Left At The Valley (left at the valley)

pilot episode of Left at the Valley with Kevin & Karen. The show is dedicated to promote secular humanism, skeptical thinking and positive atheism along with local issues like politics, etc... In this episode we interview Adam Olsen of the Green party, discuss various local topics and shine a spotlight on Freedom of speech. Hope you enjoy our first, certainly unprofessional debut this episode was pre-recorded.

with guest Jeff Gruban of the Fraser Valley Atheist, Skeptics and Humanists (FVASH), we discuss the infamous chicken manure incident of Abbotsford and see where we are at in the fight to help homelessness in the valley. Also spotlight on Carl Sagan in honor of the re-boot of the series Cosmos This episode was pre-recorded

We are letting our hair down in this one as we investigate the origins of the devil! Plus Liam Johnson joins us and challenges Kevin to a debate! We can maybe settle once and for all the question that perplexes mankind: pancakes or crêpes

We managed to record Eugenie Scott's lecture at UFV, an event put on by FVASH in collaboration with the biology department of UFV. Ms Scott was gracious enough to take time out of her vacation to teach us the history of evolution and creationism

RACISM! It perverses our society on every level. Meet Ken Herar & Terry Stoebart of the Cycling 4 Diversity campaign and see how they are fighting racism and championing diversityacross the valley and even internationally. Liam Johnson  joins us for our first science segment We also shine a spotlight on Martin Luther King Jr

We tackle on the issue of Trinity Western University (TWU) and their policy of making students sign a "covenant" forbidding them to have sex outside of heterosexual marriage with Ash Kumar of Fvash.  Oosha Ramsodar joins us to talk about Cinema Politica and their youth film festival in maple ridg we are also doing a spotlight on Wangari Maathai, the first African woman Nobel prize winne

In this episode, we tackle the issue of garbage incineration and its effects on the Fraser valley. Special guest John Vissers from the Fraser valley conservancy will join us to explain in details the battle over our air. we also shine a spotlight on Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadian

Karen and Kevin go undercover (not really) at Imagine No Religion 4 in Kamloops to interview Seth Andrews of AtThe Thinking atheist  radio podcast. Imagine their surprise when they also manage to get Darrel Ray of the recovering from religion institute. Also, Karen gets a vibrator

Local group Natural Selection  in studio! We also discuss the intersection of women's rights and religion with Robyn and Vern of Natural Selection. Join us as they perform some of theirDylan-esque  music, including the theme song for our podcast: The Obvious Truth. We also shine a spotlight on Malala Yousafzai. This episode was pre-recorded.

Join us as we talk to Merlyn Horton on the issue of cyber-security and internet usage when dealing with kids. We will try to get author Paula Todd to talk about her book: extreme mean.  Liam Johnson returns to the show with a new science segment, and all our usual jazz..

Join us as we explore mysticism within martial arts with Sensei Charles Aarons (Aikido Takayama) & Sensei Chris Taylor (Nimpo Taijitsu Bujinkan). We discuss the origins of their respective arts and common misconceptions about them. Enjoy all the usual segments as well.This episode is pre-recorded.

Join Kevin & Karen as they interview local father/daughter atheists Mark & Bethany Cunningham on what were the challenges on raising kids and growing up with a secular world view in England and in Canada. Karen puts a new spin on this day in history more fun with another brilliant moment brought to you by religion this episode was pre-recorded

Kevin & Karen are joined by Doug as they attempt to converse with Suni Muslim Ahmed. unfortunately skype had issues and the show quickly descended into ridicule. Also we discuss Another brilliant moment brought to you by religion and a new segment: Things that make you go hmmm Doug  discusses "anal Jihad"??? this show was pre-recorde

Join Kevin & Karen as they welcome back Jeff Gruban (from episode 2) accompanied by Nancy Weisz-Gallager as they update the situation with exciting news on the battle against homelesness in the valley. We also analyse part II of an interview with our muslim friend Ahmed. More of brilliant moments brought to you by religion as well

