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The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason. Join Richard Saunders and his team of reporters for your weekly dose of skeptical news and interviews, reports and comments.
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- Sep 19, 2026
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The Skeptic Zone #937 - 20.September.2026 (opens the original)
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Pod Toast - Not-A-Con - Polarizer 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:06 The Think Tank Join Annie McCubbin, Kate Thomas and Richard Saunders as they enjoy coffee and toast in a Sydney cafe. Topics covered are Bird Flu, the quackery of homeopathy and the Festival of MindBody Wallet. 00:18:46 Maynard's Spooky Action Not-A-Con Interviews Lara Benham - Dr Angie Mattke - Annika Harrison - Cheyanne - Tia - Paul 00:32:42 The Book of Tim Peter Brock and his Orgone Energy Fuel Polarizer A story
The Skeptic Zone #936 - 13.September.2026 (opens the original)
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Tarot - Newsletter - Bent Spoon 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:07:02 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill This is part 2 of Adrienne and Susan Gerbic getting together to react to two TikTok "Tarot" videos they found, regarding the terrible tragedy surrounding Parker Wells, the eleven year old non-verbal autistic boy who went missing in Calgary, and was later found dead in a culvert. Put on your psychic hats to predict how accurate they were. 00:24:32 Australian Skeptics Newsl
The Skeptic Zone #935 - 6.September.2026 (opens the original)
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Mafu - Dr Karl - Dr Brian 00:06:12 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:06:12 The Book of Tim Mafu: face-to-face with an ascended master For two weeks, beginning May 20, 1990, Australia was host to Ms Penny Torres Rubin, alleged channeller of 32,000 year old entity, Mafu. From The Skeptic - Volume 10, No 2 (Winter 1990) By Barry Williams Also Tim Mendham on TV, 1992 - Bent Spoon https://youtu.be/4xF_yunBBK8 00:20:38 Maynard's Spooky Action Not-A-Con Interviews Dr Brian Wecht, also known by his chara
The Skeptic Zone #934 - 30.August.2026 (opens the original)
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Philosophy - Psychic Detectives - Bent Spoon 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:20 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Psychic Detectives #1 of 2 After a terrible tragedy struck Calgary when a missing boy was found deceased after an intensive two week search, Adrienne pondered if any psychics had tried to insert themselves into the investigation. Use your psychic powers to imagine how much time it took for her to find examples of these alleged intuitives offering their opinio
The Skeptic Zone #933 - 23.August.2026 (opens the original)
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Not-A-Con - Quackery - Bent Spoon 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:20 Maynard's Spooky Action Not-A-Con Interviews Spoon Bending with Saunders - Jeremy - George Hrab fans - Howard Lovatt https://www.suff.com.au/starstruck 00:19:04 The Think Tank Join Dr Sue Ieraci, Kate Thomas and Richard Saunders as they enjoy coffee and toast in a cafe in the suburb of Glebe, Sydney. Up for discussion this week are phone call protocols in public and quackery in pharmacies. 00:43:48 Woo of the Week!
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