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Feeling overwhelmed by the relentless attack on American Democracy by the Religious Right? Welcome to Unreasonable: sane conversations for a country that's lost its friggin' mind. But Unreasonable is more than a podcast. It’s the start of a movement to reverse the inexorable rise of religious fanaticism taking over our government and our lives, on issues from public education, to women’s reproductive health, to the mainstreaming of loud-and-proud racism. Here we not only learn together what ...
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Mindful B2B Marketing | Business Growth and Social Impact (Former: Forward Launch Your SaaS)
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Easygoing conversations with marketing execs, CEOs, and entrepreneurs who have led their companies to impressive business growth while maintaining a strong ethical compass. Join us as we dive deep into practical conversations with leaders in the B2B space who have skillfully woven marketing campaigns with a mindful approach towards social good. The podcast, previously known for over 60 episodes as “Forward Launch Your SaaS,” has had guests from notable companies like Hotjar, Otter.ai, Propos ...
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"Faith, Interfaith and Non-Belief at the DNC" with Sarah Levin and Hemant Mehta
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After a long long week of activity in Chicago, our friends Sarah Levin (Secular Strategies) and Hemant Mehta (Friendly Atheist), graciously agreed to connect for an exclusive conversation for Unreasonable listeners, recapping what they saw and heard at the Democratic National Convention, especially from a secular perspective, since over 30 percent …
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S2E10: How to start proactively doing marketing as a small business owner -- ft. Ram Prasad, CEO of Delence
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Main Insight: Ram Prasad, a small business owner, explains how embracing structured marketing strategies, such as leveraging LinkedIn and consistent content creation, led to doubling his company's revenue, and emphasizes the importance of viewing marketing as a long-term investment for small business growth. Guest Bio: Ram Prasad is the CEO of Dele…
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"Black Nonbelievers" with Mandisa Thomas
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The Black Church is as American as anything you can name. For so many, the promise of a glorious afterlife gave, and gives, succor to a lifetime of hardship here on Earth. The influence of its sacred music is directly linked to the secular music we all listen to and enjoy today, from Jazz to Soul to R&B to Rock nd Roll. And for that we can be grate…
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S2E9: Why Clarity is King: The Power of Simple Messaging, ft. Ben Guttmann, author of 'Simply Put'
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Main Insight: Effective B2B marketing hinges on clarity; the clearer the message, the greater its impact. Guest Bio: Ben Guttmann is a seasoned marketing entrepreneur, educator, and author known for his expertise in clear communication. He authored "Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win and How to Design Them." Over a decade, he managed Digital Native…
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"There Are More of Us" Live From TNR'S Stop Trump Summit
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Ten weeks ago Joe Biden was still the Democratic candidate for president and Donald Trump was…well…still Donald Trump (and he’s only become a more extreme version of himself since). Yet somehow, these two — one, a decent career civil servant, the other a loathsome career self-servant — were neck-and-neck in polling. And Democrats were losing their …
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"Kids Today" Live from the 2024 Secular Student Alliance Conference
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Last month, David and Christina attended the annual Secular Student Alliance conference, held this year in sweltering Little Rock, Arkansas. It's a gathering of college students from campuses around the country seeking community and inspiration. That opportunity is especially important at a time when, being reason-based, one feels increasingly outn…
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S2E8: How to leverage AI in B2B Marketing -- ft. Rich Edwards, CEO of Mindspan Systems
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MAIN INSIGHT: Leverage data-driven strategies and artificial intelligence to transform and optimize marketing efforts. GUEST BIO: Rich Edwards is the CEO of Mindspan Systems, a company specializing in transforming community financial institutions through data-driven strategies and innovative technologies. With a career spanning over a decade at IBM…
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"What in God's Name is Going On?" with Alison Gill
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This was an especially nutty week in America. And none of it had to do with a particular televised debate or even the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. This week the state of Louisiana mandated that The Ten Commandments be displayed in every one of its public school classrooms. In Oklahoma, in the wake of the state’s Supreme Court de…
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S2E7: How eco-friendly email marketing helps you reach your audience -- ft. James Gill, Co-founder of EcoSend and GoSquared
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MAIN INSIGHT B2B marketers can send campaigns that ultimately can have a positive impact on their audience by optimizing email marketing practices, such as reducing email frequency, targeting more effectively, and using eco-friendly infrastructure and content strategies. GUEST BIO James Gill is the co-founder of EcoSend and GoSquared. EcoSend works…
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"Engaging the Politically Unengaged" with Kadida Kenner
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Kadida Kenner and her organization The New Pennsylvania Project — modeled after Stacy Abrams’ New Georgia Project — is focused on engaging with and registering voters in communities whose doors are rarely knocked. NPP is doing a tremendous job across the Commonwealth, and her insights into the current mindset of voters, particular minority voters 3…
