Dan Arel has written articles about religion, science, and politics for websites like Salon, AlterNet, and the Huffington Post. His first book, called Parenting Without God, was released in August.
We spoke with Dan about how his religious teacher used to fast-forward through science videos, what it was like growing up in a Pentecostal Christian home, and why it’s important to discuss parenting without religion.
Dave Silverman is the President of American Atheists, a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, and the inspiration for a popular meme.
Paul Provenza is a stand-up comedian, director of The Aristocrats, and author of Satiristas!
Kira Soltanovich is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on the Oxygen Network’s Girls Behaving Badly.
Mike McShane is an actor and comedian who appeared on the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Jessica spoke with them about attending Catholic schools and what it means to be an atheist.
Myq Kaplan is a comedian who has appeared on Last Comic Standing and every late night talk show you can think of. He’s known for his brilliant wordplay as well as his self-deprecating humor. His albums Vegan Mind Meld and Meat Robot are absolutely hilarious, but his latest show Small, Dork and Handsome is, in my opinion, his best one yet. It’s on Netflix right now and you’re gonna want to watch it… after we’re done with this interview.
We spoke with Myq about why most comedians seem to be non-religious, whether his jokes are ever truly finished, and what he learned from Louis C.K.
(Myq’s photo was taken by Mindy Tucker)
Dale McGowan is the author of a number of excellent books about atheism. His books Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers are all about bringing up children without religion. He’s the author of Atheism for Dummies, a book that surprisingly didn’t exist until 2013. He began Foundation Beyond Belief to encourage atheists to give to charity. He’s the manager of the Atheist Channel on Patheos.com (full disclosure: that’s where I blog). And his latest book, In Faith and In Doubt, is all about relationships between atheists and believers.
We spoke with Dale about how to make mixed-faith marriages work, the biggest surprise he uncovered during his search, and the importance of a hand squeeze between loved ones.