The Scathing Atheist

In this week’s episode, the Supreme Court establishes “la la la I can’t hear you” as a parental right, the "Tuck Your Face" segment is about Tucker Carlson but also Ted Cruz's skin mask, and Ross Douthat will ask how a universe that wasn’t divinely ordered by a brilliant deity could create Ross Douthat. --- Come see us live in Cleveland [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-cleveland-ohio-tickets-1403806325509] on July 19th! To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com [http://Patreon.com], click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist [http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist] To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ [https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/] If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com [scathingnews@gmail.com] To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat [https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat] To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies [https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies] To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ [http://citationpod.com/] To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ [https://danddminus.libsyn.com/] Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/] --- Headlines: SCOTUS opens door to religious veto of public school lessons, starting with LGBTQ books: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/supreme-court-opens-door-to-religious [https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/supreme-court-opens-door-to-religious] SCOTUS ends term by ruling that Christianity: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/g-s1-74738/scotus-decisions-birthright-aca [https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/g-s1-74738/scotus-decisions-birthright-aca] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/supreme-court-ruling-obamacare-rfk-science [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/supreme-court-ruling-obamacare-rfk-science] Armenia's PM offers to expose himself in escalating Church row: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gk0nw2nn0o [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gk0nw2nn0o] Tucker Carlson vs Ted Cruz on Iran, the bible, and anti-semitism: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/politics/ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-exchange-analysis [https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/politics/ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-exchange-analysis] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/tucker-carlson-clashes-sen-ted-cruz-dont-know-anything-iran-rcna213697 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/tucker-carlson-clashes-sen-ted-cruz-dont-know-anything-iran-rcna213697] Orban tells people no gay pride parades. People have other plans: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/200000-march-in-budapest-pride-refusing [https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/200000-march-in-budapest-pride-refusing?r=2uh8q4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false]

In this week’s episode, America has its human credentials temporarily revoked, we learn about a Christian super-genius* and his movement called IQ-Anon, and we’ll learn about another one of those self-correcting forms of woo. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com [http://Patreon.com], click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist [http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist] To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ [https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/] If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com [scathingnews@gmail.com] To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat [https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat] To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies [https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies] To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ [http://citationpod.com/] To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ [https://danddminus.libsyn.com/] Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/] --- Headlines: American Atheists withdraws as host of 2026 World Humanist Conference, because America is a shithole country: https://www.atheists.org/2025/06/announcing-relocation-of-the-2026-world-humanist-congress/ [https://www.atheists.org/2025/06/announcing-relocation-of-the-2026-world-humanist-congress/] Lawsuit Against Dave Ramsey Can Go Forward: https://ministrywatch.com/lawsuit-against-dave-ramsey-can-go-forward/ [https://ministrywatch.com/lawsuit-against-dave-ramsey-can-go-forward/] From missionary to alleged murderer - Vance Boelter and the cost of religious extremism: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/from-missionary-to-alleged-murderer [https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/from-missionary-to-alleged-murderer] And Grok refuses to lie for Christian Right idiots trying to blame "left wing extremism": https://www.wonkette.com/p/elon-musks-very-own-ai-wont-even [https://www.wonkette.com/p/elon-musks-very-own-ai-wont-even] Appeals court blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments Law: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/appeals-court-blocks-louisiana-law [https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/appeals-court-blocks-louisiana-law] Alleged "smartest man in world" says "Christ is God":  https://ground.news/article/man-with-worlds-highest-iq-declares-jesus-christ-is-god [https://ground.news/article/man-with-worlds-highest-iq-declares-jesus-christ-is-god] https://www.ncregister.com/cna/world-s-smartest-man-professes-christian-faith-on-social-media [https://www.ncregister.com/cna/world-s-smartest-man-professes-christian-faith-on-social-media] --- This Week in Misogyny: Florida GOP lawmaker can’t get treatment for ectopic pregnancy, blames left: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kat-cammack-pregnancy-florida-abortion-ban-b2775051.html [https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kat-cammack-pregnancy-florida-abortion-ban-b2775051.html] Adriana Smith’s fetus is harvested: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baby-brain-dead-pregnant-woman-kept-alive-abortion-law-delivered-famil-rcna213558 [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baby-brain-dead-pregnant-woman-kept-alive-abortion-law-delivered-famil-rcna213558] TX sheriff uses license plate tracking data to monitor abortions: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/tracked-across-state-lines-texas-sheriffs-use-of-license-plate-data-raises-alarms-national-surveillance-technology [https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/tracked-across-state-lines-texas-sheriffs-use-of-license-plate-data-raises-alarms-national-surveillance-technology]

