Left At The Valley

The Host of Ask an Atheist, Sam Mulvey,  joins the crew after a well deserved break only to face the wackyness of being in the valley. Sam takes us through his journey of 10 years on the air in tacoma Washington. He shares with us how it started, how things have changed and his hope for a secular future https://atheist.radio/?fbclid=IwAR1ImAY3TpbWPPERdO71kPuTZdEQPvWf1QcF291G9JVyuixWTsmkUEvItqc https://ktqa.org/?fbclid=IwAR01o9hBe83NGqs6huG71Jhw83EgOy5K_HyPmj7M3uwtTwQ3m9OJVHaxpUc Nancy gives us a top 10 of quack medicine, and we find out some Christians will pay through the nose for Jesus runners...  

The crew welcomes skeptic podcaster Mike Bohler who heads the show "A Skeptic's Guide to Conspiracies", a show dedicated to bringing out factual data about the plethora of conspiracy theories found in America today. Why do we fall so easily for some of these utterly ridiculous theories and what real effects they have on our lives. https://podcast.app/a-skeptics-guide-to-conspiracy-p4625/  Nancy does a top 10 of longest life expectancy per country and we find out christians are out protesting dolls...  

After brutally dropping a piano on Kevin for catapulting them, Kristina and Kirsten take over the show. Along with Nancy, they invite back Amy and Ami of Secular Soup to discuss everything and anything women face today. Whether politics or just fashion, this episode will appeal to the feminist in you. Poor Kevin is duct taped, so you won't hear him Not your typical LATV

Producer/director/journalist and bee advocate Maryam Henein joins us to discuss what has been going on with our favorite polinators. What is going on with the bees? As the UN declared the honey bee THE most important specie on the planet, we are faced with an uncertain future for these little buzzers. Let's hear what Maryam Henein has to say on the subject https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14414 https://peerj.com/articles/652.pdf https://medium.com/@maryamhenein/big-tech-companies-like-google-declare-war-on-health-freedom-8a7748466c1 https://www.honeycolony.com/article/eu-must-revoke-licence-for-neonicotinoids/ https://www.healthypeople.gov/ Nancy gives us a top 10 of favorite sport movies and Kirsten tells us about Penis envy from a christian...  

Let's talk about food. Humans have an incredible obsession with their food and nutrition in general; yet many stubborn myths prevade within all faccets of the industry and in all social aspects of our society. What do we really know? Enter Dell Onearth, her show Evidence Based Eating sets out to correct the myths about food, the industry and the technology This is gonna be fun the show https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-minnesota-transatheist/atheist-talk/e/58549569?autoplay=true Nancy does a top 10 of muscle cars and we find out the Swishy lady is back...  

After all the fun we had exploring the childhoods of Brent Lee and our own Kristina, both home schooled in the faith, we decided to bring in an expert in psychology. Enter Dr Matthew Hunsinger, a previous guest on the show, to give us his expert opinion on how this upbringing affected Brent. It's a facinating look into the recesses of the mind and a cautionary tale for parents considering homeschooling https://www.spreaker.com/user/unapologetixpodcast The girls have the night off, it's just Brent, Matthew and myself enjoy

Join us as the crew receives the wacky co-hosts from the fabulous Secular Soup,Amy with a Y (NOT Withawy as Kevin has been saying for weeks now) and Ami with an I The ladies give us a great dose of their great humour and what makes their show so special as they are an all female podcast in a medium where the vast majority is from men. The are absolutely intoxicating and you will absolutely fall in love with them right away https://www.etsy.com/shop/DelightfulBitchcraft?fbclid=IwAR2en_KfXJgML84zLdkuTe21FiFw6YWLltTdrJDLJjOgkuPLrWzgeNhBgOs Nancy follows last week's list with a Top 10 for dogs and we learn that country music can supposedly change your DNA...

A Canadian podcaster from Toronto? Say it isn't so? The host or Belief it or not, Trevor Poelman, joins us to talk about his show and atheism from a Canadian point of vue. What drives him? Is religion as much a threat to Canada? Listen in and let's find out https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/trevor-poelman/belief-it-or-not Nancy does a Top 10 about cats and we learn that the church is trying other methods to attract new members

We had planned a debate between Sparks and Jeremy Montanez of YouTube infamy but Montanez was a no show! So we ended up having a good chat about the Vermont Senator's chances to become the next president in 2020 Is Bernie a good candidate? Is he too old? Is America ready for his ideas? Let's find out Find Michael Sparks' book here https://www.amazon.com/My-Bernie-Journey-Democratic-Volunteer/dp/1973770997 Dr Ben Davis joins us for a guest Top 10 list https://www.facebook.com/AskDrBen/ And we hear the hilarious Freudian slip of a racist straight pride parade organiser...

