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Episode #130

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Wikipedia,Proton Beam Therapy and Skeptics in the Pub. Plus science outreach,travelling light andtalking to people you disagree with. Flying by the seat of our pants, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Sep 11, 2014

Episode #129

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Statins, funding homeopathy, placebo effects, and the Ice Bucket Challenge. Plus badger, bat, colon, albatross, and anaphylactic lung. Scheduled bi-monthly (ish) it’s Skeptics with a K.

Aug 28, 2014

Episode #128

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Spanish flu, visiting psychics, and flying to London. Plus children packing shopping, Miss Piggy, cholera toxin and the ravages of time. Getting out of chair 11% faster, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Aug 14, 2014

Episode #127

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A special feature-length episode, celebrating five years of podcasting! Featuring food allergies, homeopathy, secret alien bases and juiced kale. Plus drug cocktails, confused wasps and a special mystery guest presenter.With almost no self-indulgent and self-congratulatory back-slapping, it’s still Skeptics with a K.

Jul 31, 2014

Episode #126

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Bumper episode! (Because our timekeeping is dreadful.) Featuring dowsing, death and disabilities. Plus kids, blindfolds, chewing gum, McDonalds and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Searching for explanationswe may never find, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jul 17, 2014

Episode #125

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Gummy bears, stem cells, superfood and parkour. Plus smokers, commemorative mugs, lip balm and milkshake. Permeating the lipid bilayer, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jul 3, 2014

Episode #124

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Godless babies, topical caffeine, aluminium discs and software for your brain. Plus the old bait-and-switch, Radiohead and reset buttons. As they mend the road behind us, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jun 19, 2014

Episode #123

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Featuring biscuits, stem cells, tempting your ex and maps of New York. Plus acid, fraud, computer generated planes and fluorescence. Masturbating the hypothalamus, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jun 5, 2014

Episode #122

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It’s election day! With immigrants, Europe, fishermen and pensioners. Plus grumpy brown mice, Omega Energies, ticklish rats and an elderly Turkish woman. Licensed to cull, it’s a bumper episode of Skeptics with a K.If you want to donate to our fund for North West Cancer Research, visit our Just Giving page.

May 22, 2014

Episode #121

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Psychics, Kenyan fisherman,gynosomes and nutritious seminal fluid. Plus, a lot of talk about penises. Really, an awful lot. At least half of the show.Playing it with a straight bat, it’s Skeptics with a K.Donate to our coastal walk for North West Cancer Research at our Just Giving page.Update: An extended excerpt from Marsh’s piece can now be found on the Guardian website.

May 8, 2014

Episode #120

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Blood, violence, crime and Chiropractors. Plus heavy metals, open access journals, tablet computers and a quick look back at QED 2014. Causing moral panic, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Apr 24, 2014

Episode #119

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Anaemia, CD47, HeLa cell lines and cancer. Plus Neem, the planet Pleiades, gastric bands and valium,valium,valium,valium,valium,valium,valium,valium. It’s what you’ll need to get through this episode of Skeptics with a K.

Apr 10, 2014

Episode #118

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Vitamin C, breast milk, Noah’s Ark and cancer. Plus HIV, the Tower of Babel, the Big Questions and half a football pitch full of elephants. With some big news from Colin, it’s the end of an era for Skeptics with a K.

Mar 27, 2014

Episode #117

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Mobile phones, mugging, mormons and more homeopathy. Plus God’s patents, Advertising Standards and pamphleteer. With porridge that’s just right, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Mar 13, 2014

Episode #116

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Married exorcists, lying calendars, overstimulated babies and dodgy hips. Plus snakes, swaddling, submarines and spaceport. From the year AD 1717, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Feb 27, 2014

Episode #115

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Vegetarians, ghostly spiders, chemtrails and cannibals. Plus Eddie Murphy, killing angels, smashing wine bottles and NASA. It’s just science, from Skeptics with a K.

