National Secular Society Podcast

Recent Episodes

Ep 49: The early history of secularism

Posted May 11, 2021 • 00:37:22

The term ‘secularism’ was coined in 1851. But Britain’s tradition of freethinkers, atheists and radicals goes back much further than that. Full...

Ep 48: Challenging the Jehovah’s Witnesses

Posted April 29, 2021 • 00:42:41

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...

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

Posted April 20, 2021 • 00:14:49

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 With...

Ep 47: Blasphemy in the classroom: The Batley Grammar case

Posted April 13, 2021 • 01:03:31

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...

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

Posted April 6, 2021 • 00:08:45

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-religious-charities As...