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Tania Israel is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Tania's book Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Conversations That Work (APA, 2020) grew out of Dr. Israel's skill-building workshop that she developed and delivered to hundreds of participants following the 2016 election. Dr. Israel's honors include 2019 Congressional Woman of the Year (CA 24th District), Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Award for Excellence in Mental Health from the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, and Emerging Leader Award from the APA Committee on Women in Psychology. Tania and I discuss debating topics with people on social media, trust and relationships, vaccine hesitancy, abortion, polarization in 2021, the history of conflict and polarization, stress caused by political division, the media and it's influence on division, political extremes and the center, and more topics. To learn more, visit taniaisrael.com or connect with her on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram (@BYBDialogue) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Dr. Jonathan Howard is a neurologist and psychiatrist based in New York City who has been interested in vaccines since long before COVID-19. He works treating MS and on the neurology and psychiatric wards at Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in the United States. We discuss Myocarditis (from Covid-19 vs Vaccines), vaccine eligibility in ages 0-12, bias among average citizens vs doctors, triaging at hospital ICUs based on vaccination status, similarities between Covid-19 and the 1918 pandemic, children & Covid-19 and the law of large numbers, vaccine mandates, COVAX/GAVI and vaccine boosters, and more topics. He can be found on twitter at @JHowardBrainMD --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Scott Flansburg is from upstate New York and he is known worldwide as the Human Calculator. He holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest mental calculation after adding the same number to itself more times in 15 seconds. He is also an annual host and founder of The National Counting Bee, a fast-paced annual competition to find the fastest human counters. Flansburg discovered his mental calculation ability at the age of 9 when his maths teacher asked him to add four numbers. He can mentally add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers with the accuracy of the calculator naturally. In 1990, he started using his abilities in the education and entertainment industry. To date, he has published books like Math Magic and Math Magic For Your Kids. Scott has been featured in popular shows around the world like The Ellen Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, USA Today, BBC breakfast, ESPN, History Channel, and many more. We discuss how he discovered his abilities, learning 0-9 instead of 1-10, numerology, how kids should or shouldn't learn math, democratic schools, and more! He can be found at @HumanCalculator on social media or at www.humancalculator.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Yuri Deigin is a Russian-Canadian biotech entrepreneur and life extension activist whose primary area of expertise lies in the field of drug discovery and development. He wrote a 16,000 word essay on Medium where he argued that the Wuhan Lab Leak theory of Covid-19's origins has strong evidence for it. Many virologists disagree with this sentiment, but Yuri doesn't think it should be dismissed. He has also been vocal on Twitter against Bret Weinstein and his Dark Horse Podcast regarding Bret's encouragement of Ivermectin use and anti-vaccine rhetoric. We discussed life extension goals and challenges, gene therapy, ivermectin, vaccines, the Wuhan lab leak and Covid-19's origins, as well as the current state of geopolitics regarding Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan this week following the US military leaving the country. Yuri can be found on Medium and on twitter at @ydeigin --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Andre Pineda is a Scientific Advisor and Communicator, he holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and is based in New York but originally from Hamilton, Ontario. Andre and I discuss science communication, legal scientific advisory, scientific literacy, public trust / trust in experts, challenging beliefs and worldviews, and we tackle some Covid-19 misinformation surrounding viral load, what causes variants, and immunization records / vaccine passports. Andre can be followed at @DreTheScientist --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Lalo Dagach is the 'Chilean Palistinean', and he hosts the Lalo Dagach podcast. Lalo has appeared on shows like the Dave Rubin show and has a prominent twitter following. We discussed Chilean history, the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Chilean politics and the election in 2021, Venezuela, the Iraq War, and a bit about Covid-19 and vaccines including mandatory vaccines / vaccine passports, vaccine hesitancy and efficacy and more. Follow him at @LaloDagach on all platforms. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Erick Galindo is a Telly Award and James Beard Foundation-winning Latino filmmaker, journalist, and culture writer who has published and produced work for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, KPCC/LAist and more. Erick is the host of “WILD,” a new podcast from LAist Studios about perseverance in the face of moments that feel too big to overcome but end up changing the trajectory of our lives forever. The first season features optimistic stories from the time spent at home the past year and a half, focusing on how that time has shaped us in the present as the world begins to reopen. Erick and I discussed the personal side of the pandemic, the stories he explores on WILD, getting tired of data and headlines from the pandemic news cycle, living through the current 'event horizon' of the end of the pandemic, vaccines and vaccine hesitancy, american individualism, growing up as an immigrant in south-east LA, and more! Listen to 'WILD' wherever podcasts are found. Twitter @ErickGEEE // Instagram @erickgalindo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Mick West is a British-American science writer, skeptical investigator, and retired video game programmer. His book is Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect. Kevin M. Folta is a professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. Kevin hosts the Talking Biotech podcast. Lalo Dagach is the Chilean Palestinian and the host of the Lalo Dagach podcast. He has appeared on the Rubin Report, and has studied film and politics. ********************** In Deekast #94 we discuss with Mick, Kevin and Lalo: the Covid-19 origins investigation by the WHO, the possible outcomes and rejections or acceptance the outcomes will face, as well as the potential outcomes of the Pentagon's upcoming UFO/UAP disclosure report. We also discuss topics like zoonotic viruses, vaccines and lockdowns in Chile, gain of function research, the Wuhan Lab, wet markets and their history and economics, China and political secrecy, Twitter as a platform for conspiracy theories and as it relates to converting or convincing people, skepticism, rationality, scientific literacy, media literacy, the media 'getting it wrong', how to know which sources of news to trust, the degradation of various popular media outlets integrity over time, and many more topics. ********************** Follow @MickWest, @kevinnfolta, and @LaloDagach on twitter for more! Visit metabunk.org, or listen to Tales from the Rabbit Hole, the Talking Biotech podcast, or the Lalo Dagach podcast wherever you get your podcasts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Lorenzo Hagerty is the host of the Psychedelic Salon podcast, he is an author and formerly an attorney, U.S. Naval officer, electrical engineer, motivational speaker, and corporate geek. We discuss Lorenzo's past as an attorney in Texas, his first time trying MDMA, resorting to dealing MDMA to support a failing computer company being run out by IBM, psychedelics, the war on drugs and current drug laws, Terrence McKenna, Ram Dass, J. Krishnamurti and more. @PsychedelicLozo on Twitter www.psychedelicsalon.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Dr. Dan Wilson holds a PHD in molecular biology and hosts a YouTube channel called Debunk the Funk. His latest series called Debunking the Disinformation Dozen tackles a specific group of anti-vaxxers and covid-deniers who have been shown to produce 65% of all anti-vaccine misinformation posted online. He uses plain English and logic to examine various claims made on their videos and interviews. We discuss conspiratorial thinking, science communication and literacy, rhetoric and debate techniques like gish galloping, the concept or defense of 'questioning things', we break down various myths and debunk specifically: the Wuhan lab leak theory, event 201, death certificates and doctors receiving extra funding to lie about death causes, co-morbidities, the 6% myth, should young healthy individuals get vaccinated and why, counter-factuals and examining consequences of taking no action against covid19, the concept of forced vaccines and vaccine passports, vaccine patents, past warnings of pandemics and warnings for future ones, among other topics. Check out Dr. Wilson on twitter at: @Debunk_the_Funk And his YouTube channel at 'Debunk the Funk' --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Michael Gelbart is a Montreal-born comic living in LA. He is known for his work on The Latest Buzz (2007), Radio Free Roscoe (2003) and Pet Project (1996). Michael and I discuss his new special Michael Gelbart: All New Smash Hits, live vs recorded comedy, confidence vs comfort, his entry into comedy and performing, the pandemic and it's effects on comedy, admitting we as average citizens don't know more than experts about viruses, being labelled the Canadian Seinfeld, opening for Norm MacDonald, and what's next for social media and the world. @MichaelGelbart on Twitter @RealGelbart on Instagram His new special is 'Michael Gelbart: All New Smash Hits ' Available on Amazon Prime now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

