Every week, Shay sits down with some excitingly cool people to tackle life’s biggest questions with honesty, humor, and compassion. Each conversation is a reminder that it’s not about having all the answers, it’s about staying curious.
And it’s resonating.
In just a few months, How to Humanist has been downloaded in 48 countries. This AHA podcast, launched only months ago, is already reaching people across the world. It’s a testament not only to the quality of the episodes, but also to the growing number of people wanting to be part of our humanist movement.
Listen to past podcasts and subscribe for future shows at https://americanhumanist.org/how-to-humanist-podcast/
About the show
More and more people are walking away from institutions that no longer fit — including religion — without losing one bit of their hunger for meaning, community, and moral purpose.
How To Humanist steps into exactly that space. Each week, host Shay Leonia explores what it means to live as a humanist in real time — sitting down with guests to dig into humanist ethics in 21st-century life, from spirituality and family to grief, growth, and making meaning on your own terms. It’s warm, it’s funny, and it doesn’t preach.
If you already share humanist values like compassion, empathy, and reason but never had the words for it — or you’re just curious — the show is meant to be a bridge: a welcoming place to explore humanism openly and decide for yourself whether it fits your life.
