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Cara Santa Maria joins us for an riveting conversation on the science and pseudoscience of mental health and therapy in the context of the book she and Stephen Hupp recently compiled and edited called Pseudoscience in Therapy. Cara is a science communicator and is now a clinical psychologist working with cancer patients. She is the host of her podcast called Talk Nerdy and also a co-host on the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe. Talk Nerdy and Cara's website: https://www.carasantamaria.com/ The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/ Pseudoscience in Therapy Edited by Stephen Hupp and Cara Santa Maria: https://amzn.to/4hmaOVm In Your Corner: https://amzn.to/48KZOyM Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBw4dVlegYC-g5_mnkC780g/join Or Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. Intro and outro music: Heat by Distill: https://youtu.be/KuitHZCVMxc?si=HE10i_8mhsVXGJhe For the full transcript along with links to citations and further reading, visit www.berationable.com. Get updates and join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationable.conversations/) Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com.

Dr Jonathan Stea is a clinical psychologist in Alberta, Canada, and has recently written a book called Mind the Science. We talk about how the wellness industry and its many pseudoscientific practices are exploiting your mental health to make money off you. If you have ever wondered about reiki, energy healing, accupuncture, Goop and others and how legitimate their claims are, you need to listen to this episide. Book links with associate links: Mind the Science by Dr Jonathan N Stea: Kindle: https://amzn.to/46P8P7d Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3KBwznS In your Corner by Naina Srivastava and Fazal Kidwai: Kindle: https://amzn.to/46Tm3Qu Paperback: https://amzn.to/4gS06po Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. Intro and outro music: Heat by Distill: https://youtu.be/KuitHZCVMxc?si=HE10i_8mhsVXGJhe Get updates and join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationable.conversations/) or the Whatsapp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LgCfEtxTMpWDB1XZc3cKpx Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com.

Anand from Pale Blue Thoughts joins me to discuss the origins of astrology and its application in Nadi/Nari patra astrology in India. Sounds intriguing? Anand will astound you with his insights in this video. Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

Jansher Singh, otherwise known as The Indic Atheist talks about his journey into atheism and his perspectives on Indian religion and politics. Go subscribe to his channel here:  @theindicrealist  and find him on Instagram with the same handle. Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

Adrienne has been quite an active member of the skeptics community in the US and Canada and is an advocate for awareness of Tourette's Syndrome, especially for teachers. Intro and outro music: Heat by Distill: https://youtu.be/XIm7ASjSTn8  For the full transcript along with links to citations and further reading, visit www.berationable.com.  Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

UFOs, or rather, UAPs, have been in the news a lot lately, mostly thanks to the US Congress discussing the matter with three ex-military people who claim they have evidence for non-terrestrial spacecrafts. In other words, aliens. This hearing gave the movement a lot of legitimacy. But do we really have evidence for aliens visiting Earth? I speak to Brian Dunning, creator and host of the Skeptoid podcast, about UFOs, aliens, and the quality of evidence we have. It just so happens, Brian's non-profit company has released The UFO Movie They Don't Want You to See, and has done a lot of research into astrophysics, space flight and a lot of claims of UFO sightings. If you want to believe, or already do believe in aliens and UFOs visiting our planet, you need to hear what Brian has to say. The UFO Movie website: https://theufo.movie The Skeptoid podcast: https://skeptoid.com/ My interview with Mick West: https://youtu.be/7HVZW5c4NuQ Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

Recently, Dave Farina of  @ProfessorDaveExplains  had a debate with James Tour about the origin of life and, according to most scientists in the field, he destroys James Tour's position that we have no proof that life began naturally. In this interview, I talked to Dave about how he prepared for the debate, his debate strategy, his episode on gender identity and lots more. James Tour Debunk Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLybg94GvOJ9HzCxBR9f4oi7MvfVcKAS6O&si=qE1wBCpHXTb357Uc James Tour Vs Dave Farina Debate: https://youtu.be/YAm2W99Qm0o?si=aEotlU3yZUEXGj4R Fact-checking the debate: https://youtu.be/YAm2W99Qm0o?si=aEotlU3yZUEXGj4R Professor Dave Explains Gender Identity: https://youtu.be/fpGqFUStcxc?si=Z8kojpLLWjpFGmY1 Richard Dawkins on Gender: https://youtu.be/hu72Lu5FqE4?si=TwgLAac44lnaQuPj Podcast outro Thank you so much for listening to The Rationable Podcast. If you like this show, please subscribe, share, rate it and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to make it easier for others to find it. Also, subscribe to the Rationable channel on Youtube. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable.  For the show notes, transcript, references and more, visit www.berationable.com. Meet likeminded people on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group. To get in touch, write to [email protected] or @berationable on Twitter. Until next time, be rationable. 

