Left at the Valley 2.0

Podcaster, activist and host of the atheist republic Armin Navabi finally takes a Left at the Valley. His story is one of courage as he escapes Islam in his native IranNow living in the West, he has become a strong opponent of islam and a courageous voice against oppression Helen does a top 10 on worst dads of historyDawn talks about Spider-Man banned in the UAEand Troy talks about the Chinese god of homosexuality

Returning champion Mike Wiseman, host of The Bible says What?!? podcast, returns with his usual dose of hilarity. What prompts him to keep debating theists. Listen in to find outFollow Mike here thebiblesayswhat.comWe celebrate the death of Pat Robertson and Helen does a top 10 on himBrentLee talks about christian cancelling themsekvesand Troy talks about the only supposed female pope...

Podcaster Andrew Pledger stops by the valley to talk about his story of surviving the cult-like Bob Jones University. His story is poignant and difficult to hear sometimes but is a great example of the problem with religious indoctrination.folow his podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-up-with-andrew-pledger/id1620395336It's pride month so Helen does a top 10 on gays mythsand Troy talks about sleeping saints....go to www.adameve.com and use promo code LATV for 50% off a purchase and some free gifts

RFR director Gayle Jordan joins us during the whole show to help us focus on the incredible needs that people who leave the faith face. Their need is dire and YOU can help the good people of RFR and the secular therapy project bring them the resources they needgo to https://www.recoveringfromreligion.organd Troy explores the Salem witch trial

So Kevin is jumped on and kidnapped by Dawn until next week, during which, Kara Griffin stops by to chat about how to become an ally to the LGBTQHelen does a top 10 funny ER storiesand Troy finishes part 2 of the infancy gospel

Atheist extraordinaire and geologist Kelley Laughlin stops by the valley to clarify and debunks well known chritian myths from the geology perspective...Troy tickles our funny bone with tales from baby JesusHelen does a top 10 weird births in honour of mother's dayand Brentlee shows that buddhists can also be thieves...

The host of the Phil Ferguson pops in for a visit where we discus, what else but financial matters great and small. follow Phil here http://polarisfinancialplanning.com/the-phil-ferguson-show/Helen has top 10 of weird schoolsDawn talks about hunting meteorites for moneyand Brentlee talks about what christians fear most: an actual Satanist convention...

The host of the Mindshift podcast: Dr Clint Heacock, returns to continue our deep dive in the incel phenomenon with an explanation of the Manosphere.What is it? What is it doing? and what religious forces are behind it?Troy does a dive into Jesus' infancyBrently does an exposition of a pastor who sees anti-christ cults everywhereand helen does a top 10 of weird aphrodisiacs...

Returning champion Elliot AKA Secular Rarity returns to participate in a round table discussion on Christian Dominionism. Why do we not take this more seriously? Wherevis America going? Will this Christian age be good for the US on the world stage?listen in and find outHelen does a top 10 of banned songsand Troy talks about gypsies...

Dr Ethan Siegel return to the valley to discuss cosmology. We ask why people think the universe is designed, and is it? Listen in to find outFollow Ethan here https://www.forbes.com/sites/ethansiegelDawn talks about a crappy raceTroy explores religious cosmology and Brentlee exposes Floridians' fear of renaissance art

A favorite guest of ours is returning : Dr Darrel Ray His extensive experience in human psychology explains to us the process of how some young men turn to violence in their search for love. What causes this? The answers might surprise youhttps://www.recoveringfromreligion.orgHelen does a top 10 of weird sexTroy goes to great length about the original bad girl:Lillithand Brentlee sees a chokeslamming pastor...

UVic professor Edwin Hodge returns to continue our exploration of the Incel phenomena and the whole manosphere. Is this male positive movement really a movement for male supremacy? Let's find out...Helen does a top 10 of weird names because it's her birthdayTroy explores Easter Island and BrentLee ridicules the transformed wife....

The crew welcomes Matt Berkowitz who guides us in a world understanding stats. They say the numbers don't lie, but can we manipulate them? Let's get a good lesson from Matt.Follow Matt's YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/user/ScienceLiteracy/videosHelen does a top 10 of weird Easter ritualsTroy does another weird and wacky story about Jesus kicking ass in helland Brently talks about the hypocrisy of Lauren Bobert

ACA and RFR member Kara Griffin stops by the valley to talk about the current plight of the LGBTQ community. Why is this happening? What can we do to help? Listen in to find outHelen talks about the top 10 weird drinksTroy gives us a quiz about St-patrickand Brently talks about Praeger U and Charlie Kirk's love for the bibleIf you are a canadian and want to sign the petition to grant assylum to foreign LGBTQ to canada, use this:https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-4268

Dr Clint Heacock, host of the Mindshift podcast, drops by to join our crew and talk about what we think could be behind the ressurgence of christian dominionism in north america: project Blitzwhat's the end goal?how do we deal with it?blitzwatch.orgpoliticalresearch.orgDawn talks about a possible mysterious Godzilla eggTroy gives us anothe fascinating myth person St-Mary of Egyptand Brently talks about an African Jesus in need of police protection

