Bi Any Means Podcast
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThe Bi Any Means podcast is a weekly show that features interviews with bloggers, podcasters, and activists about the intersections of atheism, humanism, politics, current events, and social justice.
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Bi Any Means Podcast #123: Inter-tradition Dialogue with Alex Moreschi
November 09, 2017 21:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBMy guest for today is Rev. Alex Moreschi. He’s an ordained Episcopalian minister who currently works in hospice care, and is a co-host of the No Religion Required podcast. One of his biggest passions is reaching across the proverbial aisle to people of different faiths…and no faith at all…to work together for common goals, and today we’re going to talk about that. Links: •Alex on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alex.moreschi.5 •No Religion Required: https://www.spreaker.com/user/noreligi...
Bi Any Means Podcast #122: The Satanic Temple with Lucien Greaves
November 02, 2017 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBMy guest for today is Lucien Greaves of the Satanic Temple. Founded in 2013, the Satanic Temple’s mission is “to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense and justice, and be directed by the human conscience to undertake noble pursuits guided by the individual will.” They run several campaigns including the Satanic Temple Veterans Memorial, the After School Satan Club, and the Protect Children Project among others. So toda...
Bi Any Means Podcast #121: Growing Up Intersex with John Schindler
October 26, 2017 20:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBMy guest for today is John Schindler. They are an intersex activist based in New York who is the co-chair of Intersex Friends and Families. Together with their co-chair Cynthia, they do talks at various organizations about what it means to be intersex, and today John tells us their story for Intersex Awareness Day. Links: •John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/john_schindler •Intersex Friends and Families: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Intersex-Friends-and-Families/1425267017733898 •Real L...
Bi Any Means Podcast #120: PASTAHcon Recap
October 19, 2017 20:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBToday’s episode is another monologue episode. This time I’m sharing my experiences at PASTAHcon this past weekend. I brought my Zoom H4N portable recorder with me just in case I found someone to interview for the show, and while I met a lot of people that I would love to have on the show in the future, it was much easier for me to just listen to the talks and hang out with friends than try to chase someone down to talk to me for five minutes. Also, I was originally planning on inviting a gues...
Bi Any Means Podcast #119: Latinx Secular Politics with Juhem Navarro-Rivera
October 12, 2017 20:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBMy guest for today is Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera. According to his official bio, “Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera is a political scientist with expertise in Latinx political behavior and in secularism and politics. He writes about the intersection of secularism, race, and politics in his blog The LatiNone and cohosts The Benito Juárez Experience, a podcast on politics, society, and culture from a secular Latinx perspective. He is author or coauthor of many articles on secularism, politics and race in ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #118: Agnosticism, Disability, and Bisexuality with Denarii Grace
October 05, 2017 20:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBMy guest for today is Denarii Grace. She’s a freelance writer, poet, speaker, and singer based in New York who has written for Everyday Feminism, Ravishly, Wear Your Voice, and Black Girl Dangerous, among other publications. She writes about bisexuality, race, disability, fatphobia, and how they all intersect. So today we’re going to get to know Denarii and her story. Links: •Denarii’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/writersdelite/ •Denarii on Twitter: https://twitter.com/writersdel...
Bi Any Means Podcast #117: Life in a Pentecostal Cult with Devyn Lennex
September 28, 2017 20:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBMy guest for today is my friend Devyn Lennex. They are 20-something non-binary person who grew up in an extremely conservative Pentecostal cult where they had to wear skirts and couldn’t go anywhere that served alcohol. At 17, they were in what was basically an arranged marriage, but got out at 19 and began their journey to self-discovery and self-agency. So today we’re going to hear Devyn’s story. Links: •Devyn on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devyn.lennex •The Trans Podcaster Visibil...
