by Richard Saunders
The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason. Join Richard Saunders and his team of reporters for your weekly dose of skeptical news and interviews, reports and comments. Past guests have included, James Randi, Stephen Fry, Tim Minchin, Eugenie Scott, Dr Phil Plait, Michael Marshall, Dr Steve Novella, Dr Pamela Gay, Jon Ronson, Dr Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Prof. Richard Wiseman, Dick Smith, Banachek, Prof. Chris French, George Hrab, Tim Ferguson, Dr Paul Willis and many, many more. Featuring Australian radio legend Maynard with his Spooky Action, Jo Alabaster from the 'Evidence Please' blog, Eran Segev's Grain of Salt, Dr Rachael Dunlop with 'Dr Rachie Reports' and Heidi Robertson aka 'The Raw Skeptic'.
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April 20, 2025
Susan Gerbic discusses "Motivated Sitters" and their role in psychic readings, while Tim Mendham reads Ken McLeod's account of psychics searching for missing aircraft, and Adrienne Hill meets with Annie McCubbin and Jessica Singer for a skeptical women's chat.
April 12, 2025
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">0:00:00 <div><strong>Introduction</strong><br /> Richard Saunders</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">00:05:24 <div><strong>For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod</strong><br /> <br /> How are you feeling? It is a common question people ask each other all the time. Most of us give thought to our diet, exercise or overall health on a regular basis. On this week's show Kat McLeod will look at society's obsession with the health and wellness industry, in hopes that you will feel better about yourself.</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">0:29:02 <div><strong>Extinction Over? The Riddle of the Dire Wolf</strong><br /> <br /> Recent media headlines would have you think that scientists have solved extinction! Have Dire Wolves really been brought back from the dead? We seek the thoughts of Brian Dunning who casts some doubt on this claim.</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">0:30:12 <div><strong>Australian Skeptics Newsletter</strong><br /> <br /> What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week?<br /> Read by <strong>Kat McLeod</strong>.<br /> <br /> <a href= "http://www.skeptics.com.au/">http://www.skeptics.com.au</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">0:40:52 <div><strong>The TROVE Archives</strong><br /> <br /> A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to Psychic Precognition.<br /> <br /> 1950.08.26 - The Gippsland Times<br /> 1936.06.06 - The Courier Mail<br /> 1968.10.39 - the Canberra Times<br /> 1939.09.02 - Australian Women's Weekly<br /><br /> <br /> <a href= "http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/">http://www.trove.nla.gov.au</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FEF9E7"> <td>Also <div>Sydney Skeptics in the Pub - April 2025 - Karen Bijkersma<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/fCvua9BUnSI">https://youtu.be/fCvua9BUnSI</a></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
April 5, 2025
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">0:00:00 <div><strong>Introduction</strong><br /> Richard Saunders</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">00:08:54 <div><strong>The Loons From Canada</strong><br /> <br /> Kate & Allie vs. AI<br /> <br /> Just how good is AI in April 2025? Kate & Allie test Copilot from Microsoft when it come to its skeptical knowledge.</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">00:21:48 <div><strong>Maynard's Spooky Action</strong><br /> <br /> This week Maynard heads for Sydney Skeptics in the Pub to see a talk by Karen Bijkersma, a distant relative of the Skeptical Fairy Godmother Angel from the Internet. He took the opportunity to interview Karen and Annie McCubbin about their upcoming podcast episode on the Why Smart Women podcast.<br /> <br /> Why Smart Women Podcast<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://www.buzzsprout.com/2385970">https://www.buzzsprout.com/2385970</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">0:25:18 <div><strong>Around the Curve to the Antarctic</strong><br /> <br /> Rob Palmer talks with Jeran Campanella, a former "Flat Earther", about his trip to the Antarctic to see for himself the 24 hour sun.<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/rob-palmer/">https://skepticalinquirer.org/authors/rob-palmer</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <hr align="center" size="1" width="75%" /></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#F8F8FF"> <td valign="top">0:33:26 <div><strong>The TROVE Archives</strong><br /> <br /> A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to Pyramid Power.<br /> <br /> 1978.01.15 - The Sun Herald<br /> 1977.11.12 - The Sun Herald<br /> 1977.12.21 - The Sydney Morning Herald<br /> <br /> <a href= "http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/">http://www.trove.nla.gov.au</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p>
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