Show Notes and Links:1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection (CDC)The Estimated Direct Lifetime Medical Costs of Sexually Transmitted Infections Acquired (NIH)The effects of the national HPV vaccination programme in Engl

Protecting Sunshine

Mar 28th, 2022 49m 36s

Show Notes and Links:A short history of daylight saving timeHistory of Daylight Saving Time (DST)Why Do We Change the Clocks, Anyway? (New York Times)Losing Sleep Over Daylight Saving Time May Increase Workplace InjuriesHere’s why daylight savi

Parental Guidance and Baby Cages

Mar 14th, 2022 1h 23m

Show Notes and Links:Early Hollywood and the Hays CodeThis Film Is Not Yet Rated (Wikipedia)Movie Ratings Turn 50: How the MPAA Changed the Film Industry ForeverFilm content information in OntarioBeyond Today’s Video Game Rating SystemsThe effe

Domesticated Murder Machines

Jan 31st, 2022 1h 12m

Show Notes and Links:Did you bring home a pandemic pet? (Globe and Mail)When Did People Start Keeping Pets? (Smithsonian)The Evolution of Pet Ownership (Pedigree)A New Origin Story for Dogs (The Atlantic)Why do we love pets? An expert explains.

Barbados Ditches the Queen

Jan 10th, 2022 57m 56s

Show Notes and Links:Don’t Look Up (Netflix)History of BarbadosBarbados to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state (BBC)What is a Commonwealth? (Government of Canada)Barbados just cut its ties with the Queen. Should Canada follow suit? (CBC)Maj

2021 Year End Review

Dec 27th, 2021 1h 25m

Show Notes and Links:2021 United States Capitol attack (Wikipedia)FBI Capitol Attack Wanted List (FBI)Harry and Meghan detail royal struggles (CBS)Georgia bans giving water to voters in line under sweeping restrictions (Reuters)Trial of Derek C

Climate Change Downer

Dec 6th, 2021 1h 24m

Show Notes and Links:Climate change (Wikipedia)Germany Rejected Nuclear Power—and Deadly Emissions Spiked (Wired)If They Are So Alarmed By Climate Change, Why Are They So Opposed To Solving It? (Forbes)The four types of climate denier, and why

Catching Killers

Nov 22nd, 2021 1h 14m

Show Notes and Links:DNA profiling (Wikipedia)DNA profiling dissertation (PDF)Joseph James DeAngelo - Golden State Killer (Wikipedia)After Arrest Of Suspected Golden State Killer, Details Of His Life Emerge (NPR)London, Ont., was world's 'seria

Avoid Dentists for Halloween

Nov 8th, 2021 1h 10m

Show Notes and Links:History of Halloween (History)Razor blades in apples (Groovy History)The real story behind Halloween candy tampering (CBC News)A Brief History of People Tampering With Halloween Candy (Mental Floss)Fun Halloween facts (Coun

Alberta Doesn't Like Mandates

Oct 25th, 2021 1h 17m

Show Notes and Links:Do vaccine mandates violate Canadians' charter rights? (CTV News)Vaccine mandates are not new to American history (Yahoo News)50 years after historic report, Canadian officials reflect on anti-smoking efforts (Global News)3

Birds Aren't Real

Oct 11th, 2021 1h 3m

Show Notes and Links:Did Biden Say Vaccines Protect Against Hurricanes? (Snopes)Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wear ‘Tax the Rich’ Dress to Met Gala? (Snopes)Does Pic Show Italian Police Ticketing Woman for Wearing Bikini in 1950s? (Snopes)Did Mo

Voter Suppression

Sep 27th, 2021 1h 10m

Show Notes and Links:Trudeau hit by gravel as protesters surround campaign bus in London, Ont. (CBC News)Australia 'egg boy' clash: Senator cleared as teenager handed caution (BBC)The chaotic story of the right to vote in Canada (Canadian Museu

China’s Uyghurs

Sep 13th, 2021 55m 23s

Show Notes and Links:Who The Uyghurs Are And Why China Is Targeting Them (NPR)Who are the Uyghurs? (Britannica)Xinjiang: China defends 'education' camps (BBC)Uighurs reflect on 2009 violence that set off Chinese crackdown (Washington Post)The P

