Sinopsis
Skeptics with a K is the podcast for science, reason and critical thinking from the Merseyside Skeptics Society.
Episodios
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Episode #289
12/11/2020Orthopaedic surgery, Instagram woo, jugular veins, and Liverpool gyms. Plus anti-maskers, sports-casters, and the Poddington Peas. Taking the parachute, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #288
29/10/2020Pastel QAnon, content farms, Facebook, and the CAP code. Plus watermelons, rampant horses, and vaccine misinformation. Dipping roses in honey, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #287
15/10/2020Integrative cancer care, newspaper revenues, and the smart feed. Plus glutamine, the right kind turmeric, and doctors’ customers. Consuming curcuminoids, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
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Episode #286
01/10/2020Lockdown laws, Pizzagate, and contact tracing. Plus selling wardrobes, iPhone 6, and shoulder-barging pensioners. With Liverpool accents, it’s Skeptics with a K.Nice to have Emma on without needing a content warning, huh? Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
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Episode #285
17/09/2020Pregnancy testing, inflatable sex dolls, and electronic waste. Plus Korean Barbecue, Bild Lilli, and Andy Capp. Just one pink line for Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
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Episode #284
03/09/2020Hair loss pills, Sovereign Nations, and business acumen. Plus broken cars, conceptual penises, and roaring in the mirror. Using the wrong microphone, it’s Skeptics with a K.Find the all-new website the The Skeptic at skeptic.org.ukMixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
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Episode #283
20/08/2020Missing breakfast, Eric Pickles, Mother-die, and giant hogweed. Plus telling lies, conferred legitimacy, and disguised advertorial. Cheating at dice, it’s Skeptics with a K.Note this episode contains discussion of fatphobic language and attitudes.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #282
06/08/2020Making babies, genius orphans, and milliamp-hours. Plus red days, swamp coolers, and tracking ovulation. Taking your temperature, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #281
23/07/2020In this episode of Skeptics with a K, Marsh and Alice talk about the recent BBC documentary on ‘alternative’ cancer treatments. This episode deals with a difficult subject matter throughout and some listeners may find the conversation distressing.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #280
09/07/2020Web privacy, affiliate marketing, micro-targeting, and copy-and-paste. Plus spam comments, missing audiences and cookie banners. A round of applause for Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #279
25/06/2020Homeopathic standards, blood groups, cod latin, and CEASE therapy. Plus web browser bugs, spike proteins, and ice cream. Like the boat scene in Willy Wonka, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #278
11/06/2020Contact tracing, television scams, lockdown sceptics, and race in the UK. “Stay Sceptical, End the Lockdown, Save Lives!”If you’re interested in more resources on racism, white privilege, and protesting, check out these links:Books for understanding racism and white privilege (Instagram)Anti-racism resources (Google Docs)Scaffolded anti-racist resources (Google Docs)Podcasts About The Black British Experience (Bustle)Black Trans Protesters Emergency Fund (Instagram)A Safety Guide for Protestors (Instagram)Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #277
28/05/2020The Black Death, plasmic support, revitalisation fields, and naming disease. Plus losing balance, sunbathing with social distance, and growing a beard. Effective at an eight metre radius, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.Note: this episode contains descriptions of race-based and other abuse.
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Episode #276
14/05/2020Bill Gates, Black Seed Oil, and global depopulation. Plus thymoquinone, unusable kitchens, and Nigella Lawson. Not virologists, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
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Episode #275
30/04/2020Treatment compliance, vitamin deficiency, immune support, and unpublished research. Plus Alice’s birthday, green protection, and pretentious breakfasts. Still not winning awards, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke
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Episode #274
16/04/2020Coronavirus pseudoscience, confirmation bias, fake news, and 5G telephony. Plus the Rocky Horror Picture Show, dancing nurses, and the school disco. Still in lockdown, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #273
02/04/2020COVID-19, astrologers, chloroquine, and chiropractic. Plus immune boosting meals, tidying up, and missing Doctor Who. Sitting at home, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.
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Episode #272
19/03/2020Dowsing for cancer, German graffiti, and the bloody Illuminati. Plus caesium salts, type II pneumocytes, and 1970s Doctor Who. Stay calm! Remain indoors! It’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.
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Episode #271
05/03/2020Australian Bushfires, COVID-19, and the comeback of astrology. Plus pigs legs, dingle-dangle scarecrows, and Mercury Communications. Governing the Anthropocene, it’s Skeptics with a K.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.
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Episode #270
20/02/2020Mistletoe in the papers, auricular acupuncture, splitting your jeans, and a giant cock and balls. Plus travelling by train, talking to teenagers, and David Mitchell. Sitting on a toilet floor, it’s Skeptics with a K.Note: This episode contains a brief reference to self-harm.Mixed and edited byMorgan Clarke.