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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. Skepticality offers relevant, under reported current events, as we


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Skepticality #093 - Tales of the Investigative Atheist - Inside The Discovery Institute, Interview: Maria Maltseva
On a recent episode ofÂSkepticality, guests Kate Holden and Tiana Dietz proposed their joint project, "Visit Discovery," which encourages people to visit Seattle's Intelligent Design think tank The Discovery Institute. Is there hope of fostering better dialog between advocates of science and proponents of Intelligent Design? This week's guest, Maria Maltseva, a Seattle skeptic and practicing attorney, talks with Derek & Swoopy about her ownÂrecent visits to The Discovery Institute, where her...

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[ Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:35:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #092 - Numb3rs - Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci creators of Num3rs
Rarely is mathematics a major plot component on AmericanÂtelevision.ÂThe exception, of course, is the current hit prime time CBSÂtelevision drama Numb3rs. "We all use math every day: to predict weather, to tell time, to handleÂmoney.ÂMath is more than formulas and equations: itâs logic. Itâs rationality. Itâs using your mind to solve the biggest mysteries we know." So begins every episode â astonishingly â ofÂone of the consistently highest rated programs in its time slot.ÂNow in...

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[ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:43:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #091 - Skeptics Undercover - Kate Holden and Tiana Dietz visted The Discovery Institute (and so should you)!
Over the past several episodes, Skepticality has endeavored to showcase an eclecticÂrange of skeptical activism. Our recent guests haveÂoverwhelmingly agreed that everyone has something to offer â and that "activism"Âcomes in many flavors. This week, Derek & Swoopy talk with bloggers Kate Holden andÂTiana Dietz, who recently had an unorthodox adventure at theÂwell-knownÂIntelligent Design think tank The Discovery Institute.ÂTheseÂunapologeticÂrabble-rousersÂdiscuss the controversialÂtactics ...

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[ Tue, 2 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #090 - This One Time at Skepticamp... - Reed Esau on Skepticamp, Tim Farley on helping StopSylvia.com
What can regular skeptics actually do to enhance the appreciation of science and skeptical inquiry? This question has been an ongoing theme for Skepticality, and this week's guest has one answer to propose. In his audioÂessay, "Raising Our Game: The Rationale to Embrace Skepticamp," software architectÂReedÂEsau argues that "Skepticamps"Â(self-organizing peer conferences of intimate scale) can harness the potential of the "long tail" of the skeptical movement â offering a voice to all of us who...

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[ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:14:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #089 - Secular Values Voter! - Lori Lipman Brown at Skeptrack 2008
This Tuesday, November 4th, Americans head to the polls. But despite the outcome, the question remains: under the new administration, can nontheists, science advocates, and criticalÂthinkers expect better representation in government? In recognition of Election Day 2008, Skepticality is pleased to present a talk by Lori LipmanÂBrown of the Secular Coalition for America (the only Washington, DC lobbyistsÂworking on behalf of skeptics, rationalists and nontheists), entitledÂPastafarian, Zoroastri...

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[ Tue, 4 Nov 2008 22:18:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #088 - From Ghost Hunters to The Mentalist, a Skeptic's look at Fall TV
On this week's episode ofÂSkepticality,ÂDerek & Swoopy exploreÂthe good, the bad, and the scary amongÂtelevision's current crop of offerings â from "Psychic Kids" to "The Mentalist." Â Also, in a lead up to her favorite holiday,ÂSwoopy ponders the pros and cons of being a skeptic on Halloweenâ. ...

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[ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:50:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #087 - A Skeptic for Congress? - Interview: Dr. Hal Bidlack
With less than thirty days left until (U.S.) Election Day 2008, SkepticalityÂchecks in with noted skeptic Lt. Colonel Hal Bidlack (U.S. Air Force, Retired) â theÂDemocratic Party'sÂ5th Congressional DistrictÂcandidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Swoopy talks with Hal about the challenging and expensive process of seekingÂpublic office in the United States, and how the recent upset of financialÂmarkets is shaping this election season. Hal also explains how his study of the U.S.ÂConsti...

