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Episode Thirty-Three – On Coral Reefs And Climate Change – An Interview With Craig Reid Conducted By Warren Bonett

11 August 2010

A very special episode for number thirty-three – this is thanks to Warren Bonett of the Embiggen Books bookstore!
Over the past ten years, Craig Reid has been working on coral reefs as a diver, educator, researcher and underwater photographer. Coral Reefs and Climate Change, his first publication as principle author, is the [...]

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Episode Six – On Trial By Ordeal – Witch-Hunting And Superstition

29 May 2010

Here’s the FINAL missing episode – with the sound fixed and an addition from a recent news report!
Professor Peter T. Leeson’s paper on ‘Ordeals’ looks at the medieval superstition ‘iudicium dei’ – or the judgment of God – the practice of judging a person’s innocence or guilt by ordeal. This could include putting your [...]

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Episode Eight – On Skepticism And Cosmetic Claims

19 April 2010

Here’s the first of my ‘filling in the missing episodes’ – and many thanks to those who continue to subscribe and support the show, I really appreciate it!
This is an edited version of a presentation done at The Australian Skeptics convention held in Melbourne, in 2006. It was the first Australian skeptical convention I’d ever [...]

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Episode Twelve – On Science And Atheism

9 March 2010

Welcome to an interview on a topic that has been buzzing all over the blogosphere! Daniel Loxton’s posts on Skeptic Blog, called “The Standard Pablum” — Science and Atheism and Further Thoughts on Atheism discuss reviews and issues raised by his new book Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be.
Since comments on [...]

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Episode Nine – On Skepticism And Communication

5 February 2010

*sigh….* I know. Three episodes still to be posted, one which was redone. Thankfully, the weekend is here after my first week of back-to-work and the world will be set right again! Thanks to everyone who has listened to the ‘365 Days of Astronomy‘ podcast and heard my sponsorship plug and came to check this [...]

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Token Skeptic Now On iTunes!

29 December 2009

It’s official! Apparently it takes a little while for it to be indexed (and it being the holiday season and all, and so forth). Thanks to those who inquired!
Itunes for Token Skeptic – http://tinyurl.com/tokenskepticitunes

On Zune

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Episode Two – On Examination Superstitions

28 December 2009

Episode Two – 28th December, 2009.
Although it is time for seasonal cheer, beer, what have you – the end of our school year for us in the southern hemisphere includes a fresh batch of abandoned lucky charms to clean out of my classroom. Here’s a short run-down on some of the reasons why!
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