095 - Secular American Voices, feat. Juhem Navarro-Rivera
In this episode Ryan shares a few thoughts about the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election, followed by an interview with Juhem...
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Writer and speaker, Ryan Bell, of A Year Without God, shares insightful commentary on religion and irreligion in North America and engaging interviews with believers, heretics and the uncert...
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20 of 96 episodes094 - Secular Day of the Dead, feat. Victoria de la Torre & Margaret Downey
On this episode I speak with Victoria de la Torre and Margaret Downey about Secular Day of the Dead, a secularized celebration of an ancient...
093 - Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives, feat. Chris Stedman
On this episode I speak with Chris Stedman. Chris is a writer, speaker, and community organizer living in Minneapolis. His new book, out tom...
092 - The Humanism of Albert Camus, feat. Jamie Lombardi
On this episode I speak with Jamie Lombardi about the humanistic philosophy of Albert Camus against the backdrop of our contemporary politic...
091 - White Too Long, feat. Robert P. Jones
On this episode I speak with Robert P. Jones, founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) about his new bombshell of a book...
090 - We Are Not the Heroes, ft. Greg Epstein
On this episode I speak to Greg Epstein, humanist chaplain at Harvard University and MIT. In this wide ranging conversation, Greg and I talk...
089 - The Politics of Humanism with Justin Clark
In this episode I speak with Justin Clark about the relationship between secularism, humanism, and socialism. We even talk a little about Ma...
088 - Race in a Godless World with Nathan Alexander
In this episode I speak with historian Dr. Nathan Alexander about his new book, Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 18...
087 - Ex-Files: A Conversation with Pat Green
Today on the Ex-Files I speak with Pat Green. Pat is a former Christian pastor and recovering evangelical. Pat’s claim to fame is that he is...
086 - Ex-Files: A Conversation with Tim Hellmann
On this episode of the podcast I speak with Tim Hellmann. Tim is a former Christian who grew up fundamentalist in Bible Methodist and Pilgri...
085 - Black Freethinkers with Christopher Cameron
On this episode of the podcast I speak with University of North Carolina history professor, Christopher Cameron, about his new book, Black F...
084 - Rethinking Religious Trauma with Brian Peck
On this episode I speak with my friend Brian Peck about the importance of taking a trauma-informed approach to treating what he calls advers...
083 - Ex-Files: A conversation with Kristi Kiger Upman
In this episode I speak with Kristi Kiger Upman. For ten years Kristi worked for the Southeast White House, a ministry associated with The F...
082 - This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom with Martin Hägglund
On this episode of the podcast I speak with Yale professor of comparative literature and humanities, Martin Hägglund, about his new book, "T...
081 - The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy with Jeff Sharlet
This week on the podcast I speak with Jeff Sharlet, the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Family: The Secret F...
080 - Inciting Incident: A Conversation with Marissa and Bethany
This week on the podcast I speak with Marissa Alexa McCool and Bethany Futrell, the co-hosts of Inciting Incident podcast. Marissa is a podc...
078 - Post-Religious Mental Health: A Conversation with Suandria Hall
Welcome to a special edition of the Life After God podcast. I'm excited to share conversations with you from a growing number of professiona...
077 - Remembering George Tiller: A conversation with Gretchen Koch
In this bonus episode I speak Gretchen Koch on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the murder of George Tiller, the famous abortion d...
076 - Humanism & Our Political Commitments with James Croft
In this episode I speak with James Croft, a leader at the Ethical Society of St. Louis where he has been for the past five years. James is a...
075 - Escaping from Jehovah's Witnesses with Lloyd Evans
On this episode I speak with Lloyd Evans. Lloyd is the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org - a website that promotes freethought among...