American Freethought Podcast

Rioters overrun the US Capitol for four hours, disrupting the formal tally of electoral votes by a joint session of Congress. Trump and his surrogates (and a long line of conservative leaders) bear direct responsibility for inciting this violence and feeding dangerous misinformation to their followers.  Plus: Democrats will control both Congress and the White House for the first time in years. What should they do with that power? A Pew Research study shows that the new Congress is far more religious (and far more Christian) than the US population at large. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) causes a minor controversy with his multicultural, multi-gendered invocation. Congress has a female chaplain for the first time in history. I decline to interview a flat-earther. Theme music courtesy of Body Found. Follow American Freethought on the intertubes: Website: AmericanFreethought.com  Twitter: @AMERFREETHOUGHT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/ Libsyn Classic Feed: https://americanfreethought.