Podcasts about Minnesota Atheists

Minnesota Atheists president, Ben Blanchard, joins Stephanie Zvan to talk about what we accomplished in 2019 and have planned for the new year. Plus upstate New York.

Support this podcast at patreon.com/qaf We're back for another year of sardonic holiday specials, produced in conjunction with Atheists Talk, Minnesota Atheists, and AM950, the Progressive Voice of Minnesota. HAVE A VERY META CHRISTMASBy Marissa Alexa McCoolDarlene and Thomas are overwhelmingly apathetic, about the holidays and each other. The all-powerful non-binary diety takes notice and wakes up their guardian angel, Amy Withawhy from her nap, to lethargically get them back in the holiday mood. Amy is less than thrilled when the apathetic couple starts guessing her plans, and a three-part series of adventure and holiday vengeance ensues.Darlene/Various - Marissa Alexa McCoolThomas/Various - Don Ford, Jr.Amy - Amy WithawhyStargod - Callie WrightHoity-Toity VoiceOver - Stephanie Zvan Femme Commercial Voice - Jen AldrichMasc Commercial Voice - Tim WickBill - Tony OpeltDebra/Madeline - Alli ArmstrongJake - Matthew SaxeQuinn - Jamie LombardiEustis - Ari Stillman

My guest this week is Stephanie Zvan, cohost of the Minnesota Atheists’ radio show and podcast, a regular contributor at The Orbit, and a board member of Secular Woman and Minnesota Atheists. She graciously cheers me up about the direction of the atheist movement.The Orbit: https://the-orbit.net/Invocation: The Book of GenesisEditing by Brian Ziegenhagen, check out his pod: http://youarehere.libsyn.com/s02e02-rex-manning-day?fbclid=IwAR2L2_YIJvQpcw0nx6nTSfz0GmyJ1DtWsF--vvdI9W1ug3XW7IAtU6dQ36sMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show and want to celebrate our 100th birthday, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next week: Plato, Aristotle, and Nagel with Fabien-Denis Cayer

Call the show at 612-643-1108 or email transatheistpod@outlook.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/transatheistpod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/transatheistpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transatheistpod/ Main show page is http://transatheist.libsyn.com The Trans Lifeline is http://www.translifeline.org/ US: (877) 565-8860 and Canada: (877) 330-6366 Quick links 00:00 New Direction (for the show - not the boy band) 02:37 Initro to Stephanie Zvan 85:25 Intro for "Ghosts of Tomorrow" by Feathers Wise This episode I sit down via Skype with radio host, author, speaker, organizer, and activist Stephanie Zvan.  Stephanie has been a major impact on my life through her friendship, her writing, and her ability to bring people together in an effort to improve the world.  I'm grateful to have the chance to chat with her one on one, across a variety of topics from Minnesota Atheists to the conferences she has organized and some behind the scenes radio stuff.  I hope you enjoy this conversation. Links: Feathers Wise Bandcamp: https://feathersthewise.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-chaos-feed-my-evolution Feathers Wise Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feathersthewise/ Feathers Wise Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feathersthewise Stephanie Zvan home page: https://stephanie.zvan.net/ Stephanie's blog, Almost Diamonds: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/ The Orbit blog network: https://the-orbit.net/ Secular Woman: https://www.secularwoman.org/ Skepticon: https://skepticon.org/ Minnesota Atheists: https://mnatheists.org/ Atheist Talk Radio Show: http://atheisttalk.libsyn.com/ Thanks again for downloading and listening!

Member extraordinaire of the Minnesota Atheists and producer of Atheist Talk: Hertzey Hertz FINALLY arrives to face off against our wacky group. Will she survive?  We follow her as she tells us her story and how atheism fits within her state. Her work helps inspire others to follow suit and perhaps come out of the closet. listen live http://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/?fbclid=IwAR0XuQs-30_E4aARnC_Aov9jLAhTrrejlgyGSt-iUsLJtY2pVngDhDF5nDk http://atheisttalk.libsyn.com/ http://www.mnatheists.org Convergence conference http://www.convergence-con.org/ Nancy gives us a top 10 of weird appliances, and we find out that vege-burgers will make you a souless demon...

