553: Yes We CAN Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2023
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Pick up a copy of Elfis here: https://olympiapublishers.com/book/elfis
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Headlines:
Gay couple wins 100,000 dollars from Kim Davis: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/jury-awards-100000-kentucky-couple-denied-marriage-license-103170258
Pastor explains that Christian slavery gave us delicious soul food and fun music: https://www.bryancountynews.com/opinion/what-those-who-were-slaves-taught-us/
Idaho Library votes to close on Sundays despite threats of litigation: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/idaho-library-board-chair-demands
Aaron Rodgers literally touts the healing powers of "dolphin mating sounds":
https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/09/16/aaron-rodgers-healing-powers-dolphins-mating-sounds-fans-jokes
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This Week in Misogyny:
Inspiration for Sound of Freedom accused of sexual misconduct by at least seven women: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/tim-ballards-departure-from-operation-underground-railroad-followed-sexual-misconduct-investigation
Mormon church disassociates with Tim Ballard: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/even-the-mormon-church-wants-nothing
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is domicile cologne with an urgent appeal for UNICEF. |
| 0:04.0 | Children's lives have been devastated by the floods in Libya. |
| 0:07.8 | They are fighting for their lives. |
| 0:09.7 | They urgently need medical supplies, warm blankets and food. |
| 0:14.4 | Please visit UNICEF.re to donate today and help save a child's life. |
| 0:19.4 | Thank you. |
| 0:20.2 | Warning, sailors wish they could cuss like this podcast. |
| 0:23.9 | This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by |
| 0:26.7 | HelloFresh, stamps.com. |
| 0:29.1 | And by the new discrete lip-loop for inappropriate public mouth stuff, |
| 0:33.9 | boberts bees. |
| 0:35.4 | Boberts bees because we had to work hard not to make this episode a 60-minute |
| 0:39.1 | Lauren Boberk joke. |
| 0:40.5 | And now The Skating Atheist. |
| 0:43.2 | Hi, I'm Elfis. |
| 0:45.1 | A North Pole Elf who dreams of being more than a toy maker. |
| 0:48.5 | I want to be a rock star. |
| 0:50.6 | But as someone that has been alive for thousands of years, |
| 0:54.7 | I can in fact assure all of you mortals that you did in fact evolve |
| 1:00.0 | from filthy monkey men. |
| 1:02.3 | It's September 21st, and it's National Escape Ballad G-Day. |
| 1:30.3 | That's right. |
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