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InKredulous: Episode #007
Posted by Andy in InKredulous, Podcast on September 17, 2010
Episode 7 of our satirical comedy podcast. With questions on skeptical topics, and four guests answering them.
Your host is Andy Wilson (@InKredulosi) of the Merseyside Skeptics Society.
Appearing this month are:
- Jay Novella (@skepticsguide) – Well known blogger and rogue from Skeptics Guide to the Universe
- Rich Smith (@Newsarse) – Editor and chief writer at satirical news source Newsarse.com
- Richard Gerardi (@LadyJadesLair) – Master puppeteer and skeptical humourist at http://www.youtube.com/user/LadyJadesLair
- Mystery Scouser (@No fixed abode) – Random drunken scouser. Not a podcaster as such but he does shout in the street
- You can contact the show at andy@inkredulous.org, and follow us on twitter @InKredulosi to get the early heads up on who will appear on the next show. As always, thanks for listening.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:18:34 — 27.0MB)
Geopathic Stress: Where EHS meets All-Natural
Posted by Mike in Divination, Pseudomedicine, Pseudoscience, Quacks on October 6, 2009
Debbie Rye, of www.alternativeways.co.uk, describes herself as a “natural health therapist”.
I’d be more readily able to comment upon her job description if I could make sense of it. A natural health therapist? What does that even mean? What is “health therapy”? What makes it “natural”? Is “natural” a good thing? Who knows.
Debbie was suffering from severe headaches.
I also experienced 2 miscarriages and developed pregnancy related diabetes during the subsequent successful pregnancy. The diabetes returned about 4 years after the birth of my son and gradually worsened from being treated by diet alone, to diet and tablets and eventually insulin.
Although she was being treated for diabetes by the NHS, Debbie decided to seek “alternatives” and was subsequently diagnosed with “candida”, by parties unknown.
I followed a herbal cleanse and build up programme which cleared the candida from my body and restored my health almost completely.
Candida albicans is a normal part of the human flora, often found in the gut and genitourinary tract. Occasionally, the growth of candida albicans can get out of control, causing a condition known as candida overgrowth, candidiasis, or (most commonly) thrush.
It’s very common, and very treatable. It’s odd though, don’t you think, that her doctors had somehow missed candidiasis, and were treating her instead for diabetes? Read the rest of this entry »
Do Angels Believe In The Telegraph?
Posted by Marsh in paranormal, Religion, Skepticism on September 17, 2009
I thought I’d read it all when it comes to the Telegraph. Homeopathy to cure cancer? Sure. UFOs that are really really not Chinese lanterns? Uh-huh. The moon landing was hoaxed? Gotcha. Telegraph, thy mysteries bore me and thy secrets hold no shock.
Except, I was wrong. That’s fine though, I’m always happy to admit when I’m wrong (I am! What do you know, anyway?!). So it was with equal parts incredulity and glee I allowed my love/hate affair with the Telegraph to take me in its warm and scientifically-bereft arms with the headline ‘Do you believe in angels?‘
No, I don’t. Nor should you. Silly Telegraph.
Still, it’s been a while since we wrote about them, and it’s rude of me to deny the Telegraph their fun, so let’s see what it’s all about. Read the rest of this entry »