# Freethought and Freedom: Introduction

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/freethought-and-freedom-introduction>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** July 26, 2017

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George H. Smith begins his series on the historical relationship between religious skepticism and libertarianism.

George H. Smith begins his series on the historical relationship between religious skepticism and libertarianism.

[Originally published in essay form on January 30, 2015.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/freethought-freedom-introduction)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._