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A skeptical look at conspiracy theories. Site: www.yrad.com/cs

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#107

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 106 – Higher Strangeness with Eric Bickernicks

New England author Eric Bickernicks is back with a sequel to his 2019 novel High Strangeness. It's naturally called Higher Strangeness. His first novel is stil a free Kindle download but do please consider buying this one. ... Read more

21 Apr 2024

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21 Apr 2024

#106

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 105 - Infertility with Dr. Karen Stollznow

Dr. Karen Stollznow comes on to discuss her new book Missed Conceptions. It's a book that looks at Karen's own journey to have a child as well as how history has treated women who are unable to have children. Missed Conceptions is a frank and honest work that anyone who is considering having a child should read. ... Read more

17 Mar 2024

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17 Mar 2024

#105

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 104 - Conspiracy Year in Review with Dr. David D. Perlmutter

Dr. Perlmutter and I review some of the key conspiracies that hit the net and airwaves this year and what it says about where society is heading. ... Read more

21 Dec 2023

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21 Dec 2023

#104

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 103 - The Risks and Rewards of AI with Darren McKee

If that voice sounds familiar it is because Darren McKee is the regular intro voice of Canada's long running and well regarded Reality Check podcast. When he's not podcasting, he is a policy advisor in Ottawa. Darren has recently published a very timely book on AI called Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World (US Amazon link). We talk about his book and AI's past, present, and possible futures. Is AI like a more efficient tractor that will destroy some jobs but create more? Or is it something dot dot dot else? ... Read more

25 Nov 2023

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25 Nov 2023

#103

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 102 - Antoine Delbast's Journey from Non-Believer to UFO Believer to Skep...

Continuing in our Canadian trilogy, Antoine Delbast is a long time listener who comes on to talk about being secular celebrant who can marry people in Quebec 100 percent legal like. He talks about his journey from growing up in a secular French Canadian household to his life as a youthful believer in UFOs to his life as a skeptic. ... Read more

23 Nov 2023

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23 Nov 2023

#102

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 101 - Creature X Novel Series with Jeff Dupuis

Jeff Dupuis is a Canadian author, based in Toronto, who has written a series of mystery books called Creature X. His books (Roanoke Ridge, Lake Cresent, and Umboi Island) are not just whodunit novels but weave in cryptids and skepticism! He comes on the podcast to talk about his skeptical approach to writing and researching cryptids. Apologies: Jeff's family also comes from my hometown of Windsor so we chat a bit out that. As well, we're a couple Canadian lefties so we side track a bit there too. Canadian readers should check out his author page at Dundurn Press. American listeners, and points beyond, should find his books on Amazon. ... Read more

04 Nov 2023

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04 Nov 2023

#101

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 100 - Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's with Brian Thompson

It's finally show 100! Yeah. My very first official guest was Brian Thompson. Back then he was host of the Amateur Scientist podcast. Now he's host of the very funny, very meta Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's. Brian comes on to talk about what he's been up to the last 14 years, the origins of his podcast, and how it mocks, among other things, conspiratorial thinking. ... Read more

01 Oct 2023

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01 Oct 2023

#100

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 99 - The Montreal Screwjob with Dr. Dónal Gill and Cian Gill

Cian Gill hosts an excellent podcast called Wide Atlantic Weird. It's skepticism meets Forteanism. Cian covers a wide range of topics but some of his best are when he brings on his brother Dr. Dónal Gill to talk about pro wrestling. No. Seriously. They come on my show to talk about one of the greatest pro westing conspiracies ever: the legendary Montreal screwjob. ... Read more

24 May 2023

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24 May 2023

#99

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 98 - True Crime with Dr. David D. Perlmutter

Dr. David D. Perlmutter, a professor of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University, returns to talk about the the similarities between the true crime genre and conspiracy thinking. ... Read more

24 Nov 2022

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24 Nov 2022

#98

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 97 - Tartaria and Phantom Time with Sean Ondes

Sean Ondes is cohost of the fantastic Wetwired podcast. You really need to add this to your feed! Sean comes on to talk about a nutso conspiracy theory about the hidden history of Tartaria, giants, phanon time, and why old buildings have high ceilings. Hint. It's for giants. ... Read more

18 Jul 2022

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18 Jul 2022

#97

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 96 - The Georgia Guidestones II with Blake Smith

Eleven years ago Blake Smith came on to talk about his trip to visit the Georgia Guidestones. Someone blew them up July 6, 2022. Blake and I talk about what we've learned about "America's Stonehenge", who most likely paid for them to be built, and what this bombing says about the modern world of conspiracy cranking. We also spend some time looking how being a conspiracy skeptic, and a skeptic in general, has changed (not for the better) in the last 11 years. ... Read more

11 Jul 2022

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11 Jul 2022

#96

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 95 - Comic Conspiracy with Celestia Ward and F Andrew Taylor

Comic book artists and experts Celestia Ward (Squaring the Strange podcast) and F Andrew Taylor (Geek Shock Podcast) join me to talk about comic books, the comic book moral panic, and various conspiracy theories surrounding the early comic book industry. ... Read more

17 Mar 2022

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17 Mar 2022

#95

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 94 - In from the Cold War with Dr. Brian Regal

Dr. Brian Regal is a history professor at Kean University in New Jersey. He has become the go-to guy for cryptid topics by the media. Before he started tucking into things with big feet, Dr. Regal was a Cold War warrior. I have him on to talk about his days on the front lines as a tank commander and his experiences as an 18-year old in West Germany staring down the barrel of an M60 tank at T72s. ... Read more

21 Feb 2022

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21 Feb 2022

#94

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 93 - NESARA with Aaron Gulyas

