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

James O'Malley — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:53:07 +0000

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 reasons, though you can find them below.

Also below is Sean Ellis’s report on the audience reaction to the live event – you can hear that below.

The Papal Visit
by Jon Treadway (ft Naomi Phillips from the British Humanist Association) – 0:03:14

Future Trends In Alternative Medicine
by Liz Lutgendorff – 0:14:35
Q&A:

The Integrated Restaurant
by Sean Ellis – 0:23:18
Q&A:

Culture-Bound Syndromes
by Martin Robbins – 0:30:19
Q&A:

Gay Blood Donation
by Alex Foster – 0:42:29
Q&A:

Why I’m Not A Skeptic
by Will Howells – 0:50:15
Q&A:

The Twat In The Hat
by Crispian Jago – 1:00:08

Carmen and John’s Music
by Carmen D’Cruz and John Gregson – 1:06:32

Milton Mermikides doing sound effects, playing music and stings throughout.
MC James O’Malley was in da house.

Thanks to Sid Rodrigues and everyone at London SITP for hosting us.

DVD Extra style content:

What did the people there think? by Sean Ellis

What did you think of the live format? Please post in the comments below as we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Episode 35 – 28th May 2010

James O'Malley — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:05:09 +0000

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RIP Martin Gardner by Sean Ellis
Research Findings by Drew Rae
Lonely Technology by Tania Glyde
Fix My Street by Salim Fadhley
Eurovision by Will Howells

Episode 9 – 13th November 2009

James O'Malley — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:20:09 +0000

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This week:
EXCLUSIVE: Skeptical Voter Launch (0:49) by Richard Wilson
Glenn Beck 1990 (3:45) by Salim Fadhley
Hollywood Skepticism (9:54) by Jon Treadway
Skepticism vs Denial (16:00) by Crispian Jago
Downloading TV (20:57) by Mark Thompson
Large Hadron Collider (25:49) by Professor Wilhelm Howells

Follow-ups from things mentioned in the show:

Check out the SKEPTICAL VOTER website to find out more about it, and how to get involved!

Episode 5 – 16th October 2009

James O'Malley — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:40:59 +0000

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Guest edited this week by Will Howells.
Moon Bombing (0:59) by Billy Abbott
Alternative Therapies (4:59) by Crispian Jago
Ofsted Inspections (13:31) by Misty
Norman Borlaug (20:29) by Pete Hague
Future Tory Government (23:45) by Duncan Stephen

Episode 3 – 2nd October 2009

James O'Malley — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:33:08 +0000

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Stories covered this week:
Labour Conference (0:52) by Will Howells
PFI and Hospitals (5:34) by Simon Howard
Atheism and Class (9:49) by Tom Morris
Freeview Gambling Channels (19:07) by Duncan Stephen
Quack iPhone app reviews (27:19) by Crispian Jago

Episode 2 – 25th September 2009

James O'Malley — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:09:49 +0000

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Stories covered this week (timecode in brackets):
Lib Dem Party Conference (1:07) by Will Howells
Homeopathy Undercover (5:23) by Crispian Jago
Healthcare and cuts (15:26) by Simon Howard
The future of intellectual property (20:40) by Pete Hague
The BNP on Question Time (23:08) by Arthur Embleton
Babies (28:22) by Jim Dixon

Episode 1 – 18th September 2009

James O'Malley — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:48:12 +0000

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Stories covered this week (timecode in brackets):
Gordon Brown’s language (0:44) By Simon Howard
Product Placement on TV (5:52) By Duncan Stephen
Edge Media TV (9:26) By James O’Malley
New School Academies (15:53) By Misty
New Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum (21:44) By Crispian Jago
Derren Brown’s Lottery Stunt (25:21) By Will Howells