TheThinkingAtheist

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Scared Straight? What "Troubled Youth" Programs Get Wrong (with Cyndy Etler) Feb 21, 2023

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Cyndy Etler is a life coach and author, focusing on struggling youth, and exposing many (often religious) "scared straight" programs doing more harm than good.
VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/5gzbODFqGLA
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My Family Called Me a Baby Killer (and other listener calls) Feb 14, 2023

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In this week's show, it's rationality and humanity versus zealotry and bigotry...with plenty of listener calls.
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Thinking Is Power: Why Knowledge Is Not Enough Feb 07, 2023

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Melanie Trecek-King is a biology professor and founder of Thinking Is Power. She has a lot to say about science education...and why the facts simply aren't enough.
VIDEO of this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bHLQXckjGno
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The Man in the Gray Suit Feb 04, 2023

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Subscribe to "True Stories with Seth Andrews" on all major podcast apps, or visit http://www.truestoriespodcast.com
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Teens and Designer Jeans: The Blaming and Shaming of Purity Culture Jan 31, 2023

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Fundamental religions are obsessed with sex, desperately trying to desexualize teenagers and control them through adulthood. This show exposes why Purity Culture is so futile, dishonest, and destructive.
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Let's Explode the Universe (with Forrest Valkai and Gutsick Gibbon) Jan 24, 2023

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What happens when two dynamic (and wildly entertaining) science educators come together to talk about evolution VS. creationism? This podcast answers the question. With Forrest Valkai and Erika / Gutsick Gibbon.
VIDEO of this converstion
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Rapture Anxiety: Fearing the End of the World Jan 17, 2023

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Yes, rapture anxiety is a thing. We explore how End Times dogmas can distort reality and do immense harm, especially to indoctrinated children.
CNN Article: https://cnn.it/3Vsg0dR
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Christian Nationalists are Preparing for War: a Conversation with Brad Onishi Jan 10, 2023

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Professor Bradley Onishi is co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast and author of the new book, "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism - and What Comes Next."
VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/gqrf5FdVDPM
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The Atheist and the Mysticist Jan 03, 2023

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Mysticist Andrew Jasko joins Seth Andrews for a candid, good-faith discussion about consciousness, spirituality, psychedelics, and interestingly, their shared values as harsh critics of dogmatic religions.
Andrew's website: http://www.lifeafterdogma.org
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