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Ep 211 – Election Autopsy Edition <show notes>;

This week a salute to Chris Hatfield for showing astronauts can be great PR agents for science and space, A look at the past election and how the pollsters and pundits could get it so wrong, Senate Shenanigans – can you fire a senator and you’ll hate your self for not going to Imagine No Religion 3 – Ethan give a review of what happened.

Ep 210 – Election Issues Edition <show notes>;

This week Quitting skepticism, Super languages, and BC Election 2013 – the issue.

Ep 209 – BC Beliefs Edition <show notes>;

This week Zipper’s 100, Rubber Ducking Fluoridation, state religion & atheist and The Humanist Report – Polling BC Beliefs.

Ep 208 – Boston Bombing Edition <show notes>;

This week Reid on religions, the Scottish atheist and Boston Bombing issues.

Ep 207 – Digital Rights Edition <show notes>;

This week we talk about a crazy poll, The Parliamentary Budget Office and why its important for democracy and Digital Media Rights and Wrongs.

Ep 206 – Election Quiz Edition <show notes>;

This week we say goodbye to Roger Ebert, Suing for information – how Canada’s Information Commissioner is pushing back on Harper’s muzzling of our government and the Humanist Report – Election quiz and the Atheist Church.

Ep 205 – Nuking Korea Edition <show notes>;

This week we discover the real Gates of Hell…who’d a thunk it was in…listen to find out where.
Salon posts a hatched job to equate Dawkins with radical Islamaphobist…listen to see how you separate the genuine from the dishonest criticisms.
Ethan explores the really real origins of Easter…kinda and
With all the talk in the news about the pending nuclear war in Korea, Don takes a factual look at the peninsula’s history, North Korea and what really could happen.

Ep 204 – Panda Politics Edition <show notes>;

The Pope Frankie may be like the old pope and complicit in ‘hiding’ pedophilic priest, A creationist is offering $10,000 for anyone who can disprove Young Earth Literal Creationism, Library and Archives of Canada are ask to swear loyalty to the government of Canada and not to Canada itself, and with the recent arrival of Pandas to Toronto, we discuss pandas, panda politics and what did Harper do to change China’s mind.

Ep 203 – Who Killed JC Edition <show notes>;

Who killed JC?, What are the Ides and are they only in March?, Faith and Crime, New Pope with baggage, and Atheist Discrimination vs Religious Freedom

Ep 202 – Stompin’ Tom Edition <show notes>;

A Tribute to a great Canadian Stompin’ Tom Connors, Don makes his case why Vaccine Awareness Network (VAN) or the Anti-Vax-ers should be censored, Ethan reviews his media encounters regarding the Anti-Vax-ers, and we talk about the new phenomena of Atheist Churches.

Special – FunDrive edition;

Broadcast Live from the Study Aboard Conference We discuss the Anti-Vax-er upcoming event, Why Wales is such a safe place to study and asking you to keep us on the air.

Ep 201 – Magdalene Laundry Edition <show notes>;

The Oscars, praise and criticism of Seth MacFarlane, the movie Argo rewriting history, Catholic silence on the Magdalene Laundry scandal and we reply to some listener feedback on free-will clarification

Ep 200 – The Fecken 200^th Edition <show notes>;

Space attacks Russia, The Vatican Laundry, No freedom for atheist, and listener feedback on gun control.

Ep 199 – Non-Secular Liberal Edition <show notes>;

First Apocalypse 2013, Cancer charity win McCarthy loss, CIDA supports anti-gay charity, The Pope quits, and Christy Clark and the state of BC secular state

The Best of the 180s – Skepticly Strong Edition <show notes>;

Cellular Memory - the skeptical bubble, Defining the “-ism”s and What’s up with A+ and the skeptical movement?

Ep 198 – Cost of Casinos Edition <show notes>;

Mali malady, Shriek of the Big Foot, The RePoopUlator, and the cost of casinos.

Ep 197 – Lancing Armstrong Edition <show notes>;

Sandy Hook Truthers, De-extinction, Earth Bursts a Gama-ray, the Doh! Of Doha and Lance Armstrong and professional doping!

Ep 196 – Goodbye Aaron Edition <show notes>;

Lead violence, Calgary’s Flaming Flu controversy, Eulogy for Aaron Swartz, and Sam Harris Shots himself…again!

Ep 195 – Insight into Insite Edition <show notes>;

The End is Nigh, Looking back at psychic predictions,Van Courier Fail, and Interview with Dr. Thomas Kerr about Vancouver’s Insite.

Ep 194 – Gun Violence Edition <show notes>; <currently unavailable>

Counting Atheist, Humanist Christmas, and Gun special: Gun Control, Gun Reporting and the culture of Guns

Ep 193 – Solemnized Edition <show notes>;

The Real Noah’s Ark, Repressive blasphemy law, Beyond Secularism in Chilliwack, and an interview with CFI Indiana about the right to solemnize weddings

Ep 192 – Certified Organic Edition <show notes>;

End of Truffles, Movie review – Lincoln, Zoophilia – loving Fido too much, and What makes organic Organic?

Ep 191 – Chicken Soup Edition <show notes>;

Nuking the moon, Gideon bibles in schools (Update), End of shellfish, and The mythology of chicken soup

Ep 190 – Killer Energy Shot Edition <show notes>;

Women’s Issues in the Secular Movement, Ireland’s ‘Pro-life’ Laws Kill, Rogue Planet Found, and Killer Energy Drinks – is Caffeine Toxic?

