684: Turin Test Edition

In this week’s episode, Donald Trump will read the only book dumber than he is, this new connection between public health and raccoon penis will surprise you, and we’ll take a look at Christianity’s security blanket.
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Headlines:
Debunking the religious revival among young men (again): friendlyatheist.com/p/are-young-men-really-bec…
Non-religious NASA astronaut 'broke down in tears' seeing cross after Artemis II mission: christianpost.com/news/non-religious-nasa-astr…
Trump tries to appease Christians by reading a Bible verse: friendlyatheist.com/p/after-angering-christian…
A barista says she was fired for her Christian faith - the facts are far more nuanced: friendlyatheist.com/p/a-barista-says-she-was-f…
RFK Jr. lied about measles vaccines:
apnews.com/article/measles-vaccine-outbreak-mm…
And he has a podcast now: theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/20/rfk-jr-pod…
Also he cut off a raccoon's penis: nypost.com/2026/04/15/us-news/rfk-jr-once-chop…