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Humanist Network News|Humanist Network News #30 Episode
In this month's Humanist Network News audio podcast
we speak to Greg Graffin, Ph.D., lead singer of the punk rock band Bad
Religion and professor of life sciences at UCLA. This weekend at
Harvard, Graffin received the lifetime achievement award in cultural
humanism, given by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University.Segment 1: AHA Adopts HNN podcast
Announcement: Starting this episode, the Humanist Network News
audio podcast is now the official podcast of the American Humanist
Association. The program will now be promoted to the more than 10,000
members of the AHA.
End: 3:09
Segment 2: Punk Rock, Biology, and Humanism
Song: "New Dark Ages" by Bad Religion. Album: Maps of Hell. Epitaph Records.
Interview: Harvard Sophomore Dan Robinson, president of the
Harvard Secular Society, speaks with Greg Graffin, lead singer of Bad
Religion. The punk rock philosopher explains the origins of the name
Bad Religion and his role as a biology professor. As musician and
biology professor, Graffin says he aims to entertain. Graffin also
talks about his humanistic worldview, which he describes as naturalism.
Song: "Atheist Peace," by Bad Religion. Album: Empire Strikes First, Epitaph Records.
End: 34:48
Segment 2: Paradise is Now?
Listener Caller: A listener caller asks HNN co-hosts Jes and Duncan what their thoughts are on the concept of Paradise Now.
End: 39:11
Segment 3: I Ain't Afraid
Interview: Jes and Duncan reach into the HNN podcast vault to
bring back an October 2006 interview with folk singer Holly Near, who
wrote and performed the HNN podcast theme song, "I Ain't Afraid." Near
is a human rights activist whose music carries a humanist message.
End: 49:55
Links:
Bad Religion Official Site | Epitaph Records | American Humanist Association | Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard | Harvard Secular Society | HollyNear.com
Call the toll-free HNN listener Comment line: (877) 659-1515.
[ Thu, 1 May 2008 01:11:00 GMT ]
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