Best Alex O Connor Podcasts (2025)

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# Alex O’Connor’s SURPRISINGLY good argument FOR the Resurrection… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Alex O’Connor gives an excellent breakdown of the historicity of the Resurrection account, but STILL denies that it happened. Why? Joe pushes back and points out where Alex is excellent and where he needs some help.Transcript: Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to wish you a joyous Easter as we celebrate the resurre…

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Am I responsible for WOKE Nonsense? | A Conversation with Alex O'' Connor in Oxford 1:22:45

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins joins Alex O’Connor for a breakdown of his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. They also reflect on new atheism and the meaning vacuum, Richard’s debate with Jordan Peterson, and the concept of God followed by audience questions.This episode was filmed at New Theatre, Oxford, on the 2…

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The Most Misunderstood Thing about Dawkins | A Conversation with Alex O Connor 1:22:40

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By The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins | Members Exclusive

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I Sympathize with Trans People, but... | Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Colin Wright 1:33:20

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins joins Colin Wright for an insightful conversation touching on evolution, gender, science, and culture. They explore Richard's latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead along with a wide array of topics including the nature of truth, the reliability of science, evolution, and the controversie…

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#166 Is this the beginning of a CATHOLIC REVIVAL in America? - Joe Heschmeyer

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Pew Research recently released a very worrying report for Catholics in America, showing a drastic decline since 2014. Many people, including Trent Horn, made videos sounding the alarms to try and raise awareness. Joe shows that the data may not be as bleak as we think…Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to…

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#164 Pope Francis Died. What Happens Now? - Joe Heschmeyer

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Our prayers and sorrow go out to the Holy Father Pope Francis and the Church he was tasked with shepherding. Please keep him in your prayers these next 9 days for the repose of his soul. Joe talks about the intricate process of what happens after a pope dies.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back, To Shamless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and this morning, Easte…

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A Conversation with Nick Gillespie in Milwaukee | Richard Dawkins' Final Tour 1:32:55

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins joins Nick Gillespie, editor-at-large at Reason magazine, for an insightful conversation touching on evolution, genetics, science, and culture. They explore Richard's latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead, along with his previous works such as The Selfish Gene. The discussion expands int…

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#163 Does the Mass Put Jesus Back on the Cross? - Joe Heschmeyer

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Some Protestants claim that Catholics try to “put Jesus back on the Cross,” at Mass, citing Scripture like “Once For All” or “It is Finished.” Joe explains why the Eucharist is necessary to complete Christ’s once for all Sacrifice.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back, Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to wish you a happy holy Thursday as we co…

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#162 Did God Abandon Jesus on the Cross? - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe tackles bad Protestant theology on the Cross and Psalm 22, rebutting those claiming that God the Father abandoned Jesus on the Cross. Some go so far as to call the Cross “the most obscene thing in all of creation.” Let’s test that against the Bible and see what the truth is…Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. My…

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Why Darwin Stopped Believing in GOD | Richard Dawkins with Patrick House 1:24:27

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By Richard Dawkins

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#161 SHOCKINGLY STRONG (and a lil cringe) Moments From the Alex O’Connor vs David Wood DEBATE - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe reviews the debate between David Wood and Alex O’Connor on the question “Did Jesus Claim to be God?”Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shamless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I wanted to review the recent debate between Alex O’Connor, cosmic Skeptic on YouTube and David Wood, who has Acts 17 ministries. So it’s a skeptic and agnostic, I believe ath…

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#160 REBUTTAL: NeedGod.net’s embarrassing mistakes about Mary and Joseph - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe responds AGAIN to NeedGod.net’s misreading of Scripture in regards to Mary’s perpetual virginity. We hope this stands as an excellent example of why someone can’t just read the Bible for themselves and expect to interpret it correctly.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I hope that today’s rebuttal will stand…

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Space meets Earth, Porco and Dawkins in Glasgow 1:22:15

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Carolyn Porco about gene immortality, ancestral traits, the extended phenotype, extraterrestrial life, criticisms of religion and atheism, followed by audience questions.This episode was filmed at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on the Oct 31st 2024,…

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Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Patrick House | Richard Dawkins’ Final Tour in Warwick 1:24:20

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages with neuroscientist and author Patrick House in a wide-ranging conversation covering the differences between physics and biology, the role of elegance in science, and surprising insights into camouflage, animal behavior, and artificial selection. They also explore topics like the ext…

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#159 Gay Atheist vs. Catholic Sexual Morality DEBATE review - Joe Heschmeyer

