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Unholy Histories: The Humanist Heritage Podcast from Humanists UK

Unholy Histories: The Humanist Heritage Podcast from Humanists UK

Humanise Live
Released: 2026-04-29
© 2026 Humanise Live Ltd
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Released: 2026-04-29
© 2026 Humanise Live Ltd
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Throughout history, women have been leading voices for reason, equality, and human progress, even if their stories have too often been overlooked. Taking its title from Sara Underwood's 1876 collection, this episode sheds light on some of the women who
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Throughout history, women have been leading voices for reason, equality, and human progress, even if their stories have too often been overlooked. Taking its title from Sara Underwood's 1876 collection, this episode sheds light on some of the women who defied religious and social convention, and asks what their legacy means for humanism today.
Guests:
Nan Sloane, historian, trainer, and author of Uncontrollable Women: Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries. nansloane.comAnnie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, co-host of Freethought Radio, and editor of Women Without Superstition. ffrf.orgFor all references to people, places, and events in this episode and the full series, visit heritage.humanists.uk/podcast
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Music: Small Things by Simon Folwar
Podcast transcripts are AI-generated and may contain errors or omissions. They are provided to make our content more accessible, but should not be considered a fully accurate record of the conversation.
Episode ID: 1000764247208
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Release Date: 29/04/2026, 11:30:00

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Join Andrew Copson and Madeleine Goodall—alongside a host of expert guests—as they uncover the hidden histories and untold stories of the people, places, movements, ideas, and events that helped shape British humanism, secularism and freethought.From radical reformers to forgotten dissenters, Unholy Histories explores how reason, skepticism, science, and activism helped build modern Britain—and how these values still shape our society today.Unholy Histories is a Humanists UK Podcast, showcasing the Humanist Heritage Project and produced by Humanise Live.
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