What do all the letters of LGBTQIA+ stand for? Are there only two genders or a spectrum? Is being transgender a real thing? What are the pronouns we should use? Should we use the pronouns at all? Is being queer natural? What does the science say? What kind of person is intersex? Sayantan Dutta, a non-binary activist and journalist, answers all these questions and more. So if you're wondering about the rainbow communities, this interview will give you your answers. Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

Trick or Treatment by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst: https://amzn.to/2GeVEjW Contact Edzard: https://twitter.com/EdzardErnst My interview with Thomas Westbrook ( @HolyKoolaid  ): https://youtu.be/jTV_p5Js6hc Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

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Kyle Polich, from the podcast Data Skeptic, talks about the rise of Large Language Models (LLMs), what they do and what the future of AI seems to be. Thank you so much for listening to The Rationable Podcast. If you like this show, please subscribe, share, rate it and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to make it easier for others to find it. Also, subscribe to the Rationable channel on Youtube. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable.  For the show notes, transcript, references and more, visit www.berationable.com. Meet likeminded people on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group. To get in touch, write to [email protected] or @berationable on Twitter.

This time, I'm interviewing Sanal Edamaruku, one of the big guys in the Indian rationalist movement. He is the founder and president of Rationalists International and President of the Indian Rationalist Association. He has done so much over the years to fight for scientific temper and rationality in India. In fact, Sanal had to leave India when a group of Christians in India started threatening him when he debunked their claim that their statue of Jesus was weeping. It turned out that the weeping Jesus was not a miracle. In fact, the truth of what was seeping out of the statue is a lot more…troubling. In this video, we talk about his origin story, the importance of scientific temper, and the whole account of what led to his leaving the country, the latest updates on Rationalist International and his advice to the new sceptics and rationalists of India who are fighting superstition every day. Important links: Weeping Jesus story on TV9 Part 1: https://youtu.be/kUqhq9MuRG8 Weeping Jesus story on TV9 Part 2: https://youtu.be/TfJ6_ftih0s Guru Busters: https://youtu.be/EoiNhwq-BD8 BBC Documentary on Homeopathy: https://youtu.be/fTZMMMP8jC0 BBC Documentary on Homeopathy 2: https://youtu.be/unPoTTdATDM More about Sanal Edamaruku: https://www.sanaledamaruku.com/about Website of Rationalist International: https://www.Rationalists.net Website of Sanal Edamaruku (English): https://www.SanalEdamaruku.com ◼️ Rationalist application for mobile phones - Links to download: 📱 For Android mobiles (on Play Store): https://bit.ly/Rationalist_app_on_PlayStore 📱 For iPhones (on the App Store): https://bit.ly/Rationalist_app_on_AppStore #atheism #rationalist #indianathiest Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

Krish Ashok has dedicated a lot of his spare time to understanding the science behind the foods we eat, in general as humans, and specifically as Indians. In this interview, he shares mind-blowing facts and busts many myths and pseudoscientific ideas that we all have encountered about the food we eat. This has been one of the most fascinating conversations I've had to date. If you are a foodie, this episode is a must Krish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_masalalab Krish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/krishashok Masala Lab by Krish Ashok: https://amzn.to/41lRWO3 Krish's Music Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/krishashok Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tNJmxQOh8PxU1OUdqwS9E?si=tET8zeEoR1uURxUJ56-_Fw Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegram channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

Now, I started my journey into atheism back around 2010. When I first started identifying as an atheist, the first podcast I started listening to was The Thinking Atheist created by Seth Andrews. His soothing voice, friendly demeanor and down-to-earth, humanistic values made me connect with him instantly. He would speak openly about his perspectives, his arguments and the challenges he faced every week with his friends, family and more. If you haven't heard of him before, Seth is an impressive thinker and this video is a great opportunity to learn more about his journey towards atheism. Seth's Books: Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason: Kindle: https://amzn.to/3xn06YD | Paperback: https://amzn.to/3I0GIFF Sacred Cows: A Lighthearted Look at Belief and Tradition Around the World: Kindle: https://amzn.to/3IqYvY6 | Paperback: https://amzn.to/3lEq5YO Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot: Kindle: https://amzn.to/40VAYG1 | Paperback: https://amzn.to/3Iq8FrV Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian: Kindle: https://amzn.to/3xkog6d | Paperback: https://amzn.to/3EaqUPI Ghost Stories: Original Tales & Ghostly Urban Legends: Kindle: https://amzn.to/3xHwuWh Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable. 

Rob Palmer, Columnist and Skeptical Activist, joins us again on behalf of Recovering from Religion, or RFR for short. RFR helps those doubting their religious beliefs to come to terms with it and take action to maintain their social, mental and physical well-being. They have hotlines and online chats where their volunteers speak to callers who are doubting their faith and answer the many questions such a person would have. If you are having doubts about your religion, or are seeking a psychotherapist who is secular, you MUST watch this video, and refer to the links below: Links and References: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ RFR Support Group Meeting Calendar: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/sg-calendar Secular Therapy Project: https://www.seculartherapy.org/ Secular Therapist Agreement: https://www.seculartherapy.org/therapist RFRx Online Talks: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrx RFR Podcast: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/podcast Follow Rob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TWKSkeptic?mibextid=LQQJ4d Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group or the Telegream channel, Rationable. Contact me at [email protected]. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com. Support and get involved with Rationable on Patreon at patreon.com/rationable.