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Promoting skepticism, critical thinking and science, we examine popular extraordinary claims and subject them to critical analysis. The real world is a beautiful and fascinating place and we want people to see it through the lens of reality as opposed to superstition.

CiTR 101.9 Vancouver


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    RFT - ReCast - An Old show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 60:02


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    RFT - ReCast - An Old show

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    RFT - ReCast - An Old show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 60:01


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    RFT - Ep 362 - The Top Science of 2016 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 60:02


    This Week: - My top science stories of 2016 - Top science stories of 2016 from Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/top-science-stories-2016 - Top science stories of 2016 from SciShow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzdhNX6b01I - Top science stories of 2016 from SciShow Space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppIp7FfvauQ

    RFT - Ep 361 - The Guaranteed Journalism Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2017 60:02


    This week's web wisdom: - Are We The Only Humans? -Think Fact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJY3q3cNMWU - A Brief History of Everything - Neil deGrasse Tyson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KYTJ8tBoZ8 - The Case for a Universal Basic Income - The RSA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkO2CwLWRvg - Journalism - Last Week Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq2_wSsDwkQ

    RFT - Ep360 - The Psychopath Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 60:02


    This weeks web wisdom: - Strange answers to the psychopath test by Jon Ronson - Epistemology: The Problem of Skepticism by Jennifer Nagel - History of Prohibition: Why It Failed by KnowledgeHub - Why Can't You Sleep? by Thoughty2 - and, Is Aspartame Bad for You? by Today I Found Out

    RFT - Ep359 - the Fallout Philosophy Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2016 60:01


    This week's web wisdom: - The Philosophy of FALLOUT 4 – Wisecrackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-4sihVgF2Y - Should the Rich Help the Poor? - Philosophy Tubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXanBiNxt4Y - Who Gets the Royalties for Hitler's Book? - Today I Found Outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4QQJk1_pU - A New History for Humanity: The Human Era - Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgOWmtGVGs - 6 Chemical Reactions That Changed History - It's Okay To Be Smarthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb4CMnT2-ao - 5 Baffling Mysteries About the Universe - SciShowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ABgp2QomQA

    RFT - Ep358 - Election 2016 Autopsy Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2016 60:02


    This week a take down about how Donald Trump won the US Presidential election, how Hillary Clinton lost it and who stands to gain from a Trump win.

    RFT - Recast - Ep 279 - Santa VS Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2016 60:02


    This Week: - Why Christmas is better for non-believer than believers,A flash back with Christmas reality check, - Humanism and Christmas, and - A cavalcade of Christmas music from Scientific Songs of Praise > Oh Chemistry > Single Cells > Solar Light > Tectonic Plates > Oh Satellite

    RFT ReCast - Ep 320 - The Buyer Beware Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016 60:02


    This Week: - The psychology of shopping - The Compromise effect - The Reality of Boxing Day - When less cost more and - A lot more on tricks retailers use to get your money.

    RFT - Recast - Ep 315 The Juvenoia Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 60:02


    This Week's Webs Wisdom:Juvenoia - Vsauce,Why we hate cheap thing - The School of Life,Debunking Exoplanets - PBS Space Time,A history of Robotics - SciShow,andPeriodic Table Song - ASAPScience.

    RFT - Ep 357 - Feels Like The End Of The World Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 60:01


    This Week:Thought about the Trump Election,Web Wisdom: - What Does Dark Energy Really Do? - Did Dark Energy Just Disappear? - Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR - Weapons of Math Destruction - Talk by Cathy O'Neil Notes: Link to the Math Equation:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmological_constantPBS Dark Matter Playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPUh22kYmNA6WUmOsEEi32zi_RdSUF4i

    RFT - Ep 356 - Lanour Coop Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2016 60:02


    This week some web wisdom on unions and the power of coops: - On Wealth and Labor - Progressive Faith Sermons www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gkejN5WSnU - The social and ecological benefits of sharing the load - Economic Update www.bestoftheleft.com/the_social_and_ecological_benefits_of_sharing_the_load_economic_update_w_profwolff - The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizen-less Democracy - Belabored www.bestoftheleft.com/john_nichols_nicholsuprising_the_fight_against_a_jobless_economy_and_a_citizen_less_democracy_belabored_dissentmag - Uber's revolution was mostly about circumventing labor unions - Economic Update www.bestoftheleft.com/uber_s_revolution_was_mostly_about_circumventing_labor_unions_economic_update_w_profwolff - Unions and Wages - Thomas Hartman Show www.bestoftheleft.com/ - The Promise and Limitations of Worker Co-ops - Gar Alperovitz on Reality Asserts Itself www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjicvAjGEY

    RFT - Ep 355 - The Presidential Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2016 60:02


    This week we take a deep dive into how one becomes President of the United States...how much power does the president really have.We close the show with some web wisdom from Crash Course Government and Politics: - Political Parties https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEmOUHxessE - Party Systems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkltAl_cO5Y

