Raising Freethinkers

Apr 21 2023 223
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A podcast about raising compassionate, curious kids without religion. Hosted by Dale McGowan, editor and co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers.

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Not just a grab-bag candy game

Apr 21 2023 17 mins  
Leveling the 'empathy gradient' has been one of my biggest parenting challenges.

A different kind of game

Mar 31 2023 12 mins  
A growing game genre replaces mayhem with thinking and empathy.

But then...what are the children?

Mar 24 2023 17 mins  
It's the first question mixed-belief couples hear. The answer is simple.

Finding a crew

Mar 10 2023 14 mins  
Sometimes 'citizen of the world' didn't cut it. That's when I needed a crew.

Rescuing the word 'privilege' for our kids

Mar 03 2023 17 mins  
When 'privileged' becomes an epithet, it loses its power.

A face for the universe

Feb 17 2023 12 mins  
It's hard to live in a universe that doesn't care. So we give it a face.

When Huxley lost his darling boy

Feb 10 2023 13 mins  
In the shadow of a terrible loss, Thomas Henry Huxley wrote a moving testament to intellectual integrity.

Of song and story

Feb 01 2023 13 mins  
Bedtime is a great opportunity to share who you are, what you love, and what you want your kids to know about the world.

The science you will never know

Jan 13 2023 20 mins  
The science you will never know can kill you, and it can save your life.

Let's get normal

Jan 06 2023 14 mins  
Our kids' generation sees religious disbelief as kind of...normal. Let's catch up.