Mar 22, 2020

I interview Kimberly A. Hamlin, author of Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage, and the Life of Helen Hamilton Gardener. For more about Kimberly and her work visit KimberlyHamlin.com.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds so far in the US and has begun devastating our economy. But the disaster has been made twice as...

Mar 8, 2020

I interview Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, yet another (and one of the best) look at "the political movement that seeks to gain power and impose its vision on all of society." We interviewed Katherine about her previous book The Good News Club way...

Feb 24, 2020

As mentioned in episode 296, here's the actual event audio from February 12, 2020, during which First Baptist Church Decatur's Paul Wallace interviews Chuck Porterfield and John C. Snider about their atheism as part of the church's adult education program Religion 101.

Thanks to Paul and Chuck for permission to post...

Feb 23, 2020

I recount my experience as one of two guest atheists at an adult education class at First Baptist Church of Decatur, moderated by Paul Wallace (who I interviewed in Episode 290 of this podcast). The congregation could not have been nicer, and made both me and Allison feel right at home. When audio of the conversation...

Feb 9, 2020

I interview Anne Nelson about her new book Shadow Network, a frightening but illuminating exposé on the Council for National Policy and the connections linking conservative media, fundamentalist Christianity and billionaire families that have led to the manipulation of public opinion and ultimately to Donald Trump.

For...