Unbelievers Radio: Complete Content

Aron Ra and Andre recorded a joint episode of Unbelievers Radio and The Ra-Men Podcast (Ra-Unbelievers). The discussion covered evolution and creationism, the relationship between religion and policy making, science education, the and SCOTUS decision on Marriage Equality. The Ra-Men Podcast: http://thera-men.com

Allison Spicer, Kenny Nipp, and Terry Waska joined Andre on the show to talk about the history and accomplishment of the Atheist Community of Tulsa (ACT). We had a ton of fun recording this show, which included a game of "Metal Lyric or Bible Verse" and a brief interruption by a recording of Pastor James Manning teaching us about sexually transmitted demons. ACT Website: actok.org Facebook: http://facebook.com/actok.org Meetup: http://meetup.com/ACT-OK

Dr. Darrell Ray hosted Andre and the Kansas City Oasis to chat about their incredible group, its history, what makes it unique, and what makes it thrive as an example of what non-believer communities can be and should aim for. Oasis Resources: http://usoasis.org Kansas City Oasis http://kcoasis.org

Andre was joined by Atheist of the Year, Amanda Scott; and Greg Hawkins and Gage Wilkinson from University of Utah to chat about secular student groups and how those groups have helped them over come obstacles within their communities.

Andre broadcast with the Atheists of Louisville during the 2015 Summer Tour. Ed and Mikel Hensley's history shared the history of the Louisville Atheists, Alan Canon shared his experience working to revitalize the "Blind Watchmaker" program, Csam Wheatley told the story of his creating a lifelike Charles Darwin statue, and John Kiel sat down with me to char about the lawsuit against Indiana's law that block atheists from officiating marriages. Darwin Statue Image: https://kysecularsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013StateFair2.jpg

Our Muslim Guest, Anthony Magallánez, joined Andre and Spencer to discuss marriage equality, homosexuality and Islam, and Islam and politics. While Andre was clearly not properly prepared for this episode, the excellent discussion made up for it. *** There is a soft clicking sound through the recording. We were testing the travel equipment in advance of the upcoming tour. We apologize for the reduce sound quality. Thank you for understanding ***

Ryan Bell PhD, joined the show to talk about is up coming documentary "Year Without God". We chatted about his background in the ministry, is journey out of religion, his critics, and how is worldview and perception of religion, atheism, and the atheist movement changed over time.

*** Edited from previous version to fix volume fluctuations *** Seth Andrews of "The Thinking Atheist" joined the show to discuss what it means to deconvert. We covered the causes of doubt, coming out experiences and the risks of deconversion, and the former religionist's experience of their post-religious life. "The Thinking Atheist" Website & Podcast http://thethinkingatheist.com Sacred Cows (Book): http://sacredcowsbook.com Deconverted (Book): http://www.amazon.com/Deconverted-A-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/B00AWD5IHK Louisiana Education Petition: www.change.org%2Fp%2Flouisiana-department-of-education-louisiana-state-house-louisiana-state-senate-louisiana-bese-bobby-jindal-shawna-creamer-documents-have-recently-been-leaked-proving-that-many-teachers-have-been-promoting-creationsim-in-public-schools-this-is-in-vari&h=bAQFTz4wI The Dark Side of Feminism and Atheism: http://unbelieversradio.com/2015/01/the-dark-side-of-feminism-and-atheism/ Inside the Christian Culture Industry: http://unbelieversradio.com/2014/10/inside-the-christian-culture-industry/

Dr. Ryan Cragun joined Unbelievers Radio to chat about his latest book, "How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps: A Toolkit for Secular Activists". The conversation covered the relationship between religion and society and how to go about undermining religious fundamentalism to produce a more secular world. More info on Dr. Ryan Cragun: http://www.ryantcragun.com "How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps": http://www.amazon.com/How-Defeat-Religion-Easy-Steps/dp/1634310128 "Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity": http://www.amazon.com/Religion-Humanity-Cambridge-Cultural-Anthropology/dp/0521296900

Dr. John Compere, author of "Towards the Light: A Fifth Generation Baptist Minister's Journey from Religion to Reason", joined Andre in studio to chat talk about preachers who don't believe, but keep preaching. This episode covers "The Clergy Project", common deconversion themes amongst former preachers, and the emotional, social, and financial obstacles that many preachers are faced with when they discovered that they no longer believe in God. "Towards the Light" http://www.amazon.com/Towards-Light-John-S-Compere/dp/0977723593

The guys (sans Forrest), spent this episode chatting about hypocrisy on the Religious Right, Faith Healers and Alternative Medicine, and the law suit against Stephanie Guttormson of "ThinkStephtically" on YouTube. ThinkStephtically https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkingStephtically

Pastor Trevor Bush joined the show to discuss the topic of Christian Persecution from a global and domestic persective, spending the latter portion of the show chatting about the relationship between religious freedom and civil rights.

Lori Fazzino joined the show to discuss the question "how does religion work?" We covered political, anthropological, and sociological theories of religion. This episode had a lot of depth to the discussion of religious ritual and religious experiences, and touched on similar experiences with psychedelics.

Lyz Liddell, the Director of Campus Organizing for the Secular Student Alliance, joined the show to discuss the Openly Secular campaign.

David Niose, author of "Nonbeliever Nation" and "Fighting Back the Right" called into the show to discuss the history of the religious right in politics, equality and freedom of conscience, and topic of his book "Fighting Back the Right". More Information on Books: http://www.amazon.com/David-Niose/e/B006N1MOGI