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Dr. Channa S. Prakash, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Tuskegee University (USA) where he has served on faculty since 1989, is professor of crop genetics, biotechnology. Dr. Prakash’s research expertise is on genetic improvement research on food crops of importance to developing countries. His lab was among the first to develop transgenic sweet potato and peanut plants and conduct pioneering genomic studies on the peanut.   We discussed Biotech broadly, food security in developing nations, the movie 'Percy', Trump's 2019 executive order on Biotech approval regulations,  Covid19 tests, Crispr technology, Science literacy and more!   Follow him on twitter @AgBioWorld! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Abhijit Chanda is a skeptic blogger, podcaster and YouTuber based in India. He hosts the Rationable Podcast and the YouTube channel Rationable.   We discussed Covid19 in India, The 2013 murder of Indian skeptic and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Godmen and faith healers in India such as Sathya Sai Baba and Ram Bahadur Bomjon (The Buddha Boy of Nepal), Breatharians, the religious makeup of India, the Caste system. We also touched scientific topics like can you boost your immune system, and do lockdowns hurt our immune system, detoxes, tumeric, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation in India, the Keto diet and other fad diets, vitamins, and other topics. Visit www.BeRationable.com Follow @berationable on Twitter Visit Rationable on YouTube (and subscribe!) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Joel from Newbie Comics & Collectibles joins me to discuss the rise of his new YouTube channel, all things comics, flipping stuff, and what's in store next for his channel. If you are into flipping, collecting, comics, or thinking of starting your own YouTube channel this one's for you. Subscribe to his YouTube channel!   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdbHzEy7l5N0OR6Lko1zheQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Richard Saunders is a skeptic and professional origamist from Australia and host of the Skeptic Zone podcast. The podcast can be found at www.SkepticZone.TV Richard and I discussed UFOs, the paranormal, 911 Truthers, Hypnosis, Uri Geller and spoon bending, Power Bands / Power Bracelets, Dr. Steven Greer's 2017 'Unacknowledged' Documentary among other topics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Zain Velji returns! We speak about Political Strategy broadly, Trump's Tulsa Oklahoma rally, voter suppression and voter fraud, Gerrymandering, Electoral Reform, 'Covid as Cloud Cover' for politicians, getting involved local and state politics in today's world, Biden's ultimate strategy for beating Trump in November and more.   Zain is a political strategist 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. Zain brings more than a decade of public policy, political strategy and technology experience, while holding senior positions on several political campaigns in Canada and in the United States, while also working on the campaigns of Naheed Nenshi, the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns and the 2012 campaign of US Senator Elizabeth Warren.   The new podcast 'You the People' with a more US focused approach

Today Nick and I spoke about a bad customer service experience I had at McDonalds, and what McDonalds has really done to their burgers to make them 'BETTER'. Also we speak on Kevin O'Leary's boat crash,  the local Homestead Donuts break-in, Trump pardoning aides who break the law to build the wall, whether Trump is a useful idiot or Russian agent, will Trump drop Fox News for OANN as his propaganda mouthpiece? White Supremacy and KKK membership in 2019, and do you need to be broke just to live in Ontario, Canada in 2019? Also we look up a local St. Catharines Neo-Nazi on Facebook who was just dropped from the People's Party of Canada, you won't be surprised by his musical interests. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Sean & Karl joined me in studio to discuss their podcast turned broadcast 'One Dish One Mic', indigenous issues in Canada, racism and anti-racism, the upcoming elections, and some current events. You can find these two thoughtful gentleman on their website/twitter below, or tune in to 610 CKTB Niagara every Sunday at noon to hear them broadcast live! http://www.1dish1mic.com/ @SeanVanderklis @KarlDockstader --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Lalo Dagach is the Palestinian Chilean. He hosts the Lalo Podcast and has appeared on The Rubin Report. His tweets are commentary on international politics, culture and religion. He was born in LA, lives in Chile and has Palestinian heritage. He's lived in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and has studied Film and International Politics.  We covered Palestinian migration abroad, abortion laws in Chile, Hugo Chavez and Venezuela, Trump stepping into North Korea, the generalization of Muslims from various countries, issues with the modern political spectrum, selective empathy, social media addiction, reading books vs the news, and much more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Terry McDermott is a journalist who served as a national correspondent with the Los Angeles Times and is author of Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers, Who They Were, Why They Did It, an investigative non-fiction book profiling the hijackers of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as well as the Al-Qaeda leaders who planned and orchestrated the attacks. In addition he has authored another book entitled The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Terry's Website: https://tmcdermott.com/ Terry's Twitter: https://twitter.com/terrymcdermott --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Dr. Shawn Baker is host of the Human Performance Outliers podcast. Shawn is an orthopedic surgeon and served in the US Air Force as Chief Of Orthopedic Trauma performing over 600 surgeries at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. He is a weight lifting world record holder, and carnivore diet advocate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Nick Carr returns to talk about Big Macs, Hideo Kojima, Roman Raines, Shoots and Works and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Ed the Sock is a Canadian television personality who first appeared in the 1990s. He is best known for his appearances hosting programming on MuchMusic and his own talk show, Ed's Night Party. Liana K is a Canadian YouTuber, television host, writer and producer. She co-hosted the final season of the variety show Ed & Red's Night Party with Ed the Sock. Her YouTube content is all about asking tough questions about women in gaming in a fun, open-ended way. They are currently traversing Ontario for their War on Stupid comedy tour and stopping in Niagara Falls Thursday night. Ed the Sock has been working on the FU Network, an online media outlet featuring a variety of in-house produced shows and podcasts in an effort to bring some of the spirit back that was lost during the downfall of MuchMusic and Canadian TV in the 90s/2000s. We spoke about the news of the day such as the SNC Lavalin scandal, current political discourse on the right and the left, sensitivity in politics and culture, and more! Ed's we

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.Skeptoid.com Brian's upcoming documentary Science Friction: https://www.sciencefriction.tv/ Brian on Twitter: @BrianDunning --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

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: https://twitter.com/MLChristiansen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

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 +++ @Deekatello www.deekast.ca Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify & more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

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 Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify & more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

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 indie development initially and went through various phases and changes through it's lifetime. The game is now history but it will forever be with me and the others who played it. Please google or YouTube face of mankind to learn more. Follow @ionlands ‏on twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

DEEKAST #46 My old pal Bob Hendle joined me on the podcast this week, collegiate alumni most famously known for stealing the entire cookie display from the cafeteria on his last day of school, chef and beer enjoyer, and all around cool guy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support