The Skeptic Podcast

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The official podcast of The Skeptic, the UK’s longest-running publication offering skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal.

  1. 5D AGO

    Episode #052

    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: When it comes to conspiracy theories, even the small stuff matters, by Dave Hahn, from July 2021 The life vest uprising, and pandemic science communication, by Natalia Pasternak, from May 2023 Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse with Graham Hancock: from alien conspiracies to antisemitism, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from February 2023 Activated charcoal is increasingly popular, so let's talk about what makes for a good toothpaste, by Shaun Sellars, from March 2021 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

  2. FEB 13

    Episode #051

    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: Understanding conspiracy theory tactics: moving the goalposts, by Dave Hahn, from December 2021 How many young people deny the Holocaust? The truth might actually surprise you, by Michael Marshall, from July 2024 ASMR: the emerging scientific quest to understand brain 'tingles', by Sarah Hearne, from October 2021 From the archives: Romancing the Stone - The lure of alchemy continues, by Tom Ruffles, from January 1990 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

  3. FEB 6

    Episode #050

    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: A Mystery to Ourselves': from the Witches of Worboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics, by Deborah Hyde, from October 2021 Species, Individual, Gender – biology and taxonomy don’t deal in black and white, by Sarah Hearne, from March 2021 The paradox of progress: how some social improvements paper over unfairness and inequality, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from October 2021 From the archives: UFOs Over Russia, by Tom Ruffles, from March 1990 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

  4. JAN 30

    Episode #049

    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: The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation, by Maeve Hanan, from October 2024 More wishful thinking than medical reality: "Placebos" by Kathryn T. Hall, by Dave Hahn, from December 2022 Toby Young's Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers, by Michael Marshall, from June 2024 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

  5. JAN 23

    Episode #048

    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: “Who decides?”: how fair questions can derail meaningful action, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from March 2021 From the archives: Twitching sticks - the (pseudo)science of dowsing, by Anthony Garrett, from October 1989 Racism is a real phenomenon, but that doesn't mean that the idea of "biological race" is real, by Natalia Pasternak, from August 2024 Monkey Business: humans aren't alone in recognising a good bargain, by Deborah Hyde, from February 2021 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

  6. JAN 16

    Episode #047

    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: The 'Cryptoterrestrial Hypothesis' that wants us to believe aliens have always been among us, by Dave Hahn, from August 2024 The story of the Satanic Panic is a tale of religious and cultural paranoia in America, by Deborah Hyde, from June 2021 Moms for Liberty: serving moral panic with a side of BASIC cannibalism, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from April 2022 From the archives: Homeopathy and the 10:23 campaign, by Mark Williams, from July 2012 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

  7. JAN 9

    Episode #046

    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: Are you skeptical About Free Will? Prove it!, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from December 2020 We all need good hand hygiene, but antibacterial soaps are a waste of time, by Alice Howarth, from December 2020 From the archives: Korean fan death, the curiously-local mass killer, by Deborah Hyde, from January 2011 How to engage with arguments rationally, respectfully, and with humility, by Michael Marshall, from May 2024 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

  8. JAN 2

    Episode #045

    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: Patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a crucial part of showing compassion for conspiracy theorists, by Michael Marshall from May 2023 The mosaic of memory: how we constantly rewrite our memories of our past, by Chris French from January 2004 A visit to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, the UK's only explicitly creationist tourist attraction, by Sarah Hearne, from January 2022 An Unhealthy Dose of Viral Conspiracy, by Hayley Stevens from October 2020 Find 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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The official podcast of The Skeptic, the UK’s longest-running publication offering skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal.

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  • Creator
    The Skeptic
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Skeptic
  • Show Website
    The Skeptic Podcast

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