In the last week of March, American Public Media's program Speaking of Faith featured Harvard University's Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein and humanism.  The program is available online and was broadcast on public radio stations nationwide.

In a recent Pew poll, 16 percent of Americans identified themselves as "unaffiliated," meaning atheist, agnostic, or - most prominently - "nothing in particular."  Greg Epstein described himself that way until he discovered the tradition of humanism, and is now passionate about sharing an atheist identity driven not by a stance against religion but by positive ethical beliefs and actions.  

Speaking of Faith's session also explores other voices of atheism and humanist from past and present.  In addition, their blog has begun a series of posts exploring different aspects of humanism in greater depth.  

You can explore the content of the show, download the audio, hear the associated music, see videos, and much, much more at http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/new_humanism/.  Look carefully - our eMpirical Editor in Chief makes a literal cameo appearance!