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Dale McGowan
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Raising Freethinkers
A Different Kind of Game
A growing game genre replaces mayhem with thinking and empathy.
2020-09-09
12 min
How Music Does That
Whose Monkey Chant Is It Anyway?
It's an electrifying cry from the ancient heart of Bali. Or is it?
2020-08-16
17 min
Raising Freethinkers
Finding a Crew
Sometimes 'citizen of the world' didn't cut it. That's when I needed a crew.
2020-08-05
14 min
How Music Does That
As White as Classical
Classical music isn't that white by accident -- and it can't afford to stay that way.
2020-07-29
23 min
How Music Does That
The Words Get In the Way
Strip language away, and the human voice becomes a pure instrument of emotion.
2020-07-21
23 min
Raising Freethinkers
Rescuing the Word 'Privilege' for our Kids
When 'privileged' becomes an epithet, it loses its power.
2020-06-17
17 min
Raising Freethinkers
A Face for the Universe
It's hard to live in a universe that doesn't care. So we give it a face.
2020-06-07
12 min
How Music Does That
Shortcut: How I Solved the Musical Mystery of My Life
One tune tormented me since I was two. I finally figured out why.
2020-05-31
07 min
Raising Freethinkers
When Huxley Lost His Darling Boy
In the shadow of his terrible loss, Huxley wrote a moving testament to integrity.
2020-05-23
14 min
How Music Does That
The Epitome Trap
Before every music course I teach, I have the same argument with myself.
2020-05-09
17 min
Raising Freethinkers
The Science You Will Never Know
The science you will never know can kill you, and it can save your life.
2020-05-06
19 min
What The Faith
What Atheists Often Get Wrong About Religion with Dale McGowan
On this episode we talk with Dale McGowan about his personal journey being an Atheist, navigating a multi-faith relationship and what he thinks Atheists often get wrong about religion. Dale is the editor and author of several books on nonreligious life, including Parenting Beyond Belief, Raising Freethinkers, Atheism for Dummies, and In Faith and In Doubt. He was named Harvard Humanist of the Year for his work in support of nonreligious parents.
2020-04-29
56 min
Raising Freethinkers
Normalizing Disbelief
Our kids' generation sees religious disbelief as kind of...normal. Let's catch up.
2020-04-25
13 min
How Music Does That
Minimal.
One of the most powerful stylistic movements in music starts with a simple idea.
2020-04-16
27 min
How Music Does That
The Aging White Suburban Music Professor's Guide to Hip Hop
Put on the good Dockers, Chad. We're going in.
2020-04-11
21 min
How Music Does That
When Ravel Met Ravel
Piano Ravel and Orchestra Ravel are both great. They met only twice.
2020-03-21
21 min
How Music Does That
Clap When You Damn Well Please
There's a reason we don't clap between movements in classical music. It's a bad reason, and we're going to kill it. The revolution starts right damn now.
2020-03-07
26 min
Raising Freethinkers
The Devil You Know (Religious Literacy)
When teaching your kids about religion, cast a (very) wide net.
2020-03-02
15 min
How Music Does That
Silence
Sometimes the greatest moment in music is silence.
2020-02-23
22 min
Raising Freethinkers
From the God Fight to Georgia Tech
Once my daughter decided what she believed, there was another question waiting.
2020-02-17
13 min
How Music Does That
The Dead and the Impossible
Mussorgsky asked the impossible. Ravel made it happen.
2020-02-07
16 min
Raising Freethinkers
Of Ant-Squishing, and Crystal Meth, and Jesus
Our conversation about moral development is all wrong.
2020-02-03
16 min
How Music Does That
Grooves
In Hungary, road plays you!
2020-01-25
16 min
Raising Freethinkers
'Not a Grab-Bag Candy Game' -- Widening the Circle of Empathy
Leveling the 'empathy gradient' has been one of my biggest parenting challenges.
2020-01-20
17 min
How Music Does That
Too Many Notes!
WARNING: This episode contains too many notes.
2020-01-10
21 min
How Music Does That
The Rage of the Third Sons (Carmina Burana)
Eight hundred years ago, they left the church and found the world.
2019-12-19
22 min
Raising Freethinkers
Russell's Other Value
Bertrand Russell was a champion of clear thinking. But when he felt vulnerable, another value took over.
2019-12-06
14 min
How Music Does That
Missing Music
I'm haunted by the music I'll never hear.
2019-11-28
18 min
Raising Freethinkers
Pants-on-Fire Parenting
The playful fib can serve a serious purpose in raising critical thinkers.
2019-11-10
13 min
How Music Does That
Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah
Why do kids in many cultures taunt each other with a falling minor third?
2019-11-08
17 min
Raising Freethinkers
Obey?
Don't teach kids to obey without thinking -- or they just might.
