On this episode: 

• How Religion Trumped Science in America’s Coronavirus Response, by Noah Lugeons, from November 2020

• If we're going to convince the vaccine hesitant, we need to tackle conspiratorial thinking, by Dave Hahn, from May 2021

• Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what's keeping you from new music, by Nick Garrett, from December 2024

• The Cost of Loving: falling birthrates, and the increased role of personal choice in procreation, by Deborah Hyde, from July 2022

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On this episode:

• Birdfeeders are very popular, but are they what's best for our feathered friends?, by Sarah Hearne, from December 2021

• An unconvincing 'psychic' night in Hamilton with medium Elaine Claire, by Brian Eggo, from June 2024

• Beware the 'They': once we believe in hidden, evil cabals, we can be convinced of anything, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from February 2021

• I will eat the bugs: the latest insect-eating meme from conspiracy theorists doesn't scare me, by Dave Hahn, from May 2024

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On this episode:

• When it comes to conspiracy theories, even the small stuff matters, by Dave Hahn, from July 2021

• The life vest uprising, and pandemic science communication, by Natalia Pasternak, from May 2023

• Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse with Graham Hancock: from alien conspiracies to antisemitism, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from February 2023

• Activated charcoal is increasingly popular, so let's talk about what makes for a good toothpaste, by Shaun Sellars, from March 2021

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On this episode:

• Understanding conspiracy theory tactics: moving the goalposts, by Dave Hahn, from December 2021

• How many young people deny the Holocaust? The truth might actually surprise you, by Michael Marshall, from July 2024

• ASMR: the emerging scientific quest to understand brain 'tingles', by Sarah Hearne, from October 2021

• From the archives: Romancing the Stone - The lure of alchemy continues, by Tom Ruffles, from January 1990

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On this episode:

• A Mystery to Ourselves': from the Witches of Worboys, to an epidemic of Tik Tok tics, by Deborah Hyde, from October 2021

• Species, Individual, Gender – biology and taxonomy don’t deal in black and white, by Sarah Hearne, from March 2021

• The paradox of progress: how some social improvements paper over unfairness and inequality, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from October 2021

• From the archives: UFOs Over Russia, by Tom Ruffles, from March 1990

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On this episode:

• The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation, by Maeve Hanan, from October 2024

• More wishful thinking than medical reality: "Placebos" by Kathryn T. Hall, by Dave Hahn, from December 2022

• Toby Young's Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers, by Michael Marshall, from June 2024

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On this episode:

• “Who decides?”: how fair questions can derail meaningful action, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from March 2021

• From the archives: Twitching sticks - the (pseudo)science of dowsing, by Anthony Garrett, from October 1989

• Racism is a real phenomenon, but that doesn't mean that the idea of "biological race" is real, by Natalia Pasternak, from August 2024

• Monkey Business: humans aren't alone in recognising a good bargain, by Deborah Hyde, from February 2021

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On this episode:

• The 'Cryptoterrestrial Hypothesis' that wants us to believe aliens have always been among us, by Dave Hahn, from August 2024

• The story of the Satanic Panic is a tale of religious and cultural paranoia in America, by Deborah Hyde, from June 2021

• Moms for Liberty: serving moral panic with a side of BASIC cannibalism, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from April 2022

• From the archives: Homeopathy and the 10:23 campaign, by Mark Williams, from July 2012

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On this episode:

• Are you skeptical About Free Will? Prove it!, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from December 2020

• We all need good hand hygiene, but antibacterial soaps are a waste of time, by Alice Howarth, from December 2020

• From the archives: Korean fan death, the curiously-local mass killer, by Deborah Hyde, from January 2011

• How to engage with arguments rationally, respectfully, and with humility, by Michael Marshall, from May 2024

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On this episode:

• Patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a crucial part of showing compassion for conspiracy theorists, by Michael Marshall from May 2023

