Podcasts about freethinkers

In those moments when we want to disagree, why do we often stay silent? At those times when we want to opt out, why do we often just go along? A key reason is that it's hard to defy. It's hard to question the way something's always been done. To challenge comments, behaviors, and systems. Yet it's in those moments of defiance that we flex our values and craft an identity. That's why I wanted to talk to Sunita Sah, organizational psychologist at Cornell University and author of the book, Defy: The Power of No in a World that Demands Yes. Her research reveals the importance of defiance and the skills we need to do it well. In her book – and in this conversation – she shares ways we can practice it and support others doing the same. Related Links Interview with Vanessa Patrick, author of The Power of Saying No Speak up at Thanksgiving. Your Health Demands It. America Thinks It's a Country of Free Thinkers. But We're Actually Compliant The Team Learn more about host, Gayle Allen, and producer, Rob Mancabelli, here. Support the Podcast If you like the show, please rate and review it on iTunes or wherever you subscribe, and tell a friend or family member about the show. Subscribe Click here and then scroll down to see a sample of sites where you can subscribe.

We had the honor of being joined by returning guest Jason Paul Benell of the Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers! We had a wonderful time discussing a variety of topics, including community projects, Jordan Peterson's recent Jubilee appearance, whether or not the church and state can truly be seperated, questions on if America really ever had true liberty, and more! Tickets for Iowa Secular Summit: https://iowasecularsummit.squarespace.com/ IAF Website: https://www.iowaatheists.org/ ==== LINKS ===== Website: www.mcallisterhours.com Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMcAllisterHours Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3kkuLRVsVJLi22RALUkNRh?si=6c663608a0744da1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mcallister-hours-podcast/id1509329541 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themcallisterhours/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mcallisterhours?fan_landing=true Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mcallisterhours/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-739237 ====== Make sure to check out my other channel: the Unhinged & Uncensored Podcast! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unhingedanduncensored Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2VqvgiMplvIGqUXllQwhAO?si=61093ecfe3bf4e52

Zoe 05.19.25 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

  NEW SUBSCRIPTION INTERFACE DOOHICKY!   You can now find our subscription page at GeorgeHrab.com at this link. Many thanks to the majestic Evo Terra for his assistance.   THE SHOW NOTES   Floyd at Pompeii & Fifty Years Intro Congrats to SGU 20 years! (May 4th) The History Chunk      - May 8th Religious Moron of the Week      - Jim Bakker Ask George      - Exercise thoughts? from Jason F. Interesting Fauna      - Bone Collector Caterpillar Tell Me Something Good      - Barbed Wire Removal      - Clean European Beaches Performances in May Show Close .........................   MENTIONED IN THE SHOW  Geo's first time on SGU  7/23/08 Episode 157 Bone Collector Caterpillar .........................   EVENTS ON THE SCHEDULE  MONDAY, MAY 12th6:30 - 9:00 EDT The Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County present: An Evening with George Hrab Streaming Live from Wilton Quaker Meeting House Quaker Meeting House 317 New Canaan Rd Wilton, CT MAY 15th to 17th The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Presents: NotACon White Plains NY MAY 23 - 26, 2025 Saturday May 24th BALTICON George Hrab solo acoustic show 2:30 Concert www.balticon.org SATURDAY, JUNE 7th 5:30 - 8:00 The George HraBand LIVE IN THE GARDEN Bethlehem Rose Garden 725 8th Avenue, Bethlehem PA FREE! FRIDAY, JULY 25th 9:00- 11:00 The George HraBand OUTDOOR CONCERT HBS Community Stage at Steel Stacks, Bethlehem PA FREE! MUSIKFEST: SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025 5:00 - 5:45 George Hrab: Solo Acoustic LYRICPLATZ STAGE  (Frank Banko Cinemas) Bethlehem, PA FREE! MUSIKFEST: THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025 9:00 – 11:00 pm The George HraBand LIEDERPLATZ STAGE  (Sun Inn Courtyard) Bethlehem, PA FREE! .........................   Get George's Music Here  https://georgehrab.hearnow.com https://georgehrab.bandcamp.com ................................... SUBSCRIBE! You can sign up at GeorgeHrab.com and become a Geologist or a Geographer. As always, thank you so much for your support! You make the ship go. ................................... Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Check out Geo's wiki page, thanks to Tim Farley. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

  NEW SUBSCRIPTION INTERFACE GEEGAW!   You can now find our subscription page at GeorgeHrab.com at this link. Many thanks to the majestic Evo Terra for his assistance.   THE SHOW NOTES   What about the stuff before? Intro Little girl who waved hello Rupert McClannahan's Indestructible Bastards      - Betty Robinson Religious Moron of the Week      - Fr. Christopher Hughes, of Sandwich So Wry, Solo: Fifty Stories Geo Merchandise News Tell Me Something Good      - Valerie Update       - Cat's buttholes…for SCIENCE! Busy May! (…and summer) Show close .........................   EVENTS ON THE SCHEDULE  MONDAY, MAY 12th6:30 - 9:00 EDT The Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County present: An Evening with George Hrab Streaming Live from Wilton Quaker Meeting House Quaker Meeting House 317 New Canaan Rd Wilton, CT MAY 15th to 17th The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Presents: NotACon White Plains NY MAY 23 - 26, 2025 Saturday May 24th BALTICON George Hrab solo acoustic show  2:30 Concert www.balticon.org SATURDAY, JUNE 7th 5:30 - 8:00 The George HraBand LIVE IN THE GARDEN Bethlehem Rose Garden 725 8th Avenue, Bethlehem PA FREE! FRIDAY, JULY 25th 9:00- 11:00 The George HraBand OUTDOOR CONCERT HBS Community Stage at Steel Stacks, Bethlehem PA FREE! MUSIKFEST: SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025 5:00 - 5:45 George Hrab: Solo Acoustic LYRICPLATZ STAGE  (Frank Banko Cinemas) Bethlehem, PA FREE! MUSIKFEST: THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025 9:00 – 11:00 pm The George HraBand LIEDERPLATZ STAGE  (Sun Inn Courtyard) Bethlehem, PA FREE! .........................   Get George's Music Here  https://georgehrab.hearnow.com https://georgehrab.bandcamp.com ................................... SUBSCRIBE! You can sign up at GeorgeHrab.com and become a Geologist or a Geographer. As always, thank you so much for your support! You make the ship go. ................................... Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Check out Geo's wiki page, thanks to Tim Farley. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

Disclaimer: This video was recorded in March of 2022.I had a killer conversation with Christa Hilton, the conservative single mom and entrepreneur behind Drunk Republic. We didn't get political. We got real. Christa started reading the entire CARES Act during COVID when her business consulting for small businesses had to shut down. What she discovered sent her down a rabbit hole of government waste, hidden spending, and ridiculous programs that American taxpayers unknowingly fund. We dove into the insanity of public school systems, why parents need to take back their power, and how Christa's approach to showing her son real life in Portland—drugs, homelessness and all—is creating a kid who thinks critically about everything. Christa shared how her 12-year-old son can already see through political BS on both sides. School choice, government spending, entrepreneurship, parenting—this conversation covers it all. Christa's podcast Drunk Politics is cutting through the noise and exposing what our government is really doing with our money. Go check her out on Instagram @thechristahilton and at drunkrepublic.co.We Meet:Connect:Connect with Rick: https://linktr.ee/mrrickjordanConnect with Krista: https://www.drunkrepublic.co/ Subscribe & Review to ALL IN with Rick Jordan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RickJordanALLINAbout Krista: Conservative single mom & entrepreneur still living in Portland, OR. Started a brand called Drunk Republic and a podcast called Drunk Politics (it's a play on words calling out how drunk on power our politicians are) out of a burning need to get fellow Americans to wake up to the madness that is perpetuating in our country and then do something about it. She's been invited onto Newsmax multiple times talking about HOW conservatives can get involved in starting to take back their cities, especially the very liberal ones, as well as how she is raising her son with conservative values having pulled him out of the public school system to homeschool him while going on a cross country roadtrip before putting him in a small Christian private school.

