A few years ago, back in 2017, I made the mistake of allowing my then website, thegoodatheist.net, to fall into the hands of the “enemy”. I had forgotten to renew my domain, and unbeknown to me, a religiously affiliated group had snatched the URL from under me, and had created a mock site to try and trick my former listeners into believing that I had suddenly switched sides. I spent weeks trying to force them to take down their deceitful content. We settled on a truce, where they agreed to stop using my logo without permission. The damage, however, had already been done.

At the time, I had no interest in continuing my work. I was burnt out, and felt that it was time for me to craft a new online identity. It seemed like no one was interested in atheism anymore, as most of the big bloggers had moved on to other projects. The loss of the site had an almost prophetic feeling, as though this was a sign that it was time to move on.

However, an experience with a coworker changed my mind a few years ago. He had found some of my old podcasts that I had put up on YouTube, and was curious about some of the stories I had covered. Despite being born in Nigeria, he had never heard of a dangerous pastor by the name of Helen Ukpabio, who operates in his home country. He seemed genuinely shocked by the revelation. It was then that I realized that The Good Atheist was more than a silly podcast; it was a catalog of religious wrongdoing.

So, I resolved to restart TGA. It was, however, a massive undertaking. Although I did possess copies of most of my articles, I had failed to properly back up the database. This meant that every article, and podcast, had to be manually uploaded and painstakingly redone. To make matters worst, most of the hyperlinks in my old articles were no longer working, a reminder that the internet is a far more fragile informational environment than we are willing to admit.

I’m happy to report that after almost a year’s worth of effort, the site, now called “The New Good Atheist” is up and running. I’ve uploaded over 1300 articles, and over 340 episodes. I also took the time to edit the metadata so that shows are divided into seasons, and each season has artwork that corresponds to the different looks that the site had over the years.

I’m also regularly blogging again, and the podcast, which is still being tweaked, it set to be released for the new year. Some folks who can’t wait that long has generously donated to my patreon, and these hardcores provide valuable feedback so that my new solo show can sound as good as possible.

So, it’s with a cheerful disposition that I welcome you to this new relaunch. Let’s keep kicking ass, shall we?