Melissa Chen is a genome scientist and secular activist. She is the Editor/Curator at Global Secular Humanist Movement and Co-Founder & COO at Securing Change. She worked at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. She studied Computational Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Computational Biology at Boston University. We had the honor of meeting Melissa at the '16 Reason Rally and are honored to have her on the podcast to discuss the amazing work she is doing!

Mary Finnigan was born in Manchester, UK. She moved to London in the early 1960s to take up a career in journalism. She worked for national newspapers including The Daily Mirror and the Sunday Times and also spent many years in broadcast journalism -- as a correspondent, editor and documentary maker. In 1969 she met the rock star David Bowie, who introduced her to Tibetan Buddhism.

Grammy nominated Lahna turner is one of the hottest comedians working the comedy circuit. With her hilarious songs and sharp wit Lahna holds nothing back as she shares insights and observations from her life as an ex-wife, mother, and the uncensored inner voice of millions of women. Lahna joined us on the podcast to discuss her career as a comedian. Lahna brilliantly blends music with comedy. We are extremely honored to have had the opportunity to talk with Lahna. Don't miss this interview!

Atheist Airwaves is Corpus Christi’s only radio show for atheists and the secular minded. They are sponsored by Corpus Christi Atheists and the South Texas Coalition of Reason. Christian Ferris, Amanda Stephens and Reb Spence join us to talk about the Atheist Airwaves podcast and the secular community in Corpus Christi, Texas. We discuss how the podcast originated and how they were kicked out of a community radio station for being pro atheist and LGBTQ. They share their connection to Bill Maher and how they built a fundraiser around his appearance in Corpus Christi. If you are a fan of their podcast don’t miss this interview.

On Friday October 21, 2016, Dr. Robert Price and Dr. Bart Ehrman finally debated on whether or not Jesus existed. The Mythicist Milwaukee team held the debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Turner Hall. After the debate many people in Milwaukee and online were already discussing who won and what the main takeaways were from the debate. We decided to invite the experts on a podcast to get their opinion on this debate and where the mythicist position is headed. Matt Dillahunty, Dr. Richard Carrier, David Fitzgerald and Kristyn Whitaker Hood join hosts Sean Fracek and Jason Lawson to discuss the debate. Matt Dillahunty explains why he feels at this point the mythicist position is not ready for the spotlight. But is it getting there? Also, If you are in that camp that feels Dr. Richard Carrier should be the next to debate Dr. Bart Ehrman, you will get a sneak peek of what that would like in this interview.

Mike Hickey aka Major Entertainer Mike H is a seasoned entertainer and professional opening act. We had the honor of meeting Mike on the Eric Andre Show tour. He was the opening act each night and definitely had appropriate material representing that position. During this interview, Mike discusses his experience on the Eric Andre Show live tour. Mike also discusses the work that he has done on the Tom Green Show. He has been working with Tom Green for many years and even fills in as co-host periodically.

We had a chance to speak with all of the speakers that will be present at the Mythinformation Conference III to hear what the are looking forward to at the event. We spoke with Allie Jackson CEO of Atheist Republic, Dan Barker Co-President of FFRF, Matt Dilahunty of the Atheist Experience Show, Miguel Conner host of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, Thomas Smith host of the Atheistically Speaking Podcast, Kristyn Whitaker Hood social media director of Mythicist Milwaukee, and of course Bart Ehrman and Robert Price. Listen to the podcast to get a sneak peek on what each speaker will bring to the table at the conference and what they are looking forward to during the debate. Did Jesus exist? We will finally witness the best possible arguments on both sides of this debate live in Milwaukee!

he Atheism 101 Podcast contains questionable taste, bad jokes and good research. Your hosts will usually agree but when they don’t be prepared for petty name calling, whining and desperate call backs to poorly remembered to desperately googled research. They are human after all. Feel free to call them on their bullshit, but if you do be prepared for some blow back. Matt and Tim of the Atheism 101 podcast join us to discuss how and why they created the podcast. Matt and Tim share how much work goes into the research every week. They pride themselves on having accurate information. As a result of being close friends, they are very competitive and constantly challenge each other on various topics. This is well documented in their podcasts. Don't miss this interview!

Co-founder Doug Mesner and chapter head Nikki Olden Moungo join us for a discussion on the The Satanic Temple (TST). They explain the mission of the organization and how they utilize the Satan figure as a way to promote reason and secularism.

Norm R. Allen Jr. was the first and only full-time African American secular humanist activist traveling the world promoting secular humanism and skepticism. Norm Allen is also the president of NP Solutions, a writing business headquartered in Buffalo, NY. In Africa, he helped establish and/or strengthen 72 humanist groups in 30 African nations. He founded African Americans for Humanism (AAH) in 1989 and led the organization until 2010. While he was with the Center for Inquiry – the organization under which the Council for Secular Humanism, AAH and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry were based – he was an editor with Free Inquiry magazine. He also edited the AAH Examiner, the quarterly journal of African Americans for Humanism. Allen is the editor of two groundbreaking books, African –American Humanism: An Anthology and The Black Humanist Experience: An Alternative to Religion. He has written numerous articles for magazines, newsletters, books, and encyclopedias. He has been featured in media such as C-Span, BBC Radio, National Public Radio and the O-Reilly Factor. Allen joined the Institute for Science and Human Values, led by the late humanist pioneer Paul Kurtz, in 2010. He headed their international outreach efforts and edited their journal, The Human Prospect, until 2013.