WNYC has posted an mp3 file of a past conversation at the 92nd Street Y with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and their own Robert Krulwich, a cohost of NPR’s Radio Lab. Recapping the segment, they write:

When evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ daughter was six years old, he told her that flowers are not here for beauty, not here for the bees, but instead merely to copy their own DNA. Sigh, what a Dad. So is Richard Dawkins always so gloomy and reductionist about the world?

The two will be together again Oct 18 at 92Y for The Newman Lecture: Richard Dawkins with Robert Krulwich on Evolution. Though no Boteach vs. Hitchens, the conversation will no doubt have some flourish and disagreements, and should prove very engaging.