Coronavirus Conspiracies

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Churches or churchgoers in at least 19 states are hypocritically suing the government for shutting down public worship services. After hearing the Stephen Foster "comfort music" song "Hard Times Come Again No More," performed remotely by Rufus Wainwright and friends, we talk with Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic magazine and author of the new book Giving the Devil His Due, about "COVID-19 Conspiracists and Their Discontents."

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0:00.0	This is Free Thought Radio with co-host Stan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews.
0:19.0	Imagine there's no heaven.
0:21.6	It's easy if you try.
0:27.6	No hell below us Above us
0:39.3	Above us only sky
0:41.3	Imagine all the people
0:47.3	living for today
0:59.0	Welcome to Fet Thought Radio. I'm Annie Laurie Galore.
1:01.0	This is a radio show and podcast for those of you who aren't remotely religious,
1:08.0	who choose none of the above when it comes to deities and who think that the supernatural
1:13.2	isn't super.
1:14.9	I get it remotely.
1:16.4	We're doing our show remotely today.
1:18.6	I'm Dan Barker, and this is the May 21st, 2020 edition of Free Thought Radio.
1:24.4	And Buzz Kemper is producing this show remotely in his recording studio,
1:30.3	Audio for the Arts in downtown Madison,
1:33.3	while Annie Laurie and I are hosting from our Safer at Home studio
1:37.3	three miles away here in Madison, Wisconsin.
1:40.3	So Buzz, you told me that you and Noah just did something
1:43.3	to make it more elegant.
1:45.2	The sound quality is great.
1:46.7	Oh, well, thank you. Yeah, Noah had a way of using a piece of equipment that we owned,
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