Episode 880
The Skeptic Zone #880 - 17.August.2025
The Skeptic Zone · Richard Saunders
August 17, 20251h 0m
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Show Notes
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:34 The World Without the Modern Skeptical Movement We imagine what society would be like if James Randi and people like him never started the modern skeptical movement. What would the world be like? 0:16:56 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Relationship Gurus with Karen Bijkersma #1 The Internet seems full of people who want to offer you advice, for a price, on your relationships. This week Adrienne Hill talks to author Karen Bijkersma about some of these gurus and institutions. 0:31:52 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:44:20 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to a "Jinx". 1937.08.13 - The Evening Indepentent 1982.08.12 - The Gadston Times 1951.08.31 - The Lighgow Mercury 1949.10.22 - The Newcastle Sun 1954.03.11 - The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette 1950.11.09 - The Guyra Argus http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Skeptics Cafe https://vicskeptics.wordpress.com/events