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 #743 - 1.January.2023
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:00 Pseudo Archaeology An interview with Stephen Bavaro, a student and contributor to the Skeptic Magazine. His interest is in real archaeology versu…
00:47:56 |
Sat 31 Dec 2022
The Skeptic Zone #742 - 25.December.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:54 Dr Eugenie Scott - Part #2 In part two of a two part interview with Dr Eugenie Scott, we look at the lamentable so-called documentary series on N…
01:03:50 |
Sat 24 Dec 2022
The Skeptic Zone #741 - 18.December.2022
The Skeptic Zone #741 - 18 December 2022
Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:16 Dr Eugenie Scott - Part #1 In part one of a two part interview with Dr Eugenie …00:54:49 |
Sat 17 Dec 2022
The Skeptic Zone #740 - 11.December.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:07:56 ChatGPT What can AI tell us about a skeptical podcast from Australia, Brian Dunning's movie, why people believe in UFOs, and the Skeptical Fairy …
00:47:24 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
The Skeptic Zone #739 - 4.December.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Adrienne Hill 0:03:02 Skepticon 2020 Tim Mendham phones in his report from the first day of the Australian Skeptics National Convention, including the winnner of the Bent…
00:52:10 |
Sat 03 Dec 2022
The Skeptic Zone #738 - 27.November.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Maynard with Richard Saunders 0:05:50 Claire Klingenberg Claire Klingenberg is the President of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations and co-organizer of the Cz…
00:59:59 |
Sat 26 Nov 2022
The Skeptic Zone #737 - 20.November.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:04 An interview with Zion Lights Zion Lights was a spokesperson for the 'Extinction Rebellion' organisation before leaving it owing to fundamental d…
01:00:25 |
Sat 19 Nov 2022
The Skeptic Zone #736 - 13.November.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:06:42 A Strongly Worded Letter Skeptics receive all sorts of interesting letters from the public, some complimentary, some not. It seems that many peop…
00:59:15 |
Sat 12 Nov 2022
The Skeptic Zone #735 - 6.November.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:34 Rob Palmer at CSICon 2022 Guest reporter Rob roves around the halls at CSICon 2022 in Las Vagas and bumps into David Robert Grimes, a physicist, …
00:58:47 |
Sat 05 Nov 2022
The Skeptic Zone #734 - 30.October.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:48 Rob Pamler at CSICon 2022 Guest reporter Rob roves around the halls at CSICon 2022 in Las Vagas and bumps into Joseph Uscinski who is a professor…
01:00:54 |
Sat 29 Oct 2022
The Skeptic Zone #733 - 23.October.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:50 You Can Count on Adrienne CSICon 2022. Skeptics from all over the world are in Las Vegas for this major convention. Adrienne gives us her preview…
00:53:18 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
The Skeptic Zone #732 - 16.October.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:28 UFOs! We catch up with podcaster of Brian Dunning to learn more about the process of making a documentary film. Brian's new movie will be called …
01:01:24 |
Sat 15 Oct 2022
The Skeptic Zone #731 - 9.October.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:09:09 The Real ESP Great news for Australians, The ESP are coming to Canberra for Skepticon 2022. We chat to the team, Andras G Pinter, Pontus Bockman,…
01:00:56 |
Sat 08 Oct 2022
The Skeptic Zone #730 - 2.October.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:36 Claire Klingenberg for Skepticon 2022 Claire Klingenberg is the president of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations. She has been involv…
00:53:34 |
Sat 01 Oct 2022
The Skeptic Zone #729 - 25.September.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:24 You Can Count on Adrienne Pseudoscience in Education In this discussion, Adrienne Hill, Kelly Burke, and the Skeptical Fairy Godmother Angel fro…
01:01:45 |
Sat 24 Sep 2022
The Skeptic Zone #728 - 18.September.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:18 Did Nostradamus Predict death of the Queen? Some claim Nostradamus predicted with accuracy the year in which Queen Elizabeth II would die, but al…
00:59:22 |
Sat 17 Sep 2022
The Skeptic Zone #727 - 11.September.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:00 Queen Elizabeth II - Predictions With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we take a look at some of the predictions made about her over the last 20 …
00:53:35 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
The Skeptic Zone #726 - 4.September.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:30 A Psychic in Court With a guilty verdict handed down in the Chris Dawson murder trial, Richard Saunders recounts the day he was in court in 2020 …
01:01:51 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
The Skeptic Zone #725 - 28.August.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:34 Tik Tok Astrology Hundreds of Tik Tok videos are dedicated to Astrology. What do they tell us about this ancient belief system? What can we learn…
00:59:53 |
Sat 27 Aug 2022
The Skeptic Zone #724 - 21.August.2022
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:40 Maynard's Spooky Action Family Science Day at Parramatta The Mystery Investigators team take part in Family Science Day at Parramatta Square. No…
00:59:23 |
Sun 21 Aug 2022
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