Unscripted round table on death and Nancy announces that she is dying of lung cancer. This is perhaps  the last episode of LATV Nancy's story :https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/nancy_story?fbclid=IwAR3U3VkjVDOjC5UtWz6KcjM8F8FW9KwUC4nOASCHZj4MvpAo0suo-_LAGEQ Thank you all for 6 wonderful years Featuring  Robert Stanley, Zach Law Brent and Nikki Aron Ra, Hector Garcia Tracie Harris,Dr Darrel Ray, James McGaffick, Seth Andrews, Matthew Maxon, John Hamil, Seamus, and more, hey even Ami/Amy from secular soup joined us enjoy  

The Holy Koolaid man returns, Thomas Westbrook has a new series of videos called  Nothing Fails like Bible History. Thomas studies deeply the historical record and contrast what history says with what mythology says. Guess what? It doesn't match. Are you surprised? Let's jump on with Thomas on his research http://www.holykoolaid.com Nancy gives a top 10 of end of the world scenarios and we say goodbye to Mad Mike Hughes, flat earthe

Our traditional Xmas show, what it means for us atheists, our best memories of the holiday A top 10 for best christmas movies by Forbes and a look into why some have a blond haired, blue eyed jesus in their nativity scene; spoiller, it's NOT good Happy Holidays from the LATV crew

This is a Bonus show Thanks to Cory Johnson for inviting us on his great podcast we had a blast and Kevin had the presense of mind to also record, what follows is an hour or laugh and mayhem Enjoy...

Join the crew as they welcome legendary atheist singer/songwritter Shelley Segal. Her voice is now easilly recongnizable in atheists circles everywhere  and the talented artist tells us what inspires her and her music. Listen in as we play 3 of her favorite songs. Come and be inspired by her melodious voice http://www.shelleysegal.com/ Nancy gives us a top 10 list of mysterious movies, and it's Kevin's birthday...

Join the crew as they welcome Ethan Siegel, author and astrophysicist to talk about the science of Star Trek. What is possible and impossible in that universe and what we can expect to see in the future as our specie timidly takes its first steps into space. The iconic series has been the source of inspiration for much new technologies, lets see what Ethan Siegel has to say about it Nancy starts a conversation about pranks in her top 10 segment and we find out that lions don't care about the so called christian dominion of man..

Can you believe it? It's been 4 yrs of LATV. Join the crew as they celebrate in their own goofy way and are joined by podcaster extraordinaire Robert Stanley of the Right to Reason Podcast. Asside having one of the best voices in podcasting today, Robert is not only charming but hillarious and very relatable. Where will he take us? Listen in to find out Nancy gives us a top 10 list of lemon cars and we find out that the unfortunate Graham legacy continues

This is a bonus show After our show on SOGI 123, Brad Dirks, a father of a trangendered boy stepped up and revealed himself a champion of the LGBTQ. Listen in as he explains his courageous battle for his son and brought real change to the community despite the ghosts of conservatives and religious superstition. You can't help but cheer him on as he leads a movement of understanding and love, truly a great role model as a father. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCbACJXmUT4&feature=youtu.be

Join the crew as they welcome professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto: Christopher DiCarlo. His story is one more suited for the backdrop of places like Alabama and Mississippi but nope, he's right here in Toronto. He stood up for what was right and was repair with nastiness. But people like Christopher always prevail Nancy gives us a top 10 of best used cars to watch and we pay our respects to the late great Stephen Hawking

Join the partial crew as they interview Ira Pastor, the CEO of a biotech company called BIOQUARK to talk about biomimicry. The incredible progress of these companies pushing the envelope when it comes to biology melding with technology. It offers a bright picture of the future in a time where doom and gloom are much more popular. Come and listen with hopeful glee at the bright future they are working on Nancy gives us the top 10 most liveable cities and we find out that in Utah, they'd rather pray for snow than fight climate change

Join the crew as they welcome skeptic cartoonist Rebecca Fox, straight out of the UK. Rebecca tells us what drives her to use her art and transmit skepticism to the population. Like many artists, controversy isn't a topic she shyes away from. Her origins in Wicca has taught her much about how easy we can be fooled when we don't properly look in to things; with her talent, she hopes to help change that Nancy does a top 10 of women in science and we find out Oprah is waiting for a sign from god...

