the Profane Argument, atheist podcast

Mar 05 2025 429 ep. 71 mins 116
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We are four ordinary Americans who happen to be atheists. In this podcast we discuss topics that are relevant to non-believers.

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Ep#426: Ukraine, Measles, and Bigfoot

Mar 05 2025 66 mins  
Follow-ups: ND scraps ID proposal @1:11 News: Ukraine @3:15 Tariff return @10:31 Politics: One Word Describes Trump: patrimonialism @15:01 Elon on NATO and UN @24:35 Medicaid cuts @27:22 Trump speech update @37:41 Ian’s predictions for the future @40:44 Religious Nonsense: SCOTUS and OK Charter schools @43:03 Growth of ‘nones’ levels off @44:23 Health/Medicine/Science:

Ep#425: Musk, Kennedy, and Gibberlink

Feb 25 2025 55 mins  
Follow-ups: sTicKy cApS, SpoNgEcAsE @3:58 News: SCOTUS no protest zones @6:37 Judge smacks the DOGE @9:41 HUD video @12:41 AI Gibberlink @14:44 Religious Nonsense: A flurry of religious bills (MO, SD, TX, GA, ID, AL, OH) @17:33 North Dakota bill (SB 2355) KY 10C monument @18:41 OK killed it’s monument @19:34 Beheadings in DRC @20:27 Jared derails North Sentinel Island @23:19

Ep#424: Who is the Law?

Feb 18 2025 68 mins  
Announcements: NH - Marriage age CFI letter @2:26 MO - 10 Commandments CFI letter @7:05 Follow-ups: SD - 10 Commandments @7:37 ND - 10 Commandments TX - going the other way @11:25 Pakistan arrests @14:35 News: McConnell @20:04 One last thing on RFK @24:10 RFK’s problems with SRRIs @30:08 Sen. Cassidy and LA @33:03 Politics: NATO @39:39 Who determines what the law is @42:57

Ep#423: Golden Idols and copper pennies

Feb 11 2025 67 mins  
News: DOGE employee @1:37 Trump’s stupidity @3:29 Anti-Christian Bias @6:18 Politics: Red White and Blueland @7:14 Not to Bragg @17:49 Budget Director - Russel Vought @22:53 White House Faith Office @31:27 Something something false idols @37:52 Pennies @40:31 Eric Adams @42:23 Judge v Musk @44:12 White House fails to comply @51:21 Religious Nonsense: Anti-Islam Solidarity @53:

Ep#422: Trump's Musk in a Xtian Nation

Feb 04 2025 70 mins  
Follow-ups: Texas Tribune Follow-up @2:20 Senator Cassidy “Struggling” @3:40 AP story @5:23 AAP fighting back @6:21 News: Musk’s engineers @9:53 CDC @12:48 FBI Politics: "State Issue" @20:51 Future GITMO residents @22:42 First flight has already landed Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza @25:23 SD - 10C @34:12 TN - New Bill preventing sanctuary policies @38:40 TX -

Ep#421: One Hot Mama

Jan 28 2025 60 mins  
Announcements: Scopes Trial Centennial @3:09 CFI trans articles @4:28 Ronald Lindsay Gary Francione Tilda Storey-Law Robert Pokoski Nathan Lents Follow-ups: Louisiana 10 Comm review @10:59 RFK Confirmation hearing starts @12:38 Reminder: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. formally petitioned the FDA to revoke its authorization of the Covid vaccine in May 2021 Also, How RFK Jr. drove mistrus

Ep#420: Trump Exec Order Highlights

Jan 21 2025 54 mins  
Follow-ups: January 23, Skeptical Inquirer Presents. @1:57 Public Health officials oppose RFK Jr @5:06 Atheists United @2:45 News: Elon @6:11 Trump’s executive orders list @12:19 The real question @26:28 Crypto conversation @28:27 Politics: Blumenthal’s thoughts @34:58 Biden’s outgoing plan @38:02 TX - Lawmakers @42:54 WV - Patrick Morrisey @44:25 Conspiracies: LA fires

Ep#419: Congress, the fire, and the first 30 days

Jan 14 2025 77 mins  
Follow-ups: Mubarak Bala @1:17 His interview News: The lesbian problem @3:35 Ricki Lake @10:55 Politics: RFK’s meetings @13:39 Snopes on RFK @15:36 Not a skeptic @17:25 Vaccines @19:04 The new congress @23:06 TX house prayer meeting @25:42 TN lawmaker @28:00 What will Trump do in 30 days? @32:40 Health/Medicine/Science: Ken Paxton’s lawsuit dropped @47:17 Religious Nonse

Ep#418: Tesla, New Orleans, and the Gulf

Jan 06 2025 66 mins  
Follow-ups: Feedspot rank @1:16 News: Trump explosion @5:13 Trump’s take on New Years attacker @9:01 Trump Jr. is/was in Greenland! @12:53 Jared’s hypothetical @19:33 Gulf of… @27:11 M.A.G.A. @30:02 Johnson’s prayer @41:28 Charlie Hebdo anniversary @43:15 Pseudoscience: Flat Earther Jaren Campanella @45:16 Article Mt Rushmore of Wellness Bullsh*t @47:21 Health/Medicine/

Ep#417: The Profane Argument sh*ts on Xmas: a Christmas Special

Dec 26 2024 66 mins  
Why do atheists celebrate Christmas? Do you? @10:13 Karen: pagan origins Santa Clause: Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle. @11:07 ‘Twas the night before Xmas @13:29 My favorite is Pancho Claus @14:57 Winter Solstice is the basis for many Christmas traditions @16:05 December 25th Mithra Sol invictus @17:08 Side Note: paganism @17:53 Presents @18:36 Saturnalia Christmas Ada