From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode:Antivaxxers are dangerously wrong, but we should be wary of writing them off as stupid or selfish, by Michael Marshall, from December 2020A new study suggests vegan diets are healthier for cats and dogs – but is it really true?, by Robyn Lowe, from September 2023Toxoplasmosis: how worried should we be about the 'mind-control parasite' spread by cats?, by Lydia Hemus, from February 2021Counting down our top 10 worst pseudoscience pop songs of all time, by Brian Eggo, from November 2022Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #019
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Haunting the Bereaved: a skeptical analysis of Colin Fry's "6ixth Sense" TV show, by Mark Williams, from July 2007GESARA: From 9/11 ‘truth’ to global economic conspiracy, by Thiago Vahia, from November 202010 songs that show there's space for skepticism in music industry, by Brian Eggo, from June 2021Redemption or ruse? Russell Brand’s conversion to Christianity examined, by Abi Kennedy, from June 2024Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #018
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Failure to listen to patients is causing unacceptable delays in endometriosis diagnosis, by Alice Howarth, from October 2020We all want to feel special and unique - which is what leads some of us to conspiracy theories, by Dave Hahn, from October 2021Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs, by Michael Marshall, from June 2022Ear candling: why putting burning sticks into your ear is actually quite a bad idea, by Michaila Passananti, from December 2023Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #017
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.On this episode:Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money - it is about altruism, not exploitation, by Emma McClure, from September 2024From the archive: The Rendlesham Incident - Some Lessons for UFOlogy, by Jenny Randle, from April 2006Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy, by Mark Horne, from January 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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Episode #016
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from August 2022HADD it's day: there's no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device, by Kat Ford, from November 2024What's the better exercise for our health: lifting weights or doing cardio?, by Clio Bellenis, from September 2023iNaturalist's flaws can leave people with a false impression of the natural world around them, by Sarah Hearne, from July 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
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