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The How-To Heretic

Published by Mark, Dan, and Doug

  • Religion & spirituality
  • Religion

Your user's guide to life on the outside. Leaving religion is the first step into a larger, better world. But it can also be a scary world. Things work differently now. Never fear: that's why we're here! We're your audio uncles, and with help from good friends and experts in all sorts of fields, we're going to share the stories and seek the knowledge we all need for building a great life! After all, you only get one (that we know of), so you'd better make the most of it!

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3 chart placements

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  1. Number 45ReligionAustralia
  2. Number 169ReligionUnited Kingdom
  3. Number 170ReligionUnited States

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Recent episodes

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  1. Gimme a Break - 189 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    May 5, 20211 hr 7 min

    This week! Uncle Mark thinks we need to take a long, hard look at Medusa, Uncle Doug tells us about the most hopeless Pope with Clement VII, and we break the news about a much-needed break.

  2. 20/20 Revision - 188 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Apr 28, 20211 hr 21 min

    This week! Uncle Mark can't see too good with the Urim and Thummim, Uncle Doug chooses to slow rather than fast with Ramadan, and Uncle Dan cracks all things chiropractic.

  3. Burnt by the Sun - 187 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Apr 21, 20211 hr 36 min

    This week, Mark asks you to wear eye protection with the Miracle of Fatima, Uncle Dan spills the beans on the secrets of the Rosicrucians, and Uncle Doug loses all meaning (or does he?) with Kabbala.

  4. Dr. Death - 186 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Apr 14, 20211 hr 15 min

    This week! Uncle Mark rolls snake-eyes with Pascal's Wager, Uncle Doug gets into a fishy mystery with the Jesus Fish, and Dr. Terri Daniel joins us to talk about grieving and death from a non-religious perspective. To find the Amazing Dr. Terri Daniel and explore her work and services, check out her website: https://spiritualityandgrief. com/

  5. Triangle Talk - 185 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Apr 7, 20211 hr 32 min

    This week! Uncle Mark bends belief with spoon bending, Uncle Doug warns against the wrath of the Bermuda Triangle and professor Jim returns to help us understand the theories behind conspiracies.

  6. Nate Phelps - 184 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Mar 31, 20211 hr 32 min

    This week! Uncle Doug runs wild and lives to regret it with Rumspringa, Uncle Dan tries to explain Easter and fails, and Nate Phelps joins us to talk about waking from his nightmare.

  7. The Third Corey - 183 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Mar 24, 20211 hr 37 min

    This week! Uncle Mark finds 9 is too many with The Order of 9 Angles, Uncle Dan finds the accidental good guy in the Book of Mormon with Korihor, and Uncle Doug wants you to tell your friends the COVID vaccine is right for them.

  8. Snake Saint - 182 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Mar 17, 20211 hr 14 min

    This week! Uncle Mark wants the loot from the young Earth creationists, Uncle Doug reviews Murder Among the Mormons and Uncle Dan hopes you enjoy St. Patrick's Day responsibly (and a little more honestly).

  9. Bridgertime - 181 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Mar 10, 20211 hr 25 min

    This week! Uncle Mark finds a route to the White House with Manly P. Hall, Uncle Dan thinks you're ignoring the 2nd Commandment with political idolatry, and Uncle Doug introduces us to the man who stopped the Mormons with Jim Bridger.

  10. 666 - 180 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Mar 3, 20211 hr 11 min

    This Week! Uncle Mark disturbs your slumber with sleep paralysis, Uncle Doug spins the night away with the Sufis, and Uncle Dan has the wrong number with 666!

  11. No Rush - 179 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Feb 24, 20211 hr 27 min

    This week! Uncle Mark gazes into the past to find someone that could not see the future, Uncle Dan sends your Valentine a drunk naked bouquet, and Uncle Doug thinks the dead deserve to be remembered for who they were in life.

  12. Goa Way - 178 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Feb 17, 20211 hr 12 min

    This week! Uncle Doug tells us the sad story of a very lonely island with Makemake, Uncle Dan takes us Christian shopping, and Uncle Mark sets sad sail to the Goa Inquisition.

  13. Flat Wrong - 177 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Feb 10, 20211 hr 32 min

    This week! Uncle Mark asks "what's in the box?" with Orgone Energy, Uncle Dan puts 3rd Nephi out of our misery, and Uncle Doug makes us all want to jump off the edge of the flat Earth!

  14. 3 Days of Night - 176 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Feb 3, 20211 hr 22 min

    This week! Uncle Dan gives us the damage report with 3rd Nephi part 2, Uncle Mark wonders how many atoms your gold has with the Anunnaki, and Uncle Doug ruins a perfectly good time with Project Blitz.

  15. Gimme Some Skin - 175 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Jan 27, 20211 hr 21 min

    This week! Uncle Dan makes the Book of Mormon seem kinda dumb with 3rd Nephi part 1, Uncle Mark thinks the story of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle should be rated R, and Uncle Doug does a Q with no A with Heretics in the news!

  16. Queen of Heaven - 174 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Jan 20, 20211 hr 14 min

    This week! Uncle Mark traces some insurrectionist DNA back to the Mormon Council of 50, Uncle Doug stinks up the place with Moxibustion, and Uncle Dan introduces us to Mrs. God with the Queen of Heaven!

  17. Mom, is that you? - 173 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Jan 13, 20211 hr 33 min

    This week! Uncle Mark says ass a lot with Balaam's Ass, Uncle Dan talks about your mom with Heavenly Mother, and Uncle Doug challenges us to find common cause in uncommon times!

  18. Super Duper Spreader - 172 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Jan 6, 20211 hr 7 min

    This week! Uncle Mark explores maybe too much alien life with Panspermia, Uncle Dan concludes that church music might be a bad thing, and Uncle Doug shows us bloody mercy by concluding the Book of Joshua!

  19. UFOH? - 171 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Dec 30, 20201 hr 32 min

    This week! Uncle Mark spins off into silly space with UFO cults, Uncle Dan gazes into your eyes for cult recruitment, and Uncle lets loose torrents of blood with Joshua part 1.

  20. Choose the Right - 170 from The How-To Heretic, opens in a new tab

    Dec 23, 20201 hr 22 min

    This week! Uncle Dan continues his exploration of spirituality and the brain with chemical enhancements, Uncle Doug gets his wings with It's a Wonderful Life, and Uncle Mark thinks Mormonism might have a serious problem on its right.

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