Karen being out on asseingment (at a beer festival), Liam Johnson steps in to co host the show. Together with Kevin, they welcome local activist group CAUSS (Citizens Against Urban Sprawl Society) members: Tracy Lister, Joanne Long and Don Mair. We take on local activism and politics.Liam talks about robots forming a hive mind in our science segment and Chemtrails to kill angels? Join us, this episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin & Karen as Liam takes us into the meaning of words and how some are using them incorrectly (including the hosts ). We are also joined by Jeff Gruban of FVASH to help us analyze why we say things like we do and the misconceptions that arise from them. Kevin tells us about his encounter with a "witness" in his rant; and a new app against the devil? join us for more

Join Kevin, Karen and Liam as they are joined by Cory Castle of the local What's on! magazine and Bronwen Sutherland of the Clarke theater. On this show, we explore apathy of the voters, especially as local municipal elections are on their way. We update you on the whole Trinity Western University debacle and explore why people refuse to vote we look at guns in school in Things that make you go hmmm. this show was pre-recorded

Join Kevin & Karen as they interview local fitness couple Kim Scoffin & Brian Mceathron in an attempt to weed out myths and challenges about healthy lifestyles. Is it for everyone? Both have dealt into bodybuilding and Kim still competes. We also look at anti-muslim rhetoric in the US, and a witch hunter sues a humanist organization? this episode was pre-recorded

Columbia University historian and all around great guy Richard Carrier takes on philosophy masters from Trinity Western University Michael Horner in a riveting debate DID JESUS EXIST? FVASH allowed us to join them and record the debate. Many Thanks to Jeff Gruban and Nancy Weiss-Galagher for putting this on as well as the folks from BC Humanists Who do you think wins?

Join Kevin and Karen as they interview professor of philosophy from the University of Portland, Peter Boghossian. His book A manual for creating atheists deals with street epistomology and how to approach the religious and their faith based delusions. Peter also takes us along as he is preparing an app and a game to help the faithful acheive reason www.elbowfish.com http://elbowfish.myshopify.com/ Dr. Peter Boghossian is a full time faculty member in the philosophy department at Portland State University and an affiliated faculty member at Oregon Health Science University in the Division of General Internal Medicine. He's a national speaker for the Center of Inquiry and the Secular Student Alliance, and an international speaker for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Dr. Boghossian has an extensive publication record across multiple domains of thought. He is currently serving as a Fellow for the Global Secular Institute’s think tank. His bestselling book, A Manual for Creating Atheists, is available on amazon. Homepage: http://peterboghossian.com/ Twitter: @peterboghossian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7zbEiNnY5M

Join Kevin & Karen as they interview one of the sexiest man the atheist movement has:Dr Darrel Ray. A psychologist out of Kansas, Dr Ray fights to demystify human sexuality and loosen the grip religion has on the human mind. We discuss his previous book:The God Virus and explore the parallels of psychology with modern biology. Dr Ray also launched his own podcast called Secular sexuality produced by David Smalley of Dogma debat http://www.atheistnexus.org/profile/DarrelRay http://dogmadebate.com/secularsexuality/

Our first spooky ghosts stories episodes. No science, no politics, no skeptisism and no atheism tonight (well, maybe just a tad) Just a few stories of ghosts and gobelins And a classic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven by James Earl Jones Enjoy This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin & Karen on the road as they meet local resident artist of Maple Ridge Kat Wahama & Tony Reese. They were kind enough to greet us into their home in Maple Ridge and accompanied the podcast with some of their songs. We ended upntalking about the artist's place within society, their struggles and what an artist faces off in a world all too preoccupied with economic developpement. This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin & Karen as they explore some of their favorite bible verses, straight out of the book, or one of its translations anyway. It is astounding how many Christians never even took a peep inside the pages of the book they hold sacred. Liam returns to the show with another science segment a parasitic birth causes a panic in India a spotlight look at Voltaire's lover: Emelie de Chatelet and all around good fun This show was pre-recorde

