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Episode #396

Skeptics with a K Welcome to 2025! For the first episode of the new year, the team run through questions asked by our listeners. Topic include: who wrote our theme tune, our personal paranormal experiences, and consuming pseudoscientific content without supporting it.

Episode #054 - Live from QED 2023

InKredulous Episode 54 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast recorded live at QED 2023. Appearing alongside host Andy Wilson are Jordan Holmes, Cara Santa Maria, and Michael Marshall.

Episode #083 - Nyjon Eccles

Be Reasonable Marsh is joined by functional medicine doctor Nyjon Eccles to talk about the controversial thermographic cancer screening scans, and why he feels cancer patients would benefit from a functional medicine approach of nutritional support.

The Skeptic

Conclave raises fascinating hypothetical scenarios within the Catholic Church
By Gabriel Andrade,

The recent film Conclave, about the election of a new Pope, sheds light on the very human process behind anointing a new spokesperson for god

The post Conclave raises fascinating hypothetical scenarios within the Catholic Church appeared first on The Skeptic.

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