Jana 04.21.25 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

How can you help your child unlock their creativity, confidence, and love of learning? Julie Ross, homeschooling expert and creator of A Gentle Feast began homeschooling her 5 kids after working in traditional school systems, and has guided thousands of other families to reimagine education too. She shares how to create a learning environment that prioritizes connection, curiosity, and freedom, why unschooling might be the key to raising empowered and curious kids, and how to create a feast of learning that nourishes both your child and yourself. - Start your free trial of the Confetti Collective for bonus episodes, curated collections, and more cathyheller.com/confetti - Join Julie's The Feast Life Membership https://www.cathyheller.com/feast - Get Julie's free Guide for a Nurturing Homeschool https://www.thefeastlife.me/getstarted - More of Julie's resources and work at https://agentlefeast.com/ - Follow Julie on Instagram @agentlefeast  - Listen to Julie's podcast, The Feast Life wherever you listen to podcasts  Some of the links in the show notes above are affiliate links. This means that if you click on the link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help support our podcast and allow us to continue creating content. We only recommend products and services we genuinely believe in. Thank you for your support! - Thanks Home Chef! Go to Homechef.com/DREAMJOB for 50% off your first box and free dessert for life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cathy 02.17.25 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

Cassie 03.17.25 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

Longevity's Overrated. Live Forever Instead.Sol LuckmanThank you for getting off the beaten track enough to join me in entertaining—in a completely nondogmatic way—the admittedly radical possibility that death doesn't have to be the end of life's journey.I realize this is a hefty proposition and that extraordinary claims require extraordinary support. I can only hope that you find in these pages the inspiration and tools to stop looking outward for proof of important things (if you haven't already) and start (or continue) looking inward to decide for yourself if my concepts have merit.This book is especially for anyone who already qualifies as—or is open to becoming—a freethinker, defined by MERRIAM-WEBSTER as “one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority.” I'd only add that, in my dictionary, freethinking also involves, wherever possible, experientially trying on a concept before intellectually judging it.With that in mind, and with philosophical wrangling over mortality's inevitability aside, if you're willing to implement just some of the many empowering strategies and techniques herein, my sincere expectation is that your overall mind-body-spirit health will improve in obvious and even tangible ways, large and small.If you do derive benefit from (or otherwise wish to weigh in on) this book, I welcome your honest feedback in the form of a review and rating on Amazon, Goodreads, BookBub, and wherever else GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE is sold that works for you.I also invite you to subscribe for free to my expanding self-help library for freethinkers, consciousness explorers and wellness aficionados at solluckman.substack.com. There, with a complimentary 7-day trial, you'll have access to all my officially published books and some exclusive ones besides (and where available, their audio versions, including the audiobook of this text).Additionally on that website, I've begun sharing a series of original exercises called PragmAlchemy for engaging in practical inner alchemy. If you're interested in taking your energy and focus to the next level, with ease and grace and some restorative self-bodywork added to the mix, you can seamlessly integrate these activities into your daily routine.Please accept my sincere gratitude once again for reading and contemplating the following chapters. Rest assured they build up to quite a stunning and inspirational denouement, so be sure to ride this ride all the way to the end!Copyright © Sol Luckman. All Rights Reserved.Thanks for reading Sol Luckman Uncensored Updates & Uploads! This post is public so feel free to share it.

Much of modern work is defined by routine, efficiency targets, and the need to appear productive. But how much of it is actually necessary? Dennis Nørmark, Danish anthropologist, author, and speaker, argues that a significant part of today's work culture is built on pseudo-work—tasks that maintain appearances rather than create real value. As the co-author of Pseudo-Work: How We Ended Up Being Busy Doing Nothing, he examines why unnecessary work persists and how it shapes our perception of productivity. In I Wish My Boss Was a Chief, he applies leadership lessons from indigenous cultures to modern management, questioning whether our current systems are as effective as we assume.This conversation explores how unfreedom has become a feature of work and society, limiting personal agency and reinforcing structures of control. Predictions from a century ago suggested that technological progress would reduce working hours, yet most people today work as much as ever. Why has this happened? How do schools, workplaces, and governments encourage dependence rather than autonomy? And what can be done to reclaim control over our time and choices?Key TopicsWhat pseudo-work is and why it persistsHow bureaucracy and control shape modern work cultureThe shift from work as necessity to work as identityWhy predictions of reduced working hours never materializedHow education reinforces compliance rather than independenceRethinking work, freedom, and personal agencyDennis Nørmark challenges assumptions about work and productivity, raising questions about what it means to contribute meaningfully in a system that values busyness over results.

.From: American Atheist.Org Atheism is one thing: A lack of belief in gods. Atheism is not an affirmative belief that there is no god nor does it answer any other question about what a person believes. It is simply a rejection of the assertion that there are gods. Atheism is too often defined incorrectly as a belief system. To be clear: Atheism is not a disbelief in gods or a denial of gods; it is a lack of belief in gods. Older dictionaries define atheism as “a belief that there is no God.” Clearly, theistic influence taints these definitions. The fact that dictionaries define Atheism as “there is no God” betrays the (mono)theistic influence. Without the (mono)theistic influence, the definition would at least read “there are no gods.” Atheism is not a belief system nor is it a religion. While there are some religions that are atheistic (certain sects of Buddhism, for example), that does not mean that atheism is a religion. To put it in a more humorous way: If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby. Despite the fact that atheism is not a religion, atheism is protected by many of the same Constitutional rights that protect religion. That, however, does not mean that atheism is itself a religion, only that our sincerely held (lack of) beliefs are protected in the same way as the religious beliefs of others. Similarly, many “interfaith” groups will include atheists. This, again, does not mean that atheism is a religious belief. Some groups will use words like Agnostic, Humanist, Secular, Bright, Freethinker, or any number of other terms to self identify. Those words are perfectly fine as a self-identifier, but we strongly advocate using the word that people understand: Atheist. Don't use those other terms to disguise your atheism or to shy away from a word that some think has a negative connotation. We should be using the terminology that is most accurate and that answers the question that is actually being asked. We should use the term that binds all of us together. If you call yourself a humanist, a freethinker, a bright, or even a “cultural Catholic” and lack belief in a god, you are an atheist. Don't shy away from the term. Embrace it.  Agnostic isn't just a “weaker” version of being an atheist. It answers a different question. Atheism is about what you believe. Agnosticism is about what you know. Not all non-religious people are atheists, but… In recent surveys, the Pew Research Center has grouped atheists, agnostics, and the “unaffiliated” into one category. The so-called “Nones” are the fastest growing “religious” demographic in the United States. Pew separates out atheists from agnostics and the non-religious, but that is primarily a function of self-identification. Only about 5% of people call themselves atheists, but if you ask about belief in gods, 11% say they do not believe in gods. Those people are atheists, whether they choose to use the word or not. A recent survey from University of Kentucky psychologists Will Gervais and Maxine Najle found that as many as 26% of Americans may be atheists. This study was designed to overcome the stigma associated with atheism and the potential for closeted atheists to abstain from “outing” themselves even when speaking anonymously to pollsters. The full study is awaiting publication in Social Psychological and Personality Science journal but a pre-print version is available here. Even more people say that their definition of “god” is simply a unifying force between all people. Or that they aren't sure what they believe. If you lack an active belief in gods, you are an atheist.  Being an atheist doesn't mean you're sure about every theological question, have answers to the way the world was created, or how evolution works. It just means that the assertion that gods exist has left you unconvinced. Wishing that there was an afterlife, or a creator god, or a specific god doesn't mean you're not an atheist. Being an atheist is about what you believe and don't believe, not about what you wish to be true or would find comforting. All atheists are different The only common thread that ties all atheists together is a lack of belief in gods. Some of the best debates we have ever had have been with fellow atheists. This is because atheists do not have a common belief system, sacred scripture or atheist Pope. This means atheists often disagree on many issues and ideas. Atheists come in a variety of shapes, colors, beliefs, convictions, and backgrounds. We are as unique as our fingerprints. Atheists exist across the political spectrum. We are members of every race. We are members of the LGBTQ* community. There are atheists in urban, suburban, and rural communities and in every state of the nation.      