In this week’s episode, our little Heathy Enwright gets married! Or… well, he doesn’t do that on the episode, but that happens. And we get a little mushy about it. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com [http://Patreon.com], click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist [http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist] To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ [https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/] If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com [scathingnews@gmail.com] To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat [https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat] To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies [https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies] To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ [http://citationpod.com/] To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ [https://danddminus.libsyn.com/] Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/]

In this week’s episode, America doesn't WANNA get a shot, Peter Thiel explains why his list of anti-woke grievances is the literal Antichrist, and Don Ford will escape from his box again. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com [http://Patreon.com], click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist [http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist] To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ [https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/] If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com [scathingnews@gmail.com] To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat [https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat] To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies [https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies] To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ [http://citationpod.com/] To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ [https://danddminus.libsyn.com/] Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/] --- Headlines: RFK Jr. fires entire CDC Vaccine advisory committee: https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-cdc-acip-vaccines-3790c89f45b6314c5c7b686db0e3a8f9 [https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-cdc-acip-vaccines-3790c89f45b6314c5c7b686db0e3a8f9] Supreme Court hands win to Catholic Charities in case that could gut worker protections: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/supreme-court-hands-win-to-catholic [https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/supreme-court-hands-win-to-catholic] Michael Tait of Newsboys and DC Talk and GND accused of drug-addled grooming and assault: https://julieroys.com/former-newsboys-frontman-michael-tait-accused-sexual-assault-grooming-substance-abuse-dating-back-to-2004/ [https://julieroys.com/former-newsboys-frontman-michael-tait-accused-sexual-assault-grooming-substance-abuse-dating-back-to-2004/] SBC Meeting targets porn, same-sex marriage, sports betting, and willful childlessness: https://apnews.com/article/southern-baptists-pornography-sports-betting-gay-marriage-aac48e558ea4b7f1c3b869b917e6eea2 [https://apnews.com/article/southern-baptists-pornography-sports-betting-gay-marriage-aac48e558ea4b7f1c3b869b917e6eea2] TST Proudly Announces America’s Newest Abortion Clinic will open June 14th in Maine: https://thesatanictemple.com/blogs/news/tst-proudly-announces-america-s-newest-abortion-clinic-will-open-june-14th-in-maine [https://thesatanictemple.com/blogs/news/tst-proudly-announces-america-s-newest-abortion-clinic-will-open-june-14th-in-maine] Peter Thiel is pretty sure the Antichrist is coming via AI: https://www.christianpost.com/news/palantir-founder-peter-thiel-talks-antichrist-armageddon.html [https://www.christianpost.com/news/palantir-founder-peter-thiel-talks-antichrist-armageddon.html] Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/jeffrey-epstein-peter-thiel-estate.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/jeffrey-epstein-peter-thiel-estate.html]

In this week’s episode, Texas Presumes its students can count up to ten, we learn about a gold scam involving Donald Trump's bullion heir, and we’ll find yet another downside of literacy. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com [http://Patreon.com], click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist [http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist] To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ [https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/] If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com [scathingnews@gmail.com] To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat [https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat] To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies [https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies] To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ [http://citationpod.com/] To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ [https://danddminus.libsyn.com/] Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/] --- Guest Links: Learn more about Arizona here: https://www.yourvalley.net/ [https://www.yourvalley.net/] --- Headlines: Texas to pass 10 Commandments-in-classrooms law: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-democrat-exposes-gop-hypocrisy [https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-democrat-exposes-gop-hypocrisy] Joni Ernst defends "we all are going to die" comment with pitch to embrace Jesus: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/sen-joni-ernst-defends-we-all-are [https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/sen-joni-ernst-defends-we-all-are] Vatican Library to Restore and Digitise Over 80,000 Manuscripts: https://catholicnews.in/vatican-library-to-restore-and-digitise-over-80000-manuscripts/#google_vignette [https://catholicnews.in/vatican-library-to-restore-and-digitise-over-80000-manuscripts/#google_vignette] Trump thinks the gold is missing from Fort Knox: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/27/us/trump-fort-knox-gold.html [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/27/us/trump-fort-knox-gold.html]