The Mad Scientist Podcast

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**The Mad Scientist Podcast**

The Mad Scientist Podcast is a comedy show about the history and philosophy of science and pseudoscience. Hosted by Chris and Marie, join our intrepid hosts as they talk about all the weird stuff your science textbook left out. Because sometimes, the best way to learn how to think like a scientist is to talk about all the bad science floating around out there!

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The Experiences of Kyle Part 2 Mar 10, 2020

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Join us for the exciting conclusion of the experiences of Kyle!

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The Experiences of Kyle Part 1 Feb 22, 2020

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This episode join Chris and Marie as they hear from NK Kranda, an experiencer researcher and her colleague Kyle. Kyle is a normal man from the Midwest in his late 20s, with a family and a day job. He also has had continued experiences with the paranormal, particularly with beings and objects apparently not from this world. Join us this episode as we begin to hear his story.

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Treasure Hunters 4 - I'm Not a Schleimann Man I'm a Demon Man Feb 08, 2020

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In the epic conclusion of the fall of Troy, join a rich guy as he digs deep to find that the real treasures are the artifacts you discard along the way.

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4.5 - Treasure Hunters Part 3 - Feelin' Schleimann Feb 01, 2020

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This episode we discuss one of the most infamous and controversial figures in the Archeological Sciences, Heinrich Schleimann. In some ways he helped to popularize and begin the field of modern archeology. But in many cases his methods were roughshod, destroying evidence and embellishing to the point that his finds are impossible to trust completely. This episode we talk about his early life and the beginnings of his Archeological aspirations.

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4.4 - SETI and Science with Seth Shostak Jan 24, 2020

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This episode we chat with Dr. Seth Shostak! Dr. Shostak is an astronomer, author, podcast host, and senior astronomer for the SETI Institute. We chat about science, space studies, and the hunt for extraterrestrial life.

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4.3 - Spooky Archeology with Dr. Jeb Card Jan 17, 2020

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This episode join us as we chat with Dr. Jeb Card, spooky archeologist and podcaster!

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4.2 - Treasure Hunters 2: Destroyer of Troy Jan 11, 2020

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In this episode we talk about Troy, the myth, the city, and the easily destroyed archeological dig site.

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4.1 - Treasure Hunters 1 Jan 03, 2020

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Why do we hunt for lost treasure, ancient civilizations, and buried knowledge? Do we have a right to the things we find, or do they belong to the people's from which the items came? Join us for the start of our series on bad archeology!

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Bigelow 6: Bad Acronyms Dec 23, 2019

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The finale of the Bigelow series sees the group shift to government work, with NIDS sort of becoming BAASS which sort of runs AAWSAP which kind of becomes AATIP. And BAASS is working with MUFON with the STAR team and everyone is running out of acronyms. It's ridiculous. Join us for the finale to the Bigelow series!

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Conspiracy Culture and Aliens with Mick West Dec 10, 2019

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This episode join Chris as he chats with Mick West about conspiracies, aliens theories, and the challenges inherent in using science to combat misinformation. Mick is the founder of Metabunk and Contrail Science, and is best known for his work as a skeptic and debunker of various conspiracies on the internet. He is also host of the podcast Tales from the Rabbit Hole, found here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mick-west/tales-from-the-rabbit-hole

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