Bill_12.16.24 (Monday Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

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Aby 11.18.24 (Freethinker Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

From unmasking fake “rescues” on social media to getting stories placed in major media outlets, the work of Lady Freethinker tells people all over the world about some of the worst things that are happening to animals and, crucially, what they can do about it. This week, we are joined by Nina Jackel to hear about her work publicizing and fighting…

This week on the Dads with Daughters podcast, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Efrem Martin, a dedicated father of four daughters and a passionate advocate for intentional fatherhood. In this engaging discussion, Efrem shared his personal journey, the unique challenges he faced, and his inspiration behind writing his book, "Daddy's Girl's: A Father's How-to in Building Lifelong Relationships with our Daughter's," and starting the Girl Dad YouTube channel. Here are some profound insights from their conversation. The Beginning of Efrem Martin's Fatherhood Journey One of the key moments in Efrem's life was discovering that he would become a father to a daughter for the first time. Reflecting on that time, Efrem admitted to feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement. As a young man of 23 and a Marine transitioning into civilian life, he was embarking on a monumental chapter in his life. Despite some initial fears, Efrem expressed a unique perspective: he always wanted daughters because he believed they would make him a better man. He credited his upbringing, particularly being raised by a nurturing mother in a single-parent household after the tragic loss of his father, with preparing him for this role. He drew strength and inspiration from his mother's unwavering support and the exemplary male figures—his uncles, cousins, and coaches—who stepped in to mentor him. Overcoming Adversity and Becoming a Role Model Efrem's father was murdered when Efrem was only two years old, fundamentally shaping his upbringing. Though he grew up without a father, Efrem found guidance in other male role models, like his coaches, who treated him like their own son. These experiences instilled in him the importance of having strong, positive male influences and reinforced his commitment to being an involved and supportive dad. Having worked for 20 years in the criminal justice system and 10 years in K-12 education, Efrem witnessed firsthand the detrimental effects of the criminal justice system on children and families. This professional backdrop fueled his determination to ensure his daughters stayed out of the system and thrived in a safe, nurturing environment. Efrem Martin's Philosophy: Raising Free Thinkers Efrem's approach to fatherhood extends beyond mere presence; it is about fostering independence and critical thinking in his daughters. He emphasized the importance of raising his girls to be free thinkers rather than focusing solely on independence. By encouraging them to challenge the world around them and question everything, Efrem prepared his daughters to navigate life with self-awareness and confidence. This philosophy is encapsulated in his self-published book, "Daddy's Girls," where he outlines the stages of development from birth to adulthood. Additionally, his Grow Dat YouTube channel serves as a platform to further elaborate on these concepts, providing fathers with data-driven insights, visual aids, and practical guidance on raising daughters. The Grow Dat YouTube Channel: Fostering a Community of Learning Launched in July 2023, Efrem's Grow Dat YouTube channel is a treasure trove of wisdom and support for fathers. With over 55 livestreams covering diverse topics, Efrem draws from his extensive experience and professional background to offer valuable content. His goal is not to amass a large following but to attract the right audience—fathers genuinely seeking to improve their parenting skills. Unlike other platforms, Efrem's channel delves into deeper, more complex issues of fatherhood, leveraging his knowledge in criminal justice and education to provide context and solutions. His dedication to building this community organically reflects his commitment to authenticity and meaningful engagement. Looking Ahead: A Vision for Greater Engagement Efrem has ambitious plans for the future of Grow Dat. Starting in 2025, he aims to transform the channel into a more interactive space, featuring one-on-one engagements with fathers. He believes that real-time conversations and shared experiences can enrich the learning process for everyone involved. By fostering a supportive network of dads, Efrem hopes to create a space where fathers can share their struggles, triumphs, and insights in raising daughters. Conclusion: Consistency as the Cornerstone Towards the end of the podcast, Efrem shared his core advice for fathers: be consistent. Consistency, he believes, is the foundation of effective parenting. It provides daughters with a sense of security, allowing them to grow into confident, independent, and thoughtful individuals. Efrem Martin's journey and insights remind us that fatherhood is a profound and ongoing adventure. Through his book, his YouTube channel, and his unwavering dedication, Efrem continues to inspire fathers to embrace their roles with commitment, compassion, and a desire for continuous growth. For more about Efrem Martin, his book "Daddy's Girls," and the Grow Dat YouTube channel, visit his channels and social media as outlined in the podcast episode. Remember, as fathers, we have the power to shape the next generation, one loving, consistent day at a time.   TRANSCRIPT (Unedited transcript created with CASTMAGIC_ Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:05]: Welcome to dads with daughters. In this show, we spotlight dads, resources, and more to help you be the best dad you can be.  Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:16]: Welcome back to the Dads with Daughters podcast where we bring you guests to help you be active participants in your daughters' lives, raising them to be strong, independent women. Really excited to have you back again this week. As always, every week, I love being able to be on this journey with you, an opportunity to be able to talk every week and be able to work through what it means to be a dad to a daughter. And the biggest thing that I keep telling you over and over again is that being a father to a daughter is not always going to be the easiest, but you don't have to do this alone. And that's the thing that is most important is that you show up every week. You show up not only for your daughters, but show up for this. And you and you can hear from other dads, other people that have resources and things that you can do day in, day out to be that engaged dad that you wanna be. That's why this podcast exists. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:09]: It exists to help you to be able to be the dad you wanna be and help you raise those strong, independent women that you want your daughters to be. This week, we got another great guest with us today. Efrem Martin is with us today, and Efrem is a father of 4 girls and owner of the Girl Dad YouTube Channel. And we're going to talk about his own journey in being a dad, but also some things that he's doing to be able to help dads just like you to be those girl dads that they want to be as well. So I'm really excited to have him with us today. Efrem, thanks so much for being here today. Efrem Martin [00:01:41]: Thank you for having me, sir. Appreciate you. Appreciate you. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:44]: Well, I really appreciate you being here today. And the first and and and first and foremost, one of the things that I love doing is turning the clock back in time. I wanna go all the way back. I know your oldest is 36, so I wanna go all the way back. It might be 36 years, might be 35 years, but we're gonna go all the way back to that first moment that you found out that you were going to be a father to a daughter. What was going through your head? Efrem Martin [00:02:05]: It was crazy. Nervous, excited, just all the above. And baby girls, they change your world. They change your life. So it was, I was young, 23. So very excited, though. Very excited. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:02:17]: Now I talk to a lot of dads, and a lot of dads step into fatherhood and they're a little scared. Not only being scared of being a father, but when you put on that extra layer of being a father to a daughter, there's some additional fear. What would you say was your biggest fear in raising daughters? Efrem Martin [00:02:35]: I think for me, just getting out of the marine corps, I was, you know, I was in the United States Marine Corps and, transitioning out and just being young, just getting my life in order, just planning and trying to understand exactly the direction I was gonna go, getting into school, making sure I got my bachelor's degree, and just planning out my life more than anything else. So that in itself was nervous for me, but I knew I was gonna be a good dad. I wasn't so much worried about that. It was just, it was exciting more than anything else. And, just looking forward to the, challenge because I actually if you believe me or not, I actually wanted daughters because I knew that they would make me a better man. