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Category Archives: interviews
The Sam Harris Nightline Interview
Posted in atheism, books, ethics, interviews, religion, science, television
Tagged moral landscape, nightline, sam harris
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Podcast #107 – Wynne Legrow for US Congress
We interview Dr. Wynne Legrow, candidate for the US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District. Legrow is a retired physician, a Democrat, and an self-identifying atheist. His opponent is Republican incumbent Randy Forbes, an outspoken Christian who has, … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, civil rights, interviews, podcast, politics, religious rights
Tagged candidates, congress, house of representatives, nicholas ladendorf, randy forbes, wynne legrow
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Podcast #105 – Jeff Sharlet (C Street)
We interview Jeff Sharlet, author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy, a follow-up to The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power. The Family, you may recall, is a secretive and radical Christian group … Continue reading
Posted in books, christianity, civil rights, cults, gay rights, interviews, military, podcast, politics, religion
Tagged c street, jeff sharlet, kill the gays bill, the family, the fellowship, uganda
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Philip Roth doesn’t believe in god
I gotta hand it to Philip Roth for not trying to weasel out of his stance on religion in his recent–and rare–CBS News interview. Here’s what the author of Portnoy’s Complaint and The Plot Against America tells Rita Braver: While … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, books, interviews
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Podcast #103 – Freethought and Pornography
We interview David Bertolino, writer and producer of The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, a new off-Broadway play now showing at NYC’s Bleecker Street Theater. The 1972 film Deep Throat was not only a cultural milestone for American culture; it was … Continue reading
Posted in arts, civil rights, history, interviews, movies, podcast
Tagged bleecker street theater, david bertolino, deep throat, deep throat sex scandal, harry reems, linda lovelace, porn, porno, pornography
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Bill Maher says his atheism cost him an Emmy
The good news: Real Time with Bill Maher returns on September 17th. The bad news: Bill might continue to spout his anti-Western medicine BS and fall back on the old “I’m just a guy asking questions” excuse when cornered on … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, interviews, television
Tagged bill maher, real time with bill maher
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Podcast #99 – Mary Roach (Packing for Mars)
We interview Mary Roach, author of the bestselling science-humor book Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. She’s also the author of Stiff (about human cadavers), Spook (the scientific inquest on life after death), and Bonk … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, books, humor, interviews, medical research, podcast, science
Tagged bonk, mary roach, packing for mars, spook, stiff
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Podcast #96 – Michael Largo (God’s Lunatics)
We talk with Michael Largo, author of the entertaining, enlightening, encyclopedic tome God’s Lunatics: Lost Souls, False Prophets, Martyred Saints, Murderous Cults, Demonic Nuns, and Other Victims of Man’s Eternal Search for the Divine. His previous nonfiction works include Genius … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, humor, interviews, podcast, religion
Tagged god's lunatics, michael largo
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