Episode 256 – Look Into My Eyes with Richard Saunders
Episode Summary: The inimitable Richard Saunders joins us to look at a recent documentary focusing on a group of working psychics in New York City. First we discuss the Great…
Read MoreEpisode 255 – Phantom Attackers with Robert Bartholomew
Episode Summary: First we cover a few things on our radar: Ben is reminded of an old mail-based scam, Celestia gets excited over a few astronomical news items, and we…
Read MoreEpisode 254 – Grimoires With Owen Davies
Episode Summary: First we chat about a weird little chupacabra play Ben saw, then discuss the conspiracies that have metastasized from Joe Biden’s prostate cancer and the resurgence of our…
Read MoreEpisode 253 – Pascual’s Farewell and the Berkshire UFO Abduction Incident
Episode Summary: No, Pascual did not get abducted by a UFO … but neither did three kids in 1969, we’re pretty sure. We have Pascual back to explain how his…
Read MoreEpisode 252 – Acronyms, Bacronyms and Questionable Etymologies
Episode Summary: We start off with a first-ever viewer mail taste test! Then our standard report on the state of public health and government functionality (spoiler, it ain’t great). Our…
Read MoreEpisode 251 – Incredible Tales of Survival!
Episode Summary: After some current events about dire wolves, dire outbreaks of measles, and dire science denial in the White House, we discuss some true (and some not-so-true) tales of…
Read MoreEpisode 250 – Cryptids go Pop! with Sharon Hill
Episode Summary: First we hit on a few current events, including a new monolith outside of Las Vegas and a “shadow” CDC website fake. Sharon Hill joins us again, this…
Read MoreEpisode 249 – Grab Bag: Remembering Joe Nickell, real-time folklore, “transgender mice,” and RFK Jr. vs. measles
Episode Summary: Ben has been on a cruise, and brings back an interesting story on how quickly rumors and conspiracy theories can form in that environment. We pay tribute to…
Read MoreEpisode 248 – Furries with Gail De Vos
Episode Summary: First, Ben and Celestia discuss an angler fish and a kayak-curious humpback whale in the news, as well as the measles outbreak, some cryptid legislation in California, and…
Read MoreEpisode 247 – Love Lies and Potions
Episode Summary: First Ben and Celestia discuss the unending slew of bad news for skeptics, and our hopes that science and public health can survive this onslaught. And, do we…
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