Naked Diner

Furry J. Ackermonster is this week’s guest on the Naked Diner. He’s a yeti and stars on the Amazon Prime show ‘Transylvania TV.’ Here’s how Transylvania TV (https://www.transylvania-tv.com/) describes the show: “In a spooky castle in the Carpathians lives a motley band of misfit monsters, doing their best not to kill each other as they try to run a television station. Problem is, this station is powered by the infamous Frankenstein Device. Invented by that notorious doctor decades before, it’s capable of resurrecting dead TV shows. By all means, put in that tape of Star Trek, but you’re never quite sure what you’re going to get on the other side.” Furry J. Ackermonster talks about his coworkers at Transylvania TV, workplace safety issues, as well as his family in Monstersotta. We also talk about Jumpstarter and some mistakes the monsters made while conducting their fundraising campaign. This is a fun episode! Please upvote the video and subscribe to the channel! We have more great guests booked! Naked Diner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDinerPodc… Andy’s comedy/atheist site: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughin… Jack’s Satanic blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/infernal/ Andy’s Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewHall Jack/Naked Diner Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/NakedDiner amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

If you’re involved in The Satanic Temple (TST), then you may already know about our guest, Stu De Haan. Stu appeared in the documentary movie “Hail Satan?” He was once a national council member of TST and since stepped down to focus on the legal battles that organization is waging against Christian extremism. Stu and cohost of the Naked Diner Jack Matirko just started a show on TST’s streaming service, Satan TV. Their show is called The Devil’s Dispatch. It airs once every two weeks. Here is the description of the show: “The Devil’s Dispatch is a biweekly news and talk show bringing you updates about the goings-on in The Satanic Temple and interviews with Satanists nation-wide.” Stu talks about the progress of two legal battles TST is currently waging. He also reflects on what he is learning in the courtroom and how future TST tactics may change. Oh, and I bet you were wondering if we talked about Stu’s band? Of course, we did. Stu talks about a new addition to the group and answers the age-old question, “Is there a point when you age out of being in the mosh pit?” This is another great Naked Diner interview where we mix humor with serious topics. Please upvote the video and subscribe to the channel! We have more great guests booked! Naked Diner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDinerPodc… Andy’s comedy/atheist site: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughin… Jack’s Satanic blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/infernal/ Andy’s Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewHall Naked Diner Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/NakedDiner amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

YouTuber Steve Shives is our guest this week on the Naked Diner. Steve’s been on YouTube since 2010. His channel is all about Star Trek, politics, comedy, and atheism. Before Steve comes on, Jack and Andy talk about The Satanic Temple’s streaming service – Satan TV ( https://thesatanictemple.tv/ ) . Jack and Stu De Haan host a biweekly (and that’s every other week, thank you very much) show all about what’s going on in the satanic community. It’s called The Devil’s Dispatch. It’s a fun and informative show! Andy talks about his weight loss journey. He’s down 12 pounds. Currently, he’s using Weight Watchers, and everything is going well. His blood pressure no longer high. And that’s a good thing. Steve, Jack Matirko, and Andy Hall (hey, that’s me!) cover a lot of topics in this conversation. – Is being a fan of Star Trek a political statement? (And what’s going on with those replicators?) – Advice for people just getting started on YouTube. – His ‘Atheist Reads’ series. – A time Steve helped to change someone’s mind, and situations when Steve changed his mind. – And that “one word.” Steve’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/stevelik… Steve is on the Twittertubes: https://twitter.com/steve_shives Naked Diner on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDinerPodc… Andy’s comedy/atheist site:https://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughin… Jack’s Satanic blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/infernal/ Andy’s Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewHall Naked Diner Patreon account:

Zion Lights from Extinction Rebellion talks about the protest movement’s origins, actions and more amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Editors note: While everything with my recording rig sounded fine in testing, you’ll notice that almost immediately after the interview with Zion starts a weird reverb kicks in for no apparent reason. I did my best with it but everything sounds a bit otherworldly and etherial, sorry about that. There was even a pretty sizable chunk I had to cut but I kept as much as I could. Zion Lights is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting and a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion UK, which has been holding protests in the UK over the governments underwhelming response to climate change. You can find out more about Extinction Rebellion at their website As always if you’d like to help support the podcast please consider signing up to be a Patreon patron also as always you can find Jack at https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at Patheos’ For Infernal Use Only And Andy at Laughing in Disbelief at Patheos or on twitter at https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Dese’rae L. Stage and Jess Stohlmann-Rainey’s new show Suicide ‘n’ Stuff is a ‘podcast situation’ about suicide … and stuff. Des coming from her long-running project Live Through This and Jess as the Director of Program Development at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners both have a lot to say on the subject. You can find Suicide ‘n’ Stuff on Facebook As always you can find Jack at: https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at his blog at http://patheos.com/blogs/infernal And Andy At: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughingindisbelief/ or https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Ian’s an atheist comedian, Ty is a black comedian, Andy’s drinking, Jack is stuck using a crappy microphone … it’s political and philosophical chaos in the diner this week as Andy and Jack welcome back the comedians behind the Critical and Thinking podcast and the Divided Comedy tours. Ty’s Website Ian’s Website  As always if you’d like to help support the podcast please consider signing up to be a Patreon patron also as always you can find Jack at https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at Patheos’ For Infernal Use Only And Andy at Laughing in Disbelief at Patheos or on twitter at https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Phil Zuckerman is the author of six books, including The Nonreligious, co-authored with Luke Galen and Frank Pasquale; Living the Secular Life; Faith No More; Society without God; Invitation to the Sociology of Religion; and Strife in the Sanctuary. His new book What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life is available now. As always if you’d like to help support the podcast please consider signing up to be a Patreon patron also as always you can find Jack at https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at Patheos’ For Infernal Use Only And Andy at Laughing in Disbelief at Patheos or on twitter at https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory.   amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Allan Jay Lichtman is an American political historian who teaches at American University in Washington, D.C. He is mostly known for his ‘keys to the White House’ prediction model, which has correctly predicted the outcome of all but the 2000 election since Regan’s re-election. Andy and Jack talk with Allan about voting rights, the media, the democratic party primaries, and more. Allan can be followed on Twitter As always you can find Jack at: https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at his blog at http://patheos.com/blogs/infernal And Andy At: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughingindisbelief/ or https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory.   amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

