636: Pope Convictus Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2025
⏱️ 81 minutes
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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
Transcript
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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? |
| 0:25.8 | Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express. |
| 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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