Episode Eighty-Five – On Something Fierce – Interview With Marian Call
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:11 — 32.3MB) | Embed “The music is a little silly but mostly very sincere and honest, mostly acoustic, occasionally symphonic, eclectic, rhythmic and warm with a side of whimsy.” Singer-songwriter Marian Call has just finished her “49>50 Tour”, which went all around the US (and most of the provinces of Canada). She lives in Anchorage, Alaska but has a huge following... Read More
Episode Eighty-One – On These Are The Ways The World Will End – Dragon*Con Panel
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:37 — 23.6MB) | Embed From a global pandemic to the Hadron super-collider… have some fun as our panel rips into the latest world-enders and answers your questions about why we are probably safe (for now). With many, many, MANY thanks to the Skeptrack – Derek Colanduno of Skepticality.com and Mark Ditzler at Abrupt Media. From the 2011 Skeptrack at Dragon*Con – blogpost... Read More
Episode Seventy-Nine – On Project Barnum – Interview With Hayley Stevens
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:33 — 47.5MB) | Embed This week features an interview with Hayley Stevens. Project Barnum was born after news broke in September 2011 that self-proclaimed psychic, Sally Morgan, had been accused by audience members at one of her shows of being fed information. Speculation, accusations and denials were thrown left, right and centre, yet there was one group of people caught in the cross... Read More
Episode Seventy-Eight – On Being A Noisy Astronomer – Interview With Nicole Gugliucci
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:47 — 9.3MB) | Embed As featured on the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast! Donate audio and funding to this award-winning podcast by heading to their official site, at http://365daysofastronomy.org. During my fourth year working at Dragon*Con, I celebrated my first visit to the Atlanta Skeptics Star Party with Nicole Gugliucci. Nicole is a graduate student at the University of Virginia, who... Read More
Episode Seventy-Six – On Manga And Amaz!ng-ness – Interview With Jack Scanlan And Sara Mayhew
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:39 — 38.8MB) | Embed I’m back… and this is a little double-interview (for the price of one!) with two wonderful people: Jack Scanlan of the Young Australian Skeptics/ Naontiotami blog and Sara Mayhew of ‘There Are Four Lights’ blog and ‘Legend of the Ztarr’ fame!They are both first-time Amaz!ng Meeting attendees (Sara presented on the main stage!) and... Read More
Episode Seventy – On Hoaxing The Hoaxers – Dr Karen Stollznow, Matthew Baxter And Bryan Bonner
Mp3 audio download here! Also available via iTunes. This year at SkeptiCamp Colorado, a unique presentation was made by a unique group of skeptical people. What follows is a funny, fascinating, horrifying and ultimately awesome not-so-ghost story – you have been warned. Dr Karen Stollznow is an academic, author, investigator of the skeptical kind. She is the ‘Naked Skeptic’ columnist for CSICOP, was recently made a member of... Read More
Episode Sixty-Eight – On Updates And The Stars Are Her Laboratory
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.3MB) | Embed Download the mp3 here – also available on iTunes! A quick update episode, which includes the sad news of the passing of Derek K. Miller, who is responsible for the theme-song for the Token Skeptic podcast. Derek K. Miller worked as a writer and editor since the 1980s, specializing in technical and scientific subjects. He was also a drummer, guitarist, singer, recording artist, and... Read More
Episode Sixty-Seven – On The Vaccine Times – Interview With Leart Shaka And Julia Sherred
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (27.1MB) | Embed Download the mp3 from here – also available on iTunes! This month I was fortunate enough to interview two keen activists for health and community welfare in the face of anti-vaccination – two of the change-makers behind the Vaccine Times: Leart Shaka, Editor in Chief and design editor Julia Sherred! Leart just had an article published on the JREF website: Measles, Measles Go... Read More
Episode Sixty-Four – On Tribal Science – Interview With Michael McRae
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (45.9MB) | Embed Download the mp3 of this episode here! FINALLY! You have no idea how frustrating it can be with internet issues… well, maybe you do know. What’s worse is thinking that people will not like having several podcast episodes hit them in a row, because they’ve added up over three weeks! :/ Thanks for remaining as listeners, it’s really appreciated and I hope the updates... Read More
Episode Sixty-Three – On Reaching Out Reasonably At QEDCon
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (65.3MB) | Embed Download mp3 of Episode #63 – On Reaching Out Reasonably here! Last week to give feedback via the Token Skeptic survey – merchandise from the podcast coming soon (!!!) and check me out being interviewed for the Skeptical Experience Radio Show – http://skepticalexperience.com, Episode 8 with Richard Godbehere. Many, many thanks to the organisers of QEDCon who have allowed... Read More
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