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Richard appeared on the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2
50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists. He speaks here with Phil Kafcaloudes about the non-religious life.
Late announcement - Richard Dawkins will be on the Ron Reagan Show on Air America tonight.
[UPDATE] Link to podcast added
In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Russell Blackford explains the need for 50 Voices of Disbelief.
Jason Ball, President of the University of Melbourne Secular Society and one of the coordinators of the Global Atheist Convention
Last month, atheists marked Blasphemy Day at gatherings around the world, and celebrated the freedom to denigrate and insult religion.
A vociferous defender of Darwin, Richard Dawkins has a new book that lists the evidence that the theory of evolution explains how life on Earth came to be.
Richard Dawkins is interviewed on BBC 5 Live.
Richard Dawkins is interviewed on The Lionel Show about his new book The Greatest Show on Earth.
The world's most famous atheist sat down with Tapestry - a programme about religion - for an hour-long conversation.
World renowned atheist Richard Dawkins was in studio talking with John Moore about his latest book "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Radio interview on cbc radio one
Discussion and interviews begin about 2min in.
Richard Dawkins, known as Darwin's pitbull, explains his atheism and discusses his new book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.
Alok Jha and guests discuss creationism, Richard Dawkins' latest book and the new Darwin biopic Creation and other topics.
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins discusses the science in his new book The Greatest Show on Earth
The atheist is A. C. Grayling; the bishop is Richard Harries. This is the second of three 45-minute radio programmes "in which an atheist and a bishop come together to apply their own philosophies to the experiences of people they meet, with Jane Little chairing the discussion."
The highlight is a visit to a London Academy faith school to talk with three of the students - a Muslim, an atheist and a Roman Catholic - and A. C. Grayling asks the Muslim what will happen to the atheist when she dies. They also speak to Samantha Stein, director of Camp Quest UK.
YouTube of the Camp Quest UK portion of the discussion.
A fossil of a "walking seal." Audio program Quirks & Quarks
Fascinating fifteen minute discussion on research into religion and personal insecurity in 50 countries.
In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Ayaan Hirsi Ali recounts opportunities that have allowed her to become emancipated from Islam, emphasizing that every woman in Islamic societies can likewise work against oppression and "have faith in reason."
Dr. Andy Thomson, University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss why we believe in God. 07-Jul-2009
Atheist Biologist PZ Myers is an outspoken critic of Christianity. He believes that faith in God and science are contradictory. He debates theistic evolutionist Denis Alexander, Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Is science is at odds with Christianity as PZ claims?
Download the song for free. Jill Sobule will also be performing at the Charlotte Pop Fest
This is the third of my encounters with John Lennox, all organized by the Fixed Point Foundation, which is an American Christian organization.
Now, scientists from universities like Harvard, Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins are using new technologies to analyze the brains of people who claim they have touched the spiritual -- from Christians who speak in tongues to Buddhist monks to people who claim to have had near-death experiences.
Charlotte Pop Fest is a multi-day music festival that will feature well-established internationally known artists in addition to local and regional indie artists in the “power pop” genre. The event will take place in the Fall of 2009 in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.
Richard Dawkins says atheists should be just as forthright in their views as those who believe God is real. The prominent atheist talks about why he wants to convert more to his way of thinking.
Richard Dawkins is interviewed about Darwin, on Darwin's 200th birthday.
Dawkins reads engagingly, and the whole effect is like David Attenborough without the pictures.
Hear four distinguished thinkers -- Benjamin Carson, Francis Collins, Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett -- in a provocative discussion of "Science and Faith," recorded in Beverly Hills, California in 2006. The discussion is moderated by journalist Kathleen Matthews.
Guest host Jonathan Torrens interviews Atheist Bus Campaign creator Ariane Sherine
A Jew, a Christian and a Muslim share their perspectives on their Scriptures creation narratives before examining the reasons why some of their fellow believers are threatened by evolutionary theory.
Freethought radio interview with Phil Zuckerman on his new book that looks into the secular scandinavian countries.
So does Britain's most famous atheist, Richard Dawkins, eat turkey and open presents - or is 25 December a day like any other?
No longer content to silently disavow religion, the so-called New Atheists are on the offensive. Borrowing tactics from the faithful, nonbelievers have taken to proselytizing in books and in the media. And yes, they’re even in foxholes.
Richard Dawkins considers another of the extraordinary creatures that helped inspire Darwin's theory of evolution.
Dr.Seth Shostak co host of Are We Alone? interviews Sam Harris on the biology of belief.
