"Let There Be Light"

Published: July 1, 2006, 2:24 p.m.

b'Philip Appleman, known as the "Poet Laureate" of the freethought\\nand humanist movement, and a noted Darwin scholar, is the special\\nguest. Phil talks about his freethought views, Darwin (as editor of the\\nNorton Critical Edition of Darwin), the threat of overpopulation (as\\neditor of the Norton Critical Edition of Malthus), and reads several of\\nhis poems. Music featured: Phil\'s collaborations with musician Dan\\nBarker, including the incomparable "Fleas!" Their latest song, "In a\\nDark Time," a haunting warning about the impending Dis-Enlightenment,\\nairs for the first time. For a special treat, the show ends with a\\nreading of Philip Appleman\'s crowd-pleasing "Noah" poem, featuring Phil\\nand playwright Marjorie Appleman. (MP3, 50 min, 22.7 MB)'