Author: Bart
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Life After God: Me and Ryan Bell
I’ve been meaning to invite Ryan Bell to do a podcast with me for a while, but he beat me to it and we ended up having a great conversation. Part of the reason it went so well is that Ryan and I totally speak the same language, but it certainly didn’t hurt that he’s…
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Watch: Godless Politics
Godless Politics: Bernie Sanders, The Rise of Secular Humanism, and the Future of America The setting wasn’t very glamorous, but that didn’t keep Diane Winston and me from having a lively and provocative conversation about the changing landscape of American politics. I don’t know about anyone else, but I sure learned a lot. Watch here!
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A conversation about politics and morality
If you’re in the LA area on October 7th, I’d love it if you came out to join this conversation about the changing role of religion in presidential politics, and especially about the rising awareness and acceptance of secular morality among all kinds of people. Diane Winston is not only super-smart and super-experienced, she’s also…
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Wonder-full Podcast #8: The Walking Dead
For those of you looking for a short, pithy, topical piece of audio, here it is! On this episode of the Wonder-full Podcast, my pal and collaborator John Wright explain why The Walking Dead may be the most humanistic program in the history of television. (17 mins) SPOILER ALERT: Skip from 6:35 to 8:00 to…
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Wonder-full Podcast #7: Massimo Pigliucci
I’m super excited about this podcast with philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, but it took me too long to get to Massimo’s best stuff about modern stoicism as a path to secular goodness. So then, unless you’re really hardcore, I suggest you skip ahead to 42:00, get the gist of the conversation, and then go back to…
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Wonder-full Podcast #6: Helen Stringer
Helen Stringer is the Executive Director at Kansas City Oasis, a secular community described by its founders as an innovative retreat for freethinkers. Oasis promises a safe place to learn, celebrate life, find social support and give back to the community. On this episode of the Wonder-full Podcast, Bart chats with Helen about what works…
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What a secular ‘service’ looks like in practice
I’ve been waiting on an edited version of our July experiment with Sunday Assembly Los Angeles, but in the meantime here’s the unedited video, which will give you a pretty good idea of what went on that day. My message starts at 37:55, but I think the whole thing is a ton of fun. To…
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Listen: A Chat with The Friendly Atheist
I am a huge fan of Hemant Mehta, both online and in person, so it was a big thrill when he asked me to sit down and talk with him at A Conference Called Wonder in Atlanta. Hemant initially gained fame for “selling his soul” on eBay, but his Friendly Athiest blog and podcast long…
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On hosting the Sunday Assembly Los Angeles
Dear friends, In 1893, the centerpiece of Chicago’s World Fair was the White City, fourteen neoclassical masterpieces carefully arranged around a large reflecting pool by architect Daniel Burnham, who knew from the start that the whole thing would be torn down as soon as the fair was over. Certainly Burnham must have been grateful for…
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On my first year at USC
Dear Friends, I’ve been the Humanist Chaplain at USC for nearly a year now, and in a few months I’ll be the Humanist Chaplain at UCLA as well. I need to raise money for both those projects, but I’m new to Los Angeles and hardly anyone really gets my idea of building a relational campus…