WSHU Public Radio and the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (HFFC) are proud to co-present this special Join the Conversation event with Akhil Reed Amar, livestreamed from WSHU’s Broadcast Center on Monday, November 10 at 7 p.m. Akhil Reed Amar — Sterling Professor of Law & Political Science at Yale University and one of the nation’s leading scholars on the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Originalism — discusses his new book, Born Equal: Remaking America's Constitution 1840–1920. He is joined in conversation by Nadine Strossen, New York Law School Professor Emerita and former national President of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Together, they explore the constitutional transformations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, what “born equal” means in America today, and how history shapes the nation’s ongoing debates over rights and democracy.

In this video, you will be entertained as humanist and humorist Herb Silverman tells his tale of how he caused an important change to the South Carolina State Constitution. The change overturned the prohibition of atheists from holding public office in the state. This video is excerpted from the Featured Monthly Speaker Program of the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (CT) on May 10, 2021. You can find more information of interest to humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, nonreligious and nonbelievers at the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (Connecticut) website: HFFCCT.org.

In this video, you will learn what you can do to help keep the separation between church and state. It is easy to get active to hold back the intrusion of religion into our schools, local and national government and other institutions. Your voice is important. The speaker is Rob Boston, Senior Advisor of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. This video is excerpted from a presentation to the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (CT) on September 9, 2024. You can find more information of interest to humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, nonreligious and nonbelievers at the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (Connecticut) website: HFFCCT.org.

This video answer common questions that Connecticut residents have about Community Choice Electric Aggregation. These questions were proposed live by the meeting attendees of the presentation by Peter Millman at a meeting of the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (Connecticut) on April 13, 2025. The opinions expressed in this video are the presenter's. HFFC does not necessarily endorse these opinions. You can find more information of interest to humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, nonreligious and nonbelievers at the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (Connecticut) website: HFFCCT.org.

In this video you will learn how states and towns can gain control over their electric costs. The presenter is Peter Millman, Vice President, People's Action for Clean Energy. This video is an exerpt from a presentation by Peter Millman at a meeting of the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (Connecticut) on April 13, 2025. The opinions expressed in this video are the presenter's own. HFFC does not necessarily endorse these opinions. You can find more information of interest to humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, nonreligious and nonbelievers at the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (Connecticut) website: HFFCCT.org.

In this video you will learn about the basis for the Dobbs decision and the impact it is having on reproductive justice in the U. S. Our speaker, Priscilla (Cilla) Smith, is a Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Director of the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. Prior to joining the ISP, Smith was an attorney with the Center for Reproductive Rights. This video is one of a series of videos in which attorney Smith discusses Reproductive Justice law. You can find this and other videos of interest to humanists, atheists and other nonbelievers at the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (Connecticut) website: HFFCCT.org/program-videos.