636: Pope Convictus Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Religion & Spirituality, Comedy, Other

4.9 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Christian bigots put themSELVES on a list for a change, Donald Trump gets down with the sithness, and Tom and Cecil will be here to explain how Eli’s spreadsheet got lost in the mail.
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Headlines:
Website for Christian Right MAGA-friendly businesses backfires as people use it for boycotts: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/publicsquare-trump-critics-boycott-businesses_n_680900d2e4b00850c6839b0b
Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey's introduction of Islam into education system: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/turkish-cypriots-protest-over-what-they-say-is-turkeys-introduction-of-islam-into-education-system/ar-AA1E6PVp
White House press briefing welcomes influencer who thought the Moon disappeared one time: https://www.wonkette.com/p/white-house-press-briefing-welcomes
New York May Weaken Its Oversight Over Religious Schools: https://archive.is/X7oIB#selection-507.0-511.112
Trump posts AI image of himself as Pope: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/world/trump-ai-image-pope-intl-hnk
And as a f***-jedi with a sith lightsaber: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/trump-may-4th-post-star-wars-lightsaber-b2744850.html

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
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0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:33.6	Warning, the following podcast contains nowhere near enough profanity.
0:36.8	This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by Oraframes, My Sheets Rock, BetterHelp, and by
0:41.3	the fact that some people find our free shit worth paying for. Thanks, patrons.
0:46.2	And now, The Skating Atheist.
0:48.4	Hi, I'm Hannah Morel, and as a anti-capitalist, anti-woo, atheist, feminist,
0:56.4	skeptic, humanist, trauma-informed financial coach,
1:00.6	who is occasionally asked for recommendations on which crystals are best for financial health.
1:07.3	I can, in fact, confirm that we did evolve from filthy monkey men and women.
1:36.0	Ah! It's Thursday. It's May 8th.
1:37.3	And it's national coconut cream pie day.
1:40.4	Not the porn category, but that's fun too.
1:42.5	Yeah, yeah.
1:42.9	It's fun too.
1:43.4	I'm no illusions. Ah, you lie, Bosnick. I'm Heathenright. And from Wood category, but that's fun too. Yeah, yeah. It's fun too. I'm no illusions.
1:44.8	I'm Eli Bosnick.
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