I know we promised a Covid free episode and we still owe you one, the next one. We couldn't talk to Mandisa about the last decade without how she adjusted during the pandemic. Believe me though, it's a small portion of the conversation and of course it was Jeff that opened that door. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandisa_Thomas https://blacknonbelievers.org/ Email - Godlessheathens@yahoo.com Twitter - @godlesspodcast Facebook Discussion Group - https://www.facebook.com/228801104333716 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GodlessHeathens - Any help is greatly appreciated