Freedom From Religion Foundation
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A weekly show, broadcast live from Madison, Wis., on 92.1 FM, Saturdays 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Hosted by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents, Freedom From Religion Foundation. Slightly irreverent views, news, music and interviews.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Freethought Radio makes church-state conflicts concrete by following the laws, lawsuits, public spending, and political organizing behind them.
Freethought Radio turns disputes over religion in government into a focused mix of legal updates, legislative scrutiny, interviews, and pointed humor.
Ten-foot saint statues at a police station: you can practically hear Annie-Laurie Gaylor's eyebrows rise.
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A sharp statehouse roundup for listeners who want church-state fights made concrete.
Free Thought Radio turns a state-level church-and-state update into a clear, advocacy-minded listen. Dan Barker and Annie-Laurie Gaylor frame the Freedom From Religion Foundation's Strongly Stated report, then bring in FFRF Senior Policy Counsel Ryan Jane and Regional…
A focused church-state hour with clear legal stakes and a plainly stated point of view.
Free Thought Radio stays on familiar ground here: classroom Ten Commandments fights and Quincy, Massachusetts spending public money on two Catholic saint statues at police headquarters. That keeps the hour pointed and easy to follow.
A Juneteenth episode that ties FFRF's legislative update to rally coverage and a Bernie Sanders phone appearance.
This Juneteenth episode of Free Thought Radio keeps its focus tight: first the FFRF legislative team, then Madison, where John Nichols introduces a surprise phone appearance from Bernie Sanders at the No Kings Rally. It moves quickly, but it never loses the thread.
A reason-first look at secular politics, from studio talk to the Congressional Freethought Caucus.
Free Thought Radio opens on the National Day of Prayer and the National Day of Reason, then settles into civic talk about the Freedom From Religion Foundation's membership push and the Congressional Freethought Caucus reception.
A direct, advocacy-minded episode that pairs a political argument with an understated memorial for Charles Strauss.
Free Thought Radio uses the hour to lay out its case on the rise of the Christian right, then moves into an interview with Talia Lavin about Wild Faith. The structure is plain and effective: setup, extended conversation, then a memorial for composer Charles Strauss.
Dan Carlin's solo essays connecting executive power, historical collapse, and American democracy.
Atlantic staff writers and host Hannah Rosen unpack Trump-era foreign policy, economics, and democracy.
Two hosts and a correspondent unpack one Latin America story a week, from Chile's election to Iran's war.
Andrew Sullivan's one-on-one interviews on pardons, Israel, Christianity, and political journalism.
Ryan Evans interviews defense and intelligence insiders, from Ukraine's front lines to Marine marksmanship doctrine.
Lawfare's weekly panel turns Supreme Court rulings and war-powers fights into legal debate.
This episode of Freethought Radio focuses on the National Day of Reason, featuring highlights from a Congressional Reason Reception with speeches by lawmakers like Jared Huffman, Jamie Raskin, and Susan Wild, who critique Christian nationalism and advocate for secular government.
This episode of Freethought Radio discusses threats to secularism, including new lawsuits against Ten Commandments displays in Texas and religious statues in Massachusetts, and features an interview with Pulitzer finalist Rolo Romig about the assassination of journalist Gauri Lankesh and the rise of Hindu nationalism in India.
This episode of Freethought Radio covers recent secular activism and legislative updates, including Supreme Court rulings on gender-affirming care, Christian nationalist violence, and the No Kings protests.
Hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor discuss secular advocacy, critiquing the pope's remarks on atheism, highlighting state-level battles over church-state separation, and covering issues like child abuse reporting, climate data suppression, and Christian nationalism.
This episode of Freethought Radio explores the rise and dangers of the Christian right in America, featuring an interview with journalist Talia Lavin about her book 'Wild Faith'.
Annie Laurie Gaylor hosts Freethought Radio, discussing National Ask an Atheist Day and promoting listener questions for future shows.
This episode of Freethought Radio discusses NASA's Artemis II mission and promotes secular, science-based viewpoints.
A weekly news and interview show from a secular, freethought perspective, celebrating Yip Harburg's birthday.