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Profane Argument

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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01:16:22

Ep#440: Need those ladies breedin’ not readin’

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/06/18

Announcements:A digitally-restored copy of the 1980 documentary “James Randi in Australia.” @1:49 Follow-ups: Roseanne @3:49 News: Army parade @12:39 3.5 percent rule @23:23 Huckabee's tweet @29:20 “Fake images and conspiracy theories” around protests in L.A @35:57 Order to VA staff @38:18 MN assassin @42:39 SCOTUS to hear ADF argument @48:40 Health/Medicine/Science: RFK Jr. “removing every member of vaccine panel

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01:09:23

Ep#439: LA, MAHA, and Blasphemy

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/06/11

Follow-ups: Trump and Musk faking it?? @1:09 Thank you to John Oliver @4:53 SCOTUS ruling in WI @6:01 News: LA updates @7:12 Tom Homan @13:22 FEMA @19:09 FDA launches ELSA @24:51 Fill my hole initiative @26:34 Health/Medicine/Science: Personal financial impact of MAHA @28:23 National impact @29:34 Dental impact @33:15 David Geier appointed @34:22 Dr Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos @37:49 Religious

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01:05:27

Ep#438: We're all going to die

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/06/04

Follow-ups: CFI’s OPP calling on TX residents contact Gov. Greg Abbott @1:21 CFI’s Office of Public Policy has issued a nationwide Action Alert @2:24 Open call to Telepathy Tapes @3:49 Nigel on Ventura @7:15 News: Ukraine @10:17 Joni Ernst @16:51 MAGA mad at Musk @21:40 Politics: “MAHA report” was even worse than we first realized @29:14 the McGill Office for Science and Society @31:04 CDC vaccination schedule differs

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01:12:27

Ep#437: From Grift to Graft

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/05/28

Follow-ups: From Macca909one on Reddit We don’t do prayer @0:43 Announcements: Gov Track @8:21 Politics: SCOTUS split @9:40 While we’re in OK @15:17 But SCOTUS other rulings on Independent Agencies @18:45 DOGE discovery @23:05 Hegseth prayer @26:23 Doug Wilson @29:52 News: Meme coin dinner @37:56 Trump wants us to forget Jan 6th @43:33 MAHA’s first report @46:41 Health/Medicine/Science: Silencing the CDC

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01:13:48

Ep#436: Global Propaganda

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/05/21

Follow-ups: OK Ryan Walters @2:05 And pushing conspiracies Mike Lee @7:46 Politics: SCOTUS pushes back on Trump @12:32 $5 billion federal school voucher proposal @15:22 RFK Senate hearing takeaway @18:43 Hallow App @21:47 Casey Means causing rift…but not for the right reasons @25:25 The war Vinay Prasad @32:49 New requirements for COVID vaccines @34:37 NEJM article Biden’s health @39:45 8647

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01:07:46

Ep#435: Woke Pope? Nope.

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/05/14

Announcements:AZ SB1269 @1:16 Follow-ups: Listener comment @1:54 Papa Nuevo @6:48 WA - Gov signed bill @11:49 WA - No reporting allowed Politics: Trump stuff @15:53 Middle East trip …to pick up bribes Medicaid cuts @23:16 Trump’s religious crusade @35:06 Anti-Christian Bias Fluoride @39:01 FDA moves to take prescription fluoride drops and tablets for kids off the market Notes on Fluoride use RFK and “aborted fetus debris

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01:13:29

Ep#434: Cults and the Police State

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/04/30

Announcements:Washington residents please speak out @2:36 Politics: Sethuraman Panchanathan @5:42 New Police State @9:23 Border base News: Judge arrested @13:55 Plastic Surgery pardon @14:40 Santos sentenced @17:48 Student Visa Cancellations @21:13 Health/Medicine/Science: Overview of RFK claims @24:02 WP: Absurd statistics But it won’t matter to true believers Trump to have bleach speaker

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01:29:51

Ep#433: Trump, the Pope, and the Easter Bunny

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/04/23

Follow-ups: Abbott’s latest push @1:28 Politics: Trump on Garcia @7:27 Easter Trading Card @14:57 Noem’s purse @20:27 How Trumpers feel @22:48 The new White House Correspondents @31:09 RFK's views on the autistic @33:30 Inside an anti-vax autism summit @40:33 A near-doubling in the number of requests for measles vaccine @42:35 Autism rate @43:50 Health/Medicine/Science: COVID is over…yay?