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S2E6: How to transform sales through hyper-personalized networking, ft. Rhonda Dibachi, CEO of Hey Scottie
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Main Insight: Using hyper-personalized outreach creates business opportunities with higher ROI for time spent and fosters better relationships between salespeople and customers. Guest Bio: Rhonda Dibachi, CEO of Hey Scottie, has a diverse background in technology and manufacturing with experience in nuclear engineering and software development. She…
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"We Of Little Faith" with Kate Cohen and Guest Host Olivia Goudeau
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In this special edition of Unreasonable, guest host Olivia Goudeau, national organizing manager of the Secular Student Alliance (SSA), talks to Washington Post columnist and author Kate Cohen about her new book, “We Of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too)." Neither fit the conservative invention of “angry ath…
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S2E5: How to build an online community to promote your brand, ft. William Cook, CEO of Advertise Your Server
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0:31 Introduction to Building an Online Community 1:58 Inception of Advertise Your Server 2:43 Evolution of Advertise Your Server 5:04 Expanding to B2B Companies 6:36 Benefits for B2B Brands 10:23 Setting Up an Online Community 20:39 Establishing Community Norms 25:08 Pitfalls in Online Community Creation 28:26 Connect with Advertise Your Server Ma…
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"Disruptions" with Gabe and Liz Rutan-Ram
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Elizabeth and Gabe Rutan-Ram had fostered numerous children before they decided to adopt one, a child from Florida identified with a disability. If they were a monied couple, they could have gone through a private adoption agency spending $30,000 or more. Instead, and more in keeping with their means, they opted to take their state’s mandatory fost…
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S2E4: How to communicate your brand identity ft. Dave Erickson, CEO of ScreamingBox
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SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER AT forwardlaunchdigital.com/podcast Main Insight "The most effective brand strategy focuses on differentiation and solving customer business challenges." Dave emphasizes that a unique brand identity and an ability to clearly articulate how a product solves specific customer challenges are crucial in marketing. Content sh…
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In the House of Representatives there are a handful of secular politicians (some more out than others) who work toward enacting laws uninspired by providence and more by simple reason and innate human morality. Jared Huffman is a congressman from California. A former Mormon preacher and now self-defined humanist, he co-founded and co-chairs (along …
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Live From SRF: Attorneys Erica Coray and Zach Pekelis
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Erica Coray and Zach Pekelis are attorneys working to limit the deleterious impacts from religious accommodations. Their SRF panel “Past, Present and Upcoming Battles Over Health Mandates and Religious Accommodations” examined the law governing religious exemptions from public health requirements and the impact these cases have on the future of rel…
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Erin Reed is a transgender woman, public speaker, journalist and activist who tracks anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world, tirelessly reporting on issues concerning the trans community. Her immensely influential TikTok account has over 445,000 followers and her daily Substack, Erin In The Morning, has more than 54,000 subscribers. On twitter al…
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On June 12, 2016, life changed for Brandon Wolf. He crouched in a bathroom while a gunman opened fire at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub, killing his best friends, Drew Leinonen & Juan Guerrero, and 47 others. Rather than be swallowed by the anger and fear of tragedy, Brandon set out to honor the victims’ legacies with action. In the immediate aftermath …
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Episode Twenty-five: "Live From SRF" with Todd Stiefel
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By his own definition, Todd Stiefel is weathly. He just is. That’s not a judgment, just a fact. When his family business was sold and the non-compete clause kicked in, he was left financially secure and without a career. His years of preparation to lead the company were rendered unnecessary. One day he was Chief Strategy Officer of Stiefel Laborato…
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S2E3: The Power of Volunteer Marketing Teams ft. Natalie Hogg, Founder of MethodQ
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Guest Bio: Natalie Hogg is the founder and head marketer of Method Q. She has a background in communications and journalism and initially aspired to join international relations but later shifted to marketing. After a successful career in corporate marketing, she founded Method Q, where she can help businesses grow while giving back to her communit…
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Dr. Anthea Butler is Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought, and chair of the department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. A historian of African American and American religion, her research and writing spans African American religion and history, Nationalism, race, politics, Evangelicalism, gender and sexuali…
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Tim Whitaker is a true believer. The creator and facilitator of The New Evangelicals podcast, Tim advocates for the marginalized within the church, exploring the full depth and breadth of Christian faith traditions, and seeks to hold toxic churches and their leaders accountable. So if you’re appalled by watching the America you thought you knew vio…