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Today Joe reviews an informal debate he had with a former traditional catholic turned atheist on the sexual morality of Catholicism.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I got a fascinating invitation recently to sit down with a guy named Cade to talk about Catholic sexual ethics and gay marriage and trans stuff an…

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#158 The Dark Humor of the Catholic Church - Joe Heschmeyer

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Happy April Fools! Joe talks about the awesome (and also kind of hilarious) stories of 4 martyrs and how the Church responded to their great sacrifice.Transcript:Joe:Joe-come back to pOpelESs ShAmeMeRY. I’m Will MEshiRE. And in honor of April Fool’s Day, I thought I’d share something a little bit lighter, although it’s paradoxically something a lot…

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Space meets Earth, Porco and Dawkins in Glasgow 1:22:05

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Carolyn Porco about gene immortality, ancestral traits, the extended phenotype, extraterrestrial life, criticisms of religion and atheism, followed by audience questions.This episode was filmed at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on the Oct 31st 2024,…

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#157 Why the Kansas Black Mass (satanism) shows Catholicism is true… - Joe Heschmeyer

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The Satanic Grotto are planning a Black Mass to be held at the state capitol on Friday March 28th. Joe thought this would be a good opportunity both to call for prayer and attendance of Mass that day, but also to show how satanism aping Catholicism specifically points to Catholicism being true.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Jo…

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#156 The Bible PROVES Mary was ALWAYS a Virgin (NeedGod.net Rebuttal) - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe tackles the misguided teaching of NeedGod.net on Mary’s perpetual virginity, citing evidence and prophecy from the Bible.By simply taking an analytical look at the Gospels, and comparing that to what we know of Jewish marriage tradition and parental law, we can conclude that Mary promised herself as a virgin to the Lord for her entire life. Joe…

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Sonnets by ChatGPT 5:52

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Following my dialogue with ChatGPT on whether it is conscious, I thought it would be interesting to look at its poetic creativity. I decided to give it a subject dear to my heart. Link to my Substack - https://richarddawkins.substack.com/By Richard Dawkins

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Exploring AI, Evolution & the Universe ft. Taryn Southern 32:20

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Richard Dawkins and Taryn Southern are back for another thought-provoking Q&A session, tackling a wide range of fascinating topics.From Richard’s personal epiphany moments to his thoughts on AI, alien life, and the origins of the universe, this episode delves deep into the mysteries of evolution, intelligence, and existence.Other audience questions…

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#155 Beta Andrew Tate v. Alpha/Omega Jesus - Joe Heschmeyer

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It’s actually remarkable just how closely Andrew Tate’s philosophy aligns with old pagan ideas of masculinity. Today Joe examines how this compares to the perfected masculinity of Christ.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to offer a Christian take on Andrew Tate. More specifically, I want to propose a the…

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#154 This ancient prophecy PROVES Christianity is TRUE… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe explains one of the best evidences for Christianity being true by examining the parallels between Psalm 22 and The Passion.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shamlesss Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. I want to talk about one of the most powerful lines in the whole Bible and how it’s connected to what I think might be the most incredible prophetic and d…

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Is There More Wonder In Genes Than In Gods? - A Conversation with Alex O' Connor 1:23:40

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As part of his 2024 tour, Richard Dawkins engaged in an insightful conversation with Alex O'Connor at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on September 28th. They discuss Dawkins' latest book; The Genetic Book of the Dead, religion, evolution, and concludes with a Q&A session. Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer, and public speaker, best known…

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#153 The High-Velocity News Cycle is Destroying Your Soul - Joe Heschmeyer

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Today Joe highlights a growing problem with news consumption, and warns how it may be destroying your soul.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and if you think that keeping up with news and politics right now is just overwhelming, well, good news. I guess you’re correct and you should know that some of that feeling …

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#152 The history of Lent you never knew… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Today Joe takes us through the history of one of the most beautiful liturgical seasons, Lent. And shows us that it’s WAY older and grounded in Christian history than you realize…TranscriptJoe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe, Heschmeyer, and today I want to explore the true history of lint. Now, some Christians just know lint is that time …

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Is There More Wonder In Genes Than In Gods? - A Conversation with Alex O' Connor 1:23:29

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As part of his 2024 tour, Richard Dawkins engaged in an insightful conversation with Alex O'Connor at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on September 28th. They discuss Dawkins' latest book; The Genetic Book of the Dead, religion, evolution, and concludes with a Q&A session. Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer, and public speaker, best known…

