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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 articles from Gabriel Andrade, Sarah Hearne, Sean Slater, and Natalia Pasternak.
Mike looks at ball lightning, why there is so little evidence of it, and asks whether it exists at all.
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.
If the upcoming documentary 'Capturing Bigfoot' proves the famous Bigfoot footage was a hoax, it should put an end to belief in Bigfoot – but don't count on it.
The post ‘Capturing Bigfoot’ may yet offer definitive proof that Bigfoot was nothing but a hoax appeared first on The Skeptic.
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