Be Skeptikal Dammit: Republican Lies About the Border Wildlife: Giraffes & Their Amazing Tongues Researched: The Moon Ilusion Positive: Amazing Breakthrough in Organ Transplantation Show Notes: https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4691 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ted-cruz-border-wall-photo-b2401500.html https://www.newsweek.com/no-theres-no-border-crisis-republicans-are-perpetuating-another-big-lie-opinion-1579671 https://simple.wik...
Mar 21, 2024•25 min•Ep. 105
Be Skeptikal Dammit: see researched segment Environment: newly discovered way to break down major class of forevrer chemicals Wildlife: some updates on the mass elephant deaths of 2020 Researched: the alternative reality that is Conservapedia Positive: vollunteers shovelling snow for those who can't Show Notes: new tech for breaking down 'forever chemicals' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-find-a-new-technique-for-breaking-down-forever-chemicals-180980623/ https://www.scienti...
Mar 07, 2024•23 min•Ep. 104
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Most Used Climate Myths & the Arguments Against Them Environment: Climate Friendly Flying Wildlife: Sandbox Tree Positive: 14 Year Old Invents Skin Cancer Soap Show Notes: common climate myths https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-myths-what-science-really-says/ Sandbox Tree https://www.britannica.com/plant/sandbox-tree https://www.upworthy.com/dynamite-tree-explosive-fruit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hura_crepitans climate friendly flying https://www.vox.com/cli...
Feb 22, 2024•20 min•Ep. 103
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Spotting Misinformation Environment: Synthetic Sponges to Soak up Microplastics Wildlife: Right Whale Numbers May be Levelling Off Positive: Incredible New Blood Cancer Treatment Being Offered to Those For Whom Other Treatments Have Failed Show Notes: Spotting Misinformation https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-spot-abortion-misinformation/ https://www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/come-prepared/combating-abortion-myths-tool-kit synthetic sponges soak up microplatics...
Feb 08, 2024•24 min•Ep. 102
Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Book Banning Klanned Karenhood Environment: Crushing Volcanic Rock for Crop Lands Researched: The Rapture & Rapture Anxiety Positive: Smart Knife 'Smells' Cancer Show Notes: Moms for Liberty and Storm & Fury https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/11/a-mom-is-outraged-that-moms-for-liberty-used-her-daughter-in-a-harebrained-scheme-to-ban-a-book/#:~:text=Moms%20for%20Liberty%20went%20after,one%20character%20almost%20has%20sex . https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-...
Jan 25, 2024•22 min•Ep. 101
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Counterfeit Drug Puts Australians in Hospital Environment: Plastics in the Ocean Help Make Pathogens More Virulent Main and Positive: I Made it to 100! Show Notes: Fake weight loss drug https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67217729 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/06/tga-investigates-influencers-after-diabetes-drug-ozempic-promoted-as-weight-loss-treatment https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-husbands-plea-after-wife-dies-trying-to-lose-weight-for-daughters-w...
Jan 11, 2024•15 min•Ep. 100
Be Skeptikal Dammit: History of They/Them as a singular Environment: The Dying Amazon & Ancient Carvings Revealed Wildlife: Where did the snow crabs go & a mass die off of pink river dolphins Positive: One injection and kids born deaf can hear Show Notes: https://www.scu.edu/media/offices/provost/writing-center/resources/Tips-Singular-Pronoun-They.pdf https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/singular-they-history https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/677177 https://www.historians.org/research-and-...
Dec 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 99
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Don't Eat Borax Environment: Making Hydrogen from Sea Water Researched: Project 2025's Mandate for Leadership part 3 Show Notes: https://www.eco-business.com/news/scientists-develop-technology-to-produce-green-hydrogen-from-seawater/#:~:text=Green%20hydrogen%20is%20produced%20from,a%20device%20called%20an%20electrolyser . https://www.science.org/content/article/splitting-seawater-provide-endless-source-green-hydrogen https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/dexperts-blast-tiktok-trend-...
Nov 30, 2023•25 min•Ep. 98
Be Skeptikal Dammit: Salt Lamps Environment: Wildlife: Platypus Researched: Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative fascist manifesto Positive: 2nd Isolated Asgard Cell Show Notes: https://www.healthline.com/health/himalayan-salt-lamps#purification https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/what-do-salt-lamps-do https://www.iqair.com/us/newsroom/himalayan-salt-lamp-debunked https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/platypuses-were-fake/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/primitive-as...
Nov 16, 2023•35 min
Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Republican Proposed Budget and how Republican voters have no idea what they are really voting for Environment: Massive Landslide Stops Just Short of Swiss Village Wildlife: Leaf Cutter Bees Researched: Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative fascist manifesto Positive: Medical Microbots Will Make Certain Treatments Much Less Invasive Show Notes: https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leafcutter-bee.html https://www.natureserve.org/sites/default/files/web_-_l...
