Humanists Take on the World

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What’s at Stake?

• Trans rights
• Reproductive rights
• Women’s rights
• Access to Health care
• Right to privacy
• Education
• Checks and balances
• Free press
• Free speech
• Fair Elections
• Democracy itself

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/

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This time we talk about H5N1 Avian Influenza. Currently it's the cause of the high price of eggs, but it could be the next pandemic.

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Topic - H5N1 Bird Flu

CDC: H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation
Wikipedia: Influenza pandemic
Sci Show: Bird Flu is Here

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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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We’ve got the latest installment of the War on Christmas!

The Catholic League claims Christmas

There are many Wars on Christmas

Cotton Candy Snowman

Italian Born Again Evangelicals War on Christmas

Number of people who believe in War on Christmas is down

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Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod
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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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This time we talk about the Samaritans.

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Links

• (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria)
• (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan)

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Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod
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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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We talk about secular parenting

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• Donation from Sally

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• Samuel C
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Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod
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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod
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We talk about harm reduction.

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Harm Reduction

Cali Sober
FDA Modified Risk for General Snus
American Heart Association 2010 flirting with Tobacco harm reduction
Teen Vaping/Smoking Rate (2023): Vaping 10%, Cigarettes 1.6%
Sugar sweetened soft drinks and telemere length

• Artificial sweeteners
• Tobacco
  • NRT
  • Vaping
  • Snus
• Medication
  • Birth Control
  • PrEP
• Cars
  • Safety features
  • Emission Controls
  • Electric vehicles
• Recycling

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Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod
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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod
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34 Ramadan and Ultra Processed Foods

We talk about why Ramadan travels the calendar and what it is. As well as ultra processed foods and where the science is pointing with it.

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Topic

Ramadan

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar

Ultra Processed Foods

• https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/25/1178163270/ultra-processed-foods-health-risk-weight-gain
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_classification
• https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nova
• https://us.openfoodfacts.org/nova

Feedback

• David via the website
• J via the website

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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod
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In this episode we're joined by Matt Baker from Useful Charts and discuss his YouTube channel, past in the Worldwide Church of God, transition to atheism, conversion to Judaism, and his doctoral dissertation studying the personality of atheists.

• https://usefulcharts.com/
• Youtube
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Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod
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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod
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This time we talk about the history of Christmas, the original War on Christmas, the Methodist schism, and how Hamas got elected.

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The original War on Christmas

• Banning Christmas https://www.history.com/news/when-massachusetts-banned-christmas
• History of modern Christmas https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas

News

Methodist Schism is nearly complete https://religionnews.com/2023/12/15/one-fourth-of-united-methodist-churches-in-us-have-left-in-schism-over-lgbtq-ban-what-happens-now/

Feedback

Listener question: How did Hamas win election?

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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod
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This week we talk about Faith of Assent or the BS detector and why some people believe what they do.

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Faith of Assent

• Determinism
• Predestination
• Free will
• Faith of Assent.
• Pantheism
• Panentheism

Feedback

• Christeener Blasphemer via Patreon

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NewsSting by Kevin MacLeod
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Ditty Pong by Kevin MacLeod
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Disco Sting by Kevin MacLeod
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Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod
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