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🔒 GAM 484: Bibleman: The Incredible Force of Joy

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🔒 GAM 483: Proximity

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🔒 GAM 482: David vs Goliath: Battle of Faith

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🔒 GAM 481: 2000 Mules

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🔒 GAM Bonus 095: Thirteen Ghosts

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🔒 GAM 480: The Deliverance

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🔒 GAM 479: Hillock Haunting

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🔒 GAM 478: Dolls

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🔒 GAM 477: Church of Darkness

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🔒 GAM 476: The Clot

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🔒 GAM 475: Am I Racist?

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🔒 GAM 474: God’s Not Dead 5: In God We Trust

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547: Chariots of the Gods

Dr. Alice Howarth and Michael Marshall join us to figure out if big stuff was aliens in a review of Chariots of the Gods. I won’t spoil it.Hear more from them on the “Skeptics with a K” podcast: https://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/skeptics-with-a-kCheck out The Skeptic UK: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

546: In God's Time

This week, Heath Lambert from That’s So Random joins us for something about a god and watches.Hear more from Heath Lambert here: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/thats-so-random-a-random-movie-podcast/id1534078783To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

545: Commander Kellie and the Superkids: Sword

This week, Donavan and Zak from Jesus Stole Our Movies join us for the second in Kenneth Copeland’s daughter’s vanity project about a child army.Hear more from Zak and Donavan here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jesus-stole-our-movies/id1779853783To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

544: The Carpenter's Son

This week, we welcome Nic Cage back into our lives with an atheist review of The Carpenter’s Son. It’s a movie so nakedly blasphemous and divorced from its source material that we very nearly got upset on Christianity’s behalf.To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

543: Hell and Mr. Fudge

Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of Hell and Mr. Fudge, another one of those “based on a true story” movies about a bunch of inscrutable church drama that makes no sense to people standing outside the religion.To see us (including Cara!) live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcastIf you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

542: No Safe Spaces

This week, Thomas and Lydia from the Where There’s Woke podcast join us as we rewind the clock to a time when the folks on the right were pretty sure the left was ushering in fascism by not laughing at their jokes hard enough.—Hear more from Thomas and Lydia on Where There’s Woke and Gavel GavelCheck out more from Thomas on Opening Arguments—To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful—Learn more about the topics we talked about on Where There’s Woke and Serious Inquiries Only:SIO96: Franken Must Go; What Happened At Laurier University?SIO47: Conversation with a Critic on Bill C-16SIO10: Jordan B. Peterson is Just Wrong (or lying…or both).SIO48: What’s Really Going On at Evergreen College?SIO42: Trump Impeachment Talk; Fox News Is A Fairytale Land Right NowSIO40: Actually, Berkeley Is A Fierce Defender of Free SpeechSIO18: Milo’s Long Overdue DownfallWTW14: thefire.org Is an Absolute JokeWTW64: Did Students Shut Down Bipartisan Free Speech Event at Yale Law School?WTW89: PragerU Is Not a Grift and That Is Actually More Concerning.—Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

541: Solarbabies

This week, we dive into the better-forgotten 1986 post-apocalyptic roller skating spectacular, Solarbabies. Cara Santa Maria joins us to send Secular Movie Month out with a bang.Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcastTo see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

540: Fateful Findings

This week, Katie and Allen from Werewolf Ambulance join us for a return to the masterful ramblings of Neil Breen.To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/awful and get on your way to being your best self.Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

539: Face/Off

This week, our secular-tacular continues with a movie that is neither God nor Awful. The 1997 John Woo masterpiece explores the terrors of having to be Nicolas Cage and/or John Travolta. And almost every inanimate object eventually explodes.—To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

538: Diana: The Musical

This week, we kick off Secular Movie Month with cohost of The Know Rogan Experience Michael Marshall joining us for the atrocity that is Diana: The Musical.To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642Check out more from Marsh on Skeptics with a K and the Know Rogan ExperienceIf you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawfulCheck out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus.Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

537: So This Is Christmas

This week, the Christmas-tacular somehow continues when Cara Santa Maria joins us for an atheist review of So This Is Christmas, the story of Eric Roberts wandering in and out of the set of an after school special that pretended to be Christian long enough to hook a producer. Check out more from Cara on the Talk Nerdy podcast To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642 If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/

536: Hanukkah on Rye

This week, we review a Hallmark Hanukkah special, Hanukkah on Rye. It’s the story of Hallmark remembering that people from all different religions need to fold laundry. — To see us live in San Francisco, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/god-awful-movies-live-in-san-francisco-california-tickets-1976632374642 If you’d like to make a per episode donation and get monthly bonus episodes, please check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/godawful Check out our other shows, The Scathing Atheist, The Skepticrat, Citation Needed, and D&D Minus. Our theme music is written and performed by Ryan Slotnick of Evil Giraffes on Mars. If you’d like to hear more, check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars/ Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/