FANTASTIC interview, go check it out over at the Point of Inquiry Podcast!
In this conversation with host Karen Stollznow, Rowland explains the history and meaning of cold reading, and how and why it works. He demonstrates how cold reading is a “Win-Win Game” and psychics are “right” even when they’re wrong. He claims that he can replicate any psychic ability, and reveal all the tricks of the trade. Rowland recounts some of his performances as a psychic, tarot reader, astrologer, and medium, and his “miracles” of spoon bending, psychic surgery, and hammering a nail into his head.
Ouch. Maybe I didn’t need to hear that last bit, but you should definitely subscribe to the podcast and get as much Stollznow-special on your iPod. I particularly think it’s relevant how there has been an overall lack of understanding about how to market skepticism and related topics (humanism, atheism) to the general public and it’s great to know that people are recognising the importance of this. Great show and there’s bound to be more.
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