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Author RL Bays new book is "No Such Thing as Ghosts: A Brief Guide to Critical Thinking".  RL takes on such irrational beliefs as faith healing and anti-vaxxers, and how to critically think our way to facts.  Plus, United Airlines makes an idiotic move leaving tens of thousands of employees irate, and I talk subscriptions, from knives to cars.

Bestselling romance novelist and practicing Hollywood attorney talks about getting forced by fortune to make a major career decision, romance writing's place in fiction, and going for the provocative, like naming a novel "Wonderf*ck".

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The week in part 1 of a PODCAST CROSSOVER, Bryce Blankenagle of the Naked Mormonism podcast stops by to tell us of the life and times of a great American con - Joseph Smith, Jr. - founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka the Mormons.

This week we dive deep into the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  What is it, what is it doing, and why we should (not) care.  The stock market gyrations are causing Dow anxiety.  This episode has the cure.

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Ian Harris, skeptic comic, joins me this week to discuss fighting scientific illiteracy and more through humor. Plus, what's up with all the train wrecks? And recommendations with 88 keys.

Ross Blocher is an investigator of extraordinary claims. Ross and his podcasting partner Carrie Poppy investigate fringe science, religion, cults and (potential) scams on their podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie. Ross has been banned from Scientology events, and he's been driven into the desert by a cult in a van. Risk-seeking behavior, anyone? Plus, a quick note on doggy DNA testing of my pugamo Archie, and negotiations - when do you need an expert negotiating for you?

Colorado is a great place to live, and not just because of the legal weed. So in this episode, we talk about legal weed. Chase Bradshaw, owner of Altitude Dispensaries, a recreational marijuana dispensary chain with locations around the Denver area, joins me on Reasonable Risk this week - recorded on location in one of his grow warehouses. Plus, crypto currency jumps the shark with Bananacoin. Seriously?

The pharmacy is one place you are almost guaranteed to not know how much you will pay for a product. WHY? We talk to Eric Brewer, former owner of Bondurant's Pharmacy (featuring iconic architecture), and Dan Irizarry, Pharmacist, about the ins and outs of the prescription drug portion of our maddening American healthcare industry. Plus, I test drive the Tesla Model 3, get a scam letter trying to bilk me out of $985.00, and recommend a couple of songs on a theme.

This week we take on the week's hot topic: Michael Wolff's incendiary new book "Fire & Fury: Inside the Trump White House". Nathan Dickey of the Trolling With Logic and A Leap of Doubt podcasts joins me in a critical breakdown of the book, taking a skeptic's eye to the book to determine what, if anything, is credible.

This week we take a deep dive into the world of pyramids, Ponzi schemes, and multi-level marketing.