Best Centre For Inquiry Canada Podcasts (2024)

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9/11 Inquiry Denied and 9/11 Questions Ignored. Conversations with Matt Campbell and Ray McGinnis 59:03

3h ago59:03

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, we do our anniversary special on the 9/11 attacks by seeing it through the lens of family members of the casualties of the terrorist attacks, particularly those who came to doubt everything that was said about the tragedy being caused by member of government for reasons other than being caught with their …

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(Repeat) Pandemic 2.0 And The New Pandemic Treaty. Hold The Line! 59:15

3h ago59:15

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(Repeat Broadcast) This week on the Global Research News Hour we will be looking behind us at the consequences of the great COVID-19 pandemic and looking ahead at the second round of pandemic diseases as the Mainstream press is beginning to increasingly formulate and as Bill Gates himself predicted way back in 2020. In our first half hour, we will …

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(Repeat) John F. Kennedy, 60 Years After His Death Encounters With Evil. 59:10

13d ago59:10

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(Repeat broadcast) This week, on the Global Research News Hour is the 60th anniversary of the JFK’s assassination. We will be spending the majority of the hour discussing the famous case with Jacob Hornberger, a long time author and investigator of the 1960s event. Mr Hornberger in particular explores the subject matter of two recent books he wrote…

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Science Denial: Why It Happens and What To Do About It, with Gale Sinatra 1:07:27

6d ago1:07:27

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Everyone is vulnerable to fallacies that can lead to misunderstanding scientific topics. In her book (written with Barbara Hofer), Science Denial: Why It Happens and What To Do About It, Gale investigates many of these, including: Cognitive biases Emotions Motivated reasoning Identities Gale also explains what all of us can do to increase our scien…

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(Repeat) JFK 60 Years After His Death The CIA, The Case Against LBJ And Beyond 59:13

4h ago59:13

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(Repeat Broadcast) This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we are marking the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination with two outstanding guests who have probed one of the most talked about moments in American history. In our first half hour, we speak with Jeremy Kuzmarov of Covert Action Magazine about the current state of affairs in t…

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(Repeat) The War Is Ending, And Canada Lauds A Nazi As A Ukrainian Hero 59:07

28d ago59:07

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(Repeat Broadcast) This week on the Global Research News Hour we continue with an update on the situation in Ukraine where the war is headed and what it says about Canada’s participation in it. In our first half hour, we will be talking to peace activist Tamara Lorincz about how Canada’s foreign policy has been shaped by its involvement in NATO and…

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Anti-natalism with Mark Maharaj 59:34

28d ago59:34

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Anti-natalism is the philosophical idea that choosing to have children is an unethical act. Mark explains what anti-natalism is, as well as what it isn’t, and describes how he came to subscribe to anti-natalist thought. Learn more about anti-natalism from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (https://iep.utm.edu/anti-natalism/) and Stanford Ency…

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(Repeat) Problem. Reaction. Solution. Wildfires About More Than CO2 Induced Climate Change 59:13

25d ago59:13

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(Repeat Broadcast) This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we are addressing the wildfires that have ravaged much of the forests of Canada, along with Maui and other places and the tendency to blame it all on Climate Change. We ask if there are other interests at stake which are using the fight against Climate Change as a mask. In our first ha…

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Canada's Long Fight Against Democracy: Presentation by Owen Schalk and Yves Engler 59:01

1M ago59:01

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This episode of the Global Research News Hour features complete presentations by Canadian writers Owen Schalk and Yves Engler about the ousting of more than 20 elected governments around the world to which "democratic" nation Canada has contributed. The event at which they were speaking was held at the University of Winnipeg on June 20, 2024.…

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Kelly Weinersmith asks: Are we ready to live off-planet? 1:02:44

29d ago1:02:44

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Dr. Kelly Weinersmith (@FuSchmu) is the co-author (with her husband Zach) of Soonish and A City on Mars. Kelly maintains that while having humans living off Earth would be awesome, we’re simply not ready for it yet. She answers many of Leslie’s questions: Why can’t we go to Mars if we have the will? Why can’t we all just get along? Why should we ex…

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Escaping the Enshittoscene: A Lecture by Cory Doctorow 59:31

2M ago59:31

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, we air a special lecture delivered by science fiction author, blogger, and journalist Cory Doctorow on Escaping the Enshittoscene. HE discusses the rapid, precipitous decline of every digital service we depend on, which he argues is designed by specific individuals. He also explains the changes the people…

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An Honest Witness: John Pilger on Truth-Telling in the Era of Mainstream Media 'Fake News' Update 59:05

2M ago59:05

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This is a 2017 interview with updated comments following John Pilger's death on Dec 30, 2023. Special guest interviewer Lesley Hughes interviews Academy and Emmy award-winning documentary film maker and investigative reporter John Pilger. Pilger, an Australian based in the United Kingdom since 1962, has produced dozens of documentaries over the cou…