So it has finally come to this. The crew responds to school trustee Barry Neufeld after his attack on a tolerance program called SOGI123 taught to school kids. Neufeld feels as a christian that this program designed to foster tolerance of those of a different orientation or identity is paramount to child abuse! is he correct? We invite psychologist Dr Darrel Ray and biologist Dr Veronica Drantz to give us the hard science on the subject https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ http://drdrantz-sciencesexuality.blogspot.com https://www.sogieducation.org

Our friend Luke returns to discuss how the history of the catholic church in Canada has put them in an advantageous position where they profit from the collective tax purse. Luke goes into great detail to explain the myths that keeps this old relic of the past in this position with help from the government http://www.ouridea.ca https://twitter.com/According2Luke http://absecularconference.yolasite.com/guest-speakers.php https://www.facebook.com/groups/APUPIL/ Nancy isn't here but we have a top 10 of bizzare things Americans believe and we find out a bishop would rather face jail then report a pedophile priest...

This #prankwar climbs to a whole new level. The crew welcomes back Brent & Nikki of Unapologetix to create a satire "Fox News Style" panel wondering about the so called threat Secular Soup poses to America. This is complete satire, none of these statements are to be taken seriously or factual. The people at Secular Soup are great people and citizens...alledgedly Nancy is sick so Kristina does the Top 10 of podcasts on Stitcher and we find out christians loathe holiday cards with a sense of humour

He's back! One of our most popular guest:David Fitzgerald returns to talk about his latest book Time Shards A purely fictional story and the first of a trilogy already widely acclaimed. Listen in as he explains what drove him to write the book and his unique twist on how we look at time. Be ready to go on an adventure with the always charming author https://www.centerforinquiry.net/speakers/fitzgerald_david Nancy does a top 10 of romantic songs and apparently you don't need vaccines cuz Jesus...

A different style of show today, the crew welcomes back Chris Christiansen and Zac Bosma to the show and into the Lion's den. We strive to have a respectful conversation to come to the bottom of what makes them christians and why they keep the faith. Nancy goes through a top 10 of atheist books and we find out that a bigoted pastor gets kicked out of Jamaica...

Join the flu infected crew as they take a look into cryptocurrency with none other than our man on money matters, Phil Ferguson, the wacky host of the aptly named Phil Ferguson show. Is bitcoin a trap or is it the answer to our economic woes? Is it an investment or is it a new monetary system? Find out Nancy does another top 10 of science books and wee find out Jesus isn't so great at taking over the wheel...

Joining us is none other than the skeptic himself Michael Shermer to talk about his latest book Heavens on Earth. Michael takes us through a journey about questioning the opined facts behind the claims and shows us all why he is the editor of Skeptic Magazine. https://michaelshermer.com/ Nancy does a top 10 of most/least religious countries and we hear a sad story of child abuse in Another Brilliant Moment..

Join the crew as they welcome back Filmmaker extraordinaire and activist Damien Gillis. Damien has been following the issue of wild salmon and the salmon industry from Norway. The tentacles of the industry seem to reach deep within international governments including our own. You'll be amazed at secrets revealed that show that our own government seems more interested at saving the industry some money than the survival of a pivotal and iconic specie. http://commonsensecanadian.ca Nancy gives us a top 10 of vacation destinations and we find out that a christian wants 10% of your wages, or else...

Here we go again, It's a new year and new possibilities, join the crew as they start the year with fun tones and an explanation as to where the tradition of NYE started. Nancy brings a new segment, her top 10 list and we even take a peak back at the science stories of 2017

In our last show of the year, we take a look at the top 10 shows downloaded by our listeners. From Pete Boghossian to Robert M Price, we go through 10 clips in this retrospective look at 2017. We had one hell of a year and we wanted to share this with our listeners Enjoy...

