Godless rEvolution

Zack and RJ launch "Season 2" of Godless rEvolution talking about gun violence, terrorism, and Islamaphobia. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VIaL7lbgv4, http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/

Zack, RJ, and Maggie are joined in studio by the every famous Amanda Novotny and Eric Paine of Siouxland Free Thinkers as we discuss their upcoming conference, Skepdakota, on August 29. We also talk about the recent "scandal" involving the alleged selling of fetus tissue by planned parenthood. Check it out! Links: http://www.siouxlandfreethinkers.org/, http://skepdakota.org/, https://www.facebook.com/groups/SiouxlandFreethinkers/

After taking too long of a break during a long and busy summer, Zack and RJ are back in the podcasting game. In this episode, join us as we discuss activism and local politics. Links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-is-the-monster-the-gop-created/2015/07/08/5b0bb834-259b-11e5-aae2-6c4f59b050aa_story.html http://observer.com/2012/11/the-purple-election-map/

Zack and RJ talk with a diverse LGBTQ panel at Heartland Pride in Omaha, NE. Listen to Jen, Mark, Zack, RJ, Alic, and Rosalyn discuss the importance of events like Pride, current issues surrounding the community, and being a secular LGBTQ person and activist. Links: http://nebraskatranscommunity.com/, http://www.theqnyn.org/

Join us for a couple fun and interesting discussions live from the KC Oasis Memorial Day party at Darrel Ray's house. Michaelyn Eberhart is an activist, blogger, and soon-to-be medical student. Her husband JT Eberhard runs the WWJTD Blog on patheos, where Michaelyn frequently contributes. Michaelyn is passionate about mental illness and talks with us about that and religion. Darrel Ray is a psychologist, author, and all around nice person who frequently writes and talks publically about sex and religion. When not opening his home up to others (thanks!) he is producing his own podcast, Secular Sexuality, a podcast on the Secular Media Group network. Links: http://dogmadebate.com/secularsexuality/, http://www.amazon.com/Darrel-W.-Ray/e/B002GEZTFO, https://www.seculartherapy.org/, http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2015/05/scientific-skepticism-alzheimers-has-been-cured/

Join us for an on-the-spot interview with David Smalley, the host of the popular secular radio show Dogma Debate. David joins us for a candid discussion about activism on the internet, and his experiences being an activist, radio show host, and blogger. Links: www.dogmadebate.com, www.openlysecular.org, www.twitter.com/davidcsmalley

Maggie and RJ host this episode of Godless rEvolution in which we talk about ways in which women experience sexism in their everyday lives. Our guest panel includes such kick-ass women as Skyler, Amy, and Steph Montgomery. Specific topics include: sexism in the workplace, dress expectations, expected parenting roles between men and women, mansplaining, rape culture, and sexism within the atheist and freethought movement. Links: http://groundedparents.com/, http://www.secularavenue.org/

In this bonus edition of the Godless rEvolution Podcast: Sylvia Ann Driskell, of Auburn, NE, decided the other day that it would be prudent of her to file a lawsuit against "The Homosexuals." Well, RJ and the rest of the Godless rEvolution have written her an open letter in response. Plus, Zack reads the best parts of the court's dismissal of Driskell's lawsuit. http://tinyurl.com/ke9zbkz http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/05/05/nebraska-woman-sues-all-homosexuals/

Prepare for weird combination of serious discussion, crude language, and inappropriate jokes as Zack, RJ, Meagan, Josiah, and Maggie get together to talk about gay marriage. With a couple court decisions looming on the horizon, this is an opportune time to draw attention to this issue. Also, we are announcing the launch of godlessrevolution.com, our new home on the internet!

Hemant Mehta, known for his blog The Friendly Atheist, is a journalist, educator, and activist from Chicago, Il. He took some time to sit down with us live at the Mythinformation Conference in Milwaukee to talk about his role as an activist through journalism. Links: www.friendlyatheist.com, http://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAtheistVoice