Tickets available at https://richarddawkinstour.com/ I shall be spending the whole of September, and the first week of October, in North America, speaking in ten different cities from Dallas to Vancouver. I am 83 years old, and travel is more irksome than it was. The maxim, “Quit while you’re ahead” has recently received a welcome boost, and I anticipate tha ... Show More
Oct 2025
If God designed it, why is it so badly built?
In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. He examines why life looks designed yet is full of flaws, showing how imperfections in nature reveal the true workings of ev ... Show More
13m 46s
Sep 2025
Why Ants Tear Off Their Own Wings
In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea. Drawing on themes from his book Flights of Fancy, Dawkins explores humanity’s ancient dream of flight, the physics that gove ... Show More
15m 47s
Sep 2025
Why Ideas Spread Like Viruses
In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard joins a live audience in Edinburgh to discuss his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. In this wide-ranging conversation, he reflects on how DNA preserves the story of evolution, describing organisms as “living books” that r ... Show More
1h 15m
Sep 2024
Richard Dawkins’ Perspective on Faith, Philosophy, and the Layers of Human Existence
<p>Commonly known as the most famous atheist in the world, Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, and author of <em>The Selfish Gene </em>and <em>The God Delusion. </em>Today, Ryan asks Richard why he describes himself as a "cultural Christian", what the ... Show More
51m 28s
Dec 2024
Episode 137, Between God and Atheism: Live in London (Part I - The Debate)
<p>This is a live recording from our recent show at The Royal Institution Theatre in London.</p> <p>The panel includes returning guests Philip Goff (professor of philosophy at Durham) and Rowan Williams (former Archbishop of Canterbury), as well as two new panellists, Elizabeth O ... Show More
48m 1s
Apr 2025
ATG 226: No Elevator at Everest: A Candid Conversation with my brother, Will Acuff
<p>In this episode, I sit down with my younger brother Will—founder of Corner to Corner and author of <em>No Elevator at Everest</em>—for a raw, hilarious, and deeply meaningful conversation about goals, grit, and joy in the midst of real-life challenges. We talk about family dyn ... Show More
52m 11s