    RFT - Ep354 - The Biased Algorithm Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2016 60:02


    The School of Life - History: Consumerism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Unq3R--M0 10RSA Animate - Economics is for Everyone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdbbcO35arw 11/49James Gleick on Big Think - Time Travel in Science Fiction: A Brief History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBSDHstiOl0 12/14Kurzgesagt: In a Nutshell - How Evolution works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOfRN0KihOU 11/3PBS Idea Channel - Bias? In My Algorithms? A Facebook News Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXQA6D4JC0A 9/40Wisecrack Edition – The Philosophy of House of Cards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2de3LhPxpZU 14/26

    RFT - ReCast - Ep 277 - Let's go GMO Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2016 60:02


    This 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.

    RFT ReCast - Ep 241 - Debating God Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 60:02


    Don's Rant turned into a primer and tutorial about how to debate a charismatic christian apologist. Having listened to a debate between an Atheist and an Apologist on the topic "Is it rational to believe in god". However quickly the Apologist changed the question to "What is a rational belief" and then it became "Can a rational person believe in god?" So, this weeks show is what are the arguments for and against god, but more importantly how do you debate rhetoric instead of facts.Find out more:Debate – Is Belief in God Irrational? Chris Hallquist vs. Randal Rauserfreethoughtblogs.com/reasonabledoubts/2014/01/18/rd-extra-debate-is-belief-in-god-irrational-chris-hallquist-vs-randal-rauser/"

    RFT - Ep 353 - The Saint Teresa Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2016 60:01


    This week web wisdom:How Words Can Harm - Crash Course Philosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ESU5ONMMxsWe Are Built To Be Kind - Fig. 1 by University of California https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWs6bf7tvIMedical Device Failure, and How Data Can Help Us Prevent It - Healthcare Triage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aipG8f71a-IWhat's the Difference Between Partly Cloudy and Mostly Sunny? - Today I Found Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGeGVd7J6dQWhy Don't Ants Get Stuck In Traffic? - It's Okay To Be Smart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkiuw0HbRq4Science of Fire Extinguishers - SciShow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epa_2mCi4lwThe Perfect Country - The School of Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shanIOl7MyE

    RFT - Ep352 - The Bathroom Bill Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 60:02


    This week we are joined by one of our irregular regulars, Gulid who wants to know what's up with Bathroom bills south of the boarder. WE also take a deep dive into the concept of gender...what is it, why is it and just what does it really mean.

    RFT - Ep 351 - The No Man Sky Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2016 60:02


    This 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

    RFT - Ep 249 - The TV Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 63:01


    This 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

    RFT – Ep 348 – The Ameripox Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 60:26


    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)

    RFT – no show due to technical issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 60:01


    Note - 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)

    RFT – Ep 347 – The Flash Back Doping Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2016 59:44


    This 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

    RFT – Ep 346 – The Post BrExit Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2016 60:26


    This 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

    RFT - Ep 345 - The Pride 2016 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 60:43


    This 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

    RFT – Ep 344 – The Super Task Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 60:23


    This 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

    RFT - Ep 343 - The Electric BrExit Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 60:01


    This 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

    RFT – Ep 342 – The Mighty Ant Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 60:02


    This 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 -

    RFT – Ep 341 – The Human Origins Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2016 60:02


    This 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

    RFT - Ep 340 - The Orlando Solidarity Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 61:18


    This 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

    RFT - Ep 339 -The BrExit Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016 42:46


    This Week:We look at the UK choice to stay or leave the EU.

    RFT - Ep 338 - Click Bait Headlines Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2016 60:01


    This 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

    RFT - Ep 338- Click Bait Headlines Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 60:02


    This 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

    RFT - Ep 337 - The Apollo Hoax Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2016 32:16


    This 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

    RFT - ReCast - Ep 299 – The Josh Asked Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 60:01


    This 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

    RFT - ReCast - Ep 274 – Mental Health Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 60:02


    This 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.

    RFT - ReCast - Ep 277 - The GMO and You Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2016 60:02


    This 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.

    RFT - Ep 336 - Return of the Humanist Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2016 60:02


    This 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…

    RFT - Ep 335 - The Relativistic Gravity Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2016 60:01


    This Week: - Where is outer space - Laser powered space ships - Gravity Waves - Black Hole twins - The prairie correspondent on censorship - Who invented the internet and - Who owns the moon...

    RFT - Ep 334 - The Atheist Comedy Stand Up Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 60:02


    This week a cavalcade of web humour as we fill our plates with Atheist stand up comedy: - Ricky Gervais - The Bible - George Carlin - Religion is Bullshit - Tim Minchin - Spiritualism and feet - Dave Allen - religious jokes for the decades past - Lewis Black - Creationism and The Old Testament, and - Dave Foley - Atheists

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