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 #663 - 20.June.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:55 Operation Onion Ring Susan Gerbic strikes again! We are begining to wonder why these "psychics" don't see it coming! Once again Susan and her tea…
00:53:37 |
Sat 19 Jun 2021
The Skeptic Zone #662 - 13.June.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:18 The Raw Skeptic Report. With Heidi Robertson A hairdressing business in the town of Mullumbimby shows they are not a cut above the rest by displa…
00:52:26 |
Sat 12 Jun 2021
The Skeptic Zone #661 - 6.June.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders, live from Sydney Skeptics in the Pub 0:02:35 UFOs Those strange lights in the sky are back in the news again with a soon to be released report from the …
00:56:14 |
Sun 06 Jun 2021
The Skeptic Zone #660 - 3.June.2021
A Grain of Salt. With Eran Segev Interview with Julia Galef Julia Galef is an author, podcaster, and speaker with a passion for good reasoning. Her first book, The Scout Mindset, is about the skill…
00:58:35 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
The Skeptic Zone #659 - 30.May.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:40 Saunders rolls up his sleeve Join Richard as he makes his way to the Sydney COVID-19 Vaccination Hub to get the first of two shots. Later we catc…
01:02:42 |
Sat 29 May 2021
The Skeptic Zone #658 - 23.May.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:09 Anti-Vax Hairdressers Gold Coast hair salon refuses customers who have had a COVID-19 vaccine. - 9News https://www.9news.com.au/national/gold-c…
00:57:32 |
Sat 22 May 2021
The Skeptic Zone #657 - 16.May.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:58 Maynard's Spooky Action An interview with Dr Sathana Dushyanthen. Cancer research and COVID-19 myths. Dr Sathana Dushyanthen is a Science Commun…
00:58:40 |
Sun 16 May 2021
The Skeptic Zone #656 - 9.May.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:00 Letter to the Editor A follow up to a story we mentioned a few weeks ago where a letter to the editor was published in the Byron Bay Echo newspap…
00:55:02 |
Sun 09 May 2021
The Skeptic Zone #655 - 2.May.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Adrienne Hill 0:02:00 Crazy COVID-19 Flyers Dispite the roll out of varoius COVID-19 vaccines around the world and despite the terrible situation in countries like India …
00:45:44 |
Sat 01 May 2021
The Skeptic Zone #654 - 25.April.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:02 The Alien Space Ship... that wasn't. We chat to author and podcaster Mick West about his work in uncovering a far more realistic explanation of a…
01:08:57 |
Sun 25 Apr 2021
The Skeptic Zone #653 - 18.April.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:13 King St. Newtown Join Richard Saunders has he walks the length of Newtown's (an inner west suburb of Sydney) main street, stopping along the way …
00:55:23 |
Sun 18 Apr 2021
The Skeptic Zone #652 - 11.April.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:55 Maynard's Spooky Action UFOs wirh Dr Steve Roberts and Brian Dunning With the 55th anniversary of Australia's famous UFOs story, 'Westall 1966',…
01:02:09 |
Sat 10 Apr 2021
The Skeptic Zone #651 - 4.April.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:12 You Can Count on Adrienne with Adrienne Hill Migraines Adrienne has suffered from migraine headaches, with some mind-bending auras, for most of …
00:57:24 |
Sat 03 Apr 2021
The Skeptic Zone #650 -28.March.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:23 Dr Siobhan O'Sullivan Around 1,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in Australia. Often, ovarian cancer feels like nothing. For …
01:05:58 |
Sat 27 Mar 2021
The Skeptic Zone #649 -21.March.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:08 You Can Count on Adrienne with Adrienne Hill Not for Prophet From the pages of 'The Skeptic' magazine from Australia, Adrienne reports on the up…
00:58:54 |
Sat 20 Mar 2021
The Skeptic Zone #648 -14.March.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:50 Maynard's Spooky Action Dr Brad McKay - Part #1 The return of Maynard. In this, the first of a three part interview with Dr Brad McKay, Maynard …
01:03:36 |
Sat 13 Mar 2021
The Skeptic Zone #647 - 7.March.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:06 You Can Count on Adrienne with Adrienne Hill A new segment for The Skeptic Zone. Do bad things really happen in 3s? Adrienne looks at some of t…
00:42:34 |
Sat 06 Mar 2021
The Skeptic Zone #646 - 28.February.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Maynard 0:04:45 Crystal Healing: The Science and Psychology Behind What Works, What Doesn't, and Why An interview with Dan Lynch and Julie A. Kirsch …
00:59:22 |
Sat 27 Feb 2021
The Skeptic Zone #645 - 21.February.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:43 Pete Evans Banned (Again!) Pete Evans' Instagram shut down for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Also his bid for a Senate seat has been widely …
01:01:58 |
Sat 20 Feb 2021
The Skeptic Zone #644 - 14.February.2021
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:23 Queensland Chiropractic Bad Advice Chiropractor forced to take down video on COVID-19, claiming 'nonsense' about 'big bad bug' and other bad advi…
00:57:43 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
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