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The Scathing Atheist

657: Conjured Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Comedy, Religion & Spirituality, Other

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Atheists find ourselves the only terrorists without a magical hat, a representative who represents himself has a fool for a client, and we’ll welcome in a pair of obsessive Joe Rogan listeners throughout the show.
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Headlines:
Presidential memorandum defines “anti-Christian” activity as domestic terrorism: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/
Trump accuses Mormon temple shooter of being “anti-Christian”:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/28/thomas-jacob-sanford-identified-michigan-church-shooting-suspect/86409758007/ and https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/church-shooting-fire-michigan-09-29-25 and https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/mormon-church-shooting-trump-sign
Ryan Walters is resigning, ending his disastrous reign over Oklahoma's public schools
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ryan-walters-is-resigning-ending
Yet another prominent anti-trans Republican turns out to be a pedophile: https://scdailygazette.com/2025/09/29/former-rep-rj-may-pleads-guilty-to-sending-disgusting-and-depraved-child-sex-abuse-videos/
And
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/gop-lawmaker-said-trans-people-harm-children-he-just-pled-guilty-to-child-charges/
Qanon shaman sues Trump for $40 trillion: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/qanon-shaman-trump-lawsuit-capitol-riots-b2835709.html
Alex Jones raises eyebrows by growing ‘Hitler mustache’ - then says it makes him more attractive to women
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alex-jones-mustache-conspiracy-infowars-b2834442.html


Transcript

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0:00.0

Warning, this episode contains words that spellcheck often corrects to duck.

0:04.7

This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by My Sheets Rock and by a Herculean

0:11.0

capacity for compartmentalization. And now, the Skating Atheist.

0:15.7

Hi, I'm Kira, owner of Snowhair coaching. And after 18 years of running ultra-marathons and coaching people couched to 5K and beyond,

0:24.7

I can tell you with certainty, we did in fact evolve from brave, strong, tenacious, durable,

0:30.6

and absolutely filthy monkey people.

0:52.1

Music funky people. It's Thursday.

0:55.3

It's October 2nd, and it's Yom Kippur.

0:58.2

I'll take your word for it, Cecil.

0:59.6

I'm no illusions.

1:01.7

I'm Eli Bosnick.

1:03.1

And I'm Cecil Something Italian.

1:04.7

And from New Jersey, Chicago, and way cross Georgia, this is the scathing atheist.

1:12.0

On this week's episode, atheists find ourselves the only terrorists without a magical hat.

1:17.4

A representative who represents himself has only a fool for a client.

1:21.8

And we'll swap Cecil out for a different obsessive Joe Rogan listener halfway through the show.

1:26.4

But first, the diatribe.

1:48.2

Time is a lot of things, but it's no defense against grief.

1:55.3

We say that it is because there's no defense, and by clinging to time, we can suppose that there's some relief that's always just around the chronological corner, but there's nothing there but more time.

2:03.7

And in grief, time is as much your champion as your nemesis.

2:07.7

Because when it comes to shielding you, it's a flawless window.

2:12.2

You can see right through it.

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