Appreciate Your Mind

In this week's program I talk about how recent news stories might be seen from new legal points of view on church-state separation, including legal tests for religious discrimination and religious monuments on government property; a look at how the Religious Right is trying to find secular ways to be against gay marriage; science news about evolution and the number of galaxies in the universe; and more! I feature music from XTC and Ziggy Marley, and comedy from Jim Jefferies. I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC, a commercial-free community station that likes for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air. Join me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AppreciateYourMind

In this week's program I talk about new information that says those who see auras are people who suffer from synesthesia; why highly religious people are less compassionate than everyone else; where creative insights and good ideas come from; the difference between conservative and liberal mindsets; and more!

I feature music from Greydon Square, René Moffatt, and SymphonyOfScience.com, as well as material from Jonah Lehrer (BigThink.com), Steven Johnson and John Jost. I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC, a commercial-free community station that likes for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air. Join me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AppreciateYourMind

In this week's program I talk about several reports and studies that talk about happiness and how materialism, individualism and religion are not great at creating it; the song mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik claims is brainwashing children; the location of consciousness; the National Day of Reason; and more! I feature music from Markella and Pete Seeger, and material from The Center for a New American Dream and Big Think.

I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC, a commercial-free community station that likes for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air. Join me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AppreciateYourMind

(Note: I cut out the first minute or so of the music intro from each podcast in order to simply save you time!)

First, I want to thank Russ and Nell at Fire Talk Productions for inviting me on their program yesterday. For those interested in our conversation about humanism, you can find that program here.

In my program this week I talk about how the Catholic Church is focusing on politics and looking to impose their religious doctrines on the country; how charges of witchcraft and blasphemy are still drawing arrests in some countries with the possibility of the death penalty; new studies that continue to show a drop in the number of religious adherents; how teamwork is being shown to have evolutionary advantages--and more! I feature music from Bonnie (Prince) Billy and Roy Bailey, along with the audio from a video from The Thinking Atheist.

I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC, a commercial-free community station that likes for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air. Join me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AppreciateYourMind

In this week's program I talk about more figures that prove abstinence-only sex education doesn't work, a Christian school that fires a pregnant woman for not being married first, a case from India where a person uncovers the simple truth behind a claimed miracle and is facing possible blasphemy charges, cannibalism in Brazil to "deliver them to god," in addition to several new studies that show how bad we all are at making accurate determinations about almost everything--and more! I feature music from José González and Steely Dan.

I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC, a commercial-free community station that likes for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air.

Join me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AppreciateYourMind

On Sunday, April 22 at 4 p.m. Eastern time, I'll be a guest on Fire Talk, a Blog Talk Radio program: You can stream or listen later here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/firetalkproduction/2012/04/22/brian-magee-good-without-god

First, last week's show didn't get recorded so I was unable to create the podcast. I now have a backup recording plan in place so that should never happen again!

In this week's program I talk about some of the Easter weekend events in the news that make little sense to nonbelievers like myself; the hidden biases we all carry with us and how they make us treat those unlike ourselves with less empathy and respect (I use some material from The Hidden Brain by Shankar Vedantam); a drug that reduces racism; another study that shows pray doesn't work; and more.

I feature music from Speed Orange and comedy from Catherine Deveny.

I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC, a commercial-free community station that likes for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air.

(The first minute or so of the program's recording was distorted so I cut it out--mostly. There are only leaving a few seconds at the beginning where I had to leave it so it still makes sense. Bear with the first few seconds and the sounds improves.)

In this week's program I talk a little about the Reason Rally in Washington, DC over the weekend as well as the American Atheists convention which was also in town; the idea that religion is a direct cause for incredibly awful acts against our fellow human beings; some of the latest evolution news; and how empathy shapes our societies using a presentation from theRSA.org from Jeremy Rifkin; and more! I feature music from Bad Religion and Everclear. I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC. My new home is a community, commercial-free station (similar to before), but they like for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air.

First, sorry about last week. The recording device failed and I had nothing to upload! In this new program I talk about a "pot luck" of topics including Optimism Bias, The Jerusalem Syndrome, what modern day Israel can teach us about what a society is like when run by hardlilne religious people, how atheism is not the cause of people leaving religion behind; and more. I feature music from The Religious Snitch and comedy from Tim Minchin. A scientific presentation from Neuroscientist Tali Sharot is also used. Thanks for your patience as I get more comfortable.

I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC. My new home is a community, commercial-free station (similar to before), but they like for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air.

Here is the 2nd program at my new home and I am getting into the grove--I think. I am still getting familiar with the setup, which resulted--again--in me having to clip the first 30 seconds or so from the beginning when putting together the podcast of the program. But, overall I think I'm at about 75% and think next week I'll be back to my old self. Thanks for your patience as I find the grove again.

