60. Dr Alfredo Carpineti on Invisible Rainbows, the Unseen Universe and Pride in STEM
"I blame dinosaurs, and I blame London." Astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Alfredo Carpineti (IFLScience, The Big Questions; creator of The Astroholic Explains; founder and chair of Pride in...
11 Jan 43min
59. 2025 in Humanism - Deconstruction, Collaboration, Resistance & TikTok
As Humanism Now wraps up 2025, host James Hodgson is joined by familiar voices from across the UK humanist movement to reflect on the year just gone and look ahead to 2026. Together, they explore comm...
31 Dec 202539min
58. Dr. Lois Lee on the Magic of Santa, Secular Rituals and Why Christmas Still Matters
“[Magical beliefs in childhood] serve an important function.” - Dr Lois Lee For our festive special, Dr. Lois Lee, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Kent and one of the world’...
24 Dec 202548min
57. Will Gervais on the Origins of Religion, Disbelief, and Morality
“Humans didn’t evolve to believe in gods — we evolved to learn from culture, and sometimes culture points away from gods.” Dr Will M. Gervais, psychologist and author of Disbelief, joins Humanism Now ...
14 Dec 202540min
56. Indian Rationalism to Global Humanist Resistance - Alavari Jeevathol on Duty, Dialogue & Youth Power
“Activism is the rent we pay to live on this world.” Alavari Jeevathol AJ board member of Humanists International, founding trustee of the National Multifaith Youth Centre, and National Coordinator ...
30 Nov 202551min
55. Sarah Levin on Secular Strategies to Mobilise Coalitions Defending Church–State Separation
“We will lose a lot before we win — that’s just the reality of starting the race 50 years behind.” — Sarah M. Levin Sarah M. Levin - strategist, lobbyist, founder of Secular Strategies and co-founder ...
23 Nov 202552min
54. Nursing the Nation Hosts on Why Nurses Belong At The Centre Of Public Debate About Health, Policy and Human Dignity
“Nursing is the most humanistic of professions — it operationalises the philosophical groundings of humanism.” — Jamie Bourgeois “Nurses have 24/7 eyes on the human experience — we see how policy sho...
15 Nov 202544min
Introducing Sentientist Conversations: Jamie Woodhouse discusses Animal Morality with Frans de Waal
This week we bring we are delighted to share the a guest episode from Sentientist Conversations, a podcast hosted by Jamie Woodhouse (Humanism Now Episode 4). In this episode, Jamie speaks with legend...
8 Nov 202554min
