Category Archives: movies

Podcast #142 – Jessica Ahlquist victorious in Rhode Island

We look at the aftermath of highschooler Jessica Ahlquist’s First Amendment victory in Rhode Island. After winning a lawsuit to have a prayer banner removed from a public high school, Ms. Ahlquist has received threats and harassment–even local florists refuse to deliver … Continue reading

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Podcast #135 – Vic Losick (In God We Teach)

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Podcast #126 – Matthew Chapman (The Ledge)

We interview Matthew Chapman, writer/director of the new philosophical thriller The Ledge. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Patrick Wilson and Liv Tyler, The Ledge explores a tragic love triangle involving an atheist, an evangelical Christian, and the woman they both love. The … Continue reading

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Trailer for The Ledge

Check out the trailer for The Ledge, an upcoming movie written and directed by Matthew Chapman.  It’s about a love triangle in which an atheist and a Christian are rivals for the love of the latter’s wife.  (Matthew Chapman, you … Continue reading

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Podcast #121 – Easter Schmeaster

It’s Easter!  Time to celebrate the return of spring and the goddess Eostre (I mean, Resurrection of Christ) or something.  It’s also time for our president to continue his embarrassing pandering to the Religious Right by instituting an annual White … Continue reading

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The War Prayer

So I’m getting ready for my March 20th presentation to the Humanists of Georgia, in which I’ll be talking about Mark Twain’s freethought legacy.  In doing a little research this morning, I stumbled across this excellent animated dramatization of Twain’s … Continue reading

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Podcast #117 – Andrea Steele (International Freethought Film Fest)

We interview Andrea Steele, founder and executive director of the Freethought Film Festival Foundation.  Their first event–the International Freethought Film Festival–is May 13th-15th in Tampa, Florida.  TICKETS GO ON SALE March 3rd! In other movie news, Paul Bettany (The Da … Continue reading

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Atlas Shrugged movie trailer

Here’s the trailer for the the upcoming film “Atlas Shrugged, Part 1,” based on the novel by Ayn Rand. Love it or hate it, Atlas Shrugged has had an impact on the atheistic landscape, and a cinematic adaptation has the … Continue reading

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Wisdom Teeth

I’m a huuuge Don Hertzfeldt fan. If you’re not familiar with his sick, bizarre stick-figure animations (or if you don’t like them), then I’m sorry for you. :) Due to the manual, non-digital nature of Hertzfeldt’s technique, it’s a long … Continue reading

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Podcast #106 – Listener Feedback

Boy, do we get feedback!  We’re wrong about the Tea Party, the Great “Enlightenment,” bleeping out curse words, and the authorship/timing of both the Qur’an and the New Testament.  On the other hand, some listeners think we are “awesome” and … Continue reading

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