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Skeptics in the Pub Social
Skeptics in the Pub Social
Dr Duncan's, St John's Lane
Maeve Hanan: How ultra-processed food panic fuels anxiety and disordered eating
Maeve Hanan: How ultra-processed food panic fuels anxiety and disordered eating
The Denbigh Castle, 10 Hackins Hey, Liverpool L2 2AW

Latest Podcasts

Episode #467

Skeptics with a K Alice asks whether inhaling hydrogen peroxide can cures what ails you (spoiler: no it can't), and Marsh realises he has never heard of the Planets. Meanwhile, the team are suffering in the heat. Well, except Alice, who is loving it.

Episode #066

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. Featuring stories from Sarah Hearne, Dave Hahn, and Aaron Rabinowitz.

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

Bill Hicks embodied all the good and bad of High Weirdness
By Aaron Rabinowitz,

Bill Hicks was a brilliant and passionate comedian, but one who was prone to conspiracy theory, high weirdness, and a proto-incel level of misogyny.

The post Bill Hicks embodied all the good and bad of High Weirdness appeared first on The Skeptic.

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