A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar
Neil Newton and Philip Thompson
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S3E5 The New Atheists
Send a textIn this episode we look at several leaders of the New Atheists, including Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Alex O'Connor and more. What valid critiques of Christianity do they have? Do they…
S3E5 Who Invited Those Smelly Shepherds? The 2025 Christian and an Atheist Christmas Special
Send a textSince we did an epiphany special last year, this isn’t quite our third annual Christmas Special, but close enough! This year we take a look at the story of Jesus' birth from Luke chapter…
S3E4 Dumb and Christendumber - Part III: The Attack on Empathy
Send a textIn part three of the Dumb and Christendumber trilogy we look at the Christian Nationalist attack on empathy. We had this crazy idea that the concept of empathy would mesh well with Jesus…
S3E3 Dumb and Christendumber - Part II: Christian Nationalism
Send a textIn Part II of our "Dumb and Christendumber" mini series, we look at the origins of Christian Nationalism, the connection between Christian obedience cults and Christian Nationalism, and…
S3E2 Dumb and Christendumber - Part I: The Long Hangover of the Civil War
Send a textThis is the first in a three part series exploring how the United States got to the current multi-faceted crisis. In Part I, we discuss how most of the moral and theological questions…
S3E1 Introducing Season 3: Dystopian Non-fiction
Send a textWe’re back with Season 3 of A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar and our theme is (totally coincidentally) Dystopian Non-fiction. In Episode 1, Neil gives us an update on the impact…
S2E7 Skoden: Culture and Spirituality in Reservation Dogs
Send a textSPOILER ALERT: All the spoilers! If you have not watched the amazing series Reservation Dogs, just hit the mute button now! So we've finally reached what we are considering the final…
S2E6 Danzilla's Theory of The Big Lebowski
Send a textIn Season 2 (ish) Episode 6, Neil relates an encounter with an unhoused person in LA, Dan (or Danzilla), who offered a very unique take on one of our favorite films, The Big Lebowski. We…
S2 A Christian and an Atheist Epiphany Special
Send a textWe were determined to do another holiday special and this year we wanted it to be about the Magi/astrologers in Matthew 2, which is technically not Christmas but Epiphany. The season of…
S2E4 Critical Race Theory: What it Is and (mostly) What it Isn't
Send a textWe wanted to do an episode on Critical Race Theory because it’s one of those phrases that has come to mean everything except what it is. We draw a careful (and we would argue obvious)…
S2E3 The Creation Story and the Freedom to Disobey
Send a textWith both the writers and now the actors who play Neil and Phil on strike, it’s taken a while to get this episode (which was recorded on Easter Sunday 2023) out. Fortunately, the episode…
S2E2 Corporate Prophets and the Freedom to Disobey
Send a textHumans don’t like being told what to do. Shocking, we know!In Episode 2 we explore one of the three freedoms David Graeber and David Wengrow postulate in The Dawn of Everything, the…
S2E1 The Dawn of Everything: Introduction to Season Two
Send a textSeason 2, Episode 1 is finally here! And y’nz are not gonna believe it, but we have…A PLAN! This season we will use the amazing book by the late David Graeber and David Wengrow, The Dawn…
S2E1 A Christian and an Atheist Christmas Special
Send a textIn this bonus episode, Neil and Phil compare the story of Hannah in the book of I Samuel to the story of Mary in the gospel of Luke and draw out some themes that turn out to be important…
S1E11 Recent Supreme Court Rulings and the White Power Movement
Send a textWe said Episode 10 was the season finale, but then SCOTUS unleashed a series of really stupid and damaging rulings and we needed to talk about it. One of the questions we keep hearing is,…
S1E10 Season Finale: Aliens!
Send a textOur Season I Finale was delayed by supply chain issues, but it's finally here! In episode 10, Phil and Neil discuss whether aliens exist, why they may or may not believe in aliens, and how…
S1E9 Dismantling Dualism
Send a textIn this episode we get down into the weeds discussing the philosophical problem of dualisms touching on the work of Hermann Dooyeweerd (Dutch Neo-Calvinism), Graham Harman (Object Oriented…
S1E8 Philanthrocapitalism: Why You Should Distrust It
Send a textIn this episode of ACAAAWIAB, Neil and Phil discuss how plutocrats use philanthropy for image laundering as well as to protect their power, an emerging movement of entrepreneurs who have…
S1E7 Holy Forking Shirt! Neil and Phil Discuss the Afterlife!
Send a textIn Episode 7, Neil and Phil take a deep dive into Bart D. Ehrman's Heaven and Hell: a History of the Afterlife. They'll talk about how dualism effects both ideas of heaven and of hell,…
S1E6 Phil and Neil Read Tolstoy's "The Gospel in Brief" So You Don't Have To
Send a textIn this episode of a Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar, Phil and Neil read and discuss Leo Tolstoy's The Gospel in Brief. Much like Thomas Jefferson, Tolstoy wanted a version of…
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