WASHINGTON – It’s been an eventful week in secularism, and the Sex Politics And Religion Hour talks with experts about what are some of the goings on in Virginia, Arizona and Pennsylvania. →

WASHINGTON – Australian singer, songwriter Shelley Segal joins the SPAR with Jamila to talk and sing about many of the topics that have compelled her art, including religiously-imposed sex segregation, the horror of a life lived longing for an afterlife, and the unbelievable adorableness of wallabies. →

WASHINGTON – Russian adoption in the U.S. is an issue that’s been fraught with controversy and lack of understanding. Filmmaker Sarah McCarthy’s documentary, “The Dark Matter of Love,” shares the story of the Diaz family who adopted five-year-old twin boys and an 11-year-old girl from Russian orphanages. →

WASHINGTON – From affordable housing to better schools, healthcare and transportation to bringing ethics and transparency to a city government which has made missteps along the way, Ward Six Councilman Tommy Wells is aiming to advance his leadership beyond his own ward. →

WASHINGTON – From Zack Kopplin's quest to improve the state of science education in the United States to the abuses of unchecked power as granted to the clergy, atheist rapper and musician Landon Tombstone Taylor has a lot to talk about—and more specifically rap about. →

WASHINGTON -- The collapse of the garment factory building in Bangladesh this week has opened up the conversation about working conditions around the world, especially as they relate to Western retailers who outsource production to countries where labor laws are more lax. →

WASHINGTON – Blasphemy laws across the world are driving arrests and imprisonment of atheists and those who don’t adhere to the predominant religion of their region. →