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:03:16]: So when you say that you knew that being a father to a daughter would make you a better man, talk to me about that. What was it about being a father to a daughter that made you feel that way? Efrem Martin [00:03:27]: Being raised, I came from a single parent household because my father was murdered when I was 2. Okay? So being raised without a father myself and having this incredible mother, My mother was the most nurturing, incredible woman. So getting everything from her, she couldn't teach me how to be a man, but she was just such a nurturer, and she was very attentive. So I got a lot of great qualities from her. And like I said, I didn't have my my father, but I always had my uncles. I had my first cousins. I had my brothers. So I always had good men in my life. Efrem Martin [00:04:00]: I've never been taken advantage of as I was never taken advantage of as a child, as a kid, and my community embraced me as a as a child. So I always had good men in my life. And all the men in my life, even though I didn't have a father, they were all married. So they had their own children. And that was my experience. I wasn't exposed to a lot of single parents in my life. So not having a father, I didn't really know what to expect because I didn't have a man to guide me, but I knew that I had it in me to be this good father to a baby girl. And like I said, having my mother, I've been around my aunts my whole life, my sisters. Efrem Martin [00:04:37]: I I'm the youngest of of of 5. So being the baby, my sisters will tell you I got over, but I don't think so. I just think I was smarter because my mom was tired by the time she got to me. But I was a good kid, so I never gave my mom any any problems. I was an athlete my entire life. And so I don't think you're ever ready, but coming out of the marine corps, I had a lot more focus. I was very well disciplined, and I wasn't really, really concerned. I was I was looking forward to the journey more than anything else. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:05:05]: So talk to me about the fact that you just mentioned with your father getting murdered at such an young age for you and not having a father in that way in your life. You had other male role models, other people in your life. How did that impact you as you grew up and moved into fatherhood to be able to be the dad that you wanted to be even though you didn't have that father figure per se in your life? Efrem Martin [00:05:32]: Okay. So for me, because I was an athlete, I played sports year round. So all my coaches, they were married, and they had their own children. So I had good men in my life that I was able to watch how they interacted with their children. And that was major for me. It was, it impacted my life because I was just one of very few boys that didn't have a father. Everyone else around me had their dads. People ask me, do you think you lost out on anything? Absolutely. Efrem Martin [00:05:58]: I think I lost out on a lot, but I never focused on that because I was so busy. And like I said, the men that I had access to, a Latino man in my life, a white man in my life, and I had these men in my life. I didn't have a lot of well, the black men I had in my life, they were my uncles. I grew up in a community back in the seventies. It was the Chicano community, so they were all Latin men, Latinos. So all my coaches, they were either Latino or white men, but they were good men. So as a kid, that's what I focused on, and they were just good to me. And they treated me like their own. Efrem Martin [00:06:31]: So I think what I came to understand as I got older was that you need good men in your life. And as long as you have good men in your life, you're pretty much capable of everything. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:06:42]: Now raising kids is not always easy. There are definite positive times and hard times as well. As you look back at the years of raising your daughters into the women that they've become today, what was the hardest part in being a father to a daughter? Efrem Martin [00:06:59]: You know, I have a totally different skill set because I worked in the criminal justice system for 20 years, and then I worked in k 12 education for 10 years. So I worked with children for 30 years. So my difficulty was making sure that they didn't end up in the criminal justice system, and I had examples on what not to do. So I was able to maneuver a lot differently. I didn't have a lot of the challenges, I believe, that a lot of fathers were going to experience because being a state juvenile probation officer and working with these these children that were adjudicated and just seeing families get messed over by the criminal justice system, I just knew this was not gonna be my children. So I learned early in my career that I have to have hope and I have to believe that if something was to happen to me, that there's going to be good adults out there that would step in and make sure that my daughters were taken care of like I was taking care of these children. So I wasn't really I just had a different sense of urgency, and the criminal justice system just it's not good for kids. So that kept me that kept me focused because what I was dealing with every day as a state juvenile probation officer and just seeing how kids got messed over, not my daughters. Efrem Martin [00:08:14]: There's no way. And I wasn't going to invite the government into my life. I was not ever going to allow the government to have a say in the rearing of my children because when you do that, the more the government gets involved, the more say they have, the more adults that are involved. Your voice isn't heard as a parent. So my YouTube channel, Grow Dat YouTube channel, what I do is with my live streams and my videos is is I go a lot deeper, and I'm able to explain, I believe, all the stages of development. My book Daddy's Girls, I cover 3 stages of development, birth to 10 years of age, 11 to 13, and 14 to 18. And I explain in my book the sense of urgency that fathers need to have in order to build long term sustainable relationships with their daughters, with their baby girls. So this is my way of giving back. Efrem Martin [00:09:04]: All my daughters are adults. They're out of the house, and I just wanna see all fathers do well with their children regardless of their ethnic group background and or culture. So this is why I decided to launch my YouTube channel. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:09:19]: So let's talk about what you are creating, what you have created, the book that you've put out there. As an author myself, I know there's a lot of passion that has to go into being able to get through the writing of a book. And you mentioned the self published book that you put out there, Daddy's Girls, that's now available on Amazon that that you've written. Talk to me about the inception of that and what made you decide that you wanted to put the time, the effort, the passion into writing it, but also trying to get it out into the world for others to read and to learn from and grow from. Efrem Martin [00:09:50]: So I already knew when when my youngest daughter, Cheyenne, got to high school in 2014, it was just her I had her and my daughter, Zuri. They were the last 2. And Zuri was gonna be graduating in 2016. Cheyenne was going to be graduating in 2018. I decided in 2014, once Cheyenne graduates, I was going to write my book. I wanted to get them through all the stages so I could have a little bit more substance in my explanation. Having the background that I have working in the criminal justice system in K-twelve education, I was a teacher, restorative justice coordinator, and dean of students. So having the background of working on the back end of the criminal justice system and the front end of k 12 education, I just believe I could I would be able to explain to fathers what's coming. Efrem Martin [00:10:35]: I don't tell fathers how to raise their children, their baby girls. What I explain to fathers is this is what's coming. And I believe that I could lay a framework of understanding so they have a better understanding of what's coming with their daughters. Daughters are very, very complex, as you know. You have a daughter. You have daughters. Daughters are very complex because they're going to have emotional highs and emotional lows. And understanding the different stages of development, I wish I had somebody like me when I was raising my daughters because it would have helped explain a lot of different things. Efrem Martin [00:11:08]: YouTube was it came to the forefront around 2,005. So by 2010, my girls were pretty much they were not grown girls, but they were well on their way. The book itself is very complimentary of my YouTube channel, of my live streams, and my videos. And like I said, I just believe that I'm able to go a lot deeper. There are other YouTube channels that are out there that are that are dealing with fathers of daughters. Most of them are normally dealing with daughters under 10 years of age, and they're amazing. I get to go a lot deeper, I believe, because of my professional experience as well as my experience as a father and living it every day. And all my girls are grown, and they're amazing women. Efrem Martin [00:11:55]: So I'm able to explain, I believe, a lot of things for fathers and save them a lot of steps. And I just look forward to the engagement because I'm very interested where fathers are at at the different stages and how I can help them. