DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE – Religion and Diversity THIS DAY IN HISTORY – January 21 * 1738 – Ethan Allen born – Maker of unfinished, kinda shitty furniture and American general was born * 1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of …
Category: Episodes
Jan 14 2016
Episode 129 – A Science Comic with Miles Greb
We are joined by Miles Greb, creator of the After the Gold Rush science comic book. We chat about his comic and background and then thoughts on atheism, skepticism, Jesus, computers, Star Wars, and atheists and skeptics in popular media. Website Twitter Facebook This episode is brought to you by: Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – …
Jan 07 2016
Episode 128 – News for January 7, 2016
Happy New Year! Dusting off the Degree – Favorite Bible Passage – Galatians 4:1-3 THIS DAY IN HISTORY – January 7 * 1789 – First U.S. presidential election * 1947 – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts * 1999 – 1999 – Clinton’s Senate impeachment trial begins SCIENCE …
Dec 31 2015
Episode 127 – The Original Motto with Robert Ray
We are joined by Robert Ray of the Original Motto Project, Humanists of the North Puget Sound, Secular Humanists of Everett, and the Secular Yakking podcast. We discuss the spread of “In God We Trust” in counsel chambers and on patrol cars and his efforts to replace it with the original motto, “E Pluribis Unum”, …
Dec 24 2015
Episode 126 – News for December 24, 2015
Religion and Holidays THIS DAY IN HISTORY – December 24 1294 – Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned 1826 – The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning * 1865 – The Ku Klux Klan is formed * 1913 – …
Dec 17 2015
Episode 125 – Angry Black Rant with Ishmael Brown
We are joined by Ishmael Brown from the Angry Black Rant Podcast and discuss his podcast, Pentecostal upbringing, race issues, the death penalty, and so much more! Website Facebook Twitter This episode is brought to you by: Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – US$35.00 per month * Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics * Travis …
Dec 10 2015
Episode 124 – News for December 10, 2015
Cancun! Adventist Missions THIS DAY IN HISTORY – December 10 * 1520 – Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg’s Elster Gate * 1817 – Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state * 1901 – The first Nobel Prizes are awarded * 2005 – Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, …
Dec 03 2015
Episode 123 – The Satanic Temple of Seattle with Case
Case is with The Satanic Temple of Seattle and lead their street action challenging the Jehovah’s Witnesses at a downtown Seattle transit center and their challenging of Coach Joe Kennedy’s 50 yard line prayers at Bremerton High School football games. Website Facebook Meetup This episode is brought to you by: Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – …
Nov 26 2015
Episode 122 – News for November 26, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving! John Harvey Kellogg THIS DAY IN HISTORY – November 26 * It’s Thanksgiving! * 1862 – Alice in Wonderland manuscript is sent as a Christmas present * 1989 – MTV Unplugged premieres SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – PIGEONS * Compass protein found in fruit fly * Pigeons can be taught to find cancerous tissue …
Nov 19 2015
Episode 121 – Interview with Jamila Bey
Jamila Bey is a journalist and public speaker. She was host of the Sex Politics and Religion: SPAR with Jamila Bey on the Voice of Russia, wrote for the She The People blog on the Washington Post, and spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) earlier this year as as an atheist and an …