Freethought Radio
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Freethought Radio is a weekly radio show produced by the Freedom From Religion Foundation
. It is broadcast live every Saturday on The Mic 92.1 in Madison, Wis. and (as of Saturday 6 October 2007) on Air America
, streamed online, and available as a podcast
. It is also available through syndication and XM Radio
on Air America
. It features Dan Barker
and Annie Laurie Gaylor
, co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
As the first ever national atheist radio broadcast, the show features discussion on atheism, freethought, separation of church and state, etc. Past guests have included Richard Dawkins
, Sam Harris
, Stephen Pinker, Daniel C. Dennett, Ron Reagan
, Mikey Weinstein, Mike Newdow and many others. In addition to guest interviews, the show includes regular segments such as "Theocracy Alert" and "Freethinkers Almanac".
Freedom From Religion Foundation
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is an American freethought organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. Its purposes, as stated in its bylaws, are to promote the separation of church and state and to educate the public on matters relating to atheism, agnosticism and nontheism. The FFRF publishes...
. It is broadcast live every Saturday on The Mic 92.1 in Madison, Wis. and (as of Saturday 6 October 2007) on Air America
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
, streamed online, and available as a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
. It is also available through syndication and XM Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
on Air America
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
. It features Dan Barker
Dan Barker
Dan Barker is a prominent American atheist activist who served as a Christian preacher and musician for 19 years but left Christianity in 1984.-Biography:...
and Annie Laurie Gaylor
Annie Laurie Gaylor
Annie Laurie Gaylor is co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and, with her husband Dan Barker, is the current co-president. She is also editor of the organization's newspaper, Freethought Today, which is published ten times per year. She is a self-described feminist and liberal...
, co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
As the first ever national atheist radio broadcast, the show features discussion on atheism, freethought, separation of church and state, etc. Past guests have included Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
, Sam Harris
Sam Harris (author)
Sam Harris is an American author, and neuroscientist, as well as the co-founder and current CEO of Project Reason. He received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Stanford University, before receiving a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA...
, Stephen Pinker, Daniel C. Dennett, Ron Reagan
Ron Reagan
Ronald Prescott "Ron" Reagan sometimes known as Ronald Reagan, Jr., is a former talk radio host and chief political analyst for KIRO radio in Seattle until his show was canceled on August 8, 2007...
, Mikey Weinstein, Mike Newdow and many others. In addition to guest interviews, the show includes regular segments such as "Theocracy Alert" and "Freethinkers Almanac".