A special bonus podcast to celebrate the week of our 100th programme! Recorded live at Leicester Skeptics in the Pub on August 16th.
nb: This is on the main Pod Delusion feed, so check your podcast software to make sure you also get this week’s regularly scheduled programme… episode 100!
Featuring… The Third University by Jennifer Jones Blasphemy Laws by Liz Lutgendorff Curing Evangelicals by Sean Ellis Eden Project Woo? by Pete Hague Comics and Representation by Andy Waterfield Teacher Training by Alex Foster Skeptical About Marriage by Johnnie Shannon Yahweh’s Last Stand by Blake Hutchings
Analogue Missions (1:45) by Liz Lutgendorff (ft Prof Gordon Osinski) FOIA (12:54) by James Firth Deconversion (21:07) by Drew Rae Guides Inclusivity (28:32) by Salim Fadhley (ft Tessa Kendall) Too Many Ministers (35:39) by Cory Hazelhurst Spine Wizards (42:30) by Trish Hann Celebrity Skeptics (47:54) by Keir Liddle Secular Europe Campaign (53:42) by James O’Malley (ft Andrew Copson) QED 2010 (61:10) by James O’Malley (ft Michael Marshall) The sketches were by David Lovesy, Brian Two and Steve Clark
Cosmos Remake (1:33) by Liz Lutgendorff (ft Neil Degrasse Tyson!) Mabus (17:13) by Keir Liddle Mental Health Checks (24:32) by Tannice Pendegrass Arms Trade Response (32:16) by Adam Jacobs Cycle Helmet Safety (38:53) by Drew Rae & David Couch On Skepticism… (42:23) by Tom Williamson How to land space ships on stuff (49:09) by Kash Farooq Millennium Seed Bank (53:30) by Sean Ellis Anthony Nolan Trust (59:11) by Alex Foster The sketch at the end was by David Lovesy, Brian Two, and Steve Clark
We speak to Craig Reucassel from The Chasers about why satirists should be allowed to use Parliamentary footage, find out about our care footprints, and find out why the arms trade is like slavery (and other cheerful stuff like that).
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Care Footprint (1:52) by Simon Howard The Vorderman Report (9:24) by Peter Rowlett Slaughterhouse Five Banned (16:54) by Salim Fadhley (ft Marc Leeds) Parliamentary Censorship (25:42) by Blakeley Nixon (ft Craig Reucassel and Helen Lewis-Hasteley) The Arms Trade & Slavery (38:41) by Henry Boddington Geek Nation (47:42) by Liz Lutgendorff (ft Angela Saini) Christian Skeptic (56:10) by Bethany Jenkins Mysticism in Pregnancy (59:57) by Matt Kaiser The sketch at the end is by David Lovesy & Brian Two
This week we smash open the window of analysis and loot all of the best commentary on the London riots – as well as argue about Morrissey (again), electric cars and propose free beer for all!
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Technology and Riots (2:10) by Martin Robbins Crowd Control (8:08) by Dean Burnett Reading and Riots (15:20) by Frank Key Pandemrix and Narcolepsy (20:21) by Simon Howard Lords Reform (29:32) by Cory Hazelhurst Morrissey Response (35:32) by Dan Swindlehurst Electric Cars & Top Gear (40:22) by Tom Hodden Maperton Trust (48:25) by Adam Cuerden Free Beer (55:48) by Adam Jacobs The sketches are by David Lovesy and Brian Two
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Flying Monsters 3D (1:36) by James O’Malley & Liz Lutgendorff (ft SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH) Morrissey’s Comments (12:33) by Tom Williamson Susan Greenfield’s Comments (17:46) by Martin Robbins Madness Gone Politically Correct (23:50) by Philippa Willitts Faith Schools (31:51) by Salim Fadhley (ft Richy Thompson) Richard Dawkins Does Not Exist… And We Can Prove It by Liz & James (ft Charlotte Young & Mark Quinn) Lawrence Leung Wants A Jetpack by Liz & James (ft Lawrence Leung) The sketches at the end are by David Lovesy & Brian Two
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Extended David Attenborough Interview
EXCLUSIVE: Recording of Attenborough’s Q&A Session at the screening:
Ay oop me duck, on the 16th August we’re doing a LIVE PODCAST RECORDING at Leicester Skeptics in the Pub. So if you’re in the Leicester area, put down your Walkers crisps, turn off the Kasabian and c’mon down to the Square Bar on Hotel Street at 7:30pm for an evening of interesting things.
Like our previous live shows, we’ll be following the usual format – but with the added bonus of a live audience. We’ll be teasing some of the topics we’ll be talking about nearer the time, but I can guarantee that it will be an eclectic mix and you’ll go away having learned something – not from me, but from our awesome contributors.
This week we have an eye witness report from Oslo, look at a new judgement on internet piracy with scary implications, find out what ATOS have been up to and much more!
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Oslo Eyewitness (1:35) by Trish Hann Copyright Censorship (8:47) by James Firth What’s Wrong with ATOS? (15:19) by Steven Sumpter Patent trolls vs Inventors & Developers (26:24) by Salim Fadhley The AHS (36:05) by James O’Malley (ft Jenny Bartle and Mike Paynter) AltMed Regulation (45:16) by Dr*T Michael McIntyre Response (49:14) by Steve Leedale (performed by Alex Foster) Edinburgh Ghost Tours (53:00) by Ash Pryce The sketches were by David Lovesy, Brian Two and Steve Clark
This week we speak to the guy who pie’d Murdoch, ask whether it was a good idea or not, as well as talk science reporting, nuclear power, tuition fees… and Angry Birds!
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Jonnie Marbles Interview (2:10) by James O’Malley Jonnie Marbles Response (11:04) by Dave Landon Cole BBC Science Reporting (19:23) by Adam Jacobs Kirk Sorensen Interview (29:14) by Chris Huang-Leaver Open University Fees (40:18) by Kash Farooq In Defence Of MacIntyre (45:27) by Sean Ellis Angry Birds (48:56) by Salim Fadhley and Paul Day The sketches were by David Lovesy, Brian Two and Steve Clark
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As you will have seen on the news on Wednesday, towards the end of the CMS Select Committee meeting in which Rupert and James Murdoch were being grilled by MPs, a protester named Jonnie Marbles got up and attempted to throw a shaving foam ‘pie’ into the face of Rupert Murdoch. A controversial act – and we are planning to be debating the merits of this direct action on tomorrow’s episode of The Pod Delusion. In the meantime though, here’s an exclusive interview with the man himself, Jonnie Marbles, in which he explains his motivations, how it happened, and whether he has any regrets doing it.
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Ay oop me duck, on the 16th August we’re doing a LIVE PODCAST RECORDING at Leicester Skeptics in the Pub. So if you’re in the Leicester area, put down your Walkers crisps, turn off the Kasabian and c’mon down to the Square Bar on Hotel Street at 7:30pm for an evening of interesting things.
The Pod Delusion is now broadcast on Resonance 104.4FM in London on Sundays at 11am. You can find out more about Resonance FM and listen to their live stream on their 
The Pod Delusion are partners of the 