1/2 of the Unapologetix crew returns, Brent Lee makes another appearance at LATV to expose his upbringing as a child and his experience with homeschooling within a christian environment A back and forth happens with our own Kristina who was herself also homeschooled. Will we see similar stories? Are Brent and Kristina still feeling the horrors of that time? You decide https://www.spreaker.com/user/unapologetixpodcast Nancy gives us a top 10 summer reading suggestions and we learn the church will try to improve your golf game to have you hear their sermons

The great host of the Right to Reason podcast: Robert Stanley, is back and this time he gives the crew some basic lessons on philosophy. Do we need it? why? Does it help our society or hinder it? Robert will answer those questions. https://www.therighttoreason.com/ Nancy gives us a top 10 countries affected by climate change and Kirsten gives us a rant before being catapulted

The one and only Seth Andrews, the man with the voice of silk, returns to LATV to discuss Free Speech. Who better than the former christian broadcaster turner atheist superstar podcaster to talk to us about his views on free speech. Should we limit it? Is free speech in Canada better than the US? Listen in to Seth as Kevin squares off against the distinguished host of The Thinking Atheist podcast and you decide   http://www.sethandrews.net Nancy gives us a top 10 of false advertising for products and we find out Spider-Man is in fact, the devil...

Lawyer extraordinaire and co-host of the Opening Arguments podcast Andrew Torrez joins us once more to guide us through the machinations of the US legal system. Why do the Americans seem to be regressing on women's reproductive rights? Is there hope to turn this around? Or will the US eventually become The Hand Maiden's tale? What lies behind the corridors of power and law in the US? /openargs.com Nancy is absent, so no top 10 but we do find out about a company that makes crystal dildos...

Join the crew as they welcome the host of the GingerSnaps podcast: Amy Kuhel. Her wacky sense of hiumour not only matches well with our crew but is also needed as she fights hard to defend issues of the LGBTQ community. She explains her drive and her involvment into the fights the LGBTQ community faces https://www.spreaker.com/user/9572336  https://www.patreon.com/Thegingersnaps Nancy gives us a top 10 of best police forces and we find out that god himself made an appearance on earth recently and as usual threaten to destroy a city...

Happy Birthday Canada! The crew celebrates all things Canadian and what this great country means to us all. Our friend Ahmed joins us to pass on his story as to what he went through to become a Canadian We are joinedby the Green Party MP for Ladysmith-Nainamo, the honourable Paul Manly http://www.paulmanly.ca As well as Brent and Nikki from Unapologetix to tell us how they feel about Canadians http://www.spreaker.com/user/unapologetixpodcast Nancy gives us a top 10 camping places Kirsten tells of a pastor wanting to spread holy water with a chopper and we discover Fort Blunder...

Our return favorite Satanist is back: Lilith Starr used to run the Seattle chapter of the Satanic temple and is now a published author. Her book :The happy Satanist has had a resurgence of popularity lately with the release of the documentary Hail Satan? She takes us through her journey into  Satanism and her approach into the fight to keep religion seprate from state https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Satanist-Finding-Self-Empowerment-ebook/dp/B01119MCT0 Nancy gives us a weird top 10 on mass hysterias and we find out christians can't differentiate between amazon and netflix...

Member extraordinaire of the Minnesota Atheists and producer of Atheist Talk: Hertzey Hertz FINALLY arrives to face off against our wacky group. Will she survive?  We follow her as she tells us her story and how atheism fits within her state. Her work helps inspire others to follow suit and perhaps come out of the closet. listen live http://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/?fbclid=IwAR0XuQs-30_E4aARnC_Aov9jLAhTrrejlgyGSt-iUsLJtY2pVngDhDF5nDk http://atheisttalk.libsyn.com/ http://www.mnatheists.org Convergence conference http://www.convergence-con.org/ Nancy gives us a top 10 of weird appliances, and we find out that vege-burgers will make you a souless demon...

One half of the skeptical texans returns, Rex Burks comes back through the valley to give us his story about his childhood within the Worldwide Church of God cult. Rex's story is a rather typical one as he takes us through the power of the grip church elders had on his young mind. His story has made him into a fearless debater of atheism and you'll love hearing it http://skepticaltexans.org Nancy does a follow up from last week with a top 10 american candy and we find out we better buckle up, intersection demons are on the prowl...

Our favourite nuclear physicist returns! The man behind the #Ask Dr Ben: Dr Ben Davis, comes back to give us a lesson and finally make us understand the difference between physics and quantum physics. Where do they differ? How do they apply? Who is behind this distinction?  This is your physics 101 lesson, listen up https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/askdrben?source=note  Nancy givs us a top 10 of favourite Canadian candies and we find out it's not easy being a pastafarian