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We're going to assume that if you're listening to this, Jamie Raskin needs no introduction. He's an icon among progressives and the secular movement. He co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus with Rep. Jared Huffman from California. Even if you're not especially politically engaged, you couldn't have missed him as a forceful and learned voi…
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Ani Zonneveld is a writer, singer/songwriter, and founder and president of Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), an international human rights organization that advocates for social justice and equality for all, and supports freedom of expression and of conscience, women’s rights and, as an ally, LGBTQ rights. She spoke with Unreasonable about the …
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Like just about everyone we know, Jason Berlin woke up one morning in November 2016 and realized he had to change his life. Being a writer for a reality comedy TV show was all fun and games. But real life had taken a dark turn with the election of a new president who, let’s just say, was not Hillary Clinton. He became an activist. And now, his gras…
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LIVE FROM SRF is a new limited series from Unreasonable, recorded at the 2024 Summit for Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C., April 13-16. We kick off the series with the event's host, Rachel Laser, Americans United for Separation of Church and State’s formidable president and CEO. In this conversation she sets the tone for the amazing and illumi…
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S2E2: Building Collaboration Between Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success ft. Mark Osborne, founder of Modern Revenue Strategies
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SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINDFUL B2B MARKETING NEWSLETTER In this episode, Mark Osborne emphasizes scalable relationships in marketing, stressing efficient systems for growth. He offers B2B marketers guidance on KPIs and revenue optimization. Chapters 0:31 Introduction 4:04 The Power of Systems 14:10 Improving Systems Through Meetings 25:19 Implementing an…
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"Secular Ground Game, Part 1" with Wil Jeudy (Texas) and Devon Graham (Florida)
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With this episode, we begin a four-part series focused on those individuals and groups around the country who are leading the secular ground game. Some are facing tsunamis of resistance. Others are making headway. But the brighter the light on their efforts the easier to find and join them. You can contribute to their work, get your hands dirty, hi…
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S2E1: How to Create a Healthy, High-Performance Marketing Team ft. Jeff Zelaya, VP of Demand Gen at Hite Digital
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SUBSCRIBE TO THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Chapters 0:31 Introduction to High Performance Marketing Team 0:56 Importance of Mindfulness in Marketing 1:43 Jeff's Journey into Marketing 3:48 Impactful Campaigns for Business Growth 5:09 Unbreakable Program Implementation 8:25 Development of Unbreakable Training Program 10:24 Creation of Unbreakable One-Day Pro…
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Season 2 Trailer: Mindful B2B Marketing | Formerly: Forward Launch Your SaaS
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SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER AT forwardlaunchdigital.com/podcast Suggest a guest by emailing podcast [at ] forwardlaunchdigital.com -- In this rebranded premiere of "Mindful B2B Marketing," host Keirra Woodard embarks on a transformative journey for season two, evolving from the previous focus of "Forward Launch Your SaaS" to a pioneering exploration…
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"The Politics of Youth" with Jahnavi Rao
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What if young people took their collective future into their own hands, cultivated and supported their own candidates, rather than relying on the elders who appear increasingly out-of-touch with their concerns and will inevitably disappoint them? That sounds promising, until you discover the incredibly low voter registration rates among high school…
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"The Religion Clauses" with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
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David and Christina talk to one of the country’s leading lights in the area of American constitutional law and dean of Berkeley Law, about the various interpretations of the First Amendment’s two religion clauses; freedom of speech in the age of artificial intelligence and political deep-fakes; staying positive and vigilant even as an overreaching …
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To help us better understand our Christian brethren, and how to build alliances between people of faith and those who are perfectly good without a god, we invited into the studio someone whose name is mentioned frequently on the podcast, usually preceded by the phrase “devout Christian”: David’s wife Kaitlyn Waterson. Where do this couple, an athei…
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This week's Unreasonable Coffee is served steaming hot! Christina is so pissed off she needs a dose of David's hopium to cool her off. Her ire is focused on the Supreme Court’s brazen disingenuousness over their backtracking on whether to hear the case for and against presidential immunity. At first, they punted to the Circuit Court. When that ruli…
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On this week's Unreasonable Coffee, David and Christina bring their hot takes to the extra-uterine children of Alabama, Tom Suozzi's winning strategy, eau de Trump, and why we brewed this Coffee just too damn early in the day. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! Now follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Threads. And please consider beco…
