Humanist Trek is a weekly #StarTrek podcast about the humanism in Star Trek. Hosted by Sarah Ray 🏳️⚧️👩🏼 and Allie Ashmead ✊🏿👩🏿🦱 Available at http://www.humanisttrek.com and everywhere you replicate your podcasts!
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Humanist Podcasts
where data and technology meet humanity
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Explaining Humanist values, how we can live our values to support social justice issues, and responding to science denying Christian Nationalists bent on smashing the wall between church and state. Human problems require human solutions. There will be interviews, from time to time, with Humanists and other secular people in Northwest Ohio and beyond.
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Radio Free Humanity is a podcast covering news, politics and philosophy from a Marxist-Humanist perspective. It is co-hosted by Brendan Cooney and Andrew Kliman. We intend to release new episodes every two weeks. Radio Free Humanity is sponsored by Marxist-Humanist Initiative (https://www.marxisthumanistinitiative.org), but the views expressed by the co-hosts and guests of Radio Free Humanity are their own. They do not necessarily reflect the views and positions of MHI. Click here for a list ...
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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist
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Secular Sankofa Podcast: Black Humanist Voices from the Association of Black Humanists
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The Secular Sankofa Podcast is where Black voices rise with reason. Hosted by the Association of Black Humanists (ABH), this bold and thought-provoking show explores life beyond religion through the lens of African and Black humanist experiences. From decolonising the mind to confronting racism, civil rights, and injustice, we dive deep into culture, identity, Pan-African history, and the future of our communities. Unfiltered, unapologetic, and committed to truth, liberation, human dignity, ...
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Join the hosts of New Humanists and founders of the Ancient Language Institute, Jonathan Roberts and Ryan Hammill, on their quest to discover what a renewed humanism looks like for the modern world. The Ancient Language Institute is an online language school and think tank, dedicated to changing the way ancient languages are taught.
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The Heathen: There & Back Again Interviews, comedy, music, story-telling
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Husband and Wife are two non-believers who have always wanted to read the Bible. Why would we subject ourselves to this you might ask? From our perspective it helps us understand where the Christians around us, here in the Midwest, are coming from when they quote the Bible at us. Husband is basically an Atheist and wife leans Agnostic but mostly Atheist and we’re just having some fun at the Bible’s expense while learning more about what our neighbors claim we’re going to hell over. Hosted on ...
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The Humanist Report is a progressive political podcast that analyzes political news stories through the lens of humanism. This podcast is hosted by Mike Figueredo, a Ph.D student of public policy and political activist.
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An open discussion about current and important events.
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Welcome to The Hopeful Humanist Cafe where I explore ideas in flow about the ”Good Life” and helpful resources to put in one’s mindfulness toolbox
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The Humanist Hour (HH) Audio Podcast is a monthly one-hour talk show produced by the American Humanist Association. Every episode of the HH Audio Podcast explores a different area of humanist thought, from politics to pop culture.
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Podcasts Archives - First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis
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Sermons from the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, a Unitarian Universalist Humanist Congregation Celebrating the Human Spirit Within Us All
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A podcast dedicated to "thinking slow" about how different topics relate to being more humanist in our approach to a complexly hurting world. Join us as we look at how everyday objects and seemingly straightforward topics can all reveal deeper questions about how to advance better policy and move among one another with greater compassion and curiosity.
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Choice Chat is a Humanist Canada podcast that confronts the truth about reproductive health in Canada—loudly and unapologetically. Created by the Morgentaler Committee, this series challenges harmful narratives, replaces myths with truth, and reframes what we’ve been told about abortion, contraception, and reproductive care. No sugarcoating. No shame. Just real talk. We’re lifting the veil of silence—amplifying lived experiences, exposing the spin that fuels judgment and control, and demandi ...
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Interviews with Christian intellectuals, faithful thinkers, and other human beings writing well.
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We are exploring management and leadership practices that allow humanity to make progress towards a world that works for everyone... A conversation for the real realists that dare to dream, manage and lead better.
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This is the audio feed for the hangout portion of Jeremiah's YouTube channel, Jerb the Humanist. In it, Jeremiah talks to activists and other folks doing important work online and in meatspace.
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Greetings, folks. In this podcast, I hope to explore the various facets of humanism from as many perspectives as I can manage. Some episodes will focus on the humanism as it has developed here in the West while others will look farther afield, sometimes to places that might surprise you. Always, though, the podcast will keep an eye toward how these ideas relate to contemporary life, and toward defending humanism against the anti-humanist discourses of fundamentalist religion and authoritaria ...
