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Freethought Radio
A weekly show, broadcast live from Madison, Wis., on 92.1 FM, Saturdays 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents, Freedom From Religion Foundation. Slightly irreverent views, news, music and interviews.
Episodes
Freethought Radio"Western Christian values"
Christian nationalists in government are ramping up the rhetoric. We report how FFRF is protesting the White House "America Prays" initiative and a bill to put…
Freethought RadioThe "Trial of the Century"
We report on state/church victories and challenges in Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, Morocco, Minnesota and Florida. Then, we hear Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Freethought RadioStar-Spangled Jesus
We are not retreating from our lawsuit challenging the Ten Commandments in Texas public schools, in spite of the Texas attorney general's warning that he won't…
Freethought RadioMedicine River
After we cover state/church news around the country, FFRF Senior Litigation Counsel Sam Grover recounts FFRF's recent victory stopping the Ten Commandments…
Freethought RadioConfronting Christian nationalism
FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliott tells us some breaking good news about a Christian nationalist legal attack against FFRF by Oklahoma state Superintendent…
Freethought RadioThe Trial of the Century
We announce a great victory from the Arkansas courts blocking the state from displaying the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. After reporting…
Freethought RadioDeath with Dignity
Incursions of Christian nationalism at the federal and state level are increasing, and we are fighting back. We report a quick legal victory removing a Ten…
Freethought RadioCan religion cure loneliness?
This week on Freethought Radio, guest hosts Ryan Jayne and Leo Costello talk about a Christian state representative in Texas who's speaking out against a new…
Freethought RadioAmerica's Best Idea
We report on state/church violations in the White House, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and Walter Reed National Military Medical…
Freethought RadioReligious attack on LGBTQ+
We criticize Texas Governor Gregg Abbott for using the flood devastation as an opportunity to preach his personal religious views. We point out that in spite…
Freethought RadioSMART Recovery
FFRF announces another Ten Commandments lawsuit, this one in Texas. After covering state/church news at the federal, state and local levels, we talk with Joe…
Freethought RadioDebating Religion
We discuss the Supreme Court decision allowing states to defund Planned Parenthood and we decry many attempts by Christian nationalists to force religious…
Freethought RadioWorld Humanism
We celebrate Juneteenth, recognizing the end of slavery, and World Humanism Day, which occurs at the Summer Solstice as a secular alternative to religious…
Freethought RadioNo Kings
We announce that FFRF is a sponsor of the "No Kings Day of Action" protesting the erosion of democratic and constitutional safeguards against a monarchical…
Freethought RadioAmerican Freethought
We announce new FFRF litigation this week. In honor of Pride Month, we celebrate the birth anniversary on June 9 (1891) of the gay/atheist songwriter Cole…
Freethought RadioReligious Hit List
We announce two new lawsuits this week that FFRF is taking with a coalition of state/church groups. The first challenges the placement of statues of Catholic…
Freethought RadioWild Faith
This week we honor the life and work of our friend, the Broadway composer Charles Strouse—who died last week at age 96—who wrote "Annie" and "Bye Bye Birdie"…
Freethought RadioStrongly Stated
The new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, has insulted "practical atheists," but it is really his own church that needs to apologize for bad behavior…
Freethought RadioDay of Reason
We have some good state/church news to report out of Oklahoma and Arizona. Then, in response to Trump's remarks at the May 1 "National Day of Prayer," we…
Freethought RadioThe Flame of Reason
Mayday! Mayday! We listen to some of the oral arguments in a pivotal Supreme Court case heard Wednesday about whether a private Catholic charter school can be…
Freethought RadioReligion and Trumpian Populism
We first do a round-up of the news nationally and globally, including the death of Pope Francis and the Trump administration's setting up of a dubious…
Freethought RadioFreethought in Nigeria
This week, we report that Christian nationalism is on full display at all levels of government. After covering national state/church news, FFRF Senior Policy…
Freethought Radio"Witches" exonerated
FFRF's IT Director Scott Knickelbine gives us the inside scoop on the case by Catholic Charities in Wisconsin that is before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to…
Freethought RadioDecrying the dangers
Besides covering state/church issues in Kentucky, Wisconsin and Arizona, most of the news is out of Oklahoma, including the fact that Oklahoma's Superintendent…
Freethought RadioThe Privateers
After a roundup of state/church news around the country, we celebrate the birthday of Eric Idle, 82, (who calls himself an "old agnostic") by listening to his…
Freethought RadioeXvangelical Journey
After reporting state-church news at the federal level, as well as in Massachusetts, Texas and Missouri, we hear riveting testimony from Georgia state Rep…
Freethought RadioReligion vs. Equality
We report on the threats and actual harm of Christian nationalism to the country, to the Department of Education and to Oklahoma, Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico…
Freethought RadioFinal Exit
This week, we track a tsunami of (mostly bad) bills in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, West Virginia and North Dakota. After hearing sneak previews of some…
Freethought RadioMorbidity and Mortality
We celebrate the fact that Pew reports 43 percent of young adults are nonreligious, and that overall the "Nones" (nonreligious) are larger than any religious…
Freethought RadioSurvivors Network
After discussing some of Trump's religiously motivated executive orders and appointments, we focus on some of the bad bills in the states, including Oklahoma…