George Francis Kane joins Curt Carstensen for a conversation about the Freethought Toastmasters club he founded about 20 years ago ahead of the club's upcoming open house on May 20th in St. Paul, MN. George explains his background with Toastmasters and his involvement with Minnesota Atheists and his background in chess. Freethought Toastmasters May 20th Open House on Facebook and Meetup. Follow "People I Know Show" on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Find a Toastmasters club in your area Survey finds "No Religion" is as common as being Catholic or evangelical Minnesota Atheists

What exactly is "raw" milk? Does it taste different? Is it healthier? Is it safe? Guest Herzey and I tackle these questions. Sunday February 3rd I will be on Atheists Talk, a production of Minnesota Atheists. You can find it here: http://atheisttalk.libsyn.comImportant sources I used for this show data: The FDA's Raw Milk Fact Sheet https://bit.ly/2gYZ6pQRaw milk laws by state https://bit.ly/2SkSMdcMeta-analysis on the nutritional difference between raw and pasteurized milk https://bit.ly/2TsTAtXThis episode is produced by Marissa Alexa McCool and our audio engineer is Callie Wright. Thank you to my patrons who have made this possible; to support the show go to patreon.com/evbasedeating . I welcome constructive feedback. I'd love to continue this conversation via email (evbasedeating@gmail.com), Facebook (friend me, Dell Onnerth), or on the Facebook page for the show facebook.com/evbasedeating .

Support this show and our efforts to #heckthecis at patreon.com/qafHave a present early due to our issues with getting an episode done this week!In coordination and with permission from Hertzey Hertz, AtheistTalk, and Minnesota Atheists, your Cisheckers wrote and starred in a radio play that will air this Sunday on AM950, The Progressive Voice of Minnesota. This is a Ken Burns-esque historical parody of the War on Christmas persecution complex, and a non-binary trans person is the protagonist, so you know who is the star. We hope this helps you get through the holidays with some snark at your beckon call. Fall of Frosty: A War on Christmas RetrospectiveExecutive Producer Hertzey HertzScript by Marissa Alexa McCoolSound production & editing by Maddy LoveStarring:Marissa Alexa McCool as Kendra Burns, Takeioclaus, & Pete ZorriaJordan as Levi TiccusStephanie Zvan as Dee CalfMahad as A. Postate & Colin KapernotTony Opelt as Declan HallsMolly Coddle as Annie HausfrauAmy Withawhy as Hilla BeansJulie as Mille NealMatthew as Marshall Fields & Christian ClauseNancy as Sallie Belland as the non-binary hero we all need,Ari Stillman as They

November 18, 2018 Richard D. Logan joins us today to discuss how we can continue to build and grow a secular society.  While this is something Minnesota Atheists has been extremely successful with already, we felt it would be beneficial to get the points of view from others in the secular community who don't identify as atheists. Richard is a retired Professor of Human Development.  He has a BA in Anthropology from Harvard College and a PhD in Human Development from the University of Chicago.  He has published on adolescent identity, American individualism, the emergence of the self through Western history, and the state of higher education.  He also authored a book on the psychology of solitary ordeals, and another on the true survival story of a young girl lost at sea.  He also chaired the Faculty Executive Committee. Since retiring he has served on several non-profit boards. LINKS: Society for Humanistic Judiasm: SHJ.org Jews for a Secular Democracy: http://jfasd.org/ If you enjoyed this show, we'd love to have you come back next week for another episode.  You can catch Atheists Tall live, every Sunday Morning at 9am Central on AM950 KTNF online at http://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/  Contact us during the show with questions or comments at 952-946-6205 or contact us anytime via radio@mnatheists.org or tweet us @atheiststalk Support this show by visiting https://www.patreon.com/AtheistTalk

Seth Andrews chronicles his personal story for a live Minneapolis audience, the event sponsored by Minnesota Atheists. You can watch this speech on YouTube at https://youtu.be/qP2dOWGaNl8Support our sponsor:http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/seth

