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CiTR -- Radio Freethinkers

CiTR & Discorder Magazine

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.

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RFT - Ep 277 Let's Go GMO Edition 09-Dec-2014

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2014/12/09

RFT - Ep 277 Let's Go GMO EditionThis 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

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RFT - Ep 276 More Web Wisdom Edition 02-Dec-2014

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2014/12/02

RFT - Ep 276 More Web Wisdom Editionhis week a full course meal of web wisdomMisconceptions from the Movies Mental FlossMisconceptions You Learned in School Mental FlossMyths and misconceptions about evolution Alex GendlerGravity and the human body Jay BuckeyThe deadly irony of gunpowder Eric RosadoIf superpowers were real- Immortality Joy LinInsults by Shakespeare April GudenrathIs math discovered or invented- Jeff DekofskyHow fiction can change reality Jessica WiseThis Will

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59:51

RFT - Ep 275 Mess in Mesopotamian Edition 25-Nov-2014

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2014/11/25

RFT - Ep 275 Mess in Mesopotamian EditionThis week an attempted rant about how the legal system in Canada will allow a little girl to die because she is native.Urged by a loyal listener, we do an in-depth look at the History of Iraq...from the dawn of civilization till now. We will answer the questions, did Saddam have WMDs, did Bush lie the US into war...and my own pet theory about how a war in the 70 lead to the current quagmire.Also, some web wisdom from Glen Greenwald about why it is still

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RFT - Ep 275 Mess in Mesopotamian Edition 18-Nov-2014

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2014/11/18

RFT - Ep 275 Mess in Mesopotamian EditionThis week an attempted rant about how the legal system in Canada will allow a little girl to die because she is native.Urged by a loyal listener, we do an in-depth look at the History of Iraq...from the dawn of civilization till now. We will answer the questions, did Saddam have WMDs, did Bush lie the US into war...and my own pet theory about how a war in the 70 lead to the current quagmire.Also, some web wisdom from Glen Greenwald about why it is still

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RFT - Ep 273 - Electric Element Edition 11-Nov-2014

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2014/11/11

RFT - Ep 273 - Electric Element EditionThis week rant is about which poppy should you wear this remembrance day...white, red or both...In Five new thingsWe talk about:- What IS electricity- The duality of electrons- DNA in blood cells- What is your blood made of- And how are all the elements of the universe madeWe also close some web wisdom...a debate about the colour of your poppy...how you skin heals itself and how we are the cosmos's way to know itselfCheck us out online at

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RFT - Ep 272 - Left in Toronto Edition 04-Nov-2014

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2014/11/04

RFT - Ep 272 - Left in Toronto EditionThis week a web wisdom bonanzaplanned obsolescence, not all conspiracies are falseDoctors conflict of interest, the end of everything, UN climate change report and what happened to Olivia Chow in TorontoCheck us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

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RFT - Ep 271 - Halloween Edition 28-Oct-2014

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2014/10/28

RFT - Ep 271 - Halloween EditionThis week are ghost possible? What is the origin of witches?We also discuss the commercialization of Halloween that has turned into an almost 8 billion dollar industry south of the boarder.But we start the show with a blast from the past as we do a recasting of our very first Halloween special...where we discuss the origins of Halloween...the real world origins of vampires and werewolves and how dangerous is taking candy from strangers?Check us out online at

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RFT - Ep 270 - Islamophobia Edition 21-Oct-2014

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2014/10/21

Radio Free Thinkers - Islamophobia Edition

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Radio Free Thinkers - 5 New Things Edition 07-Oct-2014

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2014/10/07

Radio Free Thinkers - 5 New Things EditionThis week a new segment5 new things you might not know..What is a planet? Until 2006, that term has no offical meaning. When it did, we went from 9 to 8 planets.Life-like killers There is a things that technically are not life but are life-like and kill millions of people each yearwhat are they?What happened to 10 DAYS in 1582? In what could be one of the greatest conspiracies of the all timeslearn how the Catholic Church made 10 days disappear from

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60:54

Radio Free Thinkers - Ig Nobel 2014 Edition 31-Sep-2014

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2014/09/30

Radio Free Thinkers - Ig Nobel 2014 EditionThis week a look at some of the Ig Nobel Awards... - neuroscience prize: Seeing Jesus in toast - mental health: Is it mentally hazardous to own a cat - physics: Frictional Coefficient under Banana Skin - biology: Dogs are sensitive the Earth's magnetic field - nutrition:Infant feces used to make sausages...no, really. - aesthetic: Arts affect on pain...they use lasers!And some web wisdom.... - Pareidolia - Why we see things not really there -

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59:52

Radio Free Thinkers - ISIS Edition 16-Sep-2014

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2014/09/16

Radio Free Thinkers - ISIS Edition This week -We postpone our rant to remind everyone that the Ebola epidemic is not only continuing in Africa but gaining momentum. We share a little web wisdom from about the scale and urgency for the world to react.Also, we take an extended look at ISIS or the Islamic State...who are they, how have they gain such success...should be be afraid or worried about them. We also discuss the very real dangers present by the US reaction to ISIS...will we have a repeat of

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59:52

Radio Free Thinkers - Teachers Strike Edition...