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[ Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:20:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #086 - Where Do We Go From Here? - Daniel Loxton & Skeptrack Panel Discussion
This week, Skepticality rounds out its Dragon*Con coverage withÂthe Skeptrack panel inspired byÂJunior Skeptic EditorÂDaniel Loxton'sÂop-ed essay, "Where Do We Go From Here?"Â Daniel also joins Swoopy to share his thoughts upon hearing the panel discussion, and about skeptical trends. Panelists for this conversation about the future of skeptical activism include theÂJREF's James Randi and Jeff Wagg, Skeptical musician George Hrab, The Secular Coalition for America's Lori Lipman Brown , Center ...

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[ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:52:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #085 - Why Magic is Important - Panel Discussion with James Randi and D.J. Grothe
The hosts of Skepticality are recovering from their spectacularlyÂsuccessful "Skeptrack" events at Dragon*Con 2008: four days of livelyÂdiscussion featuring guests from some of the most prominent skepticalÂorganizations around the world. Included were James Randi and Dr. Phil PlaitÂfrom the JREF, Dr. Michael Shermer of the Skeptics Society, BenjaminÂRadford and D.J. Grothe from the Center for Inquiry, and Richard Saunders andÂcrew from the Australian Skepticsâto name only a few. For those who p...

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[ Tue, 9 Sep 2008 22:38:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #084 - What's The Harm? - Interview: Tim Farley
Misinformation is everywhere, but nowhere more prolific than on the internet. A Google search for "homeopathy" or "UFO" returns a landslide list ofÂmystery-mongering websites. Yes, there are a few skeptical web resources too âÂbut a non-skeptic can be easily misled online. On this episode,ÂDerek & Swoopy talk with Tim Farley, aÂskeptic applying his 20-plus years ofÂsoftware development experience to the creation of advanced tools and techniques for fighting the battle against misinformation on ...

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[ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:55:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #083 - Watch this Space - Interview: Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer
Long-time listeners may recall thatÂSkepticality's very firstÂinterview guest was Bad Astronomy author and popular science bloggerÂDr. Phil Plait. This past week the James Randi EducationalÂFoundation (one of the leading organizations to promote critical thinkingÂand examination of pseudoscience) announced that The Bad Astronomer himself will be the newÂJREFÂPresident. Now, Dr. Plait returns to SkepticalityÂto tell Derek & SwoopyÂnot only aboutÂinteresting advances in privately-funded space t...

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[ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:37:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #082 - Rationalist Rap - Interview: Greydon Square
The mainstream rap and hip hop communities are known not only for a way with words and penchant for controversy, but also for occasional drama. Rapper Greydon Square is no exception. On this week's episode of Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy hang loose with Greydon and talk about his musical influences, being embraced by the atheist community â and why this Compton native (raised as a legal orphan by the Department of Children & Family Services of California) refuses to be a product of the syst...

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[ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:07:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #081 - Alpha Kids - Interviews: Banachek, Mel Lipman & Lori Lipman Brown
Continuing from last week's interviews recorded at the "Amazing Meeting 6" conference, Derek & Swoopy talk with secular lobbyist Lori Lipman Brown and her father Mel Lipman (both secular humanists with backgrounds in law and government). They also speak with mentalist Banachek, who has been responsible for putting more magic and mentalism on American television than any other magic consultant in the world. While the paths of these skeptics seem widely divergent, Derek & Swoopy learn that the...

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[ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:29:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #080 - Skeptic Rock Stars at TAM - Interviews: Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Mythbuster Adam Savage,
This week on Skepticality, Derek and Swoopy return from the desert with highlights from "The Amazing Meeting 6" conference in Las Vegas (hosted by the James Randi Educational Foundation). Joining them are two skeptics who are changing the face of popular science: astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, and MythBuster Adam Savage. Â The incomparable Neil deGrasse Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, current host of Nova Science Now, and the only as...

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[ Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:50:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #079 - The Doctor is In! - Interview: Dr. Harriet Hall, the SkepDoc
This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Skeptic magazine's resident expert critic of alternative medicine, "SkepDoc"ÂDr. Harriet Hall. Dr. Hall talks about about her recent memoir Women Aren'tÂSupposed to Fly, which details her life as a family practice specialist,Âflight surgeon, pilot, and career Air Force officer. (She retiredÂin 1989 as a full Colonel.) Dr. Hall also discusses her recent regular contributions to Skeptic magazine and "The Science-Based Medicine" blog, which is quickly b...

