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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 Victoria Stiles, Chris French, Dave Hahn, and Alif Yahya.
Mike asks whatever happened to the story that men think about the Roman Empire every day? Meanwhile, Marsh is interrogated by Noah Lugeons about the World Cup and Alice gets a fiver in the post.
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.
According to a popular myth, Betamax lost out to VHS because of adult content - in reality, it was down to tape length, and licensing.
The post Adult movies were not the reason Betamax really lost the video wars appeared first on The Skeptic.
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