Episodes
Monday Dec 17, 2012
Ep 41: News Stories!
Monday Dec 17, 2012
Monday Dec 17, 2012
In this episode: some recent and not so recent news stories, including the recent nightmarish massacre in Newtown CT, Mike Huckabee's comments on the aforementioned tragedy, Pat Robertson's surprising comments on creationism and the story of a sexist policy at a well known university. As always...thanks for listening!
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
Ep 40: More Listener Feedback!
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
The title says it all. I read some recent iTunes feedback and wax philosophical (as always). Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Ep 39: Is Religion the Problem?
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Finally, after almost 40 episodes I take the question head on: Is Religion the Problem? As always...thanks for listening!
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
Ep 37: Halloween Corrections and Atheist Retorts...
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
Thursday Nov 08, 2012
In this week's episode, I make some minor corrections regarding last week's Halloween special and take some time to reply to yet more youtube criticisms. As always...thanks for listening!
Saturday Oct 20, 2012
Ep:35 - Why Do Atheists Like to Talk About God?
Saturday Oct 20, 2012
Saturday Oct 20, 2012
My longwinded response to internet criticism... As always...thanks for listening!
Sunday Oct 14, 2012
Ep:34 - Dr. Eben Alexander and Near Death Experiences
Sunday Oct 14, 2012
Sunday Oct 14, 2012
In this week's episode I take a closer look at the phenomenon of the near death experience. In particular I examine the case of Dr. Eben Alexander; a neurosurgeon who had an NDE while in a coma. As always...thanks for listening!
Sunday Jul 29, 2012
Ep:22 - Defining Atheism
Sunday Jul 29, 2012
Sunday Jul 29, 2012
In this episode, I briefly cover some news stories (including the recent Chik-Fil-A uproar), and discuss my own ongoing struggle to find an appropriate label for my beliefs. As always...thanks for listening!
Friday Jun 22, 2012
ep 17: Something from Nothing...
Friday Jun 22, 2012
Friday Jun 22, 2012
In this episode I wax philosophical about how something can come from nothing; discussing the big bang and the theories of Stephen Hawking and Lawrence Krauss. Also...yet more impromptu conspiracy theory criticisms. As always, thanks for listening!
Saturday Jun 16, 2012
Ep 16: Morgan Freeman and Microtubules...
Saturday Jun 16, 2012
Saturday Jun 16, 2012
In this episode I revisit the topic of Stuart Hameroff and his theory regarding consciousness and microtubules. Also I discuss a recent news story concerning Morgan Freeman and his thoughts on God. As always, thanks for listening!
Tuesday Jun 05, 2012
Ep 14: The Afterlife (Or Forever Is A Long-ass Time...)
Tuesday Jun 05, 2012
Tuesday Jun 05, 2012
A discussion of the belief in an afterlife and my reasons for doubting. As always, thanks for listening!
Monday May 28, 2012
Ep 13: Animals, Buddhism, Atheist Debates and Other Stuff...
Monday May 28, 2012
Monday May 28, 2012
I managed to squeeze a decent amount of content into this episode. I start out talking about animals and religion (yet again), but move on to discuss some old debates between prominent atheists such as Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins and Christian speakers such as Dinesh Desouza and John Lennox. I finish by discussing a couple of recent news stories. As always, thanks for listening!
Monday May 21, 2012
Ep 12: God Bless the Animals 2 - This time it's personal...
Monday May 21, 2012
Monday May 21, 2012
God Bless the Animals, Part Two: This time it's personal... This week I continue my musings on the overlap between animal welfare and religion...
Sunday May 06, 2012
Ep 10: Hidden Hands
Sunday May 06, 2012
Sunday May 06, 2012
A look at the phenomenon of "hidden hands": that feeling that someone or something is guiding or protecting us. Some of the related topics I touch on include Carl Jung's concept of "synchronicity" as well as the beliefs of legendary author Joseph Campbell. As always, thanks for listening!
Monday Apr 23, 2012
Ep 08: Memorializing Christopher Hitchens
Monday Apr 23, 2012
Monday Apr 23, 2012
In this episode: Memorializing Christopher Hitchens, Ted Talk references and my comments on the latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. As always, thanks for listening!
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
Ep 07: Atheism and the Transcendent
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
An exploration of how even Atheists have a "spiritual" side. I also cover a recent news story featuring Mel Gibson and his Maccabees project. As always...thanks for listening!