Bi Any Means Podcast #116: When Colorblindness Isn’t the Answer with Anthony Pinn
September 21, 2017 20:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBMy guest for today is Dr. Anthony Pinn. He is a professor, author, and public intellectual working at the intersections of African-American religion, constructive theology, and humanist thought. Pinn is also the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He has a new book called, “When Colorblindness Isn’t the Answer: Humanism and the Challenge of Race.” Today we’re going to talk about the book and how humanists can be better advocates f...
Bi Any Means Podcast #115: Reasonable Risks with Michael Schaffer
September 14, 2017 20:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBMy guest for today is Michael Schaffer, host of the new Reasonable Risk Podcast. He also runs Reason Real Estate which uses skepticism and reason to help clients make better real estate choices. Today we’re going to talk about his backstory, his podcast, and why risk assessment is important. Links: •The Reasonable Risk Podcast: http://www.reasonableriskpodcast.com/ •Reason Real Estate: http://www.reasonrealestate.com/ •Michael Schaffer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReasonBroker •The Pod...
Bi Any Means Podcast #114: Activist Theology with Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
September 07, 2017 20:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBMy guest for today is Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, a radical trans queer Latinx public theologian. Here's what their bio says: “Knowing intimately that the borderlands are a place of learning and growth, Robyn draws on their identity and heritage as a Transqueer Latinx in everything that they do. From doubt to divine and everywhere in between, their call as an activist-theologian demands the vision to disrupt hegemony and colonialist structures of multi-layered oppressions. As an anti-oppr...
Bi Any Means Podcast #113: “Divisiveness” in the Atheist Movement with Stephanie Zvan
August 31, 2017 20:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBMy guest for today is Stephanie Zvan. She’s a blogger whose blog, Almost Diamonds, can be found on The Orbit. She’s also one of the organizers for Minnesota Atheists, and one of the hosts of the Atheist Talk radio show. Today we’re going to talk about a recent blog post she wrote about “divisiveness” in the atheist movement. The post was written in response to Dogma Debate host David Smalley’s recent talk at this year’s Gateway to Reason conference (the link to which I’ll put in the show not...
Bi Any Means Podcast #112: Islam, Atheist Republic, and Malaysia with Armin Navabi
August 17, 2017 20:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBMy guest for today is Armin Navabi, ex-Muslim and founder of Atheist Republic. He’s also the author of the book “Why There is No God,” and co-host of the Secular Jihadists from the Middle East podcast. Today we’re going to talk about his backstory, the Atheist Republic, and the blacklash they’ve received. Links: •Atheist Republic: http://www.atheistrepublic.com/ •Armin Navabi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArminNavabi •Secular Jihadists from the Middle East: http://secularjihadists.libsyn...
Bi Any Means Podcast Bonus Episode: We’re All Complicit
August 14, 2017 19:04 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBBecause I already booked this week’s guest before the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA, I took a page from Marissa McCool’s book and decided to do a special bonus episode, free of charge to the patrons, to talk about what happened.
Bi Any Means Podcast #111: Feminism, Sexuality, and Humanism with Greta Christina
August 10, 2017 20:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBMy guest for today is writer and activist Greta Christina. She’s the author of several books including “Why are You Atheists So Angry?”, “Coming Out Atheist,” “Comforting Thoughts about Death that Have Nothing to Do with God,” and “The Way of the Heathen.” She’s also a blogger who currently blogs at The Orbit. Today we’re going to talk about her writing, feminism, and humanist sexual ethics. Links: •Greta Christina’s Blog: https://the-orbit.net/greta/ •Greta’s books on Amazon: https://www.a...
Bi Any Means Podcast #110: WTF is Genderqueer? – My Talk at #ahacon2017
August 04, 2017 15:21 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBToday’s the day you’ve all be waiting for. The American Humanist Association finally released the video for my “WTF is Genderqueer” talk, and today’s episode is the audio from that. I’ll include a link in the show notes for those who want to see the video as well. Links: •The video for my “WTF is Genderqueer” talk: https://youtu.be/7lneXOa7cyE •The SciBabe: http://scibabe.com/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: h...
