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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
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Guest: Madison cartoonist Mike Konopacki
The co-hosts remember John Lennon. Dan and Annie Laurie speak with Madison cartoonist and illustrator of People's History of American Empire (co-authored by…
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Guest: Veteran reporter Linda Greenhouse
Topic: Supreme Challenges In a sneak preview for FFRF's upcoming national convention, convention speaker Linda Greenhouse, the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
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FREETHINKING IN FARGO WITH GUEST JON LINDGREN, PRESIDENT, RED RIVER FREETHINKERS, FORMER FARGO MAYOR & REBECCA MARKERT, FFRF LEAD STAFF ATTORNEY
Freethought Radio will catch up with legal complaints and victories by FFRF's lead staff attorney Rebecca, Markert, who will cohost this week's show while Dan…
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GUEST: SONDRA K. GORNEY
Secular songwriter and secular billboards Brother, can you spare a buck? This week we talk about secular songwriter Jay Gorney, who wrote the music to the…
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Guest: Professor Bill Dusenberry
Topics: Atheism in Oklahoma, Billboards in Atlanta Which Senator Gore was an atheist? Find out on Freethought Radio. Also, FFRFs 50 billboards take Atlanta by…
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GUEST: 82-YEAR-OLD FREETHINKING FARMER/BILLBOARD BENEFACTOR
This week Freethought Radio hosts Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker will parse the godly tenor of Glenn Beck's D.C. rally, discuss other news developments and…
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GUEST: WYNNE LEGROW, M.D., ATHEIST CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE and CARTOONIST STEVE BENSON
This week Freethought Radio hosts Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker interview Wynne LeGrow, M.D., the Democratic challenger of U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes, who…
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GUEST: DISTINGUISHED GENETICIST JAMES F. CROW
This week Freethought Radio hosts Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker interview the internationally lauded Prof. James F. Crow, for whom the new evolution…
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GUEST: JAZZ SINGER TOKELI
TOPICS: BILLBOARDS, CITY PRAYER, AND ATHEIST JAZZ This week Freethought Radio hosts Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker interview the award-winning California…
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GUESTS: ANNE HELMS, DAUGHTER OF ANSEL ADAMS, WITH KEN HELMS
TOPICS: ANSEL ADAMS & FREETHOUGHT; REMEMBERING ROBERT G. INGERSOLL Freethought Radio will interview the daughter of photographer Ansel Adams, who is a…
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GUEST: KIRK MEFFORD
Meet high-school science teacher Kirk Mefford, faculty advisor for the West High School chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and learn how hard it…
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GUEST: SAM GROVER, FFRF LEGAL INTERN
The highly intelligent and hardworking Sam Grove, FFRF's summer intern from the law school at Boston University, will talk about his varied legal experiences…
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Guest: Barbara James
This week we celebrate the historic 162nd anniversary of the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention by speaking with the daughter of the authors of Bloomer…
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Guest: Jason Hagen, author, Atheist Pocket Debater, an App for iPhones
News clips include excerpts of Sen. Diane Feinstein's quizzing of Supreme Court nominee (now justice) Elena Kagin over the Hein v. FFRF Supreme Court decision…
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Guests: Prof. Mark Silk, Roger Nygard
The show includes clips of Australia's new atheist prime minister. Guests include: Prof. Mark Silk, an expert on the topic of religion in America, who…
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GUEST: NATE PHELPS
The estranged son of notorious anti-homosexual pastor Fred Phelps explains why he left his dad's church and religion. Dan and Annie Laurie discuss reasons to…
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GUEST: PROFESSOR ERWIN CHEMERINSKY
Legal scholar Prof. Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California-Irvine School of Law, will be the special guest. Prof. Chemerinsky will discuss his…
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GUEST: DANNEL MCCOLLUM "THE LORD WAS NOT ON TRIAL"
Guest: Dannel McCollum, author of The Lord Was Not on Trial: The Inside Story of the Supreme Court's Precedent-Setting McCollum ruling, will talk about his new…
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Guest: Barbara G. Walker
Dan and Annie Laurie discuss the harm religion has done to women, historically and in the present, with author Barbara G. Walker
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Guest: Prof. Hector Avalos
Co-hosts Dan and Annie Laurie discuss developments in Parson's exemption lawsuit filed against Timothy Geithner. Prof. Hector Avalos shares why he thinks…
Freethought RadioGuest: Betty Brogaard, author of The Homemade Atheist
First, a recap of the week's news regarding religious hypocrisy and state/church separation. Then an interview with author (and FFRF member) Betty Brogaard…
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Guest: Patrick Elliot, FFRF Legal Assistant
First, a recap on FFRF's National Day of Prayer court victory and how it panned out during the National Day of Prayer -- including lots of media clips and an…
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Guest: Matt Rothschild
Progressive editor Matt Rothschild discusses FFRF's National Day of Prayer victory with the cohosts, including his research into the disturbing hate mail Judge…
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GUEST: GORE VIDAL
The legendary writer, Gore Vidal, discusses his godlessness with co-hosts Dan and Annie Laurie. The victory over the National Day of Prayer is celebrated.