In this episode I talk with Ron Butler (@ronmortgageguy) from the Greater Toronto Area. We discuss the history of mortgages, the stark rise in Canadian home prices since the year 2000 and especially in the past few years, possible solutions to the problem, low interest rates, Quantitative Easing and inflation, foreign investors in Canadian homes, money laundering in Canada, building homes in Canada and red-tape, Ontario's debt, Modern Monetary Theory, and more topics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Frankie MacDonald (@frankiemacd) is a Canadian amateur meteorologist from the Whitney Pier area of Sydney, Nova Scotia. MacDonald, who has autism, is known for his boisterous online weather forecasts. Frankie records meteorologist reports then he posts the videos to his YouTube channel, under the handle of dogsandwolves. Joey Only (@InteriorWeathe1) runs a group called interior and weather wilderness watchers in British Columbia that has over 6,000 members. Joey and Frankie produce a show together that will be airing on the radio every Saturday mornings on CFU Radio in Prince George in B.C. Dylan Atack (@ticatsfan7) is from Hamilton, Ontario and he works with the Hamilton Bulldogs and Hamilton Ticats and also has Autism. Dylan produces a show with Frankie MacDonald called The Dylan and Frankie Show available on livestream every Thursday at www.Cable14.com where they interview celebrities, professional athletes and politicians. Frankie, Dylan and Joey did a video about Autism for World Autism Day which was April 2nd, 2021. The video can be seen here: https://youtu.be/O9Wrw9k_QJ8 Frankie, Joey, Dylan and I discuss each of their backgrounds, Frankie's weather reporting, Frankie's YouTube achievements, Frankie's book and action figure, avalanches in B.C., autism and bullying, Covid19 and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Alex is a Medical Lab Technician at a large mid-Atlantic USA teaching hospital lab with a COVID test volume of about 300 daily. We discuss how PCR tests work, their efficacy in detecting Covid-19, qualitative and quantitative testing, false-positives and false-negatives, public vs private labs, the working conditions in med labs, pharma advertisement in the USA, politics in med labs and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