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This time, David and Christina review the week’s special elections in New York and Pennsylvania; coming of age in the age of internet disinformation; Chris Ullery’s reporting on the Central Bucks school board member; David’s UUism and progressive allies in faith; religious and political Super Bowl ads. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! Now fo…
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Over this week’s cuppa, David and Christina discuss the Independent State Legislature Theory in light of the just-concluded SCOTUS arguments regarding Colorado’s assertion that the 14th Amendment empowers the state to remove certain individuals from its primary ballot; Breaching the Mainstream project by the Institute for Research and Education on …
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This week on Unreasonable Coffee, David and Christina wonk out on political fatigue, the endorsement process, the problem of judicial retention, as well as Turning Point USA crazy talk, a win for The Satanic Temple, and whether Taylor and Travis are psyops. Support the Show. Thanks for listening! Now follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Th…
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During our hiatus, David and Christina engage in a series of mid-season one-on-one conversations analyzing the latest news, offering tools for engagement and serving up reasons for optimism. This week, they discuss a bill allowing the National Prayer Breakfast to be held in the Capital Rotunda, making faith-nonfaith marriages work, candidate vettin…
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During our hiatus, Unreasonable is gearing up for what will be an extremely active year. But between now and March 15, David and Christina will engage in a series of mid-season one-on-one conversations analyzing the latest news, issue calls to action and, as is their wont, share reasons for optimism. This week, they consider the results of the Iowa…
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"Courting Disaster" with Andrew Seidel
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As a constitutional lawyer, Andrew Seidel has fought on the front lines in the battle to protect and preserve the separation of church and state. He’s written two books on the scourge of Christian Nationalism: “The Founding Myth” provides a detailed history of the false notion that America was founded as a Christian nation, how the myth began and w…
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"Secular Public Service" with Rep. Chris Rabb
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Pennsylvania State Representative Chris Rabb represents the 200th district of Philadelphia County, which includes, as he calls it, The People's Republic of Mount Airy. He is also non-religious and is proudly open about it. We talked to RepRabb about politics, religion, and why the twain should never meet. This one is fast and furious and 100% on po…
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Since Eisenhower, every American president has attended something called the National Prayer Breakfast, hosted by a mysterious and amorphous group called the Fellowship Foundation, or more familiarly, The Family. The Family’s focus, according to our guest, journalist Jonathan Larsen, is to “pursue relationships with people in power and use those re…
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"Hopium Addiction" with Simon Rosenberg
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In the lead-up to the 2022 midterms, pollsters uniformly predicted a red wave. This seemed a harmless prediction as our fickle American electorate often engages in buyer’s remorse a mere two years after a presidential election. But what actually happened was the exact opposite of that polling. While not exactly a blue wave, Democrats performed well…
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"Some Scary Shit" with Team Unreasonable
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Since Unreasonable began, we’ve heard of horrifying tales, from the dark money fueling our far-right SCOTUS to the religious impositions on our personal healthcare choices, to the history, mobilization and impact of White Christian Nationalists literally praying for Armageddon. In observance of Halloween — Unreasonable’s highest and holiest of days…
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"Carlisle Indian Boarding School" with Gwen Leaffe Carr
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“How do you expect this country to ever be anything but in turmoil?” This is the rhetorical question posed by our guest, Gwen Leaffe Carr, executive director of the Carlisle Indian School Project. A relatively unknown chapter in the ongoing tragedy of America’s Native people is the one about the boarding schools designed to erase them. Or, in the w…
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"The Assault on Public Education" Live from Widener University
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When we give up on our students, especially those in public schools, we relinquish our collective responsibility as stewards of a thriving democracy. After all, knowledge is power. And in a democracy, knowledge is also a birthright. Defunding our public schools, demonizing public school teachers, diverting public funding to private and religious in…
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"The Conversion of the Jews" with Paul Golin
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On the eve of Rosh Hashanah we talk with Paul Golin, executive director of the Society for Humanistic Judaism, an organization which promotes the concept of being Jewish absent a belief in God. But as with so much of Judaism, it's not that simple. Jews and their history are laden with baggage. For starters, is it a religion, a race, an ethnicity or…
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Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry. On the one hand, a typical Donald Trump speech is comedy gold. No sentient human actually speaks like that, and the words, not to mention the syntax, are often a spew of laughable preposterousness. (Alec Baldwin was good, but nowhere near as hilarious as the original!) Still, he has an audience that…
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