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Martin Robbins on ‘Bad Science in the Developing World’ (London SITP)

Recorded at London Skeptics in the Pub, Martin Robbins of the Guardian’s Lay Science talks about dangerous pseudo-medical practices outside the Western world, from homeopaths in East Africa to flat earthers and anti-vaccine campaigns in Nigeria.

Episode 117 – 6th January 2012

Is legalising assisted dying a good idea? Should we use primaries to pick our political candidates? And since when was the Daily Mail judge, jury and executioner? [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] Daily Mail Justice (1:58) by Martin Robbins Hungary for Constitutional Change (7:45) by Dave Landon Cole Open Primaries (14:08) by [...]

Episode 97 – 12th August 2011

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! [Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] If you enjoy the programme, please support us by subscribing to [...]

Episode 96 – 5th August 2011

[Direct MP3 Link] [Podcast Feed] [Add to iTunes] If you enjoy the programme, please support us by subscribing to donate so we can continue doing what we do. 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 [...]

Episode 51 – 17th September 2010 – Live Birthday Special!

[Direct MP3 Link] To celebrate the show’s first birthday, we recorded this episode LIVE at Skeptics in the Pub, London – so it’s a bit longer than usual, but still follows the same format and is hopefully just as entertainment. There was a brief Q&A session after each speaker – we cut those for time [...]

Episode 46 – 13th August 2010

[Add to iTunes] [Direct MP3 Link] [Tweet a Link] [Share on Facebook] Susan Greenfield by Martin Robbins Tom Watson MP interview by Salim Fadhley Crohn’s Disease bleach treatment by Dr*T (ft Rhys Morgan) Antidisestablishmentarian by Sean Ellis Edinburgh Festival Preview by Misty Pod Delusion LIVE – 14th September 2010. More info: here.

Episode 20 – 5th February 2010

[Direct MP3 Link] Homeopathy Evidence Check (1:15) by Martin Robbins Cherie Blair and Making the Pope pay (7:06) by James O’Malley (ft Terry Sanderson, head of the National Secular Society) David Nutt’s new job (15:32) by Mark Thompson (ft Prof David Nutt himself!) What is this thing? (23:58) by Rob Weeks Evan Harris vs the [...]

“The Pod Dilution” – A 1023 Special

Last weekend was the 1023 campaign‘s big event. We were there, so present to you this special episode. Normal service will be resumed on Friday as usual. [Direct MP3 Link] Key moments: Martin Robbins (3:00) Carmen D’Cruz (5:45) Evan Harris MP (11:28) Dave Gorman (yes, that Dave Gorman) (13:33) Simon Singh (16:09) Countdown Speeches (19:20) [...]

Episode 19 – 29th January 2010

[Direct MP3 Link] ADE651 Bomb Detector (1:11) by Jon Treadway (featuring Prof Bruce Hood) Photographers are not terrorists (9:31) by Billy Abbott The 1023 Campaign are homeopathy deniers (14:57) by Martin Robbins Homeopathic Labelling (22:02) by Dr*T Scottish TV (28:46) by Duncan Stephen Follow-up links: Bruce Hood’s Blog (with Newsnight video) The 1023 Campaign

Episode 17 – 15th January 2010

[Direct MP3 Link] David Cameron’s Face (0:55) by George Poles The Big Freeze (4:15) by Martin Robbins Google Owns Our Souls (9:23) by Liz Lutgendorff NHS IT Systems (15:16) by Simon Howard Douglas Adams (20:26) by Misty Dan Brown and Tony Robinson (23:10) by Billy Abbott ITV and the Regions (26:42) by Mark Thompson