It's been a little while coming, but then you may have noticed there have been a few things happening around here. Even so, it's about time we produced a new podcast, and here it is.

You can go right ahead and listen to it using the player below, but to give you a quick taste of what's in there, we start with Alom Shaha, who discusses what he heard recently at a conference involving Muslims trying to reconcile their faith with the theory of evolution (read Alom's article on this in the current New Humanist). Then it's on to the new President of the British Humanist Association, Jim al-Khalili, who tells us why he thinks it could be time for a more accommodating approach to religion (read our interview with him here). Which feeds nicely into the third interview, in which Chris Stedman of the Harvard humanist chaplaincy explains why inter-faith dialogue is a positive idea. Lastly, we end with a spot of stand-up from Stewart Lee, on the lengths to which parents will go to get their little darlings into the schools of their choice.

So, listen with this player (it'll also let you download), or if you want there's iTunes subscription or RSS available too.

https://soundcloud.com/rationalistuk/rationalist-association-1