Episode 57 The Friendliest Atheist with Hemant Mehta

Published: Aug. 12, 2014, 2:10 a.m.

b'INTRO\\n\\nTHIS DAY IN HISTORY - August 7th\\n\\n* 1789 - The United States Department of War is established\\n* 1869 - Astronomer impresses Indians with eclipse\\n* 1990 - Bush orders Operation Desert Shield\\n* 2005 - Trapped Russian sub rescued\\n\\nSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY\\n\\n* Rosetta reaches comet\\n* Ken Ham\\u2019s not a fan of NASA\\n* The Vitamin K shot is the latest target of the antivaxers\\n\\nPOLITICS AND RELIGION\\n\\n* IRS settles with FFRF\\n* Ebola is a plague from God\\n* Clive Bundy was just doing what God told him to do\\n* KKK is Christian, not a hate group\\n\\nINTERVIEW - Hemant Mehta from the Friendly Athiest\\n\\nFEEDBACK\\n\\nRuss via voicemail\\n\\nEmail us at contact@htotw.com or call us at (541) 203-0666.\\n\\nSUPPORTERS\\n\\nThis episode is brought to you by:\\n\\nNuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 per month or US$10.00 per episode\\n* Renee Davis-Pelt\\n* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics\\n* Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound\\n\\nPlatinum Sponsor \\u2013 US$10.00 per month or US$5.00 per episode\\n* Virginia Dawn\\n* Mark\\n\\nGold Sponsor \\u2013 US$5.00 per month\\n* Vernware\\n* Gary from Idaho Atheists\\n\\nKickass Patron - US$1.00 per episode\\n*Kevin\\n\\n* Archway Hosting provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com.\\n\\n\\n\\nYou can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@htotw.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.\\n\\nTheme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.\\n\\nRecorded for release on 2014-08-07'