From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Conspiracy theorists cry betrayal at Trump's selective approach to immigration by Dave Hahn, from February 2025 Cannibalism: The long history of a modern propaganda tool by James Williams, from April 2025 Project Blue Beam is finally...
Jun 05, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Netflix's Seaspiracy, and how to spot misinformation in glossy documentaries by Sarah Hearne, from June 2021 John Robison, the Illuminati, and the beginnings of a global superconspiracy theory by Dave Hahn, from October 2022 Del Bigt...
May 29, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: The American Culture War: Coming to a politics near you by Aaron Rabinowitz, from June 2021 Time to ‘drop the crop’ - why cutting off the tips of dogs' ears is never right by Robyn Lowe, from March 2023 Spontaneous Human Combustion: ...
May 22, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: As a teacher, I wish I'd handled the conspiracy theorist in my class differently by Brian Montgomery, from March 2023 Closed coffins and open coffers: the costs of Singaporean Chinese funeral practices by Ang Kai Randall, from July 2...
May 15, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Andrew Tate's misogynistic BRUV political party is a joke we should take seriously by Abi Kennedy from February 2025 The Truth of Skinwalker Ranch… probably won’t shock you by Nick Garratt from April 2025 Perspectives on Peer Review ...
May 08, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: The Tartarian Conspiracy: a silly pseudo-archaeology for our serious times by Dave Hahn from April 2025 In the face of AI-driven encyclopedia, cherish Wikipedia - and original sources by Hayley Stevens from December 2025 Lytham's 'Be...
May 01, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Attempts to "bring back" the woolly mammoth distract us from vital conservationist goals by Sarah Hearne from November 2021 The anti-fluoridation movement is born of public health mistrust and misinformation by Elissar Gerges from Ja...
Apr 24, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Conclave raises fascinating questions about hypothetical scenarios within the Catholic Church , by Gabriel Andrade, from January 2025 Coping with Death: Why the 5 stages of grief don’t tell the whole story , by Sarah Hearne, from May...
Apr 17, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations , by Chris French, from January 2026 Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon's Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the 'food apocalypse' , by Mark Horne...
Apr 10, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens , by Chris French, from November 2025 Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are 'just asking questions' , by Aaron Rabinowitz, from January 202...
Apr 03, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 1: We need an Epilogue , by Chris French, from September 2025 Those who define as 'post-tribal' forget that we all have communities - and biases , by Aaron Rabinowitz, from November 2021 From ...
Mar 27, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya , by Natalia Pasternak, from November 2024 Donald Trump's survival was no miracle - unlikely things happen, without supernatural interference , by Gabrie...
Mar 20, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: The shaky evidence for medical cannabis , by Dave Hahn, from June 2023 Paul McCartney and The Bates Method of eyesight restoration , by Mark Horne, from July 2021 Brazil's bogus "Covid kit" represents a failure of private healthcare ...
Mar 13, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: How Religion Trumped Science in America’s Coronavirus Response , by Noah Lugeons, from November 2020 If we're going to convince the vaccine hesitant, we need to tackle conspiratorial thinking , by Dave Hahn, from May 2021 Spotify Tra...
Mar 06, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Birdfeeders are very popular, but are they what's best for our feathered friends? , by Sarah Hearne, from December 2021 An unconvincing 'psychic' night in Hamilton with medium Elaine Claire , by Brian Eggo, from June 2024 Beware the ...
Feb 27, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: When it comes to conspiracy theories, even the small stuff matters , by Dave Hahn, from July 2021 The life vest uprising, and pandemic science communication , by Natalia Pasternak, from May 2023 Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse with Grah...
Feb 20, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Understanding conspiracy theory tactics: moving the goalposts , by Dave Hahn, from December 2021 How many young people deny the Holocaust? The truth might actually surprise you , by Michael Marshall, from July 2024 ASMR: the emerging...
Feb 13, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: A Mystery to Ourselves': from the Witches of Worboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics , by Deborah Hyde, from October 2021 Species, Individual, Gender – biology and taxonomy don’t deal in black and white , by Sarah Hearne, from March ...
Feb 06, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation , by Maeve Hanan, from October 2024 More wishful thinking than medical reality: "Placebos" by Kathryn T. Hall , by Dave Hahn, from December 2022 Toby Young's Daily Sceptic and Free Sp...
Jan 30, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: “Who decides?”: how fair questions can derail meaningful action , by Aaron Rabinowitz, from March 2021 From the archives: Twitching sticks - the (pseudo)science of dowsing , by Anthony Garrett, from October 1989 Racism is a real phen...
Jan 23, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: The 'Cryptoterrestrial Hypothesis' that wants us to believe aliens have always been among us , by Dave Hahn, from August 2024 The story of the Satanic Panic is a tale of religious and cultural paranoia in America , by Deborah Hyde, f...
Jan 16, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Are you skeptical About Free Will? Prove it! , by Aaron Rabinowitz, from December 2020 We all need good hand hygiene, but antibacterial soaps are a waste of time , by Alice Howarth, from December 2020 From the archives: Korean fan de...
Jan 09, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a crucial part of showing compassion for conspiracy theorists , by Michael Marshall from May 2023 The mosaic of memory: how we constantly rewrite our memories of our past , by Chris French from Janu...
Jan 02, 2026
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Whisper it quietly and go heavy on the caveats, but David Icke is right , by Dave Hahn from March 2024 From the archive: Forgive us our trespasses - Rendlesham and diplomacy , by Peter Brookesmith from April 2006 Mas Sajady: the Get ...
Dec 26, 2025
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Gerson Support Group cancer 'cure' charity removed from register by Charity Commission , by Michael Marshall from March 2022 Rhyme and Reason: a Rael expert takes a look at the Raelian movement , by Steve Donnelly from April 2002 Ech...
Dec 19, 2025
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Why I called for the Brazilian Senate to impeach President Bolsanaro over our Covid crisis , by Natalia Pasternack from July 2021 From the archives: Why Do People Believe in the Paranormal? Skeptical happenings in Lowestoft , by Jean...
Dec 12, 2025
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: From scam product ads to conspiracy theories, misinformation always adapts to survive , by Michael Marshall from November 2020 From the archive: Explaining the Turin Shroud - the creation of a religious hoax , by Steve Donnelly from ...
Dec 05, 2025
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Closing the information gap on GM technology means addressing fear, as well as ignorance , by Natalia Pasternak from September 2021 Is the pandemic turning young people to god? Don't believe the prayer PR , by Michael Marshall from O...
Nov 28, 2025
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Misleading propaganda from 'Care Not Killing' is designed to poison the well on assisted dying , by Brian Eggo from September 2021 Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free , by Chris French from November 2024 A h...
Nov 21, 2025
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Natural" health influencers will tell you sunscreen is bad for you - are they right? (No) , by Alice Howarth from June 2023 When shows like Pod Save America run psuedoscience ads, they undermine their credibility , by Michael Marshal...
Nov 14, 2025
