Best Ffrf Podcasts (2026)

Actor, comedian and broadcaster John Fugelsang describes his new book, Separation of Church and Hate. FFRF's Legal Director Patrick Elliott sums up our many accomplishments in 2025.

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The Good Trump 49:44

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Donald Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, explains why her uncle is the real Grinch.

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The Solstice Is the Reason 49:43

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Celebrating with music and readings, we explain why the Winter Solstice is the true "Reason for the Season."

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Nigerian human rights activist tells it like it is 49:24

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Dr. Leo Igwe, who is a noted human rights activist in Nigeria, talks about the religious violence in Nigeria and explains why Trump's saber-rattling isn't helping. The video version of this interview is also available on YouTube.

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Escape from Scientology 49:40

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Pamela Nickel Williams, author of the memoir Clearly Lies Are True, tells us what it was like growing up in Scientology, and how she escaped that abusive cult.

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Let's All Give Thanks 49:43

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We are thankful for the many speakers and performers at FFRF's 48th annual convention. We listen to 20 clips from that entertaining and enlightening event.

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Fighting for Freedom 49:24

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Herb Silverman tells us how he fought the state of South Carolina to allow atheists to run for public office, and Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, describes the state of abortion rights across the country.

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Defending Democracy 49:25

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New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie tells us how we can defend democracy against the threat of Christian nationalism.

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"So Help Me FFRF" 49:44

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After talking about warning labels on bibles and reporting on state/church news, we hear Brandi Carlile's new song "Church and State." FFRF Senior Litigation Counsel Sam Grover joins us to talk about our newest lawsuit with South Carolina plaintiff Jim Reel, who was denied becoming a poll worker because he could not swear "so help me God."…

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The Great Abdication 49:24

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Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, author of How Democracies Die, tells us about "The Great Abdication: America's Descent into Authoritarianism."

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Evangelical Zionists 49:42

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After reporting state/church victories and complaints in California, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington, Texas and Arkansas, we speak with Mother Jones national correspondent Kiera Butler about her article, God's "Blank Check": Christian Zionists Are Pouring Billions of Dollars Into Israeli Extremism.…

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Guns and Poetry 49:42

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Journalist William J. Kole tells us about his book, "In Guns We Trust: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms." Then, we speak with historian and poet Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of "The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives."

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Fighting Authoritarianism 49:43

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U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., explains how California's Proposition 50 is trying to fight religious-right authoritarianism. Legal Fellow Kyle Steinberg describes FFRF's new federal lawsuit challenging a religious oath in South Carolina.

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Unforgiven 49:43

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After reporting on state/church news, we hear the song "Friendly Atheist T-shirt" by the Freethought Band of Humanists of Minnesota. Then, we speak with University of Toronto Professor of Religion Kevin Lewis O'Neill about his book, Unforgivable: An Abusive Priest and the Church That Sent Him Abroad.…

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Creationism on Trial 49:24

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After covering state/church news, we report on the "war-mongering" Christian nationalist rhetoric at Charlie Kirk's memorial. Then, we hear distinguished attorney Richard Katskee speaking at the Scopes Trial Centennial conference about his role in the 2005 lawsuit in Dover, Pa., defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools.…

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Whitewashing History Highlights the Importance of Church-State Separation 49:43

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We celebrate a court victory in Arkansas, where a federal court issued a second preliminary injunction blocking a state law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. We criticize a "faith-based disaster recovery event" at the National Mall in which Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner proclaimed that…

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"Western Christian values" 49:24

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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 "In God We Trust" on federal buildings. Then, we speak with journalist Haley Cohen Gilliland, author of A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fough…

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The "Trial of the Century" 49:43

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We report on state/church victories and challenges in Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, Morocco, Minnesota and Florida. Then, we hear Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson (Summer for the Gods) tell us the story of the 1925 Scopes Trial, the "Trial of the Century," pitting science against religion in Dayton, Tenn., 100 years ago.…

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Star-Spangled Jesus 49:24

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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 back down from posting them. After covering state/church news in Texas, Arkansas, Minnesota and Colorado, we hear Rachel Maddow's warning about authoritarianism. Then, we speak with April Aj…

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Medicine River 49:43

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After we cover state/church news around the country, FFRF Senior Litigation Counsel Sam Grover recounts FFRF's recent victory stopping the Ten Commandments from being posted in Texas public schools. Then, journalist Mary Annette Pember, a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Wisconsin Ojibwe, describes her new book Medicine River: A Story of Survival a…

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Confronting Christian nationalism 49:43

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FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliott tells us some breaking good news about a Christian nationalist legal attack against FFRF by Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters. Then, we'll hear a chilling warning about encroaching Christian fascism by author Katherine Stewart.

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The Trial of the Century 49:42

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We announce a great victory from the Arkansas courts blocking the state from displaying the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. After reporting state/church news in California, West Virginia, Iowa and West Point Military Academy, we hear the Tom Lehrer song "I Got it from Agnes" and the "1919 Influenza Blues" by Essie Ray Jenkins. Th…

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Death with Dignity 49:42

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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 Commandments monument from an Illinois county courthouse. Then, we remember the lives of two precious freethinkers who died this month: long-time FFRF member Dick Hewetson, an Episcopal priest t…

Ffrf Podcasts

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Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

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The Humanist Hour

American Humanist Association

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Haram Doodles 49:44

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Separate Church and Hate 49:24

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The Good Trump 49:44

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The Solstice Is the Reason 49:43

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Nigerian human rights activist tells it like it is 49:24

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Escape from Scientology 49:40

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Let's All Give Thanks 49:43

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Fighting for Freedom 49:24

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Defending Democracy 49:25

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"So Help Me FFRF" 49:44

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The Great Abdication 49:24

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Evangelical Zionists 49:42

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Guns and Poetry 49:42

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Fighting Authoritarianism 49:43

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Unforgiven 49:43

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Creationism on Trial 49:24

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Whitewashing History Highlights the Importance of Church-State Separation 49:43

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"Western Christian values" 49:24

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The "Trial of the Century" 49:43

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Star-Spangled Jesus 49:24

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Medicine River 49:43

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Confronting Christian nationalism 49:43

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The Trial of the Century 49:42

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Death with Dignity 49:42