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095 - Secular American Voices, feat. Juhem Navarro-Rivera

In this episode Ryan shares a few thoughts about the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election, followed by an interview with Juhem Navarro-Rivera of Socioanalíti

094 - Secular Day of the Dead, feat. Victoria de la Torre & Margaret Downey

On this episode I speak with Victoria de la Torre and Margaret Downey about Secular Day of the Dead, a secularized celebration of an ancient pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ce

093 - Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives, feat. Chris Stedman

On this episode I speak with Chris Stedman. Chris is a writer, speaker, and community organizer living in Minneapolis. His new book, out tomorrow from Broadleaf Books, is

092 - The Humanism of Albert Camus, feat. Jamie Lombardi

On this episode I speak with Jamie Lombardi about the humanistic philosophy of Albert Camus against the backdrop of our contemporary political situation: pandemic, wildfi

091 - White Too Long, feat. Robert P. Jones

On this episode I speak with Robert P. Jones, founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) about his new bombshell of a book, "White Too Long: The Legacy

090 - We Are Not the Heroes, ft. Greg Epstein

On this episode I speak to Greg Epstein, humanist chaplain at Harvard University and MIT. In this wide ranging conversation, Greg and I talk about his upbringing and some

089 - The Politics of Humanism with Justin Clark

In this episode I speak with Justin Clark about the relationship between secularism, humanism, and socialism. We even talk a little about Marx and the current political c

088 - Race in a Godless World with Nathan Alexander

In this episode I speak with historian Dr. Nathan Alexander about his new book, Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914. We talk about what

087 - Ex-Files: A Conversation with Pat Green

Today on the Ex-Files I speak with Pat Green. Pat is a former Christian pastor and recovering evangelical. Pat’s claim to fame is that he is a the father of Dave. Pat h

086 - Ex-Files: A Conversation with Tim Hellmann

On this episode of the podcast I speak with Tim Hellmann. Tim is a former Christian who grew up fundamentalist in Bible Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness congregations. He

085 - Black Freethinkers with Christopher Cameron

On this episode of the podcast I speak with University of North Carolina history professor, Christopher Cameron, about his new book, Black Freethinkers: A History of Afri

084 - Rethinking Religious Trauma with Brian Peck

On this episode I speak with my friend Brian Peck about the importance of taking a trauma-informed approach to treating what he calls adverse religious experiences. Rathe

083 - Ex-Files: A conversation with Kristi Kiger Upman

In this episode I speak with Kristi Kiger Upman. For ten years Kristi worked for the Southeast White House, a ministry associated with The Family. She tells me about how

082 - This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom with Martin Hägglund

On this episode of the podcast I speak with Yale professor of comparative literature and humanities, Martin Hägglund, about his new book, "This Life: Secular Faith and Sp

081 - The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy with Jeff Sharlet

This week on the podcast I speak with Jeff Sharlet, the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of

080 - Inciting Incident: A Conversation with Marissa and Bethany

This week on the podcast I speak with Marissa Alexa McCool and Bethany Futrell, the co-hosts of Inciting Incident podcast. Marissa is a podcaster, author, performer, sp

078 - Post-Religious Mental Health: A Conversation with Suandria Hall

Welcome to a special edition of the Life After God podcast. I'm excited to share conversations with you from a growing number of professionals who specialize in religious

077 - Remembering George Tiller: A conversation with Gretchen Koch

In this bonus episode I speak Gretchen Koch on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the murder of George Tiller, the famous abortion doctor from Wichita, Kansas, wh

076 - Humanism & Our Political Commitments with James Croft

In this episode I speak with James Croft, a leader at the Ethical Society of St. Louis where he has been for the past five years. James is a humanist educator, activist,

075 - Escaping from Jehovah's Witnesses with Lloyd Evans

On this episode I speak with Lloyd Evans. Lloyd is the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org - a website that promotes freethought among Jehovah's Witnesses. He is al