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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 RadioDisbelief
Project 2025 and "divine intervention" are discussed, as well as state/church complaints and victories in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Illinois, New Jersey and…
Freethought RadioChristian Patriarchy
Christian nationalist rhetoric is heating up, especially regarding the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. We report on a state/church victory in Tennessee…
Freethought RadioKeeping Theocrats in Check
We report on FFRF's efforts to keep Christian nationalists in check around the country. Honoring the anniversary of the birth of the anti-fascist…
Freethought RadioIndependence From Religion
The Christian nationalist "Project 2025" and the Ten Commandments are the focus of this week's show. We hear Dan Barker's song "We, The People," challenging…
Freethought Radio"The theater is my religion."
We announce state/church victories and complaints in Louisiana, Idaho, North Carolina, Texas and Mississippi. FFRF Senior Counsel Sam Grover tells us about the…
Freethought RadioJapan's Holocaust
We announce plans to sue the state of Louisiana over their new law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms. We hear…
Freethought RadioBlack Disbelief
We celebrate the 96th birthday of the Broadway composer Charles Strouse, a lifelong atheist, by hearing the protest song he wrote for the musical "Golden Boy,"…
Freethought RadioThe Comstock Act
A judge ruled that our lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma religious charter school can continue. FFRF Director of Communications Amitabh Pal tells us about the…
Freethought RadioDear Oliver
A theocrat and a secularist duke it out in Louisiana. We ask whether Justice Samuel Alito should recuse himself. We report state/church complaints in…
Freethought RadioCulture Wars
We call on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to resign, after revelations that political and Christian nationalist flags have flown outside his homes. Deputy…
Freethought RadioWhere did religion come from?
Today's guest, philosophy Professor Patrick J. Hurley, discusses his insightful new book, Religion, Power and Illusion: A Genealogy of Religious Belief. And…
Freethought RadioEx-vangelicals
After reporting on state/church separation in Alabama, Florida and Arizona, and on blasphemy, book banning and abortion, we hear the optimistic song "Workin'…
Freethought RadioFuture of the World's Largest Secular Democracy
Guest host Amitabh Pal, FFRF Communications Director, begins by talking about the various ways the Freedom From Religion Foundation is making waves: at Capitol…
Freethought RadioRise of the Nones
FFRF attorney Sam Grover joins us to describe our newest amicus ("friend of the court") brief over an Arizona school board member who refuses to stop pushing…
Freethought RadioEarth Day
"Christian nationalists are truly in la-la land," says Annie Laurie Gaylor. We cover state/church news in Tennessee, Arizona, Maine, Wisconsin and Louisiana…
Freethought RadioReagan and the Media
We talk about Charlie Chaplin, the "Lucy" fossil, the eclipse, and state/church issues in Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Arizona, Utah, Louisiana and…
Freethought RadioWoman, Church and State
We talk about the eclipse, an intersex atheist, and a freethinking songwriter. We report on state/church complaints and victories. Then, we speak with Danielle…
Freethought RadioBodies Under Siege
Abortion is in the news this week. FFRF attorneys analyze oral arguments in the mifepristone (abortion pill) case before the Supreme Court that was taken by…
Freethought RadioFFRF Action
FFRF Senior Counsel Patrick Elliott tells us about FFRF's newest federal lawsuit challenging religious discrimination against the Satanic Temple's desire to…
Freethought RadioA Secular Coalition
Many FFRF victories and legal complaints to talk about this week. Since today is "Pi Day," and π is irrational, we hear the irreverent Joe Hill song about the…
Freethought RadioAtheist Public Official
After we report on state/church violations and victories in Illinois, California, Kentucky, Alabama, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, FFRF's Senior Policy Counsel Ryan…
Freethought RadioFlourishing Love
"Welcome to the end of democracy," said a Christian nationalist leader. This week, we parse many of such anti-democratic comments made by evangelical leaders…
Freethought RadioGod or Country?
FFRF's Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow Kat Grant describes the amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief they wrote for FFRF in a case involving an Oregonian…
Freethought RadioProhibited Books
This week we talk about Christian nationalism, leaving the Mormon Church, and religion in the classroom. After listening to part of our TV interview with Rep…
Freethought RadioState-Church Watchdogs
Prayer is the target of this week's show: the National Prayer Breakfast and school-board prayer. For Valentine's Day, we hear Susan Hofer sing Dan Barker's…
Freethought RadioTiny Titanic Acts
This week, we call out governmental prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast and an egregious Christian nationalist invocation before the House of…
Freethought RadioAn Atheist Chaplain
FFRF Director of Communications Amit Pal describes how India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a Hindu temple on the site of a demolished mosque in a…
Freethought RadioDisobedient Women
After we hear from atheists Ron Reagan and Richard Dawkins, we listen to U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan greet attendees at FFRF's annual convention. Then we speak with…
Freethought RadioAtheists in Africa
Emily Olson, a very brave member of the Owosso, Michigan city council, tells us what happened when she challenged prayer at board meetings. Then we speak with…
Freethought RadioHappy Secular New Year!
