Podcasts by Life After Gods tracks

095 - Secular American Voices, feat. Juhem Navarro-Rivera from 2020-11-08T03:40:10

In this episode Ryan shares a few thoughts about the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election, followed by an interview with Juhem Navarro-Rivera of Socioanalítica Research about the polit...

094 - Secular Day of the Dead, feat. Victoria de la Torre&Margaret Downey from 2020-10-29T01:29:52

On this episode I speak with Victoria de la Torre and Margaret Downey about Secular Day of the Dead, a secularized celebration of an ancient pre-Columbian Mesoamerican celebration that goes back so...

093 - Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives, feat. Chris Stedman from 2020-10-19T05:21:50

On this episode I speak with Chris Stedman. Chris is a writer, speaker, and community organizer living in Minneapolis. His new book, out tomorrow from Broadleaf Books, is called "IRL: Finding Realn...

092 - The Humanism of Albert Camus, feat. Jamie Lombardi from 2020-09-20T07:17:32

On this episode I speak with Jamie Lombardi about the humanistic philosophy of Albert Camus against the backdrop of our contemporary political situation: pandemic, wildfires on the west coast, poli...

091 - White Too Long, feat. Robert P. Jones from 2020-08-17T21:29:38

On this episode I speak with Robert P. Jones, founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) about his new bombshell of a book, "White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in Ameri...

090 - We Are Not the Heroes, ft. Greg Epstein from 2020-06-30T03:33:42

On this episode I speak to Greg Epstein, humanist chaplain at Harvard University and MIT. In this wide ranging conversation, Greg and I talk about his upbringing and some of the events that led to ...

089 - The Politics of Humanism with Justin Clark from 2020-06-06T07:00:08

In this episode I speak with Justin Clark about the relationship between secularism, humanism, and socialism. We even talk a little about Marx and the current political climate in the US.

088 - Race in a Godless World with Nathan Alexander from 2020-02-10T08:00:12

In this episode I speak with historian Dr. Nathan Alexander about his new book, Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914.

We talk about what Christianity and ...

087 - Ex-Files: A Conversation with Pat Green from 2020-01-13T08:00:04

Today on the Ex-Files I speak with Pat Green.

Pat is a former Christian pastor and recovering evangelical. Pat’s claim to fame is that he is a the father of Dave. Pat has been a success...

086 - Ex-Files: A Conversation with Tim Hellmann from 2019-12-28T01:24:56

On this episode of the podcast I speak with Tim Hellmann.

Tim is a former Christian who grew up fundamentalist in Bible Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness congregations. He tells me that he...

085 - Black Freethinkers with Christopher Cameron from 2019-12-16T08:00:15

On this episode of the podcast I speak with University of North Carolina history professor, Christopher Cameron, about his new book, Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism. Listen

084 - Rethinking Religious Trauma with Brian Peck from 2019-11-18T08:00:10

On this episode I speak with my friend Brian Peck about the importance of taking a trauma-informed approach to treating what he calls adverse religious experiences. Rather than merely pathologizing...

083 - Ex-Files: A conversation with Kristi Kiger Upman from 2019-09-30T07:00:14

In this episode I speak with Kristi Kiger Upman. For ten years Kristi worked for the Southeast White House, a ministry associated with The Family. She tells me about how she became a Christian, her...

082 - This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom with Martin Hägglund from 2019-08-26T07:00:07

On this episode of the podcast I speak with Yale professor of comparative literature and humanities, Martin Hägglund, about his new book, "This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom."

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081 - The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy with Jeff Sharlet from 2019-08-09T17:00

This week on the podcast I speak with Jeff Sharlet, the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power and C Stree...

080 - Inciting Incident: A Conversation with Marissa and Bethany from 2019-07-01T07:00:14

This week on the podcast I speak with Marissa Alexa McCool and Bethany Futrell, the co-hosts of Inciting Incident podcast.

Marissa is a podcaster, author, performer, speaker, and an LGB...

078 - Post-Religious Mental Health: A Conversation with Suandria Hall from 2019-06-17T21:25:43

Welcome to a special edition of the Life After God podcast. I'm excited to share conversations with you from a growing number of professionals who specialize in religious trauma, deconversion, and ...

077 - Remembering George Tiller: A conversation with Gretchen Koch from 2019-06-10T07:14:50

In this bonus episode I speak Gretchen Koch on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the murder of George Tiller, the famous abortion doctor from Wichita, Kansas, who was shot and killed durin...

