Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week’s episode, Jared Huffman applies for a job on our show, a lack of Christian soda cans leads to the unraveling of the fabric of society, and climbing a mountain in search of an imaginary boat turns out to be an amazing analogy for Christianity.
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Headlines:
Jared Huffman has a new book about the dangers of Christian Nationalism: nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/politics/democrat-huffman-humanist-religion-christianity.html
Arkansas librarians grapple with enforcing book restriction law after court ruling
arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/10/arkansas-librarians-grapple-with-enforcing-book-restriction-law-after-court-ruling
And
bookriot.com/arkansas-act-372
JD Vance says God dropped a glass at a bar to teach him and Ross Douthat a lesson: thedailybeast.com/new-60-minutes-hire-says-he-witnessed-a-miracle-in-a-bar-with-jd-vance
Miss NC says she lost her crown for Christianity; turns out to be bigotry: friendlyatheist.com/p/miss-north-carolina-usa-said-she
Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio: friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-candidate-james-taylor-has
Christians are freaking out about custom Coke cans:
yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/coca-cola-custom-feature-lets-213003539.html
nypost.com/2026/08/08/business/coca-colas-personalized-cans-show-inconsistent-enforcement-against-disallowing-controversial-phrases-groups
In this week’s episode, Jared Huffman applies for a job on our show, a lack of Christian soda cans leads to the unraveling of the fabric of society, and climbing a mountain in search of an imaginary boat turns out to be an amazing analogy for Christianity.
---
Come see us live in Washington, DC on August 14th!: atlasarts.org/events/god-awful-movies
Come see Noah in Ontario at BAHACon: bahacon.com
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To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: patreon.com/ScathingAtheist
To buy our book, click here: amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8
If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com
To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat
To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies
To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: citationpod.com
To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: danddminus.libsyn.com
Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org
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Headlines:
Jared Huffman has a new book about the dangers of Christian Nationalism: nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/politics/democrat-huffman-humanist-religion-christianity.html
Arkansas librarians grapple with enforcing book restriction law after court ruling
arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/10/arkansas-librarians-grapple-with-enforcing-book-restriction-law-after-court-ruling
And
bookriot.com/arkansas-act-372
JD Vance says God dropped a glass at a bar to teach him and Ross Douthat a lesson: thedailybeast.com/new-60-minutes-hire-says-he-witnessed-a-miracle-in-a-bar-with-jd-vance
Miss NC says she lost her crown for Christianity; turns out to be bigotry: friendlyatheist.com/p/miss-north-carolina-usa-said-she
Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio: friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-candidate-james-taylor-has
Christians are freaking out about custom Coke cans:
yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/coca-cola-custom-feature-lets-213003539.html
nypost.com/2026/08/08/business/coca-colas-personalized-cans-show-inconsistent-enforcement-against-disallowing-controversial-phrases-groups