• The mosaic of memory: how we constantly rewrite our memories of our past, by Chris French from January 2004

• A visit to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, the UK's only explicitly creationist tourist attraction, by Sarah Hearne, from January 2022

• An Unhealthy Dose of Viral Conspiracy, by Hayley Stevens from October 2020

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On this episode:

• Whisper it quietly and go heavy on the caveats, but David Icke is right, by Dave Hahn from March 2024

• From the archive: Forgive us our trespasses - Rendlesham and diplomacy, by Peter Brookesmith from April 2006

• Mas Sajady: the Get Well quantum guru who just wants to know if he makes sense, by Michael Marshall from October 2022

• Christmas as we know it is appropriated, co-opted, bastardised… and thoroughly magical, by Paul Duncan McGarrity from December 2020

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On this episode:

• Gerson Support Group cancer 'cure' charity removed from register by Charity Commission, by Michael Marshall from March 2022

• Rhyme and Reason: a Rael expert takes a look at the Raelian movement, by Steve Donnelly from April 2002

• Echo chambers create an illusion of consensus around medical misinformation, by Michael Marshall from March 2022

• The many traditions of Christmas that are now lost to history, by Toby Howard from December 1989

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On this episode: 

• Why I called for the Brazilian Senate to impeach President Bolsanaro over our Covid crisis, by Natalia Pasternack from July 2021

• From the archives: Why Do People Believe in the Paranormal? Skeptical happenings in Lowestoft, by Jean Dorricott from May 1990

• When we talk about the scientific consensus, we need to be clear what we mean, by Michael Marshall from February 2022

• When it comes to conservation, cat-fights only hurt our communication efforts, by Ada McVean from September 2022

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On this episode: 

• From scam product ads to conspiracy theories, misinformation always adapts to survive, by Michael Marshall from November 2020

• From the archive: Explaining the Turin Shroud - the creation of a religious hoax, by Steve Donnelly from November 1988

• How alternative medicine radicalises believers into Qanon conspiracy theories, by Dave Hahn from April 2021

• The Lacerta Files and its reptilian hybrids show the persistence of appealing myths, by Mark Horne from November 2021

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On this episode:

• Closing the information gap on GM technology means addressing fear, as well as ignorance, by Natalia Pasternak from September 2021

• Is the pandemic turning young people to god? Don't believe the prayer PR, by Michael Marshall from October 2021

• Distinguishable from intelligence? Don't mistake technology with superiority, by Wendy Grossman from January 2003

• Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience, by Mark Horne from May 2021

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On this episode:

• Misleading propaganda from 'Care Not Killing' is designed to poison the well on assisted dying, by Brian Eggo from September 2021

• Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free, by Chris French from November 2024

• A historical Dutch UFO hunt - How one phone call roused all Amsterdam, by Marcel Hulspas from September 1988

• Nikola Tesla and the Cult of the Mysterious Genius, by Mark Horne from June 2022

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• Natural" health influencers will tell you sunscreen is bad for you - are they right? (No), by Alice Howarth from June 2023

• When shows like Pod Save America run psuedoscience ads, they undermine their credibility, by Michael Marshall from February 2021

• Are there hidden messages in the Bible? Revisiting the claims of the Bible Code, by Klash Schmeh from October 2011

• Blackpool's 'Chariots of the Gods' park is built on racist assumptions about the past, by Mark Horne from February 2021

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On this episode: 

• David Icke’s 2018 live tour sowed the seeds for his move back to the mainstream, by Michael Marshall from April 2018

• 10 persistent HIV myths we need to move past to break the stigma of the disease, by Alice Howarth from February 2021

• Technophobia: Facebook and computers cause cancer; typewriters apparently don’t, by Mark Williams from January 2011

• (35:59) 2019’s ‘The Mandela Effect’ is a stylish, shallow exploration of a rather silly conspiracy theory, by Mark Horne from April 2021

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On this episode: 