Join Kevin & Karen as they welcome Lynn Perrin & Michael Hale of the Pipe up network as they discuss what really goes on behind the whole Kinder Morgan pipeline. What are the repercussions of bitumen coming through the valley and most important, do we really need this pipeline? Kevin also goes on and doesn't hold back on his rant. Kevin & Karen are also in talks to air the show on CIVL 101.7 fm exciting

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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, 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

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 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.

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

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 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/

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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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!

Kevin is flying solo tonight as we try to dispell the myths in politics. Why is it that many voters are too apathetic to bother showing up and seemingly like most religious people, barely bother to really question why they vote a particular way. Kevin interviews his own mother as she takes the compass quiz votecompass.cbc.ca This episode was pre-recorded and happy Thanksgiving

Join our spooky show as we sit around the camp and regale you with morbid tales of the supernatural. Just because we are skeptics and atheits doesn't mean we dont enjoy a good fright or an urban legend So sit back and relax, let your hair down and beware the monster under your bed, we are telling you some of our favorite ghost stories This episode was pre-recorded

You know what? We never did a de-conversion stories podcast! So here it is! Join Kevin and Nancy as they are joined by friends of the podcast Sara Connors and Jeff Gruban. This show is a quick re-cap as to how we came to become what we are now:proud atheists. Along with a few annonymous confessions, we take a look into the personal journey into atheism. Nancy takes us into another riveting This Day In History We facepalm about the Duggars in Alberta in Things that make you go Hmmm And Kevin is bound to have some kind of rant about it all We have 3 copies of A Manual For Creating Atheists from our friend Peter Boghossian to win This podcast was pre-recorded

Although we were scheduling an episode with Dr Darrel Ray, the events of the past week are too big to ignore. Join Kevin and Nancy as we chat in with friend of the podcast Jim as well as local music artists John and Chris Welsh. We plunge deep into analyzing ISIS, its actions and effects in Europe. The history of the Syrian war and the fight against this armed fundamentalist threat. Nancy takes us on a personal journey in the events of JFK's assasination on This Day in History This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, Nancy and Conny as we interview Dr Darrel Ray about the myth of sexual addiction. Where is this fad from? Is it part of recognized science or is there actually more sinister motives behind the rise in this supposed affliction? Nancy takes us into another This Day in History We discuss the recent shootings in the US and ask, are we gonna admit to Christian terrorism? This episode was pre-recorded Darrel's podcast  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/secular-sexuality-w-dr.-darrel/id914276437?mt=2 recovery from religion http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

Another year comes to an end, Join Kevin, Nancy, Conny and our friend from Chilliwack: The Reformed as we explore the origins of Christmas, the latest Star Wars film and what it means to be an atheist during the festive season. Nancy takes us into another This Day In History Our reformed friend does a live Reformation report Conny reveals the origins of jolly old St-Nick We have fun with Another Brilliant Moment and Things That Make You Go Hmmm segments This is the last show of the year, join us in sharing the warmth This episode was pre-recorded

We start the year by taking a sober look at the roller coaster that was 2015.Join Kevin and Nancy as they take you back in time at some of the best moments of the podcast. Hang on, it's quite the ride. From Aron Ra to sex addiction, this show offers you a glimpse into the journey you can expect with us this episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, his partner in crime Nancy and friends of the podcast The Reformed and a new commer as they welcome Ian Bushfield from the BC Humanists association. We explore the status of humanism and the battles the BC Humanists are taking on including the battlefront of our own school districts in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Nancy brings us another great This Day in History The Reformed explores a proud Scottish poet in his reformation report And what did Pat Robertson say now? in Another Brilliant Moment Brought to you by Religion This episode was pre-recorded  http://bchumanists.ca

