Glass City Humanist

By Douglas Berger

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Episodes: 111

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Explaining Humanist values, how we can live our values to support social justice issues, and responding to science denying Christian Nationalists bent on smashing the wall between church and state. Human problems require human solutions. There will be interviews, from time to time, with Humanists and other secular people in Northwest Ohio and beyond.

Episode Date
The Trump Memo: A Threat to Reason and Compassion
Oct 10, 2025
Reaching Consensus Can Break Some Eggs
Sep 26, 2025
Revitalizing Humanism: A New Era of Community Empowerment with Jake Via
Sep 10, 2025
How Will You Be Remembered?
Aug 21, 2025
The Epstein Files & Religious Hypocrisy: Putting Politics Over People
Aug 05, 2025
The Johnson Amendment Is Officially Dead — And Churches Are Becoming Political Machines
Jul 20, 2025
Systemic Poverty Needs Systemic Solutions: A Response to Religious Conservatives
Jul 06, 2025
Trump's Religious Liberty Commission is SHAMTASTIC!
Jun 20, 2025
The Empathy Deficit: Why Religious Conservative Lawmakers Are Failing Their Constituents
Jun 08, 2025
Who’s Killing Ohio’s Public Education? Follow the Vouchers
May 21, 2025
Why Activism Matters: It's the People, Not the Process with Sean Nestor
May 08, 2025
Grassroots and Political Action During Tough Times with Natalie Hastings
Apr 25, 2025
Discovering Third Places and Astroturf Right-wing Misinformation
Apr 11, 2025
Talking BAHACon 2025 with Jeff Brooks
Mar 26, 2025
Egg Prices: The Science Behind Rising Costs
Mar 06, 2025
Using Our Humanist Values to Save Democracy
Feb 18, 2025
Religious Freedom or Safety Concern? The Dad's Place Church Shelter Debate
Jan 16, 2025
Humanism in the Face of Change: Fish Stark Talks Future Directions for AHA
Jan 02, 2025
Ohio Legislators Tell Kids Not To Be Gay And To Read Their Bible
Dec 20, 2024
Religious Indoctrination in Public Schools: The Rise of LifeWise Academy
Dec 04, 2024
Grief, Injustice, and Identity: Asking for Understanding and Empathy
Nov 20, 2024
Release Time Religious Instruction: Unpacking the LifeWise Academy Controversy
Oct 31, 2024
Secular Humanism - The Sometimes Ugly Step-child of Humanism
Oct 11, 2024
Building a Political Voice: Ron Millar on Humanism and Advocacy
Sep 26, 2024
Ranked Choice Voting and Drag Queens: Kyle Herman’s Progressive Vision
Sep 12, 2024
American Atheists' Next Chapter: Nick Fish on Collaboration, Equality, and Real Religious Freedom
Aug 28, 2024
Discrimination Under the Banner of Faith: Analyzing Project 2025's Impact on LGBTQ+ Rights and Religious Freedom
Aug 17, 2024
Living Humanist Values and Nuns Teaching Public School?
Aug 01, 2024
Fighting for Educational Transparency: Zach Parrish's Journey
Jul 18, 2024
The Dangers of Project 2025: A Call to Protect Civil Liberties
Jul 07, 2024
Genetics and Society: Learning from History, Shaping the Future
Jun 20, 2024
Deception and Influence: A Close Look at LifeWise
Jun 04, 2024
Grassroots Democracy: A Battle Over Highway Expansion with Peggy Daly-Masternak
May 22, 2024
Megan Sheldon: Creating Meaningful Rituals Without Religion
May 06, 2024
An Introduction to White Christian Nationalism
Apr 24, 2024
Diverted Benefits: The Real Story About Ohio's School Voucher Expansion
Apr 05, 2024
Do We Really Need Humanist Churches?
Mar 19, 2024
The Humanist Take on DEI and Embryo Personhood
Feb 26, 2024
Religious Privilege Above The Law - Dad's Place Church Bryan Ohio
Feb 11, 2024
Standing Up for Trans Kids and Secular Freedom in Ohio
Jan 22, 2024
Voices Unheard: Examining Global Challenges to Freedom of Thought
Dec 27, 2023
Being Secular During Religious Holidays and the Real Origins of the Religious Right
Dec 13, 2023
Defending Church-State Separation: A Conversation with Andrew Seidel
Nov 21, 2023
Dawne Knoch Anthony's Escape from Abuse and Religion Is Paved in Song
Nov 05, 2023
Breaking Down Societal Norms: Henry Rollins and Release Time Religious Education
Oct 20, 2023
All Our Solutions Are Incomplete with David Breeden