Support this show at patreon.com/incitingincidentpodcastLIVE from the Den Theatre in Chicago, Rissy and Bethany welcome 70 fans of the show as well as three amazing guests. Part 1 features Stephanie Zvan of the Minnesota Atheists and generally all around awesome person. Coming up in the next weeks will be our interviews with Alix Jules and Mandisa Thomas. This show is part of the Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative.The theme music is written and performed by Shelley Segal and was used with permission.Audio for the live show was generously done by Priscilla Lennex-McCool.Contact the show at incitingincidentpodcast@gmail.com, on Twitter @RisMcCool @BethanyLFutrell @SheTalksAtheism, on Facebook www.facebook.com/incitingincidentpodcastCopyright 2016, It's a Shameful Thing, Lobsterhead! LLC All Rights Reserved

Cass Midgley talks with Marissa Alexa McCool. Bob was out of town for this taping. This episode is a bit of detour from our regular format. Marissa doesn't have a personal deconversion from faith story, but she does have a gender conversion story that religions generally oppose. I call this episode, much like episode 60 with Callie Wright, back in the summer of 2015, a beginner class in Trans 101. I support this kind of education because in order to be a part of the solution and not the problem we need to seek to understand, stretch out our imaginations, and expose our blind spots regarding these our fellow human beings, and of course, say yes to what is. Also, we ex-Christians can relate to this: one can only lie about who one is for so long before going crazy. Author Ellen Wittlinger is quoted as saying, “People change lots of other personal things all the time. They dye their hair and diet themselves to near death. They take steroids to build muscles and get breast implants and nose jobs so they resemble their favorite movie stars. They change names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They change religions and political parties. They move across the country or the world — even change nationalities. Why is gender the one sacred thing we aren't supposed to change? Who made that rule?” Our guest today, Marissa Alexa McCool, is 32, a podcaster, author, performer, speaker, ​and an LGBT rights/atheist activist. She's a trans woman, married, partnered, and a parent. Born in Akron, Ohio and currently residing in Saint Paul, Minnesota with her family, she graduated the University of Pennsylvania in 2017 with 3 degrees: English, Cinema and Media Studies, and Anthropology, while also studying theatre, Shakespeare, and communication theory. Within the atheist community, she's spoken at Lehigh Valley Humanists, Minnesota Atheists, Skepticon 10, NaNoCon 3, and several others.Marissa won a 2014 Keystone Award for Excellence in Journalism, a 2015 audience choice award at the Hershey Student Film Festival for a short film, and co-founded The Trans Podcaster Visibility Initiative with Callie Wright in 2017. She blends her theatrical background and fiery passion for atheism, humanist and secular values, and intersectionality. Marissa mentions a video by Steve Shives on this trans subject and I feature a 5 minute excerpt within the conversation. We taped this conversation on March 24th, 2018.   We interview people you don’t know, about a subject no one wants to talk about. We hope to encourage people in the process of deconstructing their faith and help curb the loneliness that accompanies it. We think the world is a better place when more people live by sight, not by faith. Please subscribe to our podcast, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, we offer these podcasts freely. And your support truly makes a difference. You can support us monetarily in two easy ways: you can pledge a monthly donation through Patreon. that’s www.patreon.com/eapodcast,  or leave a lump-sum donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com. Credits:"Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU Intro bumper "Never Know" by Jack Johnson Thank you for listening. And be a Yes-Sayer to what is.  Steve Shive's video: Pluto's Not a Planet and Trans Women Are Women  

Marissa speaks at Minnesota Atheists, 1-21-18

Atheists Talk is a radio show that’s on 950 AM in Minneapolis, sponsored by Minnesota Atheists. Hertzey started hosting about a year ago. The show is a weekly discussion on issues and features interviews with atheists, but it’s on the flipping radio. We talked about that radio host voice, being really cold, cats, and the intersection between atheists and lovers of Star Wars/Star Trek/Dungeons and Dragons. Plus there is a Satanic Panic RPG coming out.   Atheists Talk/Hertzey links:   https://twitter.com/atheiststalk http://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/ http://mnatheists.org/ https://www.facebook.com/AtheistsTalk/   Patreon show links https://noreligionrequired.com/ http://rismccool.com/   Support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/zachrilege Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/zachrilege-cast/id996785602?mt=2 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zachrilege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zachrilegecast

