List of skeptical podcasts explained

This is a list of notable podcasts that promote or practice scientific skepticism.

Active

Podcast Host(s) data-sort-type=uslongdateStarted !Language Affiliation
Archaeological Fantasies[1] Sara Head, Kenneth FederJanuary 5, 2015EnglishThe Archaeology Podcast Network[2]
Be Reasonable[3] [4] Michael Marshall (with Hayley M. Stevens[5] until June 2014)January 28, 2013EnglishMerseyside Skeptics Society
Big Picture Science[6] Seth Shostak and Molly BentleyEnglishSETI Institute
Dr Karl's Great Moments in Science[7] Karl KruszelnickiApril 24, 2012EnglishAustralian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Science
Friendly Atheist, The[8] Hemant Mehta, Jessica BluemkeJune 15, 2014EnglishIndependent
Geologic Podcast[9] George HrabJanuary 23, 2007EnglishIndependent
InKredulousAndy WilsonFebruary 8, 2010EnglishMerseyside Skeptics Society
Little Atoms[10] Neil Denny, Padraig Reidy, Richard Sanderson, Becky HoggeJuly 21, 2006EnglishThe Skeptic until 2011, now independent
MonsterTalk[11] Blake Smith, Ben Radford and Karen StollznowJuly 2, 2009EnglishThe Skeptics Society's Skeptic magazine (previously)
independent, Monster House LLC (currently)
Ockham's Razor[12] Robyn WilliamsJanuary 23, 2016EnglishAustralian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio National
Oh No, Ross and Carrie![13] Ross Blocher, Carrie PoppyMarch 10, 2011EnglishMaximum Fun
Pod Delusion, The[14] James O'MalleySeptember 18, 2009EnglishBritish Humanist Association
Point of Inquiry[15] Leighann Lord, James UnderdownDecember 11, 2005EnglishCenter for Inquiry
Raising Freethinkers[16] Dale McGowanDecember 7, 2018EnglishIndependent
Rationally Speaking[17] [18] Massimo Pigliucci, Julia GalefFebruary 1, 2010EnglishNew York City Skeptics
Reality Check, TheDarren McKee, Adam Gardner, Elan Dubrofsky, Pat Roach, Christina RoachAugust 14, 2008EnglishOttawa Skeptics
Saltklypa[19] Gunnar Tjomlid, Marit Simonsen, Kristin CarlssonOctober 11, 2010NorwegianIndependent[20]
Science for the People[21] Desiree SchellMarch 20, 2009EnglishIndependent
Skeptic Zone, TheRichard SaundersSeptember 26, 2008EnglishIndependent[22]
Skeptics with a KMike Hall, Michael Marshall, Alice Howarth, Colin HarrisSeptember 1, 2009EnglishMerseyside Skeptics Society
Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, TheSteven Novella, Jay Novella, Robert Novella, Perry DeAngelis, Evan Bernstein, Rebecca Watson, Cara Santa MariaMay 4, 2005EnglishNew England Skeptical Society
Skeptoid[23] Brian DunningOctober 3, 2006EnglishSkeptoid Media, Inc.
Squaring the Strange[24] Ben Radford, Pascual Romero, Celestia WardApril 13, 2017EnglishIndependent
TheESP – European Skeptics Podcast[25] Pontus Böckman (SE), Annika Harrison (DE), András G. Pintér (HU)[26] [27] November 18, 2015EnglishIndependent
Token Skeptic[28] Kylie SturgessDecember 25, 2009EnglishIndependent
Скептик (Skeptik)[29] Kirill Alferov, Levon Gulnazaryan, Ilya Makarov, Ekaterina Zvereva, Laida Kushnareva, Valery SobolevJune 20, 2013RussianSkeptic Society (Общество скептиков)

Inactive

These podcasts are either officially on hiatus, have ceased production, or have not produced an episode in over a year.

