{"podcast":{"title":"The Atheist Experience","slug":"the-atheist-experience-1065764","podcast_index_feed_id":1065764,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3254896/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.atheist-community.org","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/759ffa12e832b60f7779066e7b874dba.jpg","author":"The Atheist Community of Austin","episode_count":693,"summary":"The Atheist Experience is a weekly show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist and atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals. We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience--3254896/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T04:21:06.612359+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience-1065764"},"episode":{"title":"The Atheist Experience 30.13 with Godless Engineer and Jim Barrows","slug":"the-atheist-experience-30-13-with-godless-engineer-and-jim-barrows","published_at":"2026-03-29T23:38:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience-1065764/the-atheist-experience-30-13-with-godless-engineer-and-jim-barrows","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience-1065764","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-atheist-experience-30-13-with-godless-engineer-and-jim-barrows--70983648","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70983648/the_atheist_experience_30_13_with_godless_engineer_and_jim_barrows.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Godless Engineer and Jim Barrows deconstruct the bloody magic of Palm Sunday and the logic of substitutional atonement. From the \"hostage negotiation\" of salvation to the bizarre preservation of papal hearts, the hosts challenge believers to explain why a perfect deity requires such macabre rituals. Tiny Rick joins from TikTok to ask which ACA goals take priority. Hosts explain how values like secular humanism and church-state separation are vital when nationalism threatens government. Will focusing on these lead to a more rational society? Daniel in Mexico worries that on-screen pronouns create public friction. Hosts argue that normalizing identification supports the trans community and challenges systemic bigotry. Is avoiding social friction more important than respecting identity? Ann questions the validity of saints and the strange preservation of popes' hearts. Hosts discuss the absurdity of miracle verification and how relics are used for power. Can traditions built on magic provide a reliable path to truth? Thank you for joining us this week! We will see you next time! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience--3254896/support .","meta_description":"In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Godless Engineer and Jim Barrows deconstruct the bloody magic of Palm Sunday and the logic of substitutional…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-atheist-experience-1065764/episodes/the-atheist-experience-30-13-with-godless-engineer-and-jim-barrows/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience-1065764/the-atheist-experience-30-13-with-godless-engineer-and-jim-barrows.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}