Bi Any Means Podcast #109: Catching Up with Marissa Alexa McCool
July 27, 2017 20:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBReturning to the show today is Marissa Alexa McCool. She’s the host of the Inciting Incident podcast, and co-host of the Cis Are Getting Out Of Hand and Doubting Dogma. She’s also the author of several books, including her latest one “Voice in the Dark.” A lot has happened since Marissa was last on the show back in February, so today we’re going to find out what she’s been up to. Links: •Marissa’s website: http://rismccool.com/ •The Inciting Incident: http://incitingincident.libsyn.com/ •R...
Bi Any Means Podcast #108: Chatting with a Progressive Christian with Charlotte Salafia
July 20, 2017 20:06 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBMy guest for today is my Facebook friend Charlotte Butler Salafia, who volunteered to be on the show. According to a brief bio she sent me, she’s 52, lives in Orlando, a military brat, and has a son and two stepdaughters, one of which is a lesbian. She works part-time for a contractor, went to a Christian liberal arts college, has worked in all types of business, and has lived in England, Florida, Atlanta, Washington DC, and Phoenix. So today we’re going to hear her story in this Everyone’s A...
Bi Any Means Podcast #107: Laci Green, Toxic Leftists, and Egotistical Podcasters (Random Thoughts)
July 13, 2017 20:00 - 24 minutesDue to the lack of a guest this week, I just turned on the recorder and talked about a few things on my mind for about 22 minutes. Hopefully it's not too boring. •Inciting Incident’s 100th Episode Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/1221281897948394/ •Secular Saturday: https://www.secularsaturday.com/ •Gateway to Reason: https://www.gatewaytoreason.com/ •I Doubt It with Dollemore: https://dollemore.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast •The...
Bi Any Means Podcast #106: Dispatches from Standing Rock with Desiree Kane
July 06, 2017 20:00 - 45 minutesMy guest for today is journalist and activist Desiree Kane. She’s is a Miwok woman, multi-media journalist, and a live-media event producer. Her body of journalistic work ranges widely, including a short form documentary on coal on the Navajo Nation for VICE News, photojournalism and writing for Yes! Magazine, her travel + tech column for nearly 3 years at Creative Loafing, reporting on an Indigenous Women's Treaty Signing in Paris during the COP21 in Earth Island Journal, and writing and pro...
Bi Any Means Podcast #105: Race, Harm Reduction, and Humanism with Rajani Gudlavalleti
June 22, 2017 20:00 - 33 minutesMy guest for today is Rajani Gudlavalleti, racial equity trainer and board member of the Foundation Beyond Belief. Here’s what her bio says: “Rajani Gudlavalleti is a second-generation, South Indian-American queer humanist woman residing in Baltimore, MD. Rajani works at the intersections of social justice, public health, and the legal system, providing contract and consulting services as an organizer, evaluator, trainer and writer. Currently, she is a community organizer for the BRIDGES Coal...
Bi Any Means Podcast #104: BC Humanist Association with Ian Bushfield
June 15, 2017 20:00 - 32 minutesMy guest for today is Ian Bushfield, executive director of the British Columbia Humanist Association. According to his bio, “Ian Bushfield was the first Executive Director for the BC Humanist Association and lived for two years in the UK where he worked on campaigns with Sense About Science. He has a background in physics and non-profit management and grew up in Alberta. In 2017 he joined the BC Civil Liberties Association's Board of Directors.” So today we’re going to talk about Ian’s backgr...
Bi Any Means Podcast #103: Nazi Punching, Tone Policing, and Racism and with Ashton P. Woods
June 08, 2017 20:00 - 46 minutesReturning to the show today is Ashton P. Woods. He is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Houston, and is the co-chair of the Black Humanists Alliance, which we talked about the last time he was on the show. Today we’re going to talk about some recent stuff going on with tone policing, free speech, and racism. Links: •Ashton’s website: http://www.ashtonpwoods.com/ •Ashton’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apwactivist/ •Ashton’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshtonPWoods •The Gaytheist...
