I make a habit of reading books and articles that I expect to find disagreeable. This serves to test my convictions as I bounce them off opposing views and discover
Back in June 2017, the British public watched in horror as a North Kensington Tower block went up in flames. 72 people died as a result of the accidental fire,
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that ‘defaming’ the Prophet Muhammad “goes beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate” and “could stir up prejudice and put
I was very pleased to be at the Battle Of Ideas this year to speak about religion. The festival itself consists of many, many, (many!) public discussions and debates with
It was great to spend some time with David Smalley last week at Mythcon. We were on two panels together and we also managed to find some time to sit
I was in Milwaukee last week for Mythcon V. It was a fantastic event with a diverse roster of speakers and atendees. I had the honour of moderating the first
This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight speaks to co-founder of Ex-Muslims Of North America (EXMNA.org), Muhammad Syed (@MoTheAtheist). Muhammad will be telling us all about the upcoming ‘From Islam
This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight speaks to comedian and cabaret performer Thom, AKA Vanity Von Glow (@VanityVonGlow). We talk about the controversy and fallout from their appearance at
I had a great time on Mythinformed with Brian and Sean. We spoke about the atheist ‘community’, Islamism, Ex-Muslims, free speech, the UK and much, much more. I’m really looking
Back in 2013 a Christian pastor named Ryan Bell generated a lot of publicity and support from within atheist circles after publicly coming to the realisation that dedicating your time
I headed down to the ‘Day For Freedom’ event in London on Sunday 6th May. The event featured a host of controversial speakers that pulled in a surprisingly diverse crowd.
I was in London on Monday to report from the free speech protest in honour of ‘Count Dankula’. For those of you who don’t know what that is all about,
This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes the return of comedian Ricky Gervais (@RickyGervais). Ricky’s new stand-up ‘Humanity’ comes to Netflix on March 13th. He talks about how he
I was sent an early copy of Jordan Peterson’s book ’12 Rules for Life: An Antidote To Chaos’ and just finished reading it moments before tapping this out. Images of
This week on The #GSPodcast Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes Tom Wilson, Fellow at The Henry Jackson Society. Tom specialises in counter-terrorism strategy and extremist groups. We talk about the political left,
CORRECTIONS/UPDATES – 28th May 2017 It appears Ketan Joshi is a more common name than I knew, and as a result this blog was originally published with reference to
I always make sure I tune in to The Big Question on the BBC for some entertaining religious debate. I’ve been in the audience a few times, but last Saturday
The popular monotheistic religions have an established history of violent outbursts in response to perceived transgressions. One faith in particular stands out at this moment in time for its refusal
Twitter’s ability to bring you the latest news before ‘the news’ gets around to it can be mentally (and emotionally) hazardous if your areas of interest are religious fanaticism
Details are still coming in after yesterday’s terror attack in Westminster and the official investigation is only just underway. I suspect I’ll be blogging and podcasting a considerable amount in
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Specifics
Show Title: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
UK Airdate: Sunday 16th March
Time: 7pm – 7.50pm GMT
Channel: National Geographic
Podcast recording time: Sundays 8.50pm GMT
March 16th marks the start of a new updated version of Carl Sagan’s classic TV series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage”. The brilliant Neil deGrasse Tyson and the hilarious Seth MacFarlane will be on hosting/narrating duties, and it promises to be stimulating both visually, mentally, and I suspect, entertaining too.
To celebrate the occasion, and hopefully engage people in some beautiful, beautiful scientific discussion, I intend to record a companion Podcast episode an hour after the UK broadcast has ended. We would, as a group, talk through some of the points of interest from the current episode. I shall then slave away in order to have it available to download within 24-48 hours.
This is where you come in. Will you be watching Cosmos? Have you watched it in the US/Canada already? Do you have an interest in cosmology/physics? Do you think you could lend a lively voice to a relaxed discussion concerning the contents of the show? Read more
A discussion on Secular parenting with @PhyllisCopeland & @GammaAtheist. We talk about the challenges of raising your children in a secular way & deal with those tough questions. This week on “Once Upon A Fallacy” is The Ad Hominem. Also available on Stitcher and iTunes.
