Instead of the usual format, today’s episode is going to be all about my adventures at last week’s Reason Rally in Washington, DC. Since the event was free and I only live an hour and a half away from DC, I didn’t really have an excuse to miss it. Plus, all my friends were going to be there, so I figured what better time to challenge my traveling anxiety and go on an adventure. Spoiler alert: it was worth it!

I managed to interview a few people for this episode. I wanted to interview more, but it was hard to find areas away from the stage in order to hear them. Plus being that I didn’t have a list of prepared questions, I didn’t really know what to say except “Are you having fun?” But I did manage to snag brief interviews with Thomas Sheedy, Francesco Petracca, Stephanie Guttormson, Jim Patchett, Seth Andrews, and Jenica Crail. The interviews are brief because, like I said, I didn’t have any prepared questions, and I was so overwhelmed with meeting so many people that my mind blanked out a lot. After the interviews, I’ll wrap things up with some thoughts about Reason Rally and why it’s so important.

Links:
•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com
•Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/
•My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•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 Cass Midgley. He spent most of his life in Christianity until eventually becoming an atheist, and now he co-hosts the Everyone’s Agnostic podcast with Bob Pondillo. Today we’re going to talk about his journey, the podcast, and why storytelling is so important.

Links:
•Everyone’s Agnostic: http://everyonesagnostic.libsyn.com/
•EA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyonesagnostic/
•Cass Midgley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cassmidgley
•No Religion Required: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/
•Unbuckling the Bible Belt: http://utbbtn.libsyn.com/
•Cellar Door Skeptics: https://cellardoorskeptics.com/
•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com
•Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/
•My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•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 Eli Bosnick. He is a stand-up comedian who co-hosts the podcasts Scathing Atheist, the Skepticrat, and God Awful Movies. Today we’re going to talk about his backstory, why Christian movies are so bad, and why he’s the spokesman for trigger warnings and safe spaces.

Links:
•The Scathing Atheist: https://scathingatheist.com/
•The Skepticrat: http://skepticrat.libsyn.com/
•God Awful Movies: http://godawfulmovies.libsyn.com/
•Eli on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elibosnick
•Promoting Secular Feminism: http://promotingsecularfeminism.com/
•Utah Outcasts: http://podhell.com/category/utah-outcasts/
•Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/
•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com
•Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/
•My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•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 Pat Green. He is a former minister turned taxi driver, and his first book “Night Moves: An Ex-Preacher’s Journey to Hell in a Taxi” was released last summer. Today we’re going to talk about his journey, what driving a taxi has taught him about humanity, and what it’s like to be a parent of a transgender child.

Links:
•“Night Moves” on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Night-Moves-Ex-Preachers-Journey-Hell-ebook/dp/B011DDNX7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463158255&sr=8-1&keywords=night+moves+pat+green
•Moonlight Ashes: http://www.moonlightashes.com/
•Pat Green on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patgreenartist/
•The (Secular) Barbershop: http://www.thesecularbarbershop.com/
•Save Our Scene: http://www.avoicefortheinnocent.org/sos/
•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 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•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 Gleb Tsipursky. He is the author of the book “Finding Your Purpose Using Science,” and the president of the organization Intentional Insights. He is also a tenure-track professor at Ohio State University, and a historian of science researching the intersection of history, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, focusing on meaning and purpose, decision-making, emotions, and agency. So today we’re gonna talk about his backstory and whether or not science can really give us meaning in our lives.

I also announce a brand new sister podcast I'm doing with Morgan Stringer called The Biskeptical Podcast. Enjoy!

Links:
•Intentional Insights: http://intentionalinsights.org/
•“Finding Your Purpose Using Science” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-Purpose-Using-Science-ebook/dp/B00YK6FFZU
•Gleb on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Gleb-Tsipursky-468695349847623/
•Gleb on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Gleb_Tsipursky
•I Doubt It with Dollemore: http://dollemore.com/
•Save Our Scene: http://www.avoicefortheinnocent.org/sos/
•Godless Rebelution: http://godlessrebelution.podbean.com/
•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com
•Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/
•My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•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 The Prophet Jeremiah, co-host of the No Religion Required podcast. Today we’re going to talk about his backstory, why God hates facts, and how a picture of him in a dress went viral.

