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The Atheist Experience

The Atheist Community of Austin
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The Atheist Experience is a weekly show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist and atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin.The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encour... more

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In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Godless Engineer and Thinker celebrate Pride Month by dismantling the "superior" morality of the biblical deity! From the horrific commands to slaughter nursing infants in 1 Samuel 15:3 to the modern-day ... more

In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Secular Rarity and The CrossExaminer tackle the rising tide of Christian nationalism and the subjective nature of "personal" truth! They explore why mandatory Ten Commandment displays fail both the Consti... more

In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Thinker and FE tackle the psychology of deconstruction, the fear of questioning, and the pitfalls of defining God into existence! From the "Jesus juice" of religious shortcuts to the biological reality of... more

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Episode: The Atheist Experience 30.18 with Godless Engineer, Genetically Modified Skeptic, and Fish Stark
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Episode: The Atheist Experience 29.49 with Forrest Valkai and Jim Barrows
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Episode: The Atheist Experience 29.25 with Jmike and Seth Andrews @TheThinkingAtheist (With Special Guest Godless Engineer)
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Atheist content creator and debater.
Episode: The Atheist Experience 29.25 with Jmike and Seth Andrews @TheThinkingAtheist (With Special Guest Godless Engineer)
Dave Farina
A famous YouTuber known for educational content and debunking pseudoscience
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Episode: The Atheist Experience 29.20 with The Cross Examiner and Dave Farina @ProfessorDaveExplains
Shelley Segal
Singer-songwriter known for her music exploring atheism and personal identity.
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Episode: The Atheist Experience 28.20 with JMike, Jim Barrows and Shelley Segal
The Cross Examiner
Episode: The Atheist Experience 28.18 with Jim Barrows and The Cross-Examiner

Hosts

Thinker
Host of The Atheist Experience; deconstruction educator; longstanding ACA figure
John Gleason
Host focusing on rigorous materialist critiques and biblical criticism
Justin
Co-host/Host with broad engagement in debates and outreach

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 4.6k ratings
  • Fascinating window into theists’ minds

    The theists who call in are extremely valuable to me. I am an atheist and don’t understand how someone can ignore the weirdness of religious beliefs and silence their own capacity for thought. To me, it’s an amazing bit of mental gymnastics. Through these conversations, I may be getting a sense of how they think.

    I am often surprised by how poorly most Christian callers understand their own scripture, even as they quote from it with great confidence. They seem to have never read it for themsel... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    guz42
    United States2 months ago
  • Over done

    I really used to love this show. However, lately the there are less and less interesting episodes. It’s pretty much the same content and concept each week. The hosts use the same logical fallacies to justify their claims for Trans gender issues that Christian apologetics use to support their theological claims. The hard truth approach used by former hosts like Matt Dillahunty is gone. An atheist community would not be interested in political issues or even insinuate its opinions one way or ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Nobelhus
    United States2 months ago
  • Rude, Obnoxious Hosts. Too Many Ads

    The hosts have 0 self-control. They cut off callers left and right. They go on tirades for several minutes at a time, one after the other. They’re already generally doing 2 v 1 or even 3 v 1, so the room for the caller to make their case is minuscule to non-existent. And the dozen or so ads placed mid-conversation make the discussions, which do have interesting nuggets here and there, nearly unlistenable. Like the sound of your own voice a little less and scale back the ads.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    JohnDoe1991
    United States3 months ago
  • WAY too many ads!

    30.07 was practically unlistenable with at least a dozen ad breaks (in the middle of calls!). Scale it back, guys

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    DaiNoga
    United States4 months ago
  • S. R.

    SR, man. He talks like he grew up in the 70s, man.

    So cool, man ! Man, you gotta say man more often, man. It’s not annoying or anything, man

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Will Stop
    United States4 months ago

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Listeners praise hosts' knowledge and logical rigor, while some wish for fewer ads and more balanced call handling.
Guests and topics spark thoughtful, sometimes provocative discussions across religion, science, and ethics.
Community-focused outreach and fundraising are viewed positively as proof of active secular engagement.
The show blends rigorous debate with accessible explanations, though ads and interruptions polarize some listeners.

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The Atheist Experience 30.20 with Justin and Godless Engineer
Q: How much of the New Testament was changed before the third century and how does that affect our understanding of early Christianity?
Manuscript evidence is sparse before the third century, so we know there was substantial variation; after the third century, literacy and printing helped stabilize the text, but many changes likely occurred earlier.
The Atheist Experience 30.09 with Secular Rarity and Godless Engineer
Q: What is your stance on the contingency of necessary facts in relation to God?
The caller presents a structured modal-logic argument for a necessary God, but the hosts repeatedly push for clarifying premises and evaluate whether the argument truly proves a theistic being rather than a philosophical abstraction like a fairy or a deistic principle.
The Atheist Experience 30.08 with Justin and Jon the Skeptick (@TruthWanted)
Q: I think DNA is a code and a sign of a lot of intelligence is the formation of a code. I don't know of any codes that arise without an intelligence source?
That's where I'm at right now, I do think there's a creator, not the biblical notion but perhaps a designer.
The Atheist Experience 30.06 with Justin and Godless Engineer
Q: What triggered your questions about faith?
Justin notes that the core beliefs of one's faith create a structure for identity, and once that structure is questioned, it can lead to significant deconstruction and re-evaluation of beliefs.
The Atheist Experience 30.01 with Jimmy Jr. and Jim Barrows
Q: What is the moral basis for atheists?
Morality for atheists is shaped by societal standards and shared human experiences.

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A weekly Austin-based talk show centered on secularism, atheism, and critical examination of religious claims. Discussions range from biblical criticism and theology to philosophy of mind, morality without deities, and how to build secular communities. Fundraising, outreach, and live audience participation are common, with guests offering deconstructionist perspectives, scientific critique, and pragmatic leadership insights for atheist and secular audiences. The program is notable for its blend of rigorous argument, accessible explanations, and emphasis on community-building within the ACA network, often tackling contemporary social issues through a skeptical lens.

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