In episode 87 of the Deekast I am joined by Nicholas Picholas the former host of Video & Arcade Top 10. Nick hosted the show from 1991 to 2006. It was the longest running Canadian Kids Game Show on Television. Nick and I discuss his radio and DJ career, the origins of Video & Arcade Top 10 and how he got to host the show, the show as a precursor to e-sports, violence in video games and how the show handled it, the crappy prizes on the show, Nick breaking records for US airplay by Canadian artists such as The Barenaked Ladies, Alanis Morisette and Tom Cochrane, the possibility of a new form of Video & Arcade, and Ramakers (The Dutch Store). Follow Nick @nickinbuffalo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Lalo Dagach is the Palestinian Chilean. His tweets are commentary on international politics, culture and religion. He was born in LA, lives in Chile and has Palestinian heritage. He's lived in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and has studied Film and International Politics. We covered Palestinians living in Chile and Arab populations in Chile, cancel culture and the firing of Mandalorian actress Gina Carano, big tech censorship and the banning of Trump from Twitter, Maajid Nawaz and his efforts to reform islam, and why Maajid may not be exactly what he seems, The Heaven's Gate cult, systematic abuse of women in USA gymnastics, and more topics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Mick West is a science writer, skeptical investigator, and retired video game programmer who co-founded Neversoft (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater). He is the creator of the websites Contrail Science and Metabunk, for which he investigates and debunks pseudoscientific claims such as chemtrails, UFOs, and conspiracy theories, and has appeared in various media as an expert analyst and science communicator. Mick hosts a podcast called 'Tales from The Rabbit Hole' and has a book out called 'Escaping the Rabbit Hole'. We discussed Covid19, the navy UFO videos, the general rise of conspiracy beliefs in 2020/2021. The capitol building insurrection, the Intellectual Dark Web's political shift, The concept of the Great Reset, Bill Gates, Social Media's Influence on conspiratorial beliefs, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Frank Nitt is a rap artist from Detroit Michigan who is 1/2 of the rap group Frank n Dank. Frank is a childhood friend and long time collaborator of J Dilla and is hosting the upcoming event DillaFest Digital on Feb 6th, 2021 commemorating the 20th anniversary of Welcome 2 Detroit (Dilla's first major album release). We discuss the history of Frank n Dank, Frank's story of meeting Dilla, the artist Amp Fiddler who originally introduced Dilla to the MPC as well as connecting him with Q-Tip. We uncover the true story behind the Frank n Dank album 48 hours, how a studio session with Dre influenced Dilla's decisions on samples vs instruments on the production of that album. Dilla's work ethic and creativity, and more. Follow @dillafest for all the updates for the event! Follow @franknitt on Instagram and Twitter --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Dr. Kevin M. Folta is a professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. He has studied biology and agricultural biotechnology for over thirty years. He hosts the Talking Biotech Podcast which explores a variety of topics and promotes science communication. In this episode we talk about Covid19, Viruses, Vaccines, and Public Health. We touch on topics like current case and death counts, the 6% myth, Comorbidities, dying 'with' and 'of' Covid19, PCR tests and thresholds, Dr. Kary Mullis, the origins of the Sars-Cov2 virus and why we know it was not made in a lab, the effectiveness and safety of Vaccines, vaccine distribution and logistics, MRNA, vaccine side-effects and their rarity, Vitamin D and why it probably doesn't prevent Covid19, misinfo and disinfo on Covid19, predictions for the end of Covid19, the concept of mandatory vaccinations, the efficacy and dangers of lockdowns, and why Bill Gates is the largest farm landowner in the USA, among other topics. You can follow Kevin at @kevinfolta or Subscribe to the Talking Biotech podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Shownotes: Why we know Sars-Cov2 was not created in a lab in Wuhan: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/gk6y95/covid19_did_not_come_from_the_wuhan_institute_of/ Timeline of Wuhan Lab origin theory claims: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/05/10/a-timeline-of-the-covid-19-wuhan-lab-origin-theory/?sh=7e9406615aba --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

