Stefan Molyneux is back, and this time we discuss his fantastic novel The God of Atheists.  I had a ton of fun talking about this book with Stefan, and if you’ve not yet read it, don’t worry, this episode does not contain any spoilers.

And if you’ve not yet read The God of Atheists, I have to ask why not?  This novel is truly a masterwork, the most important work of fiction since The Fountain Head.  You’ve got to read this book!

The paperback version can be found here:

http://www.lulu.com/shop/stefan-molyneux/the-god-of-atheists-softcover/paperback/product-1775028.html;jsessionid=E620D82D6A8242A91415F77BAECF6534

PDF and audio versions of the book are available for gold donors on Stef's website: 

http://www.freedomainradio.com/Donate.aspx

Bumper music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j1sxvun384

Steve Patterson co-hosts with me as we talk to Alfie Kohn, the best-selling author of many books on parenting and education.  We spend a large portion of the show discussing how using punishments and rewards, carrots and sticks, teaches children that they are only loved under certain conditions, they are only valuable when they do good.   There are many ramifications of this approach, none of which are desirable.  We also discuss some of the flaws of the public education system, how it crushes the natural desire of children to learn.

Find more from Alfie Kohn here:  http://www.alfiekohn.org/index.php

Bumper music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0H3RlaQVrM

In this show I speak with Seth Andrews, author of Deconverted: a Journey from Religion to Reason, and founder of the website and podcast The Thinking Atheist.

We talk about Seth’s journey from being a Christian radio DJ to being a public advocate for truth, what proof is required to believe in a deity, free markets, and more!

Please visit Seth’s wonderful site and buy his book:

http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/

Bumper music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xA84aIAWEk

Andrew Horowitz joins me to discuss investing in the financial markets.  He talks about his journey working in the industry the last 20 plus years and how much things have changed.  We discuss the economy, and learn what do you do when the economy and the market send you different signals. 

Find more from Andrew here:

http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com

Bumper music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAdQzCq53XE

With Mother’s Day looming, there is no better time to have on one of my favorite mothers, Adele Faber.  In this show, we both share stories about our experience as parents.  Adele talks about the new edition of her best seller How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids will Talk and provides us with scores of sage advice.

You can find Adele here:  http://www.fabermazlish.com/

And her books here:  http://www.fabermazlish.com/publications.php

Bumper music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjpOzsQ9YI

Sean Croxton teaches us about JERF, Just Eat Real Foods.  We learn exactly what real food is, how our friends sabotage us when we’re trying to lose weight, why it’s important to have good reasons to get healthy, the importance of sleep, and how Sean gained a fear of planes!

You can find Sean below:

http://undergroundwellness.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/btr-underground-wellness-show/id296766401

http://www.youtube.com/undergroundwellness

https://twitter.com/ugwellness

https://www.facebook.com/undergroundwellness

Bumper music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0H3RlaQVrM

I welcome back Pete Gerlach to discuss psychology and self-help.  We cover his great article “Five Epidemic Personal, Marital, and Family Hazards”:

http://sfhelp.org/hazards.htm

Here is the link to his free 7 lesson self-improvement course mentioned during the show:

http://sfhelp.org/pop/course.htm

Pete’s youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/gercacn/videos?view=1&flow=grid

Pete provides phone consultations: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xznYTHZGjps&feature=player_embedded

Or find a local therapist who specializes in IFS therapy (Inner Family systems):

http://www.selfleadership.org/find-an-ifs-therapist.html

An interview with Dr. Faye Snyder about RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MrVq-3UviY

Bumper music: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjpOzsQ9YI

Two Beers with Steve has now become the Choice Conversations podcast.  In this show we learn about the host’s journey; how he unplugged from the matrix.

Below are links to several items mentioned during the show.

Peter Gerlach’s “Break the Cycle” website:  http://sfhelp.org/pop/course.htm

Wes Bertrand and Complete Liberty:  http://completeliberty.com/

The Market for Liberty free audio book:  http://podiobooks.com/title/the-market-for-liberty/

True News 13: Statism is Dead - Part 3 - The Matrix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P772Eb63qIY

“The Law” by FRÉDÉRIC BASTIAT:  http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf,  http://mises.org/media/2648/The-Law (audio version)

How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World by Harry Browne:  http://www.amazon.com/How-Found-Freedom-Unfree-World/dp/0965603679/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366068892&sr=1-1&keywords=how+i+found+freedom+in+an+unfree+world  

Nathaniel Brandon sentence completion exercises:

http://www.nathanielbranden.com/exercises/

http://www.nathanielbranden.com/exercises/sentence-completion-i/

http://www.nathanielbranden.com/exercises/sentence-completion-ii/

Bumper music:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xA84aIAWEk

Our guest this week is Andy Craig, CEO & Founder of Plain English Finance.  We talk about his book “Own the World,” which is about the importance of learning to invest; why everyone can and should manage their own money.

Learn more about Andy at his blog:  http://plainenglishfinance.com/

Here are links to the free newsletters Andy mentions during the show:

http://www.stansberryresearch.com/products#podcasts

http://agorafinancial.com/

This show is a short conversation Steve and I had while waiting to interview Andy Craig.  We talked about parenting, specifically Alfie Kohn’s great book Unconditional Parenting.  Since the topic of this opening discussion was dramatically different then the topic of our interview of Andy Craig (which was finance/investing), I decided to break the discussion up into two separate podcasts. 

Here is a link to Wes Bertrand’s reading of the book Unconditional Parenting, as discussed during the show:

http://completeliberty.com/magazine/read/episode-137---unconditional-parenting-part-one_143.html