2025
Freethinkers Hour
Saturdays at 5 pm and Sundays at 9 am

Speakers at the annual conventions of the Freedom From Religion Foundation
and talks, interviews and podcasts from other sources

Broadcast
Date
Program
Click below to listen online
Length Creation
Date
Source
Note
1/4/25, 1/5/25 Patrick Elliott, Liz Cavell, Sam Grover, Maddy Ziegler: FFRF Legal Panel Report56:129/27-28/24a
1/11/25, 1/12/25 Bonnie Garmus, "Emperor Has No Clothes" awardee 40:419/27-28/24a
1/18/25, 1/19/24 Michelle Goldberg: The Rise of Christian Nationalism37:189/27-28/24a
1/25/25, 1/26/25 Jon Huertas: Blacks and Latinos - Unshackling Ourselves from Holy Handcuffs43:329/27-28/24a
2/1/25, 2/2/25 Rita Nyamkimah, Ivy Nichols, Finn Mosher: Student Essay Contest Winners13:449/27-28/24a
2/8/25, 2/9/25 Bradley Onishi: Christian Nationalism's Threat to Democracy28:309/27-28/24a
2/15/25, 2/16/25 Brandon Wolf, "Henry Zumach Freedom From Religious Fundamentalism" awardee28:089/27-28/24a
2/22/25, 2/23/25 Ron Reagan: The Present Moment45:459/27-28/24a
3/1/25, 3/2/25 Katherine Stewart, "Freethought Heroine" awardee40:209/27-28/24a
3/8/24, 3/9/24 Money, Lies, and God: Katherine Stewart Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy48:072/28/25b
3/15/25, 3/16/25 Chris Line, Ryan Dudley, Mickey Dollens: Theocratic Bills Across America42:103/5/25c
3/22/25, 3/23/25 Brian Kaylor, Chris Line, Mickey Dollens: Baptist Minister Defending Church/State Separation44:403/19/25c
3/29/25, 3/30/25 Jay Michaelson: The Rule of Law and the Chaos of MAGA54:423/22/25b
4/5/25, 4/6/25 Victor Forberger, Sam Grover, Sammi Lawrence, Hirsh Joshi: Catholic Charities Asks Supreme Court for Special Treatment28:524/2/25c
4/12/25, 4/13/25 Sam Grover, Mickey Dollens, Matt Kenyon: Prayer Pressure in Student Sports41:204/9/25c
4/19/25, 4/20/25 Hemant Mehta, Chris Line, Scott Knickelbine:America's Slow March to Secularism ft. Hemant Mehta50:244/16/25c
4/26/25, 4/27/25 Sam Grover, Hirsh Joshi, Nancy Noet: Parents Want to Opt Out of LGBTQ+ Books in School45:334/23/25c
5/3/25, 5/4/25 Ryan Jayne, Mickey Dollens, Ryan Clancy, Josh Boschee: Life as a Secular Legislator57:364/30/25c
5/10/25, 5/11/25 Jared Millet, Liz Cavell, Sammi Lawrence: Sunday Assembly: A Secular Alternative to Church41:075/7/25c
5/17/25, 5/18/25 Liz Cavell, Chris Line, Kat Grant: Make the Vatican Great Again? Nope.52:505/14/25c
5/24/25, 5/25/25 Shannon Fleck, Liz Cavell, Mickey Dollens: Faith Leader Fighting Christian Nationalism42:545/21/25c
5/31/25, 6/1/25 Book Bans vs. the Right to Read: Kelly Jensen and Rev. Amos Brown1:09:285/10/25b
6/7/25, 6/8/25 Punk Rock Protest Song Challenges Theocracy ft. Laura Jane Grace (NSFW)*46:456/4/25c
6/14/25, 6/15/25 Liz Cavell, Chris Line: Church/State Supreme Court Decisions 2025 pt. 143:506/11/25c
6/21/25, 6/22/25 Nicole Safar Steven Webb, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Mark Dann: Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Threatens Abortion Access33:266/18/25c
6/28/25, 6/29/25 Rev. Noel Andersen, Connie Ryan, Rev. Heather Wachendorf: A Pastor Reports from the Frontlines In Los Angeles: Faith and Immigration1:05:136/14/25b
7/5/25, 7/6/25 Liz Cavell, Chris Line: Church/State Supreme Court Decisions 2025 pt. 232:137/2/25c
7/12/25, 7/13/25 Laura Petty, Chris Line, Mark Dann: Trump's Big Beautiful Voucher Scam39:447/9/25c
7/19/25, 7/20/25 Caitlin Berray, Liz Cavell, Leo Costello: Incognito at Charlie Kirk's Young Women's Leadership Summit50:387/16/25c
7/26/25, 7/27/25 Emma Thorne "Takes the Piss" Out of Religion47:317/23/25c
8/2/25, 8/3/25 Liz Cavell, Chris Line: IRS encourages churches to become unregulated super PACs38:218/1/25c
8/9/25, 8/10/25 Robyn Blumner, Edward Tabash, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Leighann Lord: Scopes Trial Centennial: Opening Remarks56:377/18/25d
8/16/25, 8/17/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Katherine Stewart48:087/19/25d
8/23/25, 8/24/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Chris Cameron29:097/19/25d
8/30/25, 8/31/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Dan Barker and Tahira Clayton Performance48:397/18/25d
9/6/25, 9/7/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Bertha Vasquez29:567/19/25d
9/13/25, 9/14/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Ed Larson38:187/19/25d
9/20/25, 9/21/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Brenda Wineapple41:077/19/25d
9/27/25, 9/28/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Richard Katskee33:307/19/25d
10/4/25, 10/5/25 Scopes Trial Centennial: Judge John Jones54:227/19/25d

*A cleaned up version was prepared for broadcast. This link goes to the original NSFW version.
a FFRF 2024 National Convention in Denver.
b Podcast from The State of Belief.
c Facebook Live Ask an Atheist program from FFRF.
d 2025 Scopes Trial Centennial Conference in Tennessee.
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