Conservatives and the Campus Wars
From the 1960s to Moms for Liberty
Congressperson Jared Huffman on the Threat of Christian Nationalism (Re-release)
Brad is joined by Congressperson Jared Huffman, who represents California’s 2nd District. Rep. Huffman is the only member of the House who is not affiliated with a religious tradition. He started the Freethought Caucus in 2018 to highlight the concerns and needs of Americans who are humanists, freethinkers, agnostics, and otherwise invested in freethinking in […]
It’s In the Code Ep. 75: “Give Thanks”
This week Dan talks about the popular praise and worship song, “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart.” What is the message of this song? Written as a song of solace and hope, how does it also express an attitude that denies the reality of the things about this world and our places in it that […]
Separation of Church and State with Andrew Seidel
Season 1: Episode 6
AIDS, Nuclear Weapons, and the City on a Hill
How Reagan’s Evangelical Vision Saved His Presidency – And Destroyed So Much Else
Weekly Roundup: The City Banning Gay People and Trump’s Vermin Comments
Brad begins by discussing the history of Murfreesboro, TN, where a city ordinance banned homosexuality in public. As Brad recounts, this isn’t the first time the city has been in the news. A decade ago, citizens tried to prevent the construction of a mosque on the grounds that Islam isn’t a religion. Brad draws on […]
Distorting the Climate Crisis: Far Right Environmentalism with Alex Amend
Season 1: Episode 5
It’s In the Code Ep. 74: “Be Grateful”
We’ve all had the experience of sitting around a Thanksgiving table sharing what we’re grateful or thankful for. But why do some people seem to demand that we feel grateful? Why do they demand that we express gratitude? And what role to these demands play in high-control religious contexts? What is harbored within these demands […]
Trans Inclusion with Kalie Hargrove
Season 1: Episode 5
The Women Who Melted the Lee Statue
The massive bronze sculpture of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, in uniform, astride his horse Traveller, stood in a downtown Charlottesville park for nearly a century. It was at the center of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017, when Neo-Nazis and white supremacists tried to stop the city’s plans to remove the statue. It came down to […]