Hemant Mehta is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a YouTube creator, and podcast co-host. He is a former National Board Certified math teacher in the suburbs of Chicago. He has appeared on CNN and FOX News and served on the board of directors for Foundation Beyond Belief and the Secular Student Alliance. He has written multiple books, including I Sold My Soul on eBay and The Young Atheist's Survival Guide. He also edited the book Queer Disbelief.
Our latest podcast guest is Leah Vincent, a former Orthodox Jew and the author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood. Vincent is the first person in her family to attend college and she earned her Masters degree in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. We spoke with her about life growing up in the culture, what fundamentalist faiths have in common, and what she plans to teach her daughter about her religious background. Read more
In case you still had any doubts as to CJ Werleman’s credibility… Right. Those blog posts calling Werleman out on the mounds of bullshit in his new book are the same thing as Islamist extremists attempting to kill a man by force. (And seriously, how hard is it to spell someone’s name right?) Read more
