Atheist Nomads Episode 36 – On the Road Again with Sam Mulvey

Summary: INTRO * Light the Night | National | Dustin * Foundation Beyond Belief FEEDBACK * Al from Canada * An anonymous German * Virginia Dawn SUPPORTERS Platinum Sponsor – US$10.00 per month * Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound * Virginia Dawn * Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics * Renee Davis-Pelt Gold Sponsor – US$5.00 per month * Vernware THIS DAY IN HISTORY – October 10 * 1881 – Darwin publishes work on mold and worms * 1944 – Eight hundred children are gassed to death at Auschwitz * 1957 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat * 1985 – Achille Lauro hijacking ends * 1991 – Former postal worker commits mass murder SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Bionic leg controlled by brain power * Molecules of light? * First artificial pancreas approved * A malaria vaccine! POLITICS AND RELIGION * Nordic countries propose a circumcision ban * Texas now openly demanding biblical creationism in text books * Cops for Christ? * USAF forcing cadets to invoke God to receive their commissions * Freethought Equality Fund, a nontheist pack launched * Punk band shoots a porno at the WBC * Another conservative anti-gay senator has been outed * Catholic bishops want the shutdown to continue unless their own demands are met INTERVIEW – Sam Mulvey, host of Ask an Atheist and President of the Humanists of Washington   You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred. Recorded for release on 2013-10-10