Skeptics with a K

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Episode #345 Jan 05, 2023

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Welcome to 2023! This week, Mike talks about the promotion of misinformation on Twitter by its new owner Elon Musk, and Marsh looks into a website scam based around false copyright claims and backlinks. Meanwhile, Alice has a bad Christmas.

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Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #344 Dec 22, 2022

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For the final episode of the year, Mike, Marsh and Alice take a break from the usual format to talk about QED, how the event works, and our top tips on how we think skeptical events can be run.

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke

Episode #343 Dec 08, 2022

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Alice looks at the risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, while Mike looks at the evidence for mix-and-match vaccination. Plus, Mike has some very strange dreams.

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #341 Nov 10, 2022

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Coming to you live from QED 2022, Marsh talks about the best-selling book ‘Greatest Forgiveness: Bring Joy and Peace to Your Life with the Power of Unconditional Forgiveness’ by Qigong Master Zhi Gang Sha, Mike looks at the Heatfiniti portable heater (which can heat a 500 square foot room for just a dime), and Alice runs down her top five pseudosciences exploiting anyone going through the menopause.

Episode #340 Oct 27, 2022

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In the final episode of Skeptics with a K before the return of QED, Mike talks about claims that one episode of Doctor Who was stolen from a ten year old, while Marsh investigates Biofield patches, the new quantum technology that uses beneficial frequencies and titanium to tell your body what to do.

If you want to donate to Emma’s efforts to raise money for the National Autistic Society by running around a prison, you can do so at justgiving.com/emmarunsaroundprison

If you want to donate to support the Merseyside Skeptics Society efforts to raise money for the Stroke Association, you can do that at justgiving.com/mssq

Episode #339 Oct 13, 2022

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Alice is back from holiday, to talk about how to read a scientific paper, and Mike talks about how the prison system disproportionately impacts autistic people. Meanwhile, the whole team goes to see Brian Cox and Robin Ince live in Liverpool - with unexpected results!

Tickets for QED are still available, priced just £120 (£80 for students and under 18s).

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke

Episode #338 Sep 29, 2022

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With Alice away on holiday, Mike and Marsh are joined by Mark Horne to talk about the ancient aliens conference in Blackpool, and anti-aging claims of wave genetics. Meanwhile, Mike has been to Scotland.

Tickets for QED 2022 are still available, grab yours now at qedcon.org.

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #337 Sep 15, 2022

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Marsh talks about what a new Monarch and a new Prime Minister means for skepticism, and Mike discusses scientific models and when we should break with them. Meanwhile, Alice has been to the European Skeptics Congress.

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #336 Sep 01, 2022

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Alice takes a look into the facts behind the painkiller fentanyl and the reported dangers of accidental exposure, while Mike talks about autistic-coded characters in fiction and how their treatment impacts autistic people. Plus Emma takes Mike to see Hamilton live in London.

Tickets for QED are still available, priced £120 or £80 for students and under-18s.

If you want to see Alice live at the European Skeptics Congress, you can register here,

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

Episode #335 Aug 18, 2022

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Mike, Marsh and Alice are joined by returning guest Emma to talk about the reasons behind the UK Barristers’ strike. Meanwhile, Marsh looks into a recent job posting for an NHS reiki practitioner, and Mike spills his drink on someone’s arse at the theatre.

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

You can donate to the Marfan Trust, the beneficiary of our charity walk, at justgiving.com/merseyskeptics2022.

Tickets for QED are on sale now, priced £120 or £80 for students and under-18s.

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