Nov 02, 2023•33 min•Ep. 96
Be Skeptikal Dammit: The Damage From Sound of Freedom to Actual Anti-Trafficking Organizations Environment: The Dangers of Our Slowing Ocean Currents Researched: How the American Nazis of 1939 Were the Same as the Republicans We See Today Positive: Iclendic Townsfolk Tossing Pufflings Show Notes: 60 Minutes: 11/27/2022 https://www.newsweek.com/mira-sorvino-horrified-sound-freedom-funders-arrest-1817699 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sound-of-freedom-child-trafficking-experts-1...
Oct 19, 2023•29 min•Ep. 95
NO! Transness is NOT new! Marsha 'Pay it No Mind' Johnson Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson https://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/growing-tensions/marsha-p-johnson/ https://www.si.edu/stories/marsha-johnson-sylvia-rivera-and-history-pride-month https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/marsha-p-johnsons-historic-role-in-the-lgbtq-rights-movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_history...
Oct 05, 2023•23 min•Ep. 94
Be Skeptical Dammit: The Numbers Are In & It's NOT Drag Queens Harming Children Researched: Abortion Is Healthcare & Women Are Losing Their Reproductive Futures Positive: Penis Lore Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbqjap/witches-allegedly-stole-penises-and-kept-them-as-pets-in-the-middle-ages https://medium.com/dose/witches-stole-penises-and-kept-them-as-pets-in-the-middle-ages-61d0b8f0e3a https://truththeory.com/in-the-middle-age...
Sep 21, 2023•26 min•Ep. 93
Be Skeptical Dammit: Sex Talk With Sue Johanson Environment: Eco-friendly Sex Play Wildlife/Researched: Gay Behaviour in the Animal Kingdom Penises: 3 Penis Studies Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/health/sue-johanson-dead.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sue-johanson-obit-1.6892524 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sue-johanson-obituary-1234781598/ http://www.thenaturallovecompany.com https://www.bboutique.co ...
Sep 07, 2023•30 min•Ep. 92
Be Skeptical Dammit: When People Are Wrong, But Cannot Admit It, They Lie Environment: AI Pipe Bots to Fix and Prevent Water Leaks Wildlife: Hacking Photosynthesis Researched: Backing Up My Accusations of Deflection & Hypocrisy Positive: It's Not Winter Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/over-a-quarter-of-water-is-lost-through-leakage-these-small-ai-pipebots-could-fix-that/#:~:text=The%20power%20of%20AI%20pipebots&tex...
Aug 24, 2023•29 min•Ep. 91
Be Skeptical Dammit: Retracting One's Work Environment: Using Microbes to Recycle More Efficiently Wildlife: Number of Critically Endangered Fish Species Doubles in Australia Positive: Vaccine for Honey Bee Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/future-recycling-may-be-microbes-180979645/#:~:text=There%2C%20a%20group%20led%20by,bonds%20that%20hold%20together%20PET . https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/are-microbes-the-future-of-rec...
Aug 10, 2023•13 min•Ep. 90
Be Skeptical Dammit: The Fox Sisters and the Beginning of the Spiritualism Movement Environment: Rise of Banned Chemicals in Atmosphere Wildlife: Rare Strain of Toxoplasmosis Gondii & Sea Otters Researched: Tech for Early Alzheimer's Detection & Treatment Show Website: https://sites.libsyn.com/223904 Show Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-mysterious-rise-in-banned-chemicals-is-warming-the-planet/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/30/california-sea-otter-death...
Jul 27, 2023•16 min•Ep. 89
Be Skeptical Dammit: Podcast Recommendation; Science Vs Wildlife: Probiotics to Protect Coral Researched: Fascism; Then & Now Positive: Gene Editing for Genetic Lung Disease Show Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fascisms-history-offers-lessons-about-todays-attacks-on-education/ https://truthout.org/articles/us-fascism-is-spreading-under-the-guise-of-patriotic-education/ https://around.uoregon.edu/content/history-fascism-reproductive-rights-offers-lessons-today https://phys.o...
Jul 13, 2023•24 min•Ep. 88
Be Skeptical Dammit: Tennessee Bigot Bill Environment: GMO Plants to Clean Indoor Air Wildlife: The Surgical Precision of Orcas Positive: High Profile Allies https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161452175/anti-drag-show-bill-tennessee-trans-rights-minor-care-anti-lgbtq-laws https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/tennessee-governor-signs-first-its-kind-bill-restricting-drag-shows-n1303262 https://www.wired.com/story/neoplants-air-purification-pothos-devils-ivy/#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20Neo%20P1,ubiq...
Jun 15, 2023•18 min•Ep. 87
Be Skeptical Dammit: Deflection, Deflection, Deflection Environment: Damages to strucrtures in the Alps Researched: The Shameful bit of Cdn History Known as the LGBT Purge Positive: Wearable Tech to Help With Epilepsy https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38156985 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lgbtq-purge-in-canada https://lgbtpurgefund.com https://lgbtpurge.com https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2021/05/statement-by-the-minister-of-national-defence-o...
