Humanism Now

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⁠⁠Support Humanism Now and join our community⁠⁠. Every episode, guest and transcript is at ⁠humanism.now⁠. Humanism Now is a weekly podcast for anyone curious about secular humanism and making the most of the one life we have. Host James Hodgson, founder of podcast studio Humanise Live, is joined by scientists, philosophers, campaigners, authors and everyday people who are building a fairer world, cultivating human flourishing and celebrating the joy of being human. Every episode is a long-form interview that takes one hard ethical question seriously, using reason and evidence rather than dogma, and always with compassion for the people involved. Re...

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Humanism Now

Episodes (94)

Aug 30th Is Humanism a Subculture? Rory Booth on Style, Space and Belonging
Aug 23rd "Am I a Humanist?" Shay Leonia on Discovering Humanism in Public
Aug 18th Leading Spinoza scholar on heresy, "God or nature", and why the great philosopher of toleration was an atheist after all

Humanism Now

Aug 30, 2026
40¼ minutes
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Support Humanism Now & Join Our Community!⁠ "It's harder for the mass market to hit a moving target." — Rory Booth Punks had the mohawk. Ravers had the warehouse. What does humanism have? Historian and filmmaker Rory Booth studies how subcultures form, thrive and die, from 19th century Parisian bohemians to the British rave scene of the 1990s. He is also a founding member of Leicester Humanists. In this episode, we ask whether humanism qualifies as a subculture, and what organisers can steal from scenes that got it right. Rory argues that the visual definition of s...

Humanism Now

Is Humanism a Subculture? Rory Booth on Style, Space and Belonging

Humanise Live

00:00 -40:21