Synopsis
Join Don as he explore the world with a skeptical eye. It's the show that applies skepticism and critical thinking to everyday issues. The place where reason and reality cross swords with politics, religion, economics and of course science. Join us each week, subscribe to our podcast and get ready to be skeptical.
Episodes
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RFT - Ep 351 - The No Man Sky Edition
13/09/2016 Duration: 01h02sThis Week's Web Wisdom : - No Man’s Sky: A Simulation Inside a Simulation? - PBS Idea Channel - Why you think you're right, even if you're wrong - Julia Galef - Racial Ontology - Wireless Philosophy - Naturalist Theories of Race - Wireless Philosophy - What is a Sociohistorical construct - Wireless Philosophy, and - Sociohistorical Theories of Race - Wireless Philosophy
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RFT - Ep 249 - The TV Philosophy
30/08/2016 Duration: 01h03minThis weeks web wisdom from Wisecrack - The philosophy of Star Trek - The philosophy of The Simpsons - The philosophy of Rick and Morty - The philosophy of Fallout
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RFT – Ep 348 – The Ameripox Edition
23/08/2016 Duration: 01h26sThis Week’s Web Wisdom : - Americapox – The Missing Plague – CGP Grey - Zebra vs Horses- Animal Domestication – CGP Grey - Is Most Published Research Wrong – Veritasium - How DOES The Media Tell You What To Think – PBS Idea Channel - Questions No One Knows the Answers to – Chris Anderson, and - Champion of the World – Melodysheep (Muhammad Ali tribute song)
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RFT – no show due to technical issues
16/08/2016 Duration: 01h01sNote - Due to techincal issue, CiTR's podcast of todays show was lost. You can listen to it at this link:https://radiofreethinker.com/listen-now/This Week’s Web Wisdom : - Americapox – The Missing Plague – CGP Grey - Zebra vs Horses- Animal Domestication – CGP Grey - Is Most Published Research Wrong – Veritasium - How DOES The Media Tell You What To Think – PBS Idea Channel - Questions No One Knows the Answers to – Chris Anderson, and - Champion of the World – Melodysheep (Muhammad Ali tribute song)
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RFT – Ep 347 – The Flash Back Doping Edition
09/08/2016 Duration: 59minThis Week some recasts: - The Purple-Pee Olympics - Lance Armstrong and professional doping.And some Web Wisdom from the Last Week Tonight about Doping and the Olympics
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RFT – Ep 346 – The Post BrExit Edition
02/08/2016 Duration: 01h26sThis Week’s :We examine the fallout of the BrExit win in the UK… What happened, what happens next and what are the possible out comes of the UK leaving the EU.BrExit ModelsAnd some Web Wisdom from the Real News Network: - 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio Eclipsed By Controversy, and - Italian Bank Failures Could Disintegrate the EU
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RFT - Ep 345 - The Pride 2016 Edition
26/07/2016 Duration: 01h43sThis Week's Web Wisdom : - There is progress - Dan Savage - Reacts to 'thoughts and prayers' after Orlando - Barbara Herr - Every time i check myself - Panti Bliss - The Stonewall Riots Explained - Keith Hughes - Stonewall Veterans Talk - Gwist, and - The Gay Pride Rainbow Flag - Calum McSwiggan
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RFT – Ep 344 – The Super Task Edition
19/07/2016 Duration: 01h23sThis Week’s Web Wisdom : - 6 Things That Changed The Way You Eat – Thoughty2 - How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity – Kurzgesagt - 10 Things We Didn’t Know 100 Years Ago – SciShow – - Supertasks – Vsauce - What’s the Deal with E-cigarettes and Vaping? – Healthcare Triage, and - What to Do about Kids and Vaping? – Healthcare Triage
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RFT - Ep 343 - The Electric BrExit Edition
12/07/2016 Duration: 01h01sThis week's mix: - BeExit and the lack of leadership - Prairie Corespondent - What is Electricity?And a collection of SciShow clips - North American Mega Drought - 5 most important molecules in your body - Cryptography: The Science of Making and Breaking Codes, and - Sleep: Why We Need It and What Happens Without It
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RFT – Ep 342 – The Mighty Ant Edition
05/07/2016 Duration: 01h02sThis Web Wisdom Week: - History of Ideas - Religion – The School of Life - - Is Science Reliable? – SciShow - - Why are GMOs Bad? – SciShow - - Widely Believed Animal Facts That Are Completely Wrong – TopTenz - - Top 10 Awesome Facts You Didn't Know About Ants – TopTenz, and - 25 Towns that Changed Names – Mental Floss -