In this new program I talk about how all kinds of beliefs can steer us in unexpected and subconscious, as well as discuss several studies that show many of the most simple and mundane conditions of our lives pushing us in ways we don't realize. I feature music from Motörhead and Tombstone Da Deadman. Thanks for your patience while I get acclimated to my new home and I promise the programs to improve as I get back into my weekly routine.

I broadcast from Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC. My new home is a community, commercial-free station (similar to before), but they like for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air.

Hello, everyone, I'm back on the air!

Please be patient with this first episode from my new home, Radio CPR, 97.5 FM in Washington, DC. I am a bit rusty after nearly a year off the air and still getting used to the equipment. I removed the first couple of minutes of the program from this podcast of it because of a technical glitch.

My new home is a community, commercial-free station (similar to before), but they like for people to use "DJ names" so I am M.J. Adams on the air.

In this new program from Radio CPR, I talk about some of the science behind sound, including the study of how our ancient ancestors used sound tens of thousands of years ago to help induce religious states of mind and in ritual healing ceremonies, among other thing; a comparison of Rick Santorum's move to the religious right to Moby Dick; and more.

I feature music from Peter Mayer, Marconi Union, First Aid Kit, and Quiet Company in this program.

Thanks for your patience while I get acclimated to my new home and I promise the programs to improve as I get back into my weekly routine.

Due to some personal circumstances that is forcing me to move and make other changes in my life, I won't be doing another program in the foreseeable future. I'll keep this account open for a while just in case after I get settled I find a way to start up gain. I'm not promising anything, though.

I want to thank everyone for their support and hope you've found something of value from these programs. I will certainly miss putting in the time and effort to put them together. Thanks again, and I wish everyone the best!

-Brian

Brian talks about the pagan roots of Easter, how a church is holding a raffle to get people to their Easter service, changes being made in new versions of the bible coming out just now, the political and monetary motivations behind the North Dakota Religuous Liberty Restoration Amendment constitutional petition and ballot initiative, how tax money is legally diverted to religious organizations, and more!

Comedy from Magnus Betner is featured, as well as music from Greydon Square. ( I screwed up when I said this was a new song! My apologies for the mistake. Still a good song, however! I'm biased, though--I like Greydon Square's stuff . My atheist music collection is a mess and sometimes I just don't know what I've got in there and when the heck I got it. No excuses, though. Just an embarrassing goof on my part. 

Here's a link I promised from the North Dakota Family Alliance's web page, and here's the one from the North Dakota Catholic Conference.

The show is heard live on KNDS, 96.3 FM in Fargo, ND on Saturdays at 11 a.m. Central time and rebroadcast  on WPRR, 96.5 and 1680 AM in Grand Rapids, MI, Sundays at 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern time. The show can be streamed from either stations' website. The Facebook page is found here.

Brian is solo this week and analyzes some of the week's news, including continued Catholic attempts to deflect attention from sex scandals, praying for gas price reductions, restricting inmate access to books other than the bible and "life at conception" efforts as well as other legal stories, exciting news on the evolution front, and more!

Comedy from Jimmy Carr, is featured, as well as music from Tombstone Da Deadman, a piece from YouTube artist NonStampCollector, and the latest offering from The Thinking Atheist are featured.

The show is heard live on KNDS, 96.3 FM in Fargo, ND on Saturdays at 11 a.m. Central time and rebroadcast  on WPRR, 96.5 and 1680 AM in Grand Rapids, MI, Sundays at 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern time. The show can be streamed from either stations' website. The Facebook page is found here.

Brian is solo this week and uses lots of snippets from the routines of comedians giving their take on religion to explore issues from a point-of-view not easily seen from popular mainstream atheists. Comedy from Dylan Moran, Doug Stanhope, Jimmy Carr, Markus Brigstocke, Paul Provenza, and The Now Show is featured.

Music and from Johnathan Coulton, Jill Sobule, and Godlesswonder is featured.

The show is heard live on KNDS, 96.3 FM in Fargo, ND on Saturdays at 11 a.m. Central time and rebroadcast  on WPRR, 96.5 and 1680 AM in Grand Rapids, MI, Sundays at 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern time. The show can be streamed from either stations' website. The Facebook page is found here.

Brian is solo this week and uses some recent stories about behavior in reaction to the existence of certain books to discusses how the simple existence of a book can cause people to do everything from starting a web site to killing people; the potential Republican presidential candidates' courting the far religious right and the inflamatory language required to get their support; the new head of the African Union claiming divine permission to kill at will; and more!

Music and from Eddie Scott is featured.

The entire interview with Professor Bart D. Ehrman from which I used a clip can be found here.

The show is heard live on KNDS, 96.3 FM in Fargo, ND on Saturdays at 11 a.m. Central time and rebroadcast  on WPRR, 96.5 and 1680 AM in Grand Rapids, MI, Sundays at 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern time. The show can be streamed from either stations' website. The Facebook page is found here.

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