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[ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:13:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #078 - What the Fossils Say, and Why it Matters - Interview: Dr. Donald R. Prothero
Just this week, the discovery of the 300-million year old Gerobatrachus hottoni ("Hotton's elder frog") confirmed the previously contentious inference that modern frogs and salamanders evolved from one group of ancient primitive amphibians. The dispute arose because of a lack of transitional forms; but, like so many "missing links," this newly discovered fossil sealed the gap. Â The fossil record is one of the strongest lines of evidence for evolution, yet it continues to come under attack by pr...

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[ Wed, 28 May 2008 03:01:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #077 - Don't Be Such a Scientist! - Interview: Dr. Randy Olson
Over the past several episodes, Skepticality has interviewed some of theÂnotable scientists featured in the new pro-Intelligent Design documentaryÂExpelled: No Intelligence Allowed. This week, the last word on theÂcontroversy goes to Dr. Randy Olson, theÂbiologist-turned-filmmaker whose 2006 documentary Flock of Dodos: TheÂEvolution â Intelligent Design CircusÂexamined the communication breakdownÂbetween the science community and the rest of the world on the subject of evolution.  Dr. Olson s...

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[ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:37:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #076 - Expelled: Exposed! - Interview: Dr. Eugenie Scott, PhD
The contentious pro-Intelligent Design film Expelled: NoÂIntelligence AllowedÂÂis now in its second week of wide release, and theÂcontroversy is far from over. This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks withÂDr. Eugenie Scott about her participation in Expelled, her thoughts onÂseeing the film â and the "Expelled: Exposed" website, created by the NationalÂCenter for Science Education (where Dr. Scott serves as the Executive Director). Beyond the Expelled frenzy, Dr. Scott talks about her work wi...

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[ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:15:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #075 - Words and Music - Interviews: Slau, author Scott Sigler
This week on SkepticalityÂwe talk to two good friends, both skeptics and podcasters making an impact in their areas of expertise. Slavko Halatyn (known to his many fans as simply "Slau") has enjoyed a richÂcareer as both a music producer and award-winning recording artist. ÂDerek talks with Slau aboutÂhis work with other artists (like skeptical favoriteÂGeorge Hrab), being an early adopter of podsafe music â and the linksÂbetween his career, his world view, and his becoming legally blind at the...

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[ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:29:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #074 - No Intelligence Allowed! - Interviews: Professor Richard Dawkins and Dr. Michael Shermer
In the upcomingÂa pro-Intelligent Design documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (starring comedy actor Ben Stein), severalÂnotable scientists speak in support of science and evolution, including evolutionary biologist (and outspoken atheist) Richard Dawkins, science blogger PZ Meyers, and Skeptics Society founder Michael Shermer. As Swoopy finds out this week when she talks with Dawkins and Shermer,ÂExpelled isÂnot the film these scientists agreed to be a part ofânor were their experie...

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[ Wed, 2 Apr 2008 02:02:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #073 - Your Water on Drugs - Interview: Dr. Shane Snyder, PhD
Last week, a widely circulated Associated Press story reported thatÂ"a vast array of pharmaceuticals â including antibiotics, anti-convulsants,Âmood stabilizers and sex hormones â have been found in he drinking waterÂsupplies of at least 41 million Americans." Derek and Swoopy look beyond the headline hype in their interviewÂwith Dr. Shane Snyder, who published his first study on "Screening ofÂDrinking Water for Possible Endocrine Disrupting Compounds" over ten yearsÂago. As a doctor of Envi...

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[ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:14:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #072 - Mystery Hunters - Interview: David Acer (Doubting Dave)
Can a kids' science and critical thinking television program beÂboth entertaining and informative? The award-winning Mystery Hunters,Âbeginning its fourth season, is proving that it can. On this week'sÂSkepticality, Swoopy talks with David Acerâknown to fans of Mystery HuntersÂas "Doubting Dave," the skeptical scientist who helps the junior members ofÂhis team (Araya Mengesha and Christina Broccolini) investigate paranormal mysteries. David is a close up magician, comedian, and actor and write...