Join Kevin, Nancy, Conny and Martina as we explore (as requested by a listener) romance scams. The pitfalls and traps that await you online as we search for that special someone. Conny and Martina give us the facts about scammers Kevin gives us a story where he was targeted by a sophesticated scammer Nancy gives us another This Day in History and we finish off the show with a concersation with Jeff Dee, host of the Non-Prophets podcast and an inspiration for this show this episode was pre-recorded  

Join Kevin recording from the studios of CIVL 101.7 fm as he is joined by Nancy, Sarah, Martina, Dan and our friend the reformed and we take a peak into the issue of quackery in health food supplements. Martina used to work in the industry and Kevin is a user, is there gonna be a showdown between the two? Nancy takes us on another This Day in History, a bizzare one Our friend the Reformed gives us another Reformation Report We interview Bill Ligertwood about the upcomming Imagine No Religion 6 event this May This episode was pre-recorded

This week Kevin is joined by Nancy, The Reformed, Martina and Dan as they welcome Aaron Baynes from the Center ForInquiry (CFI). Much like the BC Humanists, the people at CFI do their best to advance science, secularity and humanistic values. Find out what is the link between UFV, FVASH and CFI Nancy takes us into another This Day in History The Reformed gives us another Report And we also sympathize with a listener who just lost a family member; what can we as atheists offer? This episode was pre-recorded

This is our first LIVE show at CIVL 101.7 fm, which will now air weekly from 1-2 pm. Join Kevin, Nancy, The reformed and Martina as they welcome cool guy magician Gary Savard. Listen as we explore what goes through your mind and the magician's as a trick is performed Nancy takes us through another This Day in History Our friend the Reformed does a great spotlight segment on James "The Amazing"  Randi. and a girl is attacked with Kosher Bacon? in Another Brilliant Moment... To reach Gary Savard http://www.nowthatsmagic.net gary@nowthatsmagic.net

Our second show on CIVL 101.7 fm out of UFV. Join Kevin, nancy, wonder woman Martina, our friend the Reformed, reoccuring guest Jim and new commer Tyler as we interview Canadian atheist rapper/hip-hop artist Baba Brinkman. He uses his art to promote social counciousness and solutions to issues like climate change, or creationism. http://www.bababrinkman.com/ Nancy gives us a grapefruit story in This Day in History We have another Reformation Report And some people would rather try to cure meningitis with maple syrup?? Join us This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler, Wonder Woman Martina and our friend the Reformed as we explore the question of old atheism as compared to new atheism. Is there such a thing? Whats different today? How did atheism start? Nancy asks us about happiness in This Day in History Tyler puts the spotlight onTommy Douglas And, believe it or not, it's our 2nd anniversary and Kevin has a Confession to make... This episode aired live at 1 pm

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler, Martina and the Reformed as they take a deeper look at Easter; it's origins, customs and follies across the world. What doets Easter mean today? How did it start? Is it a Pagan holiday taken over by Christians? Find out. Nancy delivers another great This Day in History The local news featuring an air drop of Easter eggs in the Reformation Report Kevin throws in a pop quiz Fun was had by all This episode was live from 1-2

Join Kevin, Nancy, Martina, Tyler and the reformed as they welcome a local homeless man Doug and look into the Abby digs proposal. Why is it that we feel that the homeless want to be there? Are the rumours of foul play true? Is Abbotsford ever gonna stop fighting the problem and start fixing the issue? Nancy takes us through another This day in History with a female baseball player Tyler does a Spotlight on Bart Erman Kevin rants about how religion is above all, a business Aired live at CIVL 101.7fm at 1pm pacific time

