0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:18 Vale Dr Siobhan O'Sullivan We reflect on the life and legacy of Dr Siobhan O'Sullivan, podcaster, champion for the cause of animal welfare and, in the last years of her life, helping to spread the word on ovarian cancer. Siobhan was and remains an example of grace in the face of adversity. She will be sorely missed, and we extend our sympathies to her friends and family. Siobhan talks about her Ovarian Cancer on a ghost hunt with Maynard and Richard....
Jun 17, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:28 Again with the UFOs We look at yet another "Any Day Now" (or ADN) story about UFOs. Yes, it appears that, once again, the lid is just about to be lifted and we'll all learn the truth about aliens visiting earth... again. Imagine the frequent flyer points! Story of Dramatic New "UFO Whistleblower" Begins to Crumble https://badufos.blogspot.com/2023/06/story-of-dramatic-new-ufo-whistleblower.html Mick West on NewsNation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
Jun 10, 2023•52 min•Ep 766•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:32 You Can Count on Adrienne Interview with Courtney Heard Courtney Heard is the host of the Q-Dropped Podcast, featuring stories of relationships torn apart by QAnon. She has been an active and outspoken member of the online atheist community since 2014, when she launched her blog, www.godlessmom.com. Born and raised secular in British Columbia, she has never been religious but has found the sudden increase of conspiratorial thinking in the mainstream ...
Jun 03, 2023•55 min•Ep 765•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:22 Dinosaurs in San Francisco Join Dr Eugenie Scott and Richard Saunders as they inspect a new exibition of Sauropod Dinosaurs at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. The largest land animals that ever lived have arrived at the Academy! Get ready for a hot sauropod summer with life-size dinosaur models, hands-on interactives, and programs for junior paleontologists. https://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/the-worlds-largest-dinosaurs 0:13:36 Susan Gerb...
May 27, 2023•56 min•Ep 764•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:12 You Can Count on Adrienne. Wiki UFOs #2 This week Adrienne takes a look at some of the many UFOs reports from the second half of the 20th century as recorded on Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings 0:19:56 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Includes the Canadian Word of the Week, " Skookum ". Read by Adrienne Hill . http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:34:48 A D...
May 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 763•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:46 Walking with Canadian Dinosaurs Join a merry band of skeptics as they wander the vast exhibits of one of the world's foremost natural history museums. Interviews with Vincent Stevens, Adrienne Hill, Celestia Ward and Lilith Thompson. The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is Canada’s only museum dedicated exclusively to the study of ancient life. In addition to featuring one of the world’s largest displays of dinosaurs, it offers a wide variety of...
May 13, 2023•59 min•Ep 762•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders with Adrienne Hill and Celestia Ward We Can Reason! Our trio talk about being part of this conference in Calgary, Canada. 0:03:44 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:10:48 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham Skeptical Investigations Tim chats to Richard Saunders about the skeptical investigations carried out by Australian Skeptics over the past 40 ye...
May 06, 2023•42 min•Ep 761•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:12 You Can Count on Adrienne An interview with Abhijit Chanda from India, host of the "Rationable" Podcast and skeptical activist. One of Abhijit's skeptical interests is the alternative medicine known as Ayurveda or Ayurvedic. This is a system of traditional medicine native to India, which uses a range of treatments, including panchakarma ('five actions'), yoga, massage, acupuncture and herbal medicine, that claims to encourage health and wellbeing. Ab...
Apr 29, 2023•51 min•Ep 760•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:30 You Can Count on Adrienne. Wiki UFOs This week Adrienne takes a look at some of the many UFOs reports from the first half of the 20th century as recorded on Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings 0:17:11 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill . http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:30:48 Vale Rex Gilroy One of Australia's all time great characters...
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:06 Adrienne Hill on the High Seas During a recent visit to the Skeptic Zone studios, Adrienne spoke to Richard Saunders about her voyage from Sydney to New Zealand. What magical thinking and woo did she find on board the vessel? Find out as Adrienne recounts tales of the high seas. 0:24:42 Saunders talks Skeptics in the Pub In 2006, Richard Saunders appeared on Sydney radio to chat with Glenn Wheeler about being a skeptic, TV Psychics and Sydney Skeptic...
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 758•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:16 New Zealand Skeptics' $100,000 Challenge We talk to Craig Shearer , the chair of the New Zealand Skeptics, about the organisation's $100,000 challenge. Can psychics and their ilk in New Zealand live up to their claims? If so, they can collect the large cash reward. http://skeptics.nz 0:19:54 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill in tne Skeptic Zone studio. http://www.skep...
Apr 08, 2023•56 min•Ep 757•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:06 An Interview with Kenny Biddle Kenny Biddle is a science enthusiast who investigates claims of paranormal experiences, equipment, photos, and video. He promotes science, critical thinking, and skepticism through his blog I Am Kenny Biddle. He frequently hosts workshops on how to deconstruct and explain paranormal photography. Richard Saunders on Kenny Biddle's show https://www.youtube.com/live/4HiK8LiX0fQ 0:18:17 The Skeptic Magazine We review, take ...
Apr 02, 2023•56 min•Ep 756•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Adrienne Hill 0:02:32 Maynard's Spooky Action It's back to Sydney Skeptics in the Pub where Maynard interviews Adrienne Hill. Maynard also asks pubbers the big question, "Are the old fashioned skeptical topics still relevant to today's skeptical movment?" https://www.meetup.com/Austskeptics 0:28:50 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill . http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:41:02 A D...
Mar 25, 2023•58 min•Ep 755•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:06 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill WikiProject Folklore With the help Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at " WikiProject Folklore ", which states, " Founded in 2018, the WikiProject's goal is simple: to improve Wikipedia's coverage of folklore-related topics by identifying and employing sources from folklore studies. Members build relevant articles that meet Wikipedia's reliable source criteria, develop ...
