Episode #287
Integrative cancer care, newspaper revenues, and the smart feed. Plus glutamine, the right kind turmeric, and doctors’ customers. Consuming curcuminoids, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
Oct 15, 2020
Skeptics with a K
Skeptics with a K is the podcast for science, reason and critical thinking from the Merseyside Skeptics Society. Each episode features Mike Hall, Michael Marshall, and Dr Alice Howarth chatting about the things which interest them, often from a skeptical angle.
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Episode #286
Lockdown laws, Pizzagate, and contact tracing. Plus selling wardrobes, iPhone 6, and shoulder-barging pensioners. With Liverpool accents, it’s Skeptics with a K. Nice to have Emma on without needing a content warning, huh? Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
Oct 01, 2020
Episode #285
Pregnancy testing, inflatable sex dolls, and electronic waste. Plus Korean Barbecue, Bild Lilli, and Andy Capp. Just one pink line for Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
Sep 17, 2020
Episode #284
Hair loss pills, Sovereign Nations, and business acumen. Plus broken cars, conceptual penises, and roaring in the mirror. Using the wrong microphone, it’s Skeptics with a K. Find the all-new website the The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
Sep 03, 2020
Episode #283
Missing breakfast, Eric Pickles, Mother-die, and giant hogweed. Plus telling lies, conferred legitimacy, and disguised advertorial. Cheating at dice, it’s Skeptics with a K. Note this episode contains discussion of fatphobic language and attitudes. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Aug 20, 2020
Episode #282
Making babies, genius orphans, and milliamp-hours. Plus red days, swamp coolers, and tracking ovulation. Taking your temperature, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Aug 06, 2020
Episode #281
In this episode of Skeptics with a K, Marsh and Alice talk about the recent BBC documentary on ‘alternative’ cancer treatments. This episode deals with a difficult subject matter throughout and some listeners may find the conversation distressing. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Jul 23, 2020
Episode #280
Web privacy, affiliate marketing, micro-targeting, and copy-and-paste. Plus spam comments, missing audiences and cookie banners. A round of applause for Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Jul 09, 2020
Episode #279
Homeopathic standards, blood groups, cod latin, and CEASE therapy. Plus web browser bugs, spike proteins, and ice cream. Like the boat scene in Willy Wonka, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Jun 25, 2020
Episode #278
Contact tracing, television scams, lockdown sceptics, and race in the UK. “Stay Sceptical, End the Lockdown, Save Lives!” If you’re interested in more resources on racism, white privilege, and protesting, check out these links: Books for understanding racism and white privilege (Instagram) Anti-racism resources (Google Docs) Scaffolded anti-racist resources (Google Docs) Podcasts About The Black British Experience (Bustle) Black Trans Protesters Emergency Fund (Instagram) A Safety Guide for Prot...
Jun 11, 2020
Episode #277
The Black Death, plasmic support, revitalisation fields, and naming disease. Plus losing balance, sunbathing with social distance, and growing a beard. Effective at an eight metre radius, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke . Note: this episode contains descriptions of race-based and other abuse.
May 28, 2020
Episode #276
Bill Gates, Black Seed Oil, and global depopulation. Plus thymoquinone, unusable kitchens, and Nigella Lawson. Not virologists, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
May 14, 2020
Episode #275
Treatment compliance, vitamin deficiency, immune support, and unpublished research. Plus Alice’s birthday, green protection, and pretentious breakfasts. Still not winning awards, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
Apr 30, 2020
Episode #274
Coronavirus pseudoscience, confirmation bias, fake news, and 5G telephony. Plus the Rocky Horror Picture Show, dancing nurses, and the school disco. Still in lockdown, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Apr 16, 2020
Episode #273
COVID-19, astrologers, chloroquine, and chiropractic. Plus immune boosting meals, tidying up, and missing Doctor Who. Sitting at home, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Apr 02, 2020
Episode #272
Dowsing for cancer, German graffiti, and the bloody Illuminati. Plus caesium salts, type II pneumocytes, and 1970s Doctor Who. Stay calm! Remain indoors! It’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Mar 19, 2020
Episode #271
Australian Bushfires, COVID-19, and the comeback of astrology. Plus pigs legs, dingle-dangle scarecrows, and Mercury Communications. Governing the Anthropocene, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Mar 05, 2020
Episode #270
Mistletoe in the papers, auricular acupuncture, splitting your jeans, and a giant cock and balls. Plus travelling by train, talking to teenagers, and David Mitchell. Sitting on a toilet floor, it’s Skeptics with a K. Note: This episode contains a brief reference to self-harm. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Feb 20, 2020
Episode #269
In this special extended episode, Alice, Mike, and Marsh talk about what happened when they watched every episode of the Netflix series The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow back-to-back. Note: This episode includes conversations about eating disorders and suicide. Which is more warning about that than Netflix gives you. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Feb 06, 2020
Episode #268
Placebo creams, reviving drips, and magical contagion. Plus chewing gum, stray heads, and trampolines. Tossing in a Berocca, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Jan 23, 2020
Episode #267
Golden tickets, talking to the press, butt-chugging, and skeptical investigations. Plus Star Wars, cardboard crowns, and crashing into a lake. It’s a new year, and a new you, from Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Jan 09, 2020
Episode #266
V-care, spiritual insight, reusable applicators, and Diana Spencer’s boyfriends. Plus mistaken identity, ringers in the audience, and lurching to the right. Merry Christmas from Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Dec 26, 2019
Episode #265
Yoga cults, walking in Utrecht, attitudes to homeopathy, and what happened in Brazil. Plus perineum sunning, duck offal, aggressive emails, and rinsing beakers. Keeping in touch with our sexual energy, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Dec 12, 2019
Episode #264
Family trees, Tobey Maguire, eight million pixels, and a dog show. Plus centimorgans, attempted burglary, and the reverse Darth Vader. Featuring special guest presenter, Andy Wilson. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Nov 28, 2019
Episode #263
Weather forecasts, analysing homeopathy, and healthy DNA. Plus fast Internet, speed running acid rain, and getting drunk in Oxford. Sitting in the dark, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Nov 14, 2019
Episode #262
Hydrogen water, homeoprophylaxis, trusted sources, and vaccine ignorance. Plus retro gaming, dodgy Daleks, and what happened in Italy. It’s a squeaky pop from Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Oct 31, 2019
Episode #261
Snowflake advertising executives, Perkin’s Tractors, Churchill the Dog, and Thatcher the Unfriendly Ghost. Plus placebo arms, old age, and learning Italian. Pricing Alice’s blood for Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Oct 17, 2019
Episode #260
Songs of Praise, overselling cannabidiol, Lourdes Water and Berwick Upon Tweed. Plus climbing shoes, watching Friends, genodermatosis, and Scottish Universities. Make a channel in your peas for Skeptics with a K. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke .
Oct 03, 2019
Episode #259
Vitamin E acetate, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, skincare, and sex toys. Plus God’s wife, salt and vinegar crisps, THC, and little hairy grapes. Have some Boza in the Boozer with Skeptics with a K. Mixed and Edited by Morgan Clarke .
Sep 19, 2019
Episode #258
Loot boxes, Eurosceptics, New Zealand bees, and acyclovir. Plus left kidneys, Yellow Fever, the Social Attitudes Survey, and plastic scousers. Less funny than a Shakespearean comedy, it’s Skeptics with a K. Mixed and Edited by Morgan Clarke .
Sep 05, 2019
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