Bi Any Means Podcast

My 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 little bit about Conor himself.Links:•Humanist Service Corps: https://foundationbeyondbelief.org/humanistservicecorps/about •HSC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/humanistsinaction/ •HSC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HumanistService •My adventures at the town hall meeting: http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/we-re-not-alone-in-this-fight •I Doubt it with Dollemore: https://dollemore.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Freedom

My 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://scienceenthusiastpodcast.com/ •A Science Enthusiast blog: http://ascienceenthusiast.com/ •ASE Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aScienceEnthusiast/ •Skeptical Parenting: https://www.facebook.com/NatalieCNewell/ •Science Moms: https://www.facebook.com/ScienceMomsDoc/ •Dan Broadbent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aSciEnthusiast •Natalie Newell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ncnewell •Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/ •The Original Motto Project: http://originalmotto.us/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Freedom

My 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 Won’t Change Your Mind: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-article-wont-change-your-mind/519093/ •No Religion Required: http://www.spreaker.com/show/no-religion-required_1 •The Original Motto Project: http://originalmotto.us/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •The Brainstorm Podcast: https://www.brainstormblog.net/ •Skeptic’s Brewpub: http://skepticsbrewpub.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth:

My 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: https://www.facebook.com/acrossriverswide/ •Galen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilseccelebrant •Trolls in Real Life video: https://youtu.be/1_SGgdyiTtk •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Nashville Nones (NaNoCon): https://nashvillenones.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/ •The Atheist in the Trailer Park: http://trailerparkatheist.libsyn.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.sp

My 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/ksenapathy/ •Kavin’s public Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/Ksenapathy/ •Kavin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ksenapathy •The Nature.com article on women in science: http://www.nature.com/news/patchy-progress-on-fixing-global-gender-disparities-in-science-1.21598 •Anthony Magnabosco’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnabosco210 •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Nashville Nones (NaNoCon): https://nashvillenones.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •Cellar Door Skeptics: https:/

My 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 Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Nashville Nones (NaNoCon): https://nashvillenones.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •Secular Yakking: http://secularyakking.com/ •The Podunk Polymath: https://thepodunkpolymath.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twit

Returning 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/daniellemuscato •The Resist Podcast: http://www.resistpodcast.com/ •Resist Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RESISTpodcast •No Religion Required: http://www.spreaker.com/show/no-religion-required_1 •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Nashville Nones (NaNoCon): https://nashvillenones.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •Skeptic’s Brewpub: http://skepticsbrewpub.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www

My 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.com/user/ThinkingStephtically •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Nashville Nones (NaNoCon): https://nashvillenones.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •Token Skeptic: http://tokenskeptic.org/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.faceb

My 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 Removing the Fig Leaf: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/removingthefigleaf/author/mlynch/ •The SciBabe: http://www.scibabe.com/ •Nashville Nones (NaNoCon): https://nashvillenones.com/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •Promoting Secular Feminism: http://promotingsecularfeminism.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://tw

My 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, Georgia, Honduras, Colombia, and Panama), he made the decision to become a vocal and open atheist, a decision which isn’t easy for many Latin Americans, especially given that he lived (and lives in) the Bible Belt. Luciano is a college student who is studying history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He also runs the Honduras Report, a digital news group which translates news from Honduran sources (in Spanish) into English and presents them to 900+ people in Honduras, many of whom don’t speak Spanish, or

Returning 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 practices in communicating and marketing both to get people to care about truth in politics and to provide them with the tools and resources to use evidence and reason in making wise political decisions that will benefit our society as a whole. To do so, we are launching the post-lies movement to bring us from our post-truth present into a post-lies future.” So I invited Gleb to come back on the show to talk about the project.Links:•Gleb’s website: http://glebtsipursky.com/ •Intentional Insights: http://intentionalinsights.or

My 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 about her life and her work.Links:•Urban Slender Loris Project: http://www.urbanslenderlorisproject.org/ •Think Stephtically: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkingStephtically •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •The Podunk Polymath: https://thepodunkpolymath.com/ •Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone

My 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 there’s about 15% that’s still hard to decipher, especially the part where I asked her about her about the article she wrote on cultural appropriation. I included a link to that article in the show notes so you can fill in the gaps yourself.Links:•Farah’s contributions to On the Margin of Error: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/marginoferr/author/fshah/ •“Cultural Appropriation is a Toxic Concept:” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/marginoferr/2016/11/03/guest-post-cultural-appropriation-is-a-toxic-concept/ •Farah on Facebook: http

I’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://shelleysegal.bandcamp.com/ •Shelley’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/shelley.segal.music/ •Shelley’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ShelleySegal •I Doubt It with Dollemore: https://dollemore.com/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •Original Motto Project: http://originalmotto.us/ •Cellar Door Skeptics: https://cellardoorskeptics.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My

Today 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://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •The Bi Any Means/Biskeptical Podcast Fans Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/179617892470906/ •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener

For 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-jerk •No Religion Required: https://noreligionrequired.com/ •The Inciting Incident: http://incitingincident.libsyn.com/ •The Podunk Polymath: https://thepodunkpolymath.com/ •The Secular Barbershop: http://www.thesecularbarbershop.com/ •Shelley Segal singing “White Wine in the Sun”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTs930lUnYY •Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://

My 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 previously learned professional skills to help multiple national secular organizations and has also traveled around the country consulting with local groups on the topics of volunteering, leadership, organizational skills, and feminism. In addition to her work at FBB, Noelle is the founder of Mothers Beyond Belief, is on the advisory board of Secular Woman, and is on the American Humanist Association's LGTBQ Humanist Alliance Advisory Council.” So today we’re going to talk about her background and Foundation Beyond Belief.Links:•F

My 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 when we tell inspiring stories that remind us we’re not alone. That challenge us to work to make a better future. But, crucially, those stories have a firm grounding in our latest, best understanding of the world.” So today we’re going to talk about how this celebration began, what a typical service looks like, and how people can participate.Links:•SecularSolstice.com: http://secularsolstice.com/ •Brighter Than Today soundtrack: https://humanistculture.bandcamp.com/album/brighter-than-today-a-secular-solstice •Anthony Magnab

My 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 representations of Indigenous perspectives and experiences in ways that educate, entertain and empower through journalistic storytelling. She also spent eight years within the social services sector in the fields of juvenile justice, civil rights, and youth and family advocacy. So today we’re going to talk about her background, issues facing indigenous people today, and why native peoples’ rights are humanist issues.Links:•Taté Walker’s website: http://www.jtatewalker.com/ •Taté on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissusTWalker•Atheist No

My 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://darahoffmanfox.com/ •Dara’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/darahoffmanfox •Conversations with a Gender Therapist Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/darahoffmanfoxlpc/ •Dara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/darahoffmanfox •No Religion Required: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/•ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp