Admin webmdave Posted February 1, 2007 Admin Share Posted February 1, 2007 In this month's podcast we celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin and his contribution to evolutionary biology. We speak with evolutionary biologist Massimo Pigliucci, Ph.D., Noell Hyman a.k.a. "Agnostic Mom", Matt Cherry, executive director of the Institute for Humanist Studies, evangelical Christian-Goth musicians The Rapture Right, Secular Student Alliance Executive Director August E. Brunsman IV and Ghandi Scholar Prasad, who founded the Vasavya Society for Rural Development, in the state of Andrha Pradesh, India.Segment 1: Remembering Gandhi, the humanistInterview: On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian human rights activist Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a right-wing Hindu. Matt Cherry, executive director of the Institute for Humanist Studies, speaks with Prasad, founder of the Vasavya Society for Rural Development in the state of Andrha Pradesh, India, about why Gandhi should be remembered as a humanist. End:3:12Segment 2: Origin of SpeciesInterview: Feb. 12 is the anniversary of Charles Darwin's birthday, a.k.a. "Darwin Day." In order to freshen up on evolutionary biology before the big day, Duncan and Jes get a last minute study session on The Origin of Species with Massimo Pigliucci, professor of evolutionary biology at SUNY Stony Brook. End: 13:00Segment 3: Agnostic MomInterview: Noell Hyman is a former Mormon-turned-humanist who writes the monthly Agnostic Mom column for the HumanistNetworkNews.org and for her blog, AgnosticMom.com. When asked which holiday her children prefer, Noell's children pick Darwin Week over Christmas hands down. End: 30:15Segment 4: Listener CommentsHNN Podcast listeners ask about humanist proselytizing and share stories of humanist love. End: 44:24Segment 5: Break On Through -- Rapture RightInterview: Jes debuts her new segment "Break on Through to the Other Side", a special feature that will include fundamentalist believers and their thoughts on humanism. This month she interviews the members of "The Rapture Right" a Christian-Goth techno band. End: 50:50Secular Student Alliance Moves to IHSInterview: August E. Brunsman IV, executive director of the Secular Student Alliance, speaks to HNN about the recent relocation of this international secular student movement to the headquarters of the Institute for Humanist Studies in Albany NY. End: 60:00Songs: "I Ain't Afraid" by Holly Near"Charles Robert Darwin" by Artichoke"Looking Up in Heaven" by Paul Westerberg"Good Christian Bad Christian" by Rapture Right"Roads" (feat. Scott and Probe) by Junk ScienceLinks:Rationally Speaking | DarwinDay.org | Agnostic Mom | Parenting Beyond Belief | The Rapture Right | Secular Student Alliance | The Origin and Invention of St. Valentine's Day | The State of Secular Singles | Match.com | FreethinkerMatch.com | Secularity.comCall the HNN listener Comment line:206-339-4168http://ihs.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177070# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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