Podcasts
Token Skeptic podcast – What does feminine intuition really mean? Why do we believe weird things? How do you become an effective activist for science and reason? The Token Skeptic podcast is a weekly look at the latest ideas and issues that puzzle the rational mind – and the science behind it all!
Hosted and produced by Kylie Sturgess, award-winning blogger, writer, and internationally-traveling educator.
Token Skeptic covers the latest ideas and issues, from psychology to philosophy and ethics, science, critical thinking, literacy and education. Interviews featured include famous international figures from pop-culture, science fiction, science communication, philosophy and more. With an Australian emphasis and overseas appeal, there’s even book reviews thanks to the rationalist bookstore Embiggen Books and the occasional awesome vodcast episode.
Michael McRae of CSIRO; Desiree Schell of Skeptically Speaking; Daniel Loxton of Junior Skeptic; Julian Morrow of comedy group The Chasers; science fiction author Scott Sigler; Dr Scott Lilienfeld; JREF’s Michael Blanford; Dr Phillip Cam; Professor Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris; Hungry Beast’s Daniel Keogh and Australian Science Communicators President, Dr Jesse Shore; James Randi; Dr Paul Willis; Simon Singh; Embiggen Books and Australian Book of Atheism editor Warren Bonett.
The show averages 97,000 downloads a year, and rising all the time! Transcripts of my interviews have featured in the Australian Skeptic Magazine, The Skeptical Inquirer and the UK Skeptic Magazine. Launched at the end of 2009 (to coincide with Christmas), updates and transcripts feature at the official site at www.tokenskeptic.org and at the column I write called ‘Curiouser and Curiouser‘ for the CSICOP site.
Merchandise for the Token Skeptic podcast is featured on the official site.
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During my time with The Skeptic Zone, I presented at science and critical thinking conferences nationally and internationally.
Some of the interviews and panels I’ve conducted for the show for over a three-year period include:
Episode #4 - Dr Phil Plait, Loretta Marron, Michael McRae;
Episode #6 - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki;
Episode #7 – James Randi;
Episode #9 – Potholer54;
Episode #10 – Skepticality’s hosts Derek and Swoopy;
Episode #14 – Jon Ronson;
Episode #22 – Alom Shaha;
Episode #28 – Stephen Fry;
Episode #30 – Bruce M. Hood;
Episode #36 – Lecture on Weird Beliefs presented to the Perth Atheists
Episode #42 – Professor Leonie Rennie;
Episode #44 – Slau;
Episode #47 – Paranormal, Pseudoscience and Conspiracy Theory Beliefs in Australia
Episode #50 – Barbara Drescher, of CTEG, Jason Bilotta of SkeptiKids and Heidi Anderson of SheThought
Episode #54 - Darwin’s Bulldogs Panel – creationism and education
Episode #56 – Rikki Burns & Thomas Perry
Episode #61 – Jack of Kent and the libel case against Simon Singh
Episode #63 – Psychology and Skepticism in the Classroom Panel – Kylie Sturgess, DJ Grothe, Dr Martin Bridgstock, Barbara Drescher, Matt Lowry.
Episode #66 – Sean the Blogonaut and Michael Marshall of the 10:23 Campaign
Episode #68 – Professor Christopher French of the UK Skeptics
Episode #70 – Matthew Baxter
Episode #71 – The Young Australian Skeptics
Episode #73 – Milton Mermikides
Episode #75 – Julian Morrow of The Chasers
Episode #77 – Crispian Jago
Episode #78 – Dr Petra Boynton
Episode #80 – Holfordwatch, Gimpy and BrainDuck on Science Bloggers vs Dore
Episode #84 – Warren Bonett of Embiggen Books
Episode #86 – Professor David Blair on the SKA
Episode #87 – Dr Janis Bennion on Skeptic Ladies
Episode #89 – Dr Pamela Gay
