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Living Through Extinction; Science & Skepticism Against the Decline of Basic Reason

Battling misinformation in different forms since 2016. Re-releasing some older episodes before new ones start to come out again. Host feels like she has been watching the end of reason and logic on a global scale. Topics include science from different fields, skepticism around a large range of topics, environment and wildlife news, and a whole lot more.

34 - Fragrances, Status of World's Freshwater Fish, A Rare Penguin Picture

18 mins; September 09, 2025

33 - Wind Turbine Lies, Vetrified Brains, Stumpy the Dog and more

18 mins; September 09, 2025

Bonus Episode: Skeptical Mini Rant

7 mins; September 09, 2025

32 - Commercial Meats, Switchgrass, Urban Coyotes, Playing Pandas

13 mins; September 09, 2025

31 - Geothermal Energy, Voter Fraud Lies, Bag Worm Moths

21 mins; September 07, 2025

30 - North American Toxic Individualism

23 mins; September 07, 2025

29 Smoking and the Environment

16 mins; September 07, 2025

28 - Wind Power

25 mins; September 07, 2025

27 - Logical Fallacies, Europe's Key Habitats, Threats to Primate Melting Pot, Christmas Trees, Dice

16 mins; September 05, 2025

26 - James Randi, Diabolical Ironclad Beetle, Oral Care, Catching Poachers

22 mins; September 05, 2025

25 - Dumb Things Said by Climate Change Deniers

24 mins; September 05, 2025

24 - Tech Waste

21 mins; September 05, 2025

23. Fast Food; from October 22, 2020

16 mins; September 03, 2025

22. Climate Anxiety; from October 8, 2020

25 mins; September 03, 2025

21. Skepticism in Politics; Cleansing & Other Beauty Products; from September 24, 2020

31 mins; September 03, 2025

20. Ocean Acidification; from September 10, 2020

19 mins; September 03, 2025

19. Peat and Peatlands; from August 27, 2020

22 mins; August 10, 2025

135 Tooth-in-Eye Surgery

23 mins; July 17, 2025

134 How Cancer Vaccine Research Saved Us During the Pandemic

23 mins; July 03, 2025

133 Christian Lies About the Flash at Conception

14 mins; June 19, 2025

132 Measles; no longer a historical problem

27 mins; June 05, 2025

131 Unusual Tools for the Job; lava lights and muscles

24 mins; May 22, 2025

130 Sexual Assault Awareness

21 mins; May 08, 2025

129 Australia's Scientists Concerned Over Spread of Misinformation on The Great Barrier Reef

17 mins; April 24, 2025

128 Flat Earthers & Their Varied Beliefs

22 mins; April 10, 2025

127 Dream Engineering

21 mins; March 27, 2025

126 - Nano Objects to Scale

24 mins; March 13, 2025

125 Crony Capitalism

24 mins; February 27, 2025

124 The Jefferson Bible

6 mins; January 14, 2025

123 Dec; random shit before break

25 mins; December 12, 2024

122 - Homeopathy; November 28th

33 mins; November 28, 2024

121 - Wildfire Tornadoes, Wildlife Decline & Catholic Hospitals; Nov 14th

22 mins; November 14, 2024

120 The Internet Archive; Oct.31st

23 mins; October 31, 2024

119 Algae Makes for Great Protein

23 mins; October 17, 2024

118 Scamming MAGA, Recycling PCBs, Mysterious Giant Dying Trees, Michigan's Renewable Energy Progress

16 mins; October 03, 2024

117 - 6 Types of Depression and Anxiety

20 mins; September 19, 2024

116 - It's Sexual Health Awareness Month!

23 mins; September 05, 2024

115 - Facilitated Communication

29 mins; August 22, 2024

114 -Social Emotional Learning

23 mins; August 08, 2024

113 -The "He Gets Us" Campaign

17 mins; July 25, 2024

112 -Why Does the Sun Hurt My Face?

