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Author Archives: James O'Malley

Episode 121 – 3rd February 2012

This week we catch up with a conference on blasphemy, find out the problems with the welfare reforms, and the LADS have loads of BANTER about that awful “UniLad” article. [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] CFI Blasphemy Conference (2:04) by James O’Malley & Liz Lutgendorff (ft Andrew Copson, Austin Dacey and Maryam [...]

CFI UK Blasphemy Conference

Recorded on the 28th January 2012 at Conway Hall in London, CFI UK (and the British Humanist Association) organised a conference on blasphemy. This event focused on the criminalization of religious hatred, defamation, and insult under European human rights, and how this functions as a de facto blasphemy law. It was organised and introduced by [...]

Episode 120 – 27th January 2012

[Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] New Douglas Adams Audio (1:51) by Jon Treadway (ft Stephen Fry, Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams) Julian Huppert on LibDem Science Policy (11:56) by James O’Malley & Liz Lutgendorff Jesus & Mo at the LSE (23:45) by James O’Malley (ft Chris Moos) Adam Rutherford Interview (31:26) by [...]

CineSci6 – Robocop (1987)

CineSci6 is a series of events at Clapham Picture House exploring the science behind some classic films by first screening the film, and then having the science writer Simon Frantz discuss the film with an expert. You can find out more about how to attend the events on the Science in the Pub website. In [...]

CineSci6 – Weird Science (1985)

CineSci6 is a series of events at Clapham Picture House exploring the science behind some classic films by first screening the film, and then having the science writer Simon Frantz discuss the film with an expert. You can find out more about how to attend the events on the Science in the Pub website (the [...]

Episode 119 – 20th January 2012

This week we look into the SOPA blackout and more importantly, finally DISCOVER THE TRUTH about the Teletubbie Tinky Winky – plus much more! [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] SOPA Blackout (2:05) by Georgia Gale Grant Behind the scenes at the Wikipedia blackout (9:33) by Tom Morris Figshare (17:58) by Jon Treadway [...]

Episode 118 – 13th January 2012

This week we talk to the man behind Jesus & Mo, read the Spartacus Report and get word from the key players in the so-called “Obscenity Trial”. [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] Jesus, Mo and UCL (2:13) by James O’Malley (ft Dave, the guy behind Jesus & Mo!) Spartacus Report (9:36) by [...]

Episode 117 – 6th January 2012

Is legalising assisted dying a good idea? Should we use primaries to pick our political candidates? And since when was the Daily Mail judge, jury and executioner? [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] Daily Mail Justice (1:58) by Martin Robbins Hungary for Constitutional Change (7:45) by Dave Landon Cole Open Primaries (14:08) by [...]

Hitchmas Special – 26th December 2011

Rather than celebrate Christmas, we thought we should probably celebrate the life and work of Christopher Hitchens, who died on the 15th December. So please join us for this very Pod Delusion-type look at his life. [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] Obit (0:49) by Dave Cole Hitch and religion (8:40) by Cory [...]

Can you help our Hitchmas Special?

So we’ve had the sad news that Christopher Hitchens has died. Given that he was such and important and influential figure in our.. movement.. or whatever the hell this is, we’ve decided that if we can get enough material together next week’s programme won’t be a Christmas Winterval special, but a Hitchmas Special. As we’re [...]