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EP 939 4 October 2026 Featured in this episode are...

Smart

Goose

Wellness!

Your Host

Wellness? - Not-A-Con - Bent Spoon

00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

00:06:44
You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill
Adrienne talks with returning guest Dr. Nick Tiller, author of The Health and Wellness Lie: Exposing the hype, hacks and hidden agendas of the well-being machine, about curious concoctions in the wellness and workout world.

Dr Nick Tiller
https://www.nbtiller.com

00:25:40
Barry Williams Media Award
$4000 Prize
The Barry Williams Award for Skeptical Journalism recognises the best piece of journalism, in any medium, that takes a critical and skeptical approach to a topic within the remit of Australian Skeptics: the scientific investigation of pseudoscience and the paranormal. It is awarded annually with a citation and now a $4000 prize, double the amount of recent years.

https://www.skeptics.com.au/media-prize-2026-4000

00:28:10
Maynard’s Spooky Action
Not-A-Con Interviews
Annie McCubbin from the 'Why Smart Women' podcast.

    00:39:58
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to The Bent Spoon #9.

    2009.12.01 - The Daily Telegraph
    2010.07.28 - The Sydney Morning Herald
    2012.12.03 - The Sydney Morning Herald
    2015.10.15 - The Sydney Morning Herald

www.trove.nla.gov.au

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EP 938 27 September 2026 Featured in this episode are...

Loon

Goose

News

Your Host

Talking Dogs - Not-A-Con - Bent Spoon

00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

00:05:34
The Loons from Canada
This week the Loons from Canada get hydrated while discussing alkaline water and commune with Spirit Dog Jewel via the help of interactive talking buttons.

McGill University
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/technology-did-you-know-general-science/dogs-speak-breakthrough-or-illusion

00:21:58
Maynard’s Spooky Action
Not-A-Con Interviews
Students - Terry Kelly - George Hrab

00:35:36
Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.

http://www.skeptics.com.au

    00:45:14
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to The Bent Spoon #8.

     2005 - Hobart Mercury
    2006.11.29 - The Australian

www.trove.nla.gov.au

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EP 937 20 September 2026 Featured in this episode are...

Toast!

Not-A-Con

Coffee!

Your Host

Pod Toast - Not-A-Con - Polarizer

00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

00:05:06
The Think Tank
Join Annie McCubbin, Kate Thomas and Richard Saunders as they enjoy coffee and toast in a Sydney cafe. Topics covered are Bird Flu, the quackery of homeopathy and the Festival of MindBody Wallet.

00:18:46
Maynard’s Spooky Action
Not-A-Con Interviews
Lara Benham - Dr Angie Mattke - Annika Harrison - Cheyanne - Tia - Paul

00:32:42
The Book of Tim
Peter Brock and his Orgone Energy Fuel Polarizer
A story about how belief in pseudoscience damaged the career of an Australian racing car driver.
From The Skeptic - Volume 7, No 2 (Winter 1987) By Barry Williams

Peter Brock and his Orgone Energy Fuel Polarizer
https://youtu.be/aBdppylOFX4

00:54:20
Bent Spoon 2002 with Barry Williams
From the archives, Barry Williams on Radio National (ABC) in 2002 talking about the Australian Skeptics Bent Spoon Award.

Also...
The Australian Skeptics Video Collection
https://tinyurl.com/skepticslist

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