Medical professionals in Germany may have stumbled across a possible cure for AIDS after treating a man for cancer.
Prominent atheist Richard Dawkins speaks to Premier’s Justin Brierley.
Richard Dawkins is interviewed by Bill Heine on BBC Radio Oxford about the success of The God Delusion, the recent Sony video game fiasco, his retirement from Oxford and more.
Some of you may remember John Lennox from his debate with Richard Dawkins last year, or the conversation between Lennox and Dawkins this July. This interview was conducted by Tim Bearder on BBC Radio Oxford.
Richard Dawkins and Clive James discuss science, education, the big questions and more at the Edinburgh Book Festival.
150 years ago, Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution were first announced in public - to a meeting of the Linnean Society in London. Oddly, almost no one noticed!
Richard Dawkins was interviewed about 'The Genius of Charles Darwin' TV program on 'Talkback' August 5th, 2008. Part 1 is the interview, and part 2 consists of call-ins to the show, some being relevant and some discussing other topics.
All Things Considered, August 7, 2008 Camp Inquiry in upstate New York seems at first like an ordinary summer camp: the campfire blazes as camp-goers in shorts and sandals toast marshmallows in anticipation of s'mores. A few yards away, some teenagers take turns squinting into a telescope to see Saturn.
On Monday 4th August Paula Kirby was on 'The Right Hook' radio program with Father Peter McVerry to discuss the decline of religion in Ireland.
Popular but controversial science writer Richard Dawkins discusses his new 3-part television series The Genius of Charles Darwin, in which he retraces Darwin's journey and his confrontations with fundamentalists and theologians.
The Genius of Charles Darwin starts next Monday 4 August on Channel 4 at 8 pm
Richard Dawkins and John Lennox recently sat down for a discussion in Oxford. The two had previously debated in Birmingham, Alabama, which was sponsored by Fixed Point Radio (a Christian radio station). This was a private discussion, with only a tape recorder present.
The Science of Religion and the Religion of Science
The twenty-second Harvard University series of Tanner Lectures on Human Values
In 1928, as America heads towards the Wall Street Crash, Joseph Stalin reveals his master plan - nature is to be conquered by science, Russia to be made brutally, glitteringly modern and the world transformed by communist endeavour.
Into the heart of this vision stepped Trofim Lysenko, a self-taught geneticist who promised to turn Russian wasteland into a grain-laden Garden of Eden.
Jamy Ian Swiss is universally considered one of the world's top sleight of hand performers, famous to magicians for his subtlety, skill and depth of understanding of magic's history. He has appeared on a number of television programs in the United States, Europe, and Japan, including on The Today Show, CBS's 48 Hours, Comedy Central, CNN, PBS Nova and the PBS documentary, The Art of Magic. He's performed internationally for corporate clients, lectured to magicians in over a dozen countries, and is a co-producer of New York City's longest-running Off-Broadway magic show, Monday Night Magic. He is also a co-founder of the National Capital Area Skeptics and the New York City Skeptics, and a long-time contributor to the skeptical movement and its magazines.
Richard Dawkins BEYOND lecture on 'The God Delusion' held at the Gammage Auditorium on ASU's Tempe Campus:
In a major article in the newly released anthology, Secularism & Science in the 21st Century (published by the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture, at Trinity College), I look critically at their writings. I find little evidence for their claim, and put forward my own hypothesis, which I dub The Dawkins Effect.
Richard Dawkins answers a few brief questions about Einstein on BBC Radio Scotland.
Richard Dawkins pointed out that nature is Darwinian and dominated by the short-term greediness that is required within competitive ecosystems to pass on one's genes. Humans are no different and are dominated by those instincts, but with our complex brain-power we have the ability to rise above these destructive tendencies and be a good steward to the planet and ourselves.
BBC Radio 4, 'Today', Friday 9th May 2008,
Richard Dawkins interviewed by John Humphrys on Cardinal Murphy O'Connor
The Bill Good Show CKNW News Talk Radio AM980
On March 28, 2008, some of the editors of Scientific American watched a screening of Expelled at our offices and had a discussion with the associate producer* of the film, Mark Mathis. This is the entire recording of the discussion, uncut. The first voice you hear is John Rennie, the editor in chief of Scientific American.
Skepticality interviews Richard Dawkins and Michael Shermer.
