Geeks Without God is a podcast by three atheist/comedian/geeks. We'll talk about geeky stuff, atheist issues and make jokes. Mostly jokes. We know where our bread is buttered.
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The Power Up Podcast brings faith and fandom together with sermon audio, real talk, and geek culture from a Christian perspective. Whether you’re here for biblical truth or boss-level conversations, we’re here to help you level up your spirit and your story.
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God, Dicks & Puns is an Actual Play podcast covering the adventure published in Paizo’s Anniversary Edition of the infamous Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path. In us, you will find 5 geeks who enjoy devoting a bit too much of their time in a small and uncomplicated game called Pathfinder. That being said, no good Table Top gaming session is good without its fair share of stupid jokes, bad puns and intense moments. God, Dicks & Puns delivers this through the immersive, silly and sometimes g ...
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Episode 664 – Resilience and Resistance in a Time of Fascism
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Why Giving Still Matters (Even When You’re Broke)
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We are excited to be joined by Tony Miller this week! Tony is a Renaissance Festival circuit performer and Trinket Trading has become a big thing at Festivals these days. How do performers like Tim and Tony deal with the explosion of baubles that people sometimes think are a reasonable exchange for services instead of – you know – money?…
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A House United: Standing Firm Without Violence
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42:50Send us a text Abraham Lincoln once declared, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” That warning echoes today as division, violence, and fear threaten our world. In this powerful Critical Faith sermon, we look at the Civil War, reflect on the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, and hear how Scripture calls believers to unity, courage, an…
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Critical Damage: Let God Repair Your Hull
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21:36Send us a text In Week 5 of DLC: Downloading Content from Heaven, Patrick and Erin talk about what happens when life hits us so hard that our “hull integrity” starts failing. Shields can recharge, weapons can be replaced—but when the core is cracked, no amount of willpower can hold us together. God is the Master Engineer. He heals the brokenhearted…
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It’s time for us to look at our boners once more and you can join in! This week we are taking a look at a couple of video games that have us super excited. Tim’s boner is pretty old, as is to be expected. Molly’s is a lot newer. Nick is excited about an Anime/Manga romance, which is about as unexpected as you might imagine.…
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Upgrades Installed: God Doesn’t Just Save You, He Equips You
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21:27Send us a text In Week 4 of DLC: Downloading Content from Heaven, Patrick and Erin dive into how God doesn’t just save you—He equips you. From the armor of God to spiritual gifts, discover the divine upgrades that help you thrive, not just survive. Don’t leave your gear in storage—activate it. Visit www.powerupchurch.org to join the mission. ⚡ Read…
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DLC Week 3: Side Missions and Salvage — Obedience in the Outposts
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19:53Send us a text In this episode of The Power Up Podcast, Erin takes us to the outposts — those places in life where obedience looks small, hidden, and maybe even inconvenient. But just like in gaming, the “side missions” aren’t filler. They build trust, character, and courage, preparing us for the epic boss fights God is leading us toward. Discover …
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DLC Week 2 — Syncing With Command: The Holy Spirit is Your Flight AI
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15:38Send us a text You’ve launched, salvation is secured… but now what? In this episode of The Power Up Podcast, Patrick unpacks how the Holy Spirit is your Flight AI — guiding, protecting, and keeping you synced with God’s mission. Learn how to avoid drifting, detect spiritual threats, and stay in constant comms with the Spirit so every second of your…
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DLC: Hangar Bay – You’ve Been Cleared for Launch | New Believers, Everspace 2, and Starting Your Faith Journey
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15:42Send us a text Welcome to Week 1 of our new series Downloadable Content (DLC) — where faith meets gaming and God’s mission for your life expands like the best story DLC you’ve ever played. In this episode, Patrick and Erin dive into the Hangar Bay — the starting point in Everspace 2 — and explore how it’s the perfect picture of salvation. From that…
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Hey – another episode about a super hero movie! This time we are talking about Fantastic Four: First Steps. If you have super-hero fatigue, we totally get it. We still think this is one of the better installments in the MCU and about as good a Fantastic Four movie that isn’t “The Incredibles” as you are going to get! Spoilers a-plenty are in this e…
