Unreasonable

About Unreasonable

Feeling overwhelmed by the relentless attack on American Democracy by the Religious Right? Welcome to Unreasonable: sane conversations for a country that's lost its friggin' mind. But Unreasonable is more than a podcast. It’s the start of a movement to reverse the inexorable rise of religious fanaticism taking over our government and our lives, on issues from public education, to women’s reproductive health, to the mainstreaming of loud-and-proud racism. Here we not only learn together what in the world's going on with our country, we develop an action plan to move America forward. It’s time for all of us who believe in the Separation of Church and State to unite — as the majority of Americans we are — in the name of democracy, common sense and kindness. Is that really so unreasonable?

Publisher

Podcast Unreasonable

Category

government · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Mar 2023

Latest episode

8 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

26 of 93 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Feb 2025

   Finale: Postmortem For A Country...And A Podcast

   What did you do on inauguration day? If you’re like us, you were seeking shelter from the impending storm, some sort of diversion to preserve your mental health before the inevitable onslaught to come. At Unreasonable, we went into the studio as a team to discuss the sunsetting of the podcast, what we all plan to do now, and to vent. And we all have very different responses to our current situation; one of them might align with yours, whether it’s disillusion, rage, nihilism, or a holding on ...

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   20 Jan 2025

   "The End (Is Only The Beginning)" with Andrew Seidel

   As Unreasonable's production comes to a close, and American democratic norms shift towards theocracy, we sought perspective, a calmer voice that might, while acknowledging the darkness, also offer a glimmer of hope. Andrew Seidel is no stranger to Unreasonable listeners. He is Vice President of Strategic Communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State and a constitutional attorney who’s defended the First Amendment for more than a decade. He is the author of two books:...

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   1 Jan 2025

   "Secularism Without Cynicism" with Sasha Sagan

   As we enter what promises to be an era of American-style Christo-fascism, it's hard for secular people -- people of reason, of science, who believe that faith is earned by evidence -- to not be cynical of those whose deeply held yet unproveable (indeed, improbable) beliefs will soon be determining our laws and dictating our behaviors. Yet, without hope there is only despair. So as we turn the page on 2024, a year of frustration followed by cautious optimism followed by grief for some/surrend...

Inside a recent episode

Episode Twenty-eight: "Engaging the Politically Unengaged" with Kadida Kenner

Published 20 Jun 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] In the last 2 years, we have registered more than 40 ,000 Pennsyavians to vote. And we hope that will have an impact on this coming election. And we plan to register that exact amount of people this year, if not more. And so we will have even bigger impact in the 2024 election. We center communities of color. We center the youth in our work, new Americans, and we center the youth that we consider 17 to 35 years old. And just really wanting to engage them. It's not only register them to vote but then turn them out to the polls. I had a weird question about the registration numbers in PA because you are an expert on this. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

2,554

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

33 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

97

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