The Skeptic Zone #885 - 21.September.2025

0:00:00 Introduction
Richard Saunders and Maynard 00:05:58 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas

We interview Pharmacist Kate Thomas, a rising TikTok star from Sydney who fights medical misinformation with commonsense and humour.

https://www.tiktok.com/@prescribeorpass

https://www.tiktok.com/@debunkingbarbara

https://www.instagram.com/scriptedbykate 0:18:34 Gone and Forgotten #3

Over the years of skeptical inquiry (and after quite a few visits to the regular Mind Body Spirit exhibitions) we have come across many claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal.

So, who cares about these historical discarded artefacts? Well, we do, if only in the interests of historical discourse and as a warning to watch the skies for the next meteoric rise and fall of this month's unconvincing trend. 0:28:16 The TROVE Archives

A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to Ed and Lorrain Warren.

1990.10.29 - The Hour
1980.04.05 - The Sun Herald
1985.04.04 - The Sydney Morning Herald
1985.05.18 - The Mid City's Daily News

http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Skepticon Melbourne - Oct. 4 - 5
https://skepticon.org.au