Latest First amendment Podcast Episodes
Gen Z - Four Muslim Women and Reality
Interfaith Encounters - November 15, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutesSarah Suleman, Afia Ansari, Mediha Siddique and Aisha Ahmend came into the Interfaith Encounters studio for a frank discussion of the issue most on their minds as young Muslim women. Their discussion ranges from the meaning of hijab, to religious identity, exclusion and inclusion, and how being ...
Gen Z - Chaplain Lisa Garvin
Interfaith Encounters - November 08, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutesThe Rev. Lisa Garvin joined SMU on Oct. 19, 2020 as chaplain and minister to the University, the first woman to serve in the role. SMU’s chaplain and minister to the University serves the entire SMU community, working with diverse campus religious organizations that support and nurture student...
Gen Z - Nathan Pupko Ginsberg
Interfaith Encounters - November 01, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutesNathan Pupko Ginsberg is a Junior at Southern Methodist University double Majoring in Finance and Political Science. Being born in San Diego, California, but having lived in Mexico, Canada, Israel, and the United States of America have given him the opportunity to be fully embraced in many diffe...
Religious Freedom Is Not Pie
Secular Left - October 26, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutesFor our 50th episode we look at religious opposition to equality efforts where we have to state again, religious freedom is not pie. Then we explain simply why government policies to address racism isn't racist. Finally we look at one local political ad that is an outright lie and showing the a...
Gen Z - Azeez Akande on Gen Z Reaching Gen Z
Interfaith Encounters - October 25, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutesAzeez Akande is a student at Perkins School of Theology of Southern Methodist University. He is also an active pastor.
Gen Z Navigates Uncertainty
Interfaith Encounters - October 18, 2022 17:00 - 19 minutesMost young people don't even know about religious institutions. Yet: 61% of young people agree "The adults in my life don't truly know how much I am struggling with my mental health." 47% of young people say they are moderately or extremely depressed. 73% of religious young people agree that ...
Gen Z - Hannah Siegel and Being Jewish and Gen Z
Interfaith Encounters - October 11, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutesin this episode Hannah Siegel tells us how she became more religious in college, and how she has found community among Jews even though she is far from home.
Gen Z - Josh Packard on Post Covid Trauma
Interfaith Encounters - October 04, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutesDr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of Springtide Research Institute, is an accomplished researcher with an expertise in the sociology of religion and new forms of religious expression. A talented speaker and writer,with over 10 years of teaching experience,Josh has been a guest on numerous rad...
Election Liars and Religious Deceit
Secular Left - September 30, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutesHow do you know when a GOP election ad is lying? Its lips move. And religious conservatives will do whatever it takes to force religion on all children in public schools. Their newest trick? Fake school assemblies. Show Notes Our Newsletter Our Merch 00:45 Discerning political ads 20:23 School...
Gen Z - Razan Bayan and Being Muslim and Gen Z
Interfaith Encounters - September 27, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutesIn this episode Razan Bayan, a Muslim student at Southern Methodist University tell us how she discovered her religion and what it has come to mean to her. She explores the importance of having a moral code and purpose in life, as well as her aspiration that her generation be proudly themselves.
Gen Z - Josh Packard on Making Religious Connections
Interfaith Encounters - September 20, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutesDr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of Springtide Research Institute, is an accomplished researcher with an expertise in the sociology of religion and new forms of religious expression. A talented speaker and writer,with over 10 years of teaching experience,Josh has been a guest on numerous rad...
Being Popular Doesn't Mean Being Good
Secular Left - September 06, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutesIn this episode Doug points out what podcaster Tanner Campbell got wrong about his old remembered complaints over Atheism Plus. Then Doug gives an update about the Sylvania Bus Dispute and his thoughts on the remaking of CNN into FOX "news" Lite. Show Notes Subscribe to our free newsletter Chec...
The Great Religious Bus Dispute
Secular Left - August 17, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutesTwo Ohio families spent a lot of money and time to complain about a new plan to bus their young children to their catholic school. They cited some recent US Supreme Court 1st amendment cases but in the end a judge used her gut feeling in helping protect the family's privilege. Show Notes Subscr...
Why Politics Sucks 2022 Edition
Secular Left - August 03, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutesDid the House Progressive Caucus betray their promise on the Build Back Better Act? Ohio Attorney General David Yost needs remedial Bible study and the gun fetish in Georgia leads to the canceling of a $10 million music festival. Show Notes Subscribe to our free newsletter Check out our merch ...
Clarence Thomas, CRT, And A Touch Of Abortion
Secular Left - July 15, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutesWe explore Justice Clarence Thomas' Black Nationalism in his college years and how his thoughts on racism sounds like critical race theory. Then we talk to an abortion clinic volunteer about the loss of religious freedom from overturning Roe v Wade. Show Notes Get our free newsletter Check out ...
Religious Freedom Had a Very Bad Week
Secular Left - June 29, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutesWhat is the long term fall out now that the right to privacy is in danger with end of Roe v Wade and how can this turn out worse for the Democrats. We also take a look the ramifications of the Football coach prayer case that also helps Christian Nationalists. Show Notes Get our Free Newsletter ...
