687: Electric Monk Edition
The Scathing Atheist
Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC
4.9 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, the DOJ enters the 1st Amendment’s SPAM folder, Florida golfers who encounter a golden idol of Donald Trump will play it as it lies, and Ross Douthat will finally make it through a chapter without shoehorning an obscure Latin or French phrase into the text.
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Headlines:
DOJ email promotes Chrisitan Nationalist revival https://atheists.org/news/federal-policy/american-atheists-foias-trumps-doj-again/
A field competition for Army chaplains tests spiritual mettle: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/eighth-army-exercise-chaplain/
Greg Abbott shuts down legal Muslim event for being Muslim: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-private-muslim-event-at-a-texas
I, Robe-ot — the android monk working to reboot the faith of South Korea's buddhists: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/08/jogyesa-temple-south-korea-humanoid-ai-robot-gabi
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/technology/robot-monk-buddhist-seoul.html
Pastor Defends Golden Trump Statue From Biblical Backlash: https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-defends-golden-trump-statue-from-biblical-backlash-11933490
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this episode contains the F-work, by which I mean fuck. |
| 0:04.2 | This week's episode of The Scathing Atheist is brought to you by all the people who |
| 0:08.1 | heeded the Matrion call in May's past, and also the people who donated to our show in |
| 0:12.8 | other months. And now, the Skaithing Atheist. |
| 0:16.5 | We are the Thaleks. We are the supreme beings of the universe. |
| 0:22.6 | You humans evolved from filthy monkey men and will be exterminated. |
| 0:28.6 | Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! It's Thursday. It's May 14th. And it's Thursday. It's May 14th. And it's Thursday. |
| 0:55.9 | It's May 14th. |
| 0:57.5 | And it's Dylan Thomas Day. |
| 1:00.3 | An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do. |
| 1:04.0 | Oh, no, we like you just fine. |
| 1:05.4 | I'm no illusions. |
| 1:07.4 | I'm Elon Bosnick. |
| 1:08.5 | No, you don't. |
| 1:09.0 | I'm Heathen. |
| 1:10.6 | And from Jail in Brunson's, New Jersey, |
| 1:13.4 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Waycross, Georgia. |
| 1:15.0 | This is the skating east. |
| 1:17.4 | Oh, this week's episode, |
| 1:18.9 | the DOJ enters the First Amendment spam folder. |
| 1:22.4 | Florida golfers who encounter a golden idol of Donald Trump |
| 1:25.8 | will play it as it lies. Oh, nice. And Ross Douth |
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