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Satansplain #085 – The Goodguy Badge

Everybody wants to be seen as “the good guy”. In this episode of Satansplain, we’ll look at Anton LaVey’s essay, “The Goodguy Badge”, what this Satanic concept means, and the various sellers of this badge of self-righteousness. Perhaps it’s a lesson more applicable today than ever before.

00:00 – Intro
03:17 – The Goodguy Badge: Opening lines
04:54 – The Goodguy Badge: Continued
12:57 – Other wholesalers of Goodguy Badges besides religion
18:50 – An audience: the Goodguy’s vital ingredient
22:29 – How refreshing it would be to hear a political candidate say…
25:46 – Stephen Flowers quote on Satan/God/Nature
28:25 – Satanecdote on Facebook
33:11 – “Once again, that isn’t Satanism” (teachers passing out Christian tracts)

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Satansplain #083 – Listener Mail

Satansplain responds to mail from the listeners, including such topics as: Satanic ritual, The Satanic Witch, George Carlin, intellectual black holes, the fight against Satanic misinformation, and why I do what I do.

00:00 – Intro
01:24 – Using paper in ritual
04:00 – “Top Fan Badge”?
05:21 – “What would LaVey think of the world today?”
10:12 – George Carlin and Anton LaVey
15:15 – Satanecdote
21:45 – Dumbing it Down?
31:54 – Praise for StackExchange
34:12 – Battles Worth Fighting

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Satansplain #059 – Dr. Vincent Schitz, PhD in Satanic Memes

Church of Satan Reverend Dave Wallace steps in to interview the team behind the infamous Satanic memes page, “Dr. Vincent Schitz, PhD in Satanic Memes”. Hear all about the history of the page, its past and present meme makers, their creative process, and answers to questions submitted by Dr. Schitz fans. Also, visit the new Satansplain store (store.satansplain.com) for Dr. Schitz merchandise!

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Episode #017 – On “Doing Nothing”

People who whine that the Church of Satan “does nothing” seem to have rather anti-Satanic ideas of what constitutes doing “something”. I’ll address this topic, along with finding fellow Satanists in the real world.

00:00 – Intro
00:56 – About Satanic essays & Satansplain
03:28 – “On The Doing of Nothing” (essay)
08:36 – What “should” be we “doing”?
10:36 – Maine school example / theocracy
13:36 – The folly of playing the copy-cat game
14:27 – Parody religions (of which Satanism is not)
16:48 – “FigHt fuR reLiJuS RiGhTs” / political fights
20:46 – “eDjuCayT dA MaSeS!”
21:37 – No, we don’t need grottos
24:46 – “Hi, I live in Potatosack, Ohio.”
26:24 – “BuiLd mE a sAtaNic goTh CLuB!”
28:20 – The bigger problem with “Well ‘somebody’ needs to do this thing for me.”
30:57 – Action happens at the individual level
33:50 – Demanding a Satanist do something for you?
37:13 – Thanks, Mark!
38:38 – Satanicdote
40:05 – Spotting a fellow Satanist in the wild
46:28 – Church of Satan membership and benefits
49:03 – Getting what you put into it
51:58 – Example: Radio Free Satan
57:29 – Member networking online
01:00:34 – Closing remarks