My guest for today is Stephanie Zvan. She’s a blogger whose blog, Almost Diamonds, can be found on The Orbit. She’s also one of the organizers for Minnesota Atheists, and one of the hosts of the Atheist Talk radio show. Today we’re going to talk about a recent blog post she wrote about “divisiveness” in the atheist movement.The post was written in response to Dogma Debate host David Smalley’s recent talk at this year’s Gateway to Reason conference (the link to which I’ll put in the show notes). As I tell Stephanie in the interview, at first I thought he did a good job talking about how not to let different opinions divide the movement. But as Stephanie explained, when people in the atheist movement talk about divisiveness, they’re not talking about the “Everyone I don’t like is Hitler” meme.Links:•Almost Diamonds: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/ •Stephanie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/szvan•David Smalley’s Gateway to Reason talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M7-CnIztzs&t=0s •Steve Shives’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLRa0Uy47bo&t=0s •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •The Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

My guest for today is Stephanie Zvan. She’s a blogger whose blog, Almost Diamonds, can be found on The Orbit. She’s also one of the organizers for Minnesota Atheists, and one of the hosts of the Atheist Talk radio show. Today we’re going to talk about a recent blog post she wrote about “divisiveness” in the atheist movement.The post was written in response to Dogma Debate host David Smalley’s recent talk at this year’s Gateway to Reason conference (the link to which I’ll put in the show notes). As I tell Stephanie in the interview, at first I thought he did a good job talking about how not to let different opinions divide the movement. But as Stephanie explained, when people in the atheist movement talk about divisiveness, they’re not talking about the “Everyone I don’t like is Hitler” meme.Links:•Almost Diamonds: https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/ •Stephanie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/szvan•David Smalley’s Gateway to Reason talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M7-CnIztzs&t=0s •Steve Shives’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLRa0Uy47bo&t=0s •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •The Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

In this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem is joined by Donna, Ashlyn, and Ian to talk about free will, determinism, and what it means to make a choice. Also on this episode, Donna sits down with August Berkshire of Minnesota Atheists to discuss the moral implications of a world without free … Continue reading Episode 94: Free Will →

Check out Meetup.com for your local groups, but here a few favorites of mine. Minneapolis Skeptics: http://www.meetup.com/Minneapolis-Skeptics/ Doctor Who: http://www.meetup.com/tcdoctorwho/ Humanists of Minnesota: http://www.meetup.com/humanism-166/ Minnesota Atheists: http://www.meetup.com/minnesota-atheists/ Also if you're new to the Twin Cities, the Trans* communities, or both, try getting together with the City of the Lakes Crossgender Community or Trans* Folks Friends and Allies.  They're next meetings are December 14th & 16th respectively. http://clccmn.org/ and http://www.outfront.org/avp/tffa The Skeptics Guide to the Universe can be found at http://www.theskepticsguide.org/ For more information on the douchebag known as Stanislaw Burzynski check out http://thehoustoncancerquack.com and USA Today's article at http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/15/stanislaw-burzynski-cancer-controversy/2994561/ The website mentioned by Pink News Irish suicide contemplation rate among Trans* persons http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/12/02/study-reveals-that-nearly-80-of-trans-people-in-ireland-have-contemplated-suicide/ To download and listen to more of the Gendercast Podcast, point your browser to their showpage http://gendercast.libsyn.com/Be sure to check out Trans-Advocate.com and their coverage of the hatemongering of the Pacific Justice Institute towards Jane Doe http://www.transadvocate.com/restoring-your-faith-in-humanity-supporting-jane-doe.htmRemember you can listen to us on Stitcher, or find the show app on iTunes, Amazon App store, or the Windows Phone 8 Store, or just keep downloading us on your favorite podcasting device.Feedback would be awesomeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/transatheistpodEmail: transatheistpod@outlook.comTwitter: @transatheistpodPhone: 612-643-1108 (leave a message to air on the show!)Or on our showpage www.trans-atheist.net All the music this episode is, as always, by Obsidian Shell, thanks a million for the permissions. -Maddy

