Truth Unrestricted

Dec 08 2024 99 ep. 44 mins 69
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Confirmation bias, commonplace assumptions, and the zeitgeist itself are disassembled, examined, and reassembled in a detailed autopsy on our current ideaspace. Everyday concepts you probably take for granted are examined in a new light.

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Jim Stewartson's McCarthyism

Dec 08 2024 74 mins  
Send us a textJim Stewartson is an online influencer who pushes disinformation to people on the left. He espouses extreme views which work to radicalize those who pay attention. In this episode, I speak to Robin Eriksson about the nature of the problem with Stewartson and how Stewartson's content compares to Joseph McCarthy.Linkshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Denverhttps:/

US Election Post Mortem

Nov 16 2024 145 mins  
Send us a textThis episode is long. We also swear a lot. Enjoy.Linkshttps://www.nbcwashington.com/decision-2024/2024-voter-turnout-election-demographics-trump-harris/3762138/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/after-victory-the-path-ahead-trump-legal-cases_n_672540ade4b00acf55d9d96a?5zjhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/1535043/percent-change-number-young-voters-state-us/

Practical Fascism

Oct 14 2024 40 mins  
Send us a textFascism attempts to weaponize human selfishness and hatred. It encourages the worst parts of people on a grand scale. How can we recognize it? How can we counter it? What can we, as individuals, do against something that subverts entire nations?

Violence Of Our Ancestors

Sep 30 2024 66 mins  
Send us a textTruth and Reconciliation Day is a relatively new Canadian holiday that recognizes the struggle of indigenous peoples in Canada and the world while also working on healing rifts and countering racial hate. Len Morissette is a co-founder of C.I.A. Solutions, a majority Indigenous owned film and advertising company, and a former president of the Alberta Native Friendship

Immigration Lies

Sep 22 2024 62 mins  
Send us a textIt is obvious that Trump plans to use fear about immigrant crime as a wedge issue in the upcoming election. The current focal point for this effort is on Haitian migrants in Springfield, OH. Is anything about this factual?Linkshttps://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/video/sotu-bash-vance-haitian-immigrants-full-interviewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Ohio,

US Election Update - September

Sep 18 2024 87 mins  
Send us a textThe first (and likely only) debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is over. All of Trump's pending legal issues and have been delayed until after the election. And Taylor Swift has given her endorsement. Are we almost out of election stuff to talk about?Linkshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/walzs-military-record-vances-accusations-stolen-valor/story?id=112618991

Staged

Sep 01 2024 84 mins  
Send us a textWhen a lone gunman attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13th, we saw online the birth of a new conspiracy belief. It has heavily influenced a large number of people on the left to participate in conspiracism. In this episode we take a closer look at the events with an eye to examine some of the ways people engaged poorly wit

Skepticism with Daniel Loxton

Aug 28 2024 84 mins  
Send us a textNotesDaniel Loxton is an author and science communicator. He has published books about skepticism and was previously the editor of Junior Skeptic magazine. Daniel, David Bloomberg and I discuss skepticism, its importance, and how we can promote its presence in our information world in this episode.Linkshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Loxtonhttps://www.forbes.com/

US Election Update - August

Aug 17 2024 108 mins  
Send us a textTopics covered in brief:DemocratsWalz is VP. How is that going?Harris and Walz have been doing rallies that are *packed* and very high energy.Polls: many polls now show Harris as climbing and leading, though still by a small margin. Even now almost 4 full weeks after Biden dropped out of the race there are still left-leaning influencers who threaten each other semi-ca

Brief: Born Female

Aug 03 2024 9 mins  
Send us a textMy take on the Imane Khelif debacle.