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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 RadioAmericans United
We complain about prayer and worship in the White House, and report a number of FFRF state/church victories. Tom Cara, president of the FFRF Metropolitan…
Freethought RadioGodless Citizens
'Tis the season to fight state/church violations. We talk about FFRF's full-page "Theocracy" ad in the New York Times, and a number of FFRF's solstice displays…
Freethought RadioWhere Thanks is Due
Stand-up comic Leighann Lord gives us "Six things to argue about at Thanksgiving other than politics." Aline Pham, 18, tells us about her winning high-school…
Freethought RadioThe Case Against Miracles
Kanye West should not be preaching in prisons. FFRF attorney Ryan Jayne explains how we successfully stopped public funding for churches and religious…
Freethought RadioProject Blitz by any other name
It's not even Thanksgiving, but the Christian warriors are already at it at the Wisconsin Assembly. We'll tell you what's wrong with their Thanksgiving "Bible…
Freethought RadioFrom Faith to Freethought
We report on FFRF's perfect score from Charity Navigator (and on the low score of the Catholic League, which is continuing its unfounded attacks on us). We…
Freethought RadioSpooky Theocracy
FFRF's state/church and freethought billboards are generating a lot of interest in Tennessee. FFRF's Steven Pinker TV ad is airing on "60 Minutes," and the…
Freethought RadioUnconventional Convention
Atheist books are now being burned! Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and HUD Secretary Ben Carson are mixing religion and government. This week we hear experts of…
Freethought RadioFreethought is Trending
FFRF's Ron Reagan ad ran twice during the Democratic debate this week, and is really trending on social media and in the press. We push back against Attorney…
Freethought RadioProud to be an Atheist
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of FFRF's victory over religion in West Virginia public schools. FFRF's Director of Strategic Response Andrew…
Freethought RadioImagine No Religion
In the week of the birthday anniversary of John Lennon, our program examines the concept of "Imagine no religion" from several angles. Freethought Radio…
Freethought RadioCrazy Little Thing
We report recent FFRF legal victories, announce winners of the Graduate Student Essay contest and analyze President Trump's theocratic remarks before the…
Freethought RadioPeople of Color Beyond Belief
¡Adios a Dios! After reporting some state/church victories around the country, we talk with Mandisa Thomas, founder and president of Black Nonbelievers, about…
Freethought RadioNo Hell Below Us
FFRF's TV ads are censored in some places, accepted in others. FFRF's South Dakota billboards challenge "In God We Trust." We hear the debut of Dan Barker's…
Freethought RadioEx-Muslim Amnesty
Congressman Huffman comes under fire for defending freedom of conscience on FFRF's Freethought Matters TV show. Victory in Fresno, California, public schools…
Freethought RadioEmpty the Pews
Andrew Seidel and Liz Cavell, two FFRF attorneys, fill in this week to host Freethought Radio and discuss Andrew's Messin' with Texas tour. The Democratic…
Freethought RadioOur Non-Christian Nation
Christian nationalists are stepping up their attack on American values. We talk about Planned Parenthood, El Salvador, a San Jose (CA) grant to a Christian…
Freethought RadioLeaving The Witness
FFRF legal fellow Chris Line tells us about religious intrusion in Mississippi public schools. FFRF co-president Dan Barker makes the connection between his…
Freethought RadioThe Family
"Thoughts and prayers" do not stop bullets. However, Fox News and the Catholic League are blaming the recent mass shootings on godlessness. We report on our…
Freethought RadioDying Out Loud
"In God We Trust" has been mandated to be displayed prominently in South Dakota public schools, and FFRF is complaining about it. We talk with Jacob McGee, a…
Freethought RadioChristian Nationalism Exposed
We take a light-hearted look at the freethinking credentials of actress/comedian Maya Rudolph, whose birthday is next week. Co-host Annie Laurie Gaylor gives a…
Freethought RadioTeach the children
We mourn the death of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and celebrate the anniversary of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention which led to woman's…
Freethought RadioNontheistic Invocations
The Texas "JESUS" sign finally comes down. Coach-led prayer is stopped in Pennsylvania and Georgia. We talk with Shiv Shah, one of the winners of FFRF's…
Freethought RadioFuture Speak
We celebrate the 4th of July by honoring the radical Declaration, our secular Constitution, the freethinking founders such as Thomas Paine, and the feminist…
Freethought RadioThe Darkening Age
FFRF attorneys sent more than a thousand letters to public school districts warning of the dangers of bible classes. We complain about an Appleton, Wisconsin…
Freethought RadioThe Trouble With Buddha
Bad news for state/church separation: the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Bladensburg cross to be constitutional, and intolerant right-wing ideologue Tony Perkins…
Freethought RadioRationalist International
We challenge a Tennessee sheriff deputy who preaches that America should follow the biblical law that homosexuals should be "put to death," and a Tennessee…
Freethought RadioGovernmental Affairs
Demons on airplanes. Democrats deleting God. Courtroom prayer by judges. Bible classes in public schools. We talk about all of this, and more, plus Icelandic…
Freethought RadioAbortion and Religion
What does the bible really say about abortion? Annie Laurie Gaylor and FFRF attorney Liz Cavell answer that question. Then, on the first anniversary of the…
Freethought RadioReligious Nationalism on the Rise
This week we talk about the religious-right assault on abortion rights, and what we can do about it. After hearing a hilarious "Practicing Atheist" monologue…