Links:
•No Religion Required podcast: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/
•NRR blog: https://noreligionrequired.com/
•The Prophet Jeremiah on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nrrprophet
•Jeremiah’s personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/the.JT.Rager
•Jeremiah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nrrprophet
•Jeremiah’s Deconversion Story: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/2015/09/20/80-we-take-on-the-jws-jeremiah-de-conversion-story-kaitlyns-story-and-abs/
•Promoting Secular Feminism: http://promotingsecularfeminism.com/
•Save Our Scene: http://www.avoicefortheinnocent.org/sos/
•Unbuckling the Bible Belt: http://utbbtn.libsyn.com/
•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com
•Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/
•My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•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 Danielle Muscato. She is a trans woman, an atheist activist, and former PR Director for American Atheists. Today we’re going to talk about her backstory, her activism, and a little bit about the new crop of transphobic bathroom bills popping up.

Links:
•Danielle Muscato’s website: http://www.daniellemuscato.com/
•Danielle’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/daniellemuscato
•Danielle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/daniellemuscato
•Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/
•The Atheist in the Trailer Park: http://trailerparkatheist.libsyn.com
•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com
•Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/
•My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•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 Benny Vimes. He is a trans man whose new blog, Scrappy Deviation, can be found on The Orbit. Today we’re going to talk about his backstory, and why autism acceptance is better than awareness.

Links:
•Scrappy Deviation: http://the-orbit.net/scrappy/
•Benny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BennyVimes
•The (Secular) Barbershop: http://www.thesecularbarbershop.com/
•Save Our Scene: http://www.avoicefortheinnocent.org/sos/
•Shift to Reason conference: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/brainstorm-podcasts-shift-to-reason-conference-tickets-18531444048
•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com
•Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/
•My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast
•Listener line: 410-690-3558
•My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone
•Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

My guest today is Ari Coleman, co-host of the Gaytheist Manifesto podcast. Today we’re going to talk about their backstory and a little bit about the science behind gender. Links:·         The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/   ·         The Gaytheist Manifesto on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGaytheistManifesto/   ·         Ari on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aricoleman40   ·         The Q Podcast: http://www.theqpodcast.com/   ·         Atheist Apocalypse: http://www.atheistapocalypse.com/   ·         The Token Skeptic: http://tokenskeptic.org/   ·         Shift to Reason conference: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/brainstorm-podcasts-shift-to-reason-conference-tickets-18531444048   ·         Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com   ·         Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/   ·         My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone   ·         Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast   ·         Listener line: 410-690-3558   ·         My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone   ·         Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

Today’s episode is a little different. This week’s episode is a Skype conversation I had with Uber4ortyse7en of the Secular Barbershop podcast about nerd culture, the recent North Carolina anti-LGBT bill, and the importance of intersectionality. We recorded this conversation last Wednesday, March 30, but I think everything we talked about is still relevant.  Links:·         The (Secular) Barbershop: http://www.thesecularbarbershop.com/   ·         Uber4ortySe7en on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Uber4ortyse7en   ·         No Self Respecting Adult Should Buy Comics or Watch Superhero Movies: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/no-self-respecting-adult-should-buy-comics-or-watch-superhero-mo/   ·         Today in “Old Man Yells at Cloud”: http://the-orbit.net/seriously/2016/03/29/today-old-man-yells-cloud/   ·         North Carolina Lawmakers Waste Taxpayer Money to Gut LGBT Protections: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/03/23/3762662/north-carolina-special-session-preemption/   ·         Think Stephtically: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkingStephtically   ·         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 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast   ·         Listener line: 410-690-3558   ·         My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone   ·         Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/