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The search for truth, with Carolyn Biltoft 1:03:42

2M ago1:03:42

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Carolyn Biltoft received her PhD in World History from Princeton University in 2010. Her work fuses the tools of world history, intellectual history, cultural studies and critical theory. Carolyn has thought deeply about the nature of truth, and realized that each person necessarily has an incomplete understanding, because we only experience a smal…

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Repeat -- Journalism In The Crosshairs The Julian Assange Case 59:12

2M ago59:12

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(Repeat broadcast originally aired November 5, 2021) This week on the Global Research News Hour we bring a special program focused on the plight of Julian Assange. We look not only on the details of the recent appeal of the Extradition Trial, we probe his history and background, the role of Wikileaks, and the eventual erasure of journalism manifest…

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From Ukraine to World War III: Waiting for the Spark to Light the Nuclear Inferno 59:01

2M ago59:01

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This week, on the season finale episode of the GLOBAL RESEARCH NEWS HOUR, we are taking a look at the most recent alarming developments in the saga of the Ukraine war and reviewing the developments in war 80 years ago for any lessons to be learned to help stave off nuclear disaster. In our first half hour, we speak to independent military and geopo…

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The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself, with Robin Reames 1:09:11

2M ago1:09:11

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Robin Reames is the incoming Culbertson Chair of English at Indiana University. She researches and writes about the history of ideas, particularly lost ideas from the ancient Greek rhetorical tradition that can enrich our lives today. Leslie and Robin talk about her book, The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized …

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Overcoming Colonialism and Rediscovering Indigeneity: A National Indigenous Peoples Day Special 59:23

3M ago59:23

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This episode of the Global |Research News Hour is dedicated to June 21, labelled National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada. This episode attempts to give voice to the Indigenous people in our community and help them …

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Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited. The U.S., Canada, and NATO Provoking World War III 59:01

3M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, with tensions building as President Putin warns of actions against NATO countries, if Ukraine strikes deep into Russian territory with Western weapons, we are considering the prospects of this two year long Ukraine fight exploding onto the Global stage possibly into a nuclear confrontation. In our first …

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What’s the point if there’s no god? Ralph Lewis has an answer. 1:17:38

2M ago1:17:38

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Dr. Ralph Lewis is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, a practicing psychiatrist, and blogs for Psychology Today. Leslie and Dr. Lewis explore the themes in his book, “Finding Purpose in a Godless World: Why We Care Even if the Universe Doesn’t”, including addressing some key questions: Does the universe have a purpose? Why are we …

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From Servant to Master? The New Boss in Town. Welcome The Rise of AI 59:01

3M ago59:01

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, with Artificial Intelligence poised to replace 300 million full time jobs in various sectors of human life, we will be reflecting on the negative potential of AI on our society and our world, and the potential to avoid AI- maggedon. In our first half hour, Dr T. P. Wilkinson talks about the origins of AI …

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Were High State Operatives Complicit in the Attack on Robert Fico and the Death of Ebrahim Raisi? 59:01

3M ago59:01

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, we are examining the prospect that the deaths of Ebrahim Raisi of Iran and the near death of Robert Fico of Slovakia may have been high level assassination attacks by officials looking at containing an official threat. We first talk to Jeremy Kuzmarov of COVERT ACTION MAGAZINE about what is believed to be…

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The Founding Myth, with Andrew Seidel 1:01:01

3M ago1:01:01

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Andrew Seidel (@AndrewLSeidel) is the author of The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is un-American, and works for Americans United for Separation of Church and State. He and Leslie discuss the birth of the United States and its founding documents. Andrew reveals that America was not intended to be in any way a Christian nation, yet a signi…

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The Rise of COVID 2.0? Beware the WHO’s Pandemic Industrial Complex 59:01

4M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we are examining the complex plans moving forward at the World Health Organization this coming week which, according to critics, would radically alter the way the state organizations in charge of public health gain control of our lives. We first hear from Michelle Leduc Catlin, former spokesperson for th…

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University Encampments and the Freedom Flotilla: Fighting Back Against Historical Racist Genocide 59:01

4M ago59:01

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, as we commemorate NAKBA Day, we take a look at what motivates Israel’s over the top cruelty in their campaign against Hamas carried out for the most part on Palestinian Women and children and the response of university students and people around the world who are determined such actions are not made in th…

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The Ten Commitments, with Kristin Wintermute and Emily Newman 1:15:59

4M ago1:15:59

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The Ten Commitments come from the American Humanist Association’s Center for Education. They “represent our shared humanistic values and principles that promote a democratic world in which every individual’s worth and dignity is respected, nurtured, and supported, and where human freedom and ethical responsibility are natural aspirations for everyo…

