Chemical engineering student and human rights activist Lubna Ahmed on why she left Iraq, and what she’s doing to help her former countryfolk.
Audio can be found here!
Show 598: Naturalistic Easter Special
Naturalistic Easter Special w/ Arnell Dowet and Aubrey de Grey
Show 597: Lying his way towards Fascism; Donald Trump as President
Lying his way towards Fascism; Donald Trump as President
Matthew LaClair talks with Jon Greenberg (PolitiFact), and Barry Seidman talks with John Bellamy Foster (Monthly Review), on President Donald Trump.
Audio can be found here!
Show 596: Douglas Letkeman: Former Fundamentalist Christian
Douglas Letkeman: Former Fundamentalist Christian
Douglas Letkeman, a former fundamentalist Christian of 30+ years now an agnostic atheist, conducts cordial interviews with believers, as well as critiques popular pastors/apologists from the unbelievers’ perspective on his Youtube Channel called “Pinecreek”. Doug’s motto is that doubt is a virtue which can lead to humility and compassion, whereas certainty can lead to arrogance and violence. If you would like to contact Doug, or join him for a livestream interview, you can find him on Twitter at @p1necreek, on Facebook as PinecreekDoug, and on Youtube.
Audio can be found here!
Show 595: Feminist, Atheist Comedienne, Kate Smurthwaite
Feminist, Atheist Comedienne, Kate Smurthwaite
Kate Smurthwaite is a left-wing feminist & atheist stand-up comedian and political activist. She preforms all over the UK, and around the world at major clubs including The Comedy Store, Soho Comedy Club, and The Stand, and she also writes for publications from Cosmopolitan to both The Guardian and The Independent and is the Vice Chair and Media Spokesperson for campaign group Abortion Rights UK.
Kate is often a http://www.viagrabelgiquefr.com/ guest on news and debate shows and is well known for her forthright opinions and campaigning work. Appearances include the BBC’s flagship political debate show Question Time as well as BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, and BBC Radio 4 The Moral Maze. In 2012 Radio 4’s Four Thought series included a 15-minute program written and performed entirely by Kate about sexist humour and sexism in comedy.
Audio can be found here!
Show 594: Sarah Mills, former Jehovah’s Witness
Journalist and Skeptic, Sarah Mills
Diego Fontanive’s first solo hosting effort has him interviewing author, journalist and former Jehovah’s Witness, Sarah Mills.
Audio can be found here!
Show 593: Chris Shelton; Former Scientologist
Chris Shelton: Former Scientologist Tells His Story…
(From Chris’s Website): “I used to be a Scientologist and got myself out of that situation in late 2013. As part of my road out of that mess, I discovered skepticism and the whole subject of critical thinking. It was an epiphany for me and a very important step on my road to recovery. No one wants to think that they were duped or made a fool of, and no one wants to think that they could be so easily deceived. Once I started learning about logic and reason, I made it my mission in life to spread this new “gospel” so as to help others in their lives.”
Audio can be found here!
Show 592: The Journey of Chad White: From True Believer to Scientific Skeptic
The Journey of Chad White: From True Believer to Scientific Skeptic
Chad White went from a being a spiritual believer to an atheist after an encounter with a non believer at a Rainbow Tribe Gathering. This led to him questioning more of his beliefs, even the ones that were near and dear to him. In this interview we will discuss Chad’s story…and his disillusionment. We will also talk about how he went from being anti-GMO to Pro-GMO, and what happened after he started to go public with his discoveries.
Audio can be found here!
Show 591: ETFF’S NATURALISTIC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!
ETFF’S NATURALISTIC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!
Another classic iconoclastic Christmas from WBAI in the way that only ‘BAI can deliver. All of the classics –Santa Interviews-Christmas Meditation-and- on this holiday of portentous astronomical significance- a brand new interview with Chief Astronomer for the SETI (Search for Intelligent Life) Institute!
Audio can be found here!
Show 590: Takis Fotopoulos and the New World Order in Action
The phasing out of economic and national sovereignty…by the (NeoLiberal) process has led to a popular global movement for sovereignty, i.e. self-determination and against globalization. The rise of the New World Order and the role of the Transnational Elite; that is, the network of the economic and political elites which administers it, are examined in Fotopoulos’ new text, ‘The New World Order in Action: Globalization, the Brexit Revolution and the “Left”‘
The mythology used by the elites as well as by the globalist “Left” is examined. It was the full integration of the Left into the new order which has led to its political bankruptcy and the rise of neo-nationalist movements embraced by most of the victims of globalization, particularly the working class that used to support the Left. The need for a struggle for national as well as social liberation has become imperative today on the way to a new form of internationalism inspired by the principles of solidarity and mutual aid, rather than the catastrophic principles of competitiveness and profit-making.
Audio can be found here!