Atheist Nomads Episode 19 – Charity, the JW’s, and Black Atheism with Bridget Gaudette

Summary: Recorded on 01/12/13 for release on 01/24/13 0:00:25 INTRO Wesley was on Just Skeptics Register now for the Northwest Freethought Alliance Conference FEEDBACK – None this time around 0:04:39 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1908 – Boy Scouts movement begins 1935 – First canned beer goes on sale 1943 – Von Paulus to Hitler: Let us surrender 1965 – Winston Churchill Dies 0:21:23 SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY The cost of big brains Climate change: New federal report on climate change with dire predictions Could impact volcanism Higher sea level increases than earlier thought Record temps in the US in 2012 4 billion light year wide quasar group found The ISON comet is coming 0:37:33 POLITICS/RELIGION/CULTURE The 2013 flu outbreak and vaccination Rock Beyond Belief 2 rejected by Camp Pendleton Reverend Giglio withdraws from the Inauguration Hemant’s take on the initial announcement 0:52:05 MUSIC – “Invisible Light” by Josh Woodward (Creative Commons – By) 0:56:45 FEATURE – Interview with Bridget Gaudette Bridget is the Development Coordinator at Foundation Beyond Belief. She’s also an ex-Jehovah’s Witness with a focus on Black atheism, humanism, and sex-positive dialogue. She writes for Friendly Atheist, Skeptic Money, and emilyhasbooks and you can also find her on Twitter and Facebook. Religious “Toys” discussed in the interview 1:56:58 BLOOPERS You can find us online at www.atheistnomads.com, email us at contact@atheistnomads.com, leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666, find us blogging at www.dwnomad.com, and like us on Facebook. Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.