The Skeptic Zone
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'.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 884
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
The Skeptic Zone #683 - 7.November.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:47 Uri Geller, James Randi and the CIA We find a document written by James Randi that was circulated in the CIA concerning so-called psychic Uri Gel…
00:59:28 |
Sun 07 Nov 2021
The Skeptic Zone #682 - 31.October.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:10 Maynard's Spooky Action Maynard and Richard Saunders join Dr Siobhan O'Sullivan on a field trip to visit Sydney's most "haunted" street. We also …
00:53:40 |
Sat 30 Oct 2021
The Skeptic Zone #681 - 21.October.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:10 Dr Karl Kruszelnicki - Part #2 Famed science communicator Dr Karl tells us about COVID in chickens, making vaccines on a 3D printer, fighting cli…
00:54:14 |
Sat 23 Oct 2021
The Skeptic Zone #680 - 17.October.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:40 Dr Karl Kruszelnicki - Part #1 Famed science communicator Dr Karl tells us about snipers, TikTok, Anti-Vaxers and the way in which social media c…
01:00:05 |
Sat 16 Oct 2021
The Skeptic Zone #679 - 10.October.2021
The Skeptic Zone #679 - 10 October 2021
Dedicated to the memory of Michael Wolloghan The Skeptic Zone is very sad to inform you that one of our founding reporters Michael Wolloghan died unexpectedl…
00:57:38 |
Sun 10 Oct 2021
The Skeptic Zone #678 - 3.October.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:44 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill The Herman Cain Freedom Award (HCFA) is reminiscent of the Darwin Awards. Taken directly from the s…
00:48:58 |
Sun 03 Oct 2021
The Skeptic Zone #677 - 26.September.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:10 All Shook Up! What happens when a team of skeptics meet to analyse earthquake predictions? An earthquake! Skeptic Zone reporter Michelle Bijkersm…
01:04:02 |
Sat 25 Sep 2021
The Skeptic Zone #676 - 19.September.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00 The Potential Harm of Psychics A dissussion with Susan Gerbic and Rob Palmer about the potential harm of believing in, and taking the advice of t…
00:59:24 |
Sun 19 Sep 2021
The Skeptic Zone #675 - 12.September.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:50 Bigfoot Found! An interview with podcaster Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com, who comissioned a local artist in Bend, Oregon to create a giant figu…
01:02:06 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
The Skeptic Zone #674 - 5.September.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:28 Threats made to GPs We read out a letter being sent to GPs in Australia which threatens legal action and other dire consequences if they keep adm…
00:54:40 |
Sun 05 Sep 2021
The Skeptic Zone #673 - 29.August.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:02 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill. This week Adrienne reports on her visit to the famous tourist area of Jasper in Canada. What she d…
00:55:58 |
Sat 28 Aug 2021
The Skeptic Zone #672 - 22.August.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:05 5G Disinformation Special guest Pascual Romero from the 'Squaring the Strange' podcast gives us his opinions on a full page of 5G misinformation …
01:05:25 |
Sun 22 Aug 2021
The Skeptic Zone #671 - 15.August.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:16 COVID-19 As the COVID-19 situation grows worse by the day in Australia, we look at some of the related news stories from the past week. People tr…
01:06:35 |
Sun 15 Aug 2021
The Skeptic Zone #670 - 8.August.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00 Michael Marshall Good Thinking welcomes new Standards. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has announced new Standards for voluntary regi…
01:04:08 |
Sun 08 Aug 2021
The Skeptic Zone #669 - 1.August.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:16 Protester's Regrets News of the Sydney lockdown protester who now regrets his actions. Also the sad story of people in the United States who wait…
01:01:10 |
Sun 01 Aug 2021
The Skeptic Zone #668 - 25.July.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:15 Freedom Protests in Sydney At the worst possible time, protesters march through the main streets of downtown Sydney, with cries of "freedom". We …
01:03:33 |
Sun 25 Jul 2021
The Skeptic Zone #667 - 18.July.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00 Lockdown Showdown Anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne. Melbourne was plunged into chaos hours before the state entered its fifth lockdown as p…
01:01:43 |
Sun 18 Jul 2021
The Skeptic Zone #666 - 11.July.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:12 You Can Count On Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill What's the deal with 666? This week Adrienne is joined by Kelly Burke to discover that if you look …
01:04:11 |
Sun 11 Jul 2021
The Skeptic Zone #665 - 4.July.2021
The Skeptic Zone #665 - 4 July 2021 Dedicated to the memory of Shelley Stocken The Skeptic Zone is very sad to inform you that our much loved former reporter Shelley Stocken died unexpectedly on S…
00:45:15 |
Sun 04 Jul 2021
The Skeptic Zone #664 - 27.June.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:23 More COVID-19 Madness Thanks to alert listeners of the Skeptic Zone, we have yet more examples of COVID-19 conspiracy flyers. Palmer's dangerous…
01:02:21 |
Sun 27 Jun 2021
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