National Secular Society Podcast
Latest Episodes
Terry Sanderson’s memoir shows gay and secularist activism go hand in hand – Opinion Out Loud Ep 016
Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - Helen Nicholls reviews The Reluctant Gay Activist, the revised memoir of former NSS presiden
An end of year message from our chief executive
It's that time of year again, when we look forward to a break and reflect on the year that's been. - Read the full message: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/12/a-message-from-the-chief-execu
Ep 63: Christian education challenged in court – a Northern Ireland case
A ground-breaking case on the right to a pluralistic education in Northern Ireland is currently being considered by the High Court. - Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.
Ep 62: Islamist ideology and free speech
An interview with journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid on Islamist ideology and jihadism, blasphemy, and the importance of free speech. - Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.seculari
‘Inclusive language’ in the army is meaningless without inclusive culture – Opinion Out Loud Ep 015
Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - The Armed Forces must dismantle their institutional Christian privilege if they are truly co
Ep 61: Books for Secularists
Looking to explore the currents of thought behind secularism? Here are nine books to begin with. - Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/11/ep-61
Ep 60: Atheists in foxholes – religion and the army
In an increasingly secular country, why does the British army retain its exclusively Christian practices? - Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/11/
Beware the government’s “new normal” of faith-based public services – Opinion Out Loud Ep 014
Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - A new government fund exclusively for faith groups threatens to embed religious privilege in
Ep 59: The advancement of religion
Should organisations be entitled to tax breaks and other privileges solely on the basis that they ‘advance religion’? - Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast
Schools should be liberated from the compulsion of worship – Opinion Out Loud Ep 013
Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - As a bill to reform collective worship progresses in parliament, Stephen Evans argues that t