Bi Any Means Podcast #102: Embrace the Void with Aaron Rabinowitz
June 01, 2017 20:00 - 32 minutesMy guest for today is Aaron Rabinowitz, co-host of the new podcast Embrace the Void. Here’s what the official description of the show says: “Welcome friends, to a podcast for a darker timeline. Maybe the darkest of all timelines. Definitely not one of the good timelines. Maybe it’s always been a dark timeline, maybe the Hadron collider screwed us over. Science may never know. What we do know is that we live in the void. The void, a place where a chittering mass of void crabs can infest a pers...
Bi Any Means Podcast #101: Habeas Humor with Charone Frankel
May 25, 2017 21:30 - 27 minutesMy guest for today Charone Frankel, host of the new podcast Habeas Humor. Habeas Humor combines comedy and law to both entertain and enlighten listeners, along with interviews. Today we’re going to talk about her work, her podcast, and if the law can be funny. Links: •Habeas Humor: http://habhumor.libsyn.com/ •HH on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/habeashumor •HH on Twitter: https://twitter.com/habeashumor •Charone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharoneF •Anthony Magnabosco’s YouTube ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #100: Reflections on Podcasting with Callie Wright
May 18, 2017 20:00 - 46 minutesThis is the 100th episode of the Bi Any Means podcast, and to celebrate I’ve invited Callie Wright from the Gaytheist Manifesto to join me today to talk about our adventures in podcasting since we both started our shows around the same time. We’re going to talk about all the ups and downs of podcast, and how it’s changed both of our lives. Links: •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Queery: http://www.queeryshow.com/ •Think Stephtically: https://www.y...
Bi Any Means Podcast #99: Sex, Death, and God with Matthew O’Neil
May 11, 2017 20:00 - 38 minutesMy guest for today is author and podcaster Matthew O’Neil. He received his MA in Theology from Saint Michael's College and is a certified Humanist chaplain and celebrant. He is the author of "What the Bible Really Does (and Doesn't) Say About Sex," "After Life," and "You Say That I Am." And he also hosts the For God’s Sake podcast with Natalie Newall. Today we’re going to talk about his life, his work, and what God really thinks about what consenting adults do in the bedroom. Links: •Matthew...
Bi Any Means Podcast #98: Scathing Atheism and Podcasting with Noah Lugeons
May 04, 2017 20:00 - 30 minutesMy guest for today is Noah Lugeons, host of the Scathing Atheist, Skepticrat, and God Awful Movies podcasts. He also has a new podcast coming out with the rest of the Scathing Atheist crew and Tom and Cecil from Cognitive Dissonance called Citation Needed which should be coming out within the next couple of weeks. Today we’re going to talk about his life, his work, and how podcasting touches lives. Links: •Scathing Atheist: https://audioboom.com/channel/scathing-atheist •The Skepticrat: htt...
Bi Any Means Podcast #97: ReasonCon3
April 27, 2017 20:00 - 33 minutesToday’s episode is a collection of short interviews I did with some of the speakers and attendees of last week’s ReasonCon3 conference in Hickory, NC. First up is Gene Elliott, who helped organize the event. Then I chat with Matt Dillahunty, one of the speakers. Then we hear from friend of the show, Louis Mendez, followed by Heath and Eli from God Awful Movies. And finally I chat with Callie Wright from the Gaytheist Manifesto, who pretty much stole the show, and you’ll soon find out why. Li...
Bi Any Means Podcast #96: #NormalizeAtheism with Mel Rice
April 20, 2017 16:48 - 30 minutesMy guest for today is Mel Rice, operations manager for the Normalize Atheism Campaign. The Normalize Atheism Campaign was created by Mark Nebo of Be Secular as a way to destigmatize atheism back in 2014, but recently joined forces with Sincere Kirabo and Steve Shives to reinvigorate it. So today we’re going to talk to Mel about the campaign, her role there, and her backstory. As a head’s up, part of Mel’s story involves being a domestic violence survivor, so listener discretion is advised. S...
