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The Voice of Canadian HumanismEpisode 27 - Humanist Holiday Special with Daniel Dacombe & Steve GhikadisFor this Holiday Special, Humanist Heavy-Hitters Daniel Dacombe and internationally renowned author, Steve Ghikadis, sit down and talk about what it means to be a Humanist these days and share different tips on how to handle particular friends and family during the holidays.
2025-12-1957 min
The Podcast For InquiryLiving life as a Humanist, with Steve GhikadisSteve Ghikadis is a Humanist Officiant, who conducts secular marriages, memorials, and other life affirming celebrations. Raised as a freethinker, Steve has been married to a Christian for over a decade. Steve serves as an Ambassador for Humanist Canada, Recovering from Religion, and Sunday Assembly. Leslie speaks with Steve about his book, Humanism from the Heart. They discuss the many themes and ideas in Steve's book, including: - Why Steve tried to become a believer many times throughout his life - Purpose, meaning, and destiny - What "soft determinism" means
2025-12-171h 00
YQG In BloomHumanism from the Heart: A Conversation with Steve GhikadisAuthor Steve Ghikadis joins us to discuss Humanism from the Heart—a bold look at living ethically beyond religion. We explore the core ideas of Humanism and why it's a meaningful path in today’s divided world.Follow Steve on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/steve.ghikadis/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/steve.ghikadis#SteveGhikadis #windsorontario #podcast #yqginbloom #interview #youtubepodcast #belief #ethics #windsoron #yqg #author #humanism #supportlocal #supportauthors #ontariopodcast #writer #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram
2025-07-0921 min
Recovering From ReligionInterfaith Family: Marriage and Parenting with Mutual Respect, featuring Steve GhikadisFalling in love with the right person is easy, what comes next may not be. For anyone who has ever wondered how relationships can work between the faithful and faithless, join us this week on RfRx for a peek behind the curtain. Steve Ghikadis, a secular humanist, has been married to Cindy, a Christian, for almost a decade and, like most couples, they agree on all the big things. Just not the little things...like the beginning of the universe. Their two young boys have the benefit of experiencing two completely different worldviews, and are never pressured to lean...
2025-06-301h 37
The Divorcing Religion PodcastSteve Ghikadis - Humanism from the HeartSteve Ghikadis - Humanism from the HeartSteve Ghikadis is a Humanist Officiant who conducts secular marriages, memorials, and many more meaningful life-affirming celebrations. Raised as a freethinker, Steve has been married to a Christian for over a decade. He and his wife, Cindy, believe in the importance of bridging the gap between believers and non-believers. Their two young children are being raised in an interfaith household and are free to choose their own path. Steve's family dynamic inspired him to write Humanism from the Heart: Building Bridges Beyond Belief, a book that emphasizes the i...
2025-06-1853 min
Humanity's ValuesInterview with Steve GhikadisSteve Ghikadis is a Humanist Officiant, who conducts secular marriages, memorials, and many more meaningful life-affirming celebrations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Education in primary, junior, and intermediate grades. Raised as a freethinker, Steve has been married to a Christian for over a decade. He and his wife, Cindy, believe in the importance of bridging the gap between believers and non-believers. Their two young children are being raised in an interfaith household and are free to choose their own path. He serves as an...
2025-06-0849 min
Skeptical Scott & Friends"Humanism from the Heart" with Author Steve GhikadisSteve's Season 1 episodeSteve's bookBuilding Bridges & Crossing ThemSkepticalScott.com buymeacoffee.com/skepticalscott Skeptical Scott's Linktree
2025-05-2328 min
Little Tot LandingNew Book Spotlight: "Humanism from the Heart" and Raising Kind KidsSteve Ghikadis is back on the podcast! You may have heard Steve talk about interfaith parenting in episode five of the LTL podcast and now he is back to share news about his new book, Humanism from the Heart: Building Bridges Beyond Belief.
Steve shares how this book is a great resource for parents looking to have meaningful, open-ended conversations with their children. Steve discusses insights from the book, including techniques like street epistemology, practical strategies for fostering empathy, and the importance of real-world experiences in shaping kids' perspectives. With discussion questions for book clubs, real-life examples, a...
2025-03-2229 min
The Canadian AtheistThe Canadian Atheist (The CA)
Episode 214
This week, Micheal is joined by Steve Ghikadis. Steve is friend, a fellow podcast host and an author!
He joins us to talk about his upcoming book, Humanism from the Heart : Building Bridges Beyond Belief. We discuss what it was like for him writing the book. The challenges he faced, the audience he hopes to reach and how the book went from various musings of a Humanist to a full blown book….and I’m sure a serious best seller!
