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The Skeptic Zone


Apr 12, 2025

0:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

00:05:24
For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod

How are you feeling? It is a common question people ask each other all the time. Most of us give thought to our diet, exercise or overall health on a regular basis. On this week's show Kat McLeod will look at society's obsession with the health and wellness industry, in hopes that you will feel better about yourself.

0:29:02
Extinction Over? The Riddle of the Dire Wolf

Recent media headlines would have you think that scientists have solved extinction! Have Dire Wolves really been brought back from the dead? We seek the thoughts of Brian Dunning who casts some doubt on this claim.

0:30:12
Australian Skeptics Newsletter

What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week?
Read by Kat McLeod.

http://www.skeptics.com.au

0:40:52
The TROVE Archives

A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to Psychic Precognition.

1950.08.26 - The Gippsland Times
1936.06.06 - The Courier Mail
1968.10.39 - the Canberra Times
1939.09.02 - Australian Women's Weekly


http://www.trove.nla.gov.au

Also
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub - April 2025 - Karen Bijkersma

https://youtu.be/fCvua9BUnSI