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:12:07]: So you went from having this book to, as you were talking about, creating this YouTube page to, again, try to get some of your messaging out. What kind of response have you been getting to not only the book, but the YouTube channel and trying to and what are you trying to mostly share, and what are you hoping that people are gonna take away from reading the book or watching your videos that you're putting out into the world? Efrem Martin [00:12:29]: Well, I'm big on engagement, and the purpose of my YouTube channel is to get engagement because I know fathers are busy. I believe that my engagement has been well. I the book is doing well, and the YouTube channel, I'm building it organically. Now I could go a whole different direction with my YouTube channel and have 10,000 subscribers or 20,000 subscribers. I'm not interested in having a lot of subscribers. I'm interested in having the right subscribers. And YouTube is very YouTube I'm learning a lot from YouTube. It's very interesting, the dynamics of YouTube, the space of YouTube. Efrem Martin [00:13:05]: So I'm learning a lot from YouTube. And my overall goal, like I said, is to help fathers understand our sense of urgency. So I believe the engagement has been amazing. I don't get a lot of comments because I think fathers there's a lot of fathers. I just think they're nervous. And we're men. Right? And a lot of men, we're just not sure. And so this great content I'm putting out, it's in the hands of fathers. Efrem Martin [00:13:28]: I'm going to eventually get my audience. It's coming. And I just I'm ready. To date, I've done 55 livestreams since, July of 2023, so I'm I'm consistent. And in 2025, I'm gonna change things up a little bit. I wanna have more of an engagement type channel. So it's going in stages, but I'm happy that I'm able to do a livestream every week, use data statistics, use visual aids videos, and share. So the fathers that come across my YouTube channel, I can help them, and they'll eventually we're we're gonna eventually connect. Efrem Martin [00:14:02]: Right now, I have about 802 subscribers. So like I said, building organically, I won't do it any other way. Oh, so as a author, self published. I self published my book in February of 2020, and then the pandemic happened in March. So for 2 years, there wasn't anything I could do. And I I really even though my book was out there, I really just wanted to take this opportunity and just wait until the pandemic was over because the pandemic just it changed the world. And although my book was brand new, I didn't really wanna bother fathers because the world was just dealing with too much. So I figured, you know what? Let me wait. Efrem Martin [00:14:43]: It took a couple years, so I figured, hey, July of 2023, let me start this YouTube channel. My book's already self published. It's out there. It's time. So I was excited about that. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:14:53]: So you said that you're changing things up in 2025 and or 2024, 2025. Talk to me about what's next. What's changing? You know, where are you going from here? Efrem Martin [00:15:04]: So when you look at my videos now, what I typically do is I give commentary on my experience, and I connect videos with the topics. I have 55 livestreams, 55 different topics, which is very difficult to do, very difficult to do. So I rely a lot on my experience as a as a state juvenile probation officer and working in k twelve education. That's where I draw a lot of my topics as far as being able to go deeper. And visual aids, I know fathers, they have a lot of questions. They have a lot of concerns. But I believe that the visual aids will help them. And YouTube has everything. Efrem Martin [00:15:40]: If you can't find it on YouTube, you can't find it. So that's where I'm currently at. And and what I wanna transition into in 2025 is having more of a 1 on 1 like you and I are having right now. That's what I'm interested in. I want more engagement from from different fathers. I I wanna I wanna hear their feedback. I wanna I wanna hear their how they're thinking, how they're feeling. Because there's a lot of fathers out there that have a lot of great ideas, and and I think that they could bring a lot to the table as as far as their own personal experiences of of fathers because we're all at different stages in our lives. Efrem Martin [00:16:11]: Like I said, all my daughters are adults, so I no longer have them at home. So I'm at a totally different stage, and I just believe that that type of engagement on screen, I just think that it it it'll take it to a whole different level. And that's what I'm excited about that. But like I said, I've been building my capacity, and I think I'm doing well. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:16:29]: Now we always finish our interviews with what I like to call our fatherhood 5, where I ask you 5 more questions to delve deeper into you as a dad. Are you ready? Sure. Absolutely. In one word, what is fatherhood? Consistency. When was the time that you felt like you finally succeeded at being a father to a daughter? Efrem Martin [00:16:44]: Once they all graduated from high school. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:16:46]: Now if I were to talk to your girls, how would they describe you as a dad? Efrem Martin [00:16:50]: My girls, what how would they describe me? Totally laid back. They'll tell you I'm the best father in the world. Great listener, consistent, understanding, passionate, attentive, just a great human being. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:17:02]: Now who inspires you to be a better dad? Efrem Martin [00:17:04]: My inspiration comes from other fathers, actually, and just seeing how they're doing things with their baby girls. Because like I said, my experience is my experience. So I'm always looking at other fathers and how how they're moving and how they're maneuvering in the world and getting it done. That that excites me because it I'm gen x. Right? So millennials and and Gen z, they do things totally different. So that excites me. I'm interested in that. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:17:29]: Now you've given a number of pieces of advice today. You've talked about some of the experiences that you had in raising your daughters. As you think about all dads that are out there and as we finish up today, what's one piece of advice you'd wanna give to every dad? Efrem Martin [00:17:43]: One piece of advice I would give to fathers, this is my first statement that you ask me, consistency. As long as you're consistent, your baby girls are gonna be fine. It's the consistency that I believe that allows us to provide that protection and safety and allows our daughters to grow. When we talk about the independence of our daughters, I didn't raise my daughters to be independent. I raised my daughters to be free thinkers. And the reason I did that was because I wanted them to challenge the world and have an open enough mind to be able to question everything. So I took a different path. I raised them to be free thinkers. Efrem Martin [00:18:20]: They are definitely free thinkers, just like their father, which I believe allows them to embrace all of humanity. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:18:26]: Now, if people want to find out more about you, your book, your where's the best place for them to go to be able to find out more? Efrem Martin [00:18:33]: Definitely. You can find my YouTube channel at Girl Dad YouTube channel. It's on YouTube. I'm also on rubo.rumbo.com.martineframb, that's myrumbo.com. My book is available at amazon.com. You can get that directly through Amazon dotcom. Also, it's, available through my YouTube channel. It's always in it's in the description on of each of my, live streams and my videos. Efrem Martin [00:19:00]: So that's the best way to get a hold of me. I'm on Facebook. I'm on TikTok. I'm on Instagram. I'm on Twitter. So I use technology to my advantage. I've always been on the forefront of technology. I love technology. Efrem Martin [00:19:14]: I love young people and and seeing how they move with technology. So I'm on the forefront of technology. So that's how you can find me. But my YouTube channel, I'm very proud of it. Grow Dad YouTube channel. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:19:27]: Well, I just wanna say thank you so much for being here today, for sharing your story, for work that you're doing to help other dads, and I truly wish you all the best. Efrem Martin [00:19:36]: No. I appreciate you. And eventually, I'm going to bring you on to my YouTube channel because I think it would be good. And like I said, I appreciate connecting with you. So thank you for your time, sir. Appreciate you. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:19:50]: If you've enjoyed today's episode of the Dads with Daughters podcast, we invite you to check out the fatherhood insider. The fatherhood insider is the essential resource for any dad that wants to be the best dad that he can be. We know that no child comes with an instruction manual and most dads are figuring it out as they go along, and the fatherhood insider is full of resources and information that will up your game on fatherhood. Through our extensive course library, interactive forum, step by step roadmaps, and more, you will engage and learn with experts, but more importantly, dads like you. So check it out at fathering together dot org. If you are a father of a daughter and have not yet joined the dads with daughters Facebook community, there's a link in the notes today. Dads with daughters is a program of fathering together. We look forward to having you back for another great guest next week all geared to helping you raise strong and powered daughters and be the best dad that you can be. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:20:48]: We're all in the same boat, And it's full of tiny screaming passengers. We spend the time. We give the lessons. We make the meals. We buy them presents and bring your a game. Because those kids are growing fast. The time goes by just like a dynamite blast. Blast calling astronauts and firemen, carpenters, and musclemen. Get out and be the world to them. Be the best dad you can be. Be the best dad you can be.

