EP 919 17 May 2026 Featured in this episode are...
Randi

Books

Adrienne

Dinosaurs

Dr Angie

More Dinosaurs

Maynard

TV

James Randi - Dinosaurs - UFOs



    00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

    00:05:46
The Books of James Randi
A review of the many and varied books written by James 'The Amazing' Randi.
    Houdini, His Life and Art (1976)
    The Magic of Uri Geller (1975) / The Truth About Uri Geller (1982)
    Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions (1982)
    Test Your ESP Potential (1982)
    The Faith Healers (1987)
    The Magic World of the Amazing Randi (1989)
    The Mask of Nostradamus (1990)
    James Randi: Psychic Investigator (1991)
    Conjuring (1992)
    An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural (1995)
    The Teachings of Carlos (1988)

    00:35:18
You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill
Join Adrienne and Dr Angie Mattke as they look for dinosaurs at the fabulous Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta, Canada.

https://tyrrellmuseum.com

    00:46:30
Maynard’s Spooky Action
Maynard and James Valentine

Support Maynard!
http://www.maynard.com.au

    00:49:22
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to USA UFOs.

    1952.07.06 - Sunday Graphic
    1952.06.17 - Look Magazine
    1952.09.06 - The New Yorker


https://www.war.gov/UFO

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EP 918 10 May 2026 Featured in this episode are...
Maynard

Pubbing

Kat

We Can Reason

Adrienne

News

Richard

The Piddingtons

Placebos - We Can Reason - The Piddingtons



    00:00:00
Introduction
Maynard

    00:03:06
Maynard's Spooky Action
Time for Sydney Skeptics in the Pub where Maynard interviews Dr Sue Ieraci about the placebo effect and Kate Thomas about botox and vaccines.

    00:15:40
For Crying Out Loud. It's Kat McLeod
We Can Reason 2026
Kat with a behind the scenes look at the Western Canadian Reason Conference in Calgary. Includes interviews with Seth Andrews and Dr Chris Labos.
https://wecanreason.com

    00:23:38
Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.

http://www.skeptics.com.au

    00:34:00
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to 'The Piddingtons'.

    1974.03.25 - Woman's Day Magazine
    1949.07.09 - The Daily Telegraph - Sydney
    1949.08.15 - The Canberra Times


The Piddingtons 1950
https://youtu.be/O0cu1m9XA5w

www.trove.nla.gov.au

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Free Origami Posters

Folded and Photographed by Richard Saunders

Cranes Pigasus - Flying Pig Cranes on a Match Ducks on a Coin
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Radio Plays

Solar Flare - The Band of Power
An audio adventure onboard the Australian Space Ship Solar Flare.

Solar Flare

The Adventures of Psychic Penny
What happens when Psychic Penny gets kidnapped by aliens? Find out in this daring adventure.

Psychic Penny
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The Vaccination Chronicles

Documentary featuring - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Verna Morris, Maureen Chuck, Ken McLeod, Monica Saville, Dr Richard Gordon, John Bundock, Peter Bowditch and Lauren Cochrane with Ada and Jack.

Watch on YouTube
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Origami Pigasus

Fold your own flying pig. Invented by Richard Saunders at the request of James Randi.

Watch on YouTube Download Instructions