Oct 04, 2023
Ignoring The Community With St. Anthony's Church Transformation
Sep 15, 2023
Guess What Happens When Christian Nationalists Write A Reproductive Rights Amendment?
Aug 29, 2023
The Christian Nationalist Ideologies of a Law School Professor
Aug 09, 2023
The Fight for Fair Voting in Ohio: An In-Depth Look with Greer Aeschbury
Jul 26, 2023
Revolutionizing Democracy: An Insight into Ranked Choice Voting with Josie Schreiber
Jul 14, 2023
Fighting for Equality: Religious Freedom and LGBTQ Advocacy with Alison Gill
Jun 28, 2023
Fighting for Democracy: The Work of Lucas County League of Women Voters
Jun 15, 2023
Spend An August Weekend At BAHACON
May 31, 2023
What's New at the AHA with Nicole Carr
May 10, 2023
How Two Women Got Justice From Their Sexual Harasser with Cami Roth Szirotnyak & Rachel Richardson
Apr 19, 2023
Separation Of Church And State: The Foundation Of Democracy With Rachel Laser
Apr 06, 2023
Saving Lake Erie with Mike Ferner
Mar 17, 2023
Chasing Unicorns with Camp Quest
Mar 01, 2023
Does the Government Test Your Faith?
Jan 21, 2023
Just Say No To Interfaith
Dec 23, 2022
Critical Thinking Can Save The World
Nov 19, 2022
A Pseudo Conflict Between Intersectionality And Humanism With Michael Werner
Oct 18, 2022
Fake School Assemblies and Banning Guns
Sep 23, 2022
Evangelize For Humanism Without Evangelizing Humanism
Aug 31, 2022
Get Younger or Die
Aug 02, 2022
Banning Abortion Violates Religious Freedom
Jul 12, 2022
Separation of Church and State Had A Bad Week
Jul 01, 2022
Blumner Is Wrong: All Individuals Are Important To Humanism
Jun 03, 2022
Conferences, Events, and Fairs OH, MY!
May 20, 2022
Evangelicals Have Bible Verses To Justify Their Hate with Bruce Gerencser
May 06, 2022
Everyone Is Wrong About Everything with The Friendly Atheist
Apr 22, 2022
Release Time Religious Instruction Is Unethical
Apr 06, 2022
Making Amends and Having Children
Mar 13, 2022
When Heroes Turn Out To Be Mere Human
Feb 11, 2022
Can We Find Personal Responsibility Again?
Jan 21, 2022
Thank a Pagan for Christmas
Dec 24, 2021
Poems from a Heathen Mommy with Megan Rahm
Dec 02, 2021
Secular Student Alliance: The Cool People on Campus with Kevin Bolling
Nov 16, 2021
Beware Rose Colored Glasses of Forced Patriotism with Emily Newman
Nov 02, 2021
Spiders, Science, and Avoiding Pedestals with PZ Myers
Oct 19, 2021
Humanism is on the Right Side of History
Sep 24, 2021
Building Interfaith Bridges with Chris Highland
Sep 05, 2021
Diversity By Itself Is Not Enough with John Lombard
Aug 22, 2021
Critical Thinking Instead Of Dogma With Reggie Finley
Aug 07, 2021
Justice Centered Humanism
Jul 23, 2021
Cancer is Non-Religious
Jun 28, 2021
One Battle Over Abortion Is A Parking Lot
Jun 08, 2021
The Pandemic Of Magical Thinking
May 15, 2021
How Richard Dawkins Drove Me To Wokeism
Apr 26, 2021
Tag Lines and Long Voter Lines
Apr 09, 2021
Cancel Culture Is A Hoax
Mar 26, 2021
Arrogance Will Hurt People
Mar 09, 2021
Insurrection and Democracy
Feb 03, 2021
Blasphemy Be Gone And Covid Cheats
Dec 09, 2020
Art isn't frivolous. Art is important! with Martha Knox
Nov 24, 2020
Like Organizing Bus Stops - Secular Student Alliance at 20 with August Brunsman
Nov 12, 2020
How To Use Religious Freedom for Bigotry
Oct 16, 2020
Where Did Our Empathy Go?
Sep 22, 2020
Looking For A Few Good Affiliates with Sam McGuire from American Atheists
Aug 26, 2020
An Atheist Hero Is A Social Justice Warrior
Aug 08, 2020
A Humanist Response to the Murder of George Floyd
Jun 17, 2020
Important Humanist Values with Derrick Strobl
May 27, 2020
Same Church Different Pew: Humanism And Unitarian Universalism
May 09, 2020
Fighting 21st Century Homeopathy with Nick Little from the Center for Inquiry
Apr 22, 2020
Recovering from Religion with Charles Hill
Apr 03, 2020
HERE for Climate and Secular Week of Action with Emily Newman
Mar 18, 2020
EdChoice Vouchers Are Bad For Ohio Schools
Mar 03, 2020
Monette Richards from Secular Woman
Feb 19, 2020
Skepticism with Matt McMahon of Toledo Skeptics
Feb 02, 2020
Glass City Humanist Trailer
Jan 24, 2020