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Growing Up Fundie THROWBACK: Ep. 50 - Hemant Mehta, The Friendly Atheist (2022)

December 08, 2025 • Sydney Davis Jr. Jr.

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In celebration of our 4 year Anniversary (GUF launched in December of 2021), we are revisiting some of our earlier episodes to revisit guests, opinions, current events from the past, and to celebrate how far we have come.

This episode was originally published on December 20th, 2022, via Zoom.

Hemant Mehta is a speaker, activist, and YouTuber who has dedicated his career to normalizing non-religious beliefs, and advocating for those who wish to leave their religions behind but fear the ramifications.

His YouTube channel has amassed nearly 86,000 subscribers and over 11 million views. He also has a podcast, a blog, and a brief appearance on Jeopardy!

His podcast: https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FriendlyAtheist1

OnlySky Media https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendly.atheist/?hl=en

The Clergy Project: https://clergyproject.org/

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