Feb 13, 2014

Episode #114

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Stress, social policy, smoking and stage hypnosis. Plus teddy bears, Star Trek, critical thinking and sheeple. Chewing the cud, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jan 30, 2014

Episode #113

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Welcome to 2014! With airline pilots, psychics, rugby balls and websites. Plus mushrooms, Billy Graham, flying cars and walking faster. With some kind of unspecified investigation, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jan 16, 2014

Episode #112

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Ozone, God, pigs and Neil Young. Plus chimpanzees, asthma, cancer and the Bible. It’s the final show of 2013 from Skeptics with a K. Now in 24/192.

Dec 19, 2013

Episode #111

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It’s a surprise new episode! Featuring Icelandic elves, alien origins, faith-based decisions and the tensile strength of Bounty bars. Plus lizards & sunburn, mountains &nudity, pamphlets &evolution and sugars &fat. Only a week late, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Dec 5, 2013

Episode #110

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Blood cells, plant cells and picture cells. Plus Catholic bacteria, dodgy dossiers, Superman II and David Kelly. Though Colin is on holiday in Anglesey - it’s still Skeptics with a K!Featuring special guest host Geraint Parry!

Nov 14, 2013

Episode #109

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OooooooOOOOOooOooooOOoooo it’s the spooky Halloween episode of Skeptics with a K! Featuring poisonous venom infections, petrified giants, trick or treaters and, er, promiscuous students. Plus the Flash Bathroom Cleaner… of death! A dark and sinister bird… with giant mutant feet! And most terrifying of all… a ropey pun from Marsh.Tickets for QED 2014 are now on sale - visit qedcon.org/tickets for yours now!

Oct 31, 2013

Episode #108

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The accidental conspiracy special! With the SAS, Princess Diana, mountaineers and Jesus of Nazareth. Plus Tales from Texas, Renny Harlin, Withnail and I and tight red trousers. Honestly, we didn’t conspire to talk about conspiracies… co-incidences genuinely do happen! It’s Skeptics with a K.

Oct 17, 2013

Episode #107

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Flowers, travel sickness, food banks and the European Union. Plus Julius Caesar, the abolition of Income Tax and the return of Question of the Week! Though Mike is still in Texas, it is Skeptics with a K.

Oct 3, 2013

Episode #106

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Wedding cake, Barcelona, attics and UFOs. Plus airports, reflections, designer jeans and an English Professor. Rethinking out philosophy, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Sep 19, 2013

Episode #105

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Hey baby, I love the way your heart beats at night in my dreams,It’s like a grenade in my jeep at the back door of my motel,So let’s make a mix tape and smash a pelican.

Sep 5, 2013

Episode #104

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Atheists, psychics, mental illness and mice. Plus homicide, teen pregnancy, mass shootings and street preachers. With the return of Colin, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Aug 22, 2013

Episode #103

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Homosexuals, cat reiki, the Loan Ranger and eyeball licking. Plus rainbows, jawbones, racoons and Christians. Sadly without Colin, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Aug 8, 2013

Episode #102

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Psychic spies, flying fish, floppy disks and flying kicks. Plus the Asylum, the Touch of Death, aspirin and the CIA. They keep asking us back to do more… it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jul 25, 2013

Episode #101

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Wily dogs, honorable homeopaths and statuesque statuettes. Plus mooning, leashes, stuffed toys and Brian Cox. On a really hot day, it’s Skeptics with a K.Read the full ASA adjudication against the Society of Homeopaths.

Jul 11, 2013

Episode #100

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The Age of Transparency,the Playstation Generation, prior plausibility and the British X-Files. Plus education policy, the Queen, laser eyes and blogging a pissy response. Attempting to communicate peacefully with UFOs, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jun 27, 2013

Episode#099

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Online dating, blood, cruelty and the Watchtower. Plus castles, YHWH, christenings and Coca-Cola. Appearing on the back of a chapati, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jun 13, 2013

Episode #098

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Hayfever, submarines, radio hams and goddesses. Plus Inspector Gadget, My Little Pony, Game of Thrones and Dogtanian. Slightly below-par on the editing front, it’s Skeptics with a K.

