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Radio Free Thinker Episode 184 – Free Speech Hypocrisy Edition This week government budget cutting comes home to roost as Canada food safety agencies fail to adequately protect our beef supply . Stats Canada is released information showing its future reports may reflect inaccuracies due to low rates of reporting from rural, minority and disadvantages communities as result of switching the census from mandatory to voluntary. Ethan takes us on a hypothetical look that potential controversy over religious accommodation in Quebec when one councillor was accused of anti-Semitism for daring to suggest city council work on the night of Yom Kippur. We discuss an article in published on Slate.com which took a binary look at the recent uproar over a YouTube video, Don promotes a more nuanced response for making a distinction between hate and free speech. New research vindicates flu vaccines that had been liked to increased rates of narcolepsy in Scandinavia. Based on work done in China, it seems narcolepsy is linked with the flu and not the flu vaccine – correlation vs causation, and our review of the 2012 Ig Nobel prizes. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 183 – Islamic Bomb Edition This week parents prayed as their son does from extremely painful appendicitis and only get put on probation, Is Iran really building a nuclear bomb?, Pew study shows religious tolerance declining as governments turn to legislating god, and history and myths around the Black Death. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 183 – Islamic Bomb Edition This week parents prayed as their son does from extremely painful appendicitis and only get put on probation, Is Iran really building a nuclear bomb?, Pew study shows religious tolerance declining as governments turn to legislating god, and history and myths around the Black Death. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 182 – Innocence of YouTube Edition This week ‘The Innocents of Muslims’ controversy takes an odd twist, Framing Blasphemy in Pakistan – religion or petty retribution?, The Lesula monkey is welcome to the family, Parking Richard the 3rd - Real discover or more pseudo-hype, Recast of the bad investment of Fare-gates, and Fare-gates impact.. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 182 – Innocence of YouTube Edition This week ‘The Innocents of Muslims’ controversy takes an odd twist, Framing Blasphemy in Pakistan – religion or petty retribution?, The Lesula monkey is welcome to the family, Parking Richard the 3rd - Real discover or more pseudo-hype, Recast of the bad investment of Fare-gates, and Fare-gates impact.. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 181 - Science Strikes Back Edition This week Canada Cuts Diplomatic Ties to Iran, Organic Shmorganic, Korean Science strikes back, and Interview with Desiree Schell from Sceptically Speaking. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 181 - Science Strikes Back Edition This week Canada Cuts Diplomatic Ties to Iran, Organic Shmorganic, Korean Science strikes back, and Interview with Desiree Schell from Sceptically Speaking. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 180 - Skeptical Waves Edition This week we have we discuss the passing of Neil Armstrong, we discuss a article claims a causal link between climate change and particular weather events, Don helps clear the rhetorical air by providing some common definition of the 'ism's and What up with A+ and the skeptical movement? Is Skepticism facing a schism? Is A+ exclusionary or divisive? Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 180 - Skeptical Waves Edition This week we have we discuss the passing of Neil Armstrong, we discuss a article claims a causal link between climate change and particular weather events, Don helps clear the rhetorical air by providing some common definition of the 'ism's and What up with A+ and the skeptical movement? Is Skepticism facing a schism? Is A+ exclusionary or divisive? Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio FreeThinkers - Best of the 170s Its a best of Radio Free Thinker show. Today we revisit some of the best bits from past shows. This episode: Fear-mongers exaggerate the risks of radiation in our food; Are all atheist good skeptics? We discover 5 who seem to fail and Alternative Medicine aint just for people - we explore homeopathy and other quack medicine inflicted on our pets Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio FreeThinkers - Best of the 170s Its a best of Radio Free Thinker show. Today we revisit some of the best bits from past shows. This episode: Fear-mongers exaggerate the risks of radiation in our food; Are all atheist good skeptics? We discover 5 who seem to fail and Alternative Medicine aint just for people - we explore homeopathy and other quack medicine inflicted on our pets Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 179 – Bad Science Watch Edition This week we have we discuss what is political asylum, an egg-travagant myth about cake mixes, the on-again off-again sex affair with Neanderthals and interview with Bad Science Watch executive director Jamie Williams Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 179 – Bad Science Watch Edition This week we have we discuss what is political asylum, an egg-travagant myth about cake mixes, the on-again off-again sex affair with Neanderthals and interview with Bad Science Watch executive director Jamie Williams Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 178 - Humanist Agenda Edition This week we have an extend interview with BC Humanist Association executive director Ian Bushfield. We discuss what is humanism, religion and Christi Clark, a secular charter, the US election and much much more.... Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinker Episode 178 - Humanist Agenda Edition This week we have an extend interview with BC Humanist Association executive director Ian Bushfield. We discuss what is humanism, religion and Christi Clark, a secular charter, the US election and much much more.... Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft