EP 92x
26 July 2026
Featured in this episode are...
Not-A-Con
Pod Toast
Games
Your Host
Bent Spoon - Quackery - Not-A-Con
00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders
00:06:00
2026 Bent Spoon Award
Australian Skeptics president Jessica Singer together with Richard Saunders announce the winner of the 2026 Bent Spooner award. This year's winner is Dolly Adamson of Kyneton Paranormal, Victoria, who claims to talk to the ghosts of murdered children, and their killers, via a radio.
https://www.skeptics.com.au/bent-spoon-award-for-2026
00:15:10
Why Smart Women on the Mones Zone
Join Annie McCubbin from the Why Smart Women podcast, Kate Thomas from On The Mones podcast, Richard Saunders from the Skeptics Zone podcast and special guest Dr Angela Mattke as they ponder the world of quackery over coffee and toast.
Applied kinesiology
https://youtu.be/hlhvgG8lRhk?si=cbDVunPJgbf5Fp-R
00:51:50
Maynard’s Spooky Action
Not-A-Con + Skepticon Interviews
The Board Meeting - Maynard reports from a room full of Skeptics, all having a great time playing a variety of tabletop board games. Among the celebrities dotted around the room, Maynard finds George Hrab and Bob Novella.
Also
Richard Saunders in TV Week
https://www.nowtolove.com.au/entertainment/the-one-search-for-australias-most-gifted-psychic/
EP 928
19 July 2026
Featured in this episode are...
From Europe
Giggles!
Posters
Your Host
ESP - Quack Watch - Crime
00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders
00:04:38
You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill
Adrienne catches up with András Pinter, co-host of the European Skeptics Podcast (ESP), in their annual meetup in Canmore, Alberta. The pair attempt to walk, talk, avoid traffic, and occasionally giggle about skeptical topics from Europe and Canada.
The ESP - European Skeptics Podcast
https://theesp.eu
00:20:25
Quack Watch - Barbara O’Neill
Be Wary of Barbara O’Neill’s Health Recommendations - by Ken McLeod
Wellness guru Barbara O’Neill has an enormous, devoted global audience for her many egregious, non-evidence-based claims about “natural” health. She has credited God for at least some of the advice she has offered. She has gained 4.7 million followers.
https://quackwatch.org/11ind/be-wary-of-barbara-oneills-health-recommendations/
00:34:34
Origami Posters
Michelle Bijkersma tells our Japanese listeners about free origami posters.
00:35:46
Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.
http://www.skeptics.com.au
00:47:00
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to Crime and Supernatural.
1924.08.24 - The Sun - Sydney
www.trove.nla.gov.au
EP 927
12 July 2026
Featured in this episode are...
The Loons
Cupping
Human Headline
Your Host
EVP - Cupping - Hinch
00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders
00:06:00
The Loons From Canada
This is part 2 of the Loons from Canada discussing the results of testing Rodney Schmaltz’s Psychology students and the participants of the Western Canadian Reason Conference to see if people hear the same audio pareidolia as purported to be heard on an EVP. Which will have clearer spirited voices? The spirit box from part 1, or the EVP in part 2? Listen to find out.
Adrienne’s WeCanReason talk:
Produced by Seth Andrews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwFiu2-kYVU&t=133s
Mondegreens taken out of Seth’s production of Adrienne’s talk:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sa9sHyi__9s
00:24:28
Cupping Woo
We are joined by the secretary of Australian Skeptics, Lara Benham who recounts her frustration in trying to find an evidence based physiotherapist.
00:40:52
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to the late skeptical broadcaster Derryn Hinch.
1984.05.13 - The Sun Herald
1984.05.18 - The Age
1984.05.20 - The Sun Herald
www.trove.nla.gov.au
