Best of Radio Free Thinker – the 160s
Posted by Don McLenaghen on July 17, 2012
Just for fun
This week a recasting our some of our best bits from episodes past:
- Fare-ness of Translink,
- NarcOnon – Scientology on drugs,
- Jane the Ripper; who was the White Chapel murder?
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Topics:
NarcOnon – Scientology on drugs
Don discussed the accidental discovery of some scientist attempting to show the efficacy of a DNA reading technique. What they discovered was that what you are getting in traditional Chinese medicine may be more than you bargained for. They discovered the ‘expected’ endangered species. They also showed that what was called ‘pure’ antelope contained goat and sheep DNA. It also found unlisted ingredients that could allergic reactions such as peanuts. Also they found ingredients that are toxic and potentially fatal.
Find out more:
- Narconon
- Narconon Exposed
- California State Department of Health – Outline for recovery house evaluation Narconon new life
- Narconon Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre is shut down
- Health officials shut down Narconon drug rehab centre
- Scientology-linked Narconon center in Quebec shut down for ‘dangerous practices’
- Wiki – Narconon
- Mom slams drug rehab centre run by Scientologists
SkyTrain Fare-Gates
We discuss the controversy regarding the soon to be installed fare-gates at SkyTrain stations with the aim of reducing ‘fair evasion’. We discuss how cost effective this tactic is, who is its target and ultimately are there better solutions to the issue of funding public mass transit in the GVRD.
Find out more:
- Metro Vancouver’s transit police costs increase 110 per cent in five years
- Mayors vote to scrap TransLink expansion plans
- Mayors, TransLink grapple with $45-million transit question
- TransLink fare evaders scared into action by new B.C. legislation
- Gas tax take down, riders up at TransLink
- Faregates to Improve SkyTrain Station Security, Reduce Fare Evasion
- Crime Train running behind schedule
- SkyTrain fare gates: Long overdue or idiotic?
- Broadway-Commercial and Surrey Central SkyTrain stations see the most violence
- Turnstiles coming to SkyTrain next year
- TransLink fare gate installation gets underway
Jane the Ripper - who was the White Chapel murder?
We discuss the mythology of Jack the Ripper and a new book that makes a (poor) case that the ripper may have been a woman.
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Don McLenaghen said
Apologies for the poor sound quality during the intro…I accidentally turned on the wrong microphone. So. don’t worry I was not being sucked into some alternative dimension.