Bi Any Means Podcast

Returning to the show again today are Callie Wright and Ari Stillman from The Gaytheist Manifesto. The Gaytheist Manifesto is a weekly podcast that discusses issues at the intersection LGBT rights and atheism/secularism. Today we’re going to discuss what atheist activists can do now that Trump has been elected president.Links:•The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Gaytheist Manifesto blog: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/thegaytheistmanifesto/ •Callie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gaytheistcallie •Ari on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristillman40 •The Podunk Polymath: https://thepodunkpolymath.com/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.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/bianymeanspod

My guest for today is Candace Gorham, author of the book “The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women are Walking Out on Religion—and Others Should Too.” She is also a licensed counselor, and a member of both the Secular Therapist Project and the Clergy Project. Today we’re going to talk about her journey, her work, and her book. I also offer a brief word of encouragement in the aftermath of the election results. Enjoy!Links:•Candace on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candace.gorham •Candace on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ebonyexodus •The Secular Barbershop: http://www.thesecularbarbershop.com/ •The Original Motto Project: http://originalmotto.us/ •ReasonCon 3: http://reasonnc.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.co

My guest for today is Xandi Andersen. She is an abortion rights activist based in Alabama who, with her husband Nick Morgan-Moore (that’s his name), volunteers as a clinic escort. Today we’re going to hear about Xandi’s story and her work as an activist.Links:•Xandi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xandiandersen •Xandi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatXandiGirl •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.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 •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

My guest for today is my Facebook friend Rachel Best. She’s a pastor’s kid who is now an out bisexual polyamorous atheist, so today’s episode is going to be about her journey. This week’s episode is a bit like Everyone’s Agnostic, where I basically just ask her questions about her journey. Hopefully Cass Midgley doesn’t sue me for copyright infringement because I want to do more episodes like this.Links:•Rachel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachel.d.best •No Religion Required: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/ •TDTFPod: http://soundcloud.com/tdtfpod •The Atheist in the Trailer Park: http://trailerparkatheist.libsyn.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 •Email: bianymeanspodcast

Today’s episode is another split interview. This time it’s a debate about abortion. On the pro-life side, I have Kristine Kruszelnicki from ProLifeHumanists.org, and on the pro-choice side I have Lauren Nelson from RethinkTheRant.com and Friendly Atheist. First I’ll play a seven-minute interview I did with Kristine at Women in Secularism 4 a few weeks ago, and then Lauren will come on to offer her rebuttal.Links:•Pro-Life Humanists: http://www.prolifehumanists.org/ •Rethink the Rant: https://rethinktherant.com/ •Lauren’s articles on Friendly Atheist: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/author/lnelson/ •The Box Podcast: http://www.theboxpodcast.com/ •I Doubt It with Dollemore: https://dollemore.com/ •The Original Motto Project: http://originalmotto.us/ •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://tw

My guest for today is Chris Johnson. He is a freelance photographer and author of the book “A Better Life: 100 Atheists Speak Out on Joy and Meaning in a World without God,” which was later made into the documentary “A Better Life: An Exploration of Joy and Meaning in a World without God.” He received his undergraduate degree in film production (along with a minor in religious studies) from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. His photography has been seen in various outlets, including The New York Times. Today we’re going to talk about his work and how one can find joy and meaning without God.Links:•TheAtheistBook.com: https://www.theatheistbook.com/ •Think Stephtically: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkingStephtically •The Original Motto Project: http://originalmotto.us/ •Secular Yakking: http://podcast.secularyakking.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 have two guests. The first Ron Millar, the PAC coordinator for the Freethought Equality Fund. According to his bio, “He researches and interviews political candidates and elected officials for possible endorsement by the FEF PAC. Ron has spent more than thirty years in the Washington DC area working for nonprofit education and advocacy groups, including serving as the associate director of the Secular Coalition for America from 2005 to 2009. Earning a PhD from Virginia Tech, his dissertation explored organizational learning among groups litigating church-state cases before the Supreme Court.” The second is Dan Arel, author of the new book “The Secular Activist.” Dan is a freelance columnist for AlterNet and The Huffington Post. His work has also appeared in TIME Magazine, Salon, OnFaith, American Atheist Magazine and other print and digital publications around the world. Today we’re going to talk about why atheists and secularists should care about the upcoming election.Links:•Freethought Equality Fun

