#1078 Unnecessary, ineffective and un-American (Muslim Ban)
#1071 First they came... (Religious Liberty)
Air Date: 1-13-2017
Today we take a look at the threats to muslim Americans and, frankly, muslims around the world in the age of Trump.
Read more#1067 The War on Christmas™ 2016
Air Date: 12-23-2016
Today we look back on the decade-long War on Christmas™ to understand how we got to now as well as the uphill battle we Christmas Warriors now have in the face of a Trump presidency
Read more#1025 Gods, guns and gays (Orlando Massacre Continued)
Air Date: 06-28-2016
Today we take a look at the continued responses to the Orlando massacre encompassing arguments over islamophobia, homophobia and gun control legislation
Read more#979 The War on Christmas™ 2015 (and other stories)
Air date: 12-25-15
Today we check in with the front-line forces in the annual holiday tradition of the War on Christmas™ and take a peek at a few other holiday traditions to boot
Read more#964 History of the Christian Right (Religion)
Air date: 10-30-15
Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, coopted by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less Christian, nation
Read more#956 Religion seen through fear (Islamophobia)
Air date: 9-29-15
Today we take a look at a fresh set of news stories that demonstrate how muslims are seen through an often-racial lens of fear, distrust and hatred
Read more#892 Fearing and hating what we don’t understand (Religion)
Today we take a look at the propaganda we’re fed to convince us that muslims are dangerous and examine why it’s bullshit
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#886 Our annual collective waste of time (War on Christmas)
Today, after weeks of discussing the wrongful deaths of unarmed citizens at the hands of brutal policing policies, the illegal and immoral systematic torture of prisoners carried out in our names and the inescapable reach of rape culture infused in our society, we’re finally able to dedicate our last new episode of the year to one of the nations most pressing issues
Read more#874 Debating the structures of extremism (Religion)
Today we examine the fallout of the discussion between Bill Maher, Sam Harris and Ben Affleck on the subject of Islamic extremism. Turns out it’s complicated.
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