Old Left at the Valley

Unscripted round table on death and Nancy announces that she is dying of lung cancer. This is perhaps the last episode of LATVNancy's story :https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/nancy_story?fbclid=IwAR3U3VkjVDOjC5UtWz6KcjM8F8FW9KwUC4nOASCHZj4MvpAo0suo-_LAGEQThank you all for 6 wonderful yearsFeaturing Robert Stanley, Zach LawBrent and NikkiAron Ra, Hector GarciaTracie Harris,Dr Darrel Ray, James McGaffick,Seth Andrews, Matthew Maxon, John Hamil, Seamus,and more, hey even Ami/Amy from secular soup joined usenjoy

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 researchhttp://www.holykoolaid.comNancy gives a top 10 of end of the world scenariosand we say goodbye to Mad Mike Hughes, flat earther

The incredible Dr Garcia, author of Alpha God and Sex, Power and Partisanship returns to take on Kevin's questioning on why is America so warlike? His training in psychology might help answer SOME of the many questions on this very complex problem and maybe shed some light on how we can overcome our primitive fighting instinct in this age of technologyhttp://www.hector-garcia.comNancy does a top 10 of netflix showsand we find out christians hate pride of themselves, no matter how little....

We are joined by the host of Sensibly Speaking and an Ex-Scientologist Chris Shelton. His story is not only fascinating but we also had so much to ask him that we will have to bring him back to continue the conversation. In the meantime, he leaves us with a good look into the strange realm of scientologyhis book https://www.amazon.com/Scientology-Insiders-Guide-Really-About-ebook/dp/B019S20FLO?fbclid=IwAR20zKE4ZLncrMhZyyNrRJMHSl9BlkDkPC8vvpBscV_6NFNxZkwRjgLb6EsyouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF326xyA0QHI7Z5xAwKQDJg?fbclid=IwAR2rpwLVYudB48PIhhyLO7KYewqWnnw9eXn_I2fLzUSS1HCTKtJxmE7ZMWghis blog https://mncriticalthinking.com/?fbclid=IwAR3rc4aI7fdKrVV7ZGauejqL-Ii0TzIJXiRH3eW8fSgWOd6hpyg_m9W3amkNancy does a Top 10 of junk foodand we find out Christians want to keep suing the NFL

Returning Champion and host of The Right to Reason podcast Robert Stanley returns and discusses the current state of politics in the US. As a student of Political Science, Robert gives us his insights on what is really going on south of the 49th parallel. What will happen in the future? What are americans hoping to accomplish? This and more with our friend Robert Stanleyhttp://www.therighttoreason.comNancy tells us about predictions from novels of fiction,and we find out a crotch shot from a superbowl show will deny you entry in heaven...

The crew is joined by Jason Hanerfeld, Hard Rock musician and song writer for another look into the artistic side of atheism. Jason might be a rocker, but he's no dummy. His songs and lyrics are inspired by the atheist literature he devours and as thus helps spread the message of atheism to a wider audienceYou can find his tracks here https://soundcloud.com/jason-hanerfeldNancy does a top 10 of Mandela effectsand we find out pastor Rick Wiles is up to more nonsense

Janice Selbie, a registered counsellor and director of CORT (conference on religious trauma) 2020 joins the crew to elaborate her thoughts on the negative effects of religion from her own upbringing to the upcoming conference in April 2020 in Vancouver BC. Certainly a topic worthy of discussionwww.cort2020.comNancy gives us a top 10 of disappearing jobs and we find out even indigenous are immune to committing the atrocities inspired by religion... And LATV is nominated for Canadian Atheist podcast of the year. WOW

The crew is joined by the president of Canadian Atheists: Randolf Richardson, an eloquent man on a mission to help the atheist movement north of the 49thHis message is one of calm, cool and thought through decision making about the secular promise that will make a better world starting here in Canada.http://defineatheism.comhttp://canadianatheists.caNancy does a top 10 of collector toysand we find out a rainbow will get you expelled from christian school...

Former Host of the Atheist Experience Tracie Harris returns along with Ethan Dodge to talk about the Truth & Transparency initiative; a project which looks to report on the hypocrisy of the church into their REAL god: MONEYTracie and Ethan take us into a look at what the church and the mormon church are actually doing with the incredible amount of money they receive from their faithfulshttps://truthandtransparency.org/Pay them a visit, make a donation, share this podcastNancy gives us a top 10 of events of the decadeand a university student does a project with the Bible...

Kevin flies solo tonight. Presenting the top 10 episodes of 2019 as decided by the number of listens/downloads

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

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...allegedlyNancy is sick so Kristina does the Top 10 of podcasts on Stitcherand we find out christians loathe holiday cards with a sense of humour

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.comto find Dr Winell https://marlenewinell.net/index.htmlDr Darrel Ray http://www.recoveringfromreligion.orgNancy gives us a top 10 of christmas destinationsand we find out what happens when your wife hopes for your resurrection after you die...

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 dedicationhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXLEvwGlJXLnuNOtTNYAHbgNancy gives us a top 10 of sport superstitionsand LATV is AT WAR against the Secular Soup

Founder of FAIR (Fairness and accuracy in reporting) Jeff Cohen, professor of journalism takes a deep look 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 responsible for this?Jeff Cohen will answer thathttp://www.fair.orgNancy gives us a list of desolate places,and we have another brilliant moment with Kirsten

He's back! David Fitzgerald! Our favorite historical writer and mythicist comes back to the valley to promote the second book of his Time Shards story Shatter wars. We welcome the charming and witty author back on the show and with his trademark excellent humour, he takes us through his journey as an author. being the great critic that he is, he can't help but also make a detour into criticizing the Case for Christ from Lee StrobelIt's always a good time with David and this visit is no exceptionNancy does a top 10 list of phone gamesand we find out that Alberta theists are on the move to get more power

As we near the end of another year, many of us turn to thoughts of lost loved ones and an uncomfortable subject to most, our own mortality and even worse, preparing ourselves to die. Enter Alex Muir of the Dying with Dignity association. Their work is aimed to help those facing their end to "go out on their own terms" without having to suffer the painful end their disease or condition might bring. Why should we allow euthanasia? Who ias trying to deny people the right to end their own life? Alex will fill us inhttp://www.dyingwithdignity.caNancy gives us a top 10 or 20 or unused words we should bring backand Kirsten gives us an update on a judge denying the Trump regime their christian paradise

Now that Halloween is over, the crew invites Lord Bmillzebub (Ben "Bub" Miller) to discuss the phenomena. What is the church after? Is it a good recruiting tool? What are the psychological repercutions on such a mind? Time to find outsome of his work on visiting a hell househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm2hWR2XzUENancy gives us a list of top miracles,and we explore whether or not a girl should keep her hijab in sports...

Ghosts stories by the virtual campfireFrom all the hosts and Brent Lee, Robert Stanley and Seth Andrewsenjoy

A rebelution? That's what the crew finds joining when they interview Dan Ellis of the American Atheist association and podcaster in Utah. Out of Mormonism, Dan explains his journey to our wacky crew. With a great dose of humour, we can't help but admire the work Danm has put in and his message. Join us in the Godless Rebelutionhttp://www.godlessrebelution.comNancy gives a top 10 of other gods resurrecting,and we discover that the rosary has gone hi-tech