The crew welcomes Dr Richard Firth to discuss his book: A History of Emotionhttps://www.amazon.com/Human-History-Emotion-Built-World/dp/0316461318We dive into the complicated relationship humans have with their emotional sideHelen does a top 10 of strange phobiasDawn talks about a German theater director being sh***y with his criticBrently talks about the crazyness of CPAC

Neuroscientist John C wathey returns to us to discuss his newest book: The Phantom God. We dive with John as to why people reky on their "feeling" of a divine source when it's quite apparent that the evidence doesn't support it.To support John: https://www.watheyresearch.comHelen does a top 10 of dangerous toysTroy does a deep dive into Pythagoras

The crew welcomes back Professor Edwin Hodge of UVic to discuss the Incel phenomena. The sociologist starts to dive into the origins of the trend and its disturbing potential. This is part 1 of a deeper look into Incels.Helen does a top 10 of LGBTQ activistsDawn takes a look into bigger penises, yeah you read that rightand Brently talks about christians losing their sh*t yet again

host with many hats Richard Gilliver stops by the Valley to chat with us. He is bound to charm you with his soft voice and great maneurism. find out how he started down the path of non-belief and where he thinks it'll leadthe crew has more skit shenannigansHelen does a top 10 on loveTroy does a deep dive on the origins of valentine's day originsand Brently gives us the latest crazyness of christianity

After cancelling due to illness, Tom & Cecil return to talk about their book The Grand Unified Theory of Bullshit. What prompted two podcasters to write about such a complex topic? Find out what our hilarious friends had to say about ithttps://www.dissonancepod.com

Elliot, AKA Secular Rarity stops by the valley to chat with the crew. The charismatic host and volunteer for the ACA will charm you with his non-confrontational approach to conversation. Helen gives us a list of insane US lawsTroy goes off with an almost superhero saint in Fantastic Forgotten mythsDawn tries her hand at Things that make you go hmmm with gluten free waterBrently spills it on the supposed conspiracy to remove OAN

Founder of Black Non-Believers, Mandisa Thomas joins us for a chat about the struggles and differences the average black American atheist. We explore the differences between our countries and deal deeper into a community often overlooked.https://blacknonbelievers.orgTroy talks about Ezra in another Fantastic Forgotten Mythand Brently shows us christian fearing kids raised by same sex parents

This is part 1 of our usual show with our segments. Tom & Cecil had to cancel but we will bring them to you soon

Well 2023 is upon us. We were supposed to do our regular show but COVID has infected one of us. So we are giving youbour reaction to what xtians say about stuff happening; and it ain't pretty...

The crew welcomes back BILL PETRO to talk about the origins of some of our xmas traditions, from the yule log to the colours of xmasHelen does a top 10 of annoying xmas songsTroy talks about forgotten xmas type charactersBrently talks about a pastor trying to repeal the 17th admendment

The host of the Bible says What?! podcast stops by to talk about his experiences and favorite laughable versesHelen does a top 10 of weird traditionsTroy talks about how St-Nick was better than Jesusand Brently laughably laments poor Kirk Cameron

Podcaster Courtney Heard joins us to talk about her show Q-DROPPED. She explores the stories of people who have loved ones that fall victim to the conspiracy culthttps://www.porthosmedia.net/qdropped

The crew is joined by Sherri D'Souza from Recovering From Religion Australia chapter and we discuss atheism Down Under. How is it different than in North America? What are the challenges? Put a shrimp on the BarBe and listen in...

Bill Petro joins us to talk about the origins of this beloved holiday. What do we really know about the pagan and Celtic origins of a holiday that now glorifies our favorite monsters

Dr Darrel ray returns to talk some more about sex but this time throughout history. What was the influence of culture on sexual norms? And we have a huge announcement for a bingo game fundraiser NOV 12th

Therapist Michael Moore takes onto his field as we find out what is actually happening out there mentally in the age of misinformation. What are the effects? What can we expect to see?

John & Seamus of the Free Thought Prophets join us to vent out their grievances against Atheist Alliance International; an international organization that is supposed to speak for free-thinkers on the international stage. What is going on there? Listen in and find outhttps://thefreethoughtprophet.com

Therapist Janice Selbie returns to the valley to talk about her next conference on Shameless Sexuality after purity culture in October. As usual we have a great time and you will toohttps://www.shamelesssexuality.org

master of discussion: Anthony Magnabosco joins us to discuss Street Epistemology; its benefits and applications. Where and when should we approach people to make them realize where the flaw in their reasoning is

Author and history writer David Fitzgerald takes us through his next book where he explores the origins of historical characters of mythology. Did any of them actually exist? Find out

Dr Will Hamby from the Secular Therapy Project joins us to talk about what we suspect might be a trend: NARCISSISMWe hear many talking about it, seems everybody is one but what is the reality on the subject? The good Doctor will let us knowIf you need help in your own fight with mental health and are looking for therapy, contact the Recovery from Religion peoplehttps://www.recoveringfromreligion.org