It's our christmas show for 2017, we look to bring some of the TRUE origins of your favorite traditions and some positive stories which will warm your heart we visit stories like the WW1 xmas truce, the origins of saturnalia, the reason for using fir trees and many more we even find out mistletoe means poo on a stick... from all of us at LATV, Happy Holidays

Join the crew as they welcome the host of Serious Inquiries only and Opening Arguments podcasts: Thomas Smith The vocal host takes us through his opinions and where the status of atheism lies in this age of political evangelism as Trump's America becomes more hostile to seculars. Where does Thomas' shows lie in all of this? Nancy talks about Hanukkah in This Day in History and while scott wakes up, we mock Roy Moore...

The crew welcomes Ian Bushfield, director of the BC Humanists and Scott his co-host from the political podcast:Politicoast. We embark on a journey through BC & Canadian politics, the stories that are making the headlines, the impressions on what is working and what isn't and if the current governments will last their mandates Nancy talks about pigeons in This Day in History and we find out that Jesus' butt serves as a time capsule for a spanish priest

In this jam packed episode, the gang welcomes Dr Marlene Winell and an old favorite: Dr Darrel Ray. Both psychologists chime in on the upcoming conference in Vancouver in April 2020 as well as their thoughts on teaching religious dogma to children, the effects it has on growing up and the difficulties of escaping what is clearly psychological abuse no matter what the faith is. http://www.cort2020.com to find Dr Winell https://marlenewinell.net/index.html Dr Darrel Ray http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org Nancy gives us a top 10 of christmas destinations and we find out what happens when your wife hopes for your resurrection after you die...

We thought we'd try something different today, we usually have a guest and discuss various topics but it has ben brought to our attention that our listeners might not know much about us. In a bid to show that you, an atheists, are NOT alone. Join us in sharing our various stories and how it all came together to become LATV. We are also joined by a former co-host Tyler Legare of the So You Think You're A Skeptic show

In this powerful episode, we interview a true survivor: The incredible Nathan Phelps, son of the infamous Fred Phelps, patriarch of the equally infamous Westboro baptist church. Nate takes us a highly emotional and powerful testimony of his childhood within the christian fundamentalists and his courageous escape from abuse. We can only hope his tale helps others. Nancy talks about JFK in This day in History, Kristina and Kirsten get engaged and... a flat earth proponent decides to build his own rocket...

In what will turn out to be part one of an ongoing conversation, the crew welcomes Luke Fevrin of the EdmontonAtheists as he takes on the Alberta school system after his kids suffer discrimination due to their lack of belief. Luke's family struggled to find acceptance and their story is rather shocking. It's the kind of story you'd expect out of Alabama, not Alberta http://ouridea.ca http://edmontonatheists.ca Nancy gives us a fun This Day in History and we find out christians take offense at sausage rolls...

Join the crew as they welcome lawyer extraordinaire (when he's not holding Eli Bosnik back) Andrew Torrez of the Opening Argument podcast. We explore the issues facing the current state of the US with the Johnson Amendment, the law that enforces the seperation of church and state, and it's under attack. Will the US become a theocracy? Nancy regales us with a huge look into fake diplomas and degrees on Quack Watch and two gay lions are causing an uproar in Kenya...

After Halloween, the crew welcomes young prolific author David G McAfee to talk about his latest book "Sacred Cows'. David takes us through the journey of an activist atheist and dables even into politics. You will be impressed with all the work David puts in the atheist movement. We talk about vampire hunters in another brilliant moment... and Kevin Rants about troglodytes attacking the LGBTQ community and a cowardly anonymous letter of homophobic propaganda...

It's our favorite time of the year, a time where we let our hair down, gather around the virtual campfire and tell ghost stories. We are also joined by scholar extraordinaire Andrea Garatschun who brings a citical eye to the monster under the bed of theists: The Devil This spooky episode is sure to give you goosebumps and entertain. From Edgar allen Poe's The Raven, a haunted airline, a creepy wishing well, a friendly canadian ghost and a revenge from beyond the grave, we have it all. Enjoy

Join us for a rather different show today, we ask: What the Heck is a Brony? We welcome our old friend Aaron Bayes of CFI as he comes to explain the brony phenomenon. The hasbro company started a My Little pony show back in the 80's to promote the sale of the toys, who knew it would develop a cult following? Nancy mesmerizes us with a typewriter race in This Day in History, and Jim Baker tells us God will punish those who mock him..

