"Let There Be Light"

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2006

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Philip Appleman, known as the "Poet Laureate" of the freethought and humanist movement, and a noted Darwin scholar, is the special guest. Phil talks about his freethought views, Darwin (as editor of the Norton Critical Edition of Darwin), the threat of overpopulation (as editor of the Norton Critical Edition of Malthus), and reads several of his poems. Music featured: Phil's collaborations with musician Dan Barker, including the incomparable "Fleas!" Their latest song, "In a Dark Time," a haunting warning about the impending Dis-Enlightenment, airs for the first time. For a special treat, the show ends with a reading of Philip Appleman's crowd-pleasing "Noah" poem, featuring Phil and playwright Marjorie Appleman. (MP3, 50 min, 22.7 MB)

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0:00.0	It's time to wake up.
0:03.3	Stay tuned for Free Thought Radio, the only weekly Free Thought Radio broadcast anywhere,
0:09.3	a production of the Freedom from Religion Foundation featuring co-hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor.
0:15.9	Irreverent Views, News, Music, and interviews. Imagine there's no heaven
0:40.3	It's easy if you try
0:47.3	No hell below us
1:00.0	Above us only sky Imagine all the people
1:06.0	living for today
1:12.6	I'm Annie Laurie Galore
1:17.6	And I'm Dan Barker
1:19.2	Another one of your friendly neighborhood atheists
1:22.0	welcoming you to Free Thought Radio
1:25.5	This is the only weekly Free thought radio broadcast in the nation
1:30.8	and is produced by the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
1:34.8	We're streaming live.
1:36.4	And we're very pleased to be able to devote today's entire show
1:42.0	to talk with a good friend and a special freethinker,
1:46.1	the poet Philip Appelman.
1:48.4	Philip Appelman has been called the Poet Laureate of Humanism and Freethought.
1:53.0	He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University.
1:58.2	His seven published volumes of poetry include new and selected poems,
2:03.1	1956, 1996. Philip Appelman is both an aficionado and scholar of Charles Darwin. His nonfiction
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