The Humanist Hour

In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin about being a Humanist in politics. Raskin serves on the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and is a professor of constitutional law and the first amendment at American University’s Washington College of Law. He is the bestselling author of "Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People", and "We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About Students". As a freshman senator, Raskin has seen more than a dozen of his bills pass into law, including a statewide civil rights law, the National Popular Vote plan for presidential elections, a law protecting tenants in condo conversions, a law establishing September 17th as Constitution and Bill of Rights Day, and a farm-to-schools initiative to get locally grown farm food into public schools.

In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews his good friend, Jeremy Chappell, about his "spiritual" journey from fundamentalist Christianity to… well, we're still not sure where he is, but the conversation is fascinating! We hear all the time from nonbelievers about their journeys, but rarely do we hear from a critical thinker in the process of giving up long-held beliefs. Jeremy is a crime scene supervisor at the Kansas City police department. He studied criminal justice at the University of Illinois at Springfield, and spends much of his free time contemplating philosophical issues and actively debating controversial issues.

In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews Bob Ready, Chair of Camp Quest, along with Sarah Henry, a long time camper. Camp Quest, the secular summer camp, is a place for fun, friends, and freethought for kids ages 8-17. They provide a traditional sleep-away summer camp experience with a wide range of activities including sports, crafts, games, swimming, and campfires. In addition to traditional summer camp activities, Camp Quest offers educational activities focused on critical thinking, ethics, scientific inquiry, philosophy, and comparative religion. Camp Quest is open to all children and teenagers, but it is particularly geared towards building a community for children from atheist, agnostic, humanist and other freethinking families. Their goal is to provide a place where children can explore their developing worldviews, ask questions, and make friends in an environment that is supportive of critical thinking and skepticism.

In this episode, Bo interviews Dr. Ryan J. Bell. For 19 years Dr. Bell was a pastor, most recently the senior pastor of the Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist Church. In March 2013 he resigned his position due to theological and practical differences. As an adjunct professor he has taught subjects ranging from intercultural communication to bioethics.

In this episode, Todd and Kim interview Greta Christina, author of "Coming Out Atheist: How to Do It, How to Help Each Other, and Why."

Todd and Kim interview Jamila Bey, journalist and communications director for the Secular Student Alliance.

Todd and Kim interview Humanist leader, professor and author Dr. Anthony B. Pinn.

In this month’s show, Todd and Kim interview Sanderson Jones, co-founder of The Sunday Assembly.

In this month’s show, Todd and Kim interview Dr. Peter Boghossian, philosopher and the author of A Manual for Creating Atheists.

Todd and Kim interview four Humanist Press authors, discovering the diversity of quality books being offered by the publishing arm of the American Humanist Association, including fiction, poetry and history.

In this month’s podcast, Todd and Kim interview author, speaker and humanist advocate Nikki Stern.

In this month’s podcast, Todd and Kim interview author and sex therapist Dr. Marty Klein.

In this month’s podcast, Dan Savage, 2013 Humanist of the Year, is interviewed by Dr. Marty Klein during the American Humanist Association's 72nd Annual Conference held May 30-June 2, 2013 in San Diego, CA.

In this month’s podcast, Todd Stiefel and co-host Jamila Bey welcome Katha Pollitt, the recipient of the American Humanist Association's 2013 Humanist Heroine Award.

In this month’s podcast, Todd Stiefel’s co-host is Amanda K. Metskas. Together they interview Julia Galef, the president of the Center for Applied Rationality.

In this month’s podcast Todd Stiefel’s co-host is Kim Ellington. Together they interview A. C. Grayling.

In this month’s podcast, Todd Stiefel and Margaret Downy interview three members of The Clergy Project.

In this month’s podcast, Todd Stiefel interviews Rebecca Hale, the newly elected president of the American Humanist Association.

Todd and Jes speak with comedians Ian Harris and Jason Resler about their show, the Evolution of Comedy: Intelligently Designed Humor.

Jennifer Bardi, editor of the Humanist, interviews world famous author and activist Gloria Steinem. “It’s not about not believing,” says the 2012 Humanist of the Year. “It’s about rejecting a god who looks like the ruling class.”