Ep 189 – The End of Coffee Edition <show notes>;

Coffee plant soon to be extinct, Talking Elephants, Tyson find Superman’s home planet, Autism ‘links’ to the flu, and Mandatory Flu Vaccination – why doctors resist

Ep 188 – The Not Talking Elephant Edition <show notes>;

SkeptiCamp Fall 2012 review, Star Wars Episode 7 – Darth Mickey?,The 100 year Starship Project, The Controversial Anthropocene, and The Rent-a-cop dilemma – What you should know about Security Guards

Ep187 – Zombie Free Will Edition <show notes>;

Gideon give-away at school, Atheist solemnize marriage, More census change ramifications, Vaccine recall, Scary music, Zombie Planet, and Sam Harris on Free Will

Ep186 – Cellular Memory Edition <show notes>;

Bad-art thieves, Good-bye Paul Kurtz, Results of the Earthquake trial, and Cellular Memory - the skeptical bubble

Ep185 – Dinos are dead forever Edition <show notes>;

Positive signs from government, Are scientists dishonest, Jurassic Park is impossible, Unhealthy healthcare myths, and are we losing the anti-vax war

Ep184 – Free Speech Hypocrisy Edition <show notes>;

Poor data from voluntary census, Funding cuts and beef recall, the almost Montreal Yom Kippur controversy, Narcolepsy and the Flu, and Our review of this years Ig Noble Prizes.

Ep183 – Islamic Bomb Edition <show notes>;

Prayed to death, Religious intolerance on the rise, Iran and the Bomb, and The Black Death.

Ep182 – Innocence of YouTube Edition <show notes>;

Innocents of Muslims controversy, Framing Blasphemy, The Lesula monkey, Parking Richard the 3rd, Recast of the bad investment of Fare-gates, and Fare-gates impact.

Ep181 – Science Strikes Back Edition <show notes>;

Canada Cuts Diplomatic Ties to Iran, Organic Shmorganic, Korean Science strikes back, and Interview with Desiree Schell from Sceptically Speaking.

Ep180 – Skeptical Waves Edition <show notes>;

Goodbye Neil Armstrong, Causality and climate change, Defining the “-ism”s and What’s up with A+ and the skeptical movement?

Best of Radio Free Thinker – the 170′s <show notes>;

Nuclear Salmon of the West cost?, Awful Atheists, and Quack medicine and your pet

Ep179 – Bad Science Watch Edition <show notes>;

What is political asylum, Egg-travant cake mix myth, the on-again off-again sex affair with Neanderthals and interview with Bad Science Watch executive director Jamie Williams

Ep178 – Humanist Agenda Edition <show notes>;

American Atheist Billboard campaign for part conventions, Quebec PQ party calls for secular charter to remove religion from government, and Extended interview with BC Humanist Association executive director Ian Bushfield

Ep177 – Back to Mars Edition <show notes>;

Curiosity Lands on Mars, Awful Atheists, and Quack medicine and your pet

Ep176 – Olympic Cyborg Edition <show notes>;

Olympic Cyborg Sprinter, Olympic Measles Pandemic?, Politics, Religion and Economics at the Olympics, and Naturopaths conquer Alberta

Ep175 – Nuclear Salmon Edition <;show notes>;

Airport security’s porno twist, Nuclear Salmon of the West cost?, Drones stop Polio Eradication, Rocket Launchers new target at Olympics and What’s Ethan’s problem with the War of 1812?

Best of Radio Free Thinker – the 160′s <show notes>;

The Fare-ness of Translink – a gated community, NarcOnon – Scientology on drugs, and Jane the Ripper – will the real White Chapel murder please stand up.

Ep174 – Buring Fat Edition <show notes>;

Purple-Pee Olympics, Dis-Education – Why retard your child’s mind?, and Interview with Edward Falzon.

Ep173 – Dis-Education Edition <show notes>;

Hitting kids crazy, What’s to hate about standardized testing, and Dis-Education – the harms of Christian home schooling.

Ep172 – Avro Arrow Edition <show notes>;

Defrocked women, Romans in Japan, super human mutants, killer grass, and Who killed the Avro Arrow?

Ep171 – Living Wage Edition <show notes>;

Chinese rockets, Neanderthal painters?, the crime of Atheism, Reproductive music, Poverty and a Living Wage (Part 2 of 2 interview with Iglika Ivanova)

Ep170 – Korean Fail Edition <show notes>;

Korea removed evolution from schools, Belief in god relies on thinking like god, ~~Reproductive music~~, Tuition fees and university funding (Part 1 of 2 interview with Iglika Ivanova)

Ep169 – Poisoned Pastor Edition <show notes>;

Too much ado over the jubilee, Snaking Handling for god, Does your dog really feel guilt?, and The harms of inequality, the real story (Part 3 of 3 interview with Seth Klein)

Ep168 – Jane the Ripper Edition <show notes>;

Celebrity cannibalism, There’s too much water in the oceans, Taxes, the real story (Part 2 of 3 interview with Seth Klein),and has the identity of Jack the Ripper finally been discovered?

Ep167 – Global Austerity Edition <show notes>;

Space X launch,Dangers of overselling vaccination ,Canada’s endangered scientist, and Austerity: does it work (Part 1 of 3 interview with Seth Klein)

Ep166 – SkyTrain Fare-ness Edition <show notes>;

Apostate Norway, A most atheist country , Religion and sports don’t mix, The Vatican Bubble, and SkyTrain Fare-Gates

Ep165 – Profiling Sam Harris Edition <show notes>;

Europe votes against austerity, the rise of Neo-Nazis in Greece, Rescuing Asia’s ancient cultural landmarks, The Jesus T-shirt, and Is Sam Harris a Racist? A look at his latest articles on profiling

Ep164 – International Workers Edition <show notes>;