076 - Humanism&Our Political Commitments with James Croft from 2019-06-03T07:00:16

In this episode I speak with James Croft, a leader at the Ethical Society of St. Louis where he has been for the past five years. James is a humanist educator, activist, and sought after speaker ar...

075 - Escaping from Jehovah's Witnesses with Lloyd Evans from 2019-05-20T07:16:44

On this episode I speak with Lloyd Evans. Lloyd is the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org - a website that promotes freethought among Jehovah's Witnesses. He is also author of "The Reluctant...

074 - What do we do with grief? with Alana Carter and Garrett Price from 2019-05-13T06:42:17

On this episode I speak with Alana Carter, a senior at Nazareth College, about her experience of loss and grief as a post-theist. Then I talk with Garrett Price, a mental health professional workin...

073 - Remembering Jean Vanier with Gretchen Meader from 2019-05-08T06:24:14

On this special NEWS BRIEF edition of the Life After God podcast, host Ryan Bell speaks with Gretchen Meader about Jean Vanier who died today at the age of 90.

Jean Vanier was a Catholic...

072 - Dying Out Loud with Dave Warnock from 2019-04-18T07:00:17

On this episode, Ryan speaks with Dave Warnock. Dave is the father of two daughters and a son, a former evangelical pastor in the Foursquare Church, now an atheist, and a lover of life.

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071 - Ryan Becomes a Moral Realist: A Conversation with Aaron Rabinowitz from 2019-03-31T15:10

In this episode of the podcast, Ryan speaks with Aaron Rabinowitz about ethics and the current context and conditions of moral and ethical formation today. It is a wide ranging conversation, at the...

070 - Talking About Islam Without Being a Bigot with Eiynah from 2019-03-22T19:00:06

In this episode I speak with Eiynah about the challenges of speaking about Islam and Muslims in our current political climate. We recorded this conversation on Wednesday evening, March 20, just fiv...

069- #ChurchToo: Sexual Abuse in the Church with Emily Joy from 2019-03-18T07:00:08

This week on the podcast I speak with Emily Joy about her experience leaving evangelicalism under a cloud of sexual abuse. Years later she and a friend started the #ChurchToo hashtag which has beco...

068 - What Atheism Can't Deliver with Christian Smith from 2019-03-05T07:30:08

This week on the podcast I speak with author and sociologist, Christian Smith.

Christian Smith is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Stud...

067 - Thrive After Religion with Curiosity from 2019-02-25T08:00:15

Brian Peck here with a bonus episode of the Life After God podcast. Max Tang and I recently hosted a webinar where we explored how curiosity can help you thrive after religion. I'm excited to shar...

066 - A Crisis of Compassion with Alix Jules from 2019-02-18T08:00:22

On this episode I speak with Alix Jules about his journey of faith and humanism. We also talk about the state of politics in America as secular humanists who care about marginalized groups. At one ...

065 - When I Spoke in Tongues with Jessica Wilbanks from 2019-02-04T08:00:08

On this episode I speak with Jessica Wilbanks, author of the new memoir, When I Spoke In Tongues: A Story of Faith and Its Loss. Jessica received her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University ...

064 - Ex-Files: Surviving "Christian Education" with Alexis Record from 2019-01-21T23:53:56

Content Advisory: religious trauma, physical and sexual abuse

Today on The Ex-Files I speak with Alexis Record. Alexis is a former Christian, raised in a fundamentalist home. In our conv...

063 - Seven Types of Atheism with John Gray from 2019-01-07T13:00:06

On this episode I speak with philosopher and author, John Gray, about humanism, secular utopianism, and his new book, Seven Types of Atheism.

Professor Gray is the author of numerous bo...

062 - New Years Eve Special - 2018 from 2018-12-31T22:05:42

The podcast launches a news season with this short New Year's Eve reflection. In this episode, host Ryan Bell looks ahead to the new year and his hopes and dreams for the Life After God community.<...

061 - #Exvangelical with Christopher Stroop from 2018-05-10T05:26:46

On this episode I speak with scholar and writer, Christopher Stroop. As an ex-evangelical himself, Chris has been instrumental in galvanizing the ex-evangelical voice online with the hashtags #Empt...

060 - How And Why We Believe [part 2] from 2018-04-19T17:34:06

Brian Peck, Carolyn Golden, and James Connelly explore how beliefs impact the deconversion process and create challenges for relationships.

This episode is part two of a conversation rec...

059 - How And Why We Believe [part 1] from 2018-03-21T22:11:59

Guest host, Brian Peck, shares a fascinating conversation about HOW and WHY we believe. Not surprisingly, we humans care a great deal about WHAT we believe but we're often unaware of the underlying...

