The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s television show this week provides a freethinking musical celebration.
The talented guest is the well-known indie folk singer and atheist Shelley Segal, whose newest EP is called “Holy.” Segal talks about her music and plays some of her songs on the show.
“I was told very kindly and very politely by a preacher in the street that I was going to burn in hell forever,” Segal explains to “Freethought Matters” co-host Dan Barker how she wrote one of her songs. “So I felt like I wanted to push back and say, ‘I won’t be told how to live my life.’ I went home and I was playing the guitar, and I just wrote this song and called it ‘Saved.’ It was the first time I’d written about my beliefs.”
“Freethought Matters” airs the weekend in:
- Chicago, WPWR-CW (Ch. 50), Sundays at 9 a.m.
- Los Angeles, KCOP-MY (Ch. 13), Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
- Madison, Wis., WISC-TV (Ch. 3), Sundays at 11 p.m.
- New York City, WPIX-IND (Ch. 11), Sundays at 10 a.m.
- San Francisco, KTVU/KICU-IND (on broadcast Ch. 36 and Cable 6), Sundays at 10 a.m.
- Washington, D.C., WDCW-CW (Ch. 50 or Ch. 23 or Ch. 3), Sundays at 8 a.m.
If you don’t live in any of the marquee towns where the show broadcasts on Sunday, you can already catch the interview on FFRF’s YouTube channel. New shows go up every Thursday.
Upcoming guests include Amanda Tyler, author of the new book “How to End Christian Nationalism.” You can catch interviews from earlier this season and from previous seasons here, including with Gloria Steinem, Ron Reagan, author John Irving, actor John “Q” de Lancie and award-winning columnist Katha Pollitt.
Please tune in to “Freethought Matters” . . . because freethought matters. And spread the word to freethinking friends, family or colleagues about a TV show, finally, that is dedicated to providing programming for freethinkers — your antidote to religion on Sunday morning!
P.S. Please tune in or record according to the times given above regardless of what is listed in your TV guide (it may be listed simply as “paid programming” or even be misidentified). To set up an automatic weekly recording, try taping manually by time or channel.