Podcast Host(s) data-sort-type=uslongdateStarted !Ended Language Affiliation
15 Credibility Street[30] Sharon HillOctober 17, 2016July 15, 2018[31] EnglishDoubtful News
Adam Ruins Everything[32] Adam ConoverMay 24, 2016March 7, 2018EnglishMaximum Fun
Edinburgh Skeptics Presents...[33] Mark Pentler, Claudia Schaffner, David Frank + Other GuestsApril 20, 2015October 20, 2018EnglishEdinburgh Skeptics
For Good Reason[34] D. J. GrotheJanuary 23, 2010December 15, 2011EnglishJames Randi Educational Foundation
Hagtivist[35] Malik, Ros, Justice, AtoJanuary 19, 2020February 20, 2020EnglishHumanist Association of Ghana
Pseudoscientists, TheJack Scanlan, Rachael Skerritt, Sarah McBride, Tom Lang, Belinda NicholsonDecember 23, 2008July 15, 2015EnglishYoung Australian Skeptics
Quackcast[36] [37] Mark CrislipMay 5, 2006April 8, 2017EnglishIndependent
Skeptically Yours[38] Emery Emery, Heather HendersonJuly 29, 2012November 4, 2017EnglishIndependent
Science Watch[39] Dave Thomas, M. Kim JohnsonAugust 13, 2005March 7, 2010EnglishNew Mexicans for Science and Reason (NMSR)
Sisyphus Speaks: Reflections on Pseudo-Medicine[40] Mark CrislipSeptember 24, 2016May 30, 2017EnglishSociety for Science-Based Medicine
SkepticalityDerek Colanduno, "Swoopy" Robynn McCarthyApril 1, 2005January 18, 2018EnglishThe Skeptics Society's Skeptic magazine
Unfiltered Thoughts[41] [42] Jack ScanlanSeptember 26, 2013March 30, 2015EnglishYoung Australian Skeptics
VoFcast[43] Joacim JonssonApril 6, 2011January 21, 2012SwedishVetenskap och Folkbildning