058 - Religious Abuse and the Problem of Forgiveness from 2018-02-16T08:37:19

*Content advisory: sexual abuse, rape, and violence*

On this episode I speak with Anais Chartschenko about her experience of extreme abuse in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her experi...

057 - Varun Soni - Hindu Buddhist Humanist from 2018-02-02T07:32:42

On this episode I speak with Dean of Religious Life at University of Southern California, Dr. Varun Soni. Varun's rich and varied background and experience growing up in Southern California as chil...

056 - Ex-Files: Your Atheist Pastor with Luke King from 2018-01-18T08:54:57

On this episode I speak with former pastor and fellow podcaster, Luke King, about his deconversion and future plans to cultivate community for former Christians. You can hear Luke's podcast and lea...

055 - Emancipation of a Black Atheist with Dauv Evans from 2018-01-03T13:00:05

On this episode I speak with author and leadership coach, Dauv Evans, about his book, Emancipation of a Black Atheist.

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054 - A Better Life with Chris Johnson from 2017-05-12T20:41:04

On this episode I speak with photographer and filmmaker, Chris Johnson, about his book and documentary project, A Better Life, which tells the stories of 100 atheists who have found joy and meaning...

053 - Escaping Quiverfull with Brooke Arnold from 2017-04-27T00:45:28

On this episode I speak with comedian and survivor of the Quiverfull cult, Brooke Arnold.

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052 - Ex-Files: Matthew Faraday from 2017-04-13T16:18:22

On this episode of The Ex-Files I speak to Matthew Faraday.

Matthew lives with in Michigan with his wife and two kids. He is a nurse, an avid cyclist, and a lover of craft beer. Unbeknow...

051 - The Big Picture with Sean Carroll from 2017-04-06T00:54:59

This week I speak with theoretical physicist (Caltech), Sean Carroll. We talk about his new book entitled, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself. The author of t...

050 - Confessions of a Lapsed Podcaster from 2017-03-27T22:10:36

In this episode, Ryan returns from a 6 month hiatus and explains where he's been and what's next.

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049 - Talking Faith and Deconversion with Andy Stanley from 2016-11-08T04:30:40

This week I speak to Andy Stanley, senior pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Andy founded the church over 20 years ago and today it is the largest congregation in America, ...

048 - Finding God in the Waves with Mike McHargue from 2016-09-14T21:55:21

This week I speak with speaker and podcaster, Mike McHargue, about his first book, "Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found It Again Through Science," which came out yesterday.
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047 - SPECIAL UPDATE with Gretta Vosper from 2016-09-13T01:38:52

In this special update I speak with Gretta Vosper about the decision that just came down last week, declaring that she is "unfit for ministry in the United Church of Canada." This decision has come...

046 - Ex-Files: Ciera Ramirez and Facing Depression from 2016-09-05T02:58:44

On this episode of The Ex-Files, I speak Cierra Ramirez.

Ciera is was born and raised in New Mexico but for the past couple of years has called Austin, Texas, her home. As you’ll see, sh...

045 - One Year Anniversary of the Podcast with Brian Peck from 2016-08-24T13:00:19

On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the podcast I had the opportunity to visit with Brian Peck. Though Brian and I had never met until last weekend, we have become good friends over the...

044 - Interview an Atheist at Church with Kile Jones from 2016-08-17T19:35:08

This week I speak with Kile Jones, founder of Interview an Atheist at Church Day and activist at the intersection of atheism and progressive religion.

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043 - Getting High with Kester Brewin from 2016-08-06T18:08:15

This week I speak with highly acclaimed author and speaker, Kester Brewin. Kester recently spent two weeks in Los Angeles, speaking to various audiences about his new book, Getting High: A Savage J...

042 - Humanist Service Corp with Conor Robinson from 2016-07-27T10:00:16

This week I speak with Conor Robinson about the Humanist Service Corp that he created and directs as a part of the Foundation Beyond Belief

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041 - The Ex-Files: Rachael Gunderson from 2016-07-13T13:00:06

This week on The Ex-Files I speak with Rachael Gunderson. Rachael courageously shares her harrowing experience of being ensnared in a modern-day cult and how she eventually escaped.

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040 - Excommunicating the Church with Jeremy Runnells from 2016-06-15T18:11:13

This week I speak with ex-Mormon and author of the viral CES Letter, Jeremy Runnells. In April, the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a heresy trial which Jeremy de...

039 - Power with Gabby and Ronen Gordon from 2016-05-26T09:27:43

This week I speak with musicians Gabby and Ronen Gordon. Gabby is Danish-American singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles who, along with her husband and drummer, Ronen Gordon, make music together a...

