This week, we answer questions from facebook. Hockey, music, raising children, etc.Find us:Facebook www.facebook.com/reallifebeyondfaithTwitter @RLBFpod twitter.com/RLBFpodEmail - [email protected] www.pa

Ep 35- What happens when we die?

May 14th, 2018 39m 23s

This week, we talk to atheist children's book author, J.R. Becker. He is the author of the Annabelle and Aiden children's book series. They include; The Story of Life, Oh the Things We Believed, Worlds Within Us, and his newest book, What Happe

Ep 34: Ex-pastor, Joshua Richards

Apr 26th, 2018 1h 5m

This week, we talk to Joshua Richards, an ex-pastor from Texas. He shares his journey with us, and how he came out of religion, and what his mission is as an atheist. Follow Joshua at:jrrtalking.comTwitter - @jrrtalking_comYouTube

Ep 33: What Even is Wayward Willis

Apr 17th, 2018 58m 1s

This episode, we talk with Jon Willis from the Wayward Willis Podcast. He is a co-host with his son, Logan, on their podcast about secular humanism and education. Jon talks to us about his religious upbringing and his journey to atheism.Find T

Ep 32: Interview with Zach Law from the Zachrilege Cast

Apr 10th, 2018 57m 57s

This week, we talk with Zach Law from the Zachrilege Cast. We discuss NaNoCon 2018, his experience with religion, how he ended up in a coma, and more.Find Zach:https://zachrilege.podbean.com/http://www.patreon.com/zachrilegeItunes https://

Ep 31: AA with Megan

Apr 2nd, 2018 51m 43s

This week we interview a friend of ours, Megan, about her experience with AA, and why it's not a very effective program for secular people coping with alcohol addiction. Links we talked about below:Reddit - Stop drinking: https://www.reddit

Ep 30: Coping with Grief Without God

Mar 25th, 2018 1h 8m

Grief is a hard part of life that we all have to face. Are atheists crippled in the grieving process because of their lack of faith? How DO atheists/agnostics cope with grief? We explore this subject in this week's episode.Find us:Facebook ww

Ep 29: Mental Health and Therapy

Mar 9th, 2018 55m 31s

At the end of every episode we say, "Keep it real." Well, this week we're taking our own advice and talking about a very real and vulnerable topic, mental health and Jenica's recent experiences and struggles with mental illness.If you need som

Ep 28: Growing Up as a Christian Man

Feb 24th, 2018 49m 55s

Last week we heard about what it's like to grow up as a Christian woman. This week, Patrick talks about what it was like for a man.NaNoCon 2018 - https://nashvillenones.com/tickets/Find us:Facebook www.facebook.com/reallifebeyondfaithTwitte

Ep 27: Growing Up as a Christian Woman

Feb 17th, 2018 38m 31s

In this episode, Jenica talks about some of the things women are often taught growing up in Christianity and discusses what is wrong with these twisted mindsets.Find us:Facebook www.facebook.com/reallifebeyondfaithTwitter @RLBFpod twitter.co

Ep 26: The Atheist Community

Feb 10th, 2018 49m 9s

This week, we talk about the atheist community and what we like about being a part of it. Is it worth it? IndieGogo for Brew City BenefitBrew City Benefit on FacebookMilwaukee Humanists on FacebookNaNoCon 2018Find us:Facebook www.facebo

Ep 25: Joe Magestro - Ex-Cult Member

Feb 1st, 2018 1h 17m

We interview Joe Magestro about the cult he used to be a member of, Iglesia Ni Cristo, on this week's episode. This was a fascinating interview!IndieGogo for Brew City BenefitBrew City Benefit on FacebookMilwaukee Humanists on Facebook

Ep 24: Parenting as Atheists

Jan 25th, 2018 57m 1s

This week we talk about how leaving religion has influenced our parenting and how it will influence it down the road as our children get older. We also discuss some of the differences between religious and non-religious parenting.Find us:Face

Ep 23: Mel Rice and Domestic Abuse

Jan 19th, 2018 1h 1m

This week we have our wonderful friend Mel Rice on to talk about her journey out of religion and her experience with domestic abuse. Trigger warning for this episode: domestic violence is mentioned.Joyful Heart Foundation www.joyfulheartfounda

Ep 22: Richard Carrier in Studio

Jan 11th, 2018 45m 21s

In this episode, Richard Carrier joins me in studio to talk about his work in philosophy and ancient history and his journey into atheism and atheist activism.Richard Carrier's info, blog and books: www.richardcarrier.infoFind us:Facebook ww

Ep 21: The Randomness Episode

Jan 4th, 2018 47m 21s

Merry Christmas! This is our random Christmas episode where we touch on a myriad of different subjects such as the holidays, bad drivers, our daily bread, wine, and so forth. Don't forget to listen to the end to hear some outtakes!Order "Passi

Ep 20: The Rich Kemp Story

Dec 21st, 2017 50m 55s

This week, we interview one of our friends and patrons, and hear his story about his journey from religion to atheism.Order "Passing Cars: The Internal Monologue of a Neurodivergent Trans Girl" by Marissa Alexa McCool. https://www.amazon.com/d

Ep, 19 - Atheism is Sexy

Dec 15th, 2017 49m 30s

Ep-19 Atheism is SexyIn this episode, we talk about how being atheist or non-religious positively impacts sexuality and how leaving religion has positively affected our sex lives, personally. This episode is a little shorter than usual because

Ep. 18 - Merry Holidays

Dec 7th, 2017 56m 51s

In this episode, we talk about how Christmas became a Christian holiday, and if the traditions we celebrate are actually Christian in nature.Link to the GoFundMe supporting the Smith daughters:https://www.gofundme.com/HelpTheSmithGirlsPr

Ep 17: Faithless Feminist - Karen Garst

Nov 25th, 2017 54m 29s

This week we interviewed Karen Garst, author of Women Beyond Belief and blogger at Faithless Feminist. Karen is an outstanding activist and we had a great conversation with her!Faithless Feminist blogFaithless Feminist Facebook pageFaithless

Ep 16: How Religion Screws Sex - Part 2

Nov 18th, 2017 1h

In this episode we read some responses from listeners who share how religion has negatively affected their lives. There will be a part 3 to the sex topic.Jenica's blog post about sex from 2015: http://www.reallifebeyondfaith.com/2015/05/sex-be

Ep 15: How Religion Screws Sex - Part 1

Nov 12th, 2017 1h 11m

Religion often has damaging effects on healthy sexuality and the ideologies surrounding sex within most religious doctrines leads to a great deal of guilt and shame. We talk about our own experiences with sexual shame and guilt in this episode.

Ep 14: Marissa Alexa McCool - Activist

Nov 3rd, 2017 53m 21s

This week we have our first interview on our show with Marissa Alexa McCool! Ris is a podcaster, activist, author, public speaker, columnist, blogger and transgender woman. She's also a friend and we were really honored to have her on the show.

Ep 13: Why won't we just shut up? - Activism

Oct 28th, 2017 51m 23s

This episode is about why we're activists. We discuss the question we sometimes receive, "Why do you have to talk about your atheism so much?" #NormalizeAtheism Find us: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reallifebeyondfaith/ Twitter @R

Ep 12: Christian and Atheist Questions

Oct 20th, 2017 1h 9m

A friend shared with us a couple buzzfeed articles that had Christians asking questions to people who believe evolution to be true in one of them and, in the other, had people who believe evolution asking questions to Christians. We thought it