Our guest is Natalie Hastings from Honesty for Ohio Education and we talk about grassroots organizing, church and state separation, and the unaccountable voucher scheme being used to gut public education in Ohio
In this episode we learn about Third Places and they might be as close as your local Humanist group, then I do a deep dive on a recent Moms4Liberty online event attacking the Trans community so you don’t have to do it. They tie themselves in knots and red flags to justify their bigotry and outrage.
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Talking BAHACon 2025 with Jeff Brooks
Episode 97: Talking BAHACon 2025 with Jeff Brooks On March 18th, a significant ruling from Ohio’s 10th District Court declared the state’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth unconstitutional, a decision made in light of an appeal from the ACLU of Ohio. We explore the implications of this ruling, from its roots in legal […]
We look at the science and facts surrounding high egg prices then we examine a recent bill introduced in the Ohio legislature that once again would try to force religion into classrooms in this case Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
In this episode we look at how to respond to the current threat to democracy. Our humanist values demand we take direct action. In related news Humanist International released their latest Freedom of Thought Report
We look at an update in the case of Dad’s Place church in Bryan Ohio where the pastor is ignoring the city by running a homeless shelter in the church. Should religion trump health and safety regulations and why is the Ohio Attorney General David Yost sticking his nose in a local matter? Could it be pandering to the religious extremists in the state?
In this episode we talk to the new ececutive director of the American Humanist Association Fish Stark. We discover his origin story, his connection to a past AHA Humanist of the Year, assurances for Humanists and local chapters around the country especially with the upcoming Presidental administration, and we learn the facinating story about his first name, Fish.
We talk about the use of Ohio’s Don’t Say Gay bill including mandatory released time religious instruction policies for public-schools
Update on lobbying effort of Lifewise to get the state to force public schools to accommodate indoctrination of young children
We talk about grief and how a Humanist can deal with the loss of a loved one, their favorite sports team, and even an election. Then we talk about the Christian nationalists in the Ohio state house who passed a bathroom ban against the Trans community and finally we find out just how simple figuring out biological sex really is.