• Climate change deniers set Net Zero as the new target for their misinformation, by Michael Marshall from January 2022

• Science can be a candle in the dark, as long as you're not actively trying to avoid the light, by David Weinberg from June 2022

• When The Skeptic came of age: a 2011 reflection on the first 21 years of the magazine, by Wendy Grossman from January 2011

• The real story behind those crystal skulls Indiana Jones went looking for, by Sean Slater from July 2023

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On this episode: 

• One small step at a time, the alternative medicine industry is radicalising people... with disastrous consequences, by Michael Marshall from November 2020

• The Canary Islands’ Black Pyramids: history doesn’t have to be mysterious to be interesting, by Mark Horne from December 2021

• From the archives: Jacques Benoit's (failed) experiments with telepathic snails, by Toby Howard from November 1988

• Why Inaccuracies in Bill Cooper's influential conspiracy theory book serve as its strength, by Thiago Vahia from September 2023

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On this episode: 

• What William Radam's "Microbe Killer" can teach us about modern stem cell quackery, by David Weinberg from May 2021

• Is the ultra processed food fear simply the next big nutritional moral panic?, by Alice Howarth from July 2024

• Despite what Jordan Peterson believes, medical error is not the ‘third leading cause of death’ by Michael Marshall from May 2021

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On this episode: 

• Spending time outdoors is healthy and great - we don't need to sell it as "forest bathing"!, by Brian Eggo from August 2022

• Cognitive dissonance - the mental gymnastics that help us rationalise our sloppy thinking', by Lee Traynor from April 2006

• From the archives: Hear our prayers - the Northern Irish prayer efficacy study, by Wendy Grossman from October 1989

• The "purebloods": how the unvaccinated came to see themselves as superior, by Thiago Vahia from March 2023

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On this episode:

• If anal sex injuries really are on the rise, it's not a question of anatomy, but of education, by Kat Ford from March 2023

• From the archives: The Demise of Parapsychology, 1850-2009, by Ray Hyman from April 2012

• How and why to set up and run your own Skeptics in the Pub group: top 10 tips, by Brian Eggo from September 2022

• Why I now believe parapsychology is a science not a pseudoscience, by Chris French from  September 2021

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On this episode: 

• In modern-day Scotland, there should be no mandatory acts of worship in schools, by Brian Eggo from May 2022

• From the archives: Going to great lengths - long-hair pseudoscience, by Wendy Grossman from January 2011

• January 8th, and the insurrectionist riot provoked by Bolsonaro and the Brazilian army, by Thiago Vahia from February 2023

• The writing’s been on the wall for decades, but still the graphology persists, by Mark Horne from September 2023

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On this episode: 

• Does a prohibition-based approach to drugs and disposable vaping make sense?, by Clio Bellenis from March 2024

• Walking the alt-med tightrope when a loved one has a terminal diagnosis, by Brian Eggo from January 2024

• From the archives: The day I met w orld renowned psychic, Shirley Ghostman, by Chris French from April 2012

• From the archives: Mrs Gaskell’s Elephant - the true story of a hoax, by Chris Willis from January 2002

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On this episode: 

• In Search of Monsters? A defence of cryptozoology, by Charles Paxton from July 2002

• Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past, by Mark Horne from December 2024

• While Artemis was heading to the moon, moon landing deniers were busy doubling down, by Brian Eggo from January 2023

• Eurabia, the Kalergi Plan, and the Great Replacement, by Thiago Vahia from September 2021

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On this episode:

• The menopause can be painful, uncomfortable, and debilitating - so why is it under-researched?, by Clio Bellenis, from July 2023

• The Oceangate tragedy has brought some of society's ghouls to the surface, by Brian Eggo, from June 2023

• Free Will? The role of remorse and rehabilitation within the justice system, by Mike Heap, from January 2011

• The continuation of QAnon: the Eternal Sunshine of an Election That Never Ended, by Thiago Vahia, from June 2021

