AOF Events Calendar
Upcoming Events
| 2025 Oct 12, 12:00AM Freethought Day (Secular Holiday) |
| 2025 Oct 12, 11:00AM - 05:30PM California Freethought Day (Feature Event) |
| 2025 Oct 13, 12:00AM International Skeptics Day (Secular Holiday) |
| 2025 Oct 26, 02:00PM - 04:00PM Gun Violence in the U.S. (Feature Event) |
| 2025 Nov 09, 12:00AM Carl Sagan Day (Secular Holiday) |
| 2025 Nov 11, 07:00PM - 08:00PM Board of Directors Meeting (Planning Meeting) |
| 2025 Nov 11, 07:00PM - 08:00PM Board of Directors Meeting (Planning Meeting) |
| 2025 Nov 14, 07:00PM - 09:00PM Movie and Discussion (Recreation) |
| 2025 Nov 23, 02:00PM - 04:00PM TBA (Feature Event) |
| 2025 Nov 24, 12:00AM Church/State Separation Week (Secular Holiday) |
Subscribe to RSS FeedAudio & music
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Some personal favorites (click to play, right-click to download): - The Universal Feethought Anthem, Die Gedanken Sind Frei, "My Thoughts Are Free"
- Charlie by Chumbawamba, about Charles Darwin
The Secular Humanist Revival Meeting, Part 1 - The Secular Humanist Revival Meeting, Part 2
- A Grieving Atheist, NPR Broadcast, Dec 27, 2001
- This I Believe by Penn Jillette - NPR Broadcast, Nov 21, 2005
- I Don't Care About Relgion by Ivan Perilli
External link: The Atheist in the Foxhole by Tom Neilson - Also external: Tom Paine's Bones, composed by Graham Moore (see the lyrics here)
Or listen online now with the Jukebox Player. Click arrow to start:
- More freethought listening from:
- Freethought Radio
- Freethought Multimedia
- Freethought Radio Podcasts
- The Nonprophets Radio
- Trolling With Logic
- Freethought Radio from the Freedom From Religion Foundation
- Thank God I'm an Atheist!
- The Infidel Guy Show (media archive)
- Ask an Atheist
- American Freethought Podcasts (RSS feed)
- The Humanist Hour Podcasts
- Freethought Music Guide
- Dogma Debate (see press release here)
- The Freethought Music of Paul Martin
- Reason Works, Freethought Audio Products
- The Drunk Ex-Pastors
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Freethought Webcasts, Podcasts & audio from other sites (this is a feed, i.e., the list changes daily):
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‘House of David’ Season 2 Delivers The Bible Epic We All Need
(REVIEW) “House of David” is the flagship title of the newly launched “Wonder Project,” and Season 2 is the biggest launch title for its new subscription platform. The series delivers on epic battles, complex characters and biblical themes. It recounts[…]
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How Turning Point USA Contrasts With Traditional Evangelical Youth Outreach
(ANALYSIS) If Charlie Kirk’s movement accomplishes its ambitious goals, it would rival America’s significant evangelical youth revival that erupted after World War II. “Parachurch” organizations formed during that era, like InterVarsity, The Navigators, Cru and YoungLife are all active today.
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How A Palestinian Photojournalist Captured Resilience In War-Torn Gaza
Nine months before she was killed by an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona started quoting “Shawshank Redemption.” “Hope is a dangerous thing,” she told Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi over a WhatsApp video call. Farsi and Hassona began talking in[…]
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Americans Split On What Role Religion Should Play In Public Schools
U.S. adults are nearly equally divided on how much of a role religion should play in public schools, according to a YouGov poll. A third (34 percent) say it doesn’t play enough of a role, a quarter (26 percent) say it’s involved about[…]
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Charlie Kirk’s Death Has Created New Debates Around The First Amendment
(ANALYSIS) Days after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi poured gasoline on raging national debates about social media chatter celebrating the 31-year-old activist's death. Prominent conservatives immediately rejected her words, noting that her use of the term[…]
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How Americans View The 2-Year Israel-Hamas Conflict
Two years after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the start of the Jewish state’s military campaign in Gaza, a growing number of Americans are expressing skepticism toward Israel’s actions and the U.S. response to the conflict, according[…]
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Everything You Want To Know About Who’s Watching Online Church
(ANALYSIS) The world went into lockdown in March and April of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Americans to stay home on a scale unseen in our lifetimes. Now, nearly four years removed from the height of the crisis, it’s clear[…]
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Are You There God?: A Pastor’s Health Episode Raises Spiritual Questions
(OPINION) “If you are there and you’re listening, I’d appreciate some help,” the writer prayed. The response was stone silence.
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New Book Unearths The Lost Leadership Of Women During Early Christianity
(REVIEW) The information we have about the role of women in ancient Christianity is limited. Among the male disciples, only two prominent figures stand out: Mary and Mary Magdalene. Overall, women’s participation in church leadership has been restricted, and the[…]
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After Oct. 7 And 2 Years of War, Hamas Faces Defining Test
(ANALYSIS) Weakened militarily and politically after two years of war with Israel, Hamas is facing growing pressure — from both Palestinians and the international community — to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan proposed by President Donald Trump. The group has[…]
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The Atheist Experience blog is moving!
(Original title: Important changes coming to the blog October 1!) Commence unfounded wild speculation in 3... 2... 1... Edit: As the commenters pointed out, the surprise is already spoiled, so never mind. We're officially packing our bags and moving out[…]
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Open thread on Episode #728
Russell and Jeff in the self-described "awesome episode." One theist caller gets 20 minutes, while another gets summarily dumped after his opening statement. A new study shows that belief in God is linked with intuitive thinking, or to put it[…]
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Open Thread on 727
Secular charitities mentioned in today's show include: Planned Parenthood Austin Doctors Without Borders Capital Area Food Bank Atheists Helping the Homeless These organizations help real people in this life - the only one we're sure to get. They're transparent about[…]
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We get email: Brains, evidence, and burden of proof again
Fresh from the "Someone Is Wrong on the Internet" files, this message was sent via the contact form on the ACA website. My understanding about atheism is you claim that because there is (supposedly) no evidence for God existing that[…]
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Open letter to Mark/ChrisLanganFan et al
Dear Mark, I'll call you Mark because that was the first name you used when you called us, and I've spoken to you at length using that name twice. If that's not your preferred name, please let me know what[…]
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Open thread on Episode #726
Post here about the show on 9/11/2011 with Matt and Jen.
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How do you get a parent to murder their own child?
Answer: Religionhttp://news.yahoo.com/jordan-woman-killed-hospital-over-pregnancy-004531381.htmlThe official quoted the suspect as saying "I was shocked that she was pregnant. I was enraged and shot her dead because she did something shameful."No further comment needed.
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"21 dead in religious rioting in central Nigeria"
I don't have much to comment on here. Just to say we hear often about religious persecution of Christians around the globe from Christian news sites. We don't usually hear about Christians murdering people of other faiths, even though it[…]
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Open Thread for show #725
Matt and me (Tracie) today. Since it's just an hour, informal conversation and some calls, I'm sure. Also, just to let you know there's now an unofficial fan page for a virtual after show dinner, but it's also running during[…]
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Pastor Mike Unwittingly Offers Help to the Atheist Community
Hey all! Pastor Mike wants to register atheists like sex offenders. While I'm sure he meant to be offensive when he tried the "chicken" approach--(paraphrased summary): "Oh, you don't WANT to be registered? Are you ASHAMED of your atheism?"--the fact[…]
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