Jun 01, 2023•21 min•Ep. 86
Using the Bible to Defend Hitting Special Needs Kids Replacing Trained School Counselors with Untrained Clergy Christian Jurors Assume Non-Believers Are Guilty Religion Used to Defend and Commit Atrocities Sharing: Thought I Would Raise My Kids With Belief References: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/07/tennessee-governor-bill-lee-faces-backlash-after-drag-show-gender-care-law/69981208007/ https://twinpeaksrestaurant.com/locations/cool-springs-tn https://www.hooters.com/loc...
May 18, 2023•19 min•Ep. 85
Religion in: - Environment - Education - Healthcare - Parenting Sharing: My first questions regarding the religion I was raised in References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Reason https://americanhumanist.org/what-we-do/national-day-of-reason/ https://friendlyatheist.substack.com/p/christian-lawmaker-cites-bible-to https://www.jmu.edu/dukehallgallery/exhibitions-past-2018-2019/the-613-mitzvot.shtml#:~:text=The%20613%20Mitzvot%20%2D%20JMU https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/...
May 04, 2023•24 min•Ep. 84
Be Skeptical Dammit: Belief in Witchcraft Growing Again Environment & Wildlife: Printing Electronics on Mushrooms Researched: Have Emotions/Attitudes Affect Us Physically Positive: Cranky Uncle App References: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/27/ron-weiser-michigan-witches-assassination/ https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/witch-trials-21st-century/ https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-roe-wade-alito-scotus-hale https://crankyuncle.com/ https://www.zmescie...
Apr 20, 2023•21 min•Ep. 83
Be Skeptical Dammit: Atheist Day Environment & Wildlife: 6 Islands to be Carbon Neutral by 2040 Researched: Maladaptive Day Dreamers Positive: 3D Printed Synthetic Skin References: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23336-maladaptive-daydreaming#:~:text=Maladaptive%20daydreaming%20is%20a%20mental%20health%20issue%20that%20causes%20a,of%20childhood%20trauma%20or%20abuse . https://www.sleepfoundation.org/mental-health/maladaptive-daydreaming https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-...
Apr 06, 2023•24 min•Ep. 82
Be Skeptical Dammit: Musk Fans, Wake up Environment & Wildlife: Anti-fouling Silicone Paint for Saving Marine Life Wildlife: None this week Researched: Daylight Saving Time Positive: Living 3D Printed Ear Implant References: Skeptics With a K; podcast News.sky.com bbc.com https://e360.yale.edu https://time.com https://www.politico.eu www.reuters.com https://www.advocate.com/ https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/eco-friendly-antifouling-silicone-paint-can-save-marine-life-from-meta...
Mar 23, 2023•17 min•Ep. 81
Be Skeptical Dammit: Fuck Kirk Cameron Environment & Wildlife: Ionocaloric Cooling Wildlife: Fixing the Honeybee's Shortening Lifespan Researched: The Voynich Manuscript Positive: Story; Sleeping In the Wrong House References: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-just-invented-an-entirely-new-way-to-cool-things-that-could-one-day-replace-our-polluting-fridges/ https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/public-libraries-arent-censoring-kirk-cameron-he-just-wants-attention/ https...
Mar 09, 2023•25 min•Ep. 80
Be Skeptical Dammit: Memory/False Confession Study Environment & Wildlife: - Using Lignin From Trees to Make Battery Parts - Lab Grown Alternative to Palm Oil Wildlife: - Animal Welfare During Sea Travel - How Glass Frogs Become Transparent Positive: Modest Needs Story Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias, but beginning with episode 80 they will be right here.
Feb 23, 2023•22 min•Ep. 79
Be Skeptical Dammit: The Deceitful State of Florida Environment & Wildlife: - What is Blue Carbon - The Moon's Affect on Mangrove Forests Researched: California's Drying Lakes Positive: Hope From New Alzheimer's Drug Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias, but beginning with episode 80 they will be right here.
Feb 09, 2023•17 min•Ep. 78
Be Skeptical Dammit: Shame on our Cdn Museum For Human Rights Environment & Wildlife: - Latest 3D Print House Concept Shows Viability - Avian Flu Update Researched: Fertilizing the Ocean to Store CO2 Positive: ID'd Genes May Help Us In Future Droughts Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias. Soon to be switching for them to all be right here.
Jan 26, 2023•21 min•Ep. 77
Be Skeptical Dammit: America's Frontline Frauds Environment & Wildlife: - Plastic Islands of Floating Pathogens - Osedax Researched: The Geological Strata Positive: Sea Urchins in Hats Websites and other sources will be posted on the social medias.
Jan 12, 2023•31 min•Ep. 76
