Featured guest is investigative reporter Bill Sizemore of the

Virginian-Pilot daily (Norfolk), discussing his exposes and articles on

the scandal-ridden Christian empire of the Rev. Pat Robertson. Includes

sound bites of some of Robertson's weirdest recent "700 Club"

pronouncements and brief commentary on the gay marriage vote and the

theocratic plank of the Texas Republican Party. Music: The Freethinker

Blues by Dan Barker. (MP3, 50 min, 22.6 MB)

Includes an interview with Lori Lipman Brown, the first

fulltime secular lobbyist in D.C., working with the Secular Coalition

for America, which the Freedom From Religion Foundation belongs to.

Also a little commentary on religion in the news (Ken Lay conviction,

Iraq war developments & the anniversary of the founding of the

Gideon Society). Songs include Kristin Lems' "Days of the Theocracy,"

and Dan Barker's musical version of The War Prayer by Mark Twain, as

well as "God-Less America." Freethinkers Almanac looks back at Anne

Newport Royall, the nation's first lobbyist for state/church

separation, working in the early 1800s. (MP3, 49 min, 22.2 MB)

The May 27, 2006 broadcast of Freethought Radio features two timely

interviews. The death penalty (a hot topic in Wisconsin) is discussed

with humanist and attorney Arthur K. Thexton, of Madison, Wis. Also featured is an interview with Foundation member John Scalise,

who has fought to stop public school support of the discriminatory Boy

Scouts of America in his Michigan school district. "Pagan Pulpit"

dissects biblical contradictions and dictates regarding the death

penalty. The unique show includes on-target music and Freethinkers

Almanac. Music includes: "No Hurry to Die" by Dan Barker and "Y BSA," a

parody performed by Dan Barker. (MP3, 47 min, 21.5 MB)

Featuring guest Richard Sloan, Ph.D., author of the forthcoming

book, "Blind Faith," critiquing prayer and religion health studies.

Music includes Dan Barker's "Beware of Dogma," Ask-an-Atheist tackles

the myth that there are no atheists in foxholes, and freethought

almanac looks at several famous freethinkers born in late May. (MP3, 47

min, 21.3 MB)

Guest: Mike Newdow, litigant of "under God" in the Pledge of

Allegiance. Music: Newdow's "Those Pledge of Allegiance Need Some Old

Religion Blues." Freethinkers' Almanac: featuring Irving Berlin, the

godless composer of "God Bless America." Music: Irving Berlin's 1923

"Pack Up Your Sins & Go to the Devil in Hades," Dan Barker, vocal

& keyboard. Mother's Day segment, featuring Anne Gaylor,

FFRF founder, and director of the Charitable Women's Medical Fund.

Music in honor of Mother's Day: "Bread & Roses" feminist anthem,

performed by Dan Barker. (MP3, 53 min, 24 MB)

Robin Morgan (Sisterhood Is Powerful) is an atheist whose new book Fighting Words is a counter to the religious right. Her novel The Burning Times

is based on the true case of the first woman put to death as a witch by

the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. Also hear "Theocracy Alert,"

"Freethinkers' Almanac," and the debut of "Pagan Pulpit." (MP3, 45 min,

20.5MB)

Featuring interview with Ernie Harburg, president of the Yip

Harburg Foundation, on the great American lyricist Yip Harburg

("Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," "April

in Paris"), a self-described "ardent agnostic," and author of Rhymes for the Irreverent, recently republished by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Also featuring a segment with Prof. Penny Edgell, University of Minnesota, on her study, "Atheists as 'Other'." (MP3, 49 min, 22.3MB)