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On this episode:

• Questionable accusations over 'woke' climate change solutions empower white genocide conspiracies, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from January 2022

• Whatever happened to crop circles?, by Steve Donnelly, from July 2008

• Stuff you should know: the dog suicide bridge is just a myth, by Brian Eggo, from April 2021

• Making UFOlogy History: the Roswell Incident, and the story of Betty and Barney Hill, by David Clarke from July 2008

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On this episode: 

• The top 10 most infuriating climate change memes, and how to debunk them, by Mark Horne from September 2023

• From the archives: Urban legends - a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend, by Toby Howard, from May 1990

• A skeptical perspective on the Scottish UFO and Paranormal Conference 2023, by Brian Eggo, from December 2023

• On not being wrong: Personal reflections from a lifetime of skepticism, by Chris French, from December 2020

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On this episode:

• To Know You More Clearly’ what the new catholic school syllabus means one year in , by Abi Kennedy, from April 2024

• The Great Reset: political pipe dream, or sinister New World Order plot?, by Thiago Vahia, from May 2021

• From the archives: Heaven and Earth - Is the ‘curse of Tutankhamen’ a curse at all?, by Michael Hutchinson, from November 1988

• The recent Glasgow Low Emission Zone protest turned out to be more of a 'low information zone', by Brian Eggo, from October 2023

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On this episode: 

• IQ tests continue to flourish, in spite of inherent biases, because we so badly want to feel special, by Wendy Grossman, from December 1989

• A double-edge sword: should we be labeling kids?, by Clio Bellenis, from May 2023

• Hugo Talks - a lot: the prominent conspiracy theorist channel that recently found religion, by Mark Horne, from March 2023

• I called Scottish Water to solve my supply issue - I never expected them to bring dowsing rods, by Brian Eggo, from September 2023

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On this episode: 

• Behind the slick production values of "The Reason I Jump", lies Facilitated Communication, by Janyce Boynton from August 2021

• Ten times the unexpected appearance of pseudoscience ruined entertainment, by Brian Eggo from July 2023

• Is there really a recent spike in cases of spiking by injection?, by Chris French, from December 2021 

• The carefully-woven conspiracy theories behind the attempted US coup of January 6th, by Thiago Vahia from February 2021

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On this episode:

• March for Life: The UK's anti-abortion movement is becoming more organised and emboldened, by Abi Kennedy from October 2024

• Ten top times skepticism made an unexpected appearance in pop culture, by Brian Eggo from April 2023

• What James Randi meant to me: Chris French reflects on the passing of The Amazing Randi, by Chris French from October 2020

• From chemtrails to Covid, Naomi Wolf's concerning habit of pseudoscience promotion, by Mark Horne from June 2021

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On this episode:

• Qanon’s references to ‘Adrenochome’ echo old, anti-Semitic Blood Libel myths, by Thiago Vahia from January 2021

• Weight loss: it’s just calories in/calories out... isn’t it?, by Clio Bellenis from April 2023

• NATO was created to ensure peace - disinformation seeks to undermine that, by Tom Williamson from March 2025

• The 10-step guide to sense-checking conspiracy theory claims (take note, Toby Young), by Brian Eggo from March 2023

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On this episode:

• Antivaxxers are dangerously wrong, but we should be wary of writing them off as stupid or selfish, by Michael Marshall, from December 2020

• A new study suggests vegan diets are healthier for cats and dogs – but is it really true?, by Robyn Lowe, from September 2023

• Toxoplasmosis: how worried should we be about the 'mind-control parasite' spread by cats?, by Lydia Hemus, from February 2021

• Counting down our top 10 worst pseudoscience pop songs of all time, by Brian Eggo, from November 2022

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On this episode:

• Haunting the Bereaved: a skeptical analysis of Colin Fry's "6ixth Sense" TV show, by Mark Williams, from July 2007