Today’s episode is a collection of short interviews I did with some of the speakers and attendees of last week’s Women in Secularism 4 conference in Arlington, VA. Women in Secularism is a yearly conference put on by the Center for Inquiry where a diverse group of women talk about what it means to be a secular woman, not just in theory but in practice. This year’s convention featured conversations about why there aren’t many out secular women, what it means to matter, and a heated yet still interesting discussion about the safe space debate. I wasn’t able to interview everyone I wanted to, but I did manage to snag a few great speakers, so today we’re gonna hear from blogger Dr. Ashley F. Miller, American Humanist Association president Rebecca Hale, Yvette d’Entremont the SciBabe, philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, and ex-Muslim activist Maryam Namazie.Links:•Dr. Ashley F. Miller: http://the-orbit.net/ashleyfmiller/ •Rebecca Hale: http://americanhumanist.org/AHA/Contact/Rebecca_Hale_Biography •The SciBab

My guest for today is Faith Cheltenham. She is a bisexual activist who currently serves as president of BiNet USA, which is “America’s oldest advocacy organization for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer-identified and unlabeled people.” So for Bi Week 2016, we’re going to talk about her story, her activism, and BiNet USA.Links:•Faith on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thefayth •BiNet USA: http://www.binetusa.org/ •BiNet USA blog: http://binetusa.blogspot.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com •TDTFPod: http://soundcloud.com/tdtfpod •Unbuckling the Bible Belt: http://utbbtn.libsyn.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 •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener li

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My guest for today is Diane Burkholder. According to her bio, Diane is a social advocate for misrepresented and marginalized communities, particularly focused on issues concerning young adults, LGBTQ, people of color, and individuals living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. She is co-founder of Kansas City Freethinkers of Color and a co-founder of One Struggle KC, a coalition of Kansas City activists seeking to connect the struggles of oppressed black communities, locally and globally. Today we’re going to talk about her background, her activism, and how to take a more intersectional approach to humanism.Links:•Diane Burkholder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/swirlina •One Struggle KC: https://www.facebook.com/1strugglekc/ •Kansas City Freethinkers of Color: http://www.meetup.com/KCFreethinkersofColor/ •LGBTQ Humanist Alliance: http://lgbthumanists.org/ •Intersectionality or Bust: Moving Beyond Work in Our Silos (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8doAvZy5CKg •The Podunk Polymath: https://thepodunkpolymath.

My guest for today is Thomas Sheedy. He is an 18-year-old atheist activist whose journey to start a Secular Student Alliance at his high school had some bumps in the road. In 2015, he won the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Richard and Beverly Hermsen Student Activist Award, and he currently serves as President of Long Island Atheists, a member of the Center for Inquiry’s Student Advisory Committee, and a member of the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State’s Youth Advisory Council. Today we’re going to talk about his life and his activism.Links:•Thomas Sheedy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheedyts •Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sheedythom •Long Island Atheists: http://www.meetup.com/li-atheists/ •No Religion Required: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Drea

My guest for today is blogger and philosophy professor Dan Finke. According to his bio, he was an adjunct assistant philosophy professor at Hofstra University, City College of New York (CUNY), and Hunter College (CUNY). He also was a teaching fellow and then a teaching associate at Fordham University. He also spent a lot of time as an adjunct professor at William Paterson University, St. John’s University, Fairfield University, and back at Fordham University. In 2014, he left adjunct teaching to start his own online teaching business, and his blog Camels with Hammers can be found on Patheos. So today we’re going to talk about his background, his blog, and why philosophy matters.Links:•Camels with Hammers: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/camelswithhammers/ •Dan’s Online Classes: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/camelswithhammers/tip-dan/take-a-class-with-dan/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Cellar Door Skeptics: https://cellardoorskeptics.com/ •Unbuckling the Bible Belt: ht

