Will Democrats Pull Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?
Seth Andrews shares a recent substack from American historian Heather Cox Richardson. HCR article Become a supporter of this podcast: https:...
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Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer for 30 years, ultimately escaped the bonds of superstitious thinking to embrace the more satisfying explanations that science provid...
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I Was a Megachurch Pastor (with Dr. Todd Phillips)
Dr. Todd Phillips was once all-in as an evangelical megachurch pastor. Then the doubts crept in, and everything changed. He joins us to tell...
Jailed for a T-Shirt
Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar committed the "sin" of blasphemy. The Moroccan government imprisoned her. A health crisis may kill her if medical...
Do You Have an Irrational Fear?
A fun "spooky season" show about our quirky phobias. Enjoy! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinking...
Humanism in the U.S. and the U.K. (with Andrew Copson)
Andrew Copson is the Chief Executive of Humanists UK. He joined Seth Andrews to talk about humanism in his part of the world...and Britain's...
Ghost Stories 2026
It's our annual October tradition...a chance to suspend (some) disbelief and get into the Halloween spirit. Become a supporter of this podca...
The United States of Insanity (with Aron Ra)
At a recent event in Fort Worth, Texas, activist and educator Aron Ra spoke directly about the dangerous rise of the Christian right, and th...
Should Capital Punishment Be Put to Death?
After the botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike , we're again having the conversation about crime, justice, and the death pen...
The United States is Not a Christian Nation
At a recent event in Fort Worth, Texas, Seth Andrews explained why the "Christian nation" and "Judeo-Christian values" narrative is fiction,...
When Movies Screw Up the Science
It's fun to suspend disbelief and go on a fantastic film journey, but sometimes Hollywood stretches the science so far that it breaks our br...
The Unholy Trinity Reunion
On August 29th, 2026, Matt Dillahunty , Aron Ra , and Seth Andrews reunited on stage for a three-hour event in Fort Worth, Texas. This is th...
They Go Low, We Go High? (with Cecil Cicirello)
Here's a re-broadcast of a recent Cognitive Dissonance show where Seth filled the co-host seat for a hospitalized Tom Curry. VIDEO of this d...
The Making of an American Caesar (with Dr. Brad Onishi)
Dr. Brad Onishi has done an impressive deep dive into the evangelical kingmaking machine. He joined Seth to talk about his new book on MAGA'...
The Idol of Rot (a 10-minute reading)
In this ten-minute reading, a Substack account called Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge describes Trump's America in stark language. Lis...
Go Fact Yourself: "Skeptics" Aren't Immune to Fake News
Seth Andrews addresses an often unpopular reality: We're all human, and humans can be fooled. Check out some examples of popular links and m...
The Elevator Metaphor: Portrait of American Idiots
Seth attempts to describe the human anchors around our cultural neck. Plus your calls. The West Point article Become a supporter of this pod...
EPISODE #900
This week marks a milestone: 900 shows ! Hop into the way-back machine as Seth plays selected clips from various shows over sixteen years. B...
Dolly Parton: Christian Humanist (A Tribute by Matt Dillahunty)
The world recently lost an icon, and many are only now learning about the humanitarian work which defined most of Dolly Parton's 80 year lif...
RESIST: 4 Ways to Defend Democracy (with Andrew Seidel)
Constitutional attorney Andrew Seidel told a Sarnia, Ontario audience that things in the U.S. are dire, but there are things that all of us...
Bad Advice and BS: Life Counsel You Shouldn't Take (with Seth Andrews)
How many "life hacks" are presented...by hacks? On July 11th, Seth Andrews gave this speech at the Anderson Center in Cincinnati. Become a s...