Bi Any Means Podcast #95: Jesus Mything in Action with David Fitzgerald
April 13, 2017 21:31 - 32 minutesMy guest for today is David Fitzgerald. He’s the author of the books “Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All,” “The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion Book One: The Mormons,” and the new three volume “Jesus: Mything in Action.” Today we’re going to talk about his life, his work, and why there probably isn’t a historical Jesus. Links: •David Fitzgerald’s Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/David-Fitzgerald/e/B004ASD9M4/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1491870431&sr=8-2-en...
Bi Any Means Podcast #94: Humanist Service Corps with Conor Robinson
April 06, 2017 20:00 - 41 minutesMy guest for today is Conor Robinson, program director of Foundation Beyond Belief and director of the Humanist Service Corps. The Humanist Service Corps is an international secular humanist volunteering program that services communities throughout the world. It started as Foundation Beyond Belief-sponsored yearlong international service trip called the Pathfinders Project, and from that experience came the Humanist Service Corps. So today we’re going to learn about everything they do, plus a...
Bi Any Means Podcast #93: Science Enthusiasm with Dan Broadbent and Natalie Newell
March 30, 2017 20:27 - 39 minutesMy guests for today are Dan Broadbent and Natalie Newell, hosts of the Science Enthusiast Podcast. Dan is the creator of the Science Enthusiast Facebook page, and Natalie is the co-director of the upcoming “Science Moms” documentary which features Kavin Senapathy, Alison Bernstein, Anastasia Bodnar, Layla Katiraee, and Jenny Splitter. Today we’re going to talk about their backstories, the podcast, and how to make America skeptical again. Links: •The Science Enthusiast Podcast: http://science...
Bi Any Means Podcast #92: Race, Atheism, and CPAC with Tiffany Harding
March 23, 2017 21:34 - 34 minutesMy guest for today is Tiffany Harding. She’s one of the co-hosts of Road to Reason TV, a weekly TV show which airs on Fairfax County Public Access channels that discusses issues involving atheism and skepticism. Today we’re going to talk about her backstory, representation in the atheist community, and sneaking into CPAC. Links: •Road to Reason TV: https://www.youtube.com/user/RoadtoReasonTV •Tiffany’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.harding.16 •The Atlantic - This Article ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #91: Secular Celebrants and Building Bridges with Galen Broaddus
March 16, 2017 21:30 - 36 minutesMy guest for today is Galen Broaddus. He is a secular celebrant through the Center for Inquiry, with whom he recently won a case allowing secular celebrants to solemnize marriages in Illinois. He also blogs about atheism and humanism at Across Rivers Wide, which can be found on the Patheos network. Today we talk about his journey, his blog, and his work at a secular celebrant. Links: •Galen’s blog Across Rivers Wide: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/rivers/ •Across Rivers Wide’s Facebook page: ...
Bi Any Means Podcast #90: Debunking Woo with Kavin Senapathy
March 09, 2017 22:30 - 33 minutesMy guest for today is Kavin Senapathy. She’s a skeptic blogger who writes about pseudoscience and woo for Forbes and Grounded Parents, and is the co-author of the book “The Fear Babe: Shattering Vani Hari’s Glass House.” Today we’re going to hear about her backstory, her work, and why you shouldn’t get nutrition advice from the Food Babe. Links: •Kavin’s column on Forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapathy/ •Kavin’s work on Grounded Parents: https://groundedparents.com/author/k...
Bi Any Means Podcast #89: Women Beyond Belief with Karen Garst
March 02, 2017 22:30 - 32 minutesMy guest for today is Karen Garst, author and editor of the book “Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life Without Religion.” She also blogs about feminism and atheism at FaithlessFeminist.com. Today we’re going to talk about her backstory, her book, and how religion hurts women. Links: •Faithless Feminist: http://faithlessfeminist.com/ •Faithless Feminist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Faithless-Feminist/ •Karen on Twitter: http://twitter.com/karen_garst •The Gaytheist Manifest...
