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		<title>Podcast #86 &#8211; American Atheists Convention Part 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our second and final report on the American Atheists Convention in Elizabeth, New Jersey.  Day Two speakers included Secular Coalition for America&#8217;s Sean Faircloth, Mexican-American atheist Indra Zuno, activist and fundraiser extraordinaire Todd Stiefel, psychiatrist Andy Thomson, Freethought Radio&#8217;s Dan &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/04/09/podcast-86-american-atheists-convention-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Our second and final report on the American Atheists Convention in Elizabeth, New  Jersey.  Day Two speakers included Secular Coalition for America&#8217;s Sean Faircloth, Mexican-American atheist Indra Zuno, activist and fundraiser extraordinaire T[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Our second and final report on the American Atheists Convention in Elizabeth, New  Jersey.  Day Two speakers included Secular Coalition for America&#8217;s Sean Faircloth, Mexican-American atheist Indra Zuno, activist and fundraiser extraordinaire Todd Stiefel, psychiatrist Andy Thomson, Freethought Radio&#8217;s Dan Barker and journalist Wendy Kaminer.
Plus: More adventures in NYC: shameless tourism, good food, and bad jazz.
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Send us email at contact@americanfreethought.com.  For John Snider    only use john@americanfreethoughtcom; for David Driscoll only use    david@americanfreethought.com.
Leave feedback at AmericanFreethought.com.
Join us on Yahoo Groups,  Facebook, Atheist Nexus, or Think Atheist.
Follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AmerFreethought.
If you pick us up via iTunes, please take a moment to leave feedback.
David continues to produce new installments of the Secular    Nation Podcast.
Theme music by Body Found.
Recorded April 5, 2010.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David   Driscoll.
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		<title>Podcast #85 &#8211; American Atheists Convention Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John reports (almost) live from the American Atheists Convention in Elizabeth, New Jersey.  Day One speakers included Center for Inquiry&#8217;s Paul Kurtz, biologist/philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, UK-based National Secular Society&#8217;s Keith Porteous Wood, The God Virus author Darrel Ray, and newly-elected &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/04/07/podcast-85-american-atheists-convention-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary>John reports (almost) live from the American Atheists Convention in Elizabeth, New Jersey.  Day One speakers included Center for Inquiry&#8217;s Paul Kurtz, biologist/philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, UK-based National Secular Society&#8217;s Keith Porteous Wood, The God Virus author Darrel Ray, and newly-elected Asheville (NC) city councilman Cecil Bothwell.  Plus: Sightseeing in NYC, including an unexpected sighting of&#8230; Mandy Patinkin.
The Usual Announcements
Send us email at contact@americanfreethought.com.  For John Snider   only use john@americanfreethoughtcom; for David Driscoll only use   david@americanfreethought.com.
Leave feedback at AmericanFreethought.com.
Join us on Yahoo Groups,  Facebook, Atheist Nexus, or Think Atheist.
Follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AmerFreethought.
If you pick us up via iTunes, please take a moment to leave feedback.
David continues to produce new installments of the Secular   Nation Podcast.
Theme music by Body Found.
Recorded April 3, 2010.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David  Driscoll.
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		<title>Podcast #69 &#8211; (Almost) Live from AAI 2009, Pt. 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David gives us his second and final report from the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Convention, October 2-4 in Los Angeles (Burbank, actually), CA.  Another great line-up of speakers, including Lawrence Krauss, Carolyn Porco, Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins.  Plus: Find &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/10/04/podcast-69-almost-live-from-aai-2009-pt-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>David gives us his second and final report from the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Convention, October 2-4 in Los Angeles (Burbank, actually), CA.  Another great line-up of speakers, including Lawrence Krauss, Carolyn Porco, Daniel Dennett and [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>David gives us his second and final report from the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Convention, October 2-4 in Los Angeles (Burbank, actually), CA.  Another great line-up of speakers, including Lawrence Krauss, Carolyn Porco, Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins.  Plus: Find out which city will be host to AAI 2010!
Announcements &#8211; We encourage you to leave feedback at AmericanFreethought.com.  We have a Yahoo Group, a Facebook page, an Atheist Nexus page, a Think Atheist page, and a Twitter feed.  If you pick us up via iTunes, please take a moment to leave feedback.
David continues to produce new installments of the Secular Nation Podcast.
Fans of science fiction can check out John&#8217;s other project on the web, SciFiDimensions.com.
Theme music by Body Found.
Recorded October 4, 2009.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
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		<title>Join us at the AA Nat&#8217;l Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official: American Freethought&#8217;s John Snider and David Driscoll will be in attendance at the upcoming American Atheists National Convention, April 10-11, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Guest speakers include Richard Dawkin&#8217;s, AA president Ed Buckner, novelist James Morrow, author Michelle &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/27/join-us-at-the-aa-natl-convention/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #29 &#8211; Report #2 on AAI Convention 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Driscoll gives a wrap-up on the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California, including his descriptions of presentations by Julia Sweeney, PZ Myers, Eddie Tabash, Michael Shermer and Michael Newdow.  Details on the convention can be &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/29/podcast-29-report-2-on-aai-convention-2008/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>David Driscoll gives a wrap-up on the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California, including his descriptions of presentations by Julia Sweeney, PZ Myers, Eddie Tabash, Michael Shermer and Michael Newdow.  Details[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>David Driscoll gives a wrap-up on the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California, including his descriptions of presentations by Julia Sweeney, PZ Myers, Eddie Tabash, Michael Shermer and Michael Newdow.  Details on the convention can be found here [link].
Announcements
A reminder that we post new material (news, commentary, links of interest) every day at AmericanFreethought.com.
If you&#8217;d like to talk about anything you&#8217;ve heard on our podcast (or anything related to freethought in general) join us at the American Freethought Yahoo Group [link].
If you pick us up via iTunes please take a moment to leave feedback on our iTunes page.
David is podcasting new episodes of Secular Nation.  AtheistAlliance.org/podcast.
Interested in science fiction?  Then check out John&#8217;s SciFiDimensions Podcast.  SciFiDimensions.com.
Send feedback to contact@americanfreethought.com &#8211; attach voicemail in mp3 or wav format.
Recorded September 29, 2008.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
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		<title>Podcast #28 &#8211; Report from AAI Convention 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Driscoll reports (almost) live from the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California.  Details on the convention &#8211; including the opportunity to watch it from home via live streaming &#8211; can be found here [link]. Announcements &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/09/27/podcast-28-report-from-aai-convention-2008/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>David Driscoll reports (almost) live from the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California.  Details on the convention &#8211; including the opportunity to watch it from home via live streaming &#8211; can be found[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>David Driscoll reports (almost) live from the 14th annual Atheist Alliance International convention in Long Beach, California.  Details on the convention &#8211; including the opportunity to watch it from home via live streaming &#8211; can be found here [link].
Announcements
A reminder that we post new material (news, commentary, links of interest) every day at AmericanFreethought.com.
If you&#8217;d like to talk about anything you&#8217;ve heard on our podcast (or anything related to freethought in general) join us at the American Freethought Yahoo Group [link].
If you pick us up via iTunes please take a moment to leave feedback on our iTunes page.
David is podcasting new episodes of Secular Nation.  AtheistAlliance.org/podcast.
Interested in science fiction?  Then check out John&#8217;s SciFiDimensions Podcast.  SciFiDimensions.com.
Send feedback to contact@americanfreethought.com &#8211; attach voicemail in mp3 or wav format.
Recorded September 27, 2008.  Hosted by John C. Snider and David Driscoll.
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