Raising Freethinkers

Dale McGowan

A podcast about raising compassionate, curious kids without religion. Hosted by Dale McGowan, editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers.

  • 12 minutes 42 seconds
    A Different Kind of Game
    A growing game genre replaces mayhem with thinking and empathy.
    9 September 2020, 6:37 pm
  • 14 minutes 13 seconds
    Finding a Crew
    Sometimes 'citizen of the world' didn't cut it. That's when I needed a crew.
    5 August 2020, 8:58 pm
  • 17 minutes 9 seconds
    Rescuing the Word 'Privilege' for our Kids
    When 'privileged' becomes an epithet, it loses its power.
    17 June 2020, 7:02 pm
  • 12 minutes 55 seconds
    A Face for the Universe
    It's hard to live in a universe that doesn't care. So we give it a face.
    7 June 2020, 8:20 pm
  • 14 minutes 46 seconds
    When Huxley Lost His Darling Boy
    In the shadow of his terrible loss, Huxley wrote a moving testament to integrity.
    23 May 2020, 8:34 pm
  • 19 minutes 50 seconds
    The Science You Will Never Know
    The science you will never know can kill you, and it can save your life.
    6 May 2020, 6:18 pm
  • 13 minutes 15 seconds
    Normalizing Disbelief
    Our kids' generation sees religious disbelief as kind of...normal. Let's catch up.
    24 April 2020, 10:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 39 seconds
    The Devil You Know (Religious Literacy)
    When teaching your kids about religion, cast a (very) wide net.
    2 March 2020, 7:46 pm
  • 13 minutes 2 seconds
    From the God Fight to Georgia Tech
    Once my daughter decided what she believed, there was another question waiting.
    17 February 2020, 9:24 pm
  • 16 minutes 20 seconds
    Of Ant-Squishing, and Crystal Meth, and Jesus
    Our conversation about moral development is all wrong.
    3 February 2020, 7:08 pm
  • 17 minutes 10 seconds
    'Not a Grab-Bag Candy Game' -- Widening the Circle of Empathy
    Leveling the 'empathy gradient' has been one of my biggest parenting challenges.
    19 January 2020, 11:04 pm
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