Occam's Barbershop
By Cian Mac Mahon & Brendan Collins
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Podcast Description
Occam's Barbershop is a new weekly show on DCUfm, Ireland's best student radio station. Cian Mac Mahon and Brendan Collins investigate superstition, bad science and those who believe irrational things, as well as questioning people's faith in what they believe (including themselves).
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CleanOccam’s Barbershop 019 – Surface Tension | Occam's Barbershop is a weekly program on DCUfm, which is podcasted here. New episodes are broadcast live from the heart of the DCU campus online at www.DCUfm.com on Wednesdays from 4PM until 5PM. This week, the Science Gallery takes over! We chat to the majority of the artists at their new exhibit, Surface Tension. It's pretty damn cool, and we love it. You should go check them out! We also have the first ever winner of our Occam's Hotseat quiz! HUGE congratulations to Jillian, who was so good that we had to leave her on hold while we tried to find a harder final question. The prize she wanted was rather... odd... though. Listen in to find out what it was! It should be noted that we REALLY want YOU to take part in the weekly quiz! If you feel like giving it a shot, send us an email at TheBarbers@OccamsBarbershop.com and we will vet you for inclusion in the show! We are attempting to get our hands on a cool prize. One thing to be noted is that you will have to be free between the times of 4 and 5PM on Wednesdays when we record the show. We look forward to hearing from you! Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occams-Barbershop/137851646263291 Find us on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/occamsbarbers Find us on the web at http://www.OccamsBarbershop.com Send us an email at thebarbers@occamsbarbershop.com | 30 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOccam’s Barbershop 018 – Would Brendan make a good priest? | Occam's Barbershop is a weekly program on DCUfm, which is podcasted here. New episodes are broadcast live from the heart of the DCU campus online at www.DCUfm.com on Wednesdays from 4PM until 5PM. Today on the show we chat about topics which range from the American Cancer Society seemingly disliking atheist money, how a psychic was arrested on suspicion of extortion when she persuaded a 12 year old girl to steal $10,000 of her family's jewelry to remove a curse and how the world is going to finish ending this coming Friday! Chair of the DCU Media Production Society, Robyn Keleghan takes what has GOT to be our most evil of Hot Seat quizzes so far, and Brendan finds out for once and for all if he'd make a good priest. It should be noted that we REALLY want YOU to take part in the weekly quiz! If you feel like giving it a shot, send us an email at TheBarbers@OccamsBarbershop.com and we will vet you for inclusion in the show! We are attempting to get our hands on a cool prize. One thing to be noted is that you will have to be free between the times of 4 and 5PM on Wednesdays when we record the show. We look forward to hearing from you! Click through to see the links associated with this episode. Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occams-Barbershop/137851646263291 Find us on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/occamsbarbers Find us on the web at http://www.OccamsBarbershop.com Send us an email at thebarbers@occamsbarbershop.com http://www.alternet.org/belief/152685/is_atheist_money_too_controversial_for_the_american_cancer_society_/?page=entire - Is Atheist Money Too Controversial for the American Cancer Society? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/psychic-arrest-steal-jewelry.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher - Psychic said stealing jewelry would remove curse, sheriff says http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/harold-camping-world-probably-to-end-oct-21-2011/2011/10/05/gIQAmxMMuL_blog.html - The World Ending again (Gone Camping?) http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/17/want-to-be-a-priest-theres-an-app-for-that/ - The Priest App (direct download the app at http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/vocation-app/id464321885?mt=8 | 20 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOccam’s Barbershop 017 – Steve Jobs’ Woo | Occam's Barbershop is a weekly program on DCUfm, which is podcasted here. New episodes are broadcast live from the heart of the DCU campus online at www.DCUfm.com on Wednesdays from 4PM until 5PM. This week on the show, we are back to our usual antics after a long summer off air! As a result, the sound quality is a little bit off. Sorry about that, it won't happen again! Topics discussed on this show include Steve Jobs' early death (and how woo may have contributed to it), Reddit's 'jailbait' controversy, and the Watson vs Dawkins debacle. It should be noted that we REALLY want YOU to take part in the weekly quiz! If you feel like giving it a shot, send us an email at TheBarbers@OccamsBarbershop.com and we will vet you for inclusion in the show! We are attempting to get our hands on a cool prize. One thing to be noted is that you will have to be free between the times of 4 and 5PM on Wednesdays when we record the show. We look forward to hearing from you! Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occams-Barbershop/137851646263291 Find us on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/occamsbarbers Find us on the web at http://www.OccamsBarbershop.com Send us an email at thebarbers@occamsbarbershop.com | 17 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOccam’s Barbershop 016 | Occam's Barbershop is a weekly program on DCUfm, which is podcasted here. New episodes are broadcast live from the heart of the DCU campus online at www.DCUfm.com on Thursdays from 2PM until 3PM. This week on the show, the pope takes over! We have a multitude of tom-popery, including his take on evolution, what the previous pontiff's blood is currently doing and the controversy behind John Paul's impending sainthood. We have a story explaining what happens when you have a whole load of children belong to anti-vax people stuck in school together, a story about how science may have found one bizzare reason for why people believe in bizarre conspiracy theories and how Glee is drawing fire for pro-gay episodes and a whole load of chatter. Also, the usual quiz. It should be noted that we REALLY want YOU to take part in the weekly quiz! If you feel like giving it a shot, send us an email at TheBarbers@OccamsBarbershop.com and we will vet you for inclusion in the show! We are attempting to get our hands on a cool prize. One thing to be noted is that you will have to be free between the times of 2PM and 3PM on Thursday when we record the show. We look forward to hearing from you! Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occams-Barbershop/137851646263291 Find us on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/occamsbarbers Find us on the web at http://www.OccamsBarbershop.com Send us an email at thebarbers@occamsbarbershop.com Click through to see the links related to this episode http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/26/pope-john-paul-blood-vatican - Pope's John Paul II's Blood http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110423/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_easter_vigil_4 - Pope on Evolution http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2067918,00.html - Pope John Paul's Path to Sainthood: A Rush to Judgment? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/26/us-russia-church-nightclubs-idUSTRE73P1LL20110426 - Russian Church: Ditch beer for books in nightclubs http://depletedcranium.com/alternative-school-closes-due-to-outbreak-in-unvaccinated-students/ - âAlternativeâ School Closes Due to Outbreak in Unvaccinated Students http://www.christianpost.com/news/glee-draws-fire-for-gaga-pro-gay-episode-50012/ - 'Glee' Draws Fire for Gaga, Pro-Gay Episode http://www.alternet.org/culture/150730/one_surprising_reason_people_may_believe_bizarre_conspiracy_theories/ - One Surprising Reason People May Believe Bizarre Conspiracy Theories | 3 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOccam’s Barbershop 015 | It's a whole pile of news this episode, with our usual quiz giving us a break. Also, discussions on what sort of music would be played in the waiting-room for Heaven. Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occams-Barbershop/137851646263291 Find us on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/occamsbarbers Find us on the web at http://www.OccamsBarbershop.com Send us an email at thebarbers@occamsbarbershop.com | 14 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOccam’s Barbershop 013 – Chris French | Occam's Barbershop is a weekly program on DCUfm, which is podcasted here. New episodes are broadcast live from the heart of the DCU campus online at www.DCUfm.com on Thursdays from 2PM until 3PM. This week on the show, we chat to Professor Christopher French, Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths College in London. He chats about his research into why people think they see ghosts and tells us of a few projects that he has done in the field. Really interesting stuff! In the news, we have how the U.K has it's real life version of the X-Files (or not, as the case may be) and how people don't realise if they are lying to themselves. We also, of course, have the quiz. It should be noted that we REALLY want YOU to take part in the weekly quiz! If you feel like giving it a shot, send us an email at TheBarbers@OccamsBarbershop.com and we will vet you for inclusion in the show! We are attempting to get our hands on a cool prize. One thing to be noted is that you will have to be free between the times of 2PM and 3PM on Thursday when we record the show. We look forward to hearing from you! Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occams-Barbershop/137851646263291 Find us on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/occamsbarbers Find us on the web at http://www.OccamsBarbershop.com Send us an email at thebarbers@occamsbarbershop.com Click through to see the links related to this episode http://www.gold.ac.uk/apru/ - Find out more about Chris's work, but prepare to lose a day or so to it. It's rather interesting. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20038960-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave - UK's real life version of the X-Files http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/07/people-don%E2%80%99t-know-when-they%E2%80%99re-lying-to-themselves/ - People don't know when they are lying to themselves | 10 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Gloriously shambolic!
I am learning to love this show. Their hearts are in the right place and they're doing a good thing producing the show so they've certainly got my backing.
It is obviously a very amateur production but amateur in the best possible way. They are doing this because they have a real love for the subject and the medium (podcasting, not psychics!) and that smoothes off the many rough edges.
And I'm hoping that will be a good enough review to win the oremaining half of the Twirl.
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