2019-10-28
20 min
How Music Does That
The Jabberwocky of Harry Potter
How the muggle and wizarding worlds collide in the Harry Potter theme.
2019-10-25
11 min
Raising Freethinkers
But Then...What Are The Children?
It's the first question mixed-belief couples hear. The answer is simple.
2019-10-19
18 min
How Music Does That
The Magical Bell Piano
For magic and wonder, there's one go-to instrument.
2019-10-12
14 min
How Music Does That
Stop Practicing, You're Ruining EVERYTHING
This episode is not about Pavarotti.
2019-09-25
18 min
How Music Does That
The Bones of Yellow Brick Road
Most covers stay on the surface. Sara Bareilles got down into the bones.
2019-09-14
20 min
How Music Does That
The Fingerprints of Music
I can name that tune in...one motive.
2019-08-26
15 min
Raising Freethinkers
Snip and Dip
They were two of our earliest parenting decisions, and we blew it both times.
2019-08-11
16 min
How Music Does That
Beethoven was Deaf
Beethoven composed while deaf -- but that's not the amazing part.
2019-08-09
26 min
Raising Freethinkers
The Big Reveal
59% of nonreligious Americans who are married have a religious partner.
2019-07-28
19 min
How Music Does That
Disoriented
Sometimes meter will mess with your head.
2019-07-25
13 min
Raising Freethinkers
'What if your child becomes religious?'
It's a fair question. Fortunately there's a very good answer.
2019-07-12
16 min
How Music Does That
The Sweet Madness of Big Meters
From Sting theory to a wedding in Bulgaria, it's meters gone wild.
2019-07-11
18 min
Raising Freethinkers
Different Out Loud
A simple exchange in a middle school cafeteria touched on a famous study in conformity.
2019-07-01
13 min
How Music Does That
Sometimes It's the Little Things
The most captivating piece by the most famous composer you've never heard of.
2019-06-27
16 min
Raising Freethinkers
The First Really Hard Goodbyes
Losing Max was the start of my daughter's education in grief and healing.
2019-06-06
19 min
How Music Does That
The Mellotron
It was a middle-class party trick. Then it changed rock and roll.
2019-06-05
15 min
Raising Freethinkers
Spare the Rod - and Spare Me the Rest
The jury is in on corporal punishment.
2019-05-27
15 min
How Music Does That
Simplicity, in Three Pärts
When music is stripped down to its essentials, every note matters.
2019-05-23
19 min
Raising Freethinkers
Of Song and Story
I found a fun, natural way for my kids to really meet their dad.
2019-05-14
14 min
How Music Does That
The Gnome
'The Gnome' is a creepy masterclass in orchestration.
2019-05-13
18 min
Raising Freethinkers
The Conflict Avoiders (When Science Goes South 3)
We wanted the assistant principal's head on a platter. But some things mattered more.
2019-05-01
22 min
How Music Does That
Mister Rogers and the Musical Easter Egg
Fred Rogers hid a geeky musical inside joke in his theme song.
2019-04-29
14 min
Raising Freethinkers
The Word (When Science Goes South 2)
I would not allow my daughter's scientific accomplishment to be erased.
2019-04-22
14 min
Raising Freethinkers
When Science Goes South (Part 1)
Even the best science standards can be undercut by one misguided educator.
2019-04-14
16 min
How Music Does That
Isn't It Iconic?
A computer has chosen the most iconic song ever. Time for the human rebuttal.
2019-04-11
13 min
Raising Freethinkers
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
When my nonreligious family moved south, I was wound a little tight.
2019-04-06
18 min
How Music Does That
Wolfie's Alarm Clock (The Leading Tone)
One note has been teasing you, making promises to you, and leading you home your whole life.
2019-04-03
11 min
Raising Freethinkers
We are the Mythmakers
After my girls heard myths every night for weeks...the Bronze Age suddenly broke loose.
2019-03-28
15 min
How Music Does That
The Bagpipe Incident on Which I Thought We Had Agreed Not to Dwell
30,000 people. 16 measures. One bad decision.
2019-03-26
19 min
Raising Freethinkers
After the Origin (Evolution Pt 3)
Both Darwin's theory and his personal opinions took a long, difficult road to reach us.
2019-03-14
27 min
Raising Freethinkers
Children of the Evolution (Evolution Pt 2)
Kids should learn about evolution the same way evolution happens -- in small steps over many years.
2019-03-07
20 min
How Music Does That
When Pianos Land in Oz
Oh, little piano piece. You're not in Kansas anymore.
2019-03-05
19 min
Raising Freethinkers
Why Evolution Matters (Evolution Pt 1)
Before we talk about how to introduce kids to evolution, let's talk about why.
2019-03-01
19 min
How Music Does That
Hating Your Golden Goose
There's a reason so many songwriters hate the one that made them famous.
