Atheist Nomads Episode 39 – The Witch is Dead with Ari Mandel

Summary: INTRO * TVCoR * Secular Coalition state chapters * Secularity USA * Advertisements FEEDBACK * Email us at contact@atheistnomads.com or call us at (541) 203-0666. THIS DAY IN HISTORY – November 21 * 1975 – Congressional report charges U.S. involvement in assassination plots * 1976 – Rocky premieres * 1985 – Israeli spy arrested in United States * 1986 – Oliver North starts feeding documents into the shredding machine SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Multicellular alga developed in a lab * Fossil shows insects doing it missionary style * Canadian study finds ⅓ of herbal supplements to be adulterated * Cow’s milk peptide used to kill stomach cancer cells POLITICS AND RELIGION * CDC comes clean on teen e-cig usage and smoking * Anti-abortion group in Texas kidnaps women * Four Idaho couples sue the state over the same-sex marriage ban * Hawaii legalizes same-sex marriage * So did Illinois * 16.5 down, 33.5 to go * EU rules gay Africans entitled to asylum * Costco labels the Bible as fiction * Student suspended for tearing pages from Bible * Bus driver fired over prayers * Lawsuit over horrific theocracy in Hildale, UT and Colorado City, AZ * Faith healing in Idaho * Sylvia Brown has died! INTERVIEW – Ari Mandel * Facebook * Blog This episode is brought to you by: 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 * Audible.com – get your free audio book at audibletrial.com/atheistnomads. * Archway Hosting, provides full featured web hosting for a fraction of the cost of traditional shared hosting. You get all the benefits of shared hosting, without the sticker shock or extra fees. Check them out at archwayhosting.com. * This vs. That – A new six part series available for download made just for geeky skeptics like you! Use offer code “nomads” at checkout for 25% off your purchase at thisvsthatshow.com. 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 2013-11-21