National Secular Society Podcast

National Secular Society Podcast


Latest Episodes

Parents’ religious wishes must not trump children’s safety and education – Opinion Out Loud Ep 009
June 15, 2021

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - Every child has been withdrawn from sex education classes at an independent faith school. Megan Manson says the parental right of withdrawal is...

Ep 51: Laïcité and free speech in France
June 08, 2021

Satire is "the oxygen of a democracy," according to Caroline Fourest, writer, filmmaker, anti-extremist and former Charlie Hebdo journalist. She speaks to Emma Park in the latest episode of the NSS podcast. -

Women Leaving Islam: the rights of those who leave religion must be protected – Opinion Out Loud Ep 008
June 01, 2021

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/04/women-leaving-islam-the-rights-of-those-who-leave-religion-must...

Ep 50: The Church of England’s influence over education
May 25, 2021

What does it mean for a school to be ‘C of E’? And how far does the Church of England’s influence extend over state-funded education? - Full shownotes and subscriber information: www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/05/ep-50

The DfE must show leadership when religious hardliners turn on schools – Opinion Out Loud Ep 007
May 18, 2021

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/05/the-dfe-must-show-leadership-when-religious-hardliners-turn-on-...

Ep 49: The early history of secularism
May 11, 2021

The term ‘secularism’ was coined in 1851. But Britain’s tradition of freethinkers, atheists and radicals goes back much further than that. - Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/05/ep-49

Ep 48: Challenging the Jehovah’s Witnesses
April 29, 2021

Lloyd Evans was an elder in the Jehovah’s Witnesses, before he left the organisation in 2013. He has since been campaigning to expose its workings to the public. - Full shownotes and subscriber information:  https://www.secularism.org.

It’s not too late to fulfil George Holyoake’s secularist vision – Opinion Out Loud Ep 006
April 20, 2021

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2020/07/its-not-too-late-to-fulfil-george-holyoakes-secularist-vision ...

Ep 47: Blasphemy in the classroom: The Batley Grammar case
April 13, 2021

This episode is about Batley Grammar School’s decision to suspend and investigate a teacher for using a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad in an RE lesson on blasphemy. - Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.

Any serious counter-extremism strategy should consider religious charities – Opinion Out Loud Ep 05
April 06, 2021

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. - Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/03/any-serious-counter-extremism-strategy-should-consider-religiou...