Humanists Take on the World

By Dustin Williams, Lauren Studley

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October 14, 2013 Episode 36 – On the Road Again with Sam Mulvey
INTRO
* Light the Night | National | Dustin
* Foundation Beyond Belief
FEEDBACK
* Al from Canada
* An anonymous German
* Virginia Dawn
SUPPORTERS
Platinum Sponsor – US$10.00 per month
* Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound
* Virginia Dawn
* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics
* Renee Davis-Pelt
Gold Sponsor – US$5.00 per month
* Vernware
THIS DAY IN HISTORY – October 10
* 1881 – Darwin publishes work on mold and worms
* 1944 – Eight hundred children are gassed to death at Auschwitz
* 1957 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat
* 1985 – Achille Lauro hijacking ends
* 1991 – Former postal worker commits mass murder
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
* Bionic leg controlled by brain power
* Molecules of light?
* First artificial pancreas approved
* A malaria vaccine!
POLITICS AND RELIGION
* Nordic countries propose a circumcision ban
* Texas now openly demanding biblical creationism in text books
* Cops for Christ?
* USAF forcing cadets to invoke God to receive their commissions
* Freethought Equality Fund, a nontheist pack launched
* Punk band shoots a porno at the WBC
* Another conservative anti-gay senator has been outed
* Catholic bishops want the shutdown to continue unless their own demands are met
INTERVIEW – Sam Mulvey, host of Ask an Atheist and President of the Humanists of Washington

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Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.
Recorded for release on 2013-10-10
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1h 37min
September 26, 2013 Episode 35 – Apologizing for Apologetics with Rachael Slick
INTRO
* Light the Night National | Dustin
* FBB
FEEDBACK
* Sean from Canada
* Stephen from Canada
SUPPORTERS
Platinum Sponsor – US$10.00 per month
* Robert Ray, Humanists of the North Puget Sound
* Virginia Dawn
* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics
* Renee Davis-Pelt
Gold Sponsor – US$5.00 per month
* Vernware
THIS DAY IN HISTORY – September 26th
* 1945 – First American soldier killed in Vietnam
* 1888 – Great American author T.S. Elliot is born
* 1960 – Nixon sweats a river during a debate
* 1969 – It’s all about Marsha Marsha Marsha! as the Brady Bunch premiers
* 2008 – Screen legend Paul Newman dies
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
* Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake creates new island in Pakistan
* Cygnus delayed
* CDC reports on antibiotic resistant infections
* Australia nixes the science minister post
* Russian Academy of Science loses independance
POLITICS AND RELIGION
* Faith healing parents charged in daughter’s death
* Sexuality is apparently magnetic…
* Court rules that for-profit corporation is not a religious person
* Pope wants the Catholic Church to take it’s focus off social issues…
* …Yet still excommunicates gay and woman affirming priest…
* …meanwhile another priest caught with a boy’s pants down
INTERVIEW – Rachael Slick
Rachael Slick is the daughter of Christian apologist and CARM Founder Matt Slick and wrote about her experiences growing up on Friendly Atheist.
If you read up on TAG you can find it here.
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Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.
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1h 28min
September 06, 2013 Episode 34 – Atheism in the North Puget Sound with Robert Ray
INTRODUCTION
* Humans take robots jobs!
* Light the Night | National | Dustin
* Foundation Beyond Belief
FEEDBACK
* Virginia Dawn
SUPPORTERS
Platinum Sponsors
* Robert Ray from the Humanists of the North Puget Sound
* Virginia Dawn
* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics
Gold Sponsor
* Vernware
THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 5
* 1774 – First Continental Congress convenes
* 1970 – U.S. forces launch last major American operation of the war
* 1975 – Gerald Ford survives first assassination attempt
* 1972 – Arab terrorists take Israeli hostages at the Olympics
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
* Curiosity can now drive itself
* 3-D printing in space
* ALMA is OOS due to strike
* Whales burn and tan
* The East Coast bottlenose dolphin viral die off
* Google Palestine hacked
POLITICS/RELIGION
* Crucified bus drivers
* Megachurch measles outbreak in Texas
* MAJ Nidal Hasan want’s the death penalty and gets it
* North Korea executes musicians for pornography
* Zurich, Switzerland opens up prostitution drive in’s
* Artist fleas Russia after paintings of Putin in lingerie are ceased
* US Marines consider the nonreligious to be “at risk”
* FFRF wins standing in Parish Exemption case
Interview
Robert Ray, President of the Humanists of the North Puget Sound
Secular home school links
* FaceBook group
* website
* Google+
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1h 18min
August 23, 2013Episode 33 – Thank God for an “act of God”? with Rebecca Vitsmun
INTRODUCTION
Light the Night | National | TVCoR/Dustin
FBB
FEEDBACK
Thanks for the support
SUPPORTERS
New Platinum Sponsors
Robert Ray from the Humanists of the North Puget Sound
Virginia Dawn
Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics
New Gold Sponsor
Vernware
Donor
Gary
THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 22
1864 – International Red Cross founded
1920 – Ray Bradbury Born – Fahrenheit 451 / Martian Chronicles
1922 – J. Edgar Hoover becomes Assistant Chief of the FBI
1989 – Nolan Ryan registers 5,000th strikeout
1992 – Incident at Ruby Ridge
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
The cause of the Near-Death Light
Kepler repair attempts have failed
Canada develops new animal radar
5000 year old board game discovered
Using waste CO2 for more power!