When Did Free Inquiry Turn Into David Silverman's Twitter Feed?
Secular Left - June 09, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutesRobyn Blumner of the Center of Inquiry took the opportunity, in a recent editorial, to slam identity politics, woke progressives, and took a cheap shot at the American Humanist Association. Show Notes Subscribe to our free newsletter Check out our merch 01:35 Blumner is wrong about Humanism 22...
Mutual Respect: Merkel and Obama with Claudia Clark
Secular Left - May 23, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutesWe talk to Claudia Clark about her book "Dear Barack" that explains the unique partnership of President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Claudia also gives the European viewpoint of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and finally we discuss her time as a community organizer with the group ACO...
Reaching out to Secular Students with Kevin Bolling
Secular Left - May 09, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutesKevin Bolling faced the biggest challenge he's faced as Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance. He had to manage the group through the pandemic and then resume regular support once the schools opened back up. SSA launched a massive effort to reach 1.4 million students. He will tell u...
Seeing Through the Election Year Theater (Lies and Damn Lies)
Secular Left - April 25, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutesThe stench of Trump has been absorbed into the corpuscles of the Republican party so that now it isn't about policies but what fake outrage you support or are against. The electorate suffers. We take a look at some examples of this theater called a primary season here in Ohio. Show Notes Subscr...
Ohio Republican's Supermajority of Bigotry
Secular Left - April 07, 2022 13:00 - 42 minutesElections matter and when you can hold a super majority in the state legislature you can feed your every factless conspiracy theory fever dream and let your bigot flag fly. Show Notes Subscribe to our free newsletter See our Merch 00:36 Announcement 05:33 Release Time Religious Instruction ...
Gun Violence Isn't Always About Gangs And Drugs
Secular Left - March 11, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutesViolent crime has spiked recently. Are we wasting time and money with more policing? Can having children be immoral? And where are the vigils and memorials for the thousands who died in the pandemic. One political party has blood on its hands and its initials are G. O. P. Show Notes Subscribe t...
In GOP-land, Ignoring Racism Is The Ideal
Secular Left - February 22, 2022 15:00 - 46 minutesIn this episode, we look at the struggles of 'moderate' Republican and retired sports reporter Michele Tafoya as she tries to stop the world from making her babies feel bad in our 'post' racial era. Tucker Carlson celebrates her American Ideal. Then we look at how the Ohio GOP is trying to run o...
Bari Weiss Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Secular Left - January 27, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutesIn this episode Doug looks at Bari Weiss's appearance on Bill Maher's HBO show and why her flippant Pandemic of Bureaucracy is both childish and dangerous to us all. Then we look at a recent church and state case over a Boston flag pole that was heard at the US Supreme Court. It doesn't look goo...
Can Polarization Be Reduced By Exchanging Cookie Recipes?
Secular Left - January 14, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode, Doug takes a look at political polarization, which many people feel is a threat to our democracy. We take a look at two projects that think talking things out will lead to shiny happy people, rainbows, and unicorns. Show Notes Subscribe to our free Newsletter Check out our Merc...
Protecting Rapists Seems To Be Ohio AG Yost's Thing
Secular Left - December 31, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode, we wonder why, at the request of no one, Ohio Attorney General David Yost inserted the state into a local case and tried to prosecute a rape victim instead of the rapist. And a Federal judge tells parents they don't have a constitutional right to avoid school mask mandates. Sho...
Sorry Anti-Abortionists. A Fetus Is Not A Child Until It's Born
Secular Left - December 10, 2021 21:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode, we take a deep dive into the abortion issue because the US Supreme Court is looking at a Mississippi law that ignores established science and bans abortion at 15 weeks. We look at the history of abortion rights in this country and why the Christian Nationalist's argument that a ...
Religious Conflict: Dr. Muhamed Elsanousi - Director of the Network for Traditional and Religious Peacemakers
Interfaith Encounters - November 30, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutesIn this riveting discussion Muhammed Elsanousi helps us understand how colonialism has built a legacy of mistrust between Muslims and Christians, and how through persistent dialogue and mutual understanding this can be overcome. Their latest research is found here: https://www.peacemakersne...
Dr. Muhamed Elsanousi - Peacemaker
Interfaith Encounters - November 30, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutesThe Network of Traditional and Religious Peacemakers has a vision of a world where conflicts are managed without violence, the Network aims to improve the effectiveness of peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts by collaboratively supporting and strengthening the positive role of religious and tra...
Dr. Muhamed Elsanousi - Director of the Network for Traditional and Religious Peacemakers
Interfaith Encounters - November 30, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutesIn this riveting discussion Muhammed Elsanousi helps us understand how colonialism has built a legacy of mistrust between Muslims and Christians, and how through persistent dialogue and mutual understanding this can be overcome. Their latest research is found here: https://www.peacemakersne...
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