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Revealing the Myths and Realities of Israel-Palestine Struggles, and of October 7. 59:01

4M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, with NAKBA day coming in less than a week, we return to Gaza at a time when they are experiencing what some people call a second NAKBA, and look at the cost so far from the ongoing carnage by Israel of the Palestinians on the strip. In our first half hour, we speak with Louay Alghoul, A Winnipegger with …

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Funds for Ukraine: More Slaughter Without Victory? Conversations with Jack Rasmus and Peter Koenig 59:02

4M ago59:02

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, as a new bill got through the US House of Representatives in April allocating $61 billion devoted supposedly to Ukraine, we inspect the fine details of this and another less explored bill on the dynamics of the bloody War in Ukraine and examine the consequences for the victory or finality of Ukraine. For…

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Alternative medicine nearly killed me, says Kat Mac 1:03:14

4M ago1:03:14

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Kat McLeod is passionate about dispelling misinformation, especially regarding herbal remedies. Taking herbal supplements nearly killed her, so she volunteers at the University of Alberta as a mentor for pharmacy and medical students, arming them with the knowledge that can hopefully prevent the kind of suffering she has endured. Kat and Leslie tal…

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"How Dare You?" Alternative Perspectives on "Non-Existent" Human-Generated Climate Change 59:01

4M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News hour, following the many climate related events as part of the recent Earth Day celebrations, we have decided to take a closer look at the generations long warnings and alarmism connected to climate change and explore the prospect that the UN and the elites who have orchestrated a lot of this activity may have…

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Israel vs Iran. If Israel Wins the Staring Match, The Earth May Lose! 59:11

5M ago59:11

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This week, we are now focused on what happens next now that Iran has drawn a line in the sand no longer tolerating further offences against their citizenry like the APRIL 1ST ATTACK on their embassy in Damascus, and speaking to two expert guests who relay what they understand about what happened last weekend and what it potentially means for the re…

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Behind the Scenes at Podcast for Inquiry 31:45

4M ago31:45

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Leslie gave the keynote address at the Centre for Inquiry Canada’s Annual General Meeting in March. That address is today’s special episode of Podcast for Inquiry. Leslie talks about the principles underlying the podcast, the rules and guidelines they led to, and some of the difficult decisions those working on the podcast had to make. Leslie also …

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The Truth of the Rwanda Genocide: RPF the New Instrument for African Imperial Conquest 59:01

5M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour we are examining what is now called the Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda as they took place starting 30 years ago this week, and arriving at the conclusion that this horrible tragedy was masked to conceal the truth of the actual perpetrators, the RPF, and the victims. In our first half hour, journali…

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NATO at 75. A Diamond Anniversary of Security by Fair Means or Foul 59:04

5M ago59:04

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of NATO into a huge global military organization by looking at it from a variety of lenses beyond praising the North Atlantic Cavalry. In our first half hour, Yves Engler joins us to break down Canada’s connection to NATO and how peace activists may consider …

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Misguided: My Jesus Freak Life In A Doomsday Cult with Perry Bulwer 1:11:14

5M ago1:11:14

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Perry Bulwer (Facebook) speaks about his part-memoir, part-exposé book, Misguided: My Jesus Freak Life in a Doomsday Cult. Perry describes what first attracted him to the cult, and why he stayed in it for nearly 20 years. Perry recounts the lasting damage from his time in the Children of God, to himself and especially to those born into it. Podcast…

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Repeat - Stephen Lendman - A Tribute to the "Most Prolific Journalist in Independent Media" 59:28

5M ago59:28

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Repeat Broadcast: On the show this week, we will be spending the next hour investigating the late journalistic career of an accomplished journalistic figure: Stephen Lendman. HE passed away in May of 2023, however with his views so well pronounced in numerous press articles on his blog and in the many radio shows that he produced, it is almost diff…

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Bonus: BAHACON - Sarnia Ontario, August 9-11 2024 13:34

5M ago13:34

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In this bonus episode of Podcast for Inquiry, Leslie speaks with Bob Barnes and Jeff Brooks of Bluewater Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics about the third annual BAHACON, to be held in Sarnia, Ontario on August 9-11, 2024. Leslie hopes to see you there! Podcast for Inquiry is hosted by Leslie Rosenblood and brought to you by the Centre for Inquiry …

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The War on Yugoslavia 25 Years Later: NATO’s Blueprint For the Conflicts of the Twenty First Century 59:01

6M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of NATO’s first act of offence, against another country, the war on Yugoslavia with interviews with two informed guests. The great writer and journalist Diana Johnstone shows up first to talk about the true reasons for the war and about the similarities between that wa…

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Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will, with Kevin Mitchell 1:13:19

