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0:00:00 IntroductionRichard 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.skeptics.com.au 0:28:02 A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to "Fisher's Ghost".
1925.02.20 - The Herald - Melbourne Vic
1925.09.24 - The Evening News - Rockhampton Qld
1927.03.09 - The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal
1948.09.27 - Tweed Daily
1897.01.30 - Australian Town and Country Journal
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also 10 Years Ago
The Skeptic Zone #233 - 6.April.2013
A chat with Marit Simonsen and Kristin Carlsson in Oslo. Walking in the snow or visiting skeptics in the pub, Oslo has something for everyone! - An update with Ian Bryce on the operation to restore sight to a blind dog... thank you science! - A Week in Science with Dr Paul Willis - Maynard's Spooky Action. He's back in Sydney Skeptics in the Pub to ask the BIG question. Should you tell kids about the Easter Bunny? - "Tesseracts" by Neal A. Yeager
https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-233-6-april-2013