• GESARA: From 9/11 ‘truth’ to global economic conspiracy, by Thiago Vahia, from November 2020

• 10 songs that show there's space for skepticism in music industry, by Brian Eggo, from June 2021

• Redemption or ruse? Russell Brand’s conversion to Christianity examined, by Abi Kennedy, from June 2024

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On this episode:

• Failure to listen to patients is causing unacceptable delays in endometriosis diagnosis, by Alice Howarth, from October 2020

• We all want to feel special and unique - which is what leads some of us to conspiracy theories, by Dave Hahn, from October 2021

• Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs, by Michael Marshall, from June 2022

• Ear candling: why putting burning sticks into your ear is actually quite a bad idea, by Michaila Passananti, from December 2023

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On this episode:

• Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money - it is about altruism, not exploitation, by Emma McClure, from September 2024

• From the archive: The Rendlesham Incident - Some Lessons for UFOlogy, by Jenny Randle, from April 2006

• Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy, by Mark Horne, from January 2021

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On this episode:

• Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from August 2022

• HADD it's day: there's no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device, by Kat Ford, from November 2024

• What's the better exercise for our health: lifting weights or doing cardio?, by Clio Bellenis, from September 2023

• iNaturalist's flaws can leave people with a false impression of the natural world around them, by Sarah Hearne, from July 2021

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On this episode:

• The conspiracy theorists scaremongering about UN Agenda 21 have obviously not read Agenda 21, by Mark Horne, from September 2021

• Electrician Sheds Light on Viral Birmingham Ghost Mystery, by Hayley Stevens, from September 2020

• An awareness of your body is useful, but the Alexander Technique probably isn't, by Alice Howarth, from August 2024

• Who runs the world According to conspiracy theorists, it’s Beyoncé, by Pai Jing Wen, from March 2025

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On this episode:

• Don't call me skeptic! Should we embrace the label, or focus on the work of being skeptical?, by Jack Lawrence, from March 2023

• Pandemic Prediction Problems, by Brian Eggo, from January 2021

• Tall tales: ancient British giants, by Mark Horne, from October 2022

• What's in Lake Champlain? Analysing historic sightings of the cryptid known as "Champ", by Floe Foxon, from June 2023

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On this episode:

• Is the US government in contact with an alien “galactic federation”?, by Chris French, from January 2021

• The graveyard of skeptical projects suggests it's funding, not talent, that we're lacking, by Jonathan Jarry, from January 2024

• Kardecism: the fringe spiritualist doctrine which became the soul of pseudoscience in Brazil, by Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak, from January 2021

• The strange and deeply unlikely tale of Gef the talking mongoose, by Sean Slater, from March 2024

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On this episode: 

• Ghosts, curses and werewolf sightings: as archaeologists, we see human belief up close, by Paul Duncan McGarrity, from October 2020

• Central Bank Digital Currencies, and why conspiracists are urging each other to use cash, by Mark Horne, from April 2023

• Well-designed patient outreach can help tackle misinformation where it does the most harm, by Galina Limorenko, from January 2021

• A search for meming: fighting the mind-virus virus, by Blake Smith, from September 2024

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On this episode: 

• Meet the conspiracy theorists who believe Covid isn’t real… because viruses don’t exist, by Frank Visser, from January 2021

• Tree planting schemes look fantastic on paper, but they won't save us from climate change, by Sarah Hearne, from March 2023

• The Secret to a bland romance is: victim blaming, by Mark Horne, from December 2020

• Do dreams sometimes replay repressed memories of trauma experienced long ago?, by Chris French, from April 2023

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On this episode: 

• Plagues and Plots: COVID-19 and 5G, by Deborah Hyde, from November 2020

• It's easier to decry 'kids today' than it is to look honestly at the world we've made, by Brian Eggo, from November 2020

• Despite scare stories from holistic dentists, cavitations probably don't exist, by Shaun Sellars, from December 2020

