Governing Ourselves: A Libertarian Atheist Podcast

We're taking this brief episode to let our listeners know that we're making some changes to our format: we're removing current events and adding movies, among other things.  We're looking forward to this new format and we hope you enjoy it!

Adam reviews the highlights of the second round of debates in Detroit, with the democrats promising free stuff and the end of the world as we know it.

Adam flies solo today as he reviews the 1st night of the democratic debate in Detroit, Michigan. He takes selected highlights and gives commentary on the strategy, personalities and the wisdom (or lack thereof) provided by the candidates. 

This week we took the "I Side With" quiz to see how our political ideals match up.  We compared how compatible we are with seven different political parties, with about a dozen political candidates, and how strongly we stand on many political topics.  We invite you to take the quiz for yourself, at isidewith.com

This week, Lisa's husband joins us to share his financial and economic insights into topics that were brought up in the Miami debates, such as if Amazon pays its fair share of taxes, why you can't refinance student loans, and what's wrong with the healthcare debate.  And lastly, find out which candidate each of us liked the best.

This week, we discuss current events, including some hateful Southern Baptist preachers and the Make America Straight Again conference held in Orlando, Florida; Trump's deportation efforts; who is behind the recent attacks on McKenna Denson, the woman suing the LDS church; the Democratic National Convention debates lineups, and more!

In this Father's Day episode, we're taking a break from book reviews and current events to talk about fathers, especially how essential it is for children to grow up with a good father in the home.

In this episode, Lisa delves more into where we left off last episode—talking more in detail about the seven deadly sins and the Ten Commandments.  She also explains a little more about feminism in Islam, about why Muslims don't like dogs, and the misinformation being given to Mormons about the prophet Muhammad.

This week we discuss the book "Wholly Different" which details the doctrinal differences between what the Bible teaches and what Islam's Quran/Hadiths teach.  We're not advocating either religion, but since we're living in a largely Christian country and many are concerned about Islam's influence, this is a good book to read to learn about Islam and Arabian culture.

In this episode we cover political and religious current event from the past few weeks, from the highly controversial Alabama ruling on abortion laws to an interesting win for free speech via a Florida Man.

In this episode, we review one of Matt Kibbe's books.  Full of good information that is relevant to our times, this book is a very good introduction to libertarian views.

We catch up on political news over the past few months from a libertarian point of view.  We discuss the Libertarian Party's national convention theme ideas, Texas proposed bills, updates on civil asset forfeiture laws, police overstepping their bounds, and how you can find out about the police conduct in your area.

Lisa goes through some of the April 2019 General Conference talks that as an ex-Mormon and an atheist she thought were interesting.  She found some good things, but sadly she also found guilt trips and scare tactics throughout the conference, and she discusses them here.

We go over several major policy changes in the LDS church, including topics such as the full name of the church, missionary home contact, the temple endowment ceremony, and the policies regarding children of LGBT parents. 

Adam's debate with theist and professor of philosophy at Grand Canyon University, Joshua Walker. They discuss God's existence, morality and rationalism. 

Lisa asks Adam questions about his recent debate (to be uploaded soon) and he talks about what he would have done differently and what he felt went well. Going into recent news a bit, we share our thoughts on Julian Assange's arrest at the Ecuadorian Embassy in England. 

We delve deeper into chapter three of Richard Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" in preparation for Adam's upcoming debate about God and religion. 

This week, we review Richard Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" and share insights that we gained from studying this great work. 

We discuss our plans for our podcast and its "book club" format. We talk about relevant books we've read so far and what we plan to cover. First up: "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. If you would like us to cover a specific book, please visit our "Governing Ourselves" Facebook and Twitter pages to let us know.

We talk about our journeys from the major parties towards Libertarianism, our skepticism towards government, and where we fall within the libertarian spectrum.