Drea de Matteo, Emmy award-winning actress from The Sopranos discusses her support for Donald Trump and her experiences as an outcast in Hollywood. She shares her journey from being anti-government to supporting Trump and explains why she speaks up despite the potential risks to her career. Drea also talks about her brand which promotes freedom of speech and tackles cultural issues. She emphasizes the importance of following the truth, educating oneself, and teaching children to be free thinkers. The Karol Markowicz Show is part of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Podcast Network - new episodes debut every Monday & Thursday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome, this is the kick-off to the 2024 International Conference of Secular AA in Orlando Flordia September 20-22 with Zanner W.Will-I-Am and Alcohol-Free Margareta offer opening comments and introduce Zanner W from Toronto, speaking about "from Sobriety to Recovery" followed by sharing.  This is the tenth anniversary of ICSAA, with the first gathering of Atheists, Freethinkers and Agnostics in AA being in Santa Monica in 2014.  Secular AA is AA sobriety without the God-stuff, one of the fastest growing subcultures within Alcoholics Anonymous offering 100 agnostic/atheist/freethinkers AA meetings every day + regional events and the International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA). More @ https://aasecular.org

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Episode 522 of the A Minute to Midnite Show. Tom Hughes joins Tony K. Important issues affecting us all are discussed here.

These week's *Classical Et Cetera* discusses Imitation and Emulation — What are the differences between these educational methods of teaching? How do these methods lead to the creation of free thinkers? And why does Modern Education see this differently than Classical Education?   The distinction between imitation and emulation is a nuanced one. In early education, students are primarily engaged in imitation activities by copying sentences, memorizing facts, and understanding concepts by replicating methods. As students grow older, they transition to emulation by engaging with material more critically and developing their own unique voices in their skills and studies. Understanding these differences allow educators to structure their teaching methods effectively and create thoughtful, innovative, and capable individuals.   Shop by Grade at *Memoria Press* to learn more about the progression of our curriculum— https://www.memoriapress.com/shop-by-grade/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=133

Meghan Daum is the host of The Unspeakable Podcast, co-host of A Special Place in Hell, the author of six books, and the founder of The Unspeakeasy, a community for free-thinking women who crave honest conversations about subjects that don't come with easy solutions.I Wasn't Canceled. I Was Problematized.Who Killed Creative Writing?Was Alice Munro An Art Monster?The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture WarsGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. Subscribe through my link at https://check.ground.news/Next for 15% off your subscription.If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:110: The Mounting Evidence That COVID-19 Leaked from a Lab, with Alina Chan108: Investigative Journalism Is in Jeopardy, with Nancy Rommelmann105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat Rosenfield81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola 65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan33: The Struggle to Stay Heterodox in a Tribal World, with Meghan DaumFollow Meghan on X: @meghan_daum----------If you liked this episode, consider sharing it with someone you think might like it too.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

What is a freethinker? What does the Bible say about being a freethinker? What is freethinking / free thought?

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Derrick Broze is an author, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and activist based in Houston, Texas. In 2010, Derrick founded the activist alliance The Houston Free Thinkers, organizing protests, music festivals, community gardens, skillshares, and other community events. In 2011, he began broadcasting his radio show Free Thinker Radio, which continues to air on 90.1 KPFT in Houston. In 2013, he founded The Conscious Resistance Network, a site dedicated to multimedia journalism that exposes corporate and governmental corruption while highlighting solutions. Derrick has been producing videos, essays, and articles since 2011. In 2015, he began writing books and has released one every year since. He co-authored The Conscious Resistance trilogy with John Vibes and authored The Holistic Self-Assessment. Derrick started writing and producing documentaries in 2015. Since 2013, he has spoken in the United States, Europe, and Central America. His goal is to create a conscious agora of free humans who desire to be free of force, coercion, and violence. Motto: “Leading by example and helping others in their pursuit of Freedom.” https://freedomcells.org/  

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Kathryn interviews Author Victoria Lowery.Therapist and bestselling author Victoria Lowery introduces the concept of the shadow self (the embodiment of one's hidden elements) to the newest generation of young adult readers. Lowery brings us a kid-friendly story that shares the journey of Polly Parker, who has waited 14 years to meet her shadow and learn the six secrets that are prophesied to save the world from ancient, evil bloodlines.The six secrets have been kept hidden for millennia by a small group of so-called Freethinkers who wish to keep the rest of the world uninformed and underprivileged. The time has come for the seers to demand fairness and a new world of unity for all. But this directly affects the Freethinkers way of life, and they will stop at nothing to stay in control. She has been a radio host, a cable talk show host, a newspaper columnist and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio. She also served as a Make-A-Wish Ambassador.Kathryn also interviews Author Afarin Bellisario PhD. While other Iranian girls of the early twentieth century cook, sew, and dream of a family, Gohar climbs trees, reads books, and fantasizes about traveling. But when her forbidden correspondence with a local boy is discovered, the prospect of banishment alarms the fatherless Gohar. She welcomes the protection of Saleh Mirza, a powerful nobleman who adopts her, and accepts his choice of husband for her: a 55-year-old politician, Haji. Aged just 14, she vows to enter her marital home in a white chador and exit in a white shroud. But fate has much more in store for her. She risks her life—and her marriage—to join activists seeking modernization and sovereignty, inciting the wrath of colonial powers: Russia and England. As Gohar struggles between tradition and modernity, between her vows and her attraction to a man she's never spoken to, Russia invades northern Iran, and everything changes. Born and raised in Tehran in a family with its feet in the past and its head in the future, Afarin Bellisario led a successful career in high-tech and international business in the US after earning her PhD from MIT.

