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 its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.
On this episode:
Attempts to "bring back" the woolly mammoth distract us from vital conservationist goals by Sarah Hearne from November 2021

The anti-fluoridation movement is born of public health mistrust and misinformation by Elissar Gerges from January 2025

Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless by Edzard Ernst from December 2023

Patients with Alzheimer's deserve care and dignity - not false hope of miracle cures by Lena Bohman from January 2025

Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

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 its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.
On this episode:
Conclave raises fascinating questions about hypothetical scenarios within the Catholic Church, by Gabriel Andrade, from January 2025

Coping with Death: Why the 5 stages of grief don’t tell the whole story, by Sarah Hearne, from May 2021

A brief history of radio-phobia: new technology is always met with fear and uncertainty, by Sean Slater, from February 2024

Brazil’s Covid-19 inquiry puts pseudoscience on trial, by Natalia Pasternak, from June 2021

Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

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 its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.
On this episode:
Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations, by Chris French, from January 2026

Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon's Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the 'food apocalypse', by Mark Horne, from January 2023

Counterweight, and the continued enabling of bad faith 'anti-woke' actors, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from July 2021

The much-hyped UAP report’s lack of substance will do little to deter avid UFO believers, by Nigel Watson, from July 2021

Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

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 its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.
On this episode:
Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens, by Chris French, from November 2025

Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are 'just asking questions', by Aaron Rabinowitz, from January 2021

Fact checking a live debate taught me we shouldn't let political falsehoods stand, by Brian Eggo, from March 2021

How genuine is cultural commentators' 'concern' for OnlyFans model Lily Phillips?, by Abi Kennedy, from January 2025

Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

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 its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.
On this episode:
Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 1: We need an Epilogue, by Chris French, from September 2025

Those who define as 'post-tribal' forget that we all have communities - and biases, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from November 2021

From the outset, chiropractors have held anti-vax views – sadly, not much has changed, by Edzard Ernst, from October 2020

Rapa Nui: European myths mask the reason for societal collapse on Easter Island - colonialism, by Sarah Hearne, from August 2021

Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic