Just Skeptics
By Greater Manchester Skeptics
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Just Skeptics is a skeptical podcast brought to you by the Greater Manchester Skeptics. Every week we gently take the mickey out of the latest news from the fringe of science, medicine and reason.
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 25 | 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 | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 24 | We're joined by Victoria Stiles from the Violetta Crisis blog to talk about Witch Hunting, the Atheist Registry, Scientology and Australian bar staff. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 23 | 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. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 22 | 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. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 21 | 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 | 6/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 20 | 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/ | 5/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 19 | 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. | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 18 | 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. | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 17 | 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/ | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 16 | 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/ | 1/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 15 | Merry Christmas! For a holiday treat, we've gathered some unheard material from previous episodes and combined it with specialy recorded pieces for an extra long episode of Just Skeptics. Featuring Colin Harris, Andrew Taylor and Rick Owen, we talk about the Health & Safety dance, Opus Dei, David Icke's malformed reptillian hand, standing on Gandalf's shoulders and Atheists at Christmas. Enjoy! | 12/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 14 | We're joined by Twitter legend Andrew Taylor this episode. We discuss a revolutionary new boob-job in a cream, compulsory vaccines for toddlers and the issue of prisoners votes. Cosmetic surgeon questions 'boob job' cream. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/nov/11/cosmetic-surgeon-boob-job-cream Children without MMR should be banned from school. http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2010/11/children-without-mmr-jabs-should-be-banned-from-school-claims-public-health-official/ http://www.wigantoday.net/news/compulsory_mmr_school_ban_blast_1_2737472 | 12/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 13 | For our unlucky thirteenth episode we are joined by guest host Colin Harris as we talk about health insurance, dubious studies about videogames, the Pope and UFO's invading air force bases. | 10/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 12 | We're joined by guest host Dr. Aust as we discuss Charity Mugging, Legal Highs, the "Crazy Chemist" and a whole bunch of alternative therapies. Dr. Aust's Blog http://draust.wordpress.com/ Charity Mugging http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1328194_chugging_a_good_way_to_raise_charity_funds_or_a_city_menace "Crazy Chemist!" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11330173 QED Con Website http://www.qedcon.org/ | 9/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 11 | We're joined by guest host Micheal Marshall from Skeptics with a K and Righteous Indignation, as we talk about acupuncture in Manchester, bad PR, low vaccination rates, cervical cancer and important dating tips for women! Manchester Metropolitan University launches Acupuncture Course http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/1315/ Vaccine Drive after Measles cases http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/health/s/1315530_vaccine_plea_after_16_hit_by_measles__ 1/3 of girls refuse HPV Vaccine http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-561827/Anti-cancer-jab-shunned-One-girls-refuses-vaccine-guard-cervical-virus.html Merseyside Skeptics Society http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/ | 9/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 10 | We're joined by guest host David Briggs as we discuss homeopathy in Manchester, the healing power of crystals, Christopher Hitchens and the QED conference. The blog of Xtal Dave: http://xtaldave.wordpress.com/ Manchester Doctors asked not to prescribe homeopathy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11022795 QED: http://www.qedcon.org/ | 9/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 9 | We're joined by guest host Tom Williamson as we discuss the argument from authority, ‘death by homeopathy’, Indian rationalists and flawed peer reviewed studies. The blog of Tom Williamson: http://www.tomfooleryblog.com/ Homeopath acted "out of order": http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/31/2969761.htm Skeptics invite astrologers to prove skills: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Astrology+skeptics+invite+swamis+prove+skill+prize/3347424/story.html | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 8 | Episode eight is finally upon us, and we're joined once more by Allan Callister as we discuss a Chinese UFO flap, psychic animals, logical fallacies and spiritualism. From now on, the podcast should be uploaded every second Saturday - we feel that a fortnightly schedule gives us more time to produce a longer, better podcast. If you have feedback or criticism for us, we'd love to hear it - e-mail us at JustSkeptics@gmail.com. Related links: Martin the Psychic Swan What are the chances Paul the Octopus was right? UFO's over Chinese Airport The following blog post was written to accompany this episode of the podcast, similar posts can be found at the Greater Manchester Skeptics blog: When people find out that I'm a skeptic, the most common question I get asked is "what about UFO's then"? Because I'm far too pedantic for my own good I nearly always point out that a UFO is simply an object in the sky which the viewer can't explain - not necessarily an alien space craft that's travelled thousands of light years just to probe our livestock. This may be a poor answer to the question, but it's still important to note that a UFO is simply an object which the observer cannot explain sufficiently, yet some will leap to their preferred 'supernatural' explanation. Instead of saying "I don't know what that is", they'll assume that it's some kind of alien spacecraft, or secret government aircraft. Here's an interesting example from Greater Manchester - a UFO sighting from Ardwick, which can also be viewed on YouTube. The poster asks "Is this a UFO? You decide because I'm convinced it is". This statement doesn't make any sense unless by UFO he means something along the lines of 'alien spacecraft'. Taking into account the pictures of aliens, saucers and X-Files music in his video, I'm pretty convinced that he