This week, Ryan and I break the big announcement from the Vatican, and speculate as to why the Pope is running home with his tail between his legs. With things at TGA slowly starting to get back to normal (whatever that is), we've got a big show for you at over an hour. Enjoy! For those of you interested in becoming one of the 300, please upgrade your account and let me know what number you would like to ha ...

I have an admiration for train wrecks, and I can't imagine a greater tragedy than this rap video tastefully titled "Jesus is my Nigga". It's appropriately sung by a bunch of out-of-touch white dudes with very limited musical skills. Luckily, the whole thing is such a complete mess that it winds up being entertaining in the end. Still, I want to know: was there not some moment where a young person took these ...

As many of you may remember, TGA used to have a forum, but it made the site slow as balls (and was generally not being used enough to justify the bandwidth). I promised that as time went on, I would bring the forums back, and I have....sort of. I've actually re-launched a forum on my other site, jacobfortin.com. I've made this site the temporary home (which explains why it's so damn plain) for all things re ...

This week, I recorded a short show with Ryan, a sort of off-the-cuff show on a huge variety of topics, ranging from the economy to right wing terrorism. We're wrapping up the DVD this week, which explains the short show, but things will be back to normal next week. ...

In case you haven't had the chance to listen to Episode 306 of the podcast, Carisa and I are no longer a romantic couple. I've moved back to the east coast, and despite us both being sad at this recent development, it was a mutual decision. Obviously, this has some pretty serious consequences for me, and the podcast in the future. To make up for the expense of moving again, I'll probably need to find a part ...

This week, a sad announcement about Carisa and me, but also a new hope for the future among this heartbreak: the announcement of 'The 300', a group I'm creating to finally bring solvency to TGA, and ensure the growth of a full fledged organisation. Interested people can email me or leave comments on the site, or on Facebook. You can also nab a hard-core membership now: NOTE: FAN ONLY SHOW ...

This week, I interview Josh Sobel, who is trying to fund an interesting and exciting Kickstarter project. Please, go to the site and donate any amount you can. Let's help our fellow atheists achieve their very reasonable goals! Kickstarter Project [1] Booklet "Be Rational" [2] [1] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshsobel/the-animated-freethought-project [2] http://www.mediafire.com/?t8292f992oabtc8 ...

If you've listened to my shows recently, you know how big a fan of Pinker I am, including his most brilliant work "The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence has Declined". If you haven't read this lengthy beast, this talk actually covers the basics really well. A must listen! ...

This week, my guest is veteran activist Margaret Downey, who shares her 'deconversion' story, her fight with the Boy Scouts of America, and her recent projects. After this interview, you may want her to adopt you! Margaret Downey - Freethought Society President [1] - Founder of the Thomas Paine Memorial Committee [2] - Margaret Downey Fanpage [3] - Video of her Thomas Paine presentation in schools [4] [1]ht ...

After building a makeshift recording setup, I was able to interview Professor of Native Archeology Dean R. Snow to talk about the legend of the Great Peacemaker, the structure of Native society, and how things might have played out differently if not for the European Invasion. NOTES: Dr. Dean R. Snow, Professor of Archeology at Penn State. Author of “Archeology of North America”, Difficulty finding reliable ...