Freethought Matters Rerun - Ed Asner
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- čas přidán 3. 01. 2024
- Ed Asner, who died in 2021, won more primetime Emmys than any other male actor. In addition to his iconic Lou Grant character, among his nearly 400 credits on TV, on the stage and in movies were the beloved lead role in the cartoon feature “Up,” Santa in the movie “Elf” and a recent guest spot in the Netflix series “Dead To Me.” He also made a name for himself as a political activist. Asner became an FFRF honorary director and received the Clarence Darrow Award in 2020 from the state/church watchdog for his promotion of rationalism and freethought.
Asner was in Madison, Wis., in late 2019 to fundraise for The Progressive magazine and graciously agreed to come by Freethought Hall and sit down for a chat with FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. It was exciting for FFRF staff to meet him when the interview was recorded in the Stephen Uhl Friendly Atheist Studio. The conversation was originally aired in February 2020.
Learn more about the Freedom From Religion Foundation at ffrf.org.
This was to be on tv (Channel 10 in Minneapolis) this morning but once again was replaced by some stupid half hour advertisement for knives (last week it was replaced by a half hour ad for foot pads). Glad I found this on CZcams.
Thank you for that replay. Ed Asner was an amazing man.
Thank you for posting this re-airing of the episode my friends. I had no idea Ed Asner was non-religious or even an activist for Autism awareness. I was recently diagnosed as Autistic, and have recently come to the realization that it isn't likely a God (of any religion) exists. I have always been a supporter of the 1st amendment and had the proper understanding of it, even when I was religious as a young boy and through my Deist days. I appreciate what you all do, and I have a greater respect for the late Ed Asner than I already had. He was truly one of the greats.
Thank you again, and I hope to work with you all in the future.
Legend!
As both an atheist, comedian, fan of YMH & and Ed Asner… I salute yall.
Give it to me, Mark.
It's great to see so many people choosing intellectual integrity over the warm fuzzy feelings of religion.
I get warm and fuzzy from reading and learning. Isn't that intellectual.
Oh wow!! It's the actor from Mary Tyler Moore!