Freethought RadioUnfriendly Faith
The Alabama abortion bill, motivated by religious dogma, is in the news this week. FFRF's legal fellow Chris Line tells us about a state/church victory in…
Freethought RadioThe Founding Myth
What happened in Poland could happen here. Christian Nationalists are proposing and passing laws to outlaw abortion in many states. We listen to part of…
Freethought RadioEvangelical Intrusion
We analyze Trump's Christian nationalist remarks during the unconstitutional National Day of Prayer kickoff. After applauding Kansas for protecting women's…
Freethought RadioThe Fight Continues
We unveil an appealing new digital media campaign featuring three remarkable winners of FFRF's 2018 student of color freethought essay competition. Then we…
Freethought RadioLatter Day Saint to Latter Day Ain't
Happy birthday and Happy Earthday to Mother Earth! The show discusses how FFRF got a cross relocated from public to private land, and warns about antiabortion…
Freethought RadioDays of Atheism
We recap the diverse international conference, "Days of Atheism" held in Poland in March, including the commemoration of the 330th anniversary of the execution…
Freethought RadioTouching on Numerous Issues
In this week's show, guest-hosted by FFRF Communications Director Amit Pal, we first touch on a number of events in the news, ranging from the international to…
Freethought RadioFilipino Freethinkers
We celebrate the March 29 birthdate of Monty Python's Eric Idle by playing two of his irreverent songs. In the news segment, we talk about the upcoming…
Freethought RadioPost-Roe America
FFRF constitutional attorney Ryan Jayne tells us about his testimony in Missouri opposing a bill that would disallow plaintiffs from filing anonymously in…
Freethought RadioAfrican Freethought on the Rise
Oral arguments are this week in the case FFRF, Americans United, and the ACLU are defending before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals over a Florida county that…
Freethought RadioMay Reason Prevail
FFRF's director of strategic response, Andrew L. Seidel, joins host Annie Laurie Gaylor for a lively dissection of the oral arguments last week in the Supreme…
Freethought RadioWhy Millions are Leaving Islam
We review major news of the week: The pope blaming Satan instead of the church for child abusers within its ranks; oral arguments in the Bladensburg cross case…
Freethought RadioWomen of Nonbelief
We celebrate Black History Month by hearing Nina Simone sing "I Ain't Got no God" in the song "Ain't Got No," and by talking with Mandisa Thomas, founder and…
Freethought RadioHoly Hierarchy
We give a Bronx cheer to Trump's religious remarks at the State of the Union and the National Prayer Breakfast, but we give a real cheer to Black History Month…
Freethought RadioThe Art of Thinking Freely
Good news: Michigan's newly-elected Attorney General Dana Nessel removed the state from three amicus briefs opposing FFRF lawsuits. After we analyze the…
Freethought RadioSpeak of the Devil
Our 666th (!) episode is a hell of a show. We announce billboards asking people to "Leave the Church" during Catholic Education week, and describe our legal…
Freethought RadioThe Rise of Hindu Nationalism
FFRF's Director of Strategic Response, Constitutional attorney Andrew Seidel tells us about our recent final victory in our 5-year federal lawsuit challenging…
Freethought RadioSex and the Constitution
FFRF and other secular groups are protesting the Attorney General nomination of William Barr, a religious extremist who disrespects secularists and…
Freethought RadioStanding up, speaking out
We recap FFRF's impressive legal statistics for 2018 (1,060 formal complaint letters to erring government officials ending 315 state/church violations!)…
Freethought RadioNonbelief in Nigeria
FFRF's lead attorney Rebecca Markert tells us about our recent victory by the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, who refused to rehear their decision…
Freethought RadioLooking For Lorraine
Princeton professor Imani Perry tells us about her new biography, Looking For Lorraine: The Radiant Life of Lorraine Hansberry, about the…
Freethought RadioSolstice Tribute
During this week of the Winter Solstice, we rejoice in a federal court victory. FFRF attorney Patrick Elliott tells us about the positive decision in our legal…
Freethought RadioLosing Our Religion
We celebrate the December 15 "Bill of Rights" Day. FFRF Legal Assistant Whitney Steffen tells us about the many "Winter Solstice" and "Bill of Rights" displays…
Freethought RadioIf it quacks like a . . .
This week's guest is feminist-topical singer/songwriter Kristin Lems, who will perform one of her classic songs and a new song about Trump ("Like a Duck")…
Freethought RadioThe Value of Telling The Truth
Twelve-year-old author Bailey Harris, who started writing her first book when she was eight, speaks at FFRF's annual convention in San Francisco on November 2…
Freethought RadioGive Thanks Where Thanks is Due
We have a victory to report in Colorado and a victory to defend in Florida. After hearing 19th-century Robert G. Ingersoll's 1897 "Thanksgiving Sermon," the…
Freethought RadioEscape From Pentecostalism
We announce a new lawsuit challenging the creation of a Christian chaplaincy in Wisconsin's Department of Justice. After exposing the dangerous Christian…
Freethought RadioSecular Invasion
Just returning from our national convention in San Francisco, we hear the Moment of Bedlam at the annual Nonprayer Breakfast and hear parts of speeches by…
Freethought RadioHeresy Trial
FFRF lead attorney Rebecca Markert, celebrating 10 years at FFRF, updates us on the legal department's past year of litigation and non-litigation victories for…
Freethought RadioMake Trouble
This week we discuss the oral arguments in two federal cases by FFRF: Barker v. Conroy, in DC Circuit Court of Appeals, dealing with discrimination by the…