Freethought RadioGoodbye Religion
We announce the first atheist billboard in Africa! We report on a tsunami of Christian nationalist bills and executive orders at the federal and state levels…
Freethought RadioBreaking the Shackles
The first half of our show this week deals with the many Christian nationalist executive orders and actions of the Trump administration. We hear part of the…
Freethought RadioMaking Good Trouble
We cover a range of state/church news on the federal and state levels. We announce FFRF's Scopes Trial Centennial celebration to be held in Tennessee in July…
Freethought RadioGod's Work
This week we comment on the overtly religious nature of President Trump's inaugural "Christian Coronation," including invocations and benedictions claiming we…
Freethought RadioFrom Religion to Reason
Most of the news on this week's show centers on Trump's nominations, many of whom are blatant Christian nationalists. FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence…
Freethought RadioHeretic
We celebrate the release from prison of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala who was convicted of the "crime" of blasphemy. FFRF Senior Litigation Counsel Sam Grover…
Freethought RadioThe Long Reach of Religion
We listen to Seth Andrews, host of "The Thinking Atheist" podcast, read Dan Barker's article "The Top 10 Absolute Worst Old Testament Verses." Then, we hear…
Freethought RadioFor Auld Lang Syne
After reporting on state/church news in Iowa, California, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Texas and Washington state, we listen to…
Freethought RadioHappy Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice (December 21 this year) is the real reason for the season. We celebrate this festive time of year with music and freethought humor…
Freethought RadioViolence and the Bible
After covering state/church news in Illinois, Wisconsin, California, West Virginia and Minnesota, we celebrate "Bill of Rights Day" (Dec. 15) by hearing Dan…
Freethought RadioKingdom Coming
After criticizing some of Trump's Christian-nationalist departmental and cabinet picks, we speak with FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell about this week's…
Freethought RadioInto the Unknown
This Thanksgiving, we give thanks not to a deity, but to real people. After reporting state/church news and victories, we hear Tahira Clayton and the Godless…
Freethought RadioFeminism and Religion
We talk about Trump's cabinet picks and report on state/church news around the country. FFRF's Senior Litigation Counsel Sam Grover joins us to talk about our…
Freethought RadioThe Growing Threat of Christian Nationalism
As we prepare for President-elect Donald Trump's second term, we hear a speech from Bradley Onishi, author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White…
Freethought RadioLessons in Chemistry
After the election results, FFRF is determined to keep fighting. We hear the song "Keep Marching On" from the Broadway musical "Suffs." Then, Bonnie Garmus…
Freethought RadioKeep Freedom Alive
It's a scary show this week. We report on our Denver billboard saying: "Keep Freedom Alive: Stop Project 2025." Dan Barker talks about his trip to Nigeria to…
Freethought RadioDangers of Religious Nationalism
After we report on state/church news and victories in Florida, California and North Carolina, FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliott describes FFRF's new lawsuit…
Freethought RadioBad Faith
We announce FFRF's new lawsuit against bible-toting Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters. Producer Leo Costello interviews "Democracy in Chains" author…
Freethought RadioCombating Authoritarianism
After reporting state/church news in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Alaska, we devote a segment to the dangers of the proposed Christian-right authoritarian "Project…
Freethought RadioTake Action
Coach Deion Sanders is at it again, and FFRF is again complaining to the University of Colorado about his mixing religion and government. We report…
Freethought RadioCharismatic Violence
Annie Laurie reports on religiously motivated abortion referenda in seven states around the country, as well as the repressive 19th-century Comstock Act that…
Freethought RadioWell-Trained Wife
After reporting state/church news in New York, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and Virginia, we hear Dan Barker's song "Life is Good!" performed by Tahira…
Freethought RadioAnti-Caste Activist
Margaret Downey, president of the Thomas Paine Memorial Association, tells us about an exciting celebration of the birth of the "Forgotten Founder" Thomas…
Freethought RadioThe Case Against School Vouchers
FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliot and FFRF Legal Fellow Hirsh Joshi join us to talk about state-church developments in Utah, Alabama, Colorado, Missouri…
Freethought RadioWhat's a 'contraduction'?
After news updates, the hosts recap the "Celebrate Dissent" conference in Oslo about ex-Muslims. Annie Laurie Gaylor then interviews co-host Dan Barker about…
Freethought RadioSecularism and Hindu Nationalism in the World's Largest Secular Democracy
After summarizing secular activism and victories around the country, we talk about secularism and Hindu nationalism in India (the world's largest secular…
Freethought RadioBreaking the Spell
We announce FFRF's Chicago billboard saying "Keep Freedom Alive: Stop Project 2025." After reporting state/church complaints and victories in Texas, Missouri…
Freethought RadioHow to talk to Christians
After reporting on efforts to keep state and church separate in Tennessee, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Florida, we get acquainted with FFRF's new multimedia…
Freethought RadioEarth-alujah!
After reporting on state/church news around the country, FFRF's Senior Counsel Sam Grover tells us about the FFRF court victory against the Texas governor that…
Freethought RadioSchools Under Attack
We describe our legal efforts to gain information about the attempt by the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Education to put the bible into every classroom…