DEEKAST

DEEKAST

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DEEKAST episodes

  • #81. Perrier Rosewood

    Perrier Rosewood is a rap artist from Detroit, Michigan. On this episode we discuss Steve Harvey, what it's like growing up in Detroit, other detroit artists such as Big Sean, Earlly Mac, Dej Loaf, Danny Brown and others, Toronto music as seen from detroit, Canadians being nice, the history of the Detroit sound, Blade Icewood, and Cartier Buffs. Follow Perrier on Instagram, Twitter or Spotify!

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    1 hr 17 min
  • #80. Jesse Ingelevics (Alexisonfire)

    Jesse is the former drummer of Alexisonfire (first two albums 2001-2005) and my neighbour. We chat about his start in music, the bands success and sound, the Canadian and American music scenes, and more!

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    1 hr 1 min
  • #79. Dr. Channa Prakash (@AgBioWorld)

    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!

    49 min
  • #78. @Juan_Public

    @Juan_Public is a man, from LA, who is interested in finances, the economy, politics, and current events. He has an interesting twitter feed and frequently interacts within the FINANCIAL TWITTER world. He has covered the Chinese Floods through the summer and really seems to have his finger on the pulse. We talk about the US elections, the China Floods, grifting on twitter, and other current events. Follow him on twitter!

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    1 hr 13 min
  • #77. Abhijit Chanda (The Rationable Podcast)

    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!)

    1 hr 12 min
  • #76. Newbie Comics & Collectibles

    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

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    1 hr 5 min
  • #75. Richard Saunders (SkepticZone.TV)

    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.

    58 min
  • #74. Zain Velji Returns!

    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 also featuring The Strategists Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter comes to all podcast platforms soon.  

    Zain's Twitter: @ZainVelji The Strategists Podcaster Twitter: @strategistspod

    37 min
  • #73. James Townsend of Crabrat

    My buddy James and I discuss his new EP with CRABRAT on all platforms now called The Cancer and the Plague. We also discuss how to handle friends and family who believe conspiracies, as well as touch on the unfolding protests in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd and Trump's battle with Twitter.

    Crabrat on Instagram:

    @thealmightycrabrat

    Crabrat on Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/album/70Op5LyhR6g2oUgwimWl9W

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    42 min
  • #72. Jacob Martin (Grand & Clover Cocktail Co.)

    In this episode I caught up with a pal of mine from highschool Jacob Martin!  Jacob is the owner of Grand & Clover Cocktail Co. in Toronto and we had a chat about life under lockdown, entrepeneurship, and more!  Instagram: jacobmartin1st Website: www.grandandclover.com

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    49 min

About DEEKAST

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DEEKAST is a conversational podcast hosted by Niagara music producer, DJ, designer & gaming enthusiast Derek Veenhof (@deekatello). A millennial counterculture movement discussing anything &…