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01:08:12

Ep#432: Deportations and Cult Leaders

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/04/16

Announcements:CFI joined American Atheists to submit an amicus brief to SCOTUS @1:32 KWTV reports that “faith leaders” filed a separate brief on Monday @2:25 Scopes trial in TN this July @3:28 Scientific paper on evolution @4:09 Follow-ups: WV won’t stop @5:31 SCOTUS says, return him @7:13 White House: No Quick aside on Maher @14:23 Politics: Overdraft Fees @15:03 Deport citizens @22:10 Anti-Xtian bias @24:11 What caused MAGA

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01:26:09

Ep#431: Trump, RFK, and Val Kilmer

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/04/09

Politics: Open letter on changes @1:32 Letter Trump's birthday present @3:40 Trump/Dover info @8:06 Possible reason? @14:36 Trump not happy with RFK? @20:37 RFK speaks after funeral @22:39 Health industry alarms @25:07 Vaccine funding cut @28:12 Federal judge temporarily blocked those cuts Wrong people fired…that’s the plan @29:52 The list @35:43 News: First arrest https://www.reddit.com/r/news/s/JB1jLBMTVY

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01:14:13

Ep#430: Science v Politics v Religion

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/04/02

Announcements: Science under siege, Thu Apr 3rd. @1:17 Political economist @2:48 Follow-ups: Catholic Charities @4:11 OK charter schools @ Ray Holmberg sentenced @5:30 West Virginia House of Delegates rejected SB 460 @9:26 Politics: David Geier to conduct study @10:55 Changes to SS @12:17 3rd term @24:44 News: Ozturk kidnapping @28:47 Religious liberty struggling all over @32:17 Religious Nonsense: Pew numbers

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01:19:32

Ep#429: OPSEC, Moonies, and RFK

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/03/26

Announcements: “We are currently clean on OPSEC.” Jon Stewart @1:50 Follow-ups: Louis DeJoy @3:14 Politics: Houthi war plans @7:10 To Russia with Love @9:46 China war plans @22:30 News: TX - TTRPG @32:13 FL - Child labor laws @42:18 French Scientist denied entry @44:04 Confidential information? Religious Nonsense: Moonies in JP @48:34 Catholic charities @52:11 Health/Medicine/Science: Story of the dead child

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01:04:49

Ep#428: Schumer, Rubio, and RFK

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/03/19

News:Vox article, not news, but good starter info @1:43 Schumer shutdown avoidance @2:37 The pushback Golf Win! @11:15 Second judge rules on probationary workers @12:49 USAID dismantling unconstitutional @15:51 Gitmo pullback @17:34 But deportations continue Lebanese professor detained @20:08 Rubio on Khalil’s arrest @23:1 Trump to declare fentanyl WMD @25:38 Trump to undo pardons?? @27:06 Politics: OK update

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00:49:24

Ep#427: Tesla and the great uniter

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/03/12

Follow-ups: Where is Kim Davis now? @2:32 CDC intends study @5:15 News: Let’s unite the country! @8:11 Trump’s new Tesla @11:19 AL expands allowance of religious exemptions @16:21 Second Measles death @16:51 NJ vaccines @17:12 WV bill @18:37 Palestinian protester @20:01 Politics: Where are Trump’s changes? @24:25 TX 10 commandments @33:26 TX - New felony @34:24 OK Superintendent @37:30 Religious

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01:06:05

Ep#426: Ukraine, Measles, and Bigfoot

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/03/06

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: Measles claims first victim @46:19 Worst likely still to

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00:55:20

Ep#425: Musk, Kennedy, and Gibberlink

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/02/26

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 Health/Medicine/Science: Robert F

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01:08:19

Ep#424: Who is the Law?

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/02/19

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 Social Security and COBOL

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01:07:45

Ep#423: Golden Idols and copper pennies

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/02/12

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

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01:10:52

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

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/02/05

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 - Vaccinations @40:28 Abbott’s

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01:00:02

Ep#421: One Hot Mama

the Profane Argument, atheist podcast ·

2025/01/29

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 mistrust of a cancer prevention vaccine. CFI Action Alert You can also submit a

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