Skeptenfreude

Recorded 1 June 2025 (but posted 23 July 2025; I know, its ridiculously late). Ms Ann and Richard discuss not having a podcast preamble unlike the SGU, the end of the Australian Skeptic (and other) magazines, why we are being forced to join communities, Who's That Racist, the SGU at Disneyland, why did we not see the so many tobacco shops, a grass roots mind, body, & wallet show at a pokie club, t...

Recorded 28 February 2025 (but posted 26 April 2025!). Ms Ann and Richard discuss changes in the world since they last recorded a podcast five months ago and the Trump presidency, the end of Skeptics in the Pub, Richard's experience with a Tarot Cards for Beginners course, how ChatGPT is both brilliant and scary, but regardless we use it for a bit of content, Richard tells his Ed the Canadian envi...

Recorded 25 August 2024. Ms Ann and Richard discuss the SGU talking irrelevant personal stuff and episode numbers before Richard talks about his irrelevant personal trip to a folk event in Annandale.  Then we spend the remaining time on the question "What is a women" which for a seemingly obvious answer seems to have got quite muddy and as expected we end up not solving it and only being exasperat...

Recorded 21 July 2024. Ms Ann and Richard discuss the Skeptics World Zoom meeting, the unexpected end of Tenacious D as witnessed by Richard, the Australian Skeptics investigation into Drop Bears, Committed Relationships, the universality of Skeptics in the Pub, James Randi Kindness (again), measuring a persons height, Ross Coulthart, someone actually reviewing the podcast, podcasters who make mon...

Recorded 25 February 2024. Ms Ann and Richard try to ignore reasons why they only did one podcast in 2023 to discuss Skeptic Zone doing 800 episodes, a dud board game gift given to Ms Ann, a Tik-Tok paranormal debacle and the true reason why Kenny Biddle is now Richard's new Skeptic nemesis, Alicia Keys vanishing bum note, Dyson vacuum cleaners, father & son gigs, shared office desks, SGU musical...

Recorded 26 August 2023. Ms Ann and Richard ignore reasons why they haven't done a podcast and in a new improved shorter episode format briefly discuss kissing at the Women's Soccer World Cup, dead people and their twitter accounts, phones at urinals, shopping for milk, the real John Dory, Skeptics in the Pub, Woolies cameras, gender in chess, gender in general and Evan Bernstein.

Recorded 4 November 2022. Ms Ann and Richard briefly discuss the previous failed attempt at a podcast, how Richard got injured at a concert and the ALARP approach, thoughts of retirement given the decline due to aging, how can SGU and Richard Saunders do weekly podcasts, a long talk on Richard attending the Sydney Mind Body Spirit Festival (including his tarot card reading, some of the weird cult-...

Recorded 31 July 2022. Ms Ann and Richard briefly discuss the Pauline Hanson and the welcome to Country, the daily prayer said each morning at Federal Parliament, a team building experience, a Dyson vacuum experience, Graggle Simpson, sleep paralysis and dog dreams, hottest day in England and how the naked ape has changed the world environment, a Will Durant quote wrongly attributed and the book i...

Recorded 22 May 2022. Ms Ann and Richard discuss the new Australian Government and the associated fallout (i.e. Rowan Dean being a clown), how they voted, what they did and watched on the evening.  We then do a review of the book "Grains of Sands" by Brian J Cano, who impressed us at ParaCon all the way back in Episode #1 and in this podcast welcomed us into his Darkplace.  Finally, a quick run th...

Recorded 3 April 2022. Ms Ann and Richard discuss the Skeptic Zone 700th episode, Russian tanks, the Australia Skeptic magazine, the next Australian Skeptic Conference,  Skeptics in the Pub (and other locations), Richard Saunders and his Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project (including water spill and Girl From Ipanema break), COVID lingers, the great Evan Bernstein of the SGU also does Boar...

Recorded 20 February 2022. Ms Ann and Richard discuss the latest film technology where you can bring back the dead as a wise investment or cold call marketing, the recent Sydney Great White shark and the Florida version, Gift Vouchers, slacktivists, the SGU segment Quickie with Bob, Barometers, "Is your meal ok?", Caving TikTok,  Little Plastic Fish filled with Soy Sauce, Survival Bias, Australia...

