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Seth Andrews

​Seth Andrews, a video producer and former Christian broadcaster, now hosts www.thethinkingatheist.com, one of the most popular online atheist communities in the world. The Thinking Atheist is not a person. It is an icon encouraging all to reject faith and pursue reason and evidence.

Seth has authored three books. "Deconverted: a Journey from Religion to Reason" chronicles his journey out of superstition, "Sacred Cows: A Lighthearted Look at Belief and Tradition Around the World" is a wild romp through many of the world's strangest cultures and customs, and  "Ghost Stories" is a fictional audiobook romp inspired by his annual Halloween radio show.

Seth hosts The Thinking Atheist podcast on BlogTalkRadio, a broadcast that has been downloaded 50 million times since its launch in 2010. 

With a mix of humor and heart, Seth Andrews has spoken for audiences large and small in the U.S, Canada, Europe, and Australia about his former faith, the promotion of science and skepticism, the importance of Humanism in this often crazy world, and why we should all pursue a personal relationship with reality.​

Links: The Thinking Atheist Website, YouTube Channel, Deconverted Book, Sacred Cows Book, Ghost Stories Audiobook
 
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Reggie Beloved

​Reggie Beloved is a U.S. Army National Guard veteran & founder of Haitian Freethinkers and has been involved in activism since 2012.

Links: Haitian Freethinkers, Facebook
 
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Jamie Boone

Jamie Boone is the president of the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA), as well as co-host of the ACA production Talk Heathen. After deconverting in 2014, he quickly joined the Atheist Community of Austin and became a passionate activist in the Atheist Movement. He worked as a volunteer crew member on the ACA‘s production team before starting Talk Heathen with his cohost Eric Murphy. Jamie served on the Board of Directors from a 2016 until 2018 when he became president of the ACA.

Links: Atheist Community of Austin, Talk Heathen YouTube Channel
 
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Katie Gaines

​Katie Gaines is a volunteer and atheist activist in San Antonio. She began her service with Freethinkers Association of Central Texas (FACT) in August of 2014 as a Member-at-Large and Volunteer Coordinator. Today, Katie is serving her second term as President of FACT. She has also previously served on the board of directors of Camp Quest Texas, as well as a PTA President at her children’s elementary school.

Links: Freethinkers Association of Central Texas, Facebook
 
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Tracie Harris

Tracie Harris, an activist since 2006, is the author of the 2004-2013 cartoon strip Atheist Eve, host of the ACA production The Atheist Experience, and has previously served on the ACA Board as both Secretary and Vice President.

Links: The Atheist Experience
 
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Noah Lugeons

Noah Lugeons yells at a microphone for a living. He is also the author of Diatribes Volume One: 50 Essays from a Godless Misanthrope, and Diatribe Volume Two: 50 More Essays from a Scathing Atheist.​  He is also a host on the Citation Needed Podcast.

​Links: Diatribes Volume One Book, Diatribes Volume Two Book, Citation Needed Podcast, The Scathing Atheist Podcast
 
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Eric Murphy

​Eric Murphy is the Director of Communications for the Atheist Community of Austin, as well as co-host of the ACA production Talk Heathen, and host of his own podcast The Atheist Podcast. Having watched The Atheist Experience for 8 years, he immediately starting volunteering for the ACA upon moving from California to Austin in 2016. Since then he has helped to shape the ACA and the Atheist movement through social media and activism.

Links: Atheist Community of Austin, Talk Heathen YouTube Channel
 
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Aron Ra

Aron Ra, an activist of 20 years, has been on YouTube for 10 years and is the Regional Director of American Atheists, and author of the book Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism.  He is the creator and host of the Ra-Men Podcast, and has been featured as a speaker at countless atheist, freethinker, and skepticism conventions around the world.

Links: YouTube Channel, American Atheists
 
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Wendy Webber

Wendy Webber has been with Foundation Beyond Belief a number of years, working with the Pathfinders Project to launch the Foundation's Humanist Service Corp, serving as coordinator for the FBB's Humanist Disaster Recovery program as well as their Beyond Belief Network, and co-administrator for the Humanist Service Corp: Ghana. She now serves as the FBB's programs director.

​Links: Foundation Beyond Belief, Beyond Belief Network
 
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Thomas Westbrook

Thomas Westbrook is a public speaker and secular activist who leads a network of atheist and skeptic content creators. He’s the founder of Holy Koolaid LLC, an anti-cult media production company that makes animated videos promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking. He’s the co-host of the Here and How podcast which explores big ideas to promote scientific progress, and he’s on the board of the Faithless Forum Conference - the first conference organized entirely by atheist YouTubers.

Links:  Holy Koolaid YouTube Channel, Faithless Forum Conference

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