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Skeptics with a K

Skeptics with a K is the podcast for science, reason and critical thinking from the Merseyside Skeptics Society. Each episode features Mike Hall, Michael Marshall, and Dr Alice Howarth chatting about the things which interest them, often from a skeptical angle.

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Episode #281

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/07/23

In this episode of Skeptics with a K, Marsh and Alice talk about the recent BBC documentary on ‘alternative’ cancer treatments. This episode deals with a difficult subject matter throughout and some listeners may find the conversation distressing.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #280

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/07/09

Web privacy, affiliate marketing, micro-targeting, and copy-and-paste. Plus spam comments, missing audiences and cookie banners. A round of applause for Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #279

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/06/25

Homeopathic standards, blood groups, cod latin, and CEASE therapy. Plus web browser bugs, spike proteins, and ice cream. Like the boat scene in Willy Wonka, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #278

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/06/11

Contact tracing, television scams, lockdown sceptics, and race in the UK. “Stay Sceptical, End the Lockdown, Save Lives!”If you’re interested in more resources on racism, white privilege, and protesting, check out these links:Books for understanding racism and white privilege (Instagram)Anti-racism resources (Google Docs)Scaffolded anti-racist resources (Google Docs)Podcasts About The Black British Experience (Bustle)Black Trans Protesters Emergency Fund (Instagram)A Safety Guide for Protestors

Episode #277

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/05/28

The Black Death, plasmic support, revitalisation fields, and naming disease. Plus losing balance, sunbathing with social distance, and growing a beard. Effective at an eight metre radius, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.Note: this episode contains descriptions of race-based and other abuse.

Episode #276

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/05/14

Bill Gates, Black Seed Oil, and global depopulation. Plus thymoquinone, unusable kitchens, and Nigella Lawson. Not virologists, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke

Episode #275

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/04/30

Treatment compliance, vitamin deficiency, immune support, and unpublished research. Plus Alice’s birthday, green protection, and pretentious breakfasts. Still not winning awards, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke

Episode #274

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/04/16

Coronavirus pseudoscience, confirmation bias, fake news, and 5G telephony. Plus the Rocky Horror Picture Show, dancing nurses, and the school disco. Still in lockdown, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #273

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/04/02

COVID-19, astrologers, chloroquine, and chiropractic. Plus immune boosting meals, tidying up, and missing Doctor Who. Sitting at home, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #272

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/03/19

Dowsing for cancer, German graffiti, and the bloody Illuminati. Plus caesium salts, type II pneumocytes, and 1970s Doctor Who. Stay calm! Remain indoors! It’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #271

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/03/05

Australian Bushfires, COVID-19, and the comeback of astrology. Plus pigs legs, dingle-dangle scarecrows, and Mercury Communications. Governing the Anthropocene, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #270

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/02/20

Mistletoe in the papers, auricular acupuncture, splitting your jeans, and a giant cock and balls. Plus travelling by train, talking to teenagers, and David Mitchell. Sitting on a toilet floor, it’s Skeptics with a K.Note: This episode contains a brief reference to self-harm.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #269

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/02/06

In this special extended episode, Alice, Mike, and Marsh talk about what happened when they watched every episode of the Netflix series The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow back-to-back.Note: This episode includes conversations about eating disorders and suicide. Which is more warning about that than Netflix gives you.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #268

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/01/23

Placebo creams, reviving drips, and magical contagion. Plus chewing gum, stray heads, and trampolines. Tossing in a Berocca, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #267

Skeptics with a K ·

2020/01/09

Golden tickets, talking to the press, butt-chugging, and skeptical investigations. Plus Star Wars, cardboard crowns, and crashing into a lake. It’s a new year, and a new you, from Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #266

Skeptics with a K ·

2019/12/26

V-care, spiritual insight, reusable applicators, and Diana Spencer’s boyfriends. Plus mistaken identity, ringers in the audience, and lurching to the right. Merry Christmas from Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #265

Skeptics with a K ·

2019/12/12

Yoga cults, walking in Utrecht, attitudes to homeopathy, and what happened in Brazil. Plus perineum sunning, duck offal, aggressive emails, and rinsing beakers. Keeping in touch with our sexual energy, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #264

Skeptics with a K ·

2019/11/28

Family trees, Tobey Maguire, eight million pixels, and a dog show. Plus centimorgans, attempted burglary, and the reverse Darth Vader. Featuring special guest presenter, Andy Wilson.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.

Episode #263

Skeptics with a K ·

2019/11/14

Weather forecasts, analysing homeopathy, and healthy DNA. Plus fast Internet, speed running acid rain, and getting drunk in Oxford. Sitting in the dark, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #262

Skeptics with a K ·

2019/10/31

Hydrogen water, homeoprophylaxis, trusted sources, and vaccine ignorance. Plus retro gaming, dodgy Daleks, and what happened in Italy. It’s a squeaky pop from Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

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