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Skeptic Podcasts Need Love Too (And Reviews)!

by podblack on January 12, 2010

Podcast on sports superstitions! People hiding cursed clothing underneath a stadium! Koalas entering the city in search for water before they take Manhattan and then Berlin! Okay, maybe not that last part.
I make a special mention at the end of this week’s Token Skeptic podcast episode, a nod to Sean the Blogonaut who reviewed my [...]

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Skeptic Zone At The Australian Skeptics National Convention, Adelaide

by podblack on October 12, 2008

Well, I just got in the door; I’m on the couch with Chinese food and watching the latest ep of The Mentalist. Here’s a quick vid of one of the days – hope you enjoy it and catch you with a breakdown later.
I have an early start tomorrow with teacher-training for a Philosophy course, so [...]

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Adelaide! Zippy Post!

by podblack on October 12, 2008

QUICK update, Richard just yelled we have to head to the conference hall – Peter Ellerton won the Critical Thinker of the Year award for the Aust Skeptics – check out his site that I’ve been pimping for a while at PACTISS.org and his interview at Philosophers Zone – 5 May 2007 – Philosophy in [...]

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Skeptical Movies? Three You Might Have Missed

by podblack on October 6, 2008

Flicking back through my records, I noticed a list that was first started by Daniel Loxton on Facebook, recommending some good films for skeptics. He suggested:
Leap of Faith -  with Steve Martin, loosely based on the Peter Popoff faith healing scam.
Fairy Tale: A True Story – which he pointed out has an excellent message [...]

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12th July – Spy Vs Sci

by podblack on July 12, 2008

And this one is for E: Minister Free to call Scientologists Bastards: Rann

THE South Australian Government was at odds with the Church of Scientology last night after backing the right of a senior state minister to brand its members “bastards”.
Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has also questioned the organisation’s tax-free status in comments to [...]

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