• Do we really need supplements? A skeptic's guide to micronutrients, by Pixie Turner, from March 2021

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On this episode:

• Time Team's archaeologists showed us how experts can ruthlessly unpick a hoax, by Paul Duncan McGarrity, from November 2020

• The story of Phineas Gage's accident is well-known; what happened to him afterwards is not, by Kat Ford, from January 2024

• Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker?, by Deborah Hyde, from January 2021

• The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from November 2024

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On this episode: 

• How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic, by Brian Eggo & Matt Kemp, from December 2020

• Therapy on tap: Thought Field Therapy offfers superficial solutions to deep disturbances, by Peter Panayi, from November 2020

• Could ASMR be a possible explanation for some new age and spiritual experiences?, by Mark Horne, from March 2024

• Real in what sense?, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from November 2020

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On this episode: 

• Ethics for Skeptics, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from September 2020

• Brazil's government throw their weight behind Creationism and Intelligent Design, by Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak, from November 2020

• When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy - not false balance, by Hayley Stevens, from September 2024

• I'll take the COVID-19 vaccine, and here's why I'm telling you, by Matthew Reynolds, from January 2021

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On this episode: 

• When you understand 5G technology, the conspiracy theories simply don’t add up, by Sean Slater, from November 2020

• How to start having better arguments, according to the evidence, by Mark Horne & Matt Kemp, from November 2020

• "But it's just a joke!": why comedy's right to offend doesn't include the right to harm, by Brian Eggo, from August 2024

• Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in ghostly encounters?, by Chris French, from October 2020

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On this episode: 

• Conspiracy theories around the ‘feminisation’ of Western men shield believers from examining their own prejudices, by Thiago Vahia, from April 2021

• By invoking 'Spirit of the Blitz' nostalgia, we do a disservice to what was achieved on the home front, by Victoria Stiles, from October 2020

• The wealthy, conservative American Christian groups pushing anti-abortion protests in the UK, by Michael Marshall, from September 2024

• Institute of Biomedical Science falls for the Traditional Chinese Medicine hype, by Brian Eggo, from October 2020

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On this episode:

• Headlines calling HPV swabs “home smear tests” risk putting people off cervical screenings, by Alice Howarth, from February 2021

• Rectal ozone therapy: Brazil’s latest COVID-19 pseudoscience, by Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak, from October 2020

• The “child identifies as wolf” story was only ever about bullying, not ‘species confusion’, by Brian Eggo, from October 2024

• Anti-fluoride activists may disagree, but fluoridation is social justice in dental care, by Shaun Sellars, from October 2020

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On this episode: 

• Why we should listen to Flat Earth believers (even though they’re completely wrong), by Michael Marshall, from February 2021

• Are digital pregnancy tests simply taking the pee?, by Alice Howarth, from September 2020 

• Chiropractors love to claim their treatments are ‘individualised’, but they’re wrong, by Sarah Hearne, from September 2020

• First do no harm? Treatments don't need to be harmless, as long they do good, by Edzard Ernst, from November 2024

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On this episode: 

• The Atacama mummy: putting together the pieces of an “Archaeology bombshell”, by Paul Duncan McGarrity, from August 2020

• Conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and alt-med quackery put our pets in harm's way, by Danny Chambers, from September 2020

• Putting some skeptical mantras to bed, by Jonathan Jarry, from January 2021

• Exploding the myth of the longevity “Blue Zones”, where people live beyond the age of 100, by Carlos Orsi, from September 2024

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On this episode:

• Coronavirus, conspiracy, challenges and compassion, by Michael Marshall, from September 2020

• Hydroxychloroquine: When bad science goes mainstream, by Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak, from September 2020

• ‘Mask Mouth’: A real dental phenomenon, or merely a confection?, by Shaun Sellars, from September 2020

• The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator, by Deborah Hyde, from May 2021

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