Sam, Becky, and Bridget talk about the good news (all lowercase) as Ireland, county councils, and the Boy Scouts increasingly adopt secular values.

Sam, Ranjan, and Dave talk to David Niose of the AHA’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center about SCOTUS and other legal issues around the country.

Sam welcomes Stephanie Guttormson, a skeptic being sued by a snake oil healer whose feelings she hurt. Also, some lady tried to sue all the world’s gay folks. Really.

Sam, Becky, and Becca talk about some reasonable moves by the Australian government regarding vaccines, some unreasonable actions taken by a Catholic school against a child battling cancer, and the American Humanist Association’s about the National Day of Reason with legislative associate Matthew Bulger. Also: Sam is a clone.

Sam, Becky, and Ranjan talk about differing perspectives between the US and Europe on issues of biodiversity and satire; then we chat with Horus Gilgamesh about an uproar in Oklahoma over his books.