2019-02-26
14 min
Raising Freethinkers
Raising Curious Kids (Curiosity Pt 4)
The last episode in the curiosity series gets practical: What exactly can we do to raise curious kids?
2019-02-21
16 min
How Music Does That
I Coulda Been Peter Best
So I wasn't going to be John Williams. But I had one Hail Mary left.
2019-02-19
18 min
Raising Freethinkers
Curious Science (Curiosity Pt 3)
A love letter to knowledge for its own sake.
2019-02-14
18 min
How Music Does That
I Coulda Been John Williams
Just in time for the Oscars, I found my abandoned dream in a box.
2019-02-12
21 min
Raising Freethinkers
Of Curious Women and Dead Cats (Curiosity Pt 2)
To raise a curious kid, you'll have to fight the culture a bit.
2019-02-07
13 min
How Music Does That
Yes, 'Stairway' Was Stolen... Just Like Everything Else
The 'Stairway' lawsuit was based on a modern myth about how music is created.
2019-02-05
20 min
Raising Freethinkers
The Curious Root of Everything (Curiosity Pt 1)
Could I find one core value at the center of my parenting? I was curious.
2019-01-31
19 min
How Music Does That
Two Kinds of Hurt
Johnny's gonna be fine -- but I'm worried about Trent.
2019-01-29
10 min
Raising Freethinkers
Fearless (Fear Pt 3)
Fear is okay for a visit, but your kids shouldn't live there.
2019-01-24
19 min
How Music Does That
Dissonance is Delicious
Music without dissonance is like a rollercoaster without hills. It's light rail.
2019-01-22
15 min
Raising Freethinkers
Useful Monsters (Fear Pt 2)
When parents invent monsters to scare their children safe, it comes at a cost.
2019-01-17
13 min
How Music Does That
The Pokémon Suicide Song
From the Satanic Panic to Pokémon, a creepy folklore often bubbles under our music.
2019-01-15
16 min
How Music Does That
Surprise Part 2 - The Rite of Spring
Beethoven lit a fuse that burned for 89 years. This was the boom.
2019-01-09
18 min
How Music Does That
A Brief History of Surprise (I)
Whether music surprises you depends on where your ears have been.
2019-01-01
20 min
Parenting Beyond Belief
Parenting Beyond Belief 01.04 2018-12-08 with Clare Wuellner, Dale McGowan, & Janet Heimlich
Parenting Beyond Belief is a live internet show airing every Saturday at 1 PM Central. Hosted by Clare Wuellner, Mandisa Thomas, Dale McGowan, Jan Heimlich, and Kendall Hopkins, Parenting Beyond Belief focuses on raising children from a secular perspective. Parenting Beyond Belief is a production of the Atheist Community of Austin.
2018-12-08
1h 28
How Music Does That
The Music That Broke My Heart
Without lyrics or even a descriptive title -- nothing but vibrations in the air -- this piece brings people to tears. Here's how.
2018-11-05
25 min
Naked Diner
Dale McGowan – Naked Diner Ep 126
This week Jack and Andy talk with Dale McGowan about music (not Atheism, not Satan, not Foundation Beyond Belief, not any of that ….Dale McGowan – Naked Diner Ep 126 was first posted on October 29, 2018 at 8:00 am.©2016 "ZXH Creative". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at zxhcreative@gmail.com
2018-10-29
00 min
How Music Does That
Every Note is a Chord
It's a hidden key to music's emotional power. And it's not all that hidden.
2018-10-28
14 min
How Music Does That
The Moment I Surrendered to John Williams
I had never felt so tangibly dropped into another world.
2018-10-21
12 min
Humanize Me
329: Becoming an 'Evidist', with Jeff Haley & Dale McGowan
Don't worry; if you've never heard of 'evidism', you're not alone. This is a term coined by the guests in this episode, inventor Jeff Haley and author Dale McGowan, to describe people committed to fact-based, evidence-based thinking. In this conversation with Bart Campolo, Haley and McGowan talk about their book, Sharing Reality: How to Bring Secularism and Science to an Evolving Religious World, and their ideas for how to have better, more evidence-based conversations with people who have different worldviews.
2018-10-17
49 min
How Music Does That
Shortcut: The Most Hopeful Music in the World
Even starting this piece was an act of pure optimism. Now to finish it.
2018-10-13
08 min
How Music Does That
Cage Unlocked
Silence is just the beginning.
2018-10-07
19 min
How Music Does That
The Masterpiece I Never Heard Of
In which two little kids knew a big thing I didn't know. And I'm okay with that. No really.
2018-09-29
17 min
How Music Does That
Let's Get Sad with Galileo's Dad
A gorgeous technique to unify emotion in music has been passed down from the Renaissance to Radiohead.
2018-09-22
16 min
How Music Does That
When Truman Touches the Wall
From a Bach fugue to Diana's funeral to Truman's wall, this technique is the music of finality.