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Wonder Woman Martina as they welcome the host of the popular Calgary based podcast The Legion of Reason: Dr Randy Tyson. We explore some of the differences between BC and Alberta when it comes to atheism. We chat about the LGBT hate shown at St Paul's hospital in Vancouver and a crazy Mississippi law giving power to religious vigilante groups in Another Brilliant Moment Brought to you by Religion Nancy issues a correction and takes us into another This Day in History It was The Reformed's birthday (and Kevin's too) fun for all, the show aired live on CIVL 101.7 fm at 1pm PT

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler, the Reformed and friend of the show Sarah as the put "The Princess of pot" Jodie Emery on the hotseat. We explore the whole pot situation in the country from the perspective of the victims of prohibition. Jodie Emery was a great guest Nancy has another This Day in History News from the valley in our Reformation Report This show aired live at 1pm on CIVL 101.7fm

Join Kevin, Nancy, Martina, Tyler as they welcome back Conny, who takes us through the difficulties of being an obese child? Should we consider monitoring kids closer? Conny reminds us of her walk for alzheimers http://support.alzheimer.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=wfa15_prov_britishcolumbia Nancy takes us through another This day in History with Pentocostals Tyler does a spotlight on Loren Cordain, who popularized the Paleo diet and did you know GIANTS erected stonehenge? Find out in Another Brilliant moment brought to ou by Religion This show aired live on CIVL 101.7 fm between 1-2 pm

Join Kevin, Nancy, Martina and Tyler as we chat it up with Beyond the Trailer Park host Deborah McTaggart. Her rather unique show uses hosts from both Canada and the US and we compare notes on the differences in atheism in the two countries. Her insight into how Canadians are perceived south of the 49th is worth the amusing anecdotes she tells us. Nancy takes us through another This Day in History and we meet Flappy the anti-masturbation dolphin in Another Brilliant Moment... Show aired live on CIVL 101.7 fm at 1pm pacific time

We are honored to receive in studio his Raness and his lovely wife Lelandra and they are visiting the region. Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Aaron Bayes of CFI as we pick Aron Ra's brain on a variety of topics from religion to the current American presidential race. Nancy gives us the history of a local movement that became Greenpeace in This Day in History You can encourage Aron's work here http://www.patreon.com/aronra This episode was pre-recorded

Join Kevin, nancy, Martina, Tyler and friend of the show Jeff Gruban as the discuss basic income guarantee with Victoria activist Kym Hines of THAW-Transform Homelessness Advocacy Watch What is an income guarantee? What are the costs? Can it solve poverty? Nancy takes us on a wild ride with a spy kitty in This day in History Kevin confesses again in Confessions This show aired live on CIVL 101.7fm at 1pm pacific time

Join Kevin, Tyler, Martina, as they hand over the mic to Nancy and Jeff Gruban in order to discuss the engoing issue of homelesness in the city. They explain the plans of the Abby Digs society trying to house the homeless with dignity. Tyler does a spotlight on primatologist Robert Sapolski Nancy takes us on another tour in This Day in History

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Martina as they take a look at radioactivity and its role in dating methods. They meet up with christian geologist Jeff Greenberg, who studied at the university of North Carolina( now teaching geology in Wheaton college IL)  who also believes there is a place for science within his faith without resorting to creationism. Kevin returns from Imagine No Religion 6 with some great stories Nancy takes us through another This Day in History This episode was pre-recorded

We are joined by an old friend: Freelance journalist and cycling enthusiastic Ken Herar. He is joined by right-hand woman Anne-Marie and with our usual Fab Four crew, we dig into the ugly side of racism and highlight the better parts of our multicultural society.http://cycling4diversity.ca/ Is there hope that we will beat our tribalism? Nancy finally gets to tell us that golf story in This Day in History This episode was live at CIVL 101.7 fm  

Join Kevin, Martina, Tyler and Sarah as they chat it up with The Atheist Experience's own Tracie Harris. We explore her thoughts on so called chauvinism within the atheist movement and the Orlando shooting tragedy. Note: we had some technical difficulties with the phone line. Nancy is absent so we have a pre-recorded version of This Day in History we chat about a preacher running over his congregants in Another Brilliant Moment... This episode aired live on CIVL 101.7fm on Sunday June 12th 2016

