The Rationable Podcast

Dec 31 2023 233
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Every week we dig into an aspect of our world and look at it through the lens of science and critical thinking. We separate fact from fake as we explore diets, medicines, science news and trends. Jump in every week to get smarter and build your immunity against fads, pseudoscience and fake news.

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Sanal Edemaruku: Paying the price for skeptical activism

Dec 31 2023 82 mins  
Sanal Edemaruku is a renowned rationalist and skeptic activist respected the world over for his work. The consequences of one sincident forced him to seek asylum in Finland as religous fanatics threatened his life. In this episode, we hear his story.

The Poison On Your Plate! Unbelievable Food Facts with Krish Ashok!

Aug 16 2023 56 mins  
Krish Ashok speaks to Abhijit from Rationable about a variety of topics regarding the science of food like will refrigerating or freezing your food kill its nutritional value? Is Jaggery better than Sugar? What does the indian terms of calling food garam (hot) and thanda (cold) mean? What really are spices? Why plants are out to kill you, and a lot more.

How Seth Andrews Went From Believing in God to Hosting The Thinking Atheist

Apr 02 2023 54 mins  
I started my journey into atheism back around 2010. Seth's podcast was one of the first I started listening to. It really kind of had a really nice approach to it. It was very down to earth. It was very real, very human. And finally, I get to speak to him face to face.

Doubting your religion? This organisation can help you! | Rationable Interview with Rob Palmer

Feb 18 2023 61 mins  
Recovering from Religion is an organization I have heard a lot about over the years over Atheist podcasts from, Seth Andrews and Dogma Debate. They're doing a lot of good work in the US and beyond, and I think it's very good to be aware of organizations like this and try and support their work if we can. So if you're listening in the US and you haven't heard of them before, or you

Is Astrology Real or Fake? Susan Gerbic and Mark Edward expose the tricks used by Astrologers and Psychics

Jan 09 2023 67 mins  
Susan Gerbic and Mark Edward have spent years in psychic espionage and infiltration to understand and expose the tricks used by Astrologers and Psychics to take advantage of the vulnerable and grieving. In this interview, they reveal what they know.

Why do People Believe in Pseudoscience? Interview with Science is Dope

Jan 04 2023 52 mins  
Today I am here with Pranav. He is the he's created the channel, Science is Dope and science very much is dope. And he's got his second channel going now, which is also seeing quite a bit of success where he is debating people left, right, and centre live-streaming it. And he's been a big inspiration for me to get back into the YouTube business.

Are Psychic Predictions Accurate? After analysing 4,000+ predictions, here are the results

Dec 11 2022 60 mins  
Richard Saunders, Rob Palmer and a group of sceptic activists from all over the world analyzed over 4,000 predictions from 207 psychics over 2 decades to see how accurate they were. Here's what they found.

An Indian Atheist on Hinduism: Vimoh on Karma, Castes, and how to be a better atheist in India

Nov 23 2022 47 mins  
Vimoh has a podcast call in show and two youtube channels where he comments on religion, superstitions and politics twice a week. In this interview, we discuss a large range of topics including castes, karma, the right books to educate ones self on Hinduism and the right to ridicule religion.

Scamming Autistic People: Exposing Facilitated Communication

Nov 16 2022 47 mins  
Janyce Boynton used to be a facilitator who was helping non-verbal autistic people communicate. She soon found out this was all a horrible scam that was taking advantage of these vulnerable people and their families. So she set to work exposing the whole deal. This is her story.

How Ayurveda Can Harm - Dr Abby Philips

Jun 20 2021 55 mins  
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips is a firebrand twitter sceptic who regularly shares science-based information and research regarding alternative medicine – Ayurveda in particular, and the harm it can do.