This half-hour programme was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this morning. It features several 'child preachers' including Samuel (now 8 years old) who was in that Channel 4 documentary "Baby Bible Bashers" ( http://richarddawkins.net/article,2279,Cutting-Edge-Baby-Bible-Bashers,Atheist-Media ). The radio programme is available via the BBC's 'listen again' service here:
Richard Dawkins was joined by his wife Lalla Ward at The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival to talk about the books that inspire him and shape his thinking.
The governor of Illinois has been playing some games with state money, shuffling a million dollars to benefit a Baptist church, and an atheist dared to testify to the legislature against this. The response from one legislator was unsurprising: she shrieked at the atheist to get out.
Professor Sean Carroll was on the BBC Radio 4 "Today Programme" this morning, talking about the subject of his new book The Making of the Fittest, and he mentions that the argument against creationism/intelligent design is now stronger than ever.
Austin Dacey serves as a representative to the United Nations for CFI, and is also on the editorial staff of Skeptical Inquirer and Free Inquiry magazines. His writings have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times. His new book is The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life.
Sue Blackmore debates Alister McGrath (author of 'The Dawkins Delusion') at Bristol University on the motion that "belief in God is a dangerous delusion". This event took place on November 13, 2007.
Richard Dawkins was the guest on Alan Colmes' Fox Radio show Thursday, March 13th. This audio file contains comercials, I'll try and upload a commercial-free version soon.
Quentin Letts' new BBC Radio 4 series "What's the Point Of..." kicked off today with a 30-minute investigation into the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, with particular reference to Dr. Rowan Williams' recent suggestion that sharia law should be operating in Britain.
Richard Dawkins was on this morning's show with Joy Cardin on WPR.
Richard Dawkins joins Mariella Frostrup to reveal the part that fiction plays in his life, and chooses five of his favourite books.
Fresh Air from WHYY, February 19, 2008 It's one of the oldest faith questions: If there's an all-powerful and loving God, why do human beings suffer?
Stephen Moss introduces a debate between Richard Dawkins and Madeline Bunting.
Dr. Geoffrey Simmons, Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute and Dr. PZ Myers, Biologist and Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota-Morris will debate Darwin's theory of evolution.
In our first show, we discussed House Resolution 888, Robert G. Ingersoll, the discovery of a transitional fossil, and an interview with Richard Dawkins.
Richard Dawkins shares his thoughts on Christmas.
Ivan Hewett explores the origins and evolution of music.
Professor Richard Dawkins, the outspoken atheist who says science explains the world better than religion, was the guest on the Have Your Say programme on Sunday 9 December.
On 20th November, the Centre for Social Cohesion hosted an evening debate in Westminster between Ayaan Hirsi Ali...
Sir Harry Kroto gave this lecture with a PowerPoint presentation, but we only have the audio available. Some points refer to the visuals, but on the whole I think it is possible to follow the audio.
In this month's audio podcast we celebrate our program's two-year anniversary by interviewing Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Christopher Hitchens. HNN's Duncan Crary interviewed these best-selling authors, a.k.a. "The New Atheists", at the Atheist Alliance International annual conference in September. At the conference, Harris, author of "The End of Faith," told the crowd that they should not identify with the atheist label. Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens react. So does the Rational Response Squad and Pastor Deacon Fred of the Landover Baptist Church. Also, Sweet Reason gives advice on "coming out" as an atheist.
He is a former atheist who studied physics and biochemistry, Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, and in recent times he's been a leading critic of Richard Dawkins and his runaway best-seller, The God Delusion. Alister McGrath has just been in Australia helping the Evangelicals brush up on their arguments against The God Delusion.
The US may be one of the most religious countries in the West but is it undergoing a period of doubt, asks Tim Egan.
In his memoir Foreskin's Lament, author Shalom Auslander writes about his attempt to break free from the strict, socially isolated Orthodox Jewish environment of his childhood.
The debate features Professor Richard Dawkins, Fellow of the Royal Society and Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and Dr. John Lennox (MA, MA, Ph.D., D.Phil., D.Sc.), Reader in Mathematics and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science, Green College, University of Oxford.
In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Francis Collins details the potential benefits of recent advances in the field of genetics, explores the question of whether or not religious belief negatively impacts a scientist's research, and talks about his journey from atheism to devout believer.
The Catholic writer John Cornwell has written a challenge to Richard Dawkins' the God Delusion.
Excellent short interview with Polly Toynbee, newly elected President of the British Humanist Association.
The Out Campaign--we interview organizer Josh Timonen, who is working with Dr. Richard Dawkins on a new campaign aimed at getting atheists to acknowledge their lack of religious belief. We will talk with Josh about why he and Dr. Dawkins started the campaign, and where he thinks that it will go from here.