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We are building a community based on reason and compassion in BC through education, outreach, support, and advocacy. This podcast contains recordings of speakers at our weekly Sunday Meetings in Vancouver. Some speakers may use profanity or discuss explicit content.
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Unitarian Universalist Sermons and Conversations from First Unitarian Church of Dallas
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Tune in each week to hear Unitarian Universalist sermons and conversations from First Unitarian Church of Dallas, a liberal religious presence in Dallas since 1899. Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter, Rev. T. J. Fitzgerald, and Rev. Beth Dana will inspire you with messages that are rationally spiritual and joyfully deep. No matter where you are in the world, you are invited to bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, and your open heart.
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In this podcast, Chief Executive of Humanists UK Andrew Copson talks to humanists today about what they believe, to understand more about the values, convictions, and opinions they live by.
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Hello Everyone. Welcome to the Christian Humanist Podcast. I am Damian. If you're interested in culture, religion, history, liberty, society, and above all humanity, then you are in the right place. The focus here is on the intersection between these realities, and how they pertain to questions that affect you and me: The minds who are left to live in this challenging but promising, tough but rewarding world. One that is ever-changing. Best D
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Part late-night radio show, part atheist variety hour for the spiritually curious, There Is No God And We’re All Gonna Die follows queer musician Daniel Cartier as he dives into life, death, and the messy meaning in between — with listener questions, original music, and a lot of radical honesty. Whether you're a skeptic, seeker, believer, or just passing through, you're welcome here.
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The Humanist Experience is a unique podcast series where we seek out radical experiences that educate our emotions and expand our world. Our commitment to social change motivates us to look for ways to effectively connect people to contemporary issues—and persuade them to become changemakers! The Humanist Experience uses experiential learning and storytelling to do just that. We see story, context, and experience as crucial tools for real understanding. Our podcast uses these tools to provid ...
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Intelligent thinking for turbulent times, from New Humanist magazine and the Rationalist Association. Interviews with writers, researchers and academics who speak to our age – on subjects including religion, belief, race, politics, sex, technology, science, work and more. Hosted by New Humanist editor Samira Shackle, deputy editor Niki Seth-Smith, and series producer Alice Bloch.
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Core Curriculum reads good books slowly, inviting hosts from Christian Humanist Radio Network shows to conversations about books from Columbia University's Great Books curriculum.
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Humanist. Day-dreamer. Overthinker.
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Social activist . Humanist. Poet. Cover art photo provided by Paul Rysz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@paulrysz
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Humanitie Podcast is the regular audio update from Humanist Society Scotland hosted by Stuart Dougan. With new episodes every month, our podcast will give an insight into of the work that we do; from campaigning on important social issues, to providing humanist ceremonies across Scotland.
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The most profound discovery of our time is that life is meaningless. We are never meant to find the meaning of life instead we are here to create the meaning in life. It's about growing together. We must learn to go beyond self-centeredness to create a room within ourselves for others. The Humanist Dude podcast takes you on a journey of self exploration where one might discover the ideas that were hidden inside of you for decades. A journey to find calm, self-understanding, and connection – ...
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Humanism Now is the weekly podcast for everyone curious, interested or actively engaged in secular humanism. Each Sunday, host James Hodgson—founder of Humanise Live—welcomes scientists, philosophers, activists, authors, entrepreneurs and community leaders who are challenging the status quo and building a fairer, kinder world. Together we unpack today’s toughest ethical questions—using reason and compassion instead of dogma—and champion universal human rights and flourishing. Expect in-depth ...
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A podcast by members of the Humanist Association of Ghana. Our goal is to promote critical thinking and discuss social issues using reason. Disclaimer: Please note that the views shared in this podcast are not the views of the Humanist Association of Ghana or all of its members
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Marxist - Humanist organization dedicated to preserving a livable planet and transforming the conditions of work and society in order to reflect the humanity of all people.
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I talk to humanists, freethinkers and atheists around the world...They tell me their lifestories, how they became non-beliveries and how it is to be a non-believer in a pre-dominantly religous world. We talk about their involvement in the humanist movement, what challenges they face and what risks they take...The purpose of this podcast is to give a voice to non-believers...Follow Babelfish on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/babelfishthepodcast... and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.c ...