Host of Saucer Life Aaron Gulyas has written a book on conspiracies. He returns to this podcast to talk about one of his chapters that delves into one of the weirdest pyrmaid schemes in history (the Omega Trust), a weird fantasy law called NESARA, and a massive conspiracy involving the space brothers and world wide revolution. Get his book new book Conspiracy and Triumph on Amazon. You can also listen to his Saucer Life podcast ... Read more

28 Jan 2022

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28 Jan 2022

#93

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 92 - Covid Conspiracies with Dr. Ivor Mectin

Ivor Mectin is a pseudonym of a UK-based author who has written a guide to all manner of unhinged Covid conspiracies and crank ideas. He's come on to talk about writing his book and the many facets of Covid conspiracy thinking. Get his book on Amazon Covid-19: Ultimate Misinformation. ... Read more

11 Jan 2022

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11 Jan 2022

#92

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 91 - Sharon Hill, Geology, and the End Times

Geologist and legendary blogger Sharon Hill comes to discuss the ways aspects of geology is used to totally 100% prove the world is going to end. Not so much. Get her book Scientifical Americans: The Culture of Amateur Paranormal Researchers. ... Read more

10 Oct 2021

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10 Oct 2021

#91

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 90 - Science for Hippies: An alternative guide to how we know anything at...

Tom Thumb, world traveler and author, talks about his latest book titled "Science for Hippies: An alternative guide to how we know anything at all". It's a brilliant, approachable book on how we know what we know. You can pick it up at a great price on Amazon in either Kindle or print on demand. ... Read more

04 Sep 2021

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04 Sep 2021

#90

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 89 - Gamestop Short Squeeze

Dr. David D. Perlmutter, a professor of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University, returns to talk about Gamestop, conspiracies, and how major institutions are doing themselves no favors by playing into conspiracy perceptions ... Read more

25 Jun 2021

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25 Jun 2021

#89

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 88 - It's a Q, Q Bummer

Biden is president, despite all predictions made my Qanon cranks. What can we expect in the future now that prophesy has failed? Your Conspiracy Skeptic gives his hot take on the group's future. We can look to apocalyptic cults of times past and see how they fractured. Qanon will probably break a similar way. ... Read more

23 Jan 2021

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23 Jan 2021

#88

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 87 - Foundational Crank Documents

Happy American Thanksgiving. In what is an on and off again tradition, I try to release a podcast for my American friends for their Thanksgiving ultra long weekend. In this episode we look at several foundational works that have become core dogma in the world of UFOlogy and conspiracy thinking. ... Read more

25 Nov 2020

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25 Nov 2020

#87

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 86 - From Space Brothers to Space Torture with Aaron Gulyas

Aaron Gulyas hosts Saucer Life, a great history podcast about the early days of UFOs. Aaron comes on Conspiracy Skeptic to talk about how the UFO narrative went from kindly space brothres to shadowy conspiracies about aliens here to torture and mutilate us. ... Read more

14 Nov 2020

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14 Nov 2020

#86

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 85 - Knights of the Golden Circle with Jerry Drake

Monster Talk vet Jerry Drake returns to The Conspiracy Podcast to fulfill his promise to delve into a Civil War era secret society called The Knights of the Golden Circle. ... Read more

09 Oct 2020

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09 Oct 2020

#85

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 84 - Cyber Monday with Stephen Barnes

Stephen Barnes is back to talk about his new expansion pack for his conspiracy themed trivia game called Conspiracy Theory: Trivia Board Game. A perfect gift for your skeptical pal or your Qanon thumping Uncle Frank. Stephen walks us through some choice, fun conspiracies found in his game. ... Read more

26 Nov 2019

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26 Nov 2019

#84

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 83 - What ever became of Glen Kealey?

Glen Kealey was something of an anti-government folk hero back in the late 80s. For some, an amusing footnote in 80s Canadian politics. He's the man who pressed private criminal charges on Brian Mulroney. Kealey has returned but with a different story, one independent investigator of all things bizarre and frequent Monster Talk guest Jerry Drake has come on to talk about. Or aboot. ... Read more

21 Sep 2019

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21 Sep 2019

#83

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 82 - The Conspiracy Theory Trivia Game with Stephen Barnes

Stephen Barnes has released a conspiracy themed trivia game called Conspiracy Theory: Trivia Board Game. It's an amazingly fun game and, if I can put in a plug, is a great Father's Day present for that hard-to-buy-for father. It's available on both Amazon and Amazon Canada. It's certainly a game True Believers can enjoy but Stephen has cleverly weaved in a helping of skepticism. On Conspiracy Skeptic we talk about the creation of the game, some of his favorite conspiracies, a few interesting Canadian conspiracies that made it into the game. And happy memorial day, American cousins. ... Read more

25 May 2019

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25 May 2019

#82

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 81 - That Time When Conspiracy Theories Were More Fun

Wes Brown is a fellow fan of the Monster Talk podcast. He comes on to make the point before 2016 conspiracy theories were just a kind of fun. They're not so fun anymore when people in power now base policy on them. We have a wide ranging discussion of conspiracy theories pre and post 2016 as well as we discuss Wes's semi sarcastic theory that MRA types are suffering from a kind of penis theft panic. Warning we do say "penis" quite a bit in this episode. ... Read more

11 May 2019

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11 May 2019

#81

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 64 - High Strangeness with Eric Bickernicks

What if The Demon-Haunted World was written as madcap comedy novel? Eric Bickernicks, along with his covivant Jan Brady, has written a book about UFOs, conspiracy theories, Bigfoot, and pretty much everything else from a skeptical POV... all in the form of a comedic narrative. It's a fun read, a great idea, and currently available for free download at high-strangeness.net. ... Read more

24 Mar 2019

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24 Mar 2019