Controversies of Olympic Proportions

Aug 23rd, 2021 1h 29m

Show Notes and Links:Every London, Ont., athletes’ performance at the Tokyo Olympics (Global News)Team USA top the Olympic medal table. Or is it China? Or … San Marino? (The Guardian)Canadian Soccer Player Quinn Becomes The First Out Trans And

Lizard People Secret Society

Aug 9th, 2021 1h 15m

Show Notes and Links:Man Who ‘Punched Horse’ at Anti-Lockdown Protest Faces Animal Cruelty Charge (Vice)LA man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines dies of virus (BBC News)The coronavirus pandemic 'Great Reset' theory and a false vaccine claim debunked

Are UFOs real?

Jul 12th, 2021 58m 15s

Show Notes and Links:Conspiracy Theorists Think Covid Vaccine Makes You Magnetic (YouTube)Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (US Government)SpaceX night launch…not a UFO (YouTube)Mind-bending optical illusion leaves witnesses

Doomsday Preppers

Jun 28th, 2021 1h 15m

Show Notes and Links:10 Failed Doomsday Predictions (Britannica)2012 Mayan apocalypse (Wikipedia)Harold Camping (Wikipedia)Chen Tao cult (Wikipedia)That Time People Thought a Comet Would Gas Us All to Death (Wired)Joanna Southcott (Wikipedia)Gr

Transgender Athletes

Jun 14th, 2021 49m 5s

Show Notes and Links:Trans Girls Belong on Girls’ Sports Teams (Scientific America)Barring transgender women, girls from female sports teams (CBC)Olympic guidelines on transgender athletes to come after 2020 Games (CBC)Caster Semenya Q&A: the r

Don't Lick Psychedelic Toads

May 31st, 2021 1h 1m

Show Notes and Links:War on Drugs (History)Oliver Sacks said he benefited from LSD (Vox)Patient hopes Canada will introduce regulations for psychotherapy (CBC)Psychedelics Company MindMed Trips In Nasdaq Debut (Forbes)Project MKUltra (Wikipedia

Keep It Weird Florida

May 17th, 2021 53m 7s

Show Notes and Links:Florida Man (Wikipedia)Florida man charged with throwing alligator into Wendy’s (Washington Post)Florida patient loses patience, steals ambulance to get home from hospital (Tampa Bay Times)Man used template he found on Pint

White Fragility

May 3rd, 2021 1h 1m

Show Notes and Links:What is White Fragility (Very Well Mind)“White Fragility” prevents white Americans from confronting racism (The New Yorker)Killing of Daunte Wright (Wikipedia)Killing of Adam Toledo (Wikipedia)Dehumanizing Condescension of

Cancel White Men

Apr 19th, 2021 1h 24m

Show Notes and Links:What is cancel culture? (Vox)What is #Gamergate? (Vox)Professor Is At Center Of Controversy Over Chinese Word That Sounded Like Racial Slur (NPR)I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan, But I Can’t Defend Him (The New York Times)

Easter Bunnies Poop Chocolate

Apr 5th, 2021 58m 10s

Show Notes and Links:The Legend of Loch Ness (PBS)Coelacanth Fish (Smithsonian)Ogopogo (Wikipedia)Leprechaun (World History Encyclopedia)The legend of the Leprechaun (CBC)Leprechaun movies (Wikipedia)Finian's Rainbow (1968 film) (Wikipedia)The

Are You in a Cult?

Mar 15th, 2021 58m 14s

Show Notes and Links:The Vow NXIVM Documentary Trailer (YouTube)Jonestown PBS Documentary (YouTube)Jonestown cult (Wikipedia)Jim Jones cult leader (Wikipedia)NXIVM cult (Wikipedia)Stanford prison experiment (Wikipedia)Smallville (TV Show) (Wiki

Afterlife Shopping

Mar 1st, 2021 59m 36s

Show Notes and Links:Most Americans believe in heaven … and hell (Pew Research)Millennials are more likely to believe in an afterlife than are older generations (National Post)Ancient Egyptian afterlife beliefs (Wikipedia)Gaia hypothesis (Wikip