God Awful Movies

Michael Marshall joins for an atheist review of the 1949 anti-marijuana propaganda classic. Topics include portrayal of marijuana smoking in the film under Hays Code, depiction of marijuana sales and gateway drug myth, incompetence of the police force, Anne's addiction to marijuana, speculations on weight loss and messy rooms, investigating Bob's suicide, Marcia's misfortune as a weed dealer, communication struggles, meeting with crime bosses, and consequences of legalizing weed.

This week, Karen from the Deconversion Therapy podcast joins us for an atheist review of Furious Love, the story of Earth's most credulous documentarian spending Kickstarter money on a lovely extended vacation. --- Check out Karen's podcast here: https://beacons.ai/deconversiontherapy --- 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

(Very nearly Dr.) Cara Santa Maria joins the guys to review a documentary questioning if mental illness is a magic power. The hosts criticize the film's portrayal of mental illness, discuss flaws in the medical system, and explore the intersection of love and mental illness. They critique controversial figures, analyze the harm of alternative methods, and question the language choices in the anti-psychiatry movement. The chapter also includes a conversation about shower accidents and sarcastic remarks about race, as well as discussing family challenges and alternative therapies. They criticize the inclusion of peer work as a magical process and discuss prejudice and inappropriate language in the movie.

This week, John Schneider's done not hurting anybody... --- 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

We watched He Who Finds a Wife, along with first time guest masochists Kat and Tee of the Bible Breakdown podcast. --- 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

We watched Born Into Mafia, along with DOCTOR Cara Santa Maria! --- 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

We review Battlefield Earth - LIVE FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN. --- 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Mary and Shelly from the Latter Day Lesbian podcast join us for an atheist review of Charly, the story of Mormon sexism. This time in the form of a romcom. --- Hear more from Mary and Shelly here: https://latterdaylesbian.org/ 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Marsh joins us for an atheist review of Baptists at Our Barbecue, the story of Mormons not having any interesting stories to share but still feeling like they should share something. --- 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. --- Check out more from Marsh on Be Reasonable and Skeptics with a K Get tickets to QED here. --- 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/

This week, Dan Beecher joins us for an atheist review of Witnesses, the story of the three witnesses who saw the gold plates the Book of Mormonism was based on (in a vision), and the story of how they never publicly admitted they were lying and therefore must have been telling the truth. About the vision. Of the angel. With the plates. About Native American Jews whose skin changed color because of their sin. --- Hear more from Dan on Thank God I’m Atheist and Data Over Dogma 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/?fref=ts All our other music was written and performed by Morgan Clarke. To hear more from him, check him out here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/