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#151 James White DEBATE debrief (w/ John DeRosa) - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe does a debrief with John DeRosa on the debate with James White on the Mass being a propitiatory sacrifice, and the infamous Ignatius statement.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and this is going to be a little different of an episode than I normally do. As you may know, I was just down in AR Kansas this past we…

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#150 Why Catholic Mass is ESSENTIAL to Christianity (and completely Biblical) - Joe Heschmeyer

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Following Joe’s debate with James White, he lays out the case for why the Mass is a propitiatory sacrifice and the most essential Christian practice, supported by Scripture, Church Fathers and the Reformers themselves.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. I want to start by asking you a question. Can you point to a mo…

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What Evolution Really Tells Us About Life | A Conversation with Steven Pinker 1:28:50

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Steven Pinker about evolution, his motivation for writing The Blind Watchmaker, and a breakdown of his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and…

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What Evolution Really Tells Us About Life | A Conversation with Steven Pinker 1:29:00

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Steven Pinker about evolution, his motivation for writing The Blind Watchmaker, and a breakdown of his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and…

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#149 William Lane Craig’s Dangerous View on Jesus (and the Trinity…) - Joe Heschmeyer

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William Lane Craig is one of the most popular theologians and Christian apologists today. We actually have a lot of respect and admiration for him. However he, like many other Protestants, falls into some seriously dangerous pitfalls when following Sola Scriptura, to the point of denying core attributes of the God we profess to believe and adore.Tr…

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#148 Once Saved, Always Saved CAN’T be true. Here’s why… - Joe Heschmeyer

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If a person professes belief in Jesus Christ then later says they do not believe, were they actually ever Christian? Some protestants think not, and today Joe Heschmeyer dismantles the false doctrine of Eternal Security.Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shamless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Is it possible for a Christian to lose their salvation? Can a …

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#147 Wes Huff gets THIS wrong about the Bible… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe addresses some of the misconceptions spread about the cannon of Scripture by people like Wes Huff and Dr. John Meade. With Wes’s rise to popularity from his debate with Billy Carson and appearance on Joe Rogan, we thought it’d be good to correct some of his errors.Transcript: Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe, Heschmeyer, and I want…

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#146 “Peter Never Went to Rome” and other Protestant fictions… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Today Joe tackles the Protestant claim that St. Peter never went to Rome. He looks at the biblical, historical and archeological evidence that confirms he did indeed lead the Church in Rome.Transcript: Joes:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe, Heschmeyer, and one of the biggest roadblocks that almost any Protestant dialogue in with the Cathol…

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Atheism is growing in America but... | Richard Dawkins Talks to Coleman Hughes 1:22:30

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In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Coleman Hughes. Coleman Hughes is a writer, podcast host, and social commentator, known for his work on race, culture, and social issues. He hosts the podcast Conversations with Coleman, where he engages in deep discussions on various social topics,…

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#145 5 Unbiblical Protestant Arguments Against Mary - Joe Heschmeyer

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Today Joe puts to rest 5 unbiblical real arguments protestants use against Mary.Transcript: Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer Protestants arguing with Catholics about Mary feels almost like a tale as old as time. We’ve been doing this apologetic dance for centuries and today I want to try to put some of these tired old steps …

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Atheism is growing in America but.....| Richard Dawkins Talks to Coleman Hughes 1:22:20

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By The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins | Members Exclusive

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#144 When Conspiracy Theories become sinful… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Joe Heschmeyer tackles the tough questions Christians face in a time when trust in institutions is at an all time low. What do we know to be true, especially when we’ve been lied to so much by the world? When does our distrust devolve into sin? Transcript:Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I cannot go on social media right…

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#143 Why liberal Catholicism is dying… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Today Joe looks at the phenomenon of newer priests being more conservative and theologically orthodox, and progressive Catholicism’s failure to replicate itself… Transcript: Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and if you follow politics at all, chances are you’ve heard people opining on this idea that we’re in the midst of a gr…

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#142 THIS is why JD Vance became Catholic… - Joe Heschmeyer

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Today Joe Heschmeyer looks at JD Vance’s journey from Evangelical Christian, to atheism via Richard Dawkins, and finally coming home to Catholicism. Transcript: Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to begin today a series of episodes that are loosely about the relationship between Christianity and more specifically Ca…

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#141 Do Catholics Practice Necromancy? - "Tarcisius"

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Today Joe tackles the Protestant accusation that Catholics practice necromancy when they pray to the Saints. We take a look at 1 Samuel 28 and Saul’s consultation with the Witch of Endor.Transcript: Joe:Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Today I want to consider two contradictory arguments often made by the very same people again…

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