Episode #059

The Skeptic Podcast

Apr 10, 2026

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Episode description

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, from January 2023
Counterweight, and the continued enabling of bad faith 'anti-woke' actors, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from July 2021
The much-hyped UAP report’s lack of substance will do little to deter avid UFO believers, by Nigel Watson, from July 2021

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