Becky works on the Ask An Atheist production team, frequently appears on episodes, and lends her voice to commercial announcements. She speaks Spanish, works as an educator in the Seattle-Tacoma area, and sits on the Board of Humanists of Washington.
Becky and special contributor Hemant Mehta take a look at aspects of public education and the educative process, and their respective relevance to atheists. Mike and Sam talk about Scientology, Chick Fil-A. There are show notes after the break.
Tacoma’s arts and culture news rag, The Weekly Volcano, is seeking input for the Best of Tacoma. The very last question asks for “Best Question We Didn’t Ask”; the obvious answer is “Best Local Radio Program: Ask an Atheist on KLAY 1180 AM!” So…skeedaddle your way over to the Weekly Volcano’s Best Of Tacoma page […]
In this long-awaited episode, the cast of Ask an Atheist discusses our position on abortion and responds to feedback about this topic. Speaking on this episode: Becky, Deanna, Nick, Mike, Libbie, Scott, Sam, Eileen, and Bob. Additionally, Bob posted this blog post back in February about this subject: 5 Recommendations to the Pro-Life Movement
As early as our days on public access, our viewers and listeners have eagerly asked us “When are you going to discuss abortion?” In keeping with our founding purpose as a show dedicated to atheism, skepticism, and the separation of church and state, we searched for a way in which this intersects with the topic. […]
I received a personal email from blogger Ophelia Benson around 5 pm on Tuesday: Hi again Becky, I want to ask you a direct question, since you’re the one who named me as one of the too-dogmatic and other bad things feminists on your podcast – can you quote something too-dogmatic etc that I’ve written […]