believes it to be an alien craft. I haven't a clue what it is - all I can see is a blurry, zoomed in photograph of a white light. There is just not enough evidence for me to say what it was. That's fine by me - we can never know all the answers and although I'd love to know what it was, I probably never will. That doesn't mean that nobody could explain those lights - I've seen plenty of examples where the person who sees the unusual occurrence is completely at a loss to explain what they saw, yet other people instantly knew what it was. A good example of this are Chinese lanterns - there are hundreds of "UFO" videos on YouTube that are blatantly Chinese lanterns, such as this one captured on video in Manchester. This doesn't just apply to UFO's, but all manner of paranormal phenomenon. Onepisode 7 of Just Skeptics, the 'rather friendly skeptic' Hayley Stevens describes occasions where her team have found the perfectly rational explanations behind supposed ghostly experiences that have stumped ghost hunting teams in the past. While we shouldn't completely write off paranormal explanations for these events, we shouldn't jump to them unless there is sufficient evidence pointing towards this explanation - to do otherwise would just be an argument from ignorance - I can't explain it, so it must be x/y/z.. Another example - recently a UFO was spotted over Xiaoshan airport in China, forcing the airport to temporarily close. While many people were convinced this was yet another extra-terrestrial encounter more rational people were viewing the footage and found a much more likely explanation. Geoffery Forden, an MIT weapons analyst, examined this incident on the Arms Control Wonk blog, where he came to the conclusion that "a DF-21* launch somewhere near Jiuquan and aimed at a point somewhere in the eastern Gobi desert is the most likely cause of this “UFO” even given the problem of illuminating the solid-motor discharge above the Earth’s atmosphere. " This was somewhat confirmed later by the Chinese government, who said they knew what the object was, but were unable to make the informatio | 7/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 7 | We're joined by guest host Hayley Stevens from Righteous Indignation as we talk about the politics of ghost hunting, tax-exempt Scientology, magic coconuts, naturopaths and the anal verge. Scientology may be avoiding UK Taxes http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/7442179/general/scientology-tax Skeptics get Naturopaths to disown Homeopathy, Reiki & Energy Therapy http://www.centerforinquiry.net/blogs/entry/CFIs_Skeptics_Get_Naturopaths_to_Disown_Homeopathy_Reiki_Energy_Therapy/ Hayley is a Ghost http://www.hayleyisaghost.co.uk/ Righteous Indignation http://www.ripodcast.co.uk/ | 7/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 6 | We're joined by returning guest host Rick Owen as we discuss polygraphs, psychic accusations, table tipping and prayers at Council meetings. Council replace prayer before meetings with poetry, telegraph outraged: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7838765/London-council-in-religious-row-after-banning-prayer-for-poetry-readings.htmlgdiet.info/ Father falsely convicted of being criminal by a psychic: http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/8231045.Darwen_dad_falsely_accused_of_being_criminal_by_psychic/ The website of the psychic concerned: http://www.tonystockwell.com/ | 6/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 5 | We're joined by guest host Dr*T, as we discuss the madness of exopolitics, a Daily Mail cancer scare and the latest reptillian plot. Dr*T waxes lyrical about the magic world of bees and Gav declares his undying love for a certain special someone. Thinking is Dangerous - Dr* T's Blog http://thinking-is-dangerous.blogspot.com/ with Dr*T's first theory: http://thinking-is-dangerous.blogspot.com/2008/07/theory-1-revisited.html Will the BP Oil spill accelerate disclosure of teleportation, anti-gravity and ET/UFO presence? http://www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2010m6d11-Will-the-BP-oil-spill-accelerate-disclosure-of-teleportation-antigravity-and-ETUFO-presence BP oil spill is disaster capitalism by criminal elite to depopulate and stop ET disclosure http://www.examiner.com/x-2912-Seattle-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2010m6d13-Evidence-BP-oil-spill-is-disaster-capitalism-by-criminal-elite-to-depopulate-and-stop-ET-disclosure Mobile Phone users 'five times more likely to develop cancer'. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1286665/Mobile-phone-users-times-likely-develop-brain-tumour.html | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 4 | We're joined by guest host Mike Hall from Skeptics with a K as we discuss 'phoney' naturpaths, the STARGATE project, the saturation of podcasts and yet more religion. American Psychic Spies http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/161028 'Phoney Naturopath' http://www.thelocal.se/27090/20100607/ Skeptics with a K http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ | 6/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 3 | We're joined by guest host Andrew Taylor as we discuss dodgy health advice, the bamini road, Ronnie James Dio and moderate Religion. Telegraph Health Advice http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/7764386/Health-QandA-Beauty-serums.html Susan Curtis offers Homeopathic Malaria Treatment http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/04/neals-yard-remedies-offers-lethal.html Westboro Baptist Church to picket Dio's Funeral http://www.nme.com/news/black-sabbath/51188 | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 2 | We're joined by guest host Rick Owen as we discuss norse gods, volcanic conspiracies, kitten-men, the classic gambling fallacy and TAM London. Icelandic Conspiracy Theories http://tinyurl.com/26sm5r6 TAM London Prices http://www.tamlondon.org/ | 5/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitJust Skeptics Episode 1 | We're joined by guest host Allan Callister as we cover the wierd and wonderful world of acu-pressure, celebrate the closure of the Prince Foundation and admit to being incredibly smug. BBC News - Prince Charles Charity to close amid fraud inquiry http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8654679.stm Tapping for Troops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRXdQNA3aEk TomFoolery Blog http://www.tomfooleryblog.com/ | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Ok podcast, funny at times
Fairly good for the most part but the fact that several times now the idea of religious people being stupid turns me off. I don’t see how faith makes you a moron. Besides, God and science can co-exist. Like Darwin has it all solved, that’s a joke, after all this time the missing link is still.... well missing. Science is awesome, but the lack of an ability to measure something in scientific terms does not mean that it does not exist.
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