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Guest: Richard Bolton, FFRF Litigation Attorney
FFRF Litigation Attorney Richard Bolton and co-hosts celebrate FFRF's court victory declaring the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional.
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GUEST: WILLIAM LOBDELL "LOSING MY RELIGION"
Should the pope be arrested for covering up crimes against humanity? Hitchens and Dawkins think so. Investigative reporter William Lobdell speaks about his…
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Guest: Prof Daniel C Dennett, Preachers Who Don't Believe
Philosophy great Daniel C. Dennett will be the guest, to discuss his new study, "Preachers Who Are Not Believers," just published and posted by In Faith at the…
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Guest: John Loftus, The Christian Delusion
Guest John Loftus discusses his new book, the Christian Delusion. Dan and Annie Laurie discuss the Catholic Church's long history of sexual abuse and cover up…
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Guest: Ryan Valentine, Texas Freedom Network: Dumbing Down, "Fundying Up" Texas Textbooks
Highlights from Dan Barker's historic debate on religion with Cardinal George Pell, archbishop of Sydney, Australia, will be featured. Dan, along with cohost…
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Guest: Michael Newdow
FFRF Staff Attorney will serve as Freethought Radio's special substitute host, joining Annie Laurie Gaylor while cohost Dan Barker is in Australia. Rebecca…
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Guest: Prof. Jay Wexler
State/church separation and controversies will be discussed with Law School Prof. Jay Wexler, author of the entertaining new book, "Holy Hullabaloos — A Road…
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Guest Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of "Infidel"
Guest Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of "Infidel," will talk about her escape from an arranged marriage in Somali, about becoming an atheist, and how religious…
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Guest: Prof. James Coors
This weekend's guest, Prof. James Coors, will talk about evolution in tribute to Charles Darwin, born in February. Jim is the Foundation's newest officer and a…
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Guest: Norm Allen
A lively show dedicated to the contributions of African-American freethinkers during Black History Month will include an interview with Norm Allen, editor of…
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GUEST: CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
TOPIC: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND A STAMP HONORING MOTHER TERESA Journalist Christopher Hitchens, author of "God Is Not Great" and an expose on…
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Guest: Prof. Richard Dawkins
Professor Richard Dawkins discusses his latest book The Greatest Show on Earth.
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GUEST: JERRY COYNE, AUTHOR, WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUE
Nonbelief relief for Haiti and the biblical roots of Islamist brutality toward rape victims will be discussed. Guest Jerry Coyne is professor in the Department…
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Guests: Mikey Weinstein, Military Religious Freedom Foundation and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Saturday's program features interviews with Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation over "Jesus rifles" and with freethinking novelist and…
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GUEST: DANIEL C. DENNETT TOPIC: RELIGON SHOULDN'T BE PROTECTED CLASS
This weekend's show will comment on the Rev. Pat Robertson's remarks on Haiti and look other imprecatory prayer. The special guest: Philosophy's best and…
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Guest: Dann Glenn
Tune in for "the ABCs of atheism," a look at the threat posed by the bible and bible-toting evangelists to Uganda gays, and an interview with Dann Glenn…
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Guests: Ruth Hurmence Green, Born Again Skeptic Michael Gordon, IRS Tax Attorney on Unfair Parish Exemption
Tune in for a special broadcast of the pith and wisdom of Ruth Hurmence Green (born in January), author of The Born Again Skeptic's Guide to the Bible—an…
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Guest: Cecil Bothwell. An atheist In Office in State that Bars Atheists in Office!
