The Skeptical Probe: May 2014

Sunday, 18 May 2014

The Skepticule Podcast 072 - The Susan Gerbic Special.

This is a special episode of The Skepticule Podcast with +Susan Gerbic of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW).

A one-and-a-half-hour orgy of pure Guerrilla Skepticism.

We discuss with Susan the Who, What, Why, When and How of GSoW.

The Podcast Page and Show Notes are here:
http://www.skepticule.co.uk/2014/05/skepticule-072-20140513.html

Or you can go straight to the MP3 file here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/revup/Skepticule-072-20140513.mp3

Susan Gerbic

A Rather Embarrassing Night for Psychic Sally in Middlesbrough

Today is a great day for bad publicity.

It has been reported, allegedly that Psychic Sally may (or may not) have been communicating with the spirit of a lady who had passed over to the spirit realm in the 90s.... and was also alive and well and sat in the audience.

Middlesbrough was definitely not impressed.

Psychic Sally fails to impress Middlesbrough

Get the full story at the Myles Power Blog:-

http://mylespower.co.uk/2014/05/18/a-rather-embarrassing-night-for-psychic-sally-in-middlesbrough/

Monday, 12 May 2014

Skepticule Podcast 71 - Interview with Mark Edward; Psychic Buster

We have another great interview from QED Con 2014. Mark Edward, Mentalist and Psychic Buster talks to us about Fake Psychics, their methods, preying on the gullible and the vulnerable and what we can do to stop these grief vampires.

Anonymous Steve's contribution discusses the BBC's uncritical documentary on how starlings use aromatherapy. Are the BBC presenting unscientific modalities as real science?

Johno Pearce's contribution is a counter-response to our discussion on the ethics of vegetarianism.

The Podcast and the show notes are [Here]

... Or you can stream the audio [Here]

Mark Edward - Mentalist & Psychic Entertainer

Mark Edward
http://www.themarkedward.com

[Book] Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium
http://www.amazon.com/Psychic-Blues-Confessions-Conflicted-Medium/dp/1936239272

CFI
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/

Skeptologists TV Show
http://www.skeptologists.com/

QED 2014 (Lanyrd)
http://lanyrd.com/2014/qedcon/

English Defamation Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_defamation_law

The Odds Must be Crazy
http://www.theoddsmustbecrazy.com/

Belgian Psychic - Amazing mind reader reveals his 'gift' YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pYHN9iC9I

Dunninger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Dunninger

Sylvia Browne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Browne

Hayley Stevens - The Barnum Project
http://hayleyisaghost.co.uk/retiring-project-barnum/
http://hayleyisaghost.co.uk/taking-out-garbage/

Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia
http://guerrillaskepticismonwikipedia.blogspot.co.uk/

Susan Gerbic
http://about.me/susangerbic

Simon Singh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Singh

[YouTube] Weird Nature BBC Documentary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zbtvf

David Bellamy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bellamy

Incense from Nepal
http://www.essenceoftheages.com/stupa/stu1.html

Halal meat.
WARNING - Very Graphic.
http://skepticalprobe.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/halal-meat-production-brutal-or-humane.html

Kissing Hank's Ass (2013)

Here's a great new version of a very old dialog.

Still remarkably relevant.

Skepticule 70 - Interview with Nate Phelps

The Skepticule Team attended QED Con 2014 in Manchester.

Nathan Phelps, son of the late Fred Phelps, founder of the (God Hates Fags) Westboro Baptist Church was kind enough to spend some time with us.

The Skepticule Podcast #70 includes a long interview with Nate.

The Podcast and the show notes are [Here]

... Or you can stream the audio [Here]

Nate Phelps speaking at QED Con 2014

Nate and me at QED Con 2014
[Photo by Susan Gerbic]

Sunday, 4 May 2014

Skepticule 69 - Abhishek Phadnis - Jesus and Mo

The latest Skepticule Podcast is out now and features an interview with Abhishek Phadnis, who wore a Jesus and Mo cartoon on his t-shirt at the university Freshers Fair (LSE), which resulted in him being removed from the event and in the cartoon being shown on BBCs Newsnight.

The Podcast is available here: Skepticule #69

Abishek Phadnis and Chris Moos