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The Firebrands Podcast

A Society, Culture and Philosophy podcast
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The Firebrands Podcast

The Firebrands Podcast

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The Firebrands Podcast

The Firebrands Podcast

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In episode 6 the Firebrands talk about Donald Trump winning the presidential election. How did it happen? What are the consequences for secularism? We discuss the many angles to this shocking election outcome. If you'd like to be our spo
In our first ever episode we have a round table discussion on the question, "What is the Regressive Left?" The term is being used (often pejoratively) more and more to refer to a segment of left-leaning thinkers who contrast from the so called
In episode 11 we sit down with human rights activist Faisal Saeed Al Mutar. Faisal was born in Iraq in 1991 and lived under both the totalitarian regimes of Saddam Hussein and the Islamists who took over in the aftermath of the US invasion i
In episode 10 we discuss the many apparent problems that atheists have during the Christmas holiday season. Should we celebrate it or not? Is it really a Christian holiday? We also discuss money in politics, the ways to get economic populism b
In Episode 9 the Firebrands have a conversation on the so-called Alt-Right that everybody's been talking about recently. What is it? How did it form? Should we get rid of it, and if so, how can we do that? If you'd like to be our sponsor,
In episode 8 we decided to change things up a bit and so we each went around and talked about an issue dear to our hearts. Mike talked about his dissatisfaction with the state of atheist debaters. Mitch talked about free will not existing. And
In episode 7 The Firebrands talk about feminism - what it is, and what are the problems with it?If you'd like to be our sponsor, please email us at [email protected] follow us on Twitter @The_Firebrands Plugs:J
In episode 5 we have a frank discussion about the upcoming election, and why we're all dissatisfied with it. We discuss who we're going to vote for and why we're voting for them, plus Mike makes his electoral college prediction. And then we t
In episode 4 we interview two local atheists about their experiences coming to atheism and dealing with religion growing up. First up, Rachel Tobias is an atheist activist and the former head of Long Island Atheists who was raised in a "conser
As atheists, we tend to focus on religious beliefs that we think are irrational, but in episode 3 we have a conversation about irrational non-religious beliefs. We discuss several of the irrational non-religious beliefs we've heard over the ye
On our second episode we introduce ourselves as the "firebrands" and talk about what motivates us in the broader atheist and secular movements. We also talk about the problems and morality surrounding honor killings, particularly the recent ho
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