The Skeptic Zone

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:05 An interview with Ash Pryce Ash Pryce of the Edinburgh Skeptics Society presents a fully interactive demonstration of various tricks that psychics have used over the years. 0:19:30 A Penny for your Thoughts... with Penny Chan Penny chats to Wendy Hughes and Paula Lauterbach from the The Independent Investigations Group about their recent test of Robert...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:04:20     Dr Rachie Reports with Dr Rachael Dunlop This week Dr Rachie visits Rodd Island in Sydney Harbour. Between 1888 and 1894, the island was used as a laboratory by scientists working for the Pasteur Institute, who were researching the use of the chicken cholera microbe to control Australia's rabbit population. Louis Pasteur sent h...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Maynard 0:03:10 A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev Eran live from Sydney Skeptics in the pub with his talk on how a skeptic should evaluate evidence. 0:33:25 Maynard's Spooky Action... Reports and interviews from Sydney Skeptics in the Pub. Maynard asks... "How do you reply when someone asks you why you are a skeptic?" 

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:07:30 Maynard's Spooky Action... Reports and interviews from Sketpicamp Sydney 2012 Including... Tim Mendham - Dave the Happy Singer - Belinda Bowditch - Robin Hilliard  0:36:30 A chat to Terry Kelly, President of Victorian Sketpics The annual convention of the Australian Skeptics will be held in Melbourne this year, 2012. The convention organisers extend a...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders and Maynard 0:01:40     An interveiw with Michael Marshall From the 'Skeptics with a K' podcast and the Merseyside Skeptics Society, Marsh is known for his investigations of so-called psychics in the UK. 0:27:50     Maynard's Spooky Action... Reports and interviews from Sketpicamp Sydney 2012 Including... Joel Pittman Shelley Stocken Joanne Benhamu Dr Rach...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:50 A Penny for your Thoughts with Penny Chan This week Penny brings us Ben Radford in conversation with Brian Dunning. Ben is deputy editor of the science magazine Skeptical Inquirer and a columnist for Skeptical Inquirer magazine Skeptical Briefs newsletter, Discovery News, LiveScience.com and MediaMythmakers.com. He examines the science behind cryptozoo...

0:00:00 Some thoughts on Homeopathic Vaccination by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki 0:01:08     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00     HM Queen Elizabeth II opens the UK Parliament Dr Simon Singh comments on hopeful libel reform 0:10:30     An interview with Julie Lada - Quackery at the Vet From her blog we discover that.... "I am a Purdue University Animal Science graduate embarking on an adventure to ob...

0:00:00 Some thoughts on Astrology from Sydney Radio 0:01:18 Introduction Richard Saunders, Dr Rachael Dunlop and Maynard 0:06:00 ACCC tackles Homeopathy Plus! Whooping Cough claims Press Release read by Richard Saunders 0:08:30 An interview with Dr Ken Harvey - Whooping Cough and Homeopathy At last a government department, the ACCC, has taken action against a web site that promotes nonsense and m...

00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:02:00 Interview wtih Tim Farley What's the harm? Well you may ask. What's the harm in Acupuncture, Alphabiotics, Alternative dentistry, Alternative medicine, Applied kinesiology, Autism denial, Ayurvedic medicine, Chelation therapy, Chiropractic, Colloidal silver, Colon cleansing and on and on and on? TimFarley has been investigating the real harm caused b...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:10     A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev This week Eran interviews the founders of Friends of Science in Medicine. Prof John Dwyer AO Prof Alastair H MacLennan AO Prof Marcello Costa Loretta Marron Prof Rob Morrison OAM Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) is an association of concerned scientists, clinicians and members of the public who support a rigo...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:45     A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev This week Eran joins Dr Paul Willis for a tour of the Royal Institution of Australia in Adelaide. RiAus brings science to people and people to science. It creates real and virtual spaces in which people can listen, talk and think about science in all its shapes and forms, and develop innovative and accessible way...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:40     Interview with Juliaa Offe from the German Skeptics We find more about the upcoming 6th World Skeptics Congress in Berlin. 0:14:20     Where are they now....? Despite the claims of “…a breakthrough in negative Ion technology…” and such like, the NRG Titanium Ion Bands seem at last to have found their true home. 0:19:35 Maynard's Spooky Action.....

