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Iranian schoolgirls--the latest underage victims of the President of Peace
Welcome to The Rational View, where we apply evidence and critical thinking to the biggest issues of our time. Trump declared on election night, "I'm not going to start wars. I'm going to stop wars,"…
Corruption is in and democracy is on the way out
This podcast is my opinion on the Republican regime’s anti-democratic and corrupt behaviour. As Steve Bannon said they are going to push against all of the guardrails and flood the zone with…
United States world police abducts Venezuelan dictator
In keeping with its Donroe doctrine, the Republican Regime recently captured the president of Venezuela and ferreted him away in a New York prison to face charges on drug trafficking and weapons…
Live discussion fact checking my podcast with Mike Conley on health effects of radiation
This episode was originally a live interview discussing podcast 249 with Mike Conley where we explored claims that the linear no threshold theory of radiation health effects was politically motivated…
Dr. Judd Kessler uncovers the hidden non-monetary markets that govern our lives
In this episode I want to dig into a source of injustice in the world—hidden markets—where who you know is often more important than what you know. My guest has spent his life highlighting these…
Seth Levine knows how to fix Capitalism
In this episode I am continuing to look at pathways to save us from the slow motion economic collapse of late stage capitalism. Today we’ll be talking to an author who has a roadmap to a new system…
Mike Conley debunks the myth that there is no safe dose of radiation
In this episode I’m going to be diving into a topic of interest to everyone in the nuclear energy field. It is a scandalous expose on the history of the dreaded ALARA principle regarding radiation…
Dr. Matthew Boedy unveils plans to turn the USA into a Christian theocracy
In this episode I’m going to dig down into the roots of the religious right and show you just how long they have been planning their coup. For decades, a well-funded network of religious and…
Dr. Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay want us to rethink 'car culture'
In this episode I’m going to explore modern society’s car culture. We all know that the energy use that supports cars is a huge contributor to the greenhouse effect and climate change. We know that…
Dr. Troyen Brennan knows how to fix healthcare
In this episode I’m digging into the state of healthcare in the United States: the only country in the developed world that believes health care is best delivered as a luxury product. Everywhere…
A review of US Gerrymandering - not just popular in Texas
In this episode I’m discussing Gerrymandering and how it clearly demonstrates US exceptionalism by maintaining incumbents and invalidating the democratic will of the people. If you like this, you…
If the post is bait, then you should wait: exposing disinformation on immigrants, ICE, and Epstein.
In this episode I’m going to fact check some polarizing memes on current issues in the news. I’m going to help you to identify fake memes and to question the possibility of AI-generated videos. Did…
Dr. Ewelina Kurtys is developing computers made of real neurons
In this episode I’m interviewing a scientist who is trying to revolutionize computing by replacing power hungry silicon gates with highly efficient biological neurons. For a present-day silicon-based…
The climate is always changing, why worry?
Have you ever heard someone spouting off on social media that the climate is always changing? Apparently this carries great weight amongst people who don’t want to admit that humans are involved in…
Infodemiologist Dr. Pauline Hoffmann on how to find truth amidst a sea of disinformation
In this episode I am taking us on a journey to seek truth amidst a sea of fake news with a person who has published a book on the topic. Hopefully we can get a lifeline to find out how to separate…
Law professor Daniel Wilf-Townsend fights predatory terms and conditions
We’ve all seen them. Endless Terms and Conditions followed by a click-box. Pages of Terms and Conditions whenever you sign a contract with a large company for services, loans, or just employment. …
Is CO2 plant food or is it a denialist trope?
In this episode I’m doing a fact check on the claim that CO2 is plant food. This really is a well known fact. Plants use CO2 in photosynthesis to grow. It is indisputably true. And yet on the…
Dr. Robert Hayes finds that radiophobic stress deaths skew low dose studies
In this episode I'm interviewing a nuclear energy educator with a series of informative videos on LinkedIn. He works to address radiophobia and provides an evidence-based assessment of nuclear…
Are we as rich as we think if money isn't real?
In this episode I look at the economic system we find ourselves in, and try to peel away some of the fictions that we've bought into. If money isn't linked to a gold standard, is it worth what we…
Dr. David Thesmar models social justice as an economic system
In this episode, have you ever felt that there is too much injustice in the world and you just can’t respond to it all? Have you ever found yourself making a compromise with your ethics just to make…
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