18 mins; July 11, 2024

111 Orca Update

19 mins; June 13, 2024

110 - Matriarchies of Today

20 mins; May 30, 2024

109 Fred Phelps & The Westboro Baptist Church

19 mins; May 16, 2024

108 The Christian Right's Unreasonable Attacks on LGBT People & Women

16 mins; May 02, 2024

107 The Patriarchy & Christianity

22 mins; April 18, 2024

106 Americanized Bible, Space Junk Fine, Snails, Banks, Sickle Cell Treatment

13 mins; April 04, 2024

105 The Moon Illusion

24 mins; March 21, 2024

104 Conservapedia

23 mins; March 07, 2024

103 Climate Myths, Climate Friendly Flying, Sandbox Trees, Skin Cancer Soap

20 mins; February 22, 2024

102 Graveyards/Cemeteries; do we need to change our burial practices?

23 mins; February 08, 2024

101 The Rapture & the damage done from its teachings

22 mins; January 25, 2024

100 100th Episode Celebration and some other shit

15 mins; January 11, 2024

99 Evolving Language, Dying Amazon, Warming Oceans, Real Hearing for Kids Born Deaf

16 mins; December 14, 2023

98 Project 2025's Mandate for Leadership part 3

25 mins; November 30, 2023

97 Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Republican fascist manifesto part two

35 mins; November 16, 2023

96 Project 2025 & The Mandate for Leadership; a Conservative Fascist Manifesto

33 mins; November 02, 2023

95 A (Nazi) Night At The Garden

28 mins; October 19, 2023

94 Transgender People in History

23 mins; October 05, 2023

93 Abortion Is Healthcare & Women Are Losing Their Reproductive Futures

25 mins; September 21, 2023

92 Gay Behaviour in the Animal Kingdom

30 mins; September 07, 2023

91 Backing Up My Accusations of Deflection & Hypocrisy

29 mins; August 24, 2023

90 Retracting Studies, Using Microbes, Australian Fish & Bee Vaccines

12 mins; August 10, 2023

89 Tech For Early Alzheimer's Detection & Treatment

15 mins; July 27, 2023

88 Fascism; Then & Now

24 mins; July 13, 2023

87 Bigot Bill, GMO House Plants, Amazing Orcas, High Profile Allies

18 mins; June 15, 2023

86 The Canadian LGBT Purge

20 mins; June 01, 2023

85 Religion Where It Doesn't Belong; Part 2

19 mins; May 18, 2023

84 Religion Where it Doesn't Belong

24 mins; May 04, 2023

83 How Emotions / Attitudes Physically Affect Us

21 mins; April 20, 2023

Maladaptive Day Dreamers

24 mins; April 06, 2023

Daylight Saving Time

16 mins; March 23, 2023

The Voynich Manuscript

25 mins; March 09, 2023

Memories, Batteries, Palm Oil, Animal Cruelty, Glass Frogs, Best Hand-up Story Ever

22 mins; February 23, 2023

78 California's Drying Lakes

17 mins; February 09, 2023

Fertilizing the Ocean to Store CO2

20 mins; January 26, 2023

The Geological Strata

30 mins; January 12, 2023

Regenerative Agriculture

20 mins; December 15, 2022

74 Farm to Closet

24 mins; December 01, 2022

Biases in Healthcare, Part 4; LGBTQ+ Based

19 mins; November 17, 2022

EcoTourism

19 mins; November 03, 2022

Vertical Farming / Vertical Plant Factories

17 mins; October 20, 2022

70 The Stonewall Uprising

24 mins; October 06, 2022

Biases in Healthcare; Part 3 - Weight Based

20 mins; September 22, 2022

Vaginas, Vulvas & Clits

36 mins; September 08, 2022

Biases in Healthcare; Part 2 - Race Based

30 mins; August 25, 2022

Biases in Healthcare; Part 1 - Sex Based

20 mins; August 11, 2022

Summer Protections Part 2; protection from insects

23 mins; July 28, 2022

64 Summer Protections Part 1; protection from the sun

35 mins; July 14, 2022

Workplace Happiness

25 mins; June 16, 2022

Gender Identity

23 mins; June 02, 2022

Not A Normal Episode

24 mins; May 19, 2022

Mental Health

36 mins; May 05, 2022

59 Universal Basic Income

24 mins; April 21, 2022

Mentalism; hot & cold readings

21 mins; April 06, 2022

My Journey to Skepticism

45 mins; March 24, 2022

Information Literacy

34 mins; March 10, 2022

55 Staying Warm

18 mins; February 24, 2022

54 Keeping Things Cool

18 mins; February 10, 2022

53 Chewing Gum

20 mins; January 27, 2022

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