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Ep. 24 - Monica Snyder, Secular Pro-Life Dec 10, 2014

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Monica Snyder is a representative from the group Secular Pro-Life, a group that seeks to unite pro-lifers, regardless of their religious beliefs or lack thereof. She has worked with the group since its inception in 2009. We spoke with Monica about where she fits in among both the pro-life and secular worlds, how she was rejected from volunteering at a crisis pregnancy center because of her beliefs, and why merely focusing on contraception access may not be a viable strategy.

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Ep. 23 - Juhem Navarro-Rivera, Research Associate with PRRI Dec 10, 2014

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Juhem Navarro-Rivera is a research associate at the Public Religion Research Institute. PRRI publishes some of the most important and credible surveys when it comes to tracking religious demographics in the United States. Before joining PRRI, Juhem was a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture at Trinity College, where he served as the lead analyst for many studies, including the landmark American Religious Identification Survey. He also taught political science and Latino Studies at the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut. We spoke with him about how PRRI collects its data, whether the results themselves can draw criticism, and how to grow the diversity within the atheist movement.

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Ep. 22 - TAM2014 - Skeptic Ink Bloggers Dec 10, 2014

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Jessica spoke with Vandy Beth Glenn, Beth Ann Erickson, and Rebecca Bradley from the Skeptic Ink network about blogging in the skeptic/atheist community and their favorite posts.

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Ep. 21 - Conor Robinson, Creator of the Pathfinders Project Dec 10, 2014

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Conor Robinson graduated from Yale University, where he launched the Yale Humanist Society. He is a Teach for American alumnus. And last year, he began and took part in the Pathfinders Project, a year-long international service project for Humanists. Consider it a Mission Trip minus the religion. He visited Cambodia, Uganda, Ghana, and Haiti, among other places. (Full disclosure, I'm on the board of Foundation Beyond Belief, which helped sponsor this project.) We spoke with Conor about living with a group of strangers for a year, how he had to change his diet while living overseas, and how his life has changed since returning home.

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Ep. 20 - TAM2014 - Steven Novella And Jon Armstrong Dec 10, 2014

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Jessica spoke with Skeptics Guide to the Universe host and neuroscientist Steven Novella and magician Jon Armstrong about skepticism and the brain, our faulty memories, and how the placebo effect is not what you may think.

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Ep. 19 - Dan Arel, Author of Parenting Without God Dec 10, 2014

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Dan Arel has written articles about religion, science, and politics for websites like Salon, AlterNet, and the Huffington Post. His first book, called Parenting Without God, was released in August. We spoke with Dan about how his religious teacher used to fast-forward through science videos, what it was like growing up in a Pentecostal Christian home, and why it's important to discuss parenting without religion.

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Ep. 18 - TAM2014 - George Hrab And Sheldon Helms Dec 10, 2014

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Jessica sat down with TAM emcee George Hrab and Psychology Professor Sheldon Helms to talk about their reflections on the conference and the importance of communication in the science community.

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Ep. 17 - Pam Mueller, Jeopardy Champion Dec 10, 2014

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Pam Mueller may be best known as a frequent contestant on Jeopardy! where she has won more than $180,000 during her many, many episodes, including her run to become champion of the 2000 College Tournament. She also worked on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, graduated from Harvard Law School, and is now a grad student in Psychology at Princeton University. We spoke with Pam about her research into notetaking, the end of Howard Dean's campaign, and the oddest place she's been recognized.

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Ep. 16 - TAM2014 - Dave Silverman And Comedians Paul Provenza, Kira Soltanovich, And Mike McShane Dec 10, 2014

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Dave Silverman is the President of American Atheists, a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, and the inspiration for a popular meme. Paul Provenza is a stand-up comedian, director of The Aristocrats, and author of Satiristas! Kira Soltanovich is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on the Oxygen Network's "Girls Behaving Badly." Mike McShane is an actor and comedian who appeared on the British version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Jessica spoke with them about attending Catholic schools and what it means to be an atheist.

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Ep. 15 - Myq Kaplan, Comedian Dec 10, 2014

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Myq Kaplan is a comedian who has appeared on Last Comic Standing and every late night talk show you can think of. He's known for his brilliant wordplay as well as his self-deprecating humor. His albums "Vegan Mind Meld" and "Meat Robot" are absolutely hilarious, but his latest show "Small, Dork and Handsome" is, in my opinion, his best one yet. It's on Netflix right now and you're gonna want to watch it‚Ä¶ after we're done with this interview. We spoke with Myq about why most comedians seem to be non-religious, whether his jokes are ever truly finished, and what he learned from Louis C.K. (Myq's photo taken by Mindy Tucker)

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