Please be sure to check out the links below to pre-order the book...
2025-03-0140 min
The Voice of Canadian HumanismEpisode 18 - An Interview with Steve Ghikadis & The Naked Pastor, David HaywardThe Naked Pastor - David Hayward is a former pastor, turned artist who explores themes of authenticity and personal freedom through his paintings and drawings. If you’re interested in deconstruction, spiritual exploration, or discovering your true self, you’re invited to join him on his journey. The name "NakedPastor" symbolizes his commitment to expressing the unvarnished truth, no matter how vulnerable it may feel. After leaving the pastoral role, he has spent over a decade creating art and fostering freedom within the community.
2024-12-2235 minThe Voice of Canadian HumanismEpisode 17 - An Interview with Steve Ghikadis & Michael StuartHumanist Canada's own Steve Ghikadis sits down with Michael Stuart.Michael Stuart is one half of the Canadian Atheist podcast. Together with his friend Dean, they have recorded well over 200 episodes and counting. The Canadian Atheist podcast has had a number of notable recurring guests, such as Aron Ra, Dr. Josh Bowen, and notorious Christian pre-suppositionlists: Si Ten Bruggencate and Matt Slick. Beyond Micheal’s rough and tumble exterior is an even rougher and more tumble debater, who’s been pitted up against the likes of Darth Dawkins, and a number of flat earthers, climate change deniers, and...
2024-12-1557 min
The Voice of Canadian HumanismEpisode 14 - An Interview with Steve Ghikadis & Gretta VosperThis episode is the first of a series from Humanist Canada’s own Steve Ghikadis. This series, brought to us by the Voice of Humanist Canada, focuses on prominent voices in the Canadian secular humanist community.Today we feature Gretta Vosper. Gretta is an author, activist and ordained minister of the United Church of Canada, a member of Humanist Canada and a self-professed atheist. Her beliefs or lack thereof, caused controversy both within and outside of the United Church. In 2016, following a certain incident, her public statement that the belief in a supernatural God sometimes promoted hatred, le...
2024-10-2950 min
The Voice of Canadian HumanismEpisode 13 - An Interview with Steve Ghikadis & Dale McGowanHumanist Canada's Steve Ghikadis sits down with Dale McGowan, an author, educator, podcaster, and philanthropist who has written and edited several books related to living a non-religious life, particularly about interfaith relationships and raising caring curious kids, without religion. He was awarded the title of “Harvard Humanist of the Year”.
2024-10-1232 min
Skeptical Scott & FriendsRecovering From Religion with Steve GhikadisInterview with Steve Ghikadis: Secular Humanist, married to a Christian…raising freethinkers. Let’s work together, we’re all we have. Recovering From Religion.org RfRx Talks (Monday Night Group) Sunday Assembly Detroit Steve's interfaith parenting talk at Sunday Assembly DetroitSteve Ghikadis on MediumHumanist CanadaSkepticalScott.com buymeacoffee.com/skepticalscott Skeptical Scott's Linktree
2024-09-2721 minLittle Tot LandingInterfaith Family: Parenting with Mutual RespectJoin us for an insightful conversation with Steve Ghikadis as he shares his experience of raising children in an interfaith family. As a free thinker married to a Christian, Steve discusses the challenges and rewards of parenting with mutual respect for differing beliefs. He provides insight into how he and his wife, Cindy, navigate their distinct worldviews while raising their children, Nathan and Connor, to be free thinkers.
Explore the nine best practices for raising free thinkers and the importance of curiosity and empathy in fostering a respectful and open-minded environment for children.
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2024-09-0556 minThe Voice of Canadian HumanismEpisode 3 - "Interfaith Family: Marriage & Parenting with Mutual Respect"In today’s episode, “Interfaith Family: Marriage & Parenting with Mutual Respect”, I sat down with secular Humanist Steve Ghikadis and talked about his marriage with his Christian wife and the trials, tribulations, and mutual respect they’ve experienced whilst raising their two wonderful children with very different world views.
2024-05-0455 min
The Canadian AtheistThe Canadian Atheist (The CA)
Episode 193
This week, Steve is BACK! As our first guest of 2024, Steve Ghikadis joins Micheal to discuss what is happening with Humanist Canada, his experiences as Mayor of Hell (for a day), BAHACON 2024 & a lot more including (but not limited to) his upcoming speaking engagements, how to be an awesome parent & teach your kids to give back. He also challenges Micheal on street knowledge of Windsor, Ontario (hint: he’s not great). A great question/existential crisis also emerged……Is Micheal getting soft??
Make double sure you check out the links below & if you’re in the a...
2024-01-021h 06