6M ago1:13:19

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Kevin Mitchell (@WiringtheBrain) is Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin and writes the blog Wiring the Brain. His book, Free Agents, argues that evolution gave us Free Will. Kevin begins by describing free will, how life has it but rocks do not, and the gradient of choice from paramecia to humans. He talks abo…

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March. The Month of War. Could Recent Developments in Ukraine Launch World War III? 59:01

6M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, first broadcasting on the Ides of March, we are viewing the prospect of war, possibly the ultimate nuclear war, erupting in the wake of current affairs happening in the battle field and in our own movie-going culture. In our first half hour, writer and documentary film Maker Greg Mitchell returns to the …

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Women’s Day 2024: Patriarchy with Lipstick? Addressing Continuing Oppression of Women in Palestine, Afghanistan, and Beyond. 59:09

6M ago59:09

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This week, on the global research News Hour, we salute the day known as International Women’s Day with an examination of what women have faced and continue to face in a world populated, supposedly, by more progressive governments and more civilized societies. In our first half hour, we hear a discussion with peace activist Tamara Lorinz about femin…

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Julien Musolino asks: Who cares if Libertarian Free Will is scientifically incoherent? 1:16:19

6M ago1:16:19

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Dr. Julien Musolino is a cognitive scientist and author of The Soul Fallacy. He explains why the intuitively, commonly-held notion of free will - known as “libertarian” or “contra-causal” - is scientifically incoherent. This has some implications for how we view ourselves and how we treat others, but on many levels it also doesn’t matter. Julien re…

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Rooting the Periphery, not the Core, of White Supremacist Domination in the Caribbean. 59:04

6M ago59:04

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, on the occasion of just concluded Black History month we are shining a spotlight on the prevailing mechanisms by which colonial powers continue to exert their influence on the racialized countries they previously controlled and efforts to reverse this trend. In our first half hour, we will be speaking to …

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Fundraising Drive 2024 - Pledge to the Global Research News Hour 44:53

7M ago44:53

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, CKUW, the radio station hosting the show is having its annual fund-raiser. This show will feature excerpts from past programs, music and lots and lots of pitching. The fund-raiser has come to a close by the time this show is posted but listeners are encouraged to pledge a donation at fundrive.ckuw.ca!…

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Maryam Namazie and The Paris Appeal 1:01:57

7M ago1:01:57

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Maryam Namazie (@MaryamNamazie) is the spokesperson for One Law for All and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. In December 2023, the CEMB released The Paris Appeal, calling for Laics of all countries to unite. Maryam explains the purpose and content of The Paris Appeal, and along the way gets into the difference between laïcité and secularism, a…

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Fluoride on Trial: A Chemical Too Big to Fail 59:01

7M ago59:01

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This week on the Global Research News Hour, we are taking a look at the landmark trial pitting multiple citizens groups against the EPA and seeing the elaborate interests other than teeth that benefits from adding Silicofluorides into drinking water and realizing the magnitude of efforts needed to stop it even after revealed by research studies. In…

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Sandra Dunham asks: Why does Canada give $5.6 billion annually to religious charities? 1:02:15

7M ago1:02:15

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Canada allows organizations that do nothing but “advance religion” to be classified as charities. This policy decision costs Canadians at least $5.6 billion every year, according to CFIC’s Cost of Religion reports. Sandra Dunham explains what this amount includes, how it was calculated, and the many benefits that religious institutions enjoy in add…

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Leslie's Diatribes #3: Canadian Insurance and Pharmacy companies collude to coerce 7:37

7M ago7:37

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Canadians with group benefits covered by Manulife will soon be able to fill certain prescriptions only at Loblaw-owned pharmacies, such as Shoppers Drug Mart. In today’s Diatribe, Leslie fulminates against this blatantly anti-competitive, coercive arrangement that harms everyone it affects except the profits of two of Canada’s largest companies. Le…

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Freedom Convoy 2022. Was the Emergencies Act Justifiable? Was Media Accurate? Two Perspectives 59:02

7M ago59:02

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Freedom Convoy 2022. Was the Emergencies Act Justifiable? Was Media Accurate? Two Perspectives by Michael WelchBy Alternate Current Radio

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WEF Global Solutions, But for Whom? Critiquing WEF Prescribed “Climate Activism” 59:01

8M ago59:01

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour a week after the conclusion of Davos24 we are focused on the battle against Climate Change and the mechanism of the World Economic Forum that puts the world’s wealthiest figures in the driving seat. For the majority of our hour, we speak to Geopolitical analyst Peter Koenig and to environmental activist a…

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The life of a refugee in exile: “Omer” shares his story 56:36

8M ago56:36

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“Omer” (a pseudonym) was born and raised in Pakistan, but his life was threatened when he expressed doubts about the inerrancy of Islam. He survived a manhunt by the Pakistani government, and now lives as a refugee in Nepal. Omer is the first Pakistani atheist to reach 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. He has been accepted by Canada as a …

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