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Blithering Thoughts about T-shirt Ideas, Novel First Sentences, and Etcetera Moments
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Join me for a non sequitur playful moment where I attempt to inspire creativity by talking about ideas for T-shirts and possible first sentences for your personal writing projects. This is a just some guy production brought to you by the Hopefulhumanist Cafe. Cover art photo by https://www.instagram.com/jacktthunter/
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Counterturn brings life to art, and art to life. Join Nelson Rufatt and guests, as they talk music, literature, science, history, and all the pursuits of the humanist heart.
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This is a podcast describing the life, works, and influence of Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus.
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Skeptic, Pastafarian, Atheist, Anti-theist, Secular, Humanist, Satanist, Scientific view of the world and how to adult. SPAASHSS for short. Build yourself. A better tomorrow. Or. Something like that. Email me at [email protected]
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Writer, poet, philosopher and above all a humanist.
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A roundup of news relevant to the secular, skeptic, reality-based community. Hosted by Paul Fidalgo, creator of The Morning Heresy blog and newsletter. Presented by the Center for Inquiry. Learn more at centerforinquiry.org
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Where do the rigid rules of science and the fluid beauty of language converge? Welcome to The Òrga Spiral Podcasts, a journey into the hidden patterns that connect our universe with radical history, poetry and geopolitics We liken ourselves to the poetry in a double helix and the narrative arc of a scientific discovery. Each episode, we follow the graceful curve of the golden spiral—a shape found in galaxies, hurricanes, and sunflowers, collapsing empires—to uncover the profound links betwee ...
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A plan from a fed up humanist… YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCa-WQiR3gB3WXGMFGx8PYlQ Twitter: @CommitOrRegret
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Father | Backpack Entrepreneur (watch my #TEDx talk) | Youth Adviser @ Centre culturel de Genappe | Sociologist | Owner of Innovons scs | Founder of CrossFit Nivelles | Humanist | Localist
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Enter the Indo-Europeans, feat. Colin Gorrie | Episode CIII
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Send us a text Supposedly, about half of the world population speaks languages that all come from one root language: Proto-Indo-European. How do we know, and where did "PIE" come from? Ukraine, Anatolia, or somewhere else? Did the Indo-Europeans spread out in a massive, peaceful migration of farmers? Or as small bands of shepherds, stealing livesto…
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When an away mission goes wrong, Spot Conlon is left without parents and has to sell newspapers to get by. But when Worf and an ancient alien compete to step into the empty space, Star Trek inspects the healing and grief process. Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttrek Pick up your merch at humanisttrek.co…
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Refuting Dennis Prager's Consequences of Secularism Video
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We examine the claims made in a two part video by conservative political commentator Dennis Prager. The video titled 'The Consequences of Secularism' includes Prager's vague and misleading claims about secularism which he fails to define. He includes not only philosophical claims but also political claims that don't hold up to closer scrutiny in or…
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A Survivor Confronts Control, Racism and Abuse While Reclaiming Her Voice
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***Content warning*** This episode includes discussion of child sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, coercive control, and addiction. Please take care while listening. If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual abuse, you can contact Rape Crisis England & Wales (24/7) via their support page: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/want-to-talk/ In…
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Gabriel Donnelly interviews Andrew Kliman, regarding Marx’s concept of “intrinsic value”—value as distinct from exchange-value. Andrew clarifies the distinction and talks about how it became increasingly important to Marx. He and Gabriel discuss the significance of the concept of intrinsic value, Andrew’s contention that Marx was proving the existe…
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Cortney Harding on the Metaphysical Future of Work
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What if the future of work means being present without actually “being” there? In this episode, Kate O’Neill and Cortney Harding dig into how AI, spatial computing, and XR are quietly reshaping both our work and our very definition of human value, beyond the headlines and hype. Topics covered: The transformative power of spatial computing and XR be…
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Episode #263 – January 3, 2026 – “The Year-End Audit: Receipts, Forecasts, and the God-Argument Hustle”
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Send us a text Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot—secular humanist, skeptic, atheist, Afrocentric, Pan-African… and morally allergic to propaganda. This is a year-end audit episode. Not a highlight reel. Not a “best-of” montage. An audit. Because reflection is not nostalgia—it’s strategy. It’s how you stop repeating cycles …