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2014/09/09

Radio Free Thinkers - Teachers Strike EditionThis week -A rant about the Teachers strikewho is right? We take a skeptical is not balanced look at the issues that precipitated and prolongs the educational unrest.Also Don rambles about how a hundred years ago the FIRST mechanized unit of the British Army was the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigadealso, how on this day in 1941 Dennis Richie was bornthe creator of the C programming language, perhaps the most profound moment in the history of

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60:52

Radio Free Thinkers - Shark-umantary Edition 02-Sep-2014

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2014/09/02

Radio Free Thinkers - Shark-umantary EditionA rant about mandatory surcharges for criminalsand how it harms victims of crime. A classic example of Harpers bait-and-switchsidestepping federal responsibility for the well being and health care of victims of crime and shifting it criminals who are unable to pay for these social servicewhich should be part of the social safety net.Also, with Shark Week gone, we take a look at the decline of science documentaries as they try to compete with Big Bang

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Radio Free Thinkers - The Something Completely...

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2014/08/26

Radio Free Thinkers - The Something Completely Different EditionThis show is a bit of an experiment in stylemore rifting, less scripting and things you need to knowThis week -There has been much talk about privilege and implicit oppressionnotably via race, gender and sexuality. Panti Bliss gave a great talk about this when she was taken to court for calling someone homophobicas it turned out, she as a gay man cannotwell, you should listen, it is very enlighteningAlso, an interview from

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52:36

Radio Free Thinkers - The Goodbye Robin Williams...

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2014/08/19

Radio Free Thinkers - The Goodbye Robin Williams EditionThis week whine is a Ebola redux editionstop talking about a miracle cure and start putting doctors on the ground.When is too much tolerance of intolerance too much? We talk about how a group of Hindu fundamentalist managed to so what every Nazi wish they could doand they did it with the magic power of RELIGION.What is the Hitler test and how can it help us know when we should and should not tolerate intoleranceTraffic safety and the

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59:52

Radio Free Thinkers - The Ebola Virus Bias Edition...

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2014/08/12

Radio Free Thinkers - The Ebola Virus Bias Edition EditionThis week whine is about the Ebola Virusmore to the point how what was a page 3 story when it only killed Africans became front page material once a white american gets infected.In the shadow of the all the hype and hysteria, this week we look at the outbreak why its worse than previous and why we really really should not be that worried..Joining me this week is host emeritus and sometimes historian Ethan Clow as we discuss Harpers latest

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Radio Free Thinkers - Canada Goes To War Edition...

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2014/08/05

Radio Free Thinkers - Canada Goes To War EditionThis week an extended look at how the Great War affected Canada. Joining me this week is host emeritus and sometimes historian Ethan Clow.We talk about the defining battles for Canada, their role in the bigger picture of the war.We discuss the darker side of the war when Canada interned thousand of "enemy agents" and forced tens of thousand to register...We note how racism has changed between the two world wars, by pointing out that the vast majority

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RFT - Classic - Best of 250s 29-Jul-2014

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2014/07/29

RFT - Classic - Best of 250sFacebook big experiment editing you friends feedwhy are we not more angry?Justin and the PopeJustin Trudeau exercises dictatorial powers to deny an anti-abortion candidate from running as a liberal, he then get threatened with excommunication for his pro-choice viewsso, we are left wondering is religious people should be banned from public office?The dirty dozen and misreporting toxic foodA look at the new prostitution bill...Protection of Communities and Exploited

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Radio Free Thinkers - Gaza's Burning Edition 15-Jul-2014

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2014/07/15

Radio Free Thinkers - Gaza's Burning EditionBecause of the myopia of main stream media, this week episode will provide alternative views about the crisis in the Gaza strip from the alternative mediaThis week's whine - Gaza and the biased reporting by the main stream mediaWeb wisdom...Israeli Propaganda and the Politics of Revenge against Gaza - interview with Ali Abunimah and Max Blumenthal discuss how the Israeli government manipulated the public into accepting an escalated military operation

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Radio Free Thinkers - Who Shot the Archduke Edition...

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2014/07/08

Radio Free Thinkers - Who Shot the Archduke EditionFacebook big experiment editing you friends feedwhy are we not more angry?Snowden one year laterwhat have we learned and what have we done about it?And Legal anachronismsimmorality still a crime and crime comic still illegalCheck us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

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