Bi Any Means Podcast #88: The Resist Podcast with Danielle Muscato
February 23, 2017 22:30 - 37 minutesReturning to the show today is Danielle Muscato. She’s a trans woman and an atheist activist who is starting a new podcast called The Resist Podcast, which is focused on social justice activism to fight back against Donald Trump, fascism, and the alt-right. So we’re gonna catch up with Danielle and find out what all she’s been doing lately. Links: •Danielle Muscato’s website: http://www.daniellemuscato.com/ •Danielle’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/daniellemuscato •Danielle on Twit...
Bi Any Means Podcast #87: Trans Rights, Inciting Incidents, and the PC Lie with Marissa McCool
February 16, 2017 22:30 - 34 minutesMy guest for today is Marissa McCool. She’s the co-host of the Inciting Incident podcast, and is the author of several books, including her latest, “The PC Lie: How American Voters Decided I Don’t Matter.” Today we’re going to get to know Ris and all the great stuff she’s doing. Links: •The Inciting Incident: http://incitingincident.libsyn.com/ •Ris’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RisMcCool •Ris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RisMcCool •Think Stephtically: https://www.youtube.co...
Bi Any Means Podcast #86: Autism, Bisexuality, and Fundamentalism with Mason Lynch
February 09, 2017 22:30 - 29 minutesMy guest for today is Mason Lynch. He’s a computer programmer who lives in Washington state, and he blogs at castinglargeshadows.wordpress.com. He has also contributed to the Patheos blog Removing the Fig Leaf where he wrote about his struggle with sex negativity and body shaming in a conservative Christian homeschooled environment. So today we’re going to get to know Mason and hear about his journey. Links: •Mason Lynch’s blog: https://castinglargeshadows.wordpress.com/ •Mason’s posts on R...
Bi Any Means Podcast #85: The Hispanic Atheist with Luciano Gonzalez
February 02, 2017 22:00 - 31 minutesMy guest for today is Luciano Gonzalez. According to his bio: “Luciano Gonzalez is a vocal atheist. He’s also Latin American. As a Latin American born in the United States, and raised in Latin America, he has had quite a lifetime of experience with the Church. By the time Luciano was halfway through his freshman year of college he had realized that he was an atheist. Shortly after realizing that he had gradually lost his belief (having been raised by Catholic Puerto Ricans, in North Carolina,...
Bi Any Means Podcast #84: Rational Politics with Gleb Tsipursky
January 26, 2017 22:00 - 32 minutesReturning to the show today is Gleb Tsipursky. He contacted me a couple of weeks ago to mention a new project he’s working on called the Rational Politics project which gathers thoughtful citizens of all political stripes devoted to fighting post-truth politics. According to the press release he sent me, “We see these political methods as one of the worst problems for our global society in terms of how important, neglected, and solvable it is. In addressing this issue, we aim to use best prac...
Bi Any Means Podcast #83: Women, Ecology, and Slender Loris with Kaberi Kar Gupta
January 19, 2017 20:52 - 38 minutesMy guest for today is Kaberi Kar Gupta. She’s an ecologist who is the principal scientist for the Urban Slender Loris Project, which is a citizen-science based collaborative project among various academic institutions, environmental educators, non profit-organizations, city governments, and the forest department of Karnataka to develop a conservation program for the slender loris (a nocturnal primate distributed in southern India and Sri Lanka) in urban Bangalore. So today we’re going to talk...
Bi Any Means Podcast #82: Leaving Islam and Toxic Concepts with Farah Shah
January 12, 2017 22:00 - 32 minutesMy guest for today is Farah Shah. She’s an ex-Muslim born in Pakistan who now lives in Canada, and she contributes to Kaveh Mousavi’s blog “On the Margin of Error.” Today we’re going to talk about her backstory, her writing, and why cultural appropriation is a toxic concept. As a head’s up, the audio in this episode isn’t the best. Farah kept breaking up on her end—and yes, even with Zencastr—so I tried to salvage the audio as much as I could. You can hear about 85% of what she’s saying, but...