Scott and kevin are holding the fort today as the ladies are absent but that won't deter them from welcoming Joep (pronounced Yoop) the Vegan. Hailing from the netherlands, he explains why he feels veganism is the only ethical way to a healthy and socially conscious way of living. Is he right? Did we make a mistake in our food industry? Have Joep take you through fascinating facts like even in politics, there are parties helping the animals No This day in history, instead we look at unlucky no 13 and Answers in Genesis is hoping to open in Canada.... Noooooooooo!

The crew welcomes positive author and teacher: William Zingrone. His experience and good common sense gives him an edge when he feels the pulse of youth when it comes to secular matters. His positivism is great and will have you rooting for him http://www.wearedone.org We mark another turn around the sun for Nancy and we talk about the horrible Vegas shooting

Join the crew as they welcome legendary evolutionary biologist, Dr Jerry Coyne. The professor gives us his view on why evolution is true, the tribulations of teaching science today and why the religious fight so hard to deny the obvious. His passion for the subject and his eloquence in his writings is enough to make you want to drop this podcast and go to a biology class (after you're done) http://whyevolutionistrue.com Nancy talks about fake magnets used for your laundry in Quack Watch and rapper B.O.B. tries to prove the earth is flat

The gang is joined by Erin Louis AKA The Brazen Atheist. Erin expalins her journey from exotic dancer to atheist mom, author and activist with her great sense of humour, optimism and all around great humanistic nature. She takes on the bull horns first and makes no excuses for her past. you'll love her energy and dedication https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXLEvwGlJXLnuNOtTNYAHbg Nancy gives us a top 10 of sport superstitions and LATV is AT WAR against the Secular Soup

The bane of creationists everywhere is back, his Raness: Aron Ra, returns to the valley to talk about his latest series of videos disproving the great flood of the bible. Anyone who has ever seen Aron knows right away that the man doesn't mince words and backs it up with an incredible fountain of knowledge. He has quickly become a favorite amongst our audience, listen in as he teaches us all another fascinating lesson Nancy talks about a Canadian link to the US civil war in This Day in History and an Imam claims women only have 1/4 brain???

We are joined by author and filmmaker Michael E Sparks to discuss what happened during the american democratic primary of 2016 and how we, as Canadians, felt about what transpired. Michael takes us on a journey of being a volunteer for the most popular politician in the US, the trials and tribulations. Michael's passion is obvious and infectious; for a political show, this one had us talking.. https://www.facebook.com/ResistRevoltActivistMedia https://www.facebook.com/LoveBreaksTheMachine Nancy talks about the IGnobel prizes and Toledo is to be destroyed by god because they didn't elect a prophetess...

Our favorite psychologist is back, the very sexy  Dr Darrel Ray returns to the valley to explain the incredible efforts put in by the Recovering From Religion Foundation in order to help atheists in their apostasy. Darrel's energy and dedication makes him a champion for non-believers and the RFR a precious ressource. /www.recoveringfromreligion.org Nancy talks about scammers in the wake of hurricanes and we find out storms can be pushed back with fans or scepters, because Jesus

He's back! Our friend and paleoclimatologist Jonathan Baker returns and discusses the Paris Climate Change Accords, a topic very a propos especially considering the current floods happening in Houston, India, Bangladesh and pakistan. Jonathan takes on a trip throughout the politics and the science behind the greatest threat to humanity as only he can do. You are guaranteed to learn something today... Nancy talks about an amazing grandma hiker in This Day in History and we find out Texas would rather have thoughts and prayers from Canada than real help...

Lately, we've been exploring gender issues and who better than bringing Dr Veronica Drantz Ph.D who has been studying and quite vocal on the issue. Dr Drantz brings the scientific facts in the conversation and you are bound to learn much from the good doctor. Gender, from what we know, is a complex issue. Nancy talks about baby X and christians are sending Michelle Bachman to preach at the UN

Join the crew as they welcome author and blogger of the Faithless Feminist:Karen Garst. Her book, women beyond belief takes us through the eyes and journey of 22 different women and the struggles they had when leaving religion http://faithlessfeminist.com http://https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1nTsyWLXJWhXBaED8cOekg http://Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Women-Beyond-Belief-Discovering-Religion/dp/1634310829/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466095031&sr=8-1&keywords=women+beyond+belief Nancy talks about Christian medical insurance and a kentucky group thinks an eclipse gets too much attention...

