Creationism on Trial
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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After covering state/church news, we report on the "war-mongering" Christian nationalist rhetoric at Charlie Kirk's memorial. Then, we hear distinguished attorney Richard Katskee speaking at the Scopes Trial Centennial conference about his role in the 2005 lawsuit in Dover, Pa., defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools.
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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 only sky |
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| 0:47.3 | living for today Hello and welcome to Free Thought Radio. |
| 0:59.5 | I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor. |
| 1:00.8 | And I'm Dan Barker. |
| 1:02.3 | Annie Laurie and I are co-presidents of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. |
| 1:08.4 | This is the September 25th, 2025 episode of Free Thought Radio. We're recording |
| 1:14.4 | in the Stephen Ool-friendly atheist studio in Freethought Hall, which is the National Office |
| 1:20.4 | of the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin. |
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| 2:03.6 | The Scopes Trial, that famous monkey trial that pitted Clarence Darrow against William |
| 2:09.0 | Jennings-Bryan over the teaching of evolution in the public schools, took place 100 years ago, |
| 2:17.0 | and here on Free Thought Radio, we've been memorializing and |
| 2:20.3 | analyzing that event since the July anniversary this year. Today, we're going to hear |
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