Mar 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 754•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:00 Nostradamus in Print A chance find of a newspaper clipping in a Berkeley book store leads to Richard Saunders ordering a long forgotten publication from 1983, "The Untold Story - Nostradamus' Unpublished Prophecies". 0:27:26 Nostradamus on TV A trip back to 1979 and 1989 to look at the documentaries produced by the Seven Network in Australia, "The Prophecies of Nostradamus". A case study in how myths and assertions can be presented as fact. https://a...
Mar 11, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 753•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:48 Planets In View Richard Saunders travels to the Chabot Space & Science Center to meet up with Leonard Tramiel. Together they gaze, in broad daylight, at the planets Venus and Jupiter. https://chabotspace.org 0:13:12 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill An interview with Jonathan Jarry Jonathan is a science communicator for McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, or the OSS, and the co-host of the award-winning Body of Evidence po...
Mar 04, 2023•52 min•Ep 752•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Susan Gerbic 0:01:38 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill WikiProject Alternative Medicine With the help Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at " WikiProject Alternative Medicine ", which states, " This WikiProject aims primarily to facilitate the development of professional articles on all aspects of complementary, alternative and integrative medicine. The scope of this WikiProject will be referred to throughout our project pages s...
Feb 25, 2023•59 min•Ep 751•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:28 Brian Dunning - The Dangers of Film Making We catch up with Skepoid Podcast host Brain Dunning who tells us of his unpleasant experience with hypothermia while filming his new documentary The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See This interview was record in Bend, Orgeon. http://www.theufo.movie 0:19:14 A Tribute to Dr Harriet Hall Susan Gerbic reads her touching tribute to our late friend and tireless campaigner against quackery. This item was origin...
Feb 18, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:10 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Skeptical Workshops Online Susan Gerbic tells Adrienne of two-hour interactive workshops held over Zoom. These workshops use case studies to practice interactions with people to have more respectful and productive conversations about odd things. The main goal is to become the person that people come to when they have questions about weird things. There are a series of workshop topics that can be customize...
Feb 11, 2023•59 min•Ep 749•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:10 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill WikiProject Cryptozoology With the help Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at " WikiProject Crypozoology ", which is " a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to cryptozoology, a pseudoscience and subculture. The goal of this WikiProject is to improve coverage of cryptozoology on English Wikipedia. This project covers notable figures and t...
Feb 04, 2023•53 min•Ep 748•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:00 Conspiracy Leaflet in my Letterbox. From the One World Government to COVID-19 to H.A.A.R.P and much more besides. We examine a small leaflet that's been left in the letterboxes around Sydney suburbs. 0:21:02 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill . http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:33:34 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham A review of an important book in the history of Australia...
Jan 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 747•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:08 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill WikiProject Skeptical With the help Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at " WikiProject Skeptical ", which is " dedicated to creating, improving, and monitoring articles related to Scientific skepticism (British English spelling: scepticism), also known as rational skepticism or skeptical inquiry. The focus includes articles about claims which are contrary to the current...
Jan 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 746•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:22 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Vale 'SkepDoc' Dr Harriet Hall MD Adrienne pays tribute to Harriet, who was a retired family physician, former U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, author, science communicator and skeptic of international acclaim, who wrote about alternative medicine and quackery for magazines and articles discussing evidence-based medicine for the Science-Based Medicine blog. She usually wrote under her own name or used the p...
Jan 14, 2023•59 min•Ep 755•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:06 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill WikiProject Paranormal With the help of Rob Palmer and Richard Saunders, Adrienne takes a look at the top ten list of topics at "WikiProject Paranormal", which " aims to provide a framework for the improvement and organisation of articles related to the paranormal, anomalous phenomena and other similar areas. " https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Paranormal https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi...
Jan 07, 2023•58 min•Ep 744•Transcript available on Metacast 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 versus pseudo archaeology. 0:17:36 The Skeptic Zone in Review From January to December, 2022 was full of surprises, interesting reports and interviews on The Skeptic Zone Podcast. Richard Saunders takes a look at some of the highlights of the past year. 0:27:44 Evidence Please... with Jo Alabaster In this classic...
Dec 31, 2022•48 min•Ep 743•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Netflix entitled "Ancient Apocalypse". Also we hear about Eugenie's thoughts on debating creationists and other pseudoscientists. 0:24:32 Dog ate my... what? Adrienne from very cold Calgary gives a report on a humorous but potentially serious mini labradoodle adventure that resulted in a vet visit, leading he...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 742•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Scott, we look at the ongoing battle against intelligent design, or creationism as it's truly known, and science. Eugenie also looks at the encroaching creationism and religious point of view into the public school system. 0:21:11 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this we...
Dec 17, 2022•55 min•Ep 741•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Godmother Angel from the Internet? 0:00:00 The European Skeptics in Sydney A relaxed chat around the table with the European Skeptics Podcast crew who were in Sydney as part of their Australian tour. 0:36:32 A Dive into a Trove A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for r...
Dec 10, 2022•47 min•Ep 740•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Spoon Award. 0:07:54 A chat with Andras Pinter During a recent visit to Sydney, Andras Pinter from the ESP, European Skeptics Podcast, spoke with Richard Saunders about podcasting and the trip to Australia by the European Skeptics. 0:17:55 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the ey...
Dec 03, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Czech Paranormal Challenge. Since 2013, she has spoken at multiple science and skepticism conferences, and has consulted on a range of projects where pseudoscientific belief meets science. This week she headed to the Skeptic Zone studios to chat with Richard Saunders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vji9ygw00Z...
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