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Podcast #177 – Trouble in Lumpkin County

There’s trouble in Lumpkin County, with a capital T that rhymes with P and that stands for Prayer! At least fifty students and four teachers at Lumpkin County High School (north of Atlanta) ditched class for SIX HOURS to participate … Continue reading

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Podcast #176 – Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia

We interview Susan Gerbic, coordinator of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia, an international team of writers and editors whose goal is to ensure that skeptical topics on Wikipedia are fair, accurate, and have the level of detail they deserve. Those interested … Continue reading

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Podcast #175 – Frans de Waal (The Bonobo and the Atheist)

We interview Dr. Frans de Waal, world-renowned primatologist and author of The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism among the Primates (available in hardcover and for Kindle). In this new book, he looks at the pre-human basis for morality, how human beings … Continue reading

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Podcast #174 – Religious Belief and Hardcore Criminality

We interview Dr. Volkan Topalli, co-author (with Dr. Thomas Brezina and Mindy Bernhardt) of the new research paper “With God on my side: The paradoxical relationship between religious belief and criminality among hardcore street offenders,” just published in the February … Continue reading

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Podcast #172 – National Atheist Party

We interview Troy Boyle, president of the new National Atheist Party. For more about the NAP visit USANAP.org. Plus: Pat Robertson is at it again. This time he’s warning against the dangers of possessed pre-owned sweaters. And finally, check out … Continue reading

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Podcast #171 – Generation Atheist

We interview Dan Riley, author of Generation Atheist, which profiles the experiences of 25 young up-and-comers in the  atheist community. It’s available in paperback or for Kindle). For more information visit GenerationAtheistBook.com. Meanwhile…Russia gets smacked by a meteor, and the Pope announces … Continue reading

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Podcast #170 – Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist)

We interview Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist podcast and author of the new memoir Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason (available in paperback or for Kindle). Plus: Boy Scouts of America might go gay, and a Catholic hospital wins a … Continue reading

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Congrats to Skepticality on 200 podcasts!

Just wanted to extend a special shout-out t0 Derek and Swoopy on the release of their 200th podcast episode. The pioneering Skepticality podcast has been a beacon and a nexus for 21st century skeptics, and an inspiration for podcasters (including … Continue reading

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Podcast #168 – Susan Jacoby, author of The Great Agnostic

We interview Susan Jacoby, journalist and outspoken nonbeliever, about her new book The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought. Susan is also the author of (among other titles) Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism and The Age of American … Continue reading

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Podcast #167 – In Freedom We Trust

We interview Ed and Michael Buckner, authors of the new book In Freedom We Trust: An Atheist Guide to Religious Liberty. Plus: We look at the shameless responses from some religious conservatives to the mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary … Continue reading

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