humanism

TPPP Episode 113 : Of Humanism and Poetry

This week on the Triple Po, Chris goes solo again as Lyman’s finger was about to fall off and so he went to urgent care. Personally I just think he’s dodging because he’s intimidated by my beard. That’s just my theory, though.

This week I have on author and activist Krista Cox. I initially became aware of Krista when I saw her on my friend Zach’s show, Zachrilege Cast. I loved the interview, and so I thought I would ask her to come on my show. Thankfully, she agreed!

We talk about her work with Feminist Humanist Alliance, an organization that “strives to build healthy communities that confront discrimination and oppression guided by the principles of intersectional feminism. We are determined to engage inequality through compassion, education, and promoting social liberation”. We also discussed a grant program the FHA is offering grants for going to going to the World Humanist Congress in 2020, as well as a grant for ‘Art for Action’ which facilitates making signs for demonstrations, protests, and rallies.

We also talked about the article she wrote about David Silverman regarding the allegations brought against him, and the problem with powerful men in the atheist community. We talk about the status of women in the movement and their level of acceptance in the, and also the level of diversity and how representation is important.

Also, we talk about the toxic male YouTube community, as well as men behaving badly on the internet. Oh, Krista does like her some dick pics, as long as they are sent consensually!

This is was an informative and also really enjoyable conversation. Krista is a great person, and she is incredibly funny. And she even read a poem of hers about fish and men (did I mention she is also a poet)? I think y’all will enjoy the conversation.

Download the show here.

Krista Cox’s website

Feminist Humanists

Feminist Humanists Grants

TPPP Episode 86 : Life After God

Thanks once again for joining me on the show that your mother warned you about : The Podunk Polymath Podcast! This week, I speak to activist, podcast host, humanist chaplain, speaker, and National Organizing Manager for Secular Student Alliance Ryan Bell. As a minister Ryan decided to go a year without God, and became an atheist as result. He kept a blog about his experience, and he has spoken many times about his experience. He also has a podcast named Life After God, as well a website, both of which he uses to talk about and help those coming out of religion. He is also a social justice advocate who is not shy about speaking his mind about those issues he feels strongly about. We talked about his journey to atheism, his a activism, and his podcast. We then get into the reluctance of some in the atheist community to speak about social justice. Somehow we end up talking about politics and the shitshow that is the Trump Administration. I really enjoyed our conversation, and I think you will too.

Download the show here.

Life After God

Ryan Bell’s Page

Secular Student Alliance

TPPP Episode 18 : Social Justice with Sincere

Greetings, and welcome to another episode your mother told you not to listen to, The Podunk Polymath Podcast! This week on the pre-ramble, I talk about the news that a CIA report has confirmed that Russia was complicit in hacking the Clinton emails and releasing them to Wikileaks, and how Obama has ordered a full-scale investigation into the matter. I express my fear of the outcome, and what can be done if the election is shown to be compromised. I also talk about a great book I read “The PC Lie : How American Voters Decided I Didn’t Matter” by Marissa McCool. It is a stinging indictment of those who voted for Trump and how she fears for her very existence as a transgender woman, as well as other topics, such as what we can do to stand up for those who are most vulnerable to the policies that will be enacted by the Trump administration. Finally, I introduce a song composed and performed by two-time guest and friend of the show Matthew O’Neil named “Atheistmas”, and I play it during the break! I think y’all will really enjoy it!

On the palaver I speak with Social Justice Coordinator for American Humanist Association, blogger, activist, and one of my favorite writers Sincere Kirabo. We talk about social justice, humanism, his involvement at the DAPL protest camp, as well as how we met at a conference in East Tennessee and how I took him to his first Sonic! Sincere is an extremely passionate advocate for social justice and humanism, and I was honored to have him on the show. Thank y’all for listening, and I hope you enjoy the show!

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CIA Concludes Russian Interference Aimed To Elect Trump

The PC Lie: How American Voters Decided I Don’t Matter on Amazon

Inciting Incident Podcast

Sincere’s Profile on the AHA Website

An Official Non-Apology To Village Atheists and Faux Humanists

What Sam Harris Gets Wrong About Racism And Violence In America

Sincere Kirabo’s Writer Page on Facebook

Sincere Kirabo on Twitter

TPPP Episode 15 : Assembly Required

Welcome to another episode of The Podunk Polymath Podcast! This week on the pre-ramble, I talk about how the cast of ‘Hamilton’ and how they had some words for Pence who was in attendance at one of their shows, and how Trump can’t shut up about it. He said the theater was, get this, a safe space! Oh you thin-skinned orange buffoon! Are these the kind of tantrums we can look forward to for four years? And if some theater actors can get under your skin so easily, what are you going to do when a world leader or ISIS pisses you off? The prospects are truly frightening to contemplate.

On the palaver I speak with Felicia Powers, Former Community Director at Sunday Assembly Baltimore. We talk about humanism; Sunday Assembly; her experiences at a Christian school; and her journey to Atheism. Felicia is an incredibly passionate person, and I’m sure you will find her story extremely compelling. I hope you enjoy listening this episode of the Triple Po as much as I had putting it together!

Download the show here.

‘Hamilton’ Had Some Unscripted Lines for Pence. Trump Wasn’t Happy.

Sunday Assembly

Sunday Assembly Nashville

Sunday Assembly Baltimore

Email Felicia Powers