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Skeptics in the Park
Skeptics in the Park
Sefton Palm House, Sefton Park, L17 1AP
How the Penny Dreadfuls Created Their Own Legends - Icy Sedgwick
How the Penny Dreadfuls Created Their Own Legends - Icy Sedgwick
The Casa, 29 Hope Street

Latest Podcasts

Episode #422

Skeptics with a K Alice looks at the science underpinning Ozempic and Wegovy, and the impact they have on society. Meanwhile, Mike goes to see Hamilton again. And again. And again.

Episode #019

The Skeptic Podcast From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since. This week featuring stories from Mark Williams, Thiago Vahia, Brian Eggo, and Abi Kennedy.

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.

The Skeptic

Dear people of TikTok: I, the editor of The Skeptic, am obviously not a flat earther
By Michael Marshall,

Millions of TikTokers viewed claims that all pilots know the earth is flat... except, I'm the person in the videos, and that's not what I said

The post Dear people of TikTok: I, the editor of The Skeptic, am obviously not a flat earther appeared first on The Skeptic.

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