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Jim Wilshire with the ISS passing overhead. 0:08:38 Maynard's Spooky Action... Blogging and tweeting without getting sued: ... media law expert Mark Pearson. 0:32:57 CHOICE Magazine with Dr Ken Harvey 0:39:28 Dr Krissy Wilson and SOAP

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:45 Maynard's Spooky Action... SEX! Really... SEX. We mean it! Sex. (Is that enough mentions of the word 'SEX'?) This week Maynard interviews the author of 'Sex Drive', Sexual Anthropologist Dr Bella Ellwood-Clayton about female sexuality myths and her ongoing research. 0:29:35     A Penny for your Thoughts with Penny Chan Penny interviews Jarrett Kauf...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:07:40 Interview with Alison Medcalfe and Keir Little from Edinburgh Skeptics All the way from QED in Manchester, Richard Saunders sits down with some of the people behind the Scottish Skeptics and finds out that they do much more than just look for lake monsters! 0:22:25 Interview with Fraser Cain from Universe Today and Astronomy Cast It's the return of 'A...

From QED con in Manchester, Richard Saunders chats to Finn and Steve from Irish Skeptics and to Janis from Manchester Skeptics in the Pub

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:20     Interview with James Randi We chat to the Amazing Randi about the upcoming TAM10, his visits to Australia and the new movie based on his life and times. 0:42:10     A walk with Wiseman Join Richard Saunders as he walks and talks in Edinburgh with Prof. Richard Wiseman

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders, Stefan Sojka and Maynard 0:03:10 Report on AVN v. HCCC court case followed by comments from Peter 'Ratbags' Bowditch and Richard Saunders 0:08:00 Maynard's Spooky Action... What is the story with Schrödinger's Cat? Maynard chats to Eran Segev 0:16:30 The Think Tank. Join Maynard, Dr Rachie Dunlop, Richard Saunders, Jo Benhamu, Stefan Sojka and Eran Segev for...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:20 Artist and Nurse - Paul O'Brien Paul shares his thoughts on skeptical podcasts and insights gained in over 40 years of nursing. What 'woo' concerns him and what can be done about it. 0:29:40 We chat to Ian Bryce from Australian Skeptics about the latest moves in the ongoing 'cold fusion' story, Andrea Rossi's E-Cat. Will Rossi pick up an easy $1,000,00...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:40 Adam vanLangenberg on national TV! High School teacher and skeptic Adam vanLangenberg appeared on the national TV chat show, 'The Circle' to talk about his skeptics club. 0:12:00 Richard Saunders catches up with Adam vanLangenberg to find out more about his efforts to promote skeptic thought in schools. Check out Adam's blog "Sceptic School". 0:37:30 M...

0:00:00     Introduction Stefan Sojka (and Richard Saunders... sort of..) 0:04:34     A Penny for your Thoughts Penelope Chan chats to mentalist, Mark Edward. Can he really read your mind? (Duh.. no..) Penny finds out more about this fascinating man and has a magic lesson along the way. 0:20:10     Richard Saunders catches up with Penny Chan at Skeptics in the Pub at the University of California,...

Music by Stefan Sojka

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders and a bunch of Sea Lions at San Francisco's Peir 39 0:03:15     We chat to Dr Eugenie C. Scott from The National Center for Science Education in Oakland, California and discover that, as if their job wasn't hard enough defending the teaching of science against the dark forces of "creationism", they are now taking on defending the science behind climate cha...

0:00:00     Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:40     We chat to Ian Bryce from Australian Skeptics about his investigation into a new 'cold fusion' device, Andrea Rossi's E-Cat. Will it fly.. or run? Or will it somehow not quite live up to the hype. (hmmm I wonder which?) 0:31:50     Loretta Marron (the Jellybean Lady) on the radio. Skeptic of the Year for 2007 and 2011, Loretta Marron brings us...

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:12:45 We chat to Dr Phil Plait.  Philip Plait (a.k.a. The Bad Astronomer) is an American astronomer and skeptic who runs the website BadAstronomy.com.