Hemant Mehta

1983 -

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Pseudonym: The Friendly Atheist

Country of citizenship: United States

Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Educated at: DePaul University, University of Illinois at Chicago

Occupation: writer, editor, secondary school teacher, podcaster

Official website: friendlyatheist.substack.com

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Hemant Mehta (; born February 25, 1983) is an American author, blogger, YouTuber and atheist activist. Mehta is a regular speaker at atheist events, and he has been a board member of charitable organizations such as the Secular Student Alliance and the Foundation Beyond Belief. Mehta used to run the Friendly Atheist blog on Patheos, in which he and his associates published articles several times a day, and he also co-hosts a weekly podcast called the Friendly Atheist Podcast. The blog stopped its activities on Patheos from December 14, 2021. As of 2024, Mehta also publishes a newsletter. On April 1, 2020, Mehta won his first appearance on the television game show Jeopardy! Source: Wikipedia (en)