Episode 19 Charity, the JWs, and Black Atheism with Bridget Gaudette

Published: Jan. 25, 2013, 10:51 a.m.

b'0:00:25 INTRO\\n\\n \\tWesley was on Just Skeptics\\n \\tRegister now for the Northwest Freethought Alliance Conference\\n\\nFEEDBACK - None this time around 0:04:39 THIS DAY IN HISTORY\\n\\n \\t1908 - Boy Scouts movement begins\\n \\t1935 - First canned beer goes on sale\\n \\t1943 - Von Paulus to Hitler: Let us surrender\\n \\t1965 - Winston Churchill Dies\\n\\n0:21:23 SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY\\n\\n \\tThe cost of big brains\\n \\tClimate change:\\n\\n \\tNew federal report on climate change with dire predictions\\n \\tCould impact volcanism\\n \\tHigher sea level increases than earlier thought\\n \\tRecord temps in the US in 2012\\n\\n\\n \\t4 billion light year wide quasar group found\\n \\tThe ISON comet is coming\\n\\n0:37:33 POLITICS/RELIGION/CULTURE\\n\\n \\tThe 2013 flu outbreak and vaccination\\n \\tRock Beyond Belief 2 rejected by Camp Pendleton\\n \\tReverend Giglio withdraws from the Inauguration\\n \\tHemant\'s take on the initial announcement\\n\\n0:52:05 MUSIC - "Invisible Light" by Josh Woodward (Creative Commons - By) 0:56:45 FEATURE - Interview with Bridget Gaudette Bridget is the Development Coordinator at Foundation Beyond Belief. She\'s also an ex-Jehovah\'s Witness with a focus on Black atheism, humanism, and sex-positive dialogue. She writes for Friendly Atheist, Skeptic Money, and emilyhasbooks and you can also find her on Twitter and Facebook. Religious \\u201cToys\\u201d discussed in the interview 1:56:58 BLOOPERS\\n\\n\\n\\nYou can find us online at www.htotw.com, email us at contact@htotw.com, leave us a voice mail message at (541) 203-0666, find us blogging at www.dwnomad.com, and like us on Facebook.\\n\\nTheme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.'