685: Banned Band Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, we’ll ask if they’re still Mormon stories if you get sued for saying TRUE stuff, we learn about Satan's plan to corrupt the world using a high school marching band in suburban Indiana, and Christians will accidentally admit that their religion doesn’t work again.
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Appearance Links:
See Noah in Cincinnati with Seth Andrews on July 11th: https://www.sethandrews.com/cincinnati
See Noah at the Ark Park Protest in Williamstown, KY on July 12th: https://www.facebook.com/TriStateThinkers
See Noah at BAHACon in Ontario August 21-23: https://bahacon.com/
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Headlines:
Mormon church sues dude from Mormon Stories podcast: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/mormon-church-sues-critic-john-dehlin
A Satanist just won a religious exemption for bathroom access in school: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-satanist-just-won-a-religious-exemption
Texas can force Ten Commandments posters in public schools, appeals court rules: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-can-force-ten-commandments
Indiana Lt. Gov. faces backlash after calling high school band kids “demonic”: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/indiana-lt-gov-faces-backlash-after
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Gam Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38sWSyIifq4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this week's episode is not safe for work. |
| 0:03.5 | So quit. |
| 0:04.0 | Fuck that job anyway. |
| 0:05.3 | This week's episode of The Skating Atheist is brought to you by ORAFraMMMMMBEL and by |
| 0:11.2 | the new diet version of Mormonism, Lessmanism. |
| 0:15.4 | Lessmanism. |
| 0:16.7 | Because even the Mormons think they're a little much. |
| 0:19.8 | And now, the scathing atheist. |
| 0:22.1 | My name's Eric Barron. |
| 0:23.3 | I'm a teacher in Alberta, Canada, a province that is currently trying to conservatize education and ban books from libraries, thanks to the provincial leader, Danielle Smith. |
| 0:36.0 | And I can assure you that we did in fact evolve from filthy monkey men. |
| 0:41.1 | And women, I guess. |
| 0:44.3 | Fucking hell, Danielle. It's Thursday. |
| 1:08.7 | It's April 30th. |
| 1:10.4 | And it's hairstyle appreciation day. |
| 1:13.2 | Nice. |
| 1:13.9 | Aerodynamic. |
| 1:15.3 | Wesh. |
| 1:16.2 | Done. |
| 1:17.4 | I'm no illusions. |
| 1:19.2 | I'm Elon Bosnick. |
| 1:20.2 | I'm Ethan Wright. |
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