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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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  • 592 - John MacArthur's Poisonous Legacy
    Jul 17 2025

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

    — Woman sues John MacArthur’s church for publicly shaming her for wanting to leave an abusive marriage. (0:23)

    — Speaking of which, John MacArthur is dead. (21:20)

    — Evangelicals lose their minds after Chip and Joanna Gaines cast gay couple on reality show. (36:18)

    — LGBTQ-affirming atheist group denied booth at St. John’s Pride Festival. (54:20)

    — Baylor University rejects $643,401 LGBTQ+ research grant after conservative backlash. (1:19:25)

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    1 h y 41 m
  • 591 - The End of the Johnson Amendment?
    Jul 10 2025

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

    — Is the Johnson Amendment dead? IRS says churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit. (1:35)

    — Hate-fueled, anti-gay sermons from Indiana New IFB church spark outrage. (32:30)

    — Court rules against West Virginia in $5,000,000 religious grant controversy. (52:59)

    — FOX & Friends promotes Creationist theme park in sponsored segment disguised as news. (1:04:25)

    — "Sheep do not judge the shepherd": Priest defends convicted abuser in shocking sermon. (1:17:20)

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    1 h y 36 m
  • 590 - Catholic School Fires Widowed Gay Teacher
    Jul 3 2025

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

    — ACLU sues Michigan school after Palestinian teen bullied by teacher over Pledge protest. (2:20)

    — Catholic school fires widowed teacher over same-sex marriage. (14:42)

    — Oklahoma sued over school standards that mix Christianity with right-wing lies. (38:18)

    — Supreme Court opens door to religious veto of public school lessons, starting with LGBTQ books. (55:55)

    — Trump policies force global Humanist conference to abandon U.S. plans. (1:11:42)

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    1 h y 22 m
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Jessica's anger in this episode truly resonated with me and I actually found it comforting not feeling alone with my own anger.

Great Episode

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I've enjoyed this podcast. The presenter is truly graceful and very sensitive towards believer's feelings.

Fantastic podcast

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As far as atheist pod casts go, the Friendly Atheist is one that ‘truly you guys’ delivers some of the most well researched and context rich perspectives. Hemant, in contrast to many of his contemporaries, approaches topics like a reporter, regularly seeking comments from parties involved. As someone who listens to several atheist podcasters, I often hear them crediting Hemants research. But the podcast would not be what it is without Jessica. She’s quick to get excited and jump to conclusions, sometimes blundering into the conversation in ways that could come off as ignorant. But I’ve come to see her approach as a sort of brutal honesty and vulnerability. If Jessica were not present to help us digest Hemant’s stories, the podcast might just be another sober, maybe even depressing podcast (most of Hemant’s stories are bad news). Jessica gives the listener space to ‘feel’ the news, whether it be worry, loss, rage, or delightful schadenfreude.
Jessica also offers a sharp feminist perspective that this mostly straight male reviewer often misses. If you care about the latest news from the world of atheism and religiosity, the Friendly Atheist delivers. Highly recommend.

Ahead of the curve on atheist news

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Hement (sp?) and Jessica chat about news stories from an atheist point of view. As an Apatheist (I just don’t GAF), I often find myself laughing out loud while I listen, which is much better than crying. Hement & Jessica’s intelligent and irreverent commentary on current events is timely, informative and much appreciated. Week after week there they are, having done the hard work of sifting through the all the madness to bring attention to stories of the hypocrisy, greed and corruption of so called morally upright leaders and followers of religion — and feel good stories, too!! My only complaint is Jessica says “Oh my God” far too often. FFS you would think listening to an atheist podcast would be one place I wouldn’t have to hear that annoying phrase.

Laugh instead of crying

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I love this podcast. It is smart, funny, and poignant. This is what the world needs. Let's collectively pull our heads out of our...

Celebrate Reason and Logic!

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