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Weekly broadcasts discussing atheist and secular news, people and events. Hosted by DW Adams.In addition to our weekly shows, we'll be scheduling Spotlight episodes, one-on-one interviews with persons of interest in the a/s community.
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We're tired of pertinent social and science news being buried by claptrap. Our podcast is here to bring you relevant, under-reported current events, as well as in-depth discussions from a scientific, critical, skeptical, and humorous point of view. Derek and Swoopy are your hosts, filling your pod and your brain with skeptical insight and conversation, sometimes heated, on a plethora of topics that are ripe for critical examination. Bringing truth to podcasting, and all who choose to listen. ...
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Skepticality RETURNS! Meet Derek's new wife... Hear Susan Gerbic and Bob again! Derek interviews Patricia Churchland about her new book Consciousness.Batpig Studios
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Skepticality #288 - 'Psychic' Detective!
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Derek sits down with Bob Nygaard, a retired police officer from New York City who moved to Florida and now has a second career helping victims of Psychic fraud. Find out what it takes to help victims of a crime often ignored by law enforcement.Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine
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Skepticality #287 - Counting Backwards
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After a long break, Derek comes back just in time for Christmas. This time he sits down with Henry Jay Przybylo, (Dr. Jay), to discuss his new book 'Counting Backwards'. Dr. Jay is an associate professor of anesthesiology at Northwestern University School of Medicine, specializing in infants and children. The book is his 'Doctor's Notes on Anesthes…
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Skepticality #286 - Fighting Post-Truth
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Fighting post-truth politics, promoting rational thinking and wise decision-making in the political sphere seems like it has become harder in the past couple years or so. Gleb Tsipursky, founder of 'Intentional Insights', which unites reason-oriented people to popularize science-based strategies for wise decision-making and rational thinking in pol…
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Skepticality #285 - Houdini's Final Incredible Secret
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This episode Derek talks with Bob Loomis, librarian at the Magic Circle, and scholar of the history of stage illusion. His latest work is the book "Houdini's Final Incredible Secret", which is a detailed account of Bob's obsession with figuring out how one trick was performed.BatPig Studios
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Skepticality #284 - Son of a Buffett - Interview: Peter Buffett
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This episode Derek sits down with Peter Buffett, the son of the famous investor, Warren Buffett. Peter became famous not for his investing and banking skills but for his work in music and composing. He and his wife now run a non-profit charity, NoVo, which works to empower women and girls as the primary agents of change throughout the world. Find o…
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Skepticality #283 - Lets Get Uncomfortable!
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This week Derek has a conversation with returning guest, Dr. Bo Bennett. In the past few months Bo has been working on his latest book, 'Uncomfortable Ideas'. In the book, Bennett discusses many of the 'hot button' topics which even the most rational of us tend to shy away from discussing, or thinking about critically. As Bo says in the book, "Fact…
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For the new year episode of Skepticality, Derek presents an interview he recorded with Britt Hermes, a former Naturopath turned evidence based medicine advocate. Find out what happens when you go from licensed alt-med practitioner to evidence based medicine champion.BatPig Studios
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This episode Derek has another conversation with Jonathan Tweet, game designer, book author, and past Skepticality guest. After the success of his last book, 'Grandmother Fish', a book aimed at teaching pre-school children about Evolution, his follow up is a card game, Clades. Clades is a kids card matching game which centers around the evolutionar…
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This episode Derek has a conversation with Tini Howard, writer of graphic novels and former comics contributor for Paste Magazine and Teen Vogue. Just a couple weeks ago Tini released her newest comic book series 'The Skeptics'. The series is a political adventure about a pair of hip, clever, teens who fool the world into believing they have superp…
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AT Spotlight - EP1- Ash Pryce
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We visit with Ashley Pryce of Chimaera Productions. He is an award winning director, playwright and performer. His recent directorial credits include "In the Penal colony", "Three Coins" (which he also wrote) and "Dr. Faustus". If you have any questions for Ash, please feel free to call during the show at the number above or click the Skype button.…
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TAM2013 - The Morning After
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Join EllenBeth Wachs, Miranda Hale and Ryan Grant Long discussing the weekend that was. Call-ins welcome! **This is an edited version. 20 minutes of technical issues were removed. The show begins in progress** Show links: Media Guide to Skepticism TAM lanyrd.com Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia Leo Igwe Sanal Edamaruku Rebutr (Chrome only as of th…
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