During this interview Kenneth takes us through the true origins of the Christian festival known as Christmas. He explains why the earliest Christians would not have celebrated the birth of Jesus and why December 25th was chosen in the 4th century to celebrate this festival.

Brannon Parker joins us to discuss how the Vedic scriptures have influnced many of the religions that came much later. He also explains his involvement with protesting in Washington D.C. to provide much needed aid to the Yezidi people who were trapped on Mount Sinjar in Iraq.

Jason "Casper" Rigsby is a 35 year old husband and father. He is the author of the bestselling title "The Bible in a Nutshell", and has published six other titles as well. Jason talks to us about the current projects that he and Atheist Republic are working on. We also discuss the middle school student in Katy, Texas, that claimed her teacher insisted she deny the existence of God. Instead of looking at the media hype that this story caused we got to the root of the claim.

Link aka TheraminTrees, is a popular YouTube user who makes very high quality videos on a variety of topics including religion and atheism. His videos do a wonderful job of keeping the audience engaged and learning many critical skills and arguments throughout the experience. His videos highlight his eclectic background in publishing, illustration and psychology. During this interview we discuss how Link transitioned into atheism and what inspired him to start his video series that he never set out to create initially. He shares his take on the terror attack on Paris that took place on Friday November, 15 2015. Link also shares with us his perception on the negative prejudice that atheists experience in the US and how that is contrasted in the UK.

Harrison Mumia is the President of Atheists In Kenya (AIK), the most vibrant atheists movement in Kenya. Atheists In Kenya's mission is to promote the growth and interaction of atheists in Kenya. Harrison has debated at numerous forums in Kenya including the University of Nairobi debate, titled "Does God Exist?". He has extensively written articles about atheism, religion and secularism both in Kenyan print and on the atheists in Kenya website, as well as google groups and blogs. He has also made several appearances on NTV, KTN, Nation FM, QFM, Family Radio and KBC, which are all mainstream TV and Radio stations in Kenya, discussing issues revolving around secularism, atheism and religion in Kenya.

Shelley Segal is an up and coming singer and songwriter based out of Melbourne, Australia. During Shelley’s tour of the US this year, (2015) we had the pleasure of meeting with her live while she was in Milwaukee. Shelley honored us with a live podcast interview where she shares the many things she had experienced on her tour. She also performs some of her songs live during the interview!

Dr. Bruce J. MacLennan is the author of the book “Wisdom of Hypatia” . He has a BS in mathematics from Florida State University, and an MS and PhD in computer science from Purdue University. He was a senior software engineer at Intel, and a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research is in artificial intelligence, artificial life, self-organizing systems, and philosophy of mind.

Gulie Khalaf and is a leader of the Yezidi community in Lincoln, Nebraska that is working very hard to provide for and support the Yezidi refugees that were displaced from their homes in Iraq.

Catherine joins us to discuss her research on the mythical origins of Christianity as well as the problems that exist with an "historical" Jesus.

David Tamayo is president and founder of Hispanic American Freethinkers (HAFree), a national nonprofit educational organization with emphasis on serving the Latino community in the U.S. Mr. Tamayo received his Bachelors degree in Computer Science from George Washington University and his Masters degree in Management in Information Technology from University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He currently serves as Vice President of Technology for large corporation in the Washington DC area.