We report on FFRF state/church victories and complaints and honor the 2023 "Secularist of the Year." After welcoming the New Year by hearing the sparkling…
Freethought RadioReason's Greetings
On this important date, we remind listeners of the real reason for the season: the Winter Solstice. After reporting on FFRF's Solstice and "Bill of Rights…
Freethought RadioSecularism Is Growing
Secularism is growing around the world, and in the United States resistance to Christian nationalism is increasing. FFRF Legal Fellow Sammi Lawrence and FFRF…
Freethought RadioMaking Activism Fun
FFRF Co-President Dan Barker discusses his recent debate at Oxford University on the topic "Is God a Delusion?" Then we have some fun hearing comedian…
Freethought RadioThey Won't Back Down
We are asking Oklahoma's Superintendent of Education to resign for pushing religion in the schools and for verbally attacking FFRF. After honoring the life of…
Freethought RadioGive thanks . . . where it is due.
Our Thanksgiving 2023 show features Godless Gospel performing "Let's All Give Thanks," interviews FFRF Counsel Sam Grover on FFRF's new brief against religious…
Freethought RadioFreedom From Fundamentalism
This week we announce a Triumphant Trifecta of legal victories, ending high-school proselytizing in West Virginia, eliminating a religious test for public…
Freethought RadioHow Fascism and Nazism Influenced Hindu Nationalism
Guest host FFRF Communications Director Amitabh Pal first recounts the state/church watchdog's achievements over the past few days — and the resulting media…
Freethought RadioStudents Win in West Virginia
FFRF Legal Director Rebecca Markert and FFRF Attorney Liz Cavell fill in as guest hosts this week. They discuss the alarming election of a Christian…
Freethought RadioFor Heaven's Sake
For a special themed show, FFRF co-presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker discuss the harm of belief in heaven and hell. Songs include "Heaven" by…
Freethought RadioWe Won't Back Down
Oklahoma's Superintendent of Public Education Ryan Walters is going after FFRF for complaining about that state's creation of a "public" religious charter…
Freethought RadioWhat's Wrong With the Ten Commandments?
FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor energetically demolish the Ten Commandments, both as moral guides and as an influence on U.S. law. After…
Freethought RadioWe Of Little Faith
FFRF Legal Fellow Sammi Lawrence describes FFRF's newest lawsuit challenging a religious test for public office in New Jersey. FFRF's Equal Justice Works…
Freethought RadioA Wall of Separation
Find out why Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Texas Senator Ted Cruz are dissing the Freedom From Religion Foundation. After hearing Dan Barker's song "The Battle…
Freethought RadioChristian White Supremacy
We report four state-church victories this week: Minnesota, Oklahoma and two in California. We also report on the advocacy group FFRF Action Fund, working to…
Freethought RadioDo Say Gay
We protest coaches forcing prayer and baptism on students, a public library system closing on the sabbath to "honor God" and judges who inject bible verses…
Freethought RadioAsian American Apostate
We expose the hypocrisy of praying football coach Joe Kennedy and complain about religious incursions into the public schools. After remembering the life of…
Freethought RadioIndian Jeopardy
We protest bibles and prayers in public schools and "In God We Trust" on public buildings. Freethought Radio co-host Annie Laurie Gaylor wraps up her series on…
Freethought RadioHow religion became more conservative and society more secular
"It's Too Darn Hot!" And evangelicals are making global warming worse. After reporting state/church news in Indiana, South Carolina, Colorado, Ohio and…
Freethought RadioThe Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover
After reporting on state/church complaints and victories in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Indiana and California, Annie Laurie asks, "Is there a cult of…
Freethought RadioBeyond Doubt
We announce a new lawsuit attempting to stop public money from repairing churches in New Jersey. We celebrate the birthdate of the "Great Agnostic" orator and…
Freethought RadioHumanly Possible
We announce a new lawsuit to stop Oklahoma officials from creating the nation's first religious public charter school. After hearing Rupert Brooke's poem…
Freethought RadioBan the Bible?
FFRF attorney Chris Line explains why many evangelicals are boycotting the "Barbie" movie. Colorado activist Rob Rogers tells us how he is protesting book…
Freethought RadioConspiracy theories
FFRF litigation attorney Sam Grover tells us about his trip to Little Rock to do oral arguments in FFRF's federal lawsuit challenging the placement of a Ten…
Freethought RadioApes and Gods
Atheists have bragging rights when it comes to LGBTQ-plus matters. We talk about state/church issues in Utah, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Carolina and…
Freethought RadioBad decisions
We tell Trump that atheists are not arsonists. After hearing Henry Fonda defend freethought and academic liberty in 1942, we listen to George M. Cohan's…
Freethought RadioNarco-Pastors
We complain about religion and government mixing in Texas, Colorado, New York, Florida and Oklahoma. Freethought Radio co-host Annie Laurie Gaylor tells…
Freethought RadioPlaying God
We report state/church victories and complaints in Texas, Alabama, Utah, California and Wisconsin, and we chastise Sen. Josh Hawley for his erroneous and…
Freethought RadioTestimony
Students complain about graduating in a church. We talk about women pastors, Catholic charter schools, Ten Commandments and prayer in public schools, child…
Freethought RadioEllery's protest
Oklahoma Catholic charter school complaint; bibles banned in Utah schools; state/church complaints in Arizona and Georgia schools. After noting the death of…
Freethought RadioA young Humanist
Americans are losing confidence in God's existence; Tulsa massacre anniversary; exoneration of 'witches'; Uganda's anti-gay law; state/church complaints in…