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Freethought Radio's featured guest is Norm Allen, executive director of African Americans for Humanism, and editor of the anthology, African-American Humanism. The featured song: a delicious version of "It Ain't Necessarily So" sung by Sammie Davis Jr. Freethinker's Almanac looks at January-born freethinkers Zora Neale Hurston and Butterfly McQueen. Co-hosts are Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. (MP3, 48 min, 22.2 MB)
Evolutionary psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker (The Blank Slate”) talks about his atheism, hypothesizes about why religion exists and discusses his books. The show includes a look at the unorthodox Robert Burns, author of “Auld Lang Syne.” Theocracy Alert looks at the practice of swearing in politicians on the bible. (MP3, 49 min, 22.5 MB)”
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Natalie Angier of the New York Times, a self-professed lonely atheist” and bestselling author, is the guest on Freethought Radio. Also features a new song by poet Philip Appleman, “Intelligent? Design?” arranged and performed by Dan Barker. The show takes a brief look at distinguished freethinkers born at the end of December. (MP3, 50 min, 22.8 MB)”
The theme of this show is the Winter Solstice, and features an interview with Tom Flynn, author of The Trouble with Christmas,” and the song, “Solstice Tribute,” by Dan Barker. As Freethought Radio’s solstice treat for listeners, the show includes an excerpt from Julia Sweeney’s “Letting Go of God” one-woman play, in which the comedian reads the bible and discovers it isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. Freethinkers Almanac features songwriter Jay Gorney (“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”), and includes a rare song by by blacklisted Gorney celebrating the Bill of Rights, recorded by freethinker Paul Robeson. (MP3, 49 min, 22,4 MB)”
Features an interview with Steve Benson, Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist for the Arizona Republic, and Mormon-turned-atheist. The hosts discuss the Foundation’s annual Winter Solstice sign at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and report on the Foundation’s lawsuit challenging the creation of the faith-based office at the White House, to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. It is co-hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, who are co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Photo by Steve Benson (MP3, 51 min, 23.1 MB)
Features an interview with Prof. Daniel C. Dennett, eminent Tufts University philosopher and author of the new book explaining the natural phenomenon of religion, Breaking the Spell. The show also excerpts a short highlight of Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg’s recent talk urging other scientists at the Salk Institute to help him wake up the world to the nightmare of religion. Freethinkers Almanac pays homage to Mark Twain. (MP3, 51 min, 23.1 MB)
Features an interview with Ron Reagan, who talks about what it is like to be the atheist son of Ronald Wilson Reagan, and about why he is working for stem-cell research. The show also gives a nod to the recent atheist pronouncements of entertainer Elton John. (MP3, 50 min, 23 MB)
Features an interview with Tom Reed, formerly a Roman Catholic priest, now a longtime Freedom From Religion Foundation member and atheist. In his honor, the featured song is Dan Barker’s version of Tom Lehrer’s Vatican Rag.” The November birthday anniversaries of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Robert Louis Stevenson are celebrated in Freethinkers Almanac. Photo by Brent Nicastro (MP3, 47 min, 21 MB)”
Features a memorable interview with distinguished TV journalist and author, Betty Rollin. The award-winning former NBC correspondent is now a reporter for PBS’ Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Author of First You Cry” and “Final Wishes,” Ms. Rollin talks movingly about the need for physician-assisted suicide and the Oregon law. Phil Och’s song “When I’m Gone” is performed by folksinger Kristin Lems, and famous freethinkers born this week are discussed along with a little referendum news. (MP3, 52 min, 24 MB)”