It's Dice Raw of the Legendary Roots Crew. Dice Raw is a Rapper, Songwriter, Playwright, and Producer from Philadelphia. You will know his voice from iconic verses and hooks on many Roots albums and songs such as Here I Come, Lighthouse and more. I caught up with Dice while he was cooking dinner. So you could say we 'chopped it up'. I asked Dice about his background, his musical influences and preferences, how big the song Here I Come was, who is really a Money Makin Jam Boy, how the Roots sessions go down, a funny Schooly D story, and his new comedy album available now called CANCELLED. RAW LIFE BLACK INK! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Perrier Rosewood is a rap artist from Detroit, Michigan. On this episode we discuss Steve Harvey, what it's like growing up in Detroit, other detroit artists such as Big Sean, Earlly Mac, Dej Loaf, Danny Brown and others, Toronto music as seen from detroit, Canadians being nice, the history of the Detroit sound, Blade Icewood, and Cartier Buffs. Follow Perrier on Instagram, Twitter or Spotify! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Jesse is the former drummer of Alexisonfire (first two albums 2001-2005) and my neighbour. We chat about his start in music, the bands success and sound, the Canadian and American music scenes, and more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Dr. Channa S. Prakash, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Tuskegee University (USA) where he has served on faculty since 1989, is professor of crop genetics, biotechnology. Dr. Prakash’s research expertise is on genetic improvement research on food crops of importance to developing countries. His lab was among the first to develop transgenic sweet potato and peanut plants and conduct pioneering genomic studies on the peanut. We discussed Biotech broadly, food security in developing nations, the movie 'Percy', Trump's 2019 executive order on Biotech approval regulations, Covid19 tests, Crispr technology, Science literacy and more! Follow him on twitter @AgBioWorld! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

