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Four podcasts (I think) you won’t regret becoming acquainted with

The concept of a podcast barely existed ten years ago, but now, in 2012, they’re one of the fastest growing forms of media, focusing on topics such as news, entertainment, comedy, niche interests and more. To say that podcasts are influential would be a gross understa-

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I’ll save you the contrived history lesson. We all know what podcasts are, so this is a post telling you about some of my favourites, ones that I think will appeal to almost anyone reading this. Of course, there are more that [...]

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Episode 36 of The Pseudo Scientists: Misogynists on Reddit, Meryl Dorey at Woodford, and Brian Dunning

The Pseudo Scientists – Episode 36

In this episode of The Pseudo Scientists, the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, Elliot, James, Jason and yours truly discuss misogynistic atheists on Reddit, anti-vaccinationist Meryl Dorey’s appearance at the Woodford Folk Festival, and the Pope’s Christmas address; and Richard and Alastair interview Brian Dunning, from the well-known podcast Skeptoid, about his experiences in Australia, and the future and direction of the skeptical movement (recorded at TAM Australia in November 2010).

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The Pseudo Scientists, Episode 31 out now!

The Pseudo Scientists – Episode 31

In this episode of The Pseudo Scientists, the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, Belinda, Jason and I, as well as new panelist James Cooper, discuss faster-than-light neutrinos, the Blackmores pharmacy deal, and secularism in the Israel/Palestine conflict; there’s an On The Street by Martin Pribble at Think Inc. 2011; and I interview Eugenie Scott, from the National Centre for Science Education (recorded at TAM Australia, back in November 2010).

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The Pseudo Scientists, Episode 30 out now!

The Pseudo Scientists – Episode 30

In this episode of The Pseudo Scientists, the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, Richard, Jason and I discuss sexism, misogyny and general social etiquette in the skeptical movement (inspired by the recent ElevatorGate/WatsonGate kerfuffle), as well as Dr. Ken Harvey’s victory over alternative medicine legal action – plus there’s a great interview with the Amazing James Randi, recorded at TAM Australia.

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The Pseudo Scientists, Episode 28 out now!

The Pseudo Scientists – Episode 28

In this episode of The Pseudo Scientists, the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, Jason, Elliot and I talk about biodynamic farming, a whooping cough death in Melbourne and evolution education in the US, while Kylie Sturgess interviews science communicator Colin Wright at QEDcon. On The Street is the audio from the Victorian video of the 10:23 homeopathy awareness campaign, which can be seen here.

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The Pseudo Scientists, Power Balance study episode out now!

The Pseudo Scientists – Power Balance Breaking News

A special episode of the Pseudo Scientists, the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, was released a few days ago, but I’ve been too busy to get a post out about it. No matter, it’s here now.

Researchers at RMIT will soon publish a study about the effect of Power Balance bands on balance, and so our good friend Kylie Sturgess interviewed them for us, while afterwards in the episode Jason and I [...]

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The Pseudo Scientists, Episode 27 out now!

The Pseudo Scientists – Episode 27

Episode 27 of the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, The Pseudo Scientists, is now online!

Elliot, Richard and Jason talk about Andrew Wakefield, Tracey Spicer and Meryl Dorey, and psi research, and Alastair and I go On The Street to ask Melbournites about the recent claims of Pastor Danny Nahlia in regards to the Queensland floods. There are two TAM Australia interviews in this episode: Kylie Sturgess, skeptical educator, blogger and podcaster, and Dr Paul [...]

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The Pseudo Scientists, George Hrab’s Melbourne gig special episode out now!

The Pseudo Scientists – George Hrab’s Melbourne gig

Here it is, the full audio of the gig skeptical podcaster and musician George Hrab played in Melbourne on the 30th of November 2010 (with a short intro by me). Seriously, it was an awesome show, so make sure you have a listen.

There’s also a video of part of the gig up in the iTunes feed for the podcast, which you can also watch here if you want.

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The Pseudo Scientists, Episode 26 out now! (Christmas edition)

Episode 26 of the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, The Pseudo Scientists, is now online!

Alastair, Jason and I talk about Wikileaks and a skeptical win against the pseudoscientific PowerBalance bands, and then go On The Street to talk about the meaning of Christmas. There are two interviews from TAM Australia in this episode: one with Jason Brown, creator of Skepticator.com, and one with both Simon Taylor, mentalist/​illusionist/​entertainer, and Lawrence Leung, comedian and ABC personality.

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The Pseudo Scientists, Episode 25 out now! (TAM Oz edition)

Episode 25 of the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, The Pseudo Scientists, is now online!

This is a short-ish episode featuring all-TAM Australia related material, including an interview with Rebecca Watson (from Skepchick.org and The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe) and an On The Street from TAM Australia attendees.

What are you waiting for? Start downloading, subscribe via iTunes, and/or become a fan on Facebook.