Brave Hero Radio

Ben Radford -- Deputy Editor of Skeptical Inquirer and Research Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, January 18 at 8PM Eastern.Among other topics, we will discuss skepticism, cryptozo

Russell Blackford

Jan 12th, 2014 59m 45s

Russell Blackford -- Australian writer, philosopher, and critic -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, January 11 at 8PM Eastern.We will talk about Blackford's books "Humanity Enhanced: Genetic Choice and the Challenge for Liberal De

Year in review

Dec 29th, 2013 1h 1m

Karla Porter and Justin Vacula -- welcoming callers -- reflect on 2013 Saturday, December 28 at 8PM Eastern.2013 has been a very active year for co-hosts Karla and Justin. Justin attended and reported from the Women in Secularism 2 conference i

Dr. David Kyle Johnson talks Christmas

Dec 15th, 2013 1h

Dr. David Kyle Johnson -- Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA and author of the forthcoming book The Myths that Stole Christmas -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, December 14 at 8PM Eastern. We

Transhumanism with Zoltan Istvan

Dec 8th, 2013 1h

Zoltan Istvan joins Karla Porter to talk about transhumanism and his book "The Transhumanist Wager" for the Saturday, December 7 at 8PM Eastern episode of Brave Hero Radio. As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the

Multiple fronts of activism

Dec 1st, 2013 1h

Justin Vacula -- joined by Karla Porter -- discuss multiple fronts of activism: atheism and advocacy for separation of religion and government. Should atheists who advocate for church/state separation forgo atheist activism to reach more people

Matt Thornton

Nov 24th, 2013 1h 1m

Matt Thornton joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, November 23 at 8PM Eastern. As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the number on your screen, 718-766-4598, or click the Skype-to-c

Miranda Celeste Hale

Nov 17th, 2013 1h

Miranda Celeste Hale joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, November 16 at 8PM Eastern. As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the number on your screen, 718-766-4598, or click the Sky

Pennsylvania Counseling Association conference

Nov 10th, 2013 1h 1m

Justin Vacula will be broadcasting live and on-the-scene from the Pennsylvania Counseling Association's 2013 conference at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in Stage College, PA. Coverage starts at 8PM Eastern on Saturday November 9.Vac

Pastor Dan Nichols and Justin Vacula discuss faith, atheism

Nov 4th, 2013 1h 57m

**Now with improved audio thanks to the Restored Church Podcast**Pastor Dan Nichols of Restored Church and Justin Vacula will meet for a friendly two hour open-to-the-public discussion concerning religious faith and atheism on Sunday Novembe

Dr. Peter Boghossian

Oct 27th, 2013 1h 2m

Dr. Peter Boghossian – esteemed public speaker, Philosophy professor at Portland State University, and author of A Manual for Creating Atheists -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, October 26 at 8PM Eastern. As always, callers,

Advantage Gambling

Oct 20th, 2013 1h 1m

Justin Vacula and Karla Porter will discuss advantage gambling - gambling with a consistent edge leading to profit, comps, and other rewards. Tune in live Saturday October 19 at 8PM Eastern.Despite common myths, it's very possible to ethical

Public Square Rosary Crusade protest afterthoughts

Oct 13th, 2013 1h 1m

Justin Vacula -- joined by Karla Porter -- will discuss his experience protesting the "Public Square Rosary Crusade" in Wilkes-Barre, PA hours following the event. See Vacula's press release announcing the protest for more information. Fellow p

FFRF annual convention - Saturday reporting

Sep 29th, 2013 1h 1m

Live on-the-scene reporting from the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s annual convention streams live on Saturday, September 28. Conference speakers and guests may appear in addition to standard event reporting.As always, callers, no matter

FFRF annual convention - Friday reporting w/ Justin Schieber

Sep 28th, 2013 58m

Live on-the-scene reporting from the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s annual convention streams live on Friday, September 27. Conference speakers and guests may appear in addition to standard event reporting. Justin Schieber of the Reasonable

Open discussion

Sep 22nd, 2013 1h 2m

Open discussion! As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the number on your screen, 718-766-4598, or click the Skype-to-call button on the show's page when the show goes live to join the caller

PA State Atheist/Humanist Conference

Sep 15th, 2013 1h 1m

Live on-the-scene reporting on the PA State Atheist/Humanist Conference streams live on Saturday, September 14 at 8PM Eastern. Conference speakers and guests may appear in addition to standard event reporting. More details are to come. As alw

Ellery Schempp

Sep 8th, 2013 1h

Ellery Schempp – advocate for church/state seperation famous for involvement in the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case Abington v. Schempp -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, September 7 at 8PM Eastern. As always, callers, no matter

"Does the Christian god exist?" debate

Aug 31st, 2013 1h 20m

Rev. Michael Brewster, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, will be debating Justin Vacula -- co-organizer of the NEPA Freethought Society -- on the topic of “Does the Christian god exist?” for a live formal debate on August 31, 2013 at Mount Z

David Tamayo

Aug 25th, 2013 1h 1m

David Tamayo – president and founder of Hispanic American Freethinkers (HAFree) -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, August 24 at 8PM Eastern .As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion.

Susan Jacoby

Aug 17th, 2013 1h 5m

Susan Jacoby – New York Times best-selling author and esteemed lecturer -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, August 17 at 12PM Eastern (noon).As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. C

Lee Moore

Aug 11th, 2013 1h 2m

Lee Moore – host of A-News and an organizer of the NYC Sunday Assembly -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, August 10 at 8PM Eastern. As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the

Rob Boston

Aug 4th, 2013 1h

Rob Boston -- director of communications and editor of Church & State magazine for Americans United for Separation and Church and State -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, August 3 at 8PM Eastern. This episode is part of a specia

Al Stefanelli

Jul 28th, 2013 1h 1m

Al Stefanelli – author, writer, journalist, broadcaster, and civil rights activist – joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, July 27 at 8PM Eastern.As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Ca

General Discussion

Jul 20th, 2013 1h 2m

Karla Porter returns from vacation. Discussion runs the gamut. As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the number on your screen, 718-766-4598, or click the Skype-to-call button on the show's p