Join Kevin, Martina and our returning friend The Reformed as we chat it up with James "THE AMAZING RANDI"; a gentleman, storyteller, magician and godfather(pun intended) of all skeptics, his place in the movement is nothing but legendary. Sit back and enjoy the charm of James Randi Nancy is absent but has a pre-recorded version of This Day in History Allister has a new theme song for his Reformation report And a listener called Kevin a bigot! A christian listener of course

Join Kevin, Conny and Sara as they chat it up with financial guru and swell guy Phil Ferguson of Polaris Investments. We take a look at the differences between the US and Canada in matters of finance. Nancy gives us a pre-recorded version of This Day in History Aaaaaand its summertime

Join Kevin, Nancy and Tyler as they welcome sasquatch enthusiast and researcher Thomas Steenburg to discuss what he hopes is valuable work in search of the mythical creature. We were taken aback on how resonable Thomas was in his search. He's no crank! By the end, we were friends WARNING: we had some mic issues, audio is less than optimal

Summertime and everything goes. Just a skeleton crew of Kevin & Nancy who have a guest Regina Dalton. We take a stab at current events like the Nice attack, the Canadian tenor controversy and the coup in Turkey oh and Pokemon Go apparently releases cyber demons??? Listen in

Finally! It's here! Join Kevin, Nancy and Regina (who's taken a real shine to us) as we yak it up with the events following the week in American politics and present the long awaited interview with Michael Shermer. We discuss the reprocutions of the republican and democrat conventions. Nancy offers us a loaded This day in History and a Rabbi says girls shouldn't ride on a "banana seat" in Another Brilliant Moment This episode was pre-recorded

After the police release Kevin and resume their search for Pokemons, we are introduced to Brian Gitschlag, doing his PHD in micro-biology He tags in with Tyler and a battle ensues on the whole GMO question. Are the stories right? Are GMOs safe? Why don't we see more studies? etc... Will Kevin be able to stop the onslaught of the formidable Tyler/Brian duo? Or will he just get beaten to a bloody pulp? Listen in and find out

Join Kevin, Nancy and Tyler as they reach out to the land down under to Anthony Avice Du Buisson and then tackle the scourge of the middle east: the extremist group known as ISIS. We explore the reasons, the pitfalls, possible solutions and what if? Anthony can be reached at https://www.facebook.com/StoicPhilosophyIsMagic/?pnref=story or www.philosophyismagic.com Nancy brings a high wire act in This Day in History And the church shows brotherly love by pressing charges against...a $2.25 cookie theft

Join the crew as they welcome new comer Kevin Sawatzky and then chat it up with Kriss Pyke of England. Kriss's page http://www.answers-in-reason.com is a direct challenge to Ken Ham's answer in genesis. We take on the infamous Dawkins scale of atheism and determine where we all fit on it. Where do you stand? Nancy gives us the story of Sue the T-Rex in This Day in History and apparently the protective hand of god is no longer helping the US...

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Kevin as they tackle the origins of Religion with author Ben Andrews and what does it explain and mean with today's society. Nancy talks worcestershire sauce in This Day in History God's wrath falls on an anti-gay preacher in Another Brilliant moment... and Kevin confesses having issues finding a spotter at the gym...Join us for all the fun of your favorite podcast

Join Kevin, Nancy and Tyler as they ham it up with funny man Eli Bosnick of the God Awful Movies and Scathing Atheist podcast. On top of being hilarious, Eli reveals himself to be quite the conversationalist on a variety of subjects. And he is just newly married.. Nancy talks about a super grandma in This Day in History Kevin rants about patriotism and... we find god in a potato Join us all the fun