George Kane interviews Eric Jayne and Heather Hegi, two new, young, leaders of MN Atheists

Host: Robert Price Lee Salisbury was at one time an up-and-coming Charismatic Christian pastor, even a healer! Then how did he wind up actively involved in the ranks of Minnesota Atheists? Often successful Christian activists simply cannot allow themselves to entertain doubts as to the worthiness of their enterprise, but Lee had a dangerous yearning for critical thought. It caused him to look back on all he had said and done and to wonder if perhaps he had been kidding himself and others. He left it all behind and turned instead to a new gospel, that of intellectual honesty and responsibility for one's own beliefs. He is the founder of a number of Critical Thinking Clubs in the Minneapolis area in addition to his involvement in the work of Minnesota Atheists. Listen to his remarkable story as Robert Price puts him on the spot in another exciting installment of Point of Inquiry.

Host: Robert Price One of the outstanding leaders of organized atheism in our day is a man named August Berkshire. He is a non-believer of broad sympathies, having served as an officer and/or board member of organizations as diverse as Minnesota Atheists, Atheist Alliance International, Humanists of Minnesota, Freedom from Religion Foundation, and others.  He is also a community activist at the forefront of church-state separation issues. August brings a winning charm and personal openness to numerous speaking engagements throughout the numerous college and high school classrooms in the Minneapolis area every year. He is a prolific author of thought-provoking anti-theological pamphlets and the caretaker of a website, AugustBerkshire.com. In this wide-ranging conversation with Robert Price, Berkshire discusses his history as an atheist activist. He explains his approach to talking about atheism to the public and why it works. He talks about what atheist activists can learn from the LGBTQ movement, why we need to come out as atheists, when we should work with religious groups and when we shouldn't, and much more.

August Berkshire and George Kane discuss Minnesota Atheists Public Policies.

Lois Schadewald's interest in both science and pseudoscience rubbed off on her from her brilliant brother Robert J. Schadewald, a prolific author and debater. When Bob died a decade ago he left behind a legacy of published essays and book chapters, as well as much unpublished material including a complete manuscript on the history of the Flat Earth movement. Lois has seen to the publication of many of these pieces in the collection Worlds of their Own: A Brief History of Misguided Ideas; Creationism, Flat-Earthism, Energy Scams, and the Velikovsky Affair. In this episode of Point of Inquiry, Robert M. Price asks Lois to outline some of her brother's research in Flat Earth and Hollow Earth "science" as well as to relate some stories of his association with important "alternative science" figures like catastrophist Immanuel Velikovsky. Schadewald talks about her brother's unique approach to dealing with promoters of pseudoscience, and what he gained from it. She discusses the timeline of Bob's research interests and how he eventually made his way to studying creationism.   Lois Schadewald is Professor of Chemistry at Normandale Community College in Minnesota, where she is also active with the Minnesota Atheists.   Robert J. Schadewald (1943-2000) was a widely published science writer. His articles dealing with unorthodoxies of science and scholarship appeared in Science 80, Smithsonian, Technology Illustrated, and Skeptical Inquirer among others. He was a contributing author to six books, including The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia (Garland Publishing, 2000). From 1986 until the mid-1990s, he served on the board of directors of the National Center for Science Education, including two years as president. He attended seven national creationism conferences, interviewed Immanuel Velikovsky, investigated perpetual motion machines, and was thrown out of the Flat Earth Society for having spherical tendencies. Bob was nationally recognized as an expert on creationism, perpetual motion, and flat Earthism.

Minnesota Atheists events

James Zimmerman interviews Bjorn Watland about the Minnesota Atheists Meetup.

Dan Barker at Minnesota Atheists Meeting

Minnesota Atheists held a Day of Reason at the Minnesota State Capitol.

Cynthia Egli interviews George Kane, board member of Minnesota Atheists.

Interview with Cynthia Egli, President of Minnesota Atheists.