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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. Past guests have included, James Randi, Stephen Fry, Tim Minchin, Eugenie Scott, Dr Phil Plait, Michael Marshall, Dr Steve Novella, Dr Pamela Gay, Jon Ronson, Dr Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Prof. Richard Wiseman, Dick Smith, Banachek, Prof. Chris French, George Hrab, Tim Ferguson, Dr Paul Willis and many, many more. Featuring Australian radio legend Maynard with his Spooky Action, Jo Alabaster from the 'Evidence Please' blog, Eran Segev's Grain of Salt, Dr Rachael Dunlop with 'Dr Rachie Reports' and Heidi Robertson aka 'The Raw Skeptic'.The Skeptic Zone Podcast Ciencia Ciencias Sociales
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  • The Skeptic Zone #914 - 12.April.2026
    Apr 11 2026
    UFO Comments - Wishing for a Wish - NASA 00:00:00

    Introduction
    Richard Saunders

    00:16:14
    Westall UFO TV Documentary
    In the past week, Skeptic Zone producer Richard Saunders appeared on the ABC TV (Australia) program 'Australian Story' to talk about the 1966 Westall UFO event from a reasonable but skeptical point of view. This has not pleased some UFO believers in TV land and they have been commenting on the YouTube video of the TV program. Richard, with the help of Maynard, reads out some of the more interesting comments.

    Australian Story Westall UFO
    https://youtu.be/IhKyQkhOfoM

    00:22:34
    For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod
    If wishes were fishes, Kat would have a koi pond in her head. This week she will take a look at the tradition of wishing, a topic we have not covered on the Skeptic Zone before, while we have looked at a lot of things that require wishful thinking like manifesting and far-fetched woo products, we haven't ever examined the tradition of wishing, until now. We wish you would listen!

    https://www.healthdigest.com/304485/why-you-should-stop-blowing-out-the-candles-on-your-birthday-cake

    00:31:20
    Australian Skeptics Newsletter
    What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.

    Australian Skeptics
    http://www.skeptics.com.au
    We Can Reason, Canada
    https://wecanreason.com

    00:41:32
    The TROVE Archives
    A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to NASA and UFOs.

    1973.10.20 - The Canberra Times
    1966.12.12 - The Canberra Times
    1983.01.16 - The Canberra Times
    1989.07.12 - The Canberra Times
    1977.12.29 - Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
    1977.12.28 - The Evening Independent - FL


    www.trove.nla.gov.au

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    1 h y 4 m
  • The Skeptic Zone #913 - 5.April.2026
    Apr 4 2026
    Facts about the Common Cold - Skeptics in the Pub - Iridology 00:00:00

    Introduction
    Richard Saunders

    00:07:00
    You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill
    Adrienne met with infectious disease immunologist and author David Miles at the St Dunstan East Church Garden in London, England, where they discussed David's new book called,
    'Sneeze: The History and Science of the Common Cold'.

    Website: http://www.variolator.com

    Think This Through: Coleman Watts video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mv9Q0WvOd0

    00:22:36
    Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
    Join Richard Saunders, Tim Mendham, Lara Benham, Annie McCubbin, Kate Thomas and Gary from Thailand as they enjoy a fun evening of skeptical conversation and good food.

    00:34:52
    The TROVE Archives
    A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to Iridology.

    1984.03.19 - Times Daily
    1998.09.15 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


    www.trove.nla.gov.au

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  • The Skeptic Zone #912 - 29.March.2026
    Mar 28 2026
    Mind Body Wallet - Australian Skeptics News - UFOs

    00:00:00
    Introduction
    Richard Saunders

    Includes a brief clip of Maynard interviewing singing star Gene Pitney with a strange story concerning astrology.

    00:07:26
    A Journey into the Land of Woo
    Join Lara Benham, Tim Mendham, Kate Thomas and Richard Saunders as they once again venture through the doors of Sydney's Mind Body Spirit festival. What outrageous products and magical thinking did they discover this time?

    00:17:58
    UFOs and False Memories
    To acknowledge the 60th anniversary of the so-called Westall UFO event, the Skeptic Zone takes a look at the problems with false memories and the passage of time. Can we really expect people to clearly remember something that happened decades ago? Also the problem of memory cross contamination can cloud recollections of the original event.

    00:19:30
    Australian Skeptics Newsletter
    What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.

    Sign up for Newsletter
    https://www.skeptics.com.au

    00:35:54
    The TROVE Archives
    A wander through the decades files for bumpf from Mind Body Spirit.

    www.trove.nla.gov.au

    Also....

    Kate Thomas with Dr Karl - Shirtloads of Science
    https://youtu.be/Vra3iKjlHXE

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    1 h y 6 m
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