038 - Across Rivers Wide with Galen Broaddus from 2016-05-18T07:45:57

This week I speak with blogger, secular celebrant and activist, Galen Broaddus. Galen was raised in various Baptist churches in rural Illinois and was involved in music ministry in his 20s. A cours...

037 - Everyone's Agnostic with Cass Midgley from 2016-05-04T21:33:35

This week I speak with my dear friend and fellow podcaster, Cass Midgley. Cass is the host of the Everyone's Agnostic podcast, along with his co-host, Bob Pondillo. After 40 years of being a Christ...

036 - The Ex-Files: Nate Cartel from 2016-04-29T07:22:30

This week on The Ex-Files I speak with Nathan Cartel. Nathan, along with is wife, Sarah, and their five children was a pastor and church planter in their native Massachusetts before losing his fait...

035 - The Ex-Files: Marcia Wickham from 2016-04-22T07:16:23

**CN: Sexual Abuse**

On this episode of The Ex-Files I speak to Marcia Wickham about her upbringing in a fundamentalist form of Christianity and how faith cloaked years of neglect and ab...

034 - Apocalypse Later with Zeke Piestrup from 2016-04-13T22:21:15

This week speak with documentary filmmaker, Zeke Piestrup. His 2014 film following the last days of earth's history—at least according to fundamentalist Christian, radio personality, and serial apo...

033 - The Ex-Files: Tim Richardson from 2016-04-08T23:20:04

On this inaugural episode of The Ex-Files I speak with Tim Richardson about his experiences of Pentecostal Christian faith, the doubts that gradually undermined that faith, and the lessons he's lea...

032 - Recovering from Religion with Marlene Winell from 2016-04-07T01:44:56

This week I speak with Dr. Marlene Winell about the trauma many people experience in their religious experience and what it takes to heal from those wounds.

Visit Marlene's website, Jour...

031 - The Story of God with Brandon Fibbs from 2016-03-30T04:59:39

This week I speak with documentary film producer, science enthusiast, and friend, Brandon Fibbs. Brandon was raised in a fundamentalist Christian home but as he entered adulthood, questions haunted...

030 - Jesus Before the Gospels: A Conversation with Bart Ehrman from 2016-03-23T07:00:13

This week I speak with renown Biblical scholar, Bart D. Ehrman, about his new book, "Jesus Before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Sav...

029 - Black Nonbelievers with Mandisa Thomas from 2016-03-09T08:00:30

This week I speak to Mandisa Thomas, founder and President of Black Nonbelievers. Based in Atlanta, Mandisa works to create communities that welcome nonbelievers from the black community—a demograp...

028 - Where does morality come from? with Dan Fincke from 2016-03-02T09:25:48

This week I speak with popular blogger and philosopher, Daniel Fincke. Daniel received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Fordham University in 2010 and currently teaches classes online to anyone who is ...

027 - Gender, Sexuality and Belief from the Level Ground Festival from 2016-02-27T01:33:48

In this special LIVE broadcast, I speak to Bea Esperanza Fonseca and Geri-Lynn Ceasr about the confluence of gender, sexuality, and belief. Bea is a community organizer for economic and trans* just...

026 - What is Conversion? with Susan Jacoby from 2016-02-24T08:00:33

This week I speak with author and public intellectual, Susan Jacoby, about her new book, "Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion." Jacoby explains how stories of famous conversions throughou...

025 - Reimagining God: An Interview with Lloyd Geering from 2016-02-17T06:50:49

This week I speak with Sir Lloyd Geering, New Zealand theologian and pioneering Christian post-theist. In 1967, Geering was charged with heresy by the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand. He success...

024 - You are stardust and to stardust you will return from 2016-02-11T03:36:40

This week Ryan shares personally about how the Christian practice of Lent can have meaning, even for atheists and secular humanists and announces an upcoming new segment on the show called, "Ex-Fil...

023 - Understanding Humanism with Dr. Anthony Pinn from 2016-02-03T22:15:06

This week I speak with Dr. Anthony Pinn, Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of the Humanities at Rice University. I ask Dr. Pinn about his religious autobiography and his take on humanist and atheist mo...

022 - Mormon Stories with John Dehlin from 2016-01-27T08:00:08

This week I speak with psychologist and podcaster, John Dehlin. For the past 10 years John has been hosting the very popular show, Mormon Stories. In 2015 he was excommunicated from the Church of J...

021 - Life After Faith: The Case for Secular Humanism from 2016-01-20T05:00:32

This week I speak with author and professor of Philosophy, Philip Kitcher, about his new book, Life After Faith. Professor Kitcher is the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University ...

