Dec 25, 2014

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - December 25

* Year 1 Anno Domini - Jesus is born and the first Christmas! History.com | Wikipedia | (and a bit about “Did Coke invent the modern St Nick?” Hint: no)
* 1996 - Jon Benet Ramsey murdered

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* The roboworm
* Unexpected methane findings on Mars
* Double...

Dec 18, 2014

Former Adventist Pastor Ryan Bell returns to give us an update on his year without God. We discuss what he's seen from the atheist movement, both the good and his critiques, how his family has taken it, and the work he is doing with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH).

Year Without God
Year Without God Film
PATH

Dec 12, 2014

INTRO

* Police brutality, racism, etc
* Cop breaks handcuffed woman's eye, faces no local charges

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

* 1941 - Germany declares war on the United States
* 1969 - Soviets declare nudity a sign of "western decadence" | Oh! Calcutta! (NSFW)
* 2005 - Cronulla riots, New South Wales, Australia
* 2009 -...

Dec 5, 2014

Stephanie Guttormson is the Operations Director for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science. She also works to educate people about transgendered people, the challenges they face and how cis people can be better allies. On her YouTube channel, Think Stephtically, she tackles all manners of woo.

Nov 27, 2014

INTRO

* Furguson | NY Times | NBC

THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 27

* 1095 - Pope Urban II orders first Crusade
* 1942 - The French practice giving up
* 2005 - Aerosmith and 50 Cent headline a $10 million bat mitzvah | FBI Press Release

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

* Philae
* CERN finds two new subatomic particles
* El...