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 Forty-Eight – On Scepticisme Scientifique – An Interview With Jean-Michel Abrassart

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (35.6MB) | Embed The last episode of the year 2010! Direct mp3 here. This is a pre-recorded interview with Jean-Michel Abrassart, who is the: “National winner 2010′ in the European Podcast Awards (Category France / Personality – a podcast made by an individual – with the support of a professional organization or not). Jean-Michel holds a degree in psychology and in philosophy from the Catholic... Read More

Episode Forty-Six – On The Australian Book Of Atheism – Perth Launch

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (39.9MB) | Embed Link to the mp3 of this episode – here! First and foremost and absolutely before anything – thanks to Jane and Beaufort Street Books in Mt Lawley, Warren Bonett and Peter Cartledge.We had a live-Skype crossover Q&A with Warren in front of a packed bookstore to talk about The Australian Book of Atheism. This episode features how the book started, the contributors and how it was... Read More

Episode Twenty-Eight – On Secular Ethics Classes – An Interview With Dr Philip Cam

‘Did you know that children whose parents make a conscientious decision to have them opt out of Special Religious Education (SRE) are prohibited from any form of instruction during this period? NSW Department of Education policy provides for the supervision of these children but specifies they are not to have access to ‘ethics, values, civics or general religious education.’ – St James Ethics Centre. Hello and welcome... Read More

Episode Twenty-Five – On Books – The Second Embiggen Book Review Show

Welcome to episode twenty-five of the Token Skeptic! This week I’m interviewing Warren Bonett of Embiggen Books, for the second book-review episode! Warren’s bookstore, Embiggen Books, is in Noosaville on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia. Their website is www.embiggenbooks.com. The books reviewed for this episode are: Thirty-Six Arguments for the Existence of God – A Novel, by Rebecca Goldstein; Flat Earth News, by Nick Davies. You’ll... Read More

Episode Sixteen – On One Woman’s Struggle For Secularism

Download episode #16 using the links on the left-hand column – includes iTunes, mp3 and Zune! Hello listeners, this has been a rather busy week for podcasting, mostly because I’m on my first week of school holidays! However, there won’t be an Episode 17 out next week, because I’m finishing other work during the break – also because I want to fill in the three missing episodes, numbered six, seven and eight. In other news,... Read More

Episode Thirteen – On Skepticism And Comedy (Bonus Chaser Interview)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (9.1MB) | Embed Thanks to everyone who picked up one of the Token Skeptic stickers at the Global Atheist convention last weekend – and here’s a little bonus just for you! I interviewed Julian Morrow of the Chaser, who featured at the Saturday night dinner. The Chaser is an Australian satirical comedian group, most famous for their television programmes on Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The... Read More