After discussing lots of timely news and FFRF activism attracting media around the nation, the Foundation interviewed Asheville, N.C.'s first atheist city…
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GUEST: LYNN LANE
TOPIC: THE UNCHRISTMAS SHOW To provide respite from the seasonal state/church and religious onslaughts, Freethought Radio devotes most of its program to great…
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GUESTS: HANNA ROSIN — DID CHRISTIANITY CAUSE THE CRASH? MARGARET DOWNEY — A TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
Margaret Downey, president of the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia, will talk about why her FFRF chapter erects a "Tree of Knowledge" every year by…
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Guest: Robert M. Price: Bible-believing Bible Scholar to Unbelieving Bible Scholar
Author and Jesus Seminar member Robert M. Price, a professor of theology at a seminary, talks about what moved him out of his fundamentalist fold into…
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GUEST: OPERA SINGER MARKELLA
Freethought Radio will talk with world-renowned opera singer Markella, who has gone from Greek Orthodox to unorthodox. Markella has recorded a new pop song…
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Guest: Greg M. Epstein: Good Without God
Freethought Radio will talk with Harvard's Humanist Chaplain, Greg M. Epstein, author of the new book, Good Without God: What a Billion Non-Religious People Do…
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Guest: Shawn Francis Peters, author, When Prayer Fails
Freethought Radio will play some coverage of FFRF's jolly new bus sign campaign in Seattle, play some coverage of its 32nd annual convention there and discuss…
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Freethought Art & Music: Steve Benson, Ernie Harburg
Editorial cartoonist Steve Benson unveils his brand-new Seattle bus sign that he designed for the foundation (HO! HO! HO!). Ernie Harburg, retired scientist…
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Guest: Scary Guest! IRS Auditor Talks about Parish Exemptions & Other Tales for Halloween
Scary theocratic developments in the news, will be followed by an interview with one of America's scariest figures: an IRS tax auditor! Retired IRS auditor…
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Guests: Donald C. Johanson, "Lucy" Discoverer & John Whiteside, Las Vegas freethought activist
Scientist and "Lucy" discoverer Donald C. Johanson will talk about his atheism, evolution and how he feels about "Ardi" displacing "Lucy." FFRF'er John…
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Guests: Ursula K. Le Guin, author, poet & unbeliever & Anne Landman, Colorado Activist
This weekend's show features a conversation with the legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin, winner of many literary awards and best-known for her classic science…
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Guests: Ron Reagan and Lodi activist Karen Buchanan
Topics: "Unabashed atheist" Ron Reagan, host of Air America's Ron Reagan Show, is back for a new interview as a preview to his appearance at FFRF's 32nd annual…
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Guests: Rita Swan, CHILD; Sue Robinson, local activist Topics: Prayer by Government Decree
An important interview with Rita Swan, director of Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty, will focus on insidious amendments to healthcare reform bills that…
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Guest: Darrell Barker Topic: Capitol Case in Olympia
Freethought Radio will include timely updates on various state/church and freethought activism, including a segment about a state/church prayer controversy…
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Guest: Gregory Paul, Universal Healthcare Promotes Freethought
Freethought Radio will discuss new billboards in Indianapolis, bus signs in San Francisco, and the furor Foundation complaints over government prayer is…
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Guests: Edwin Hensley: Kentucky's Godly Homeland Security Violation & Victor Stenger, author of The New Atheists
Freethought Radio will interview 2 timely guests: Foundation member Ed Hensley, who will talk about why he is 1 of 9 plaintiffs challenging an egregious…
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Topic: Keep State & Church Separate! Guest: FFRF Staff Attorney Rebecca Kratz
Energetic state/church actions by the Foundation will be featured. Staff attorney Rebecca Kratz will also talk about the Foundation's unique amicus brief in…
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Guests: Ben Sidran, Attorney Robert R Tiernan
Topics: Jazz as "Religion", FFRF Legal Victory in Denver Schools A unique legal victory for the Freedom From Religion Foundation, ending a religious…
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Guest: Daniel Everett, How Life in the Amazon Made Him an Atheist!
Co-host Dan Barker will talk about recently experiencing the bizarre creationism museum in Kentucky. Brad Pitt's nonreligion and new Supreme Court Justice…