Recovery from Religion (RFR) sends us Helen Greene to discuss their plan of action to help victims of the unfortunate decision by SCOTUSMatt Lund joins us as welllinks to join the fight with RFR:https://www.recoveringfromreligion.orghttps://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/resourceshttps://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrxhttps://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/podcast

Dr Veronica Drantz stops by to teach us the science and settle once and for all why we know that they are not faking it and are not what the religious right thinks they are. They are our brothers and sisters; let the science speak for itselfDr Drantz's blog: drdrantz-sciencesexuality.blogspot.com

Ex paramedic Luciano Nisi talks about his book and the fight paramedics encounter every day on the job. They are on the frontlines yet we barely pay them. Find out what a man who has been there thinks about it

Funny man Eli Bosnick from the Puzzle in a Thunderstorm group joins us to discuss the use of comedy and laughter in politics. Have we lost our sense of humour? Has comedy gone too far? Or is this about free speech? Listen in and find out

Dave Warnock, ex evangelical, diagnosed with ALS talks to us about his facing death and his drive to reduce our fear of death. His story is one of courage and he is an example to followsupport him at https://daveoutloud.org

Author & Psychologist Valerie Tarico comes to explain "Wokeness" to us and the possible ramifications and origins of the trend. Is it helping us as a society? You decideFollow Valerie at https://valerietarico.com

Dr Ben Davis joins us once more to explain the basic science to the masses. What should everybody really know about math, physics, chemistry and biology. Join us and our favorite nuclear physicist

The Legendary SETH ANDREWS joins us to discuss his latest book: Christianity made me talk like an IDIOT and a variety of other subjects. You cannot help but love the host of the thinking atheist podcast, his voice and especially his straight to the point thoughts are what makes him so popularhttps://www.thethinkingatheist.com

Kevin & Christine are joined by the hosts of "The Christian and the Atheist podcast"; Aubrie & Kathleen. They take us through what makes them tick so uniquelyhere is their bio:The Christian and the Atheist Podcast is like no podcast you've ever heard before. It's where friendship and different spiritual beliefs collide. Our goal is to show that even though we have different views we can still come together and create space for all people.Kathleen is a passionate and charismatic co-host of The Christian and The Atheist Podcast. She prides herself on being strong-willed, but willing to learn. As an Ex-Mormon turned Atheist, she has a unique perspective on religion, spirituality, and magic underwear.When she's not podcasting, she spends her time with her husband and three daughters, stress-bakes all manner of treats, and stuffs her brain with all things Harry Potter and true crime.Aubrie is a welcoming personality that accepts people as they are. She's also a flamboyant and warm-hearted co-host on The Christian and the Atheist Podcast. She's inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ and the passion of future generations. When she's not serving in her church you can find her planning game nights with close friends and family. Her obsessions include but aren't limited to, her husband, 3 kids, hot sauce, and Grey's Anatomy.

We interview Pixie Wells, a First Nation representative who went to Rome along with a delegation to get an apology from the head of the catholic church. Will this bring peace to the residential school scandal? Listen in to her testimony for her people*WARNING this may be troublesome for listeners, if this subject is sensitive for you, reach out to their hotline at 1800.721.0066 in Canada

We sadly mark the departure of Sabrina, thank her and wish her well. Enter CHRISTINE, the new co-host up to a good start, get her feet wet. Let's find out what makes her tick

American Atheist President Nick Fish joins the crew and brings light on the very important work done by the organisation. Find out what drives him and let's help him on his mission.americanatheist.orgBenjamin talks about zombie pigsHertzy laughs at oligarchs losing their yachtsand Brently re-visits a crazy pastor justifying the war on Ukraine

Our returning champion David Fitzgerald returns to explain to us Rubes how Mormonism began. It's a convoluted story about a conman and his quest for riches.find David on his page DavidFitzgerald.orgSabrina does a top 10 on UkraineHertzy talks about bigot Nick Fuentesand Brently has a crazy christian who thinks football exposes electoral fraud

Comedian Ian Harris stops by and joins the crew to explain his drive to use comedy to generate discussion on various topics like atheism and religion. https://www.ianharriscomedian.com/Benjamin talks about volunteers going to jail in SwitzerlandHertzy talks about bad cops hurting non threatening peopleBrently talks about how according to fraudsters, debunking so called prophets is cancel culture and demonicand the disembodied voice of Sabrina joins us

Janice Selbie returns to talk about her Godless Moms show and the Conference on religious trauma (CORT 2022) and well on her upcoming conference on sexuality in October. Janice has been busy but she takes the time to explore reasons that cause religious trauma and what the scientific community is doing to fight this phenomenawww.religioustraumaconference.orglook up Janice om Twitterlisteners get $20 off by using promo code Podcast20Sabrina gives us a top 10 of valentines suggestionsBenjamin talks about a security guard vandalizing artHertzey talks about idiots trying to help the freedumb convoy in Canadaand Brently talks about a bold politician's move to grift the religious right