Join Kevin, Nancy and Tyler as they explore the biblical myth of Noah's flood with a geologist from Houston TX also called Kevin The Kevins are taking over Did a global flood ever happened? Could it? What does the evidence say? Listen in as our expert explain to our crew what does geology say about the biblical myth? Nancy delivers us another This Day in History We chit chat about the Dakota pipeline protest And apparently the end of the world will happen Aug 21st 2017...again

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and friend of the show Deborah as they chat with structural engineer John Herrick about what caused the towers to fall on the events of 9/11. We take on the common questions about what happened on that awful day 15 years ago and see that there's no conspiracy. Nancy gives us atheist immigrants in This Day in History and apparently god said men are to be the masters of women, in Another Brilliant Moment...

Join kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Kevin as they chat with youTube atheist Jon Hammond. Jon has been making a spalsh by creating humourous videos from bible stories directly. https://www.facebook.com/TheFallingStarComic/ http://hamo1701.deviantart.com/gallery/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_-7c9Z45-vXQRv-FXFki6A Jon's great sense of humour is bound to charm you into following his channel and he candidly chats with us about some of his research in comparing myths Nancy gives us another This Day in History Kevin has new sound effects and god's wishes are revealed in a math quiz..?

Join Kevin, Nancy and Kevin (sorry no Tyler) as they welcome the firebrand president of American Atheist David Silverman who comes to talk about his latest book "Fighting God". David takes us onto why he feels firebrand atheism is needed and vital in the fight against superstition and why he feels it's more effective than diplomacy. You'll love the man's passion for his work and he is destined to become an iconic president of the association. Nancy gives us another This Day in History We find out that some christian soccer teams would rather forfeit than play against girls Ray Comfort wins best science movie???? And it's Nancy's birthday...Join us

Join the dynamic duo of Kevin and Nancy as they explore the venerable charity known around the world: Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders). We are introduced to Sandra Smiley, communications director, who helps us understand what the charity is doing and all the good it provides worldwide. As this thanksgiving is approaching, consider donating to them. http://www.msf.ca Nancy gives us the Cubs' curse in This Day in History the KKK shows up in BC and ol' Pat Robertson warns us of the devil as Halloween rounds the corner...

Join Kevin, Nancy and Deb as they welcome back Anthony Avice DuBuisson to bring some light onto the plight of women in Islam, especially in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Anthony tops it off with a poignant letter from a Saudi woman describing what she too has to go through just for the supposed crime of being born female. To follow Anthony or help: twitter @stoicviper FB Anthony Avice Du Buisson http://philosophyismagic.com https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/16/boxed/women-and-saudi-arabias-male-guardianship-system #StopEnslavingSaudiWomen Aisha's story: http://philosophyismagic.com/a-womans-struggle-aishas-story/ Nancy gives us another This Day in History and Kevin rants about a 3 legged race...

Join the crew as they welcome Lilith Star, a Satanist from Seatle. We explore the differences between the common atheist and satanists in their various forms. We explore the different campaigns they undertake in order to remind christians, hell bent on dominion, about the correct way to obey the law http://https://thesatanictemple.com/ https://thesatanictempleseattle.com/ we get a pre recorded version of This Day in History and xtians terrorists get caught in the US

It's our annual Ghosts in the Valley show where we let our hair down and tells stories around the campfire. Joining us, our friends from the Legion of Reason Diversion: Dr Randy Tyson and Christine Shellska. So sit back and enjoy a spooky Left at the Valley

Join Kevin, Nancy, Kevin and Sara as they chat it up with Karen Lumley Kerr, 3 term president of the Edmonton Atheist society. Karen takes us into the issues of religion encroaching into schools, hospitals and even law in Canada. We also discuss the trinity western university decision and the Alberta secular conference. Nancy dispells the Cubs' curse of the billy-goat in This Day in History Kevin is missing an hour, ...and baby Jesus is about to return soon? Join us

