Secular Soup

Why are we so hard on other women when they work in male-dominated fields? And what’s up with Blue Lives Matter and so many racists thinking they’re not racist? Good questions. Amy & Ami share their (very) limited insight. Here’s a good article: https://rewire.news/article/2017/07/27/advocates-blue-lives-matter-group-pushes-dangerous-narratives/ As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at PayPal.me/secularsoup You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Delightful Bitchcraft is finally here! Albeit in a very limited fashion. www.delightfulbitchcraft.com Buy some merch before Amy burns down the shop again: https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup Thanks once again to the amazing Ric

You know how the whole world feels like it’s falling apart and it feels like it might be your job to fix everything but then you try to fix everything and you burn yourself out because you’re only one person and no matter how awesome you are there’s always just too much to be done? Yeah, so do we. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at PayPal.me/secularsoup You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Delightful Bitchcraft is finally here! Albeit in a very limited fashion. www.delightfulbitchcraft.com Buy some merch before Amy burns down the shop again: https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! He patiently

This week the gals are joined by Michael Schaffer of the Reasonable Risk podcast to discuss helicopter parenting, Jeremy Piven, and why cis-het white men are the worst. Get ready to hear three attention whores talking over each other! As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find Michael here: www.reasonableriskpodcast.com Delightful Bitchcraft is finally here! Albeit in a very limited fashion. www.delightfulbitchcraft.com Buy some merch before Amy burns down the shop again: https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at PayPal.me/secularsoup You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! He patiently puts u

Is social media good or bad? Do the benefits of online communities outweigh the drawbacks? How do you handle those bitches in all the parenting groups? Also, why doesn’t anyone hit on us at Target, and why do our kids insist on buying WAY too many video games? As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. Delightful Bitchcraft is finally here! Albeit in a very limited fashion. www.delightfulbitchcraft.com Buy some merch before Amy burns down the shop again: https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at PayPal.me/secularsoup You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! He patiently puts up with our bullshit every week!

Where is the line drawn when it comes to what’s “appropriate” to joke about? Fuck if we know. But we’re pretty sure our kids need to just take a bath and quit being so ridiculous about it. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. Leap of Doubt podcast with Amy’s interview: http://aleapofdoubt.podbean.com/e/007-abortion-is-a-human-right/ Leap of Doubt podcast with Ami’s interview: http://aleapofdoubt.podbean.com/e/005-leaving-mormonism/ Man Yells at News Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LarryYellingman Buy some merch before Amy burns down the shop again: https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at PayPal.me/secularsoup You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the

Are words good or bad? Who knows?! But you’ll definitely find out what our stance is on Costco cake. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. 1st ever Christian Book Club selection! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83219.The_Excellent_Wife Amy’s choice for best underwear on the planet: https://www.soma.com/store/category/vanishing+edge/cat4200004/ You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at PayPal.me/secularsoup You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Now you can buy our soupy merch! Go to https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our s

This week Amy recounts her trip to Minnesota Pro-Choice Lobby Day, and then the ladies spend the rest of the episode reinforcing gender stereotypes! As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Now you can buy our soupy merch! Go to https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com

This week Amy and Ami share their non-existent expertise on gun laws in America. Why do we love to shoot each other so much? We don’t know, but we do have opinions. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster.

This week Amy and Ami are joined by guest, Nicole, to discuss the horrible failings of sexuality education in America. In case you didn’t know, it’s pretty bad. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. Resources mentioned in the show: PornHub Sex Ed Article - https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/02/07/pornhub-launches-online-sex-education-centre-because-no-one-else-is-doing-it/ Sex is a Funny Word book - https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Funny-Word-Bodies-Feelings/dp/1609806069 It’s Not the Stork book - https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Stork-Families-Friends/dp/0763633313/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1519421130&sr=1-1&keywords=it%27s+not+the+stork Crash Course YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse Our Whole Lives curriculum - https://www.uua.org/re/owl Amaze curriculum - https://amaze.org/ You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can

This week Amy and Ami discuss body shaming. Is it good? Is it bad? We don’t know. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Now you can buy our soupy merch! Go to https://www.cafepress.com/secularsoup Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster.