Recorded sometime mid Jan 2022 and posted Feb 2022. Ms Ann and Richard go on a COVID rant about the dismal performance of the NSW State and Australian Federal Governments.  Its all a bit depressing, but we try to add a bit of fun where we can.

Recorded sometime October 2021 and posted Jan 2022. Ms Ann and Richard, after recording this thought by their even low standards it was not worth publishing.   But then, we got bored, so here it is.   We talk about COVID at a time before Omicron took off (so its surprisingly optimistic!).   We discuss the new Premier of NSW and his freedom day and reasons why he is new (hint, ICAC), male eyebrows,...

Skeptenfreude Episode #34 Recorded 15 August 2021. Ms Ann and Richard discuss the ongoing woeful COVID-19 lockdown in Australia then walk on the egg shells of sexuality and cultural appropriation, tarot cards, cancel culture and also somehow link it to a few board gaming examples.

Recorded 4 July 2021. Ms Ann and Richard still bereft of content end up talking somewhat about the COVID-19 response in Australia then continue with Richard further outlining all the things he doesn't plan to do with the rest of his life (its a long list).

Recorded 25 April 2021. Ms Ann and Richard bereft of content end up talking about a conspiracy clown that accompanied Richard on an early morning train and also get into life coaching, with Richard outlining all the things he doesn't plan to do with the rest of his life.

Recorded 21 February 2021. Ms Ann and Richard talk mainly about Pete Evans (Australian chef, restaurateur, author, television, spreader of misinformation on vaccinations and promoter of pseudoscientific dieting ideas (as reported by Wikipedia)). In summary, a danger in chefs clothing.  Although at the end, we get a little off topic.  

Recorded 25 January 2021. Ms Ann and Richard discuss Australia Day Honours and a number of unworthy recipients, a bit on Australia Day, the 7 Up documentary series, Joe Biden being President of the United States but Fox News still won't go away, a pathetic joke, the tale of Unmasked Leopard-Print Karen, cancel culture on board game Twitter, Armie Hammer and other celebs who have disappointed Ms An...

Recorded 10 January 2021.  Ms Ann and Richard discuss the Trump inspired attack on Capitol Hill in an attempt to repurpose and redirect the Skeptenfreude ship, after hitting the iceberg that was 2020, with a new format of one topic and only being thirty(ish) minutes long.  It's our New Years gift to you loyal listener.   

Recorded 20 December 2020. Ms Ann and Richard were going to discuss 2020 as a year in review but just basically rambled a bit too long.

Recorded 8 November 2020 (the day Biden was confirmed winner, but released two weeks later where Trump still won't confirm Biden is the winner).  Ms Ann and Richard discuss the passing of the wonderful James Randi (and hence the end of the skeptic movement as we enjoy it), landing on an asteroid, the Biden vs Trump US election and the associated stupidification of America, the loss of an independe...

Recorded 4 July 2020.  Ms Ann and Richard discuss the movie Gemini Man, Dyson Heydon and other examples of men treating women poorly, COVID-19 protection methods and impacts, Black Lives Matter in Family Guy, and apology videos.

Recorded 14 June 2020.  Ms Ann and Richard discuss Black Lives Matter and, despite talking endlessly for almost 90 minutes, contribute nought.

Recorded 12 April 2020.  Unsurprisingly, we talk more about living with the coronavirus COVID-19 (exhale loudly), and I really can't be bothered to break it down even further as we discuss the clowns speaking about it.  Be safe people, from both the virus and abject stupidity. 

Recorded 13 March 2020.  Ms Ann and Richard do a further 8 months of dusting from the microphones and have a chat at the beginning of the COVID-19 virus, when all we really were worried about was toilet paper.  A meandering discussion follows involving a Saturday dinner Skeptic presentation on Climate Change, a Skeptic Zone interview (which in post we find didn't happen!), the Sydney Gay and Lesbi...