@Juan_Public is a man, from LA, who is interested in finances, the economy, politics, and current events. He has an interesting twitter feed and frequently interacts within the FINANCIAL TWITTER world. He has covered the Chinese Floods through the summer and really seems to have his finger on the pulse. We talk about the US elections, the China Floods, grifting on twitter, and other current events. Follow him on twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Abhijit Chanda is a skeptic blogger, podcaster and YouTuber based in India. He hosts the Rationable Podcast and the YouTube channel Rationable. We discussed Covid19 in India, The 2013 murder of Indian skeptic and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Godmen and faith healers in India such as Sathya Sai Baba and Ram Bahadur Bomjon (The Buddha Boy of Nepal), Breatharians, the religious makeup of India, the Caste system. We also touched scientific topics like can you boost your immune system, and do lockdowns hurt our immune system, detoxes, tumeric, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation in India, the Keto diet and other fad diets, vitamins, and other topics. Visit www.BeRationable.com Follow @berationable on Twitter Visit Rationable on YouTube (and subscribe!) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Joel from Newbie Comics & Collectibles joins me to discuss the rise of his new YouTube channel, all things comics, flipping stuff, and what's in store next for his channel. If you are into flipping, collecting, comics, or thinking of starting your own YouTube channel this one's for you. Subscribe to his YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdbHzEy7l5N0OR6Lko1zheQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Richard Saunders is a skeptic and professional origamist from Australia and host of the Skeptic Zone podcast. The podcast can be found at www.SkepticZone.TV Richard and I discussed UFOs, the paranormal, 911 Truthers, Hypnosis, Uri Geller and spoon bending, Power Bands / Power Bracelets, Dr. Steven Greer's 2017 'Unacknowledged' Documentary among other topics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Zain Velji returns! We speak about Political Strategy broadly, Trump's Tulsa Oklahoma rally, voter suppression and voter fraud, Gerrymandering, Electoral Reform, 'Covid as Cloud Cover' for politicians, getting involved local and state politics in today's world, Biden's ultimate strategy for beating Trump in November and more. Zain is a political strategist specializing in campaign strategy, grassroots advocacy and behavioural economics. Zain is the co-creator and host of the highly-rated political podcast, The Strategists which dissects the strategies of political campaigns, parties and governments. Zain brings more than a decade of public policy, political strategy and technology experience, while holding senior positions on several political campaigns in Canada and in the United States, while also working on the campaigns of Naheed Nenshi, the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns and the 2012 campaign of US Senator Elizabeth Warren. The new podcast 'You the People' with a more US focused approach also featuring The Strategists Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter comes to all podcast platforms soon. Zain's Twitter: @ZainVelji The Strategists Podcaster Twitter: @strategistspod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

My buddy James and I discuss his new EP with CRABRAT on all platforms now called The Cancer and the Plague. We also discuss how to handle friends and family who believe conspiracies, as well as touch on the unfolding protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd and Trump's battle with Twitter. Crabrat on Instagram: @thealmightycrabrat Crabrat on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/70Op5LyhR6g2oUgwimWl9W --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

In this episode I caught up with a pal of mine from highschool Jacob Martin! Jacob is the owner of Grand & Clover Cocktail Co. in Toronto and we had a chat about life under lockdown, entrepeneurship, and more! Instagram: jacobmartin1st Website: www.grandandclover.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

My buddy, Niagara Recording artist 'Ezza' of the Choom Gang had me as a guest on his podcast 'Ezza Trips Balls'. We recorded this Wednesday afternoon so some of our discussion might be a bit behind the times as time moves at x10000 speed now. We discussed the C-virus for a good while and I offered some hopeful words of encouragement during these dark days. We also discussed the current season of Survivor and what I plan to do with my survivor pool winnings this season. CHECK US OUT! Subscribe to the channel on the YouTubes as well! STAY HOME, STAY SAFE! ✌️ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Welcome to The Fitz! In this episode I had Caleb and Suzanne over to the studio from The Fitzgerald Neighbours, a neighbourhood association that operates in mid-town St. Catharines. We spoke about community development, getting to know your neighbours, parks initiatives, community projects, homelessness, addiction, safe consumption sites and discarded needles, affordable housing, upcoming events in the neighbourhood and more. To learn more about the group check out their socials @fitzgeraldneighbours or the website below! https://fitzgeraldneighbours.ca --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

