611: Politic or Treat Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Headlines:
JD Vance responds to Christian students mocked at Harris rally; protester warns about 'spiritual warfare':
https://www.christianpost.com/news/jd-vance-responds-to-christian-students-mocked-at-harris-rally.html
Vatican unveils new anime mascot: https://comicbook.com/anime/news/anime-character-the-vatican-catholic-japan/
Milwaukee man injured by fallen Eruv: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/10/04/after-fallen-wire-injures-milwaukee-cyclist-orthodox-jewish-group-apologizes/75473960007/
Chick-fil-A isn’t just launching a streaming service — it’s a whole entertainment app: https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/chick-fil-a-play-app-streaming-service-rcna176578
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This Week in Misogyny:
Vatican calls for more lady stuff, but only a little more: https://religionnews.com/2024/10/26/in-vatican-summits-final-document-delegates-call-for-more-lay-and-female-church-leaders/
Pastor suggests publicly executing women to combat false rape allegations: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pastor-if-we-publicly-execute-a-few
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Warning if this podcast was just the word fuck five times a second for 60 minutes |
| 0:04.4 | that wouldn't be enough profanity for the moment. |
| 0:07.0 | This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by |
| 0:10.0 | Factor and by the new and highly effective anxiety treatment a time machine that takes you to Wednesday. |
| 0:17.0 | A time machine that takes you to Wednesday only available if you already voted. |
| 0:22.0 | And now the Skating Atheist. |
| 0:24.7 | Hi, I'm Robin of the blog, Reviews that Burn, where I review books by |
| 0:29.6 | marginalized authors and write essays from a reader's perspective. |
| 0:33.4 | I have dysgraphia, a cognitive disability that puts a 30% pass filter on my writing |
| 0:38.8 | and means I hold a pen weirdly. Conditions like this are a byproduct of the fact that we did in fact evolved from filthy |
| 0:46.2 | monkey people. Oh, It's Thursday. |
| 1:08.9 | Thursday. |
| 1:09.9 | It's October 31st. |
| 1:11.9 | And it's Halloween. |
| 1:13.7 | Yes it is you can't see us but we are dressed like sexy cats. |
| 1:18.1 | As ever I am no illusions. |
| 1:20.9 | I'm Eli Bothnick. |
| 1:22.2 | Keith Henwright and from Corey Booker and George. I'm E-Lai Bothnick. I'm Keith Enright. |
| 1:23.0 | And from Corey Booker and George Helmee's New Jersey |
| 1:26.0 | and no other senatorial history at all, |
| 1:28.0 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, and we cross the edge of this. |
| 1:30.0 | Is the skating atheist. |
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