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1 Maccabees Chapter 15: Bible Study by Atheists
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Today on Sacrilegious Discourse, we slog through 1 Maccabees 15, aka “Everyone Writes Letters and Nobody Explains Anything.” It opens with yet another Antiochus (because apparently they’re naming babies like they’re recycling passwords), who sends Simon a “friendly” note that’s basically: I’m totally not here to start drama… except I brought warshi…
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SHOWNOTES Straight White American Jesus (SWAJ) SkepticalScott.com buymeacoffee.com/skepticalscott Skeptical Scott's LinktreeBy Skeptical Scott / Bradley Onishi
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59. 2025 in Humanism - Deconstruction, Collaboration, Resistance & TikTok
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As Humanism Now wraps up 2025, host James Hodgson is joined by familiar voices from across the UK humanist movement to reflect on the year just gone and look ahead to 2026. Together, they explore community-building, youth engagement, activism, collaboration, and why humanism continues to resonate in uncertain times. Guests & Links Lola Tinubu – Ass…
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If you’ve ever wondered why the Bible tells the same story twice, once like a gritty crime documentary and once like a motivational church brochure, this one’s for you. We pit 1–2 Samuel + 1–2 Kings (the Deuteronomistic “everything is awful and here’s why we deserved it” edition) against 1–2 Chronicles (the post-exile “we can rebuild, babes” rewrit…
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1 Maccabees Chapter 14: Bible Study by Atheists
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Demetrius finally gets scooped up like a sad little political Pokémon, and the text immediately slams the fast-forward button into “and then everything was chill forever” mode… allegedly. 1 Maccabees 14 is basically propaganda karaoke: Simon gets credited with “peace,” while the chapter quietly admits he took cities, removed “uncleannesses,” and ra…
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Episode #262 – December 27, 2025 – “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.”
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Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: Frantz Fanon Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: When Reality Collapses at the Top: Foreign Policy Watch: “Quarantine” as Empire-Speak and Nigeria: A Crusade Fantasy in Modern Clothes: The Holy Hustle Continues: Good News: Black Success That Circulates Power: Strategies for Black Power: South Africa & Rhode…
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1 Maccabees Chapter 13: Bible Study by Atheists
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Simon steps up after Jonathan’s betrayal-and-capture situation turns into a full-on “Greek politics but make it messy” episode. 1 Maccabees 13 opens with panic—Trifon’s marching, everyone’s terrified, then Simon does the classic leader move: pep talk, fortify Jerusalem, and start tossing people out of cities like it’s a casual hobby (“Simon says ge…
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A Church Choosing Justice Over Comfort | Rev. T. J. FitzGerald | UU Sermon
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In his sermon "Rest of the Story," Rev. T. J. FitzGerald reflects on old stories that shape our lives and asks what it means to write a new one together. Drawing from the Book of Revelation, music, and shared history, he explores how fear, power, and injustice repeat themselves across time and how faith can help us see the truth clearly. This messa…
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In his historical study, Michael Jabara Carley explores the unsuccessful diplomatic efforts to create a unified front against Nazi Germany. The text highlights how tensions and anti-communist sentiment among Western leaders prevented a vital coalition between Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. This failure led directly to the nonaggression pact…
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1 Maccabees Chapter 12: Bible Study by Atheists
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Jonathan decides the Seleucid soap opera is getting way too pronoun-heavy, so he does what any ancient politician with commitment issues would do, he slides into Rome’s DMs to “renew the friendship.” Because nothing screams “holy nation” like outsourcing your survival to the Mediterranean’s biggest future empire. Then, just to keep things spicy, he…
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When a hidden observation outpost is revealed to a primitive culture who long ago abandoned their belief in the supernatural, Picard becomes a god figure and the Prime Directive gets violated deeply, OH MYYY. Will Picard choose to play god, sabotage the achievement these people have made, and send them back into the Dark Ages of superstition and ig…
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Uncle Steve is back at the table armed with the usual Fox-flavored folklore: “schools are indoctrinating kids,” “it’s grooming,” “trans is a trend,” and the classic imaginary litter box story (because nothing says serious political thought like a viral hoax). We translate the subtext, fear, control, and borrowed children-as-shields, and then hand l…
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58. Dr. Lois Lee on the Magic of Santa, Secular Rituals and Why Christmas Still Matters
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“[Magical beliefs in childhood] serve an important function.” - Dr Lois Lee For our festive special, Dr. Lois Lee, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Kent and one of the world’s leading scholars of non-belief, joins Humanism Now to explore why atheism spreads culturally and what Christmas reveals about humanist meaning in eve…
