We’ve covered some serious topics in this week’s podcast, and some that are thankfully a little more light-hearted. Mark talks about a media request the NZ Skeptics have received to answer questions about UFOs, hoping to make it abundantly clear that despite a number of UFO articles on our website, we don’t actually believe that little green men are visiting us. Bronwyn has delved into our project to collate events of skeptical interest, and looks at what skeptical events happened this fortnight in history. Katrina tackles a more serious topic, of Parental Alienation, asking whether this “syndrome” is even real. And finally Mark continues in this serious vein by looking into New Zealand’s main Men’s Rights website, wondering why the site’s members seem to spend most of their time denigrating women and posting pseudoscientific nonsense.
About this episode
Articles we talk about:
Interview Request for Student Magazine Project
This fortnight in skeptical history - October 28th to November 9th
The Problem with Family Court Social Science
MENZ vs Reality
Newsletter issues these articles appear in:
2025-10-28
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Zholia Gerson Loeb Circumcision War
We have more topics than usual on this week’s Yeah… Nah! podcast episode, with Bronwyn talking about Zholia Alemi and RFK Jr’s circumcision claims, Mark talking about the new book The War on Science and Avi Loeb’s doom and gloom predictions that aliens are coming to kill us, and finally Katrina talking about Gerson Therapy and another sad case of someone foregoing proper medical treatment, with dire consequences. Plus we have an update of sorts on the (non)Rapture of 2025.
About this episode
Articles we talk about:
Wham, Bam, Autism scams: Circumcisions and Autism
The Actual War on Science
Gerson Therapy strikes again
More bad medicine: Updates on the Zholia Alemi case
Avi Loeb Strikes Again
Newsletter issues these articles appear in:
2025-10-13
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Julian Keto Acetaminophen
Katrina’s back and in top form for this episode of the Yeah… Nah! Podcast, updating us on the latest research into keto diets, and recent experiments in mice. Mark has an up-date on the failed Rapture prediction, with a new date being suggested of the 7th of October, and a hand-waving excuse as to why it didn’t happen on the 24th. And there was no way Bronwyn wasn’t going to cover the recent claims by Trump and RFK Jr in the US that paracetamol use in pregnancy is the cause of autism.
About this episode
Articles we talk about:
The 2025 Keto Mice Update
Why was the Rapture predicted for September the 24th? And why didn’t it happen?
Wham, Bam, Autism scams: Paracetamol.
Newsletter issues these articles appear in:
2025-09-29
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Contraceptive Rapture Yoga
Quick, you only have a few days left before the Antichrist turns up for the end of the world - make sure your room’s tidy, and say goodbye to any Christians in your life before they’re whisked away. In this week’s episode, Mark talks about an Official Information Act request warning the government that the Rapture is happening on Wednesday the 24th of September, 2025, and breaks down what all the mentions of conspiracy theories are in the request. Bronwyn has found a worrying trend on social media of using scare tactics to stop women taking the contraceptive pill. Finally, Bronwyn and Tim talk about a recent talk given by Devamrita Swami to Vic Uni students who were lured in with the promise of free (vegan) food.
About this episode
Our Guests:
Tim Atkin
Articles we talk about:
Birth Control Blues: TikTok is pushing contraceptive skepticism, but are influencers getting the science right?
The End of the World as we know it: September 24th
Newsletter issues these articles appear in:
2025-09-15
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Numerous Silky Updates
This week in the Yeah… Nah! podcast, there’s a smorgasbord of skeptical topics for you to gorge yourself on. Bronwyn has updates to her previous articles on Cryonics, the Warrens, the Campbells and ISTA, while Katrina has concerns about how poor numeracy can have detrimental health outcomes. And Mark has been patiently waiting for a new game, Silksong, to be released, and has found an interesting parallel to how conspiracy theorists behave amongst the many people hyped up about the game’s long-awaited release.
About this episode
Articles we talk about:
Skeptical Updates
Numeracy and Health Outcomes
Silkposting and Rabbit Holes
Newsletter issues these articles appear in:
2025-09-01
Yeah... Nah! is a fortnightly podcast from the New Zealand Skeptics focusing on the latest news of skeptical interest both locally and internationally.
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