The Comical Heathen S2 E1 (Part I): Atheist Ireland

Part I

Show notes:

Features my interview with Peter Hinchliffe and Michael Nugent from Atheist Ireland.  We discuss a controversial sketch about the arrest of God for rape by the Irish parody news group Waterford Whispers News.  The sketch was part fo RTE's New Year's Eve programming and garnered over 1000 complaints and was eventually removed.  We also discuss blasphemy laws and the effects of censorship on free speech.

Includes my own take on satire/censorship as well as special guest co-host Sean Lynch.  Sean and I also discuss corporate censorship, his time working on CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH, and Jewish Space lasers.  My friend Ian Harris calls in from LA to complain about people who don't understand the need for raising the minimum wage.

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• Peter's account of the Waterford Whispers News controversy:  https://atheist.ie/2021/01/rtes-blasphemous-comedy-sketch/?fbclid=IwAR0K2u_Ka6Jclcccg7Vk7VL6Yz_7YOHSClR_L564VdUaMqx0fQ61u4-8wqk
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• Waterford Whispers News:  https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/
• Youtube version of sketch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-xK5sLdltE
• Irish Times "RTÉ apologises for ‘blasphemous’ sketch after 1,100 complaints" by Ellen O'Riordin:  https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/rt%C3%A9-apologises-for-blasphemous-sketch-after-1-100-complaints-1.4449042
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