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A chat with Chris Moos about his well-publicised brush with religious intolerance at the LSE. We also discuss freedom of expression, censorship, Jesus and Mo and the controversy surrounding Maajid Nawaz.
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Happy belated New Year! Firstly, a huge thanks to those that have listened to my Christmas Podcast ‘experiment’ and sent some kind words my way. The amount of downloads and positive feedback has far surpassed my expectations. Some rather unpleasant pro-sprout fanaticism aside, it’s been fun.
Podcasting was a learning curve but I plan to use my experiences to produce a better, bigger, more entertaining and engaging show for 2014. I’m hoping to release it fortnightly/monthly, blending humour, news, guides, debates and interesting guests.
Using new equipment & new techniques, I’m hoping there will also be a noticeable improvement in sound quality & production value. I have set early February as a tentative date to kick off the new run of episodes, so if you haven’t already, please subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher or YouTube.
This is now where you wonderful primates come in*.
Do you have something to say that may be of interest to others? Click here to answer a few questions and be considered as a guest for the show.
Do you have an idea for a recurring feature that you would like to be a regular correspondent for? Perhaps you are involved in something that is ongoing, whereby you could check-in with frequent reports? Contact me and let me know.
Perhaps you’re musically inclined and have some songs, either sincere, or comedic that you wish to share? Contact me and let me know.
Do you have any suggestions or ideas for what you would like to hear from a heathen focused podcast? Perhaps you have some guest suggestions? Let me know in the comments section below.
If you enjoyed the Christmas Podcasts and would like to get behind a new regular show, you can help to support it in other ways too:
The current cost to me for providing these shows as free to download is £110/$180US per year. By making a small donation (or massive – I’m not fussy) you can help to supplement these costs and make the hours spent planning, recording and editing more economically viable.
Click To Support This Podcast
You can also help by listening, reviewing, subscribing, rating and sharing my show via Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube.
A combination these actions enables the show to climb their respective charts, bypassing evangelical religious content and placing atheistic voices right in amongst the piety. I doubt they will enjoy that.
I look forward to hearing from you.
GS
Happy belated New Year! Firstly, a huge thanks to those that have listened to my Christmas Podcast ‘experiment’ and sent some kind words my way. The amount of downloads and positive feedback has far surpassed my expectations. Some rather unpleasant pro-sprout fanaticism aside, it’s been fun.
Podcasting was a learning curve but I plan to use my experiences to produce a better, bigger, more entertaining and engaging show for 2014. I’m hoping to release it fortnightly/monthly, blending humour, news, guides, debates and interesting guests.
Using new equipment & new techniques, I’m hoping there will also be a noticeable improvement in sound quality & production value. I have set early February as a tentative date to kick off the new run of episodes, so if you haven’t already, please subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher or YouTube.
This is now where you wonderful primates come in*.
Do you have something to say that may be of interest to others? Click here to answer a few questions and be considered as a guest for the show.
Do you have an idea for a recurring feature that you would like to be a regular correspondent for? Perhaps you are involved in something that is ongoing, whereby you could check-in with frequent reports? Contact me and let me know.
Perhaps you’re musically inclined and have some songs, either sincere, or comedic that you wish to share? Contact me and let me know.
Do you have any suggestions or ideas for what you would like to hear from a heathen focused podcast? Perhaps you have some guest suggestions? Let me know in the comments section below.
If you enjoyed the Christmas Podcasts and would like to get behind a new regular show, you can help to support it in other ways too:
The current cost to me for providing these shows as free to download is £110/$180US per year. By making a small donation (or massive – I’m not fussy) you can help to supplement these costs and make the hours spent planning, recording and editing more economically viable.
Click To Support This Podcast
You can also help by listening, reviewing, subscribing, rating and sharing my show via Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube.
A combination these actions enables the show to climb their respective charts, bypassing evangelical religious content and placing atheistic voices right in amongst the piety. I doubt they will enjoy that.
I look forward to hearing from you.
GS
