As we look forward to 2009, we take a moment to review the success and progress of the American Freethought Podcast in 2008. What was our best episode? What could we have done better?
We also unveil a new contest for our listeners with an impressive stack of cool prizes. Tune in to find out how YOU could be the recipient of this treasure trove of nifty freethought-ish tchoch.
Finally, Dr. Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education (NCSEweb.org) gets the last word on Ben Stein’s ridiculous “Evolution = Nazi Holocaust” documentary Expelled. This 5-minute segment of conversation was trimmed from our interview with her in episode #31 (in which we talked about the Texas BOE putting out-of-state creationists on the committee that reviews the science curriculum). It was intended for inclusion in our coverage of the Expelled DVD in episode #34, but… we forgot (okay, I forgot – David shares none of the blame!). Anyway, we thought it was worth hearing, even it we’re delivering it a tad late.
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Recorded December 18, 2008. Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
Hello John and David,
I love your podcast. I’ve been listening to it since episode #3, and it mirrors many of my own philosophies. Here is an idea for an episode(s) for 2009 (It’s not very creative, but it’s a topic that needs to be addressed):
Two months ago, October 3rd, the CFI podcast Point of Inquiry did an interview with Dr. Michael Lackey about Black humanism. That interview gives the correct impression that the atheist, freethinking, bright (whatever you want to call it) movement is more than just well educated Anglo-Saxons. We need to diversify our image, and since you live in Atlanta, you can help tremendously.
My idea is that you interview some professor or students from the Atlanta University Center (Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Morris Brown College). I attended Morehouse, and I know from experience that there are lots of rationalists in that area who want to speak out. A good idea may be to walk through campus and interview students at random.
Another good person to interview is Greydon Square. Another is to talk to the Rational Response Squad about the Blasphemy Challenge.
American Freethought is doing a wonderful job, and it is a great way to diversify the face of reality-based living. Keep up the good work.