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Hidden Quests & God-Gear: Obedience and the Gifts that Power the Party
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12:16Send us a text Ever feel like God is holding something back from you? Like you're stuck on a spiritual loading screen? In this dual-topic episode of the Power Up Podcast, Patrick and Erin dive into two critical branches of your faith skill tree: obedience and spiritual gifts. Discover how obedience unlocks hidden hunts—God’s next-level assignments …
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All right friends! This week we are going to be talking about the new Superman film directed by James Gunn. While our resident DC apologist Ronn Bauman is not available, we all give the film a glowing review as one of the best depictions of Superman in the movies. Also, some doggie treats for Krypto as well! This is a spoiler filled episode so bewa…
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Form Your Party: The Real Grind of Spiritual Leadership
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15:00Send us a text Leadership in the Kingdom of God isn’t about the spotlight — it’s about forming your squad. In this episode of The Power Up Podcast, Patrick and Erin unpack how spiritual leadership is forged in the grind, not on the stage. Drawing from games like Monster Hunter Rise and scriptures like Luke 16, Mark 10, and Hebrews 10, this episode …
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This week’s episode was recorded live at CONvergence 2025 and featured two fantastic Guests. Dave Rand-McKay and Lee Harris joined us to talk about Generative AI in their workplace and in the world at Large. Dave works as a professor of Geography and Lee is an Editor with Tor Books. We all talk about our encounters with AI both positive and negativ…
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The Wisdom Branch: Studying the Monsters in Your Life
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6:40Send us a text Facing sin is like fighting monsters — and wisdom is your best weapon. In this episode, we explore how to study your spiritual enemies, identify triggers, and grow in God-given insight. Learn how to fight smarter, not harder, by unlocking the Wisdom Branch of your faith skill tree. ⚡ Ready to level up your faith journey? Join the mis…
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Grinding for the Gear: Building a Disciplined Faith
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6:52Send us a text Salvation is free — but spiritual strength takes grind. In this episode of The Power Up Podcast, Brandon and Erin dive into the Discipline Branch of your spiritual skill tree. From prayer and fasting to giving and spiritual resistance, learn how daily habits forge gear that scales with your faith. Based on our YouTube sermon: Unlocki…
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There’s a new documentary about Paul Reubens on HBO or MAX or HBO MAX or whatever the heck they are calling themselves these days. And speaking of an identity crisis, this two part documentary about Reubens and his most famous character, Pee Wee Herman is a really interesting watch. Reubens himself seems uncomfortable with the idea of a documentary…
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Unlocking Your Spiritual Skill Tree: Start Your Faith Journey in Kamura
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5:41Send us a text Your faith journey starts at level one—just like entering Kamura Village in Monster Hunter Rise. In this audio companion to the full video sermon "Unlocking The Tree: Welcome to Kamura" (watch on YouTube or Rumble), we explore how salvation opens your spiritual skill tree, why obedience is your first branch, and how the Holy Spirit e…
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It’s almost time for CONvergence 2025! As you may well know, our podcast debuted at CONvergence many years ago and we return there like the sparrows returning to wherever they return to every year. This week, we review our schedules for the con (we have a lot of crossover) and if you are coming to the con, we hope you are looking forward to it as m…
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Send us a text 🎮 Leveling Up Without Selling Out: How Christians Can Game, Cosplay & Watch Anime for God's Glory Can Christians truly enjoy gaming, anime, and cosplay while still living fully for Jesus? In this episode, we bust myths, explore culture, and drop real testimonies on how fandom can be redeemed for Kingdom purpose. Learn how to guard yo…
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Hey check it out! It’s another spoiler filled movie episode with Duck Washington as a guest! This time we are discussing “Thunderbolts,” the most recent entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We are pretty happy with this film overall and even get into some debate about how “bad” the latest string of Marvel movies have been. Maybe it hasn’t been a…
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Game Over for Division: Catholics & Protestants, Time to Unite
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41:19Send us a text For too long, Catholics and Protestants have been fighting on the wrong battlefield. In this episode, we hit pause on the denominational drama and power up with a truth that’s long overdue: it’s time to unite. With culture spiraling, faith under fire, and biblical values being twisted, the real enemy isn’t in the pew next to you—it’s…
