Left At The Valley

Join Kevin, Nancy, Sharyn and newcommer to the crew Conny as we take a look into Alzheimer's disease, the ravages, signs and what we are doing to combat this attack on mental health. Conny is quite passionate about the subject as some members of her family are affected by it and she takes us through with a fountain of knowledge and advice. We quickly visit past guest Wyatt Scott for an update on his campaign We have another Reformation Report from our Chilliwack friend We find out that many Tory candidates in the 2015 election are against women's reproductive rights in Things That Make You Go Hmmm And it's Nancy's birthday!

Join Kevin, Nancy and friend of the podcast Jim (from a previous episode) welcome Ken Morisson as we take a skeptical look at guns, the myth and differences between the US and Canada. Guns have become a huge issue within our society and strike fearin the hearts of many regular citizens, this episode will inform you about what actually goes on in Canada today. Nancy takes us into another This Day in History Wanda Morris gives us an update on the battle for dying with Dignity and a gun manufacturer writes bible verses on the AR-15? This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, Nancy and first time co-host Sharyn as we finally present the interview with Matt Dhillahunty, host of the Atheist Experience, we did at INR5 Nancy takes us into another This Day in History, we explore the whole Kim Davis debacle and an overzealous pastor who took fasting too far in Another Brilliant Moment Brought to you by Religion And Believe it or not, Kevin was robbed This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, Dan and Nancy as we welcome a local man running for the newly formed riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon: Wyatt Scott His original political ad went viral and was featured on CNN, Fox and all the major media outlets in Canada and even worldwide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG6fhub9HDQ We ask him questions about his plans, the future and what he would change if elected. wyattscott.ca Nancy takes us into another This day in History, we get another Reformation report fromm our Chilliwack corespondent and we discuss the Ashley Madisson hack on Things that make you go hmmm

Join Kevin, Karen, Nancy and our corespondant from Chilliwack:Allister as we analyze the brief words of wisdom we managed to get from Proffessor Lawrence Krauss at Imagine No Religion 5. His words leaves us to re-think how we introduce science to kids. We also discuss the effects of the SCOTUS decision on gay rights Nancy takes us into another This Day In History. Kevin gives us his 2 cents on bigotry against the LGBTQ in his Rant This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, Karen and Nancy as they take a look at the site C dam hydro project with Common Sense Canadian editor Damien Gillis. Do we really need the power? Is it as green as they say? Will there no be several economic benefits to it? Let's take a skeptical look at the site C dam. Nancy brings us more of This Day in History. We acknowledge the racial problem in the US with the Charlston tragedy and we wish you all a happy fathers' day Common Sense Canadian web page:http://commonsensecanadian.ca/ This episode was pre-recorded

Join us as the crew from Left at the Valley talk about their experience at Imagine No Religion 5. The sights, sounds and events described for those of you who couldn't be there. Spoiler: you missed out. We then present to you (finally) our interview with David Smalley of the popular podcast Dogma Debate with David Smalley. Plain and simple show today guys, no fluff Enjoy This show was pre-recorded http://dogmadebate.com/ http://imaginenoreligion.ca/

Karen is back, fiesty as usual. Jeff Gruban joins Kevin and Karen, Liam Johnson and Nancy Weis-Gallager, after a lengthy absence from the show, to discuss different techniques for discussions with theists. Is it more effective to be passionate or persuasive? We also have a conversation with The Friendly Atheist Hemant Mehta about the challenges facing atheists in the United States, and round out the show with Father Vern, Another Brilliant Moment, and a rant from Kevin. This episode was pre-recorded.

Join us as we welcome cancer survivor (and mother of 4) Tania Lesurf as well as local artist John Welsh. Tania recounts her courageous story of battling stomach cancer and offers words of wisdom on how positive attitude, having a goal and support from John made her a survivor. Definitely not an episode you'll wanna miss. Nancy takes us into another This Day In History and asks us about our favorite historical mother We explore the danger of belief when facing cancer in Things That Make You Go Hmmm Mark sends us a bit on critical thinking This episode was pre-recorded

Join us as we speak our minds on such topics as Mother Teresa, Pope Francis, and the Koch brothers. Kevin interviews David Fitzgerald,author of "Nailed: Ten Christian Myths that Show Jesus Never Existed." We also spend some time with Father Vern and explore another logical fallacy. This episode was pre-recorded.

