Some Recent Press...

October 7, 2007

"Atheists in the U.S." Interview with Penny Edgell on BBC Radio 4, Sunday with Roger Bolton. (Download interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/sunday/s20071007e.ram)

June 20, 2007

"Americans have trouble talking about race", United Press International http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/06/20/americans_have_trouble_talking_about_race/2958/

June 19, 2007

"U of M study finds that Americans couch feelings about race in the 'happy talk' of diversity-speak", UMNnews, press release. http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=070619_3379&page=UMNN

January 17, 2007

"U of M study finds 1950s style ideal family model persists in 21st century American churches", University News Service, press release http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=36157&-Find

December 1, 2006

Edgell appearance on To the Point, National Public Radio http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp/tp061201the_new_atheists

November 29, 2006

Edgell interview for On the Media, New York Public Radio http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2006/12/15/01

November 5, 2006

"The New Unbelievers", US News and World Report http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/061105/13atheism.htm

September 19, 2006

Edgell interview on HearSay, WHRV 89.5 in Hampton Roads, VA                   http://www.whro.com/NR/exeres/EBBBBD1E-EE68-4B45-8F03-D317BCC228C1.htm

September 12, 2006

"Whites identify with race, study says: A University study is intended to make people more aware of racial attitudes", The Minnesota Daily http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/09/12/68912

September 11, 2006

"The New Naysayers: In the midst of religious revival, three scholars argue that atheism is smarter", Newsweek http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14638243/site/newsweek/from/ET/

September 6, 2006

"White on white: Nation’s first ever 'Whiteness' survey provides new insight on race", University News Service, press release http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=35862&-Find

September 5, 2006

"Atheists are used to being reviled, but that doesn’t make it any easier", The Virginian-Pilot http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=110419&ran=98437

June 13, 2006

"Hard to [not] believe", UMNnews http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories/Hard_to_5Bnot5D_believe.html

April 29, 2006

Edgell Interview on Freethought Radio http://ffrf.libsyn.com/index.php?post_year=2006&post_month=04

March 28, 2006

"Atheists identified as America's most distrusted minority, according to new U of M study", University News Service, press release http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=35456&-Find

March 24, 2006

"Survey: U.S. Trust Lowest for Atheists", The Minnesota Daily http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/03/24/67686

 

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