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A weekly show, broadcast live from Madison, Wis., on 92.1 FM, Saturdays 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents, Freedom From Religion Foundation. Slightly irre... more
FAQs about Freethought Radio:How many episodes does Freethought Radio have?The podcast currently has 1,050 episodes available.
April 09, 2012Guest: Tara AyresDuring this Easter weekend, we discuss why the resurrection story is false. We play a tribute to the irreverent atheist songwriter Yip Harburg (born April 8, 1896) and then talk with Tara Ayres, artistic director of the Stage Q production of the docu-musical This Beautiful City, about gays, fundamentalists and atheists in Colorado Springs....more44minPlay
April 02, 2012Guest: Tanya Smith, president of Atheist Alliance InternationalThis week we announce FFRF's newest federal lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's "2012 Year of the Bible." We play FFRF's new national TV ad featuring JFK, which ran on CBS and will also air on NBC and MSNBC. Then we discuss atheism around the world with Tanya Smith, president of Atheist Alliance International....more43minPlay
March 23, 2012Dan Barker's musical freethought specialSince there is no radio show this week, Dan Barker put together a collection of freethought music. Enjoy this discussion of irreverent tunes!...more58minPlay
March 19, 2012Guest: Mitch KahleNothing is as divisive as church in government. We talk with Mitch Kahle, who stopped Senate prayers in Hawaii. Mitch has just won a major lawsuit defending his rights....more42minPlay
March 12, 2012International Women's Day Guests: Anne Nicol Gaylor and Krystal MyersHonoring International Women's Day, we talk with two women who have made a difference: one in high school and one in her 80s. (Note: Barbara Ehrenreich was announced, but was unable to join us due to a scheduling conflict.) Krystal Myers is the Tennessee high-schooler whose article on atheism was censored by her high-school newspaper, and Anne Nicol Gaylor is the founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation as well as the Women's Medical Fund, the country's longest-lived abortion charity, helping needy women....more44minPlay
March 05, 2012Guest: Jim McCollumIs the separation of church and state "absolute," as JFK said, or does it make you want to vomit (as Rick Santorum said)? This week we talk about FFRF's challenge of Alabama school board prayers, and then interview Jim McCollum, whose family's landmark 1948 Supreme Court victory is the bedrock of modern law regarding religion in the schools. We also hear the song "I Don't Believe in Fairies" by atheist Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal....more43minPlay
February 27, 2012Guest: Katherine Stewart, author of The Good News ClubJessica’s victory, Santorum’s intolerance, Green Bay prayers, Annie Laurie’s open letter encouraging liberal Catholics to exit “en mass,” and an interview with Katherine Stewart, author of the eye-opening investigative book The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children....more43minPlay
February 20, 2012God at the Grammys, Atheism at the Golden GlobesWhat don't we talk about on this week's show? God at the Grammys, atheism at the Golden Globes, Jon Stewart and the "attack on religion," prayers at county board meetings, Ten Commandments in City Hall. We also talk with Canadian professor Christopher DiCarlo, author of How To Become a Really Good Pain In The Ass: A Critical Thinker's Guide to Asking the Right Questions...more42minPlay
February 13, 2012Guest: Ellery Schempp, First Amendment ChampionThis week we look at religion in politics, applaud Bill Maher and boo Denzel Washington for their comments on atheism, congratulate "The Book of Mormon" musical, and talk with First Amendment champion Ellery Schempp about how his 1963 Supreme Court victory over religion in high school compares with Jessica Ahlquist's current fight in Rhode Island....more43minPlay
February 06, 2012Guest: Connecticut Florist Sean Condon"Everything's Coming Up Roses." This week we talk with the intrepid freethinking Connecticut florist (of Glimpse of Gaia) who delivered flowers to the victorious teenage Rhode Island atheist litigant Jessica Ahlquist after nobody in Rhode Island would do it. We also celebrate a victory 30+ years in the making, and announce the filing of FFRF's newest lawsuit challenging the Jesus Statue on federal land in Montana....more42minPlay
FAQs about Freethought Radio:How many episodes does Freethought Radio have?The podcast currently has 1,050 episodes available.