The hostess of the leading transgender podcasts, Inciding Incident, Marissa Alexa McCool joins us to explain what the Trans population goes through. Her courage, eloquence and determination has made her a force for the community and we at LATV support her. You will learn to love her and cheer her on as she, and many others, face the machine of american bigotry http://rismccool.com/ Nancy brings us another quirky This day in History and apparently homosexuality comes from ghosts???

If you think religion is in your face here, wait until you hear Rhonda Tyson's experience of working as a nurse student in Ghana. Rhonda is the wife of our friend dr Randy Tyson of The Legion of Reason Diversion podcast and she tells the story of the stronghold of religion in a third world country where poverty is rampant where deplorable conditions doesn't deter the faithful from holding on to false hope religion brings Nancy talks about bodybuilding supplements in Quack Watch https://www.consumerreports.org/vitamins-supplements/15-supplement-ingredients-to-always-avoid/ https://www.vox.com/a/supplements/the-hidden-drugs-in-your-favorite-supplements and we find out that we can now filter genetic diseases..

Join the crew as they talk with "Dave" an economics student in Edmonton who answers the question in the affirmative. Has Feminism gone too far? What are the evolutionary beginings of the battle of the sexes? Is there a reason for machismo? Dave brings some provocative answers, will you agree with him? https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13596-male-monkeys-prefer-boys-toys/ http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.627.1904&rep=rep1&type=pdf http://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/files/2015/09/evolutionary-psychology-of-patriarchy-women-are-not-passive-pawns-3.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17975724 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113412807/chimp-adam-lived-1-million-years-ago-022516/ http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0146167215590987 http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/2/e1500983.full https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVaTc15plVs Nancy brings us the story of a mysterious stunt woman in This Day in History and turns out that the bible ISN'T a historical document, who knew?

Join us as we welcome back historian extraordinaire Richard Carrier who takes us on a journey throughout his papers and thoughts about the impact of science in the ancient world. Dr Carrier is also quick to point out that Christianity has always been a force against progressive science, therefore the myth that christians helped create science is debunked. And we also talk about the historicity of a certain jewish carpenter http://www.richardcarrier.info/ Nancy gives us a pre recorded This day in History and a South African said he went to hell and defeated the devil...

Founder of FAIR (Fairness and accuracy in reporting) Jeff Cohen, professor of journalism takes a deep view in the phenomenon of Fake News which has undeniably characterised and tainted politics in the last few decades and never more so then right now. What is it? How did it start? And who is ultimately rsponsible for this? Jeff Cohen will answer that http://www.fair.org Nancy gives us a list of desolate places, and we have another brilliant moment with Kirsten

Join the crew as they welcome the president of the Freedon From Religion Foundation, author and all around great guy:Dan Barker. Dan talks to us about the challenges the FFRF faces in the US, the politics of the religious right and the fight the FFRF takes on. You will be truly grateful at what the foundation does to keep church out of politics. http://ffrf.org Nancy talks about leaky gut syndrome in Quack Watch and apparently there are economic benefits to FGM?

He's back! Our friend, professor of philosophy Peter Boghossian returns to give us a lesson in a new concept he's working on: Defeasibility Peter takes us on a journey to add another arrow to our quiver when debeating by self criticizing our beliefs. The author of A Manual for Creating Atheists, shows us why he's still one of the best philosophy teachers of our time. No this day in history segment nor another brilliant moment, this episode is like a course in philosophy enjoy http://peterboghossian.com

Happy 150th Canada! In this historic episode, we travel back in time to bring you great Canadian facts, great Canadian humour and the top 10 best stories of a segment which has made us laugh and learn at LATV: This Day in History. Come take a trip with us, should be informative From walking backwards, to a ghostly testimony to an acoustic spy kitty, this episode has it all