Oct 15, 2017
0:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders
0:04:40
Interview with Ben Radford
We ask Ben about so-called "Psychic Detectives", people who
investigate crimes by using purported paranormal psychic
abilities.
Benjamin Radford is deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer science
magazine and a Research Fellow with the non-profit educational
organization the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He has written
over a thousand articles on a wide variety of topics, including
urban legends, the paranormal, critical thinking, and media
literacy.
https://squaringthestrange.wordpress.com/
0:24:40
“Australian-first” penalties for male hormone clinic
Wellness Enterprises Pty Limited, which traded as Australian Male
Hormone Clinic, has been fined $127,500 plus costs after being
found guilty and convicted of 17 charges related to unlawful
advertising of regulated health services.
Charges brought by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Agency (AHPRA) followed advertisements the business published in
newspapers around Australia between February and August 2017 for
treatment of testosterone deficiency.
http://www.skeptics.com.au/2017/10/05/australian-first-penalties-for-male-hormone-clinic/
0:30:30
A Grain of Salt with Eran Segev
This week Eran chats Leo Igwe at the European Skeptics Congress.
Leo Igwe is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist. Igwe is
a former Western and Southern African representative of the
International Humanist and Ethical Union, and has specialized in
campaigning against and documenting the impacts of child witchcraft
accusations.
0:43:22
Maynard's spooky action... at a distance
BUNGA BUNGA LIVE! The Festival of Dumb Ideas
The hilarious podcast BUNGA BUNGA will be performed & recorded
live!
Tuesday 14th November at their local, The Harold Park Hotel, Glebe.
Funny man Maynard & even funnier man Tim Ferguson, present an
evening of comedy, wits and foolishness..
Tuesday 14th November
$15 (el cheapo)
Harold Park Hotel, Glebe
https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=325500&
0:45:16
Susan Gerbic on tour in Italy
Susan chats to Chiara Pasquini
CICAP
(Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims of the
Pseudosciences)
CICAP reaches out to the public through conferences and public
lectures, radio and television appearances, through the publication
of Query a quarterly magazine (formerly Scienza & Paranormale,
‘Science & Paranormal’), books and articles regarding these topics,
through the conservation of a library and an archive of articles.
Additional material, both on CICAP own research as well as
foreigner skeptical and scientific papers translated into Italian,
is published on QueryOnline, the online version of the printed
magazine.
http://www.ecso.org/organization/cicap/
0:51:26
Loose Ends
We hear from Dr Angie Mattke from the USA.
Also...
Australian Skeptics
- Late night radio segment with Mike Williams
http://www.2gb.com/podcast/richard-saunders-from-australian-skeptics-society/
Australian Skeptics
- Breakfast with John Stanley and Garry Linnell
https://omny.fm/shows/john-and-garry/the-skeptics-debunk-all-things-ufo-or-do-they
CSI Con - Las Vagas http://csiconference.org
Skepticon Sydney http://www.skeptics.com.au