Episode 286 – Bob Nygaard, Psychic-Busting Investigator
Episode Summary: First, we chat about what’s making us skeptical these days, from the latest executive order targeting vaccine access to a really creative way to fund a biology lab.…
Read MoreEpisode 285 – Grab Bag! Jimothy and Dr. Fauci Walk into a Bar…
Episode Summary: It’s grab bag time! 1:30 Clamper Mea Culpa 4:00 Lara Benham and Richard Saunders report on Not A Con Australia 17:00 Drinking conspiracies in Las Vegas 26:00 JIMOTHY…
Read MoreEpisode 284 – Author Elizabeth Shreeve on Dinosaurs to Dragons
Episode Summary: First, Ben and Celestia chat about reflecting pool gashes, a biohacking longevity guru’s diagnosis, the new Info Wars, and two anti-vaxxers in the news. Then we are joined…
Read MoreEpisode 283 – A Skeptical Look at Americana
Episode Summary: After a quick chat on the launch of a new climate data website, an exorcist who suggested UFOs were demons, and a FEMA leader getting transported out of…
Read MoreEpisode 282 – CSI Con in Buffalo: 50 Years of Skepticism… Plus a Folklore Con!
Episode Summary: The past two weeks, we have absorbed way too much to come up with our own content. And the speakers at the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research…
Read MoreEpisode 281 – Glowing Aerial Jellyfish? Ben Revisits the Pachacamac Video Mystery
Episode Summary: First, we talk CSI Con Buffalo (coming soon!), a new study on how pigeons find their way, and the passing of an ad man who coined Ben’s favorite…
Read MoreEpisode 280 – Conspiracy Rumors about Trump Staging His Assassination Attempts
Episode Summary: First, some fun news bits on Knight Rider’s K.I.T.T., how cats land on their feet, and a Times article debunking facilitated communication. Then, we talk Trump assassination rumors.…
Read MoreEpisode 279 – SkeptiCamps and Mini-Cons, a Breakdown and How-To
Episode Summary: After some chatter about the recent UAP file dump from the Department of Defense and the skepticism surrounding a purported Epstein suicide note, we welcome Adrienne Hill and…
Read MoreEpisode 278 – WTF is up with Bigfoot?! With Matt Crowley and Sharon Hill
Episode Summary: Make plans to attend SkepticampNM.com if you are near Albuquerque! First, Ben and Celestia talk about the “death list” of scientists, Herzog’s cryptid-ish new film “Ghost Elephant,” Bloodsuckers down under,…
Read MoreEpisode 277 – Your Brain on Caricature, with Jacob Shaw
Episode Summary: After some chit-chat about teleporting FEMA officials and Bigfoot folks with heels dug in, we have a fascinating talk with Jacob Shaw. One of the very few people…
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