Brian Dunning is an American writer and producer who focuses on science and skepticism. He has hosted a weekly podcast, Skeptoid, since 2006, and he is an author of a series of books on the subject of scientific skepticism, some of which are based on the podcast. Skeptoid has been the recipient of several podcast awards such as the Parsec Award. Dunning has also created the Skeptoid.org spin-off video series, inFact, and The Feeding Tube both available on YouTube. Brian's website: http://www.Ske...
Mar 10, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Matt Christiansen is a YouTuber and podcaster talking politics and culture from the refuge of a wilderness fortress in Bozeman, Montana. His YouTube videos are fairly popular, his account having close to 185,000 subscribers. He creates regular videos dissecting current events and politics in the US as well as hosting a weekly stream call-in-show with co-host 'Blonde'. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeY-wRrb65Jt37QHa5xMog Website: https://www.mattchristiansenmedia.com/ Twitter...
Feb 22, 2019•47 min
Kevin M. Folta is a professor and chairman of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. From 2007 to 2010 he helped lead the project to sequence the strawberry genome, and continues to research photomorphogenesis in plants and compounds responsible for flavor in strawberries. He is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and hosts his own podcast called Talking Biotech. +++ @kevinfolta on Twitter www.talkingbiotechpodcast.com www.kfolta.blogspot.com +++ @Deekate...
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Mick West is a science writer, skeptical investigator, and retired video game programmer who co-founded Neversoft (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater). He is the creator of the websites Contrail Science and Metabunk, for which he investigates and debunks pseudoscientific claims such as chemtrails, UFOs, and conspiracy theories, and has appeared in various media as an expert analyst and science communicator. +++ @mickwest on Twitter MickWest.com Metabunk.org Contrailscience.com +++ @Deekatello www.deekast.ca...
Jan 12, 2019•1 hr 13 min
We've been low key for awhile but getting back on the mics to talk 9/11 17th Anniversary, Doug Ford and the Notwithstanding Clause, Chinese indoctrination camps, PokemonGo not being dead, Celebrity stalkers, GunZ: The Duel, and some other stuff.
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 50
DEEKAST #48 We're back after a hiatus. Just catching up with you guys. Gotta have your news salad, can't just eat one piece of the same lettuce over and over again.
Mar 25, 2018•43 min
DEEKAST #47 Marko Dieckmann is a game developer in Berlin, founder of Ion Lands which has newly released 'Phoning Home' on Steam. He was previously the founder of Duplex Systems which created the epic sandbox MMORPG 'Face of Mankind' circa 2005. Christian 'NoFL' Oesch based in Switzerland was the lead artist on the game developing many of the maps and environments. I spoke to them to talk about Face of Mankind because it was an immensely enjoyable and unique gaming experience. The game was an in...
Jun 18, 2017•1 hr 3 min
DEEKAST #44 Kevin M. Folta is a professor and chairman of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. From 2007 to 2010 he helped lead the project to sequence the strawberry genome, and continues to research photomorphogenesis in plants and compounds responsible for flavor in strawberries. Dr. Folta hosts the Talking Biotech podcast: A weekly podcast about genetic improvements in plants, animals, microbes and medicine. Available on your favourite podcast app. His blog can...
May 28, 2017•51 min
DEEKAST #43 David Robert Grimes is a physicist and cancer researcher at the University of Oxford. He also writes for The Irish Times and The Guardian. In 2014, he was a joint winner of the John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science. In 2016 he wrote a paper showing how unlikely conspiracy theories are to be true based on the amount of people involved and how long it would take before a secret would get out. His twitter account is @drg1985
May 21, 2017•1 hr
DEEKAST #41 Marty Allen is a Niagara born recording artist. Marty writes original honky-tonk and rockabilly music and also performs Johnny Cash cover tunes in and around the Niagara Region. His music and show dates can be found at www.martyallenband.com
May 07, 2017•44 min
DEEKAST #40 James Townsend is a rap artist who goes by the name of Jack $%#&&. He has many rap battles under his belt in KOTD and has been working on an album for some time. His latest video 'The Screening' by PaperCutsRock (one of his groups) can be found on YouTube.
Apr 29, 2017•1 hr 40 min
DEEKAST #39 DDS is a hip-hop producer who is best known for his billboard charting song with artist Dej Loaf entitled 'Try Me'. He offers information and feedback to producers and artists through his YouTube channel and often makes use of livestreams when making beats. DDS can be found on twitter and instagram at @DDS825.
Apr 26, 2017•53 min
DEEKAST #38 In this special mid-week episode, I share some DEEKAST stats, review a recent Hip-Hop show in St. Catharines, and Nick Carr and I discuss Sean Spicer's comments today about Hitler, as well as the general Syria picture. Nick Carr says the Trump administration is George Bush term 5. Is he right? Has the deep serpentine state gotten to Trump? Also we talk about Kendrick Lamar meeting with the Honourable Minister Farrakhan, and other stuff.
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 4 min
DEEKAST #37 The DEEKAST took to the stage at Local Media Matters 2017 fundraiser hosted by the Niagara Podcasters Network. You can visit them at www.niagarapodcasters.org
Apr 11, 2017•17 min
DEEKAST #36 Pete Voynavich is a professor of graphic design at Niagara College. He was slightly abusive to me during my time under his rule but it was my fault for using red and black colour schemes too often. Pete likes 90s hip-hop, baseball, and illustration.
