A democratic organization supporting separation of state and church, and promoting understanding and acceptence of atheism and freethought in our community

A democratic organization supporting separation of state and church,understanding and acceptence of atheism 

and freethought in our community

AOF Events Calendar

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Upcoming Events

2024 Oct 12, 12:00AM
Freethought Day
(Secular Holiday)

2024 Oct 27, 02:00PM - 04:00PM
Ballot Propositions: The Costly, the Absurd, and the Urgent
(General Meeting)

2024 Oct 29, 04:00PM - 07:00PM
Davis Community Meal - Feed the Hungry
(Community Service)

2024 Nov 09, 12:00AM
Carl Sagan Day
(Secular Holiday)

2024 Nov 12, 07:00PM - 08:00PM
Board of Directors Meeting
(Planning Meeting)

2024 Nov 24, 12:00AM
Church/State Separation Week
(Secular Holiday)

2024 Dec 10, 12:00AM
International Human Rights Day
(Secular Holiday)

2024 Dec 15, 12:00AM
Bill of Rights Day
(Secular Holiday)

2024 Dec 20, 12:00AM
Solstice (December)
(Secular Holiday)

2024 Dec 23, 12:00AM
HumanLight
(Secular Holiday)

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Audio & music

 

Freethought Webcasts, Podcasts & audio from other sites (this is a feed, i.e., the list changes daily):

  • Combating Authoritarianism

    After reporting state/church news in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Alaska, we devote a segment to the dangers of the proposed Christian-right authoritarian "Project 2025." Then, we hear the engaging speech by Ron Reagan (son of the former president) given at FFRF's[…]

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  • Take Action

    Coach Deion Sanders is at it again, and FFRF is again complaining to the University of Colorado about his mixing religion and government. We report state/church complaints and victories in Mississippi, Missouri and Texas. After we hear Roy Zimmerman's hilarious[…]

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  • Charismatic Violence

    Annie Laurie reports on religiously motivated abortion referenda in seven states around the country, as well as the repressive 19th-century Comstock Act that is still invoked today to limit women's rights as it did with Margaret Sanger. We hear Dan[…]

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  • Well-Trained Wife

    After reporting state/church news in New York, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and Virginia, we hear Dan Barker's song "Life is Good!" performed by Tahira Clayton and the Godless Gospel singers. Then, we speak with Tia Levings, author of the bestselling book[…]

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  • Anti-Caste Activist

    Margaret Downey, president of the Thomas Paine Memorial Association, tells us about an exciting celebration of the birth of the “Forgotten Founder" Thomas Paine on his Jan. 29 birthday. Then, FFRF Director of Communications Amit Pal speaks with the actor,[…]

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  • The Case Against School Vouchers

    FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliot and FFRF Legal Fellow Hirsh Joshi join us to talk about state-church developments in Utah, Alabama, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee and Minnesota. Then, we speak with Michigan State University Professor Josh Cowen about his new book,[…]

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  • What's a 'contraduction'?

    After news updates, the hosts recap the "Celebrate Dissent" conference in Oslo about ex-Muslims. Annie Laurie Gaylor then interviews co-host Dan Barker about Contraduction, his new book on "the death of the Design Argument."

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  • Secularism and Hindu Nationalism in the World's Largest Secular Democracy

    After summarizing secular activism and victories around the country, we talk about secularism and Hindu nationalism in India (the world's largest secular democracy) with our two guests: activist Shabnam Hashmi from India and Professor Barry A. Kosmin from here in the United[…]

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  • Breaking the Spell

    We announce FFRF's Chicago billboard saying "Keep Freedom Alive: Stop Project 2025." After reporting state/church complaints and victories in Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Arkansas, we announce FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week." Then, we take a time machine back[…]

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  • How to talk to Christians

    After reporting on efforts to keep state and church separate in Tennessee, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Florida, we get acquainted with FFRF's new multimedia producer Leo Costello. Then, South Carolina humanist and atheist debater Herb Silverman, founder and president emeritus of the Secular[…]

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  • 357 - Ryan Cragun (Beyond Doubt)

    I interview Ryan Cragun, co-author of Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society, a new book that makes a compelling argument that secularization has indeed been happening, both in the United States and around the world. You can buy a copy[…]

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  • 356 - Matt Johnson (How Hitchens Can Save the Left)

    I interview Matt Johnson, whose new book How Hitchens Can Save the Left argues that the late Christopher Hitchens's staunch defense of classical liberalism is still useful, even 11 years after his death, in helping the American Left to resist[…]

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  • 355 - Joseph Monninger (Goodbye to Clocks Ticking)

    I interview Joseph Monninger, a college professor and novelist who discovered, only three days after his retirement, that he had terminal lung cancer and likely only months to live. His memoir Goodbye to Clocks Ticking is a heartfelt, humanistic account[…]

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  • 354 - Bradley Onishi (Preparing for War)

    I interview Bradley Onishi, cohost of the Straight White American Jesus podcast, and author of the new book Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—And What Comes Next. It's a terrifying look at the recent history of[…]

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  • 353 - Daniel Sokatch (Can We Talk about Israel?)

    I interview Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund and author of Can We Talk about Israel? A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted. Buy a copy of Can We Talk about Israel? for yourself. For more about[…]

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  • 352 - Emily Dreyfuss (Meme Wars)

    I interview Emily Dreyfuss, co-author (with Dr. Joan Donovan and Brian Friedberg) of Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America. Buy a copy of Meme Wars for yourself. Theme music courtesy of Body Found. Follow[…]

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  • 351 - David Hollinger (Christianity's American Fate)

    With less than two weeks to go before the midterms, I talk with David A. Hollinger, history professor at the University of California, Berkley, and author of Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular. This[…]

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  • 350 - David Driscoll on SCOTUS rulings, Jan 6th, and more!

    For this special episode, I'm joined by podcast co-founder and co-host emeritus David Driscoll. We talk about the recent disastrous Supreme Court rulings (Carson v Makin, Kennedy v Bremerton, and Dobbs v Jackson); the ramifications of the House Select Committee[…]

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  • 349 - Nadya Dutchin (Exec Dir, American Humanist Association)

    I interview Nadya Dutchin, the new Executive Director of the American Humanist Association. Our wide-ranging discussion includes her plans and hopes for the AHA; reaction to the gun massacres in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX; raising secular kids in the[…]

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  • 348 - Association of Secular Elected Officials

    I speak to two members of the leadership of the Association of Secular Elected Officials (ASEO), a new organization devoted to helping elected officials be authentic about their beliefs and ethics, and providing a forum for elected officials to connect[…]

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