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Is This a Good Time for Comedy? With Jamie Kilstein Dec 27, 2020

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Jamie Kilstein is a writer, stand-up comic, and podcast host who has appeared on Conan, Chris Hayes (MSNBC), and BBC America. His new album, "25 Percent Capacity" is out now on iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere else.

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"Why I Left Hizb-ut Tahrir — And Islam" Dec 18, 2020

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Deborah was born into a Mennonite family and grew up in Canada. She went to Bible College after high school, which led her to leave Christianity and become an atheist — until she was recruited into Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamic fundamentalist organization that aims to re-establish the Islamic Caliphate, by her new husband, and became a fully practicing, burka and hijab-wearing Muslim. Today, she is no longer a member of the group and no longer a Muslim — and the story behind it is incredible.

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Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality Dec 10, 2020

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Dr. Darrel Ray is an organizational psychologist and author of "Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality." He is also the founder and President of the Board of Directors of Recovering from Religion. He joins us to talk about how religion infects our daily lives—particularly our sexuality and relationships—and what we can do about it. Don't miss this.

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Dr. Ray's book, "Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality": https://www.amazon.com/Sex-God-Religion-Distorts-Sexuality-ebook/dp/B0073WNSV6

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Emmanuel Macron Wants to Ban Home-Schooling: Is He "Islamophobic"? Dec 04, 2020

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In the aftermath of the brutal beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty by an Islamic fundamentalist, President Emmanuel Macron wants to ban homeschooling as part of an effort to curb religious indoctrination. This initiative includes giving students ID numbers to ensure they are attending school, and hefty fines for parents who don't comply. France has the largest percentage Muslim population in Western Europe, has suffered several Islamic terrorist attacks in just the last month, and Macron is receiving strong pushback as a liberal-leaning head of state. Does he have a point? We talk about it in this episode.

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France denies singling out Muslims: https://www.businessinsider.com/france-denies-muslim-children-id-tags-2020-11

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The Death of Khadim Rizvi: With Shaan Taseer Nov 30, 2020

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The wildly popular Pakistani preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi is dead. He was known for his avid support of Pakistan's blasphemy laws and hateful rhetoric against Ahmadi Muslims and other religious minorities. One of the people Khadim Rizvi targeted by name is our guest, Shaan Taseer. Shaan's father Salman Taseer was murdered by his own bodyguard for alleged blasphemy, and Khadim's support for the murderer led to the founding of his organization, Tehreek-e-Labbaik. Today, Shaan's voice is among the loudest against Pakistan's blasphemy laws.

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Aerial view of crowd at Khadim Rizvi's funeral: https://youtu.be/tnB5fb6nRHY

Crowd at funeral of Mumtaz Qadri (assassin of Salman Taseer): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/01/funeral-pakistani-mumtaz-qadri-executed-salmaan-taseer
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Why Freedom of Religion Should Be Abolished Nov 29, 2020

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In this episode, we talk about why "freedom of religion" should be abolished as a distinct legal concept. Do we really need it if it's already covered by the right to free thought, speech, and assembly? Why carve out the distinct entity of religious freedom when it only serves to privilege religion over other ideas?

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Belgian philosopher Maarten Boudry on why freedom of religion should be abolished: https://maartenboudry.be/2017/02/abolish-freedom-of-religion.html?fbclid=IwAR059I4TiwIPErWMobvRcorQGCDVtAPiwF6JdaFeb-gNpUfR_z7fvW13YHI

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Why Trump Lost—and How He Won Nov 16, 2020

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Trump lost the election solidly—both the popular vote and the Electoral College. But the story doesn't end here. More than 1 in 3 Muslims voted for the man who called to ban them from their country. More Latinos and Blacks voted for him than for past Republican candidates. He also got at least 73 million votes—much less than Biden, but more than any other presidential candidate in history, including Obama. In this episode, we talk about these realities and what it means for the future.

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Discussed: New York Times article on how Donald Trump appeals to the "honor culture" mindset: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/opinion/biden-obama-trump-voters.html
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Islamic Jihadist Beheads Teacher in Paris: On Blasphemy & Free Speech Oct 23, 2020

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A young teacher in Paris was decapitated in broad daylight this week for teaching his students about free expression. His alleged "crime"? Showing his students the Charlie Hebdo Muhammad cartoons that triggered Islamic terrorists to murder twelve people in 2015. Emmanuel Macron called the beheading an "Islamist terrorist attack." In this episode, we talk about the details of this incident and the importance both of fighting the blasphemy taboo and of defending Enlightenment values.

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France mourns Samuel Paty: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/samuel-paty-teacher-beheading/2020/10/21/b94fe7fe-123e-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html
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Challenging Beliefs Respectfully: With Anthony Magnabosco Oct 17, 2020

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Anthony Magnabosco is a worldwide promoter and practitioner of Street Epistemology, a conversational method for respectfully challenging ideas and beliefs by asking probing questions to uncover the reliability of one’s belief formation process. Recently, he had conversations with some young Muslims on the street that went viral. We spoke with him about the process, its scalability, and the very concept of respectful dialogue when it comes to challenging religious beliefs. Check it out.

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"Islam in Crisis": Emmanuel Macron Criticized by Erdogan Oct 15, 2020

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In a speech addressing "separatism" in France's Muslim community, President Emmanuel Macron called Islam "a religion that is in crisis all over the world." He faced strong backlash around the world, especially from Islamist leaders like Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What does Macron get right? Or wrong? We break it down in this episode.

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Macron's proposal to fight Islamic "separatism" in France: https://www.france24.com/en/20201002-live-macron-outlines-proposal-for-law-to-fight-separatism-in-france

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