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archaeological Fantasies. 1 May 2019.
  2. Web site: The Archaeology Podcast Network . Chris Webster . archaeologypodcastnetwork.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010703/https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies . 2 February 2017 . live . 19 January 2017 . mdy-all.
  3. Web site: The Merseyside Skeptics Society. Podcasts . Merseyside Skeptics Society podcasts . https://web.archive.org/web/20161122111640/http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ . 22 November 2016 . live . 13 January 2017 . mdy-all.
  4. News: Podcast and internet radio previews. Telegraph.co.uk. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113115/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9944160/Podcast-and-internet-radio-previews-Gilles-Peterson-Worldwide-Richard-Herrings-Leicester-Square-Podcast.html. 9 January 2017. mdy-all. 2013-03-23. Naughton. Pete.
  5. Michael Marshall (host) . Be Reasonable . Rafael Dellal . 018 . 30 June 2014 . MSS . 25 July 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150918200740/http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2014/06/be-reasonable-episode-018-rafael-dellal . 18 September 2015 . mdy-all .
  6. News: About Big Picture Science . SETI Institute . 2014 . 5 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001041153/http://radio.seti.org/pages/about_the_show . 1 October 2011 .
  7. Web site: Great Moments In Science. abc.net.au. ABC RN. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109022736/http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/greatmomentsinscience/. 9 January 2017. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: Friendly Atheist Podcast homepage. 12 June 2019 . English .
  9. Web site: Geologic Podcast homepage.
  10. Web site: About the podcast. Littleatoms.com. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109022852/http://littleatoms.com/podcast-home. 9 January 2017. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: About the Hosts of Monstertalk. Skeptic.com. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170120014904/http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/hosts/. 20 January 2017. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: Ockham's Razor. abc.net.au. ABC RN. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119201552/http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/. 19 January 2017. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: Oh No Ross and Carrie . feeds.feedburner.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201173219/http://feeds.feedburner.com/OhNoPodcast . 1 December 2016 . live . 10 January 2017 . mdy-all.
  14. Episode 16 – 8th January 2010 . O'Malley . James . The Pod Delusion . 16 . podcast . . 8 January 2010 . 29 July 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130509003818/http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/01/08/episode-16-8th-january-2010/ . 9 May 2013 . mdy-all .
  15. Web site: Point of Inquiry homepage. 2018-12-21.
  16. Web site: Dale McGowan homepage . 12 June 2019 . english .
  17. Web site: RS128 – 5th Anniversary Live Show. Rationallyspeakingpodcast.org. 9 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809050211/http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/show/rs128-5th-anniversary-live-show.html. 9 August 2016. mdy-all.
  18. Web site: Welcome, everyone!. Rationallyspeaking.blogspot.nl. 9 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114711/http://rationallyspeaking.blogspot.nl/2005/08/welcome-everyone.html. 10 November 2017. mdy-all. August 2005.
  19. Web site: Saltklypa . Skepsis Norge . Podbean . 18 April 2015 . no . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419094520/http://www.saltklypa.no/ . 19 April 2015 . mdy-all .
  20. Salklypa was launched to interview speakers for Kritisk masse 2010, the Skepsis Norge conference. It has remained formally independent of Skepsis, but often features members of the society.
  21. Web site: Episodes Archive. Scienceforthepeople.ca. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109023716/http://www.scienceforthepeople.ca/episodes. 9 January 2017. mdy-all.
  22. Contrary to impressions, The Skeptic Zone is not affiliated with the Australian Skeptics. Richard Saunders happens to be host of the one as well as president of the other, but formally they are independent, see Web site: Skeptically Challenged 2014/08/15 Richard Saunders . Skeptically Challenged . 19 August 2014 . 15 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820040341/http://skepticallychallenged.org/394/ . 20 August 2014 . mdy-all .
  23. Web site: Podcast home. Skeptoid.com. 8 January 2017.
  24. Web site: Squaring the Strange. squaringthestrange.com. 13 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203082136/http://squaringthestrange.com/. 3 February 2018. dead.
  25. TheESP – European Skeptics Podcast. 001. podcast. Episode #001, feat. Gábor Hraskó. 18 November 2015. TheESP.eu. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905171802/http://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/episode_001_gabor_hrasko.html. 5 September 2017. mdy-all.
  26. Web site: The Hosts. TheESP.eu. 16 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094852/http://theesp.eu/the_hosts.html. 22 December 2015. mdy-all.
  27. Web site: THE ESP – Ep. #233 – Homeomathematics (1h21m) . The European Skeptics Podcast . 30 July 2020 . 31 July 2020.
  28. Web site: The 'Token Skeptic' at the Rise of Atheism—Global Atheist Convention, Melbourne, Australia . Kylie Sturgess . CSI website . Committee for Skeptical Inquiry . 31 March 2010 . 25 July 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150812031820/http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/the_token_skeptic_at_the_rise_of_atheism_global_atheist_convention/ . 12 August 2015 . mdy-all . Kylie Sturgess .
  29. Web site: List of Podcasts. 13 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118030722/http://skepticsociety.ru/podcasts/. 18 January 2017. mdy-all.
  30. Web site: 15 Credibility Street by Doubtful News. Skepreview.com. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075000/http://www.skepreview.com/2016/10/15-credibility-street-by-doubtful-news.html. 31 December 2016. mdy-all.
  31. Web site: 15 Credibility Street podcast archive . Doubtful News . 14 March 2019. 2018-12-18 .
  32. Web site: Adam Ruins Everything. 23 May 2016. 1 May 2019.
  33. Web site: Edinburgh Skeptics. Podcasts . Edinburghskeptics.co.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20160715092936/http://www.edinburghskeptics.co.uk/podcasts/ . 15 July 2016 . dead . 10 January 2017 . mdy-all .
  34. Web site: For Good Reason – Podcast . 10 January 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905114622/http://web.randi.org/for-good-reason-podcasts.html . 5 September 2015 . mdy-all .
  35. Web site: Humanist Association of Ghana . Hagtivist Podcast . Anchor . Humanist Association of Ghana . 5 August 2021 . en.
  36. Web site: Mark Crislip homepage.
  37. Web site: Quackcast.
  38. Web site: List of Podcast Episodes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026111416/http://skepticallyyours.net/episodes/ . 26 October 2016 . 13 January 2017 . mdy-all.
  39. Web site: Science Watch podcasts from NMSR. NCSE.com. 8 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109021259/https://ncse.com/news/2008/03/science-watch-podcasts-from-nmsr-001672. 9 January 2017. mdy-all.
  40. Web site: Sisyphus Speaks. 6 June 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710160419/http://sfsbm.org/sysiphusspeaks.com/. 10 July 2017. mdy-all.
  41. Web site: Official Website. 13 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224094621/http://youngausskeptics.com/podcasts/unfiltered-thoughts/. 24 December 2016. mdy-all.
  42. Web site: List of Podcast Episodes. 13 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614162823/http://unfilteredthoughts.libsyn.com/rss. 14 June 2017. mdy-all.
  43. Web site: VoFCast. List of Podcast Episodes. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170224/http://www.vof.se/blogg/tag/vofcast. 16 January 2017. live. 13 January 2017. mdy-all.

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