Just Skeptics
A skeptical podcast brought to you by the Greater Manchester Skeptics. Every week we gently take the piss out of the latest news from the fringe of science, medicine and reason.

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For our first podcast of 2012 we are joined by a rouge physicist only known as "The Prof". Don't trust a word he says!

Shock! Horror! Mountain Dew disolves mice.... - Prison Planet

Macy's worker fired for not allowing transgendered into dressing room

Argentinian President admits Vaccine's can kill - Natural News

Improve your consiciousness - Natural News

Direct download: 025_Just_Skeptics_Episode_25.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:01 AM

We're joined by Victoria Stiles from the Violetta Crisis blog to talk about Witch Hunting, the Atheist Registry, Scientology and Australian bar staff.

Direct download: Just_Skeptics_Episode_024.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:09 AM

It's the 'Religion & Law' special as we're joined by tame barrister Geoff Whelan to discuss women in Islam, pointy bits on buildings, a recent french ban on Ninjas and religous charities. We also dis' the Swiss.

Direct download: 23_Just_Skeptics_Episode_023.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:14 PM

This week we're joined by Mike Hall as we discuss Knightmare, Time Team, Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidge - as well as conspiracies, psychics, mass graves and patient choice.

Direct download: 22_Just_Skeptics_Episode_022.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:28 PM

We're joined by political cartoonist Polyp to talk about mobile phone radiation, political correctness (presumably gone mad) and rapture parties.

Polyp's website:

http://polyp.org.uk/

Polyp's article on conspiracy theories:

http://www.newint.org/features/2011/03/01/polyp-conspiracy-theories/

A to Z of Political Correctness:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/8513876/The-A-Z-of-political-correctness.html#dsq-content

The Winterval Myth:

http://www.thedisinformed.co.uk/2010/12/12/the-winterval-myth/

Council of Europe issues alert over Cell Phones:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/council-of-europe-to-consider-ban-on-wifi-and-mobiles-in-classrooms.ars?&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany

Rapture Suicides:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/05/while_harold_camping_sits_safe.php

Direct download: 21_Just_Skeptics_Episode_021.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:50 AM

We're joined by recuring guest host Andrew Taylor to talk about religious persecution, tabloid newspapers and the Alternative Vote campaigns.

Tabloid Watch Blog

http://tabloid-watch.blogspot.com/

BHA Conference

http://bhaconference.org.uk/

Direct download: 20_Just_Skeptics_Episode_20.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:42 PM

We discuss Charlie Sheen, Warlocks and the amazing "Power of the Purple Flame". We also have our first ever interview - we talk to Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association about the Census Campaign and Humanism in general.

Direct download: 19_Just_Skeptics_Episode_019.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:25 AM

We're joined by guest host and barrister Geoff Wheelan who gives us some examples of God vs the Law - we also discuss Astrology and go over some listener feedback.

Direct download: 18_Just_Skeptics_Episode_018_a.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00 AM

We invite guest host Conor Pendergrast from Belfast SitP who gives a valentines love letter for QED. We also discuss the "ban on herbal medicines" and unusual cancer treatments.

 

New EU regulations on Herbal Medicine

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=177732

http://www.naturalnews.com/030873_EU_directive_medicinal_herbs.html#ixzz1AMX2OWWl

Woman beats cancer with chinese medicine

http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/woman-beats-breast-cancer-treatment-china/5/81328

Belfast Skeptics

http://belfastskeptics.com/

The website of our guest host Conor P

http://www.conorp.eu/

Direct download: 17_Just_Skeptics_Episode_017.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:34 AM

Just Skeptics Episode 16


Our first ever transatlantic guest host is Amber Sherwood Kost of the Kitsap County Skeptics who joins us for our sixteenth episode. We discuss the numerological significance of the number 11, plans for a massive pyramid power station and the inconsistency of the Daily Mail's vaccine advice. On the soapbox Amber discusses Oprah, and the influence she holds over the American public.


Kitsap County Skeptics

http://kitsapskeptics.blogspot.com


Primly Stable blogpost on Mail vaccine advice

http://primlystable.blogspot.com/2011/01/mail-give-children-vaccine-that-we-said.html


Mike Adams calls cancer cure a cruel medical hoax

http://www.naturalnews.com/030987_Michael_Douglas_throat_cancer.html


MTV article on the science of Numerology

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655652/britney-kanye-jayz-taking-advantage-11111.jhtml


UFO Phil's official website

http://www.ufophil.com/


QED Confrence

http://www.qedcon.org/

Direct download: 16_Just_Skeptics_Episode_016.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:19 AM