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RFT – Ep 341 – The Human Origins Edition
28/06/2016 Duration: 01h02sThis Web Wisdom Week: - What Happened Before History- Human Origins – Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell - The Sixth Extinction – It’s Okay To Be Smart - The Problem with Time & Timezones – Computerphile - AI Self Improvement – Computerphile - Would You Buy a Car That’s Programmed to Kill You – Big Think, and - Will Robots Make Us More Human – Vsauce2
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RFT - Ep 340 - The Orlando Solidarity Edition
21/06/2016 Duration: 01h01minThis Web Wisdom Week: - Orlando - John Green - How Common Are Gay Animals? - DNews - Rituals - History of Ideas - What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin - What makes something "Kafkaesque"? - Noah Tavlin - 5 Chemicals That Are in (Almost) Everything You Eat - SciShow - 10 Surprising Chemicals Your Body Makes - SciShow, and - Can I Die From Too Much Water? Blood? Oxygen? - SciShow
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RFT - Ep 339 -The BrExit Edition
14/06/2016 Duration: 42minThis Week:We look at the UK choice to stay or leave the EU.
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RFT - Ep 338 - Click Bait Headlines Edition
07/06/2016 Duration: 01h01sThis Web Wisdom Week:Click Bait Health Headlines - Health Care TriachWhy we collect things - VSauseThe failure of the three rules of robotics - ComputerphileThe Dangers of AI = ComputerphileAre we ready for aliens - VSause, andWhy people make their own language - Xidnaf
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RFT - Ep 338- Click Bait Headlines Edition
31/05/2016 Duration: 01h02sThis Web Wisdom Week: - Click Bait Health Headlines - Health Care Triach - Why we collect things - VSause - The failure of the three rules of robotics - Computerphile - The Dangers of AI = Computerphile - Are we ready for aliens - VSause, and - Why people make their own language - Xidnaf
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RFT - Ep 337 - The Apollo Hoax Edition
24/05/2016 Duration: 32minThis Week:Something new - de-Conspiracy Theory...we start with a look at the motivations, evidence and validity of the claim that the moon landing was faked.we also have some web wisdom about why we procrastinate...Also, a new virtual co-host...Hal, the AI
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RFT - ReCast - Ep 299 – The Josh Asked Edition
17/05/2016 Duration: 01h01sThis Week:Do aliens exist?What are the criteria for lifeWhat are correlates for lifeWhat’s so special about carbon and waterSnowball EarthHow do we detect exoplanets and their typesWhat is intelligent aliens lifeThe Fermi ParadoxLife in our solar system (Europe, etc)Risks of AliensOur first message to aliens, Nazies
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RFT - ReCast - Ep 274 – Mental Health Edition
10/05/2016 Duration: 01h02sThis week a special show with guest Matt Harvey. We take look at the way popular media portrays and stigmatized mental illness…The disconnect between the reality of mental illness and the fictional account we all assume it true...Matt shares a very personal and inspirational story of being stricken with Bi-Polar Disorder, learning to live with and finding that it can be both a source of strength but a lens to help one realize how very lucky we are…not sure what I mean by that, listen and find out.
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RFT - ReCast - Ep 277 - The GMO and You Edition
03/05/2016 Duration: 01h02sThis week a whine about the threat of AI to the future of humanity...Also, everything you need to know about GMO- We cover the basics of genetics...- How we have manipulated the genome of plants and animals for countless millenniums...- How are GMO type foods evaluated...- How anti-GMO is often the same as climate change denialism...- Where most anti-GMO-ers get the science wrong...- How anti-GMO conflates with anti-Monsanto, anti-capitalism, etc...- And why labeling GMOs is not only a bad idea there is a better way...learn from the organic movement.
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RFT - Ep 336 - Return of the Humanist Edition
26/04/2016 Duration: 01h02sThis week: - Interview with BC Humanist Association's Executive Director, Ian Bushfield… > What is Humanism? > Why a secular society if important? > What campaigns are they perusing?- The surprising reason you feel awful when you're sick from TED-Ed, and- IF - from VSause…