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 #184 - 28.Apr.2012
00:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders00:02:00Interview wtih Tim Farley What's the harm? Well you may ask. What's the harm in Acupuncture, Alphabiotics, Alternative dentistry, Alternative medicine, App…
The Skeptic Zone #183 - 21.Apr.2012
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders0:02:10 A Grain of Salt with Eran SegevThis week Eran interviews the founders of Friends of Science in Medicine.
Prof John Dwyer AOProf Alastair H MacLenn…
The Skeptic Zone #182 - 14.Apr.2012
0:00:00 IntroductionRichard Saunders0:02:45 A Grain of Salt with Eran SegevThis week Eran joins Dr Paul Willis for a tour of the Royal Institution of Australia in Adelaide.RiAus brings scienc…
The Skeptic Zone #181 - 7.Apr.2012
0:00:00 IntroductionRichard Saunders0:06:40 Interview with Juliaa Offe from the German SkepticsWe find more about the upcoming 6th World Skeptics Congress in Berlin.0:14:20 Where are they…
The Skeptic Zone #180 - 31.Mar.2012
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Jim Wilshire with the ISS passing overhead.
0:08:38 Maynard's Spooky Action... Blogging and tweeting without getting sued: ... media law expert Mark Pearson.
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The Skeptic Zone #179 - 24.Mar.2012
0:00:00 IntroductionRichard Saunders0:04:45 Maynard's Spooky Action...SEX! Really... SEX. We mean it! Sex. (Is that enough mentions of the word 'SEX'?) This week Maynard interviews the author of …
The Skeptic Zone #178 - 17.Mar.2012
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders0:07:40 Interview with Alison Medcalfe and Keir Little from Edinburgh SkepticsAll the way from QED in Manchester, Richard Saunders sits down with some of the peop…
The Skeptic Zone #177 - 10.Mar.2012
From QED con in Manchester, Richard Saunders chats to Finn and Steve from Irish Skeptics and to Janis from Manchester Skeptics in the Pub
The Skeptic Zone #176 - 3.Mar.2012
0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders0:03:20 Interview with James RandiWe chat to the Amazing Randi about the upcoming TAM10, his visits to Australia and the new movie based on his life and times.0…
The Skeptic Zone #175 - 25.Feb.2012
0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders, Stefan Sojka and Maynard0:03:10Report on AVN v. HCCC court case followed by comments from Peter 'Ratbags' Bowditch and Richard Saunders 0:08:00Maynard's Spooky Ac…
The Skeptic Zone #174 - 18.Feb.2012
0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders0:06:20Artist and Nurse - Paul O'Brien Paul shares his thoughts on skeptical podcasts and insights gained in over 40 years of nursing. What 'woo' concerns him and w…
The Skeptic Zone #173 - 11.Feb.2012
0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders
0:05:40Adam vanLangenberg on national TV! High School teacher and skeptic Adam vanLangenberg appeared on the national TV chat show, 'The Circle' to talk about his …
The Skeptic Zone #172 - 5.Feb.2012
0:00:00 IntroductionStefan Sojka (and Richard Saunders... sort of..)0:04:34 A Penny for your ThoughtsPenelope Chan chats to mentalist, Mark Edward. Can he really read your mind? (Duh.. no..) …
The Skeptic Zone #171 - 28.Jan.2012
0:00:00 IntroductionRichard Saunders and a bunch of Sea Lions at San Francisco's Peir 390:03:15 We chat to Dr Eugenie C. Scott from The National Center for Science Education in Oakland, Calif…
The Skeptic Zone #170 - 21.Jan.2012
0:00:00 IntroductionRichard Saunders0:06:40 We chat to Ian Bryce from Australian Skeptics about his investigation into a new 'cold fusion' device, Andrea Rossi's E-Cat. Will it fly.. or run? …
The Skeptic Zone #169 - 14.Jan.2012
0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders and Stefan Sojka
0:12:45We chat to Dr Phil Plait. Philip Plait (a.k.a. The Bad Astronomer) is an American astronomer and skeptic who runs the website BadAstronomy.…
The Skeptic Zone #168 - 7.Jan.2012
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Stefan Sojka
0:08:40 We chat to Marit Simonsen from Norway about the strange mass stranding of fish. We want to know where the mass stranding of chips is! Ma…
The Skeptic Zone #167 - 31.Dec.2011
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders
0:04:12 We chat to Daniel Raffaele and Phil Kent from the StopAVN facebook group about their stunning stunt (code name operation Nutcracker) at the Woodford Folk…
The Skeptic Zone #166 - 23.Dec.2011
0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders
0:04:30We catch up with podcaster, film maker and adventurer, Brian Dunning.
0:23:20Eran on the RadioPresident of Australian Sketpics Inc. (NSW) Eran Sergev on Per…
The Skeptic Zone #165 - 17.Dec.2011
0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders
0:06:25Interview with Ben Radford about his efforts to inform people about so-called "psychic" Silva Brown.benjaminradford.com
0:28:50The Think Tank This week we l…