677: AI Slopaganda Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode: America’s justification for war has some holeys in it ... Tucker Carlson ramps up his presidential aspirations with a meditation collab ... And we’ll watch the only rapture movie that might actually give us nightmares.
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Marsh's article in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/03/joe-rogan-podcast-politics-trump
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Headlines:
U.S. troops were told war with Iran is for "armageddon" and "return of Jesus": https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for
Hemant Mehta skeptical response:
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you-share-that-story-about
Bible sales show sustainable Christian revival: https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/bible-sales-show-sustainable-christian-revival-jdqn52q6p
More Bible sales do not equal more Christians: https://humanists.uk/2026/02/25/more-bible-sales-do-not-equal-more-christians/
Transgender Kansans Sue After Driver’s Licenses Are Abruptly Canceled: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/transgender-kansas-drivers-licenses-lawsuit.html
Mike Huckabee's insane interview with Tucker Carlson about property deeds in the bible:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/world/middleeast/huckabee-israel-tucker-carlson.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/mike-huckabee-israel-middle-east-tucker-carlson
New archbishop of Canterbury not fit for job, says alleged church abuse victim | Sarah Mullally | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/08/sarah-mullally-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury-complaint-dismissed-allegation
Gafcon leaders meet in Nigeria as splits widen in Anglican Church over Sarah Mullally - BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrz1rx0ejzo
Bishop of Lincoln arrested in sexual assault inquiry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y5e32vwdwo
Archbishop of York cleared of misconduct over handling of sexual abuse case: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/29/archbishop-of-york-cleared-of-misconduct-over-handling-of-sexual-abuse-case
Hallow partners with Tucker Carlson: https://religionnews.com/2026/02/23/prayer-app-hallow-faces-backlash-over-lenten-partnership-with-tucker-carlson/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this week's episode is one-third in the Epstein files, but don't worry. |
| 0:04.7 | It's the good third. |
| 0:05.9 | This week's episode is brought to you by MintMobil and by the new epistemological obesity drug |
| 0:12.6 | that helps people stop overconsuming very stupid lies. |
| 0:17.4 | The GOP-1 receptor agonist. |
| 0:20.9 | Anyone needs it, just jab them in the belly. |
| 0:23.4 | Nectar, it's coming soon. |
| 0:25.1 | And now, the skating atheist. |
| 0:27.6 | What up, what up? |
| 0:28.6 | It's your boy Pete Higgs at the commissioner of war, |
| 0:31.5 | or whatever it is. |
| 0:32.4 | I call myself these days. |
| 0:34.0 | Anyways, my boy Scoops wanted me to let you know that we did, |
| 0:36.9 | in fact, evolve from Filthy Monkey Man. |
| 0:40.3 | Man. It's Thursday. |
| 1:04.8 | It's March 5th and it's National Absence Day. |
| 1:08.9 | Yeah, because why get drunk when you could get interdimensional? |
| 1:13.4 | I'm Michael Marshall. |
| 1:15.2 | I'm Eli Bosnick. |
| 1:16.2 | I'm Heathenright. |
| 1:17.3 | And from Susie Wiles' New Jersey, |
| 1:19.8 | Connor, Hellebucks, Michigan, and sporty Spice's Liverpool. |
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