May 30, 2013

Episode #097

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Atheist atrocities, harbour porpoises, three running horses and a second pregnancy. Plus asexual rabbits, gobstoppers, Jesus and more Mersey monsters. On the road to nihilistic social Darwinism, it’s Skeptics with a K.

May 16, 2013

Episode #096

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Passive aggressive cats, chia seeds, seaside towns and sex. Plus camouflage netting, Ricicles and Jeremy Clarkson. Not deliberately feeding you bullshit this time, honest… it’s Skeptics with a K.

May 2, 2013

Episode #095.5 - the Confession

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No show this week, but Mike has a confession for you all. We’ll be back in two weeks with the regular show - see you then!

Apr 18, 2013

Episode #095

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Kurt Cobain, $5000, the Mersey Book of Monsters and the A41. Plus wardrobes, whisky, parapsychologists and Zener Cards. Not quite what it seems to be, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Apr 4, 2013

Episode #094

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Heretics, redox signalling, anti-retroviral therapy and General Health. Plus native water, Aubrey de Gray, quacking videos and Richard Dawkins. Challenging the men of steel, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Mar 21, 2013

Episode #093

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T-shirts, asteroids, Russians and worrying. Plus phone boxes, Amazon, the lizard overlords and your rubbish sex life. Recovering from a fever, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Mar 7, 2013

Episode #092

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Bigfoot DNA, twitter and auriculotherapy. Plus Penelope Cruz, weight loss, journals and Findus. With regular interruption by sneezes and sniffles, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Feb 21, 2013

Episode #091

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Cancer, cabbage, chem-trails and creationism. Plus serial killers, bacon, more cancer and mormons. Using social engineering in a multiple choice exam, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Feb 7, 2013

Episode #090

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Rheumatoid arthritis, mutant fish, firm tomatoes and magic mistletoe. Plus Blue Monday, Rudolf Steiner, copper insoles and Jeffrey Dahmer’s cardigan. Stopping kids from using the computer, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Jan 24, 2013

Episode #089

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Welcome to 2013! Featuring diets, dogs, measles and elves. Plus chance, cancer, sunshine and scientology. Building space cathedrals in the New Mexico desert, it’s Skeptics with a K. You were not there!

Jan 10, 2013

Episode #088

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The final episode of 2012! Featuring journalists, Coronation Street, Snoop Dogg and HIV. Plus shamanism, engaging with the press, winging it and druidry. Oh, and the world didn’t end. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Skeptics with a K.

Dec 27, 2012

Episode #087

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Dating, genetics, pea plants and Korean unicorns. Plus sugar daddies, monozygotic twins, golf and plenty of Knightmare. It’s another unedited special from Skeptics with a K.

Dec 13, 2012

Episode #086

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A special live, raw, unedited show recorded on Wednesday 28th November 2012. Featuring the perfect pint, beanstalks, capillaries and rock genies. Plus evidence, enjoyment, and regression to the mean. Being nice to homeopaths, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Nov 29, 2012

Episode #085

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Spirit guides, Korean elephants, theme parks and Challenge 25. Plus Withnail and I, Schrödinger’s cat, Busty Belinda and Kate Middleton. Collapsing the wave function, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Nov 15, 2012

Episode #084

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Whales, psychics, genes and plum pudding. Plus Star Trek V, Channel 4 Racing, Mr Punch and the results of our psychic Halloween Challenge. Almost certainly val-val homozygous, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Nov 1, 2012

Episode #083

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Wrinkles, psychics and declassified documents. Plus hula hoops, television, short intestines and the Halloween Challenge. Proud to be preaching to the choir, it’s Skeptics with a K.The evolution story from the Sun is available here.

Oct 18, 2012

Episode #082

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Musicals, cancer, Star Wars and Percy Shelley. Plus Magna Carta, doppelgängers, the Great Reform Act and Elizabeth I. Putting some maize into a rat, it’s Skeptics with a K.

Oct 4, 2012