020 - How to Survive Climate Change: a conversation with LeRon Shults from 2016-01-13T08:11:24

This week I welcome back to the show, professor of theology and philosophy at the University of Agder, Norway, LeRon Shults. In this conversation we discuss an email he recently received from a con...

019 - Interview with Bart Campolo from 2016-01-06T08:00:05

This week I speak with Humanist Chaplain, Bart Campolo. I first encountered Bart in the late 1990s when he was speaking on campuses around the United States creating authentic community and spurrin...

018 - Interview with Leslie Foster from 2015-12-30T07:29:22

This week I speak with artist and filmmaker, Leslie Foster, about his upbringing in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, his current religious and spiritual views, and his new project, Ritual Cycle, c...

017 - Winter Solstice with Raymond Arnold from 2015-12-23T08:00:17

This week I speak with Raymond Arnold, singer/songwriter and author of the popular Winter Solstice service being used around the country. You'll also hear one of his songs, "Brighter Than Today," a...

016 - Interview with Diana Butler Bass from 2015-12-16T08:00:38

This week I speak with Diana Butler Bass about her new book, "Grounded: Finding God in the World, a Spiritual Revolution," and the gradual evolution of her religious and spiritual convictions. We d...

015 - Interview with Sincere Kirabo from 2015-12-09T08:00:45

This week I talk with Sincere Kirabo about the challenges of pursuing social justice in our divided society, the progress that is still needed in the secular and freethought community, and false di...

014 - Interview with Tad DeLay from 2015-12-02T08:22:10

This week I speak with Tad DeLay, author of God Is Unconscious: Psychoanalysis and Theology. Tad is a Ph.D. student in Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University.

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013 - Interview with Ani Zonneveld from 2015-11-18T18:38:54

This week I speak with singer/songwriter and progressive Muslim activist, Ani Zonneveld. She is the Founder and President of Muslims for Progressive Values. She speaks to me from Malaysia where the...

012 - Interview with Jennifer Michael Hecht from 2015-11-11T08:00:07

This week I speak with author and historian of science, Jennifer Michael Hecht. She lives in Brooklyn, blocks from where her great-grandmother Jenny Belinsky lived, and is the author of four books ...

011 - Interview with LeRon Shults from 2015-11-04T18:57:57

This week I speak with philosopher and theologian, LeRon Shults, about why and how gods are born and borne in human cultures throughout history.

LeRon is Professor of Theology and Philo...

010 - Interview with Jeremy McKeen from 2015-10-29T00:05:34

This week I speak with columnist and editor at The Good Men Project, high school English teacher, soccer coach, and 2016 Presidential candidate, Jeremy McKeen.

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009b - The God Debacle pre-game conversation, part 2 from 2015-10-22T01:43:39

009a - The God Debacle pre-game conversation, part 1 from 2015-10-22T01:32:11

Test LIVE broadcast from 2015-10-20T23:54:50

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008 - Interview with Lori Fazzino from 2015-10-14T07:00:12

Lori Fazzino is a sociologist working on her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, researching deconversion and embodied practices in post-theistic and humanist communities. She...

007 - Interview with Catherine Dunphy from 2015-09-30T05:41:29

Catherine is the author of a new book, From Apostle to Apostate: The Story of the Clergy Project, and an original member of The Clergy Project.

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006 - Interview with Trav Mamone from 2015-09-23T07:06:24

Trav Mamone is a bisexual, genderqueer, humanist and the author of the Bi Any Means blog and podcast.

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005 - Give Me Sex Jesus from 2015-09-16T18:02:09

In this episode of the Life After God podcast Ryan Bell speaks with Matt Barber and Brittany Machado about sex, masturbation, evangelical purity culture, and their new film.

Matt and Bri...

004 - Interview with Pat Green from 2015-09-09T07:00:57

Pat Green is a former pastor, Chicago cabbie, and the author of a new book entitled, Night Moves: an Ex-Preacher's Journey to Hell in a Taxi.

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003 - Interview with David Hayward from 2015-09-02T18:32:23

David Hayward is a former pastor, leader of an online community called, The Lasting Supper, and the author of a new book entitled, Questions Are the Answer.

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002 - Interview with Gretta Vosper from 2015-08-26T18:34:56

Gretta Vosper has been the minister of West Hill United Church of Canada for the past 18 years. She now faces expulsion from the denomination if they determine she is unsuitable for ministry based ...

001 - Introduction from 2015-08-21T21:26:17

Ryan introduces the new podcast and explains Life After God
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