Episode Sixty-Nine – On Miracle Detectives – Interview With Dr Indre Viskontas
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (34.6MB) | Embed Download the mp3 here – also available via iTunes. With many thanks to Sharon Hill of SheThought – an interview with Dr Indre Viskontas! Dr. Viskontas holds a PhD from UCLA in cognitive neuroscience, focusing her studies on how memories and other cognitive processes are supported by neural networks. Aside from being the Associate Editor of the journal Neurocase and performing... Read More
Episode Sixty-Five – On Starsuckers And Taking Liberties – QEDCon Lecture By Chris Atkins
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (63.0MB) | Embed Download the mp3 of this episode here! With many, many thanks to the organisers of QEDCon – here’s a special episode from a lecture at the convention, that has to be heard to be believed. Chris Atkins is the director of both BAFTA nominated Taking Liberties and the 2009 tour-de-force Starsuckers. The documentary Starsuckers involved the production team planting fake celebrity-related... Read More
Episode Sixty-Two – On SkeptiCamp Australia And Launceston Skeptics At Body And Soul Festival
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (30.7MB) | Embed Direct link to mp3 audio of the episode here! A few news items before the show starts – I’m still organising plans to be in Melbourne over the next two months or so, but I’ll post confirmed dates on the Token Skeptic site about anything I’m doing. It will be great to catch up with people there, so I’ll let you know! A few people contacted me about the Milton... Read More
Episode Sixty – On Token Skepticism – The Best Of (So Far)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (36.6MB) | Embed This is what happens when you try to put as many episodes in before Garage Band crashes. There’s plenty more that I love – like Embiggen Books, the interviews and panels - do go check them out! If you’re new to the show, then this is for you to check out – or better yet, if you want to recommend or introduce someone to ‘what it’s all about‘! ... Read More
Episode Fifty-Nine – On Tim Minchin – Review And Interview Of Tim Minchin vs WASO Performance
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (29.9MB) | Embed Sorry to everyone who got the messed-up audio – it’s now fixed! Link to mp3 of episode #59 here. A short additional-bonus episode for this week, adding to the previous one on Simon Taylor!This episode features a review of Tim Minchin’s show from the Saturday, 5th March ‘Tim Minchin vs the West Australian Orchestra‘ performance in King’s Park. If you’re... Read More
Episode Fifty-Eight – On Magic And Pieces Of Mind – Interview With Simon Taylor
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (23.3MB) | Embed Direct Link to Mp3 of Episode #58 Here! This is a special early-episode of the Token Skeptic – this weekend I’ll be attending the live concert of Tim Minchin and I’ll also be interviewing my friend Michael McRae on his recently released book ‘Tribal Science’! On the other side of the microphone recently – I was interviewed for Meet The Skeptics –... Read More
#QEDCon – Short Video Of Token Skeptic Adventures
The full version is available via iTunes or on RSS through Libsyn on the Token Skeptic podcast (as per previous post!) Many thanks again to QEDCon, the Greater Manchester and Mersyside Skeptics! Featured briefly in this film and with many, many thanks — the fantastic backstage crew of QEDCon (including Janis, Marsh, Mike, Rick and Andy). Presenters and acts include: George Hrab, Bruce Hood, Milton Mermikides, the Dalek, Chris French, Hayley... Read More
Episode Fifty-Five – On The Geek Manifesto – Interview With Mark Henderson
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (23.8MB) | Embed A special episode about The Geek Manifesto! Direct link to mp3 download here. When I was in London, I was fortunate enough to secure an interview with Mark Henderson, who is the Science Editor of The Times. He’s in the process of writing and crowd-sourcing information for his book about science and politics. It’s called The Geek Manifesto, and it will be published next spring by... Read More
Token Skeptic And #Ten23 – The Australian Videos
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (148.1MB) | Embed Hi all – just a quick note to say that as the Australian coordinator of #ten23, I’ve been so pleased with all the hard work that’s been done and really proud that this country took part! There’s a few vodcast/films now online and I’ll upload some to the podcast with permission of the creators. My Token Skeptic Podcast YouTube site features them as well. My... Read More
Episode Fifty-One – On Sceptic Science – Interview With Brad Newsome
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (27.3MB) SORRY ABOUT TECHNICAL GLITCHES! Direct download of Episode 51 here (mp3)! Episode Fifty-One and I have a few little notices for people before we get underway! Firstly thanks again to people who are donating to the Token Skeptic show; it does help out as this is the only podcast I’m going to be regularly doing in 2011, with occasional submissions to the Young Australian Skeptics podcast, The... Read More
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