My guest for today is street epistemologist Anthony Magnabosco. For the past couple of years, he’s been making YouTube videos where he asks religious people questions about their beliefs in a way that’s both non-confrontational and thought-provoking. So today we’re going to talk about what street epistemology is all about, and how to have better discussions with religious people.Links:•Anthony’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnabosco210 •Street Epistemology: https://streetepistemology.com/ •Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco •Atheos App: http://www.atheos-app.com/ •Think Stephtically: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkingStephtically •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Godless Rebelution: http://godlessrebelution.podbean.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 Niki Massey, who writes about race, feminism, disability, and geek culture on her blog Seriously?!?, which can be found on the Orbit. She is also a clinic escort and a self-described asexual writer of erotica. So today we’re going to talk about her life, her blog, and her activism.Links:•Seriously?!?: http://the-orbit.net/seriously/ •Niki’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/feminace •Adamant Atheism: http://www.spreaker.com/user/8781306 •The Atheist in the Trailer Park: http://trailerparkatheist.libsyn.com/ •Utah Outcasts: http://podhell.com/category/utah-outcasts/ •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 •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: ht

My guest for today is Ashton P. Woods, co-chair of the Black Humanist Alliance. He is an activist who, according to his bio, “openly identifies as gay, atheist, HIV positive, and unapologetically black” According to the Black Humanist Alliance’s mission statement, “While we concern ourselves with confronting expressions of religious hegemony in public policy, the BHA is also devoted to confronting social, economic, and political deprivations that disproportionately impact Black America due to centuries of culturally ingrained prejudices. Using humanism as a life praxis, the BHA seeks to realize the need for a more intersectional and more politicized scope of activism through encouraging social justice competency within secular spaces as well as by engaging in racial, gender, and restorative justice activism.” So today Ashton and I are going to talk about the Black Humanist Alliance and all that they do.Links:•Black Humanist Alliance: http://blackhumanists.org •BHA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackhu

The Bi Any Means podcast is back! And returning to the show today is Jessica Xiao, project assistant of the American Humanist Association and co-chair of the Feminist Humanist Alliance. According to their website, the Feminist Humanist Alliance is “a national network of women, genderqueer and trans people committed to the principles of humanism and inclusive feminism. We strive for social progress through promoting critical consciousness and direct action.” So today Jessica and I are going to talk about the Feminist Humanist Alliance and all the great stuff they’re doing.Links:•Feminist Humanist Alliance: http://feministhumanists.org/ •FHA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FeministHumanistAlliance/ •Jessica on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.xiao •Jessica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jexxicuh •Promoting Secular Feminism: http://promotingsecularfeminism.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Unbuckling the Bible: http://utbbtn.libsyn.com •Cellar Doo

Returning to the show today is Callie Wright, co-chair of the LGBTQ Humanist Alliance. According to her bio, Callie is a trans activist, speaker, host of The Gaytheist Manifesto podcast, which explores the intersection of issues facing both the atheist movement and the LGBTQ movement, and founder of The LGBT Secular Alliance. Callie’s mission is to be a voice for the LGBTQ community in the atheist movement, and a voice for atheism/secularism in the LGBTQ community. She firmly believes that the atheist and secular movement, unfettered from the dogma of religion, can and should be leading the charge in the fight for equality for everyone. So today we’re going to talk about the LGBTQ Humanist Alliance and all the stuff they’re doing.Links:•LGBTQ Humanist Alliance: http://lgbthumanists.org/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •Callie on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gaytheistcallie •The Brainstorm Podcast: http://www.brainstormblog.net •Godless Rebelution: http://godlessrebe

My guest for today is Kaveh Mousavi. He’s an ex-Muslim living in Tehran, Iran, and his blog On the Margin of Error can be found on the Patheos network. Today we’re going to talk about his story, what it’s like being an atheist in Iran, and how to be better allies for ex-Muslims.Links:•On the Margin of Error: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/marginoferr/ •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

My guest for today is Ensomniak. He is a hip-hop artist who raps about atheism, and his first EP “Played Your Ism” is available on Bandcamp. Today we’re going to talk about his backstory, his music, and what it’s like to be a minority within a minority.Throughout this episode, I’ll be playing some of Ensomniak’s music. The first song to kick things off is “Morality,” the second is “Plagiarism,” and the interview will end with “Believe in You.” I’ll also include a link to Ensomniak’s Bandcamp page where you can find more of his music.Links:•Ensomniak’s Bandcamp page: https://ensomniak.bandcamp.com/ •Ensomniak’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ensomniak •Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/