Episodes
Sanal Edemaruku is a renowned rationalist and skeptic activist respected the world over for his work. The consequences of one sincident forced him to seek asylum in Finland as religous fanatics threatened his life. In this episode, we hear his story.
Published 12/31/23
Published 12/31/23
Krish Ashok speaks to Abhijit from Rationable about a variety of topics regarding the science of food like will refrigerating or freezing your food kill its nutritional value? Is Jaggery better than Sugar? What does the indian terms of calling food garam (hot) and thanda (cold) mean? What really are spices? Why plants are out to kill you, and a lot more.
Published 08/16/23
I started my journey into atheism back around 2010. Seth's podcast was one of the first I started listening to. It really kind of had a really nice approach to it. It was very down to earth. It was very real, very human. And finally, I get to speak to him face to face.
Published 04/02/23
Recovering from Religion is an organization I have heard a lot about over the years over Atheist podcasts from, Seth Andrews and Dogma Debate. They're doing a lot of good work in the US and beyond, and I think it's very good to be aware of organizations like this and try and support their work if we can. So if you're listening in the US and you haven't heard of them before, or you have heard of them and you haven't managed to help out in any way, this could be your chance to get, know, get to...
Published 02/18/23
Susan Gerbic and Mark Edward have spent years in psychic espionage and infiltration to understand and expose the tricks used by Astrologers and Psychics to take advantage of the vulnerable and grieving. In this interview, they reveal what they know.
Published 01/09/23
Today I am here with Pranav. He is the he's created the channel, Science is Dope and science very much is dope. And he's got his second channel going now, which is also seeing quite a bit of success where he is debating people left, right, and centre live-streaming it. And he's been a big inspiration for me to get back into the YouTube business.
Published 01/04/23
Richard Saunders, Rob Palmer and a group of sceptic activists from all over the world analyzed over 4,000 predictions from 207 psychics over 2 decades to see how accurate they were. Here's what they found.
Published 12/11/22
Vimoh has a podcast call in show and two youtube channels where he comments on religion, superstitions and politics twice a week. In this interview, we discuss a large range of topics including castes, karma, the right books to educate ones self on Hinduism and the right to ridicule religion.
Published 11/23/22
Janyce Boynton used to be a facilitator who was helping non-verbal autistic people communicate. She soon found out this was all a horrible scam that was taking advantage of these vulnerable people and their families. So she set to work exposing the whole deal. This is her story.
Published 11/16/22
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips is a firebrand twitter sceptic who regularly shares science-based information and research regarding alternative medicine – Ayurveda in particular, and the harm it can do.
Published 06/20/21
Dr Haryax Pathak, MBBS, was kind enough to join Rationable to dispel myths about the vaccines and help us understand which one to choose, what the dosage interval should be, and lots more.
Published 04/29/21
I've scienced the hell out of the claims made by Evocus H2O black alkaline water and found it to be a complete scam.
Published 02/05/21
Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Dr Paul Offit is here to answer them all!
Published 01/29/21
The government is allowing Ayurvedic practitioners to perform certain types of surgery. Is that wise?
Published 01/23/21
Your body's pH balance is a fascinating mechanism but it's often misunderstood or miscommunicated to sell ideas like the alkaline diet. In this episode, we get a basic insight into how your body handles its acid-alkaline levels.
Published 11/18/20
Leonard Tramiel and I discuss the passion for science and his journey through the sceptical movement.
Published 10/14/20
Richard Saunders, a life member of Australian Skeptics and a CSI fellow, is a world-famous sceptic from Australia who has been doing activism, speaking, podcasting and promoting sceptics from around the world for decades. Other than that, he is just a fun, chilled out guy who loves origami and cats. In this interview, we chat about UFOs and ancient aliens, psychics, astrology, Power Balance bands and lots more.
Published 09/15/20
Dr Shaikh returns in this last part of her interview to discuss why she founded Altnews Science to counter dangerous pseudoscience that goes otherwise unchallenged.
Published 08/11/20
Here’s the second edition of my interview with the fantabulous Dr Sumaiya Shaikh. In this episode, we discuss the dark yet fascinating world of violent behaviour and the science behind it.
Published 07/27/20
Dr Sumaiya Shaikh shares the neurophysiology behind the unpleasant feeling we call pain. We discover how it's defined, why it happens and what it means.
Published 07/19/20
To celebrate Doctor's Day India 2020, I speak to Dr Shantanu Abhyankar, MD, MBBS, Gynaecology, and Dr Anand Khare, MD Psychiatry. We discuss Coronil, Patanjali's so-called coronavirus cure, Sushant Singh Rajput's passing and its effects on mental health awareness along with Ayurveda, alternative medicine, boosting immunity and how to survive the pandemic and lots more.
Published 07/03/20
This “Corona Kit” consists of a bottle of Coronil, which is a mixture of Ashwagandha, Tulsi, Giloy, and other herbs and minerals along with Shwasari Juice and Anu Tel. Rationable fact checks their claims to see if it could work or not.
Published 06/27/20
Many quacks and peddlers of alternative remedies want you to believe you can boost your immunity. We look into how your immune system works and how we can get it to protect you more effectively.
Published 05/24/20
Our first edition of Rationable Interviews features Dr Shantanu Abhyankar, a gynaecologist by profession and a sceptic activist based in Wai, Maharashtra. We speak about his journey from homoeopathy to mainstream medicine, the relationship between Ayurveda and homoeopathy, and his work as an activist.
Published 04/25/20