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Kevin as we welcome back our dear friend Aron Ra to talk about his book The Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism. In his colourful way, Aron takes us on a prehistoric journey in human ancestry and debunks popular false claims provided by creationists. Nancy has her car stolen Kevin rants about nov 11th and of course we can't escape the elephant in the room, the election of Donald Trump

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Deb as they chat it up with a newer and upcoming atheist activist from Kentucky, Robert Butler. Robert has a similar story that many of us have on the road to deconversion but has channeled his atheism into activism with a charity twist. Make sure to order his upcoming book and hear his comments on the famous Ark Encounter Nancy takes us through another interesting This Day in History Join us in the fun that is LATV 

Join Kevin, Nancy, Kevin and Deb as they chat with ex-trucker turned atheist activist Damien Marie AtHope. His humble and moving story is bound to make you cheer for a man tryin to tell a harsh truth wrapped in love, and he brings candy too. Nancy flirts with an immortal woman's cells in This Day in History We get hate mail from some Keith fellah, NASA ruins your horriblescope, and Kevin confesses not liking gamblers in high school...

And now it comes to this! join the crew as they host their first real debate between Chris the christian vs Jemma the mythicist. Did the jewish carpenter known as Jesus Christ really exist or is he a figment of the imagination of a messianic jewish cult? Chris and jemma go at it and we want to know what YOU think Nancy talks about the electric car in This Day in History our friend Ian Bushfield gives us an update about the ongoing trinity western fight

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Deb as they welcome back one of their favorite interviews: author David Fitzgerald. Along with David, we dive into the deeper end of the historicity of the enigmatic figure of St Paul, a man with a huge influence on the modern day bible. Was he a madman? Was he genuine? Did he make up the most famous conversion story ever? Nancy gives us a link between pigeons and bras in This Day in History We find dinosaur feathers in amber in Things that make you go hmmm Join us

Join the gang one last time in 2016 for a light look at christmas. PLEASE NOTE we are recording from the Wood n' Beans coffee shop in Agassiz, BC and are having distorsion in the sound. We discuss Islam in the high schools of Ontario Robert Butler joins us to give us an update on his charity efforts http://gofundme.com/bdgiving http://bdgiving.org Deb reads a poem she is about to publish in a book for kids Xmas cats, Russian Santa and solstice traditions all abound and we find out that the LATV crew could be going to TV

Join Kevin, as he flies solo to bring you our top 10 episodes of the year 2016, and to give the other guys in the team, a well deserved break. Who comes in at number 1? What was your favorite moment/episode this year? The interview with a sasquatch hunter? Aron Ra? Eli Bosnik? Listen in and find out. Let us know if we missed out on your favorite leftatvalley@outlook.com

Join Kevin, Nancy, Tyler and Kevin as they launch 2017 by talking with Raymond Gonzales, a black man who lives in New York and sees the everyday systemic racism people of african american descent face every day. Join us as we discuss the perspective of life from this repressed population. Nancy re-visits the story of Topsy the elephant in This Day in History and apparently the world will end, again, in 2017

Join the crew for their 100th episode! We welcome local filmmaker Jenny Rustemeyer from Vancouver who created such films as The Clean Bin Project and Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story. Jenny takes us through the legalities of food donations, the myths, perils and a reluctance from industry to donate to the less fortunate Nancy talks about an erotic novel in This Day in History, and creationists think the tale of Beowulf was an eye witness account of...dinosaurs! Join us for another 100...

Join Kevin, Tyler, Kevin and Regina as they welcome legendary anchor of the Jon McComb show on CKNW 980 AM in Vancouver. Jon's tireless efforts to reduce stigma when talking about depression and even his own battles have earned him the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award. Jon takes us through his own childhood memories and the struggles many of us face on a daily basis. His touching story will make you think twice about telling people to "shape up" Nancy tells us about Canada Dry gingerale in This Day in History We talk about a dangerous anti-vax sign in Another Brilliant Moment... and Kevin O'Leary decides to become a Canadian Trump...