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EP 911 22 March 2026 Featured in this episode are...

GP Visit

Psychics?

Count on Adrienne

Your Host

Doctors' Reports - Psychics Investigated - Bigfoot!

00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

00:09:36
Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas
Once again we visit Kate's studios to chat to her about woo and the medical matters. This week we review the story of a woman who didn't want to visit her doctor to receive and review her medical reports. What are the pros and cons of this approach? Was she right in thinking GPs are only after more money with more visits? Also, we discuss Kate's podcast, "On The Mones".

Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram
https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass

00:23:06
You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill
What are those so-called psychics up to now? Adrienne interviews Susan Gerbic from Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia to ask about her latest investigations and stings of people who claim psychic powers. Also, Susan is always interested in getting more people to become Wikipedia editors via her online the course. Find out how to apply in today's show.

Operation Banana Cream Pie
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/operation-banana-cream-pie

    00:36:22
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film from 1967.

    1949.12.10 - The Newcastle Sun
    1982.12.26 - The Canberra Times
    1999.01.11 - The Mount Airy News - NC

www.trove.nla.gov.au

Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film from 1967
https://youtu.be/oPlRr_OfxZI

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EP 910 15 March 2026 Featured in this episode are...

A Loon

Another Loon

Your Host... a Loon

Ghosts - Anecdotes - Newsletter - Perpetual Motion

00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

00:04:28
The Loons from Canada
Kate and Allie embark on their third ghost hunt with Rodney Schmaltz' MacEwan University students, this time at a new location. They spent the evening exploring the beautiful yet spooky Freemasons' lodge, where the students attempted to recreate the kinds of ghostly "evidence" typically featured on paranormal investigation shows. They went on pareidolia and orb-spotting hunts, using spirit boxes, EVPs, and thermometers to anomaly-hunt, intermixed with spirit communication tools, including Ouija boards, a psychomantium, and divination.

00:22:16
Anecdotes are not Evidence
"I know it happened because it happened to me!" This is the statement Skeptics hear all the time. But is somebody's sincerely held belief enough to justify the belief itself? We look at the nature of anecdotes and testimonials.
Antivaxxers, Acupuncture, And Alternative Cancer Cures | Dr. Steven Novella
https://youtu.be/Nv1ZaJ9mL1k?si=J9G2v_2gvXldl3Y-

00:31:24
Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What skeptical news has caught the eye of Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.
www.skeptics.com.au

    00:44:24
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to Perpetual Motion.

    1945.03.17 - The Canberra Times
    1911.06.17 - Worker - Qld
    1910.12.11 - The Sunday Times - Sydney
    1888.07.14 - The North Australian - NT

www.trove.nla.gov.au

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