Kathryn interviews Author Victoria Lowery.Therapist and bestselling author Victoria Lowery introduces the concept of the shadow self (the embodiment of one's hidden elements) to the newest generation of young adult readers. Lowery brings us a kid-friendly story that shares the journey of Polly Parker, who has waited 14 years to meet her shadow and learn the six secrets that are prophesied to save the world from ancient, evil bloodlines.The six secrets have been kept hidden for millennia by a small group of so-called Freethinkers who wish to keep the rest of the world uninformed and underprivileged. The time has come for the seers to demand fairness and a new world of unity for all. But this directly affects the Freethinkers way of life, and they will stop at nothing to stay in control. She has been a radio host, a cable talk show host, a newspaper columnist and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio. She also served as a Make-A-Wish Ambassador.Kathryn also interviews Author Afarin Bellisario PhD. While other Iranian girls of the early twentieth century cook, sew, and dream of a family, Gohar climbs trees, reads books, and fantasizes about traveling. But when her forbidden correspondence with a local boy is discovered, the prospect of banishment alarms the fatherless Gohar. She welcomes the protection of Saleh Mirza, a powerful nobleman who adopts her, and accepts his choice of husband for her: a 55-year-old politician, Haji. Aged just 14, she vows to enter her marital home in a white chador and exit in a white shroud. But fate has much more in store for her. She risks her life—and her marriage—to join activists seeking modernization and sovereignty, inciting the wrath of colonial powers: Russia and England. As Gohar struggles between tradition and modernity, between her vows and her attraction to a man she's never spoken to, Russia invades northern Iran, and everything changes. Born and raised in Tehran in a family with its feet in the past and its head in the future, Afarin Bellisario led a successful career in high-tech and international business in the US after earning her PhD from MIT.

This week we welcome James Logsdon back in the Atheist World. We will comment on the National Day of Reason resolution, the ban of books in Fl, and the TST latest action.  Don't miss the FFRF's update about the changes in the Boy Scouts. Monica and Regina will join Ellen Tishdottir to talk about House Bill 650 regarding Bible courses in Kentucky public schools. Finally, Sam and Beneil will review a Christian apologist's video who tries to steelman atheism.  Special thanks to Ketsa, SuRRism,  RedProductions, AlexGrohl, and geoffharvey, for this episode's music tracks. Show Notes: Atheist World 52B5029FB8E0A564CD38181E1994648A.text---national-day-of-reason-resolution.pdf (house.gov) Bible Bans in Florida Schools Forced DeSantis to Amend His OWN Book Ban Law (youtube.com) The United Methodist Church reversed its ban on gay clergy. Will it matter? (friendlyatheist.com) FFRF News Release Archives - Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf.org)  RANT 24RS HB 650 (ky.gov)  SAM AND BENEIL Steelman on Atheism? (youtube.com) Our sponsors are: https://www.facebook.com/groups/louatheists/   https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffrfky/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BNLou/ https://www.facebook.com/kysecular Thanks for your support.

This week, we talk about corporal punishment in public schools in Oklahoma, and Tucker going full conspirary theorist on Joe Rogan's show. Don't miss all the work FFRF is doing for the separation of Church and State lately. Monica and Regina will rant about the dangers of fanatical parents. And Sam and Beneil will continue the interview with London Storm, to try to shed some light onto the basis of our knowledge. Special thanks to Ketsa, SuRRism, musictown, CalvinClavier (piano piece), RedProductions, Denis Chenianu, AlexGrohl, and Serge Quadrado, for this episode's music tracks. Show Notes: Atheist World Christian lawmaker says teachers should be allowed to hit students with disabilities (friendlyatheist.com) Vid RL Q5ResinNumbers Female TH YT 010824 1CTA SS74 (youtube.com) FFRF News Release Archives - Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf.org) RANT https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13287993/arely-proctor-hernandez-exorcism-claudia-san-jose-pentecostal.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-5-year-boy-found-dead-suitcase-custody/story?id=108162566&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1ZMDlEt58_yZzbGITjSF_NZQwGU7v47sCl-ZUkKN6fZREOlbuAlMNBZMg_aem_AehO38TAd7SmkiiDiekO4sB7HdpJnyl5i-bSc6LAj8yNN48yw7JcrOPanaJX3gdEXIU0i0mlQTyjQSobyM6X7zzt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2k6M1bE4bE Our sponsors are: https://www.facebook.com/groups/louatheists/   https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffrfky/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BNLou/ https://www.facebook.com/kysecular Thanks for your support.  

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Barefoot Is Legal Radio is hosted by Audrey and/or Phoenix every Saturday. This week will be solo hosted by Phoenix.   Barefoot is Legal is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to sharing the health benefits, giving support, & providing information for living a completely barefoot lifestyle. Most people want the freedom to go barefoot, but think going barefoot is illegal. There are zero laws about driving a car, going to a store, or eating in public barefoot. No such laws have ever existed. We share the message and freedom of choice to your body without prejudice or discrimination. We're here to also help adovacte for barefooting to be recognized as a legit accomodation for various disabilities, chronic illnesses, and other health concerns.   Our website is https://barefootislegal.org/. We are on all the social medias. Check out the Barefoot Is Legal linktr.ee for more information and easier access:  https://linktr.ee/barefootislegal

Barefoot Is Legal Radio is hosted by Audrey and/or Phoenix every Saturday. This week will be solo hosted by Phoenix.   Barefoot is Legal is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to sharing the health benefits, giving support, & providing information for living a completely barefoot lifestyle. Most people want the freedom to go barefoot, but think going barefoot is illegal. There are zero laws about driving a car, going to a store, or eating in public barefoot. No such laws have ever existed. We share the message and freedom of choice to your body without prejudice or discrimination. We're here to also help adovacte for barefooting to be recognized as a legit accomodation for various disabilities, chronic illnesses, and other health concerns.   Our website is https://barefootislegal.org/. We are on all the social medias. Check out the Barefoot Is Legal linktr.ee for more information and easier access:  https://linktr.ee/barefootislegal

This week, we air the first of two special episodes, an ode to all the special atheist women out there. Our hosts, Michelle Landrum and Angela Borner will introduce Angie Lowell for the first time. Along with our collaborators Katie Watts and Ellen Tishdottir and with our usual ranters, Monica Burns and Regina Hobbs, we will offer a vision on issues that matter to the women in the community.  Special thanks to Ketsa, SuRRism,, Redproductions, AlexGrohl, and JuliusH, for this episode's music tracks. Show Notes: Atheist World Staff Picks: Women Who Inspire Us on International Women's Day - TheHumanist.com Chaplains, faith & civil rights groups oppose public-school chaplains (au.org)' KY HB96 | BillTrack50 State Legislation Tracker - American Atheists FFRF News Release Archives - Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf.org) DEBATE Our episode with the rant about purity culture: FMB24-AW-FFRF-Religion, sex & shame- Questions by Christians | Blasphemy In The Bluegrass Elevatorgate and the power of words › Synapses Our sponsors are: https://www.facebook.com/groups/louatheists/   https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffrfky/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BNLou/ https://www.facebook.com/kysecular Thanks for your support.  

