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Date (Y-M-D) /
Episode		 Media Personalities Episode Description
2006-12-31
#481		 N/A  N/A   No show due to PACT studio closing.  
2006-12-24
#480		 N/A  N/A   No show due to PACT studio closing.  
2006-12-17
#479		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Projection. Don talks about how the psychological defense mechanism of projection is used by the religious right.  
2006-12-10
#478		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser   Christian Radio; Theomatics. Russell talks about theomatics and other "bible code" nonsense.  
2006-12-03
#477		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Authoritarianism. Don takes a look at how authoritarianism sheds light on both religion and current politics.  
2006-11-26
#476		 N/A  N/A   No show due to PACT studio closing.  
2006-11-19
#475		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   News & Calls. Jeff comments on some recent atheism news then goes to callers.  
2006-11-12
#474		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Martin Wagner   Trends in Atheism. Martin and Matt talk about how atheism has changed in recent years.  
2006-11-05
#473		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Religion and Politics. Don talks about the takeover of the Republican party by the religious right and some of the resulting insanity.  
2006-10-29
#472		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Ashley Perrien   Halloween. Ashley and Matt talk about the silliness of various superstitions surrounding Halloween.  
2006-10-22
#471		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   Killing in the Bible. Jeff takes enumerates the long list of places in the Bible where killing is done or sanctioned by Yahweh.  
2006-10-15
#470		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser   Church/state separation boundaries. Russell talks about how great art, music, and architecture should be enjoyed regardless of its origin.  
2006-10-08
#469		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Getting their story straight. Don talks about the why religions can't get their story straight and why we shouldn't trust religious claims.  
2006-10-01
#468		 N/A  N/A   No show due to PACT studio repairs.  
2006-09-24
#467		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   An Atheist's Bookshelf. Jeff talks about some of the books in his library and how they influenced him.  
2006-09-17
#466		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris   The horrible god of the OT. Matt talks about a few of the horrible things that the OT god does. Tracie talks about the gods of the Hebrews.  
2006-09-10
#465		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   The Back Side of Guadalupe. Don takes a look at the history behind the Guadalupe legend, going back to medeval Spain, and the Virgin Mary myth.  
2006-09-03
#464		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris   Gods of the Old Testament & Hebrews. Tracie explores the multiple gods of the OT, casting some serious doubts on the monotheism of early Jews.  
2006-08-27
#463		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   Are atheists angry and bitter? Jeff answers viewer mail about why atheists seem to be angry at religious believers.  
2006-08-20
#462		 N/A  N/A   No show due to preemption.  
2006-08-13
#461		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   Miscellaneous Callers. Jeff gives his trip report from his visit to a liberal Christian church, then takes on callers.  
2006-08-06
#460		 DVD, Video  Ashley Perrien and Tracie Harris   Spiritual Experience of Dreams. Tracie talks about dreams as a universal means of exploring the inner mind.  
2006-07-30
#459		 N/A  N/A   No show due to studio remodeling.  
2006-07-23
#458		 N/A  N/A   No show due to studio remodeling.  
2006-07-16
#457		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Persecution by Christians. Don looks at persecution by Christians, giving three modern examples.  
2006-07-09
#456		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser   To tell the truth. Russell talks about the nature of truth and the difficulty of knowing who to trust.  
2006-07-02
#455		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   An atheist goes to church. Matt talks about his experience in attending Austin's Gateway Church.  
2006-06-25
#454		   Matt Dillahunty   The God Who Wasn't There. A special showing of the short movie "The God Who Wasn't There". See www.thegodmovie.com for more information.  
2006-06-18
#453		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Persecution. Don explains the Christian movement in the US to claim persecution as a means of amassing power.  
2006-06-11
#452		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Keryn Glasser   People who hate people. Keryn talks about the fear and prejudice that often arises from religion.  
2006-06-04
#451		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   Same-sex Marriage (again) Jeff dispells the five most common reasons why same-sex marriage should not be allowed.  
2006-05-28
#450		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser   Reverend Sun Myung Moon. Russell takes a look at that loony, but powerful religious icon, Reverend Moon.  
2006-05-21
#449		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty, Don Baker, and guest Tracie Harris   Does pro-life rhetoric make sense? Don and Tracie talk about the rhetoric of the pro-life movement and the vast numbers of contradictons.  
2006-05-14
#448		 DVD, Video  Ashley Perrien and Keryn Glasser   Are church & state really separate? Keryn talks about the various ways religion has gained control over our lives.  
2006-05-07
#447		 DVD, Video  Jeff Dee and Ashley Perrien   NDOP Protest and other news. Jeff talks about the National Day of Prayer protest, Da Vinci Code, Scientology superman.  
2006-04-30
#446		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser   Lying with numbers. Russell talks about innumeracy and how numbers can be used to deceive.  
2006-04-23
#445		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Religion and Inbreeding. Don talks about the odd relationship between religion and inbreeding.  
2006-04-16
#444		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Tim Suto   Evolution news. Tim talks about some recent news related to evolution.  
2006-04-09
#443		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris   Interpreting the results of prayer. Tracie takes on how Christians are apt to interpret outcomes of their prayers.  
2006-04-02
#442		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser   Miscellaneous Callers  
2006-03-26
#441		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   God vs. Mankind. Don talks about the conflict of interest people have between pleasing (the alleged) God or benefiting mankind.  
2006-03-19
#440		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Keryn Glasser   The 613 Commandments and the Law. Keryn takes a look at old testament law and its relation to our present day laws.  
2006-03-12
#439		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   News and miscellaneous callers. News. Jeff takes on miscellaneous callers.  
2006-03-05
#438		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Russell Glasser   Hostile Takeovers. Russell talks about various Christian efforts to take over local governments.  
2006-02-26
#437		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Humanism. Don dicsusses humanism, a world view embraced by many atheists.  
2006-02-19
#436		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty, Anne, and guest Tracie Harris   Intelligent design of the appendix. Anne talks about the evolution of organs and why some of ours are vesigial.  
2006-02-12
#435		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Jeff Dee   Darwin Day. Jeff talks about Darwin Day.  
2006-02-05
#434		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Ashley Perrien   Religious hypersensitivity. Ashley talks about religious hypersensitivity to criticism and parody.  
2006-01-29
#433		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   Sin. Don examines original sin, substitutive sacrifice, and that sin is a poor replacement for personal responsibility.  
2006-01-22
#432		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Keryn Glasser   Jewish vs. Christian Old Testament. Keryn compares the Jewish Old Testament to the Christian Old Testament.  
2006-01-15
#431		 DVD, Video  Russell Glasser and Jeff Dee   Cosmology vs. Creationism. Age of the earth and universe ala Inner Space Cavern and cosmology. Russell's last show as host.  
2006-01-08
#430		 DVD, Video  Russell Glasser and Matt Dillahunty   Matt's Path to Atheism. Matt talks about how he transformed from a devout Baptist to being a non-believer.  
2006-01-01
#429		 DVD, Video  Matt Dillahunty and Don Baker   The Value of Belief. Don talks about beliefs as liabilities.  

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