This week Jack and Andy are once again joined by activist, political wonk, and all around good citizen Andre Salais from the Atheist Candidates Project to talk about the state of play with our current politics. Please consider supporting the project by donating at https://atheistcandidates.com/ As always you can find Jack at: https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at his blog at http://patheos.com/blogs/infernal And Andy At: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughingindisbelief/ or https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

John Loftus is an Atheist and author of several books on leaving religion including The Christian Delusion, The End of Christianity, Why I Became an Atheist, The Outsider Test of Faith: How to Know Which Religion Is True, and Christianity Is Not Great. Prior to leaving Christianity John was a minister and taught apologetics, philosophy, critical thinking, and ethics at several Christian colleges. Jack and Andy talk with John about the fallacious nature of religious thinking, and the upcoming anthology he is editing “The Case against Miracles”. You can find John on his website Debunking Christianity  and on the social medias at Facebook and Twitter As always if you’d like to help support the podcast please consider signing up to be a Patreon patron also as always you can find Jack at https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at Patheos’ For Infernal Use Only And Andy at Laughing in Disbelief at Patheos or on twitter at https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Bruce Marks is the CEO of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA).  NACA is a non-profit, community advocacy and homeownership organization. NACA’s primary goal is to build strong, healthy neighborhoods in urban and rural areas nationwide through affordable homeownership. Andy and Jack talk to Bruce about how the organization got started, adventures in advocacy, how NACA helps people get mortgages and homes, and more! You can find out more about NACA, including upcoming seminars, programs, events, advocacy and job opportunities at the NACA website As always if you’d like to help support the podcast please consider signing up to be a Patreon patron, or consider just using the amazon shop links at zxh-creative.com also as always you can find Jack at https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at Patheos’ For Infernal Use Only And Andy at Laughing in Disbelief at Patheos or on twitter at https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Dan Arel is an author, journalist, and activist. He maintains the site ThinkPrivacy and has had his work featured in OpenSource, Time, Salon, AlterNet, Huffington Post, The New Arab, and more. Dan is the author of Parenting Without God, in which the second edition will be released on November 1, 2019 on PM Press. He also has three more book, including the second edition of The Secular Activist being released in the coming years. Dan has been a semi-regular guest in the diner over the years to discuss issues of secularism and church/state separation, and liberal activism. This week Jack and Andy catch up with Dan on the state of politics, effective organizing, unions, and more. To find more Dan follow him on twitter at https://twitter.com/danarel/ and https://danarel.com/ As always if you’d like to help support the podcast please consider signing up to be a Patreon patron, or consider just using the amazon shop links at zxh-creative.com also as always you can find Jack at https://twitter.com/ledflashing and at Patheos’ For Infernal Use Only And Andy at Laughing in Disbelief at Patheos or on twitter at https://twitter.com/laughpurgatory. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Howie Hawkins is a Green Party presidential candidate from New York and a former enlisted Marine. He was New York’s Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006. In 2010, Hawkins ran as the Green Party’s candidate for Governor of New York and restored ballot status for the party by receiving more than the necessary 50,000 votes. In 2014, Hawkins ran again for the same office. He received nearly five percent of the vote and moved the Green Party to Line D on the ballot. Hawkins ran a third time for Governor of New York in 2018. He is currently seeking the presidential nomination of the Green Party in 2020. On this episode we talk to Howie about his platform, his service, and (of course) politics. You can find out more about Howie on his campaign website and his campaign Facebook page As always you can find Jack at: Twitter and at his blog at For Infernal Use Only And Andy At: Laughing in Disbelief or Twitter If you like The Naked Diner Podcast please become a Patreon Patron   amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";

Vicky Alvear Shecter is the author of multiple books set in the ancient world, including the YA novels, CLEOPATRA’S MOON, based on the life of Cleopatra’s only daughter, and CURSES AND SMOKE: A NOVEL OF POMPEII and the adult historical collaborations, A SONG OF WAR, A YEAR OF RAVENS, and A DAY OF FIRE. She has written a mid-grade series on mythology (ANUBIS SPEAKS, HADES SPEAKS, and THOR SPEAKS) as well as two award-winning biographies for kids. She a She is a docent at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Antiquities at Emory University in Atlanta. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "zxcr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "From Guests of the Show"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "f8f2941afc01beac7b0a804f20960bae"; amzn_assoc_asins = "1449479677,0982853718,B005FYCGIK,B00TA2IB7I";