15 Credibility Street

A sharp-eyed view of questionable claims. Evidence-based critique of news of the paranormal, pseudoscience, health claims, and anomalies. Official Podcast of Doubtful News.

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44: Shedding an old skin

Sharon and Torkel discuss following recent news stories: The Thai cave rescue was a success for science and engineering. For more go to https://spookygeology.com/thirteen-trapped-in-thailand-flooded-cave/ Polish police are searching for the answer to how a 5-meter long python snake skin ended up along a river in Poland. http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/polen-sucht-den-tigerpython-an-der-weichsel-a-1217883.html https://polandinenglish.info/38026989/writhing-terror-the-hunt-continues It sounds like ...

Jul 15, 2018•1 hr 9 min

43: Don't be a bogan - Australia exists

This episode, Sharon has returned from trip to Australia. She and Torkel discuss what it’s like there. News items include a discussion of why some maladjusted folks think Australia doesn’t even exist. Nearby in Tasmania, a few people hold out hope that the Thylacine still exists. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., a media-hyped Montana mystery manimal is not so monstrous, Las Vegas news gives credence to a ridiculous story about a “time warp” anomaly supposedly discovered by an adamant guy with a gadg...

Jul 02, 2018•1 hr 2 min

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