My occasional barber, and recording artist Awol joined me to talk haircuts, the Halifax rap scene, nuclear power and more! We also review music from Austyn Davys, Sedd Miley, Supakaine, Lb Spiffy, and Joey Mayhem. @lb.spiffy @supakaine @seddmiley @austyndavys @joey_mayhem --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Today Nick and I spoke about a bad customer service experience I had at McDonalds, and what McDonalds has really done to their burgers to make them 'BETTER'. Also we speak on Kevin O'Leary's boat crash, the local Homestead Donuts break-in, Trump pardoning aides who break the law to build the wall, whether Trump is a useful idiot or Russian agent, will Trump drop Fox News for OANN as his propaganda mouthpiece? White Supremacy and KKK membership in 2019, and do you need to be broke just to live in Ontario, Canada in 2019? Also we look up a local St. Catharines Neo-Nazi on Facebook who was just dropped from the People's Party of Canada, you won't be surprised by his musical interests. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Sean & Karl joined me in studio to discuss their podcast turned broadcast 'One Dish One Mic', indigenous issues in Canada, racism and anti-racism, the upcoming elections, and some current events. You can find these two thoughtful gentleman on their website/twitter below, or tune in to 610 CKTB Niagara every Sunday at noon to hear them broadcast live! http://www.1dish1mic.com/ @SeanVanderklis @KarlDockstader --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

In this episode I interviewed my friend Kyle Whittaker who is an audio engineer and owner of Strange Pumpkin Mixes. We spoke about all things recording, mixing, and mastering. Kyle focusses mainly on mixing Hip-Hop these days so for any music heads, this one is for you. Warning: A lot of plugins are mentioned. https://www.strangepumpkin.com -- Official Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Lalo Dagach is the Palestinian Chilean. He hosts the Lalo Podcast and has appeared on The Rubin Report. His tweets are commentary on international politics, culture and religion. He was born in LA, lives in Chile and has Palestinian heritage. He's lived in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and has studied Film and International Politics. We covered Palestinian migration abroad, abortion laws in Chile, Hugo Chavez and Venezuela, Trump stepping into North Korea, the generalization of Muslims from various countries, issues with the modern political spectrum, selective empathy, social media addiction, reading books vs the news, and much more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

David W. Mathisen is an author and researcher of ancient myths, and their connection to the movements of celestial bodies often depicted through art and story. In particular we focus on myths of Zeus, Krishna, Thor, Maui, Apollo, Heracles, Michael the Archangel, among others. This one is very visual so you may want to check out the YouTube version. For more of David's work check out the links below. http://www.StarMythWorld.com/ http://mathisencorollary.blogspot.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Pete Voynovich, Greg Smith, and Colin Nun are all professors of Graphic Design at Niagara College in Welland, Ontario. All previous guests of the show, they came back to the Deekast studio to chat about design, teaching, bike trails, germans, and Colin's apparent put-offishness. Please like the video, leave a comment or Subscribe to the YouTube, or subscribe to the audio podcast on your favourite podcast app. Pete: @garyballdinky Greg: @blindpigpress Colin: @colin_nun --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Terry McDermott is a journalist who served as a national correspondent with the Los Angeles Times and is author of Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers, Who They Were, Why They Did It, an investigative non-fiction book profiling the hijackers of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as well as the Al-Qaeda leaders who planned and orchestrated the attacks. In addition he has authored another book entitled The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Terry's Website: https://tmcdermott.com/ Terry's Twitter: https://twitter.com/terrymcdermott --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

I am joined this week by Andres from the Omnic Lab podcast. An overwatch strategy podcast available everywhere. We discussed Overwatch as a game, why it is such a phenomenon world wide, e-sports and the Overwatch League, and speculated about South Korea and why so many great pro Overwatch players are South Korean. We also discussed the 'meta' and how to improve your game hardware and software settings to be a better Overwatch player. Be sure to subscribe to the Omnic Lab podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Dr. Shawn Baker is host of the Human Performance Outliers podcast. Shawn is an orthopedic surgeon and served in the US Air Force as Chief Of Orthopedic Trauma performing over 600 surgeries at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. He is a weight lifting world record holder, and carnivore diet advocate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

