(A)Theist Podcast

MEDITATIONS FOR MORTALS BOOK STUDYThis week Kelley and Erin complete their book study of Meditations for Mortals. Oliver Burkeman’s fourth week of the book focuses on showing up in our own lives.Conversations this week start a little heavy - the thought of life and death. But Erin ties our mortality into the Burkeman’s concept of finitude - the idea that things end. Lots of us keep “planning” for the future with the idea that our struggles today will eventually make our lives better in the future. In many cases, that’s true. But should we procrastinate in life's enjoyment all the time? Maybe not.The point is that we are going to die, and perhaps it’s important for us to take initiative in enjoying our moments now rather than focus so heavily on the future.We’ve loved this book study and hope to do more of these! If you have suggestions, drop us a note!https://www.atheistpodcast.com/meditationsformortals – – – We welcome your feedback, show suggestions and questions!  Contact us at [email protected]. Instagram: @atheistpodcast Facebook: The Atheist Podcastwww.atheistpodcast.com (A)Theist is produced by Trend Media STL.  Musical credit: "Better" Anno Domini Beats.

MEDITATIONS FOR MORTALS BOOK STUDYContinuing our book study, Kelley and Erin finished Week 3 of Meditations for Mortals. This week was all about letting go - the idea of moving past the stress of productivity and people pleasing and instead focusing on the value of doing less and enjoying more. Focus in on the false allure of effort!We’re curious! Where have you learned about letting go? Comment on the episode if you’re using Spotify, or visit our Facebook page, comment on Instagram or Threads, OR visit our website to send us a note!https://www.atheistpodcast.com/meditationsformortalsAs of August 12th, we’re starting to read Week 4! We’ll be recording our reflections on August 18th… we’d LOVE to incorporate any comments you have into our episode! Leave us a comment somewhere and we’ll speak to it during the recording!– – – We welcome your feedback, show suggestions and questions!  Contact us at [email protected]. Instagram: @atheistpodcast Facebook: The Atheist Podcastwww.atheistpodcast.com (A)Theist is produced by Trend Media STL.  Musical credit: "Better" Anno Domini Beats.

MEDITATIONS FOR MORTALS BOOK STUDYContinuing our book study, Kelley and Erin finished Week 2 of Meditations for Mortals and have a very deep conversation around the theme of taking action.  Did you reach the same conclusions they did? Did you interpret things differently? How are you carrying some of the Week 2 messaging into your daily life?Please comment and let us know what you think about Week 2 - either directly from the book or from the episode!Comment on the episode if you’re using Spotify, or visit our Facebook page, comment on Instagram or Threads, OR visit our website to send us a note!https://www.atheistpodcast.com/meditationsformortalsAs of July 28th, we’re starting to read Week 3! We’ll be recording our reflections on August 4th… we’d LOVE to incorporate any comments you have into our episode! Leave us a comment somewhere and we’ll speak to it during the recording!– – – We welcome your feedback, show suggestions and questions!  Contact us at [email protected]. Instagram: @atheistpodcast Facebook: The Atheist Podcastwww.atheistpodcast.com (A)Theist is produced by Trend Media STL.  Musical credit: "Better" Anno Domini Beats.

MEDITATIONS FOR MORTALS BOOK STUDYKelley and Erin just finished reading Week 1 of Oliver Burkeman’s Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitation and Make Time for What Counts.This week was all about being finite. We break down each day - Days 1 through 7 - of the first section of the book to discuss Oliver’s messaging, examples from their own lives, and what messages resonated with them the most.Are you reading along with us?! Please comment and let us know what you think about Week 1 - either directly from the book or from the episode!Comment on the episode if you’re using Spotify, or visit our Facebook page, comment on Instagram or Threads, OR visit our website to send us a note!https://www.atheistpodcast.com/meditationsformortalsWe’re starting to read Week 2, which is all about taking action. We would love to know if you’re reading along with us! – – – We welcome your feedback, show suggestions and questions!  Contact us at [email protected]. Instagram: @atheistpodcast Facebook: The Atheist Podcastwww.atheistpodcast.com (A)Theist is produced by Trend Media STL.  Musical credit: "Better" Anno Domini Beats.

It’s been HOT in St. Louis! We’ve just experienced a major heatwave and in a late night conversation, Kelley brought up the recent New York Times article The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. After some discussion, Erin and Kelley decided to jump on to record their own "best movie lists" of the 21st Century (and, a little bit of the late-90s!)Maybe you’ll hear about one you haven’t seen and can cool down by watching a GREAT MOVIE!Also check out the NYT article here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.htmlAnd COMMENT below on Spotify or YouTube... what are YOUR favorite movies of the 21st century?**HEADS UP**On July 14th, we’ll publish the first of a four-part book study of Oliver Burkeman’s Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts. The book is divided into 4 weeks, so we’re inviting our audience to study one week at a time… except we publish episodes every other week, so you actually get TWO weeks to read! Each episode we’ll unpack our reactions, practices, thoughts, and what’s changed for us as we read this book. We’d love it if you join us!You can pick up the book here: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/ or on Audible.You can also learn more about our project at www.atheistpodcast.com/meditationsformortals. – – – We welcome your feedback, show suggestions and questions!  Contact us at [email protected]. Instagram: @atheistpodcast Facebook: The Atheist Podcastwww.atheistpodcast.com (A)Theist is produced by Trend Media STL.  Musical credit: "Better" Anno Domini Beats.