Google to test Project Loon in California’s Central Valley, begins taking participant applications
POLITICS/RELIGION
Egypt is a mess
World’s oldest temple may have been built to worship Sirius
Judge forces baby Messiah’s name to be changed
First same-sex marriage in New Zealand
Obama back’s Greece, NY prayer
Interview
We are joined by Rebecca Vitsmun, the Oklahoma City Tornado survivor made famous after telling Wolf Blitzer she’s an atheist.
You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at [email protected], and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.
Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.
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1h 31min
August 09, 2013Episode 32 – Catching up on the News and Mail
INTRODUCTION
Sorry for the recent delays
Dustin’s unemployed
EFF is saving podcasting
Light the Night – National | Dustin
The latest on GSOW and
FBB
FEEDBACK
Susan
Christie
Jason
Sean
Joseph
Gary
SUPPORTERS
Ray
THIS DAY IN HISTORY August 08
1945 – Truman signs United Nations Charter
1945 – Soviets declare war on Japan; invade Manchuria
1968 – Nixon and Agnew receive the Republican Party nomination
1973 – Vice President Agnew under attack
1974 – Nixon resigns
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
NASA’s new twin study
Happy Birthday Curiosity!
A test tube burger
Bezos find the Apollow 11 engines
POLITICS/RELIGION
The National Atheist Party changes its name
Bangladeshi Islamist found guilty of war crimes
Buddhist temple get’s bombed
Malala addresses UN Youth Assembly
Federal judge issues injunction against ND abortion law
Switzerland to adopt new godless national anthem
Washington, D.C. Passes Law to Allow Atheists To Officiate Wedding Ceremonies
Former Congressman Barney Frank Finally Comes Out as an Atheist
You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at [email protected], and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.
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1h 1min
July 20, 2013Episode 31 – Jew Power with Joshie Berger, part 2
FEEDBACK
Rory
Brian
Joshie
SUPPORTERS
April
THIS DAY IN HISTORY – July 11th
1767 – John Quincy Adams is born
1804 – Burr slays Hamilton in duel
1979 – Skylab crashes to Earth
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
Big Brain
Study looks at safety and effectiveness of electronic cigarettes
POLITICS/RELIGION
DOMA is out!
California’s Prop 8 is out!
The people’s filibuster in Texas
Gary Glenn of the American Family Association of Michigan calls on Christians and governors to ignore any ruling from the Supreme Court that supports marriage equality
House GOP will introduce an amendment to define marriage
Hobby Lobby is a person?
The views on the growing number of nones
INTERVIEW
We are continuing the interview with Joshie Berger. For part 1, see Episode 30.
You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at [email protected], and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.
Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.
Checksums – MD5
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1h 22min
July 03, 2013Episode 30 – Jew Power with Joshie Berger, part 1
Introduction
Boise Pride, with the Boy Scouts!
Happy Birthday GSoW!
Wesley and Sam
Feedback
Rory on 3D printed food
Charles on E29
Mike on Miranda
Supporters
Randall
Rus
THIS DAY IN HISTORY – June 27
1829 – Smithson dies and leaves an odd will
1844 – Joseph Smith killed by mob
1880 – Helen Keller is born
2003 – National Do Not Call Registry started
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
Bioengineered blood vessel used in first trial
FDA asserts authority to regulate fecal transplants
Using silver with antibiotics
HPV Vaccine has reduced infection rates in teens by 56% in 4 years
POLITICS/RELIGION
Syria…
Atheist pacifist get’s her citizenship application approved with the help of FFRF, the AHA, and a Texas Republican
Supreme Court shoots down naturally occurring human gene patents
Second attempt for atheist chaplains get’s 150 votes, still fails
Interview
For the last half of the show, we are joined by Joshie Berger, the OTD (former Hasidic Jew) of Food Network and SGU fame. We went long and it was just too good to cut, so for the last half of the interview, you will just have to wait for episode 31.
