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Friendly Atheist Podcast

Friendly Atheist Podcast
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Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion. This is the official podcast for FriendlyAtheist.com.

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

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Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

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Recent Guests

Warren Throckmorton
Professor and author focused on religion and Christian nationalism
Wheaton College (implied through discussion); author
Episode: 640 - Warren Throckmorton, The Christian Past That Wasn't
Matthew Boedy
Author of The Seven Mountains Mandate, Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy
University of North Georgia / Georgia Conference of the AAUP
Episode: 629 - Matthew Boedy on The Seven Mountains Mandate
Marissa Franks Burt
Co-author of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting, novelist, editor, teacher, and co-host of the At Home with the Lectionary podcast.
Episode: 611 - Marissa Franks Burt, Co-Author of The Myth of Good Christian Parenting
Kate Shellnutt
Editorial director of News for Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Episode: 588 - The Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting (with Kate Shellnutt)
Kristi Burke
Content creator and YouTuber who discusses deconstruction from faith and social issues.
Jezebel Vibes
Episode: 577 - Interview with YouTuber Kristi Burke
Katherine Stewart
Author of "Money, Lies, and God Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy"
Episode: 572 - Interview with Katherine Stewart, author of "Money, Lies, and God"
April Ajoy
Author of 'Star-Spangled Jesus', content creator.
Episode: Ep. 553 - Interview with April Ajoy, author of Star-Spangled Jesus
Niki Hemmer
Co-host of the podcast This Day in Esoteric Political History.
This Day in Esoteric Political History
Episode: BONUS - Drs. Kellie Carter Jackson and Niki Hemmer
Kellie Carter Jackson
Author and historian with a focus on Black resistance.
Author of 'We Refuse, A Forceful History of Black Resistance'
Episode: BONUS - Drs. Kellie Carter Jackson and Niki Hemmer

Hosts

Hemant Mehta
Host of the podcast; long-running advocate for church-state separation and atheist/ secular perspectives.
Jessica Bluemke Greiff
Co-host providing reaction, context, and empathetic commentary; often drives discussion with personal perspectives.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 2.4k ratings
  • Hemant and Jessica have such a great, and often humorous, rapport. I always look forward to hearing a new episode each week.

    Hemant masterfully crafts succinct, well researched news reports, and Jessica provides the essential outraged, scandalized, flabbergasted, celebratory, or (insert appropriate response here) reaction that makes it feel like a cathartic conversation with friends.

    Love to both of you!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Laura
    12 days ago
  • Refreshing Weekly Podcast

    This show is a must-listen. Every week these two bring a rational viewpoint to news stories including some that otherwise might pass unnoticed. Hemant’s story breakdowns are nuanced and Jessica’s follow up questions and insights provide the perfect counterbalance. These two provide a refreshing, logical approach to religion-specific news stories in a country of irrationality.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Blue Dot in downstate IL
    United States16 days ago
  • The best out there

    I support on Patreon. Other Atheist podcasts get a lot of info from this podcast. I follow the best. Simply the greatest source of information for relevant stories. Please keep it up. You guys are a bright spot every week!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jermybob
    United States17 days ago
  • Amazing show! Great journalism from Hemant, and Jessica's commentary is hilarious and insightful and unapologetically feminist and I'm here for all of it.

    Btw Jessica, you should check out the RePhrasing podcast. It's an Archer rewatch pod featuring Amber Nash (Pam)!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    zimme2271
    a month ago
  • Worth the listen

    What a great show. These two bring a great insight to current events, and info people of the latest concern around the country.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Whitebread_13
    United States2 months ago

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Smart, balanced critique with genuine empathy and humor.
Engaging, well-researched and with strong moral clarity.
A lifeline for secular voices covering church-state issues.

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577 - Interview with YouTuber Kristi Burke
Q: Can you talk about a recent event you had to deal with, where you decided to challenge your own congresswoman about stuff?
I attended a town hall to ask my congresswoman about Medicaid cuts, where I confronted her about the inaccuracies in her statements.
577 - Interview with YouTuber Kristi Burke
Q: How did you go from being super anti-abortion to not, because that seems much harder for me?
It was difficult to change my views on abortion, but I realized that bodily autonomy was really important over time.
577 - Interview with YouTuber Kristi Burke
Q: Tell us your YouTube channel, and then I would love to know how you even got into doing YouTube and how you began talking about any of this stuff.
My YouTube channel is Jezebel Vibes. I started on TikTok first to discuss my deconstruction journey, and it blew up from there.
572 - Interview with Katherine Stewart, author of "Money, Lies, and God"
Q: How important is Jesus to current forms of Christianity that align with Christian nationalism?
Politics often leads the religion among these groups as they adapt their faith to support their political agendas.
572 - Interview with Katherine Stewart, author of "Money, Lies, and God"
Q: What is the role of conservative Catholics in the Christian nationalist movement?
They contribute significantly to the movement with substantial financial and ideological support, often amplifying the message.

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8. Niki Hemmer

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