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Episode 55 - Making Headlines with Dave Silverman

Podcast |: Humanists Take on the World
Publisher |: Dustin Williams, Lauren Studley
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Atheist,; Interview,; News & Politics,; Religion & Spirituality,; Science & Medicine,; Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |: Religion & Spirituality,; Science,; Society & Culture
Publication Date |: Jul 12, 2014
Episode Duration |: 02:02:48

For the interview we are joined by David Silverman from American Atheists

CALL TO ACTION

* American Humanist Association to brief congress on need for humanist chaplains* Secular Humanists of Everett homeless care kits

Vote Goddamnit!

INTRO

*Changing the format a bit

0:03:57 THIS DAY IN HISTORY - July 10

* 1925 - Scopes Monkey Trial* 1962 - US Patent 3 point seatbelt* 1985 - French Agents Sink Greenpeace Boat

0:15:04 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Off switch discovered for human consciousness* Psychotropic drugs affect men and women differently* stem-cell-treatment-causes-nasal-growth-in-womans-back.html">Woman has nasal growth on back from stem cell treatment* McCarthy and Shepherd fired from The View

0:24:57 POLITICS AND RELIGION

* panel-reinstates-defrocked-pastor.html">Update - Rev Schaefer reinstated by Methodist Church* meriam-ibrahim-freed-prison-130429397.html">Update - Meriam Ibrahim released

The Good in Recent US Jurisprudence:

* Anti-vaxers lose in court* 9th Circuit rules that gays and lesbians require special protections

The Bad:

* Florida judge faces suspension for promoting ministry from the bench* Greece comes home to roost

The Ugly:

* court-hobby-lobby-decision-contraception-mandate-108429.html">Hobby Lobby* Hobby Lobby Hypocracy* Wheaton College* draft-bill-to-override-contraception-ruling.html">Senate Dems Challenge It* Government Contractor hiring

0:49:38 INTERVIEW - David Silverman, President of American Atheists

1:50:54 FEEDBACK

* John via Facebook* @puneit via Twitter* @libsyn via Twitter* Glen via email* Graham via email

Email us at contact@atheistnomads.com or call us at (541) 203-0666.

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Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 per month* Renee Davis-Pelt* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics* Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound

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Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

Recorded for release on 2014-07-10

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