Paul O - 03.18.24 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

This week, we announced our next event: The Youtuber The Skeptick will visit us on March the 23rd. Ed's update includes an amicus brief introduced by FFRF and AU to prevent  a religious exemption request that they think it'd undermine the protection of vulnerable children. Monica and Regina rant about the new IVF law in Alabama and Sam and Beneil return with Bunk in the Trunk.   Special thanks to Ketsa, SuRRism, AudioCoffee, Redproductions, AlexGrohl, and geoffharvey, for this episode's music tracks.  Show Notes: Atheist World After saying women who wear shorts deserve to be raped, pastor admits "I was wrong" (friendlyatheist.com) Iowa Republican files bill to ban "Satanism on state property" (friendlyatheist.com) California school board member claims Satanists are worse than literal Nazis (friendlyatheist.com) FFRF News Release Archives - Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf.org) The Rant Alabama's IVF embryo ruling explained. And what's next? | AP News Our sponsors are: https://www.facebook.com/groups/louatheists/   https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffrfky/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BNLou/ https://www.facebook.com/kysecular Thanks for your support.  

The founder of Haitian Freethinkers joins us to discuss his journey from believer to atheist, and the circumstances which led him to found the group. https://www.facebook.com/HaitianFreeThinkers https://podcasts.feedspot.com/secularism_podcasts/ Follow and connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtheistAllianceInternational Twitter: https://twitter.com/atheistalliance Website: https://www.atheistalliance.org/ Join AAI: https://www.atheistalliance.org/membership/ Donate to the ASN: https://www.atheistalliance.org/atheist-support-network/

Dewayana 2.19.24 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

This week, we're celebrating Darwin's Week! The FFRF's update includes the removal of a Ten Commandments display from a county courthouse in Kentucky. Regina and Monica rant about public outbursts of demon obsession. And Sam and Beneil bring us the second part of the Falsehood of Moderation.   Special thanks to Ketsa, SuRRism, AudioCoffee, Redproductions, AlexGrohl, and geoffharvey, for this episode's music tracks. Show Notes: Atheist World A Vital Fossil for the Evolution of Early Reptiles Might be Partially Forged | Discover Magazine FFRF News Release Archives - Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf.org) The Rant https://www.foxnews.com/us/flight-descends-chaos-possessed-woman-begins-screaming-jumping-over-seats-theres-real-devil?fbclid=IwAR2Tuq1i_H4ZQ3n5pqAHnKctvEgIucvqJt2g3nAXjs8WzycJAYfL3hSe5JI https://www.fox4news.com/news/lady-on-plane-not-real-tiffany-gomas?fbclid=IwAR1WViMf4sX07j7JmYYnqekGPempushK_D7anUXLVuJvqV3SULltyiUbrlM The Falsehood of Moderation 2 Religious quotes and news – January 28, 2024 (timesofmalta.com) Millions of LGBTQ Americans have religious trauma. Psychiatrists want to help (nbcnews.com) Our sponsors are: https://www.facebook.com/groups/louatheists/   https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffrfky/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BNLou/ https://www.facebook.com/kysecular Thanks for your support.  

Chia - 1.15.24 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

Susan - 12.18.2023 (Freethinkers Meeting) by Overeaters Anonymous East Bay Unity Intergroup

Iraqi-American Faisal Al Mutar is a human rights activist and the founder of Ideas Beyond Borders, a non-profit organization countering extremism and misinformation through global access to new ideas. He came to the U.S. as a refugee in 2013 and received the President's Volunteer Service Award in 2016 for his commitment to education. This year, Ideas Beyond Borders won Atlas Network's Middle East & North Africa Liberty Award. Peter and Faisal are close friends. In this conversation, they discuss the persistent attack on enlightenment values in the U.S. and how this affects young people. Peter and Faisal are both atheists and they consider how the decline of religious belief has opened doors to alternative manifestations of tribal and authoritarian impulses, including in groups of supposed heterodox thinkers. Faisal also shares his views on the role religion plays in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This podcast was filmed October 30, 2023 at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference in London, England.More from Faisal: “Are Western Values Worth Defending?" Peter Boghossian & Faisal Al Mutar with Freethinkers of PSU (2017) Follow Faisal on X and Facebook. Watch this episode on YouTube.

A listener recently asked how to respond to the accusation that Christians are not free thinkers. One way is to go over the list of novelists, artists, scientists, and philosophers from the last two millennia and see how many of them were Christians or worked from a broadly Christian framework.   Consider also how much art over the past 20 centuries can be called “sacred.” Read Augustine of Hippo or Jonathan Edwards and see if they qualify as free thinkers. Learn about the lives of scientists like Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Galileo and others. And then look up how much science advanced before Christian civilization.  Christians believe the world is knowable and that, made in God's image, we are knowers. There is no thinking without that basis. And then you need to be clear about the word “free.” Historically, that meant the freedom to do whatever he or she wanted to do. Those people rarely made the world better. 

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In this week's episode, the Supreme Court dusts of their "NO DOGS, NO IRISH" signs, the Christian counterintelligence team goes on a hunt for atheist witches in their ranks, and we'll learn what a perfect backup career Uber driver is for Herschel Walker. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show's hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show's sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Check out Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers here: https://www.iowaatheists.org/ --- Headlines: Non-religious voters gave Democrats crucial wins: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pennsylvania-reproductive-rights-e5eb366a76995619a2c9bae200f414e6 Supreme Court indicates it could side with anti-LGBTQ+ web designer in key civil rights case: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/12/supreme-court-indicates-side-anti-lgbtq-web-designer-key-civil-rights-case/ https://twitter.com/AndrewLSeidel/status/1599748470818033666 Lying pastor: Bible College students become atheists and infiltrate churches: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/lying-pastor-bible-college-students-become-atheists-and-infiltrate-churches/ Indonesia passes terrifying new laws against apostasy, premarital sex, etc.: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/asia/indonesia-new-code-passed-sex-cohabitation-intl-hnk/index.html Anti-LGBTQ org launches alert system to protest drag shows: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/12/anti-lgbtq-org-launches-alert-system-protest-drag-shows/ Census reveals Christians are finally in the minority in England and Wales https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/census-reveals-christians-are-finally-in-the-minority-in-england-and-wales/ Why are Lyft and Uber letting Christian drivers preach at passengers?: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/why-are-lyft-and-uber-letting-christian-drivers-preach-at-passengers/