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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.
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 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.
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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