Episode 7 – The Atheist Pig puts some STANK on it with Mike Sieber

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Okay, this episode was supposed to be released on 08/02/12, but life got in the way. More on that next week. Sorry about that. – Dustin

00:00 INTRODUCTION

Fun on Facebook
Shooting in Colorado

13:10 THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 02 August 1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait
• 02 August 1934 – Hitler becomes the Fuhrer
• 02 August 1939 – Wes Craven of Freddy Krueger fame was born
• 02 August 1776 – Delegates sign the Declaration of Independence

25:15 SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

• Orion parachute test
• Congress warned about hacked drones
• Mayan water management
• DARPA’s new acoustic fire suppression
• Non bruising or browning Canadian genetically modified apple might hit market soon

44:35 POLITICS/RELIGION/CULTURE

• Boy Scouts maintain anti-gay policy

• Washington’s Facebook voter registration – If your a Washington resident register now and vote yes on Referendum 74

• Colorado Shooting

  • Texas Republican blames Dark Knight shooting on Attacks on Christianity (Via Rock Beyond Belief)
  • Justin Griffith is investigating his DoD source
  • Only the Christian victims will go to heaven
  • It’s all because of evolution

59:59 MUSIC

To lighten the mood before the interview, we have Roy Zimmerman‘s Evolution 101 (used by permission).

64:27 FEATURE

Joining us for the second half of the show is Mike Sieber, the artist and blogger behind “The Atheist Pig” comic strip. You can find Mike on his website at theatheistpig.com and on Twitter @TheAtheistPig.

Mike’s take on the BS surrounding the Colorado shooting.

Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.