Humanists Take on the World

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Another update on Dustin's search for information about his late father. It was a day of dead ends, no pun intended, but there was a little progress.  Support the show

My father who I have not seen in 22 years died last month and I found out on Friday. I'm in LA now, where he died and want to share the experience.  Support the show

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – The Weirdos: Mormons, Adventists, and JWs THIS DAY IN HISTORY – August 18 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s suffrage 1963 – American civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi US News Kennedy sues Bremerton School District Beck claims B...

We are joined by Moe Spencer a marijuana lawyer in Everett, Washington and former Adventist of Afro-Caribbean decent. We talk about his background, experience as a black Adventist in Texas, and of course drug laws. WebsiteEmail us at contact@htotw.com or call us at (541) 203-0666.This episode is brought to you by:Dark Matter Sponsor - >US$35.00* Travis MegeeNuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 - US$35.00...

YouTube – Cutting down on video, sorry   Light the Night Streamathon September 24 | Donate DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Conscientious Objection | Desmond Doss THIS DAY IN HISTORY – August 4 1958 – The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time 1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial iss...

We are joined by Nate and discuss his fundamentalist home church, home school upbringing and his escape from fundamentalism. Nate’s Blog @formerfundie on Twitter Nate also wanted us to share a link to Homeschoolers Anonymous for anyone who needs a place to chat with others who were home schooled. This episode is brought to you by: Dark Matter Sponsor – >US$35.00 Travis Megee Nuclear Sponsor – U...

DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE – Religion and Tribalism THIS DAY IN HISTORY – July 21   1925 – Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100 POLITICS AND RELIGION LGBT Issues and the GOP Platform with Callie Wright of the Gaytheist Manifesto Cops killing black men and black men killing cops with Ishmael Brown of...

We are joined by Hayley Stevens, a UK paranormal investigator and ghost hunter. We talk about her investigations, background, psychics, and more. Blog: Hayley is a Ghost Geek Podcast: The Spooktator This episode is brought to you by: Dark Matter Sponsor – >US$35.00 Travis Megee Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – US$35.00 per month Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics Frank Darryl Goossen Pla...

Sci-Fi Nomads has launched! DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE – Religious Liberty THIS DAY IN HISTORY – July 7 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor’s 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri 1947 – The Roswell incident, the (supposed) crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell in New Mexico NATIONAL NEWS Judge throws out Mississippi’s religious freedo...

Shelley Segal is an Australian musician who has played both the 2012 and 2016 Reason Rallies and has toured to many atheist, humanist, and freethought conferences around the US and the world. At the end she plays two songs for us. She was previously on Atheist Nomads back on episode 17. You can find out more about her and her music on her website at www.shelleysegal.com/ . This episode is brought...

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE – Awe of nature THIS DAY IN HISTORY – June 23 1960 – The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world 1972 – Title 9 of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds 1964 – Joss Whedon, Am...

We are joined by Shannon Low of the Order of Elijah experimental metal band. The band started with a Christian label, but moved to a secular label and now Shannon has come out as an atheist. This episode is brought to you by: Dark Matter Sponsor – >US$35.00 Travis Megee Nuclear Sponsor – US$20.00 – US$35.00 per month Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics Frank Darryl Goossen Platinum Sp...

Wesley was robbed, kick in some money to help him get a new laptop. THIS DAY IN HISTORY - June 9* 1978 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black menDUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - PrayerNEWS* Idaho father forced his 14 year old daughter to marry her rapist | Via Raw Story* Utah dad punched for taki...

In this week's episode we are joined by Jesse Dollemore from the I Doubt It with Dollemore, Shujin Tribble from Holy Crap the Vlogcast, and Al Laiman from Inciting Incident. Jesse DollemoreI Doubt It with DollemoreYouTubeShujin TribbleHoly Crap the Vlogcast@ShujinTribbleRoswell Park Cancer InstituteThe Ride For RoswellAl LaimanInciting IncidentBlog TalkFacebookAl LaimanThis episode is brought...

Save Vaping and keep Dustin from going back to cigarettesTHIS DAY IN HISTORY - May 26* 1857 - Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners* 1948 - The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air ForceDUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - MiraclesUS NEWS* Cardinal said trans people are killing God | Via...

We are joined by Ed Brayton of the Dispatches From the Culture Wars blog and have a good time discussing his background, why atheism isn't enough, wine, constitutional law, and more! BlogYouTubeThis episode is brought to you by:Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 - US$35.00 per month* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics* Travis Megee* Frank* Darryl GoossenPlatinum Sponsor - US$8.00 - US$19.0...

* Get the App* Support for Jolene daughter of listener Kyle’s coworkerTHIS DAY IN HISTORY - May 12* 1820 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician was born* 1935 – Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith (founders of Alcoholics Anonymous) meet for the first time in Akron, Ohio, at the home of Henrietta SiberlingDUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - The Virgin of GuadalupeDOMESTIC N...

In this week's episode we talk about mental health again, this time with a psychiatrist, Dr. Tom Meacham. We talk about addiction, anxiety, depression, how atheists are mental health wise, and touch on quite a bit more. Help Jolene's family pay for her cancer treatmentsiOS AppAndroid AppThis episode is brought to you by:Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 - US$35.00 per month* Russ from the Kitsa...

DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - The 144,000THIS DAY IN HISTORY - April 28* 1932 - A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans*1984 - Dustin was born* 1986 - High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident* 1994 - Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence...

We are joined by the head of the Seattle Chapter of The Satanic Temple and author of The Happy Satanist, Lilith Starr. We talk about how satanism changed her life, her establishing of the Seattle Chapter of The Satanic Temple, and a bit about her depression and physical disabilities. WebsiteBookThe Satanic Temple SeattleEmail us at contact@htotw.com or call us at (541) 203-0666.This episode is bro...

DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - MaryTHIS DAY IN HISTORY - April 14* 1775 – The first abolition society in North America is established* 1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary* 1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs* 1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre* 1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg* 2005 – The Oregon Suprem...

We are joined by scientific/skeptical paranormal investigator Ben Radford and discuss his background and skeptical investigations of the paranormal and go off about Mormons and Scientology. FacebookTwitterDiscoveryThis episode is brought to you by:Nuclear Sponsor - US$20.00 - US$35.00 per month* Russ from the Kitsap Atheists & Agnostics* Travis Megee* Frank* Darryl GoossenPlatinum Sponsor - US...

* Episode 142 recording live in Tacoma* Wesley won something…* YouTube ChannelDUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - The SaintsTHIS DAY IN HISTORY - March 31* 1492 - Jews to be expelled from Spain* 1776 - Abigail Adams asks her husband to “remember the ladies”SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY* Terapod like pelvis found in cavefish* Siberian Unicorn live during human timesPOLITICS AND RELIGION* State Legislative Update- In...

We are joined by the 2015 Boise's Best Local Comedian, Mikey Pullman. He's also the host of the annual Boise Atheist Comedy Show and a host on the now defunct Latter Day Atheist podcast. We discuss comedy, his upbringing in "The Body", conversation, and oh so much more. We also have nearly 52 minutes of unedited patron only content were we talk mostly about robots, robot rights...