Teacher Scott Susin and school trustee Tracey Loffler, along with some of the Left at the Valley usual suspects, join us to discuss the future of British Columbia's public education. Spoiler alert: it is pretty bleak. Can having great educators make up for having poor budgets over a sustained period of time? We get so engrossed in our conversation that most of the other segments get forgotten for today....   This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin,Karen, Mark and Nancy as we mark our 1 year anniversary with blogtalk radio. We interview Christopher DiCarlo, Canadian author of "How to be a really good pain in the ass" and introduce a new segment: Know your Fallacy with Liam Johnson we have another brilliant moment, things that make you go hmmm and another refermation report from Chilliwack heres to another year this episode was pre-recorded Christopher's book http://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Really-Good-Pain/dp/1616143975/ref=la_B004SRPKXI_1_1/181-7683996-5381231?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427848042&sr=1-1

Join Kevin & Karen, Liam and Nancy as they explore the top 10 signs you don't understand evolution (and you're probably a creationist).Why is it that evolution creates such fear amongst the religious? We have a riveting discussion on the subject also.. Nancy takes us into a hilarious grapefruit incident in This Day in History more instalment of Another Brilliant Moment brought to you by Religion by popular request, more Adventures of Father Vern Our corespondant from Chilliwack sends us another Reformation Report For more info on the reports visit https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC2YVI8hcNWZ6CN4cmn39YPg This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, Karen and Nancyas we take a look into what does activism really acheive. Do online petitions work? Are politicians listening? What tips can we rely on for better results? More stories with Another brilliant moment brought to you by religion... Another fun time with The adventures of Father Vern We interview Neil who is trying to rally signatures to unseat MLA Mark Dalton (Mission-Maple-Ridge) and much more This episode was pre-recorded

I know, I know, you were promissed that Kevin wouldn't be there and we had an all female cast for this one, but through no fault of their own, some of our pannel couldn't join, soooo.... Join Kevin & Karen as we pay tribute to Women of Science, who are all too often forgotten by mainstream and often faced difficult chalenges living in a man's world but through sheer love of science, made history. Nancy joins us for This day in history segment with a story on a groundhog biting a mayor, We have the Another brilliant moment..., and the Top 10 other women of science you should know Karen offers us a Spotlight on Mme Marie Curie And we interview Rachel Nanon Brown, a paleoantropologist working in Texas on Mammoths, formely science host on Dogma Debate with David Smalley and now chairs the science segment on Atheists on air podcast. don't miss it This episode was pre-recorded

Kevin and Karen are once again joined by Liam and this time we explore Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and its effects on the BC economy. We are joined by Damien Gillisof the Common Sense Canadianonline publication, and explore what is really behind this push by the government to transform BC into an oil & gas provider. Nancy gives us a great story where a ghost is used as a witness Mark gives us a list of his favorite books (fiction) We get another refermation report with interview of a NDP candidate And the JWs are concerned with higher education? join us This episode was pre-recorded

Kevin and Karen are joined this week by Mark & Nancy, who have now becomed permanent fixtures of the show. We interviewed Wanda Morris of the Dying with dignity Canada, to explain to us where the situation is in relation with end of life care in Canada. We explore the myths and truths surrounding assisted death. http://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/ Nancy delivers her "this day in History" segment Mark gives us a list of his recommended books for freethinkers and we have another Reformation report out of Chilliwack This episode was pre-recorded

After the events of Jan 7th in Paris, we felt compelled to tell the story and hear from a Muslim and an ex-Muslim. Joining us will be our friend Ahmed, and Jim (pseudonym) to give us both sides of the Muslim response to these tragic event as well as our friends from local group Natural Selection: Robyn & Vern

Kevin is flying solo for the first episode of the new year and starts off with a BANG! when no other than Aron Ra is his guest. Easilly the hardest working man in Atheism and the biker nightmare of creationists everywhere, Aron Ra elaborates on the creationist menace across our world. Kevin gives his list of the top-13 stories you had to follow as a freethinker in 2014 We have our first corespondance report from Allister Mark gives us a list of secular charities, tis the season after all and Nancy takes us through this day in history to find out about Topsy the elephant. this episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin & Karen as they interview Kate & Moonstorm, two Wiccan practicioners and we explore the origins of Christmas, which are of course more Pagan in style than Christian. What does it mean to believe in Wicca? Does atheism and Wicca have much in common? Do Wiccans also face much discrimination in a Christian world? This episode will put a spell on you Also, the strange story of a believer who left her dead husband in a room, hoping for his ressurection This episode was pre-recorded