You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at [email protected], and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.
Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.
Recorded on 2013-06-23 (news) and 2013-06-24 (interview) for release on 2013-06-27…Sorry it’s so late.
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1h 44min
June 16, 2013Episode 29 – The Heretics Guide to Mormons with David Fitzgerald
Intro
Welcome Vance!
Help Teresa MacBain be a part of the Freethinker Panel at the Religious News Writers Conference
FBB’s Humanist Crisis Response raises more than $44,000 for OK tornado victims
Feedback
Charles’ art
Amy
Dominic
Richard – citations required for corrections
Rory
History June 13th
1966 – Miranda rights are established
1967 – Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court
1983 – Pioneer 10 departs solar system
Science/Technology
The sensitive robot
120,000 year old Neanderthal tumor found
Oldest bird fossil found
Even with flaws, graphene is the strongest substance in the world
The moon’s uneven gravity explained
Politics/Religion
Update on Kaitlyn Hunt
Non-theistic invocation doesn’t fly with one AZ lawmaker
House Armed Services Committee rejects humanist chaplains
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced a bill that encourages school board prayer
Music – Brother Jake Presents – True Believing Mormon Dude
(used by permission)
Interview
David Fitzgerald comes back on the show to talk about his new book: The Complete Heretic’s Guide to Western Religion Book One: The Mormons. Buy it now for Kindle for $6.66.
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Recorded for release on 2013-06-13
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2h 2min
June 01, 2013Episode 28 – The honorary last episode of Chariots of Iron
INTRO
One year down! New theme music is on its way. We are joined by Eli and Lamar of Chariots of Iron.
I have uploaded the Chariots of Iron archives to our sever.
FEEDBACK – Oh so much
THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 30
1431 – Joan of Arc martyred
1806 – Andrew Jackson wins duel
1922 – Former President Taft dedicates Lincoln Memorial
1971 – Mariner 9 departs for Mars
2008 – Sex and the City movie released – People around the world discover the sound of one hand clapping
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The robot bartender
3D printing food
Stem-cell therapy restores sight to a blind man
New study assesses consensus for anthropogenic global warming
Kepler’s exoplanet search may be over
POLITICS AND RELIGION
John Kerry speaks out in favor of the right to not believe
Supreme Court to hear town board prayer case
Texas legislature is considering “Romeo and Juliet” defense for gay teens (House | Senate)
Lesbian Florida teen charged with felony sexual charges
Anonymous goes on the offensive
Texas judge rules against lesbian in custody decision
SCALIA RESIGNS POST AS SCOUTMASTER
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Recorded 05/24/13 for release on 05/30/13
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1h 34min
May 17, 2013Episode 27 – Guerrilla Skepticism with Susan Gerbic
INTRO
Our next episode will be the one year anniversary show!
LISTENER CONTEST
Tara
Vance
Cassandra
FEEDBACK – None this time around
THIS DAY IN HISTORY May 16
1717 – Voltaire is imprisoned in the Bastille
1866 – US Congress dumps the half-dime coin for the Nickel
1918 – U.S. Congress passes Sedition Act
1984 – Andy Kaufman died – Tony Clifton continues to be seen for years.
1988 – US Surgeon general C. Everett Koop compares the addiction of nicotine to heroin and cocaine
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Canadarm on Canadian bank note
Die and poison used against poachers
Some atypical Black Widow cannibalism
What makes people happy?
POLITICS AND RELIGION
Administration appeals “Morning After Pill” ruling
TX Judge rules in favor of Cheerleaders
FFRF is not Pleased
Rhode Island becomes 10th state to embrace marriage equality
Delaware was 11th
Minnesota’s 12th
INTERVIEW – Susan Gerbic
Susan Gerbic leads a team of 80+ Wikipedia editors (in 17 languages) known as Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia trying to change skeptical content on the 5th most popular website world-wide. You can find out more at the project’s blog.
You can find us online at www.htotw.com, follow us on Twitter @AtheistNomads, like us on Facebook, email us at [email protected], and leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666.
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1h 57min

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