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 #483 - 21.Jan.2018
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:04:35 Vale – Barry Williams It is with great sadness that we report the news of the passing of Barry Williams, who died on January 20, 2018, at the age of 79, …
The Skeptic Zone #482 - 14.Jan.2018
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:04:57 Fundraising campaign for Britt Hermes Britt Hermes, a noted skeptical campaigner, has been taken to court in Germany by US-based naturopath ‘Dr’ Colleen …
The Skeptic Zone #481 - 7.Jan.2018
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:03:15 Big Trees are...... BIG! Join Dr Eugenie Scott and Richard Saunders as they wander through Big Trees State Park in California. Calaveras Big Trees State …
The Skeptic Zone #480 - 31.Dec.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:03:45 Flat Earth.... Again! On a fine sunny day in San Francisco, Moriel Schottlender chats to Richard Saunders about the ongoing conspiracy theory of the Flat…
The Skeptic Zone #479 - 24.Dec.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:05:17 Again with the UFOs A video capturing an unidentified object flying off the coast of San Diego in 2004 has been released by the US Department of Defense.…
The Skeptic Zone #478 - 17.Dec.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:03:12 Mayanrd's Spooky Action! Time again for Sydney Skeptics in the Pub. December's guest was Samuel Hutchinson who gave a preview of his documenatary film ' …
The Skeptic Zone #477 - 10.Dec.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:03:10 The Raw Skeptic Report with Heidi Robertson "VACCINES killed my baby.” That’s the alarming headline on a pamphlet currently being dropped in letter boxes…
The Skeptic Zone #476 - 3.Dec.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:04:50 Water Divining .... still a thing? We chat to Prof. Richard Wiseman in the UK about companies still using the services of water diviners to look for ....…
The Skeptic Zone #475 - 26.Nov.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:04:50 Mayanrd's Spooky Action! We join Mayanrd at the pre-convention drinks in Sydney. Skeptics from all over Australia and overseas crammed into one pub! Incl…
The Skeptic Zone #474 - 19.Nov.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders, Stefan Sojka and Maynard
0:05:20 A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev The skeptical community has a role to play when it comes to stopping sexist behaviour and haras…
The Skeptic Zone #473 - 12.Nov.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:03:37 CSIcon 2017 Part #3 Join us at CSIcon 2017 as we interview Ross Blocher from "Oh No, Ross and Carrie!" The podcast where they don’t just report on spirit…
The Skeptic Zone #472 - 5.Nov.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:07:06 CSIcon 2017 Part #2 Join us at CSIcon 2017 as we interview Joe Nickell and ask about JFK conspiracy theories, strange monsters and more. https://www.joen…
The Skeptic Zone #471 - 29.Oct.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:03:13 CSIcon 2017 Part #1 Join us at CSIcon 2017 as we wander the rooms and halls looking for skeptical people to interivew. This week: Eugenie C. Scott Rob Pa…
The Skeptic Zone #470 - 22.Oct.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:04:40 A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev This week Eran chats THE ESP PODCAST at the European Skeptics Congress. András G Pintér, Hungary - Jelena Levin, Latvia -…
The Skeptic Zone #469 - 15.Oct.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:04:40 Interview with Ben Radford We ask Ben about so-called "Psychic Detectives", people who investigate crimes by using purported paranormal psychic abilities…
The Skeptic Zone #468 - 8.Oct.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:06:40 Interview with Dr Pamela Gay We find out how Dr Pamela Gay and you can help NASA analyze more than 1.5 million images taken by astronauts on the Internat…
The Skeptic Zone #467- 1.Oct.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:07:00 Interview with Stevyn Colgan Stevyn Colgan is a British writer, artist and speaker. A former researcher and scriptwriter for the BBC TV series QI and the…
The Skeptic Zone #466- 24.Sept.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:05:00 Susan Gerbic All roads lead to Europe and the European Skeptics Congress. We catch up with Susan Gerbic as she travels from country to country, making he…
The Skeptic Zone #465- 17.Sept.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:05:05 An interview with Kurt Andersen We discuss his new book FANTASYLAND: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Conspiracy Theories: Nearly 1/2 of Amer…
The Skeptic Zone #464- 10.Sept.2017
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders Including an update on anti-vaccination GP John Piesse. http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/medical-regulator-police-raid-antivax-gp-john-piesses-mitcham-clinic-20170…