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 #863 - 20.April.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Kat McLeod 00:02:30 Susan vs. Psychics We catch up with Susan Gerbic to hear her thoughts on what she's dubbed "Motivated Sitters", that is people who actively take part …
01:06:03 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
The Skeptic Zone #862 - 13.April.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:24 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod How are you feeling? It is a common question people ask each other all the time. Most of us give thought to…
01:06:44 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
The Skeptic Zone #861 - 6.April.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:08:54 The Loons From Canada Kate & Allie vs. AI Just how good is AI in April 2025? Kate & Allie test Copilot from Microsoft when it come to its skept…
01:02:52 |
Sat 05 Apr 2025
The Skeptic Zone #860 - 30.March.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:40:10 The Loons from Canada Join Kate and Allie as they investigate paranormal activity at Concordia University with Rodney Schmaltz's fourth-year psy…
01:10:29 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
The Skeptic Zone #859 - 23.March.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:08:48 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Adrienne chats with Johnathan Jarry from the McGill Office of Science and Society regarding his re…
01:05:04 |
Sun 23 Mar 2025
The Skeptic Zone #858 - 16.March.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:06:54 The Loon From Canada Kate and Allie return to the topic of the Mandela Effect and explore the rabbit hole of the International Mandela Effect Co…
01:03:45 |
Sat 15 Mar 2025
The Skeptic Zone #857 - 9.March.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:40 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod This week Kat interviews Annie McCubbin from Australia. Annie is an actor, author and corporate trainer, co…
01:09:29 |
Sun 09 Mar 2025
The Skeptic Zone #856 - 2.March.2025
Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:20 Revisiting the Beaumont Children Mystery In January 1966 three young children went missing from an Adelaide beach. This, one of…
00:53:39 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
The Skeptic Zone #855 - 23.February.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:32 Wikipedia and Belle Gibson Susan Gerbic from Guerrilla Skeptics on Wikipedia takes us through some of the recent activity and interest shown in …
01:03:24 |
Sun 23 Feb 2025
The Skeptic Zone #854 - 16.February.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:22 What If? What if "Psychics" really were psychic? What if "Diviners" really could find water? What if people could really predict the future? Wha…
00:57:17 |
Sat 15 Feb 2025
The Skeptic Zone #853 - 9.February.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:34 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod Here at the Skeptic Zone we adore our listeners, and with Valentine's Day approaching, we thought we would d…
00:59:27 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
The Skeptic Zone #852 - 2.February.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:44 Looking to the Stars This week we once again check into those folks on the Internet who claim they are in regular contact with aliens from all o…
00:56:26 |
Sun 02 Feb 2025
The Skeptic Zone #851 - 26.January.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:06 Looking to the Stars This week we gaze towards the heavens to observe the planetary alignment. Also keeping an eye out for any UAPs or UFOs cont…
00:56:05 |
Sat 25 Jan 2025
The Skeptic Zone #850 - 19.January.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:58 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill. Modern Mystery School - Part #1 Adrienne is joined by guests Faith Newsome and Ramiro Rodriguez …
01:03:04 |
Sat 18 Jan 2025
The Skeptic Zone #849 - 12.January.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:14 Channeling Aliens on TikTok We look at some of the many people on TikTok who claim to be in touch with aliens from the far reaches of the galaxy…
01:04:10 |
Sat 11 Jan 2025
The Skeptic Zone #848 - 5.January.2025
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:04 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod Were the medieval times as torturous as we are led to believe? What do torture devices and GSoW have in com…
00:47:19 |
Sat 04 Jan 2025
The Skeptic Zone #847 - 29.December.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:06 Kate & Allie With the close of 2024 drawing near and the start of a new year dawning, Kate and Allie both had the idea of making a quiz for the …
00:58:29 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
The Skeptic Zone #846 - 22.December.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:58 New Moon Superstitions Lara Benham (and the Skeptic Zone cats) take a look at some of the myths and superstitions regarding the new moon. Includ…
01:00:53 |
Sat 21 Dec 2024
The Skeptic Zone #845 - 15.December.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:50 A Review of The Skeptic We take a peek into the latest issue of one of the world's oldest skeptical magazines. What reports, interviews and stor…
00:51:05 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
The Skeptic Zone #844 - 8.December.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:02:56 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Adrienne Hill talks with fellow Calgarian, psychologist, and science communicator Jonathan Stea, w…
01:05:36 |
Sun 08 Dec 2024
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