CiTR -- Radio Freethinkers

RFT - Ep 275 – Mess in Mesopotamian Edition This 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 important to protect your privacy even if "you have nothing to hide".. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

RFT - Ep 273 - Electric Element Edition This week rant is about which poppy should you wear this remembrance day...white, red or both... In Five new things We 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 made We 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 itself Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

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

RFT - Ep 271 - Halloween Edition This 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 www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinkers - Islamophobia Edition

Radio Free Thinkers - 5 New Things Edition This week a new segment…5 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 year…what are they? What happened to 10 DAYS in 1582? In what could be one of the greatest conspiracies of the all times…learn how the Catholic Church made 10 days disappear from history Leaping time… why do we have lead years and what the hell is a leap second? The choice humanity faces between real and apparent time Where is the end of the solar system? Voyager 1 has left the solar system at lest 3 times…and it has yet to reach the real edge of our system. Also, ISIS redux…a path that will not end well and some web wisdom about Leap years Leap seconds What do vitamins do again Zombie Prions…life that is not alive? Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinkers - Ig Nobel 2014 Edition This 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 - Taxoplasmosis - Is you cat dangerous to your health - Magnetoception - 'Seeing' magnetic waves Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

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 9/11 where the cure is worse than the disease? Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinkers - Teachers Strike Edition This week - A rant about the Teacher’s strike…who 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 Brigade…also, how on this day in 1941 Dennis Richie was born…the creator of the C programming language, perhaps the most profound moment in the history of computing…also, how in 1752 11 days were literately wiped off the calendar… And also have some web wisdom about the evolution of the Gregorian Calendar…the role of Horses in World War One..Tim Mitchin’s The Storm and a sample of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about some sexting Geckos…

Radio Free Thinkers - Shark-umantary Edition A rant about mandatory surcharges for criminals…and how it harms victims of crime. A classic example of Harper’s bait-and-switch…sidestepping 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 service…which 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 Theory” and “Big Brother”…also the mockumentaries the Discovery Channel peddles and how it has turned into tabloid “scient-ish” network… And we take a look at a number of science facts that are actually fiction…like we only use 10% of our brains…our nails grow after death and lightning never strikes twice. We end the show with some web wisdom about the growing dangers of drug resistance bugs thanks to our over use and misuse of antibiotics.. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinkers - The Something Completely Different Edition This show is a bit of an experiment in style…more rifting, less scripting and things you need to know… This week - There has been much talk about privilege and implicit oppression…notably via race, gender and sexuality. Panti Bliss gave a great talk about this when she was taken to court for calling someone homophobic…as it turned out, she as a gay man cannot…well, you should listen, it is very enlightening… Also, an interview from Democracy Now with Vijay Prashad on Rise of Islamist Militias & Bloody Legacy of 2011 U.S. Intervention. Something you are not likely to hear on corporate media… And we close the show with some wisdom of Noam Chomsky about reform, revolution, a democratic workplace and utopinamism… AS an Easter egg somewhere in the show is Symphony of Sciences latest…a tribute to Robin Williams…Seize the Day. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinkers - The Goodbye Robin Williams Edition This week whine is a Ebola redux edition…stop 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 do…and 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 intolerance… Traffic safety and the possible crime of driving while brown A man who left a mark on my life and many of my friends…the passing of Robin Williams has made us all sad at the tragedy of it all…this week half the show is a tribute to the genius that was Robin…Carpe Diem…RIP. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinkers - The Ebola Virus Bias Edition Edition This week whine is about the Ebola Virus…more 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 Harper’s latest attack on democracy as the CRA is ramping up unnecessary and unprecedented audits of charities that are critical of the Harper Regime. Ethan and I discuss the issue and how it has put a chill on non-profits across the nation as well as how this can dramatically undermined the democratic process as we seem one more step closer to a Harper-ocracy. Finally a look at cognitive biases…what are they, how they effect us and what can be done. This may explain why every decision you made has been right, why you by more food on a hungry stomach and why you think people are idiots for not knowing what you know. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

Radio Free Thinkers - Canada Goes To War Edition This 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 of interned were actually people of Ukrainian descent. We cover perhaps the most defining issue in Canadian history the conscription crisis of 1917 and how questionable politics pushed this bill through parliament. We also reflect how the war placed Canada as an independent nation on the world stage. To close the show, some web wisdom about the Conscription Crisis of 1917. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft

RFT - Classic - Best of 250s Facebook big experiment editing you friends feed…why are we not more angry? Justin and the Pope…Justin 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” views…so, we are left wondering is religious people should be banned from public office? The dirty dozen and misreporting toxic food A look at the new prostitution bill...Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act. A bill that is more oppressive than the one just struck down and ironically named for it is a bill to exploit sex workers for political gains. GMOs and you – After tens of thousands of years of modifying organisms, what does GMO mean now? And the most counter-intuitive argument for GMO labeling. Check us out online at www.radiofreethinker.com and email us at info@radiofreethinker.com and follow us on twitter at @citrrft