This week Amy and Ami stay (mostly) on topic with a serious discussion about the magical world of woo! Coffee enemas, healing crystals, steamed vaginas; Amy & Ami take it all on with the respect it deserves! As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com/transvisiblep

This week Amy and Ami tried really hard to stay on topic and discuss politics. It didn’t go well. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster.

This week Amy and Ami discuss the challenges of raising kids while atheist and living in a conservative area. And you get to find out just how badass our kids are. Did you expect any less? Plus, Ami debuts our new outro! Exciting times! As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at F

This week we set the bar pretty low and invited a straight white dude onto our show. Justin tells us about his upbringing as a Seventh Day Adventist, and his journey out of that hellhole. Then Ami gives us her origin story of growing up Mormon, and tells us how she became a Formon (former Mormon). Amy’s backstory is boring, so she talks about it for 2 minutes. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! We really do need a man around for help sometimes. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being g

This week we took over the “Zachrilege Podcast” on YouTube, and we NAILED it! To watch the video version, you can head over to https://youtu.be/_CxsogH2WHA. Since we’re lazy, we decided to recycle Zach’s show this week instead of creating “fresh” content. We’ll try to do better next week. Maybe. This should get you to Zach’s YouTube channel (assuming we’ve figured out how to link correctly. . . ) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoHo6xkuJPqq93Ag_2tkrtw As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and

This week Amy & Ami discuss feminism. Quite incoherently. And before you get too alarmed, please know that Amy DOES actually know how to pronounce “literacy,” and that it’s “Elizabeth Cady Stanton; not ‘Elizabeth Stady Canton.’” As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. Thanks once again to the amazing Rich Lyons for editing this episode for us! As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being generally awesome. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster.

In our final installment of 2017, Amy and Ami bitch about the epically terrible year that was 2017. We also had a few good things happen, so we talk about those, but mainly just complain and commiserate. Also, Ami was high on painkillers, so she was extra delightful. This is the first episode we’ve released without any editing help, so please forgive any lapses in quality. If you find it too hard to listen, you can send your hate mail to Ami. She’s on drugs anyway so she won’t care. As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. As always, thank you to Marissa Alexa McCool for producing our show and for being gene

It’s our very first Christmas Not-So-Spectacular! Amy & Ami discuss holiday traditions, reconciling being an atheist with the love of Christmas, and how many fucks they don’t have to give this year. And Amy gets particularly surly about the harsh Minnesota winter. Plus, a super special gift to our listeners is revealed at the end of the episode! A very heartfelt “thank you” to both Eli Bosnick and Cecil Cicirello for making it happen!! As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @secularsoup You can give us all the moneyz on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/secularsoup Or you can PayPal all the moneyz to us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. And finally, a shout-out to Bill, whose last name we won’t use because it would sully his good reputation to be associated with us

On our second episode, Amy and Ami talk with guests, Marissa Alexa McCool and America Darling Curl, about sexual harassment in the atheist community. Specifically, we tackle a major incident that recently occured with a prominent atheist podcaster. We continue to prove that we kind of have no idea what we’re doing with this whole “podcast” thing, but we’re still jumping in with both feet regardless! As always, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. A HUGE “thank you” to the following people: -Marissa Alexa McCool for being our guest on this episode, and for producing our podcast. You can find and support Marissa’s most recent project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster. -The delightful America Darling Curl for coming on to talk with us and for just generally

Welcome to Secular Soup! On our inaugural episode, Amy and Ami talk mental illness, and the struggles involved with both having it, and raising kids with it. Then we complain about the struggles of getting old, like having all of your limbs go numb because you decided to sit down. We also prove that we kind of have no idea what we’re doing with this whole “podcast” thing, but we’re jumping in with both feet regardless! Please note, this episode contains (a lot of) salty language. So will the rest of them. Consider yourself warned. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/secularsoup You can email us at secularsouppodcast@gmail.com You can’t tweet at us, because we’re too old for the Twitters. A HUGE “thank you” to both Marissa Alexa McCool and Rich Lyons for their help in putting this project together and for all of the encouragement along the way. You can find and support Marissa’s project, The Transgender Podcaster Visibility Initiative at Facebook.com/transvisiblepodcaster.