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It’s a Christmas Eve special, recorded on “Christmas Eve Eve” (aka “Christmas Steve Eve”), where Husband and Wife roleplay the dreaded holiday boss fight: Uncle Dude Bro (a.k.a. Steve) and Aunt Karen, armed with bumper-sticker theology, cable-news grievances, and the unstoppable urge to ruin the ham with culture-war nonsense. The hosts roll out a g…
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Merry Christmas ... From Your Favorite Gay, Liberal Atheist 🎄
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It’s almost Christmas, and instead of a long episode, Daniel takes a moment to reflect. In this short, candid episode, Daniel — a gay, liberal atheist living in the Bible Belt — talks about community, anger, compassion, and the challenge of choosing love in an increasingly divided world. Topics include: Why hatred is easy — and love takes actual wo…
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The winter solstice has officially passed, but the sun won’t be rising any earlier for at least a couple more weeks. We’re told the days are getting longer, but it doesn’t quite feel like it. Still, hasn’t the sun been pretty reliable so far? One can only hope it will continue to light up our… Read More »The Sun’s Not Quite Back Yet The post The Su…
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1 Maccabees Chapter 11: Bible Study by Atheists
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1 Maccabees 11 is basically Game of Thrones if every character had the same three names and the narrator kept shouting “he” like it explains anything. Ptolemy rolls into Syria “with words of peace” (classic), plants garrisons everywhere (less peaceful), and then the whole Alexander–Cleopatra situation turns into a diplomatic soap opera where wives …
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1 Maccabees Chapters 8-10 Q&A: Bible Study by Atheists
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Pronouns in 1 Maccabees 8–10 are doing crimes against clarity, so we hit pause and run a full-on Q&A intervention. Judas hears about Rome (yes, that Rome), decides “distant empire bestie” is a solid plan, and sends envoys to lock in a treaty… which mostly functions as a symbolic “don’t make me call my big cousin” threat. Then the story hard-swerves…
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Biomimicry is a revolutionary approach that looks to nature, rather than exploiting it, as the ultimate teacher for solving human challenges. With 3.8 billion years of evolution, nature offers a library of proven, sustainable solutions. The field is yielding transformative innovations across disciplines. In materials science, spider silk inspires s…
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hese sources examine the propaganda model and the structural financial mechanisms that allow elite interests to dominate democratic governance and mass media. The provided texts argue that large corporations and the ultra-wealthy exert control by treating the news as a tool for manufacturing consent, effectively filtering information to favor "wort…
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025
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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 provides a comprehensive assessment of global progress toward the 2030 Agenda, highlighting both significant achievements and critical setbacks. While the world has seen improvements in internet connectivity, electricity access, and women’s parliamentary representation, the report warns that many target…
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This collection of scientific writings explores Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s unique methodology, which emphasizes a unification of human perception and natural phenomena. Rejecting purely mechanistic views, Goethe argues that the observer acts as a vital instrument capable of discovering "archetypes" through intuitive observation and rigorous empir…
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Episode #261 – December 20, 2025 – Power Without Conscience
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Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: James Baldwin Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: The Chief of Staff as Confessor: When the Mask Slips: When Empathy Dies, Fascism Smiles: Holy Robbery: Good News: Capacity, Not Vibes: Bible Study with an Atheist: The Immorality of Divine Tribalism: From Eden to Genocide: Reflections and Call to Action: Clo…
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LGBTQ Belonging & Freedom in Unitarian Universalism | Tiny Pulpit Talks: 054
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In this episode of Tiny Pulpit Talks, Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter and Rev. T. J. Fitzgerald dive into what it truly means to be an LGBTQ-affirming church and why it matters now more than ever. This conversation explores queer inclusion in faith, Unitarian Universalist values, and the radical idea that church should be a place where everyone can be fully…
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Common Sense: From Scottish Philosophy to Gramsci to Modern AI
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This ambitious proposal envisions a "civilizational operating system," fusing a Lisp-based symbolic core with UNESCO's ethical governance to create a wiser, not just smarter, AGI. It directly confronts the fatal flaw of modern deep learning: "moral smearing." The standard matrix multiplication in systems like PyTorch irreversibly blends ethical con…
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From Pastorship to Psychology Recovering From Religion Determining Your Values Without a Deity SHOWNOTES LifeWeavings.net HumanitysValues.com David's Essay SkepticalScott.com buymeacoffee.com/skepticalscott Skeptical Scott's LinktreeBy Skeptical Scott / David Teachout