My highschool english teacher and friend Mr. Bill Huizer and I spoke on Nipsey Hussle, austrian vs keynesian economics and more! Unfortunately the audio got beat up around the 35 min mark so we did lose about half of our convo and I had to edit it out! Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Friends of the show Puffer & Moofeek aka Marcity sat down to chat Hip-Hop, Safe-Injection Sites, Mortal Kombat, Chris Farley, the Youth and their concept of what's OK or normal, as well as Marcel's new animated show called Pizza Town. Marcity's YouTube: https://soundcloud.com/marc1ty Marcity's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jA1RKmPQPkQZKRO10aXgA Pizza Town: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pizzatown/pizza-town-a-cartoon-series --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Nick Carr returns to talk about Big Macs, Hideo Kojima, Roman Raines, Shoots and Works and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Ed the Sock is a Canadian television personality who first appeared in the 1990s. He is best known for his appearances hosting programming on MuchMusic and his own talk show, Ed's Night Party. Liana K is a Canadian YouTuber, television host, writer and producer. She co-hosted the final season of the variety show Ed & Red's Night Party with Ed the Sock. Her YouTube content is all about asking tough questions about women in gaming in a fun, open-ended way. They are currently traversing Ontario for their War on Stupid comedy tour and stopping in Niagara Falls Thursday night. Ed the Sock has been working on the FU Network, an online media outlet featuring a variety of in-house produced shows and podcasts in an effort to bring some of the spirit back that was lost during the downfall of MuchMusic and Canadian TV in the 90s/2000s. We spoke about the news of the day such as the SNC Lavalin scandal, current political discourse on the right and the left, sensitivity in politics and culture, and more! Ed's website: www.edthesock.com FUNetwork: www.funetwork.tv Ed's twitter: @edthesock Liana K's twitter: @redlianak Liana K's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeNJdOLFPqIHjuZRpEgfTQ FUNetwork Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLhz56vNMS-JzFlyrHcfT6Q --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Brian Dunning is an American writer and producer who focuses on science and skepticism. He has hosted a weekly podcast, Skeptoid, since 2006, and he is an author of a series of books on the subject of scientific skepticism, some of which are based on the podcast. Skeptoid has been the recipient of several podcast awards such as the Parsec Award. Dunning has also created the Skeptoid.org spin-off video series, inFact, and The Feeding Tube both available on YouTube. Brian's website: http://www.Skeptoid.com Brian's upcoming documentary Science Friction: https://www.sciencefriction.tv/ Brian on Twitter: @BrianDunning --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

This week I'm joined by recording artists Sayzee (@sayzee_newage) & Awol The Barber (@waengang.weez) to discuss their latest projects and creative process. Also we dive into a new experiment on the podcast of reacting / reviewing underground artists music videos. Link to Sayzee's latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBGGg-MqMTI Link to Awol's latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQkSWNGUzd0 Artists we reviewed: Perrier Rosewood - Courtside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MTji5tjeCw Chavis Chandler - FBHM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhqrpLxaG6Q Flynt Flossy - Did I Mention I Like to Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxi73RQlLB8 Leakavelli - Let The White Kids Say N***** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e61cxZtPe2I WhyG x Houdini - Auntie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGOsyB-_y-I Deuce Deuce - Pain into Champagne ft. Outlawz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRzHBHQ0GMw Lukas Mihas ft. thefriend - 2shots / Waistline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TejyuqtuCc8 drippin so pretty - how it go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fp1QmvQ0hI --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Matt Christiansen is a YouTuber and podcaster talking politics and culture from the refuge of a wilderness fortress in Bozeman, Montana. His YouTube videos are fairly popular, his account having close to 185,000 subscribers. He creates regular videos dissecting current events and politics in the US as well as hosting a weekly stream call-in-show with co-host 'Blonde'. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeY-wRrb65Jt37QHa5xMog Website: https://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLChristiansen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Ezza (@Ezza905) is a local Niagara recording artist and creative director of @choomganghome. In this episode we get into some economic theories, the concept of Safe Injection Sites in Niagara and abroad, modern day political views of the Canadian millennial, recent pop culture news stories such as Jussie Smollett, the Gucci boycott, YNW Melly's Murder on My Mind, and Tekashi69's snitchiness.

Kevin M. Folta is a professor and chairman of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. From 2007 to 2010 he helped lead the project to sequence the strawberry genome, and continues to research photomorphogenesis in plants and compounds responsible for flavor in strawberries. He is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and hosts his own podcast called Talking Biotech. +++ @kevinfolta on Twitter www.talkingbiotechpodcast.com www.kfolta.blogspot.com +++ @Deekatello www.deekast.ca Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify & more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support