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[ Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:24:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #071 - Dr. Karl Explains it All - Interview: Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki
This week on Skepticality, science educator and skeptic Michael McRaeÂinterviews one of Australia's most recognizable scientists, Dr. KarlÂKruszelnicki, who is known to most Aussies simply as "Dr. Karl." Dr. Karl is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney, as well as a proud recipient of the Ig Nobel prize. HeÂis also a popular science commentator on radio and television, and aÂbestselling author of 26 booksâincluding his most recent,ÂPlease Explain,Âwhich gives the facts o...

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[ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:35:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #070 - Amazing Meeting 5.5 Wrap Up - Interviews: Michael A. Stackpole, Alison Smith, and Dr. Phil Plait
On this week's Skepticality, Derek talks with Dr. Phil Plait (a.k.a. "The Bad Astronomer"), Alison Smith (founder of the Skeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society), and author Michael A. Stackpole (leader of the Arizona Skeptics) about the recent Amazing Meeting 5.5 conference on the topic of "Skepticism and Activism." These distinguished guests also reveal details of their plans for 2008, and Phil sheds some light on possible impending &...

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[ Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:22:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #069 - The Mind of the Market - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer
"Watch out for gorillas!" "Don't trade with strangers." "Buy this now!" Our brains are constantly bombarded with messagesÂabout how to behave, what to buy, and whom to trust. How do we parse these messages, and how do our choices affect the worldÂeconomy?  This week on Skepticality, Derek & Swoopy discuss how economic andÂevolutionary theory speak the same language, and how our hardwired humanÂbiology affects modern economics, with Skeptic Society founder Dr. MichaelÂShermer author of T...

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[ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:04:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #068 - The Candidates on Church and State - Interview: Lori Lipman Brown
Skepticality welcomes 2008 with an update from theÂSecular Coalition for America'sÂLori Lipman Brown âÂthe only lobbyistÂdedicated solely to the concerns of secular humanists and non-theists and to theÂpreservation of the separation of church and state. Lori talks with Derek and Swoopy about why 2007 was the best year yet forÂthe SCA, the top issues on the agenda for 2008, and how the currentÂpresidential candidates stack up on the issues important to skeptics....

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[ Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:06:00 GMT ]


Skepticality Xmas 2007 - Interview: James Randi
Merry Christmas? Can Skeptics actually say that with a straight face? We ask James Randi, of the James Randi Educational Foundation about his thoughts on the holiday season....

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[ Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:01:00 GMT ]


skepticality #067 - Humanistic Judaism and Lily The Pink - Interview: Michael Adelson
This week Skepticality features Michael Adelson, a staff conductor for the New York Philharmonic, and conductor of the Auros Group for New Music in Boston. Mr. Adelson had the good fortune to study with the late Rabbi Sherwin Wine. Rabbi Wine founded Humanistic Judaism, a secular movement which provides atheistic and ignostic Jews around the world with a means for organization, mobilization, and a sense of community. Speaking to Swoopy as a skeptic, Mr. Adelson shares insights from his lecture...

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[ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:57:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #066 - Virtue or Vice, Naughty or Nice? - Interview: Peter Sagal
With the specter of the holidays looming and conspicuous consumerismÂrunning amok, Skepticality delves into the topic of vice with Peter Sagal,Âhost of the National Public Radio's popular quiz show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Peter is the author of TheÂBook of Vice: Very Naughty Things and How to Do Them....

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[ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:33:00 GMT ]


Skepticality #065 - A Secret of the Universe - Interview: Author Stephen L. Gibson
ManyÂSkeptic readers are all too aware ofÂTheÂSecret, a slick repackaging of the principles of New Thought and UnityÂChristianity. This week,ÂSkepticality tackles an altogether different secret. Derek and Swoopy talk with authorÂand podcaster Stephen L. Gibson about his own new book, A Secret of theÂUniverse. A far cry from most books that offer up a secret message, AÂSecret of the Universe is a work of dramatic allegory about how we come toÂform knowledge about the Big Questions: God, sexual ...

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[ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:34:00 GMT ]

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