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The provided sources are a collection of critiques, revisions, and discussion drafts focused on an ambitious proposed architecture for Artificial General Intelligence called the "Civilizational OS," which integrates a Lisp-based symbolic core with UNESCO ethical guidelines. The central argument is that modern AI's reliance on "lossy" Pythonic archi…
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his exploration examines how human cultures encode cosmic knowledge, contrasting two powerful "cultural hard drives." On one hand, modern astro-haiku captures instantaneous, aesthetic truth. Using extreme compression, it isolates a fleeting moment—like a restless night measured by the moon—to release a "dazzling awareness," bridging vast scale with…
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When the Enterprise responds to a distress call, they find an entire planet destroyed save for one 5 acre plot and a couple of elderly residents with good tea in a nice house. But when things aren't quite adding up, Picard breaks character and does some solo sluething. Visit our website at humanisttrek.com Support the show at patreon.com/humanisttr…
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1 Maccabees Chapter 10: Bible Study by Atheists
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This week on Sacrilegious Discourse, we slog through 1 Maccabees 10, a chapter that’s basically Game of Thrones if every character was a walking pronoun problem and every plot twist was solved with a gift basket. Alexander Epiphanes shows up, grabs territory, and Demetrius responds like a petty ex—“NO, I’M the king!”—and suddenly everyone’s trying …
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Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission (created by executive order on May 1, 2025) gets the Sacrilegious Discourse treatment: suspicious side-eye, gallows humor, and a full roll-call of the “God Club” lineup, starting with chair Dan Patrick and vice-chair Ben Carson. The hosts tear into what “religious liberty” actually means when it’s being pitched …
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Sorley MacLean: Tradition, Politics, and Poetic Forms
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The provided text offers a detailed exploration of the life and work of Sorley MacLean, a pivotal figure in Gaelic literature, spanning his cultural upbringing on the Isle of Raasay and the societal pressures, such as the decline of the Gaelic language and the influence of the Free Presbyterian Church, that shaped him. The sources extensively analy…
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1 Maccabees Chapter 9: Bible Study by Atheists
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This week on Sacrilegious Discourse, we crack open 1 Maccabees 9 and immediately get hit with seasonal chaos (“Jingle bell, jingle bell…”), plus a refresher rant about the book’s absolute felony-level pronoun abuse. Husband and Wife are begging the text to pick a “they” and stay there—because it keeps swapping who the subject is mid-sentence like i…
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Trump's Rob Reiner Comments: How Do We Stay Loving In A Hateful World?
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This episode wasn’t the one I planned on — but after Donald Trump's grotesque response to Rob Reiner and his wife Michele's getting murdered, I needed to talk about it. I needed to respond to a horrifying act of violence, and an even more disturbing reaction from the President. I unpack the difference between anger and hatred, and wrestle with what…
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Podcast: Choosing Hope: A Garment, A Ripple, and A Button
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As 2025 comes to a close, America finds itself struggling to remember essential core values which helped it get past the drumbeats of fascism, racism, homophobia and other horrible systems of belief. With all that’s coming at us, how can we keep faith, stay the course? There’s only one way: a commitment to hope, tightly… Read More »Podcast: Choosin…
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The Sophists Are the Founders of Classical Education | Episode CII
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Send us a text The classical education revival movement began in the 1980s as a DIY, grassroots attempt to recover the medieval liberal arts, most notably the Trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric. However, the classical ed movement also frequently drapes itself in the garb of Plato: leading students out of the cave, employing Socratic techniques…
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1 Maccabees Chapter 8: Bible Study by Atheists
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1 Maccabees 8 is basically ancient geopolitics with the world’s worst pronoun problem. We spend half the episode doing live “pronoun triage” just to figure out who’s conquering whom (again). At one point, the text produces a sentence so cursed you both stop to verbally stare at it in disgust. Then the chapter swerves into full Roman propaganda: “Ro…
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We See A Great Light: A Unitarian Universalist Sermon for Advent | Rev. Beth Dana | 12.14.2025
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In this Unitarian Universalist Advent sermon, Rev. Beth Dana invites us into the quiet and often uncomfortable space of waiting. As we light candles and prepare for Christmas, we explore how Advent is less about rushing to joy and more about holding hope in the dark. Through story, tradition, and reflection, this message reminds us that waiting can…
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