{"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 30.22 with Secular Rarity and The CrossExaminer","slug":"the-atheist-experience-30-22-with-secular-rarity-and-the-crossexaminer","published_at":"2026-06-01T01:44:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience-1065764/the-atheist-experience-30-22-with-secular-rarity-and-the-crossexaminer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-atheist-experience-1065764","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-atheist-experience-30-22-with-secular-rarity-and-the-crossexaminer--72268762","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72268762/the_atheist_experience_30_22_with_secular_rarity_and_the_crossexaminer.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Secular Rarity and The CrossExaminer tackle the rising tide of Christian nationalism and the subjective nature of \"personal\" truth! They explore why mandatory Ten Commandment displays fail both the Constitution and basic math, while challenging callers to ground their supernatural claims in evidence. From Near-Death Experiences to the logical boundaries of creation, the hosts examine whether faith is a reliable path to reality. Kelly in MN cites a Near-Death Experience involving Jesus as proof of divinity. Hosts challenge brain reliability during trauma and the circularity of using a personal moral yardstick to pick scripture. Can hope exist without objective evidence? Luke in FL argues God is impossible because words cannot create matter. Hosts critique shifting the burden of proof and suggest compassionate inquiry over mockery. Is calling a belief \"stupid\" an effective way to change minds? 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, Secular Rarity and The CrossExaminer tackle the rising tide of Christian nationalism and the subjective natu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6538,"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-30-22-with-secular-rarity-and-the-crossexaminer/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-30-22-with-secular-rarity-and-the-crossexaminer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}