Religion and the CIA
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Guest: Michael Graziano. We first talk with FFRF Associate Counsel Sam Grover about his incisive recent blog on how constitutional absolutism is literally killing us. Then, FFRF Communications Director Amit Pal interviews Professor Michael Graziano regarding his fascinating new book Errand Into the Wilderness of Mirrors: Religion and the History of the CIA.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Free Thought Radio with co-hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, |
| 0:09.3 | Irreverent Views, News, Music, and Interviews. |
| 0:13.7 | Imagine there's no heaven. |
| 0:19.9 | It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky. |
| 1:00.1 | Hello, I'm Amit Paul, and this is the August 18th, 2020 episode of Freethot Radio. |
| 1:02.1 | Coincidentally, my wife's birthday. |
| 1:09.8 | I'm guest hosting the show today since Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Galore are in Germany this week for the international celebrating dissent |
| 1:12.9 | conference and event that the Freedom from Religion Foundation is co-sponsoring that deals with the |
| 1:19.1 | difficulties of dissenting from religion, especially in Muslim-dominated countries. When they |
| 1:24.8 | return, they will surely tell us all about it. Grant Blashka, with |
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