2018-09-15
13 min
How Music Does That
The Strange DNA of a Surf Song
The edgy, powerful electric guitar tune that kicks off Pulp Fiction has a long and surprising history.
2018-09-08
16 min
How Music Does That
The Evolution of Cool
The quality of "cool" in music has deep roots in the evolution of the brain.
2018-09-01
14 min
Embrace This Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.
Sharing Reality by Jeff T. Haley, Dale McGowan
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48343to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sharing Reality Author: Jeff T. Haley, Dale McGowan Narrator: Dale McGowan Format: mp3 Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins Release date: 04-09-18 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Atheism Publisher's Summary: Religion is in a continuous state of evolution, and beliefs, values, and practices are changing over time. All religions, including Christianity and Islam, can evolve to accept secularism and the scientific way of knowing to become agnostic, and even atheistic, without losing their essential value. Haley and McGowan explain how you can help this natural process and share reality...
2018-04-09
3h 55
Relish: This Best-Selling Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.
Sharing Reality by Jeff T. Haley, Dale McGowan
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48343to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sharing Reality Author: Jeff T. Haley, Dale McGowan Narrator: Dale McGowan Format: mp3 Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins Release date: 04-09-18 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Atheism Publisher's Summary: Religion is in a continuous state of evolution, and beliefs, values, and practices are changing over time. All religions, including Christianity and Islam, can evolve to accept secularism and the scientific way of knowing to become agnostic, and even atheistic, without losing their essential value. Haley and McGowan explain how you can help this natural process and share reality...
2018-04-09
3h 55
How to Stream Audiobook in Self Development, Relationships
In Faith and in Doubt by Dale McGowan | Free Audiobook
Listen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: In Faith and in Doubt Author: Dale McGowan Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 08-20-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Self Development, Relationships Summary: Interfaith marriages fail more often than same-faith partnerships. So what are the chances of survival for the ultimate mixed marriage - one between religious and nonreligious partners? Nearly 20 percent of Americans now self-identify as nonreligious, including millions who are married to religious believers. Despite the differences, many of these marriages succeed beautifully. In this landmark book, popular author...
2014-08-20
9h 04
Oklahoma Atheists Godcast
#095 - Dale McGowan
Chas and Damion in conversation with Dale McGowan, author of excellent books about atheism and the only comprehensive books on how to raise freethinking children. Dale blogs at http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/ and his Amazon page is at http://www.amazon.com/Dale-McGowan/e/B001JS5YU8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
2013-06-10
00 min
Humanists Take on the World
Episode 25 LIVE – Foundation Beyond Belief with Dale McGowan
This is a live episode, you can find the video on YouTube and since we did the whole thing live on the Hangout on Air, All the editing I’ve done is clean up the audio and truncate the silence, otherwise it is live and unedited. 0:01:40 INTRO 0:02:38 INTERVIEW – Dale McGowan Dale is editor and co-author of books including Parenting Beyond Belief, Raising Freethinkers, Voices of Unbelief, and Atheism For Dummies (2013). He presents workshops for nontheistic parents across the United States and was named 2008 Harvard Humanist of the Year. Dale created Foundation Beyond Belief in 2...
2013-04-18
1h 34
Possibly related to Point of Inquiry — George Lakoff on Huffduffer
Dale McGowan - Raising Freethinkers from Point of Inquiry
Dale McGowan has edited and co-authored Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers, the first comprehensive resources for nonreligious parents. He writes the secular parenting blog The Meming of Life, teaches nonreligious parenting seminars across the United States, and serves as executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a 501(c)(3) humanist charitable and educational foundation based in Atlanta. In September 2008 he was named Harvard Humanist of the Year by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Dale McGowan talks about raising freethinking children who are steeped in the values of science and humanism. He confronts some...
2009-06-23
00 min
Point of Inquiry
Dale McGowan - Raising Freethinkers
Dale McGowan has edited and co-authored Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers, the first comprehensive resources for nonreligious parents. He writes the secular parenting blog The Meming of Life, teaches nonreligious parenting seminars across the United States, and serves as executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a 501(c)(3) humanist charitable and educational foundation based in Atlanta. In September 2008 he was named Harvard Humanist of the Year by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Dale McGowan talks about raising freethinking children who are steeped in the values of science and humanism. He...
2009-05-15
43 min
Point of Inquiry
Dale McGowan - Raising Freethinkers
Dale McGowan has edited and co-authored Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers, the first comprehensive resources for nonreligious parents. He writes the secular parenting blog The Meming of Life, teaches nonreligious parenting seminars across the United States, and serves as executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a 501(c)(3) humanist charitable and educational foundation based in Atlanta. In September 2008 he was named Harvard Humanist of the Year by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University. In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Dale McGowan talks about raising freethinking children who are steeped in the values of science and humanism. He...
2009-05-15
43 min