A podcast about the politics of atheism, about atheist perspectives on politics, and the nihilist critique of both, in the era following after the failure and dissolution of "New Atheism" as a movement.
AR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon. Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.
Don't Stop Reading: from a "gym bro" who spends all his time chasing women half his age.
Find me on Instagram. Support me on Patreon. Both will provide notifications for new podcast episodes (not just "here", but under many different headings).https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/https://www.patreon.com/c/a_bas_le_ciel/postsAR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon. Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.
3 May 2026
The Rejection of Philosophy Becomes a Philosophy Unto Itself: Plato, Buddhism, Nihilism.
On à-bas-le-ciel:
LINK: https://youtube.com/live/t6vBgeJRiyI (https://youtube.com/live/t6vBgeJRiyI)
On Eisel Mazard, Monolingual Polyglot:
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tY7o0cE-sk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tY7o0cE-sk)
Find me on Instagram. Support me on Patreon. Both will provide notifications for new podcast episodes (not just "here", but under many different headings).
https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/
https://www.patreon.com/c/a_bas_le_ciel/posts
AR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon. Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.
27 Apr 2026
Islamophobia is Doomed: the Critique of Mass Deportation as a Moral Cause.
Find me on Instagram. Support me on Patreon. Both will provide notifications for new podcast episodes (not just "here", but under many different headings).
https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/
https://www.patreon.com/c/a_bas_le_ciel/posts
AR+IO abbreviates the motto "Active Research and Informed Opinion", providing consistent numbering for all of the episodes (AR+IO-001, etc.) hosted by Eisel Mazard across many different podcasts, and united by one Patreon. Eisel is better known as Zel from Ashdod, and was formerly known as the voice (and author) behind the (banned) youtube channel à-bas-le-ciel.
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