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Tune in to hear the audio of last Sunday’s ABC Evening World News segment featuring FFRF co-presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. Then eavesdrop” on comedian Julia Sweeney talking about atheism, “Letting Go of God” and the Freedom From Religion Foundation on a recent Stephanie Miller radio interview. Hear why bestselling atheist author Sam Harris thinks it’s time for society to end faith. This week’s show also includes a Pagan Pulpit freethought sermon by Dan Barker on the Jesus ossuary debacle, and a pithy poem, “A Simple Explanation for Everything,” by Philip Appleman, read by Phil. Other state/church issues in the news are discussed. Freethought Radio is co-hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. (MP3, 52 min, 23.7 MB)”
The first segment of the show involves a candid post-mortem by the co-hosts of what it was like to be taxpayer plaintiffs in a lawsuit heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this week! The pair give the inside scoop, discuss the astronomical growth of FFRF in the past week, and summarize media coverage, including an audio of last week’s CBS Evening News coverage of FFRF and Hein v. FFRF. Interviewed is Dr. Bruce Flamm, whose expose of a fraudulent prayer study made international headlines. The show ends with something new–the poet Philip Appleman reading one of his newest poems over the air! As always, there is lively incidental music by Dan Barker, including the chorus from Nothing Fails Like Prayer.” The show is co-hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who direct the Freedom From Religion Foundation. (MP3, 50 min, 22.5 MB)”
The phenomenon of faith-based” national parks is the main topic of this week’s Freethought Radio. The hosts interview attorney Jeffrey Ruch, whose group, PEER, is leading the protest against the sale of creationist books at the Grand Canyons. Plan to enjoy an insider look at what the Religious Right is saying about the Freedom From Religion Foundation and its upcoming appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the faith-based initiatives. Freethought Radio also contrasts Mormon candidate Mitt Romney with Catholic candidate John F. Kennedy, and plays a funny passage from the Stephen Colbert show. Freethought Radio is co-hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who direct the Foundation. Next week, Dan and Annie Laurie will be back from oral arguments in Washington, D.C., in their lawsuit so tune in for the scoop on what that was like on March 2! (MP3, 51 min, 23 MB)”
Hear attorney Pamela Sumners, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice in Missouri, talk about threats to the judiciary, and her experiences litigating state/church violations in Alabama. The show also includes a Theocracy Alert,” a “Freethinkers Almanac,” and a timely encore of Philip Appleman’s new song, “Intelligent? Design?” The weekly radio broadcast is cohosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who jointly direct the Freedom From Religion Foundation. (MP3, 50 min, 22.6 MB)”
The guest is a 16-year-old state/church student activist, Matthew LaClair. Matthew has made the national news for protesting his history teacher’s proselytizing remarks in an ongoing violation in his public school in Kearny, N.J. Matthew will be named Thomas Jefferson Freethought Student Activist” at the 2007 FFRF convention in Madison next fall. The show includes some brief news updates, and an ode to Darwin’s Day and Molly Ivins. The weekly radio broadcast is cohosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who jointly direct the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Photo by Brent Nicastro. (MP3, 49 min, 22.3 MB)”
Featured guest is bestselling science author, Stanford scientist and atheist Robert Sapolsky, with a lively discussion of primates, atheism, evolution and naturalistic explanations for the origin of religions. The show includes an update on the Foundation’s faith-based challenge, going before the Supreme Court, a song in homage to stem-cell research, and a look at fascinating freethought writers born in early February. The show is cohosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who jointly direct the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Photo by Brent Nicastro (MP3, 52 min, 23.5 MB)
Freethought Radio’s featured guest is Feminist Majority president and 3-decade feminist activist Eleanor Smeal, previously named a Freethought Heroine” by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Ellie discusses religion’s role in fighting the ERA, abortion rights and global human rights for women. The show features a brief “Theocracy Alert,” and honors Thomas Paine, whose birthdate is January 29. Song: “The World is My Country.” The weekly show is co-hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Foundation co-presidents. (MP3, 51 min, 23.1 MB)”
Freethought Radio’s featured guest is Matthew Rothschild, atheist and editor of The Progressive Magazine. The show includes an update on FFRF’s faith-based lawsuit, and a look at who’s who this week in freethought. Co-hosts are Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. (MP3, 51 min, 23.1 MB)
Freethought Radio's featured guest is The Nation's sparkling columnist, Katha Pollitt, whose latest book is Virginity or Death! The show also includes a legal update and a look at many fascinating freethinkers born in January. The show is cohosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. Photo by Andrea Sperling (MP3, 57 min, 26 MB)
