A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar
Neil Newton and Phil Thompson have been talking about religion, philosophy, politics, music, sports, and pretty much anything they felt like talking about every since they became friends while working together at the University of Pittsburgh in the 20-teens. Though Neil is an Atheist and Phil is a Christian, they found that they agreed on more things than not, especially the evils of instant replay! ACAAAWIAB will explore topics like debt, heaven and hell, the Biblical Jubilee, philanthrocapitalism, and many others. Neil and Phil enjoy these conversations, so they figured there's a chance you will too. Original theme music written, performed, and produced by Neil Newton and Phil Thompson. christianathiest.pod@gmail.com
Podcasting since 2021 • 24 episodes
A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar
Latest Episodes
Who Invited Those Smelly Shepherds? The 2025 Christian and an Atheist Christmas Special
Since we did an epiphany special last year, this isn’t quite our third annual Christmas Special, but close enough! This year we take a look at the story of Jesus' birth from Luke chapter 2, which (surprise surprise!) is just as challenging to t...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 5
•
46:51
Dumb and Christendumber - Part III: The Attack on Empathy
In part three of the Dumb and Christendumber trilogy we look at the Christian Nationalist attack on empathy. We had this crazy idea that the concept of empathy would mesh well with Jesus teaching in the gospels that we should treat peo...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 4
•
1:02:22
Dumb and Christendumber - Part II: Christian Nationalism
In Part II of our "Dumb and Christendumber" mini series, we look at the origins of Christian Nationalism, the connection between Christian obedience cults and Christian Nationalism, and what Christian Nationalists ignore from the Bible. <...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 3
•
57:11
Dumb and Christendumber - Part I: The Long Hangover of the Civil War
This is the first in a three part series exploring how the United States got to the current multi-faceted crisis. In Part I, we discuss how most of the moral and theological questions leading to the Civil War never really got resolv...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 2
•
1:07:16
Introducing Season 3: Dystopian Non-fiction
We’re back with Season 3 of A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar and our theme is (totally coincidentally) Dystopian Non-fiction. In Episode 1, Neil gives us an update on the impact of the fires in LA and we discuss the efforts t...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 1
•
1:00:20