Bi Any Means Podcast #81: Atheism and Music with Shelley Segal
January 05, 2017 22:00 - 43 minutesI’m kicking off 2017 with an interview with singer/songwriter Shelley Segal. She has five EPs under her belt, but is best known for the 2011 release “An Atheist Album,” which includes fan favorites “Saved,” “Gratitude,” and “I Don’t Believe in Fairies” (all of which I’ll play in this episode). Today we’re going to talk about her background, her music, and what to expect from her in the new year. Links: •Shelley Segal’s website: http://www.shelleysegal.com/ •Shelley’s Bandcamp page: https://...
Bi Any Means Podcast #80: Top 10 Bi Any Means Episodes of 2016
December 29, 2016 22:00 - 57 minutesToday I’ll be counting down the top 10 Bi Any Means episodes of 2016. These are the most played and downloaded episodes from the past year. I’ll play clips from each episode, and give my thoughts about that particular interview. Links: •American Humanist Association Conference 2017: http://conference.americanhumanist.org/ •The SciBabe: http://www.scibabe.com/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheist...
Bi Any Means Podcast #79: A Very Bi Any Means Christmas
December 22, 2016 22:00 - 42 minutesFor today’s episode, I’m spending Christmas with some of my friends and fellow podcasters. I’ve got Jeremiah from the SJW Circle Jerk, Ris McCool from the Inciting Incident, Chris from the Podunk Polymath, and Uber4ortyse7en from the Secular Barbershop. We’re going to talking about celebrating the holidays as atheists, and I’ll cap off the discussion with Shelley Segal’s cover of Tim Minchin’s “White Wine in the Sun.” Links: •The SJW Circle Jerk: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-sjw-circle-...
Bi Any Means Podcast #78: Foundation Beyond Belief with Noelle George
December 15, 2016 22:00 - 29 minutesMy guest for today is Noelle George, the Executive Director of Foundation Beyond Belief. According to her bio on FoundationBeyondBelief.org, “Noelle is a secular activist who grew up in Seattle, Washington, but didn't become passionate about secular activism until she moved to Houston, Texas, and was constantly asked ‘Where do you go to church?’ She has worked as a degreed chemical engineer and project manager, but moved to secular activism in 2009. Since then, she has leveraged her previousl...
Bi Any Means Podcast #77: Secular Solstice with Raymond Arnold
December 08, 2016 22:00 - 30 minutesMy guest for today musician Raymond Arnold. He is the creator of a secular solstice celebration that’s held every year around the time of the winter solstice worldwide. According to the official Secular Solstice website, “This holiday was created for people with a worldview rooted in both science, progress and compassion. Who want to make the world a better place, and who understand that sometimes this means learning new things that challenge your worldview. The Secular Solstice is a time whe...
Bi Any Means Podcast #76: Indigenous People’s Rights with Taté Walker
December 01, 2016 22:00 - 54 minutesMy guest for today indigenous rights activist Taté Walker. According to her bio on Everyday Feminism, Taté is a Lakota storyteller, feminist activist, blogger, photographer, and social services professional who promotes cultural competency and inclusion for professionals in the workplace. Her experience includes more than 12 years as a professional multimedia journalist. She is the editor of Native Peoples magazine, which provides an international audience with fair and accurate representatio...
Bi Any Means Podcast #75: Conversations with a Gender Therapist with Dara Hoffman-Fox
November 24, 2016 22:00 - 30 minutesMy guest for today is gender therapist Dara Hoffman-Fox. Dara is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and is the author of the book “You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery.” Dara also has a YouTube channel where Dara answers questions and gives advice. Today we’re going to talk about what it means to be a gender therapist, what the process is for discovering one’s gender identity, and general misconceptions about transgender people. Links: •Dara Hoffman-Fox’s website: http://daraho...