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This week, we are talking about Ryan Coogler’s amazing film “Sinners.” Guest Duck Washington joins us to discuss this film and we are definitely spoiling the shit out of the movie so step away and come back when you’ve seen it because while this movie is great no matter how much you know about it, the less you know the better. We all pretty much gu…
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Beyond the Lights: When Church Becomes a Show
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33:17Send us a text In this episode of The Power Up Podcast, we talk about the modern church’s obsession with production value—and what it’s costing us spiritually. Are fog machines and camera angles replacing solid theology and Spirit-led worship? We’ll look at biblical truth, call out misplaced priorities, and offer 5 real ways your church—especially …
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A lot has been said by certain completely unqualified individuals lately when it comes to autism and we figured since Molly is autistic and both of Tim’s kids are autistic, we knew more than other people with the initials RFK. There’s a lot of dangerous misinformation floating around out there so we are here to remind you all that being autistic is…
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Episode 652 – All About Electric Cars
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1:10:30There has been a lot of talk about Teslas lately but did you know when it comes to electric cars, there are a LOT of other great options out there? Cynn Verbrugge joins us this week to tell us all sorts of information about the market. What does she know about it? Well she only worked on electric vehicle batteries for over a decade! No big deal.…
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Face it – things are getting pretty scary out there in the world and you may be thinking about standing up against it. We totally support that but we want you to be safe and prepared so this week we are offering advice on what you need to do to keep yourself safe while making your voice heard.By Geeks Without God
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This week it is time for some new geeky boners! Tim and Nick are both talking about remodeling their homes but Molly is talking about having sex in video games! So that one, at least, really fits the theme!By Geeks Without God
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Episode 649 – Captain America: Brave New World
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47:22Welcome to a spoiler filled discussion of the latest Captain American movie! And by “spoilers,” we mean that we spoil the movie even more than the trailer already did! Overall, we weren’t super happy with the film but Tim didn’t completely hate it so that’s something anyway…By Geeks Without God
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This week we are joined by frequent guest Ronn Bauman, our resident DC apologist, to discuss the latest Joker movie. He was not a fan of Joker so what are his thoughts on Joker: Folie a Deux? Does he like that it is a musical? Does his opinion of this film change his opinion of the previous film? And can Tim find a way to work Goose the Flerken int…
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1.86.0-UY6YN4FGHMUB5B45N2CMPWLW44.0.1-2This week we have guest Delia Jordan to talk with us about the book Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson. The book itself has some really great representation which leads us into a conversation about Sanderson himself, who is a devout Mormon. His opinions on GLBTQIA+ definitely differ from those of his church s…
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This week, we are taking a look at Season one of Severance, on Apple Plus! It’s a weird and creepy dystopian show about maintaining a work life balance by not having any work in your life or life in your work. Season 2 will start releasing shortly before this season airs so take some time and catch up because as soon as you do, we know you will wan…
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This week, we take a look at the film “Heretic,” starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. The movie explores a lot of themes of faith and god and especially organized religion. All three of us really loved that part and had mixed feelings about some of the rest. Spoilers abound!By Geeks Without God
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This week, we are going to give you a preview of Vilification Tennis for 2025. It is the comedy show that brought the three of us together and we don’t toot our own horn all that often. Well some tooting will happen this week as we run down our big plans for the upcoming year.By Geeks Without God
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This week we have guest Barabbas Jones joining us to talk about his new book – The Case Against Jesus. A lot of Christians like to talk about what a good person Jesus was but was he really? Barabbas read all the gospels and he has some opinions about how great this Jesus guy really was. We got a chance to read his book and talked to him about it! H…
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Time for a Geeky Boner episode! With just a few days to go before Thanksgiving, our boners were definitely focused on food. Nick has a new smoker he’s trying out and Molly has big plans for a Thanksgiving meal. Tim is going to Disney again. Whatever.By Geeks Without God
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