Apr 02, 2017•1 hr 28 min
DEEKAST #35 St. Catharines Collegiate and Sir Winston Churchill high school students will tell you Bill Huizer is a legend of a teacher. He is also referred to as Mr. Huizer Jr. out of respect for and so not to be confused with Mr. Huizer Sr. Mr. Huizer Jr taught me english in gr 11 and 12. He also teaches math. I asked him about the goods and bads of the Ontario education system. Doesn't all that memorization and testing numb our brains or something? Mr. Huizer Jr lets us know, and cautions us ...
Mar 05, 2017•1 hr 39 min
DEEKAST #30 DJ Frank Vinatra is a DJ from Toronto who DJs from the 416 to the 905. He can be heard every long weekend on 93.5 WBLK. He's worked with artists such as French Montana, Akon, Beenie Man, PartyNextDoor and Tory Lanez. He has been a staple of St. Catharines party life for some years and is my favourite DJ to turn UP to. Check out his website at www.thisisfrankvinatra.com
Jan 28, 2017•1 hr 51 min
DEEKAST #26 St. Catharines resident, graphic designer, artist, costume design hobbyist and "Squirrel Mom" Lisa Mancini (@lisa.mancinerh) discusses the gifts and curses bestowed upon her by squirrel mother nature. Lisa recently had a video of her and her adopted squirrel go viral on the internet receiving 16 million hits. It all started in Montabello Park. Lisa also designs and sells clothing and other artwork on Etsy (SaltyMermaidDesign).
Jan 01, 2017•50 min
DEEKAST #24 Jacob Bergsma (@Mr_Bergsma) is a comedian, rapper, actor, and former backyard wrestler. He is the front man of the Canadian brass-hop band My Son The Hurricane who just finished a nation wide tour. We chit chat about everything from side-chain compression to ice wine. Be sure to let him know on Facebook or Twitter what your pick is for best niagara music release of 2016 as he will be broadcasting the 2nd annual Niagara Music Year in Review on local 610CKTB AM over the holiday season....
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 17 min
DEEKAST #23 Mike Soltys (@Darminian) returns to the Deekast to talk some PC gaming, Hideo Kojima, white privilege, feminism, racism, when anti-racism becomes racism, weed legalization, Trudeau, and other stuff we barely know about. Why is it a coincidence that people who want less guns are seemingly pro-choice. Why are people who deny climate change's impacts called racist often, because of their views on immigration. Why do we lump all climate change denial into one camp of 'idiocy'. Are there ...
Dec 11, 2016•1 hr 32 min
DEEKAST #21 Nick Carr is back for the 3rd time to talk about the Trump Surge and how exciting nukes are. "F&^% it, let's just do a half."
Nov 27, 2016•55 min
DEEKAST #16 @2oolman (Tim Hill) is an amazing hip-hop producer and one of my biggest influences. I caught up with him in Toronto after a set with his group A Tribe Called Red at George Strombo's house to chat about the group, his journey making beats and the current political climate. A Tribe Called Red is a Canadian electronic music group, who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and d...
Nov 03, 2016•53 min
DEEKAST #13 Nick Carr returns to the DEEKAST. Who wanna bet we talk about wrestling and politics?
Oct 31, 2016•55 min
DEEKAST #12 David Warner Mathisen is an author of several books including The Mathisen Corollary, The Undying Stars, and Star Myths of The World and How To Interpret Them. David is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Army’s Ranger School, and Texas A&M University, where he earned a Masters degree in Literature prior to returning to teach at the Academy. His work and extensive blog can be found at www.starmythworld.com or follow him on twitter @da...
Oct 30, 2016•1 hr 36 min
DEEKAST #9 Zain Velji is a Senior Engagement Strategists specializing in campaign strategy, grassroots advocacy and behavioural economics. Zain is the co-creator and host of the highly-rated political podcast, The Strategists which dissects the strategies of political campaigns, parties and governments and is the inspiration of the CBC Television and Radio panel of the same name that Zain appears on weekly. Zain brings more than a decade of public policy, political strategy and technology experi...
Oct 09, 2016•44 min
DEEKAST #7 Jake and I discuss OJ, Kanye West and George Bush, figure out what DJ Khaled does, kinda, and sing about Mr. McBride.
Sep 25, 2016•1 hr 8 min
DEEKAST #6 Joseph "Joe" Frederick Motiki is a Canadian television host and performer. A Toronto native, In March 1995, Motiki became co-host of The TVOkids Crawlspace, TVOntario's after school block of children's programs, Patty and Joe appeared in live interstitial breaks between shows such as Art Attack, The Magic School Bus, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. He retired from the Crawlspace on May 30, 1999. You may also remember Joe as the voice of Metabee from the show Medabots (1999-2004). Joe an...
Sep 18, 2016•2 hr 5 min
DEEKAST #5 Greg Smith is a professor of Graphic Design at Niagara College in Welland, Ontario. Follow @blindpigpress on Instagram or visit www.blindpigpress.com. Greg uses handset metal and wood types to print 'stuff'. He also enjoys The Pitbull.
Sep 11, 2016•1 hr 19 min
DEEKAST #4 Leonard Turton has been working in democratic education for over 40 years. He founded his own democratic day school, Odyssey House Community School, in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1971. He has worked in state schools where he developed Club House Democracy, which used democratic methods in traditional classroom settings. Leonard came to A.S. Neill’s Summerhill School in 2002 and has been the Class 2 teacher as well as a Curriculum Advisor and the school’s Education Manager. He ...
Sep 04, 2016•55 min
DEEKAST #2 Episode 2 features my conversation with my long time friend Musaab live from Tripoli, Lybia. What is it like to move to Canada to start grade 3, return to Lybia shortly after 911, and live through the Arab Spring and subsequent removal of the "mad dog" Muammar Gaddafi?
Aug 21, 2016•55 min
