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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Is America an Irreligious Nation?

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Sam Sorbo is an actress, writer, and producer who is also an education advocate.  In her new documentary, “Irreligious Nation,” she considers the impact that “irreligion, disconnection, and cynicism is having on culture and society, worldwide,” and asks the question, “Do we really need religion at all?”  Sorbo joins Michele.

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0:00.0

Welcome to another episode of Sidelined Sanity.

0:03.1

Please hit subscribe.

0:04.1

We'd love to have you listen every day.

0:05.8

We touch on all kinds of topics.

0:07.6

And today's is really interesting.

0:10.5

If you're religious, if you're not religious, if you are a person of faith, if you are not a person of faith.

0:17.1

There's a documentary out called Irreligious Nation, narrated by Kevin Sorbo.

0:21.3

You may know that name, directed by his wife Sam Sorbo.

0:25.3

And she is our guest today.

0:27.1

But not only do we talk about faith or lack of faith and religion in various forms.

0:33.8

We talk about education as well.

0:36.3

And she has a rather controversial take on what makes for a good education for a child.

0:43.6

And it's pretty interesting stuff.

0:46.4

She is a force and she has opinions that you are bound to disagree with and some that you are probably going to agree with.

0:56.7

Either way, fascinating conversation, Sam Sorbo is next.

1:03.3

For nearly three decades, she's reported the action from the sidelines.

1:08.0

She started very young.

1:09.3

She's covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics,

1:12.3

and the college football and basketball national championships.

1:15.8

And now, during these insane times in our world,

1:19.3

Michelle Tofoya thinks we need a serious dose of sanity.

1:24.4

This is sideline sanity with your host, one of the sanest people on planet Earth.

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