Goose

Geologic

Ginger

Goodness

Gosh!

Hrab - Ginger - Psychometry

    00:00:00
Introduction
Richard Saunders

    00:04:30
Maynard’s Spooky Action
George Hrab - 1 of 3

George Hrab, in Sydney for Not-A-Con, visits Maynard's International Studios annex in the suburb of Glebe.
This week - Vegemite crackers, drinking alcohol, performimg live, gas stations, the Geologic Podcast, pens and exercise.

    00:14:44
Woo of the Week! With Kate Thomas
Ginger beer, ginger ale, ginger tea... the list of ginger products is endless but do they live up to the claim that they can help you with nausea or morning sickness. This week Kate looks at the myths and the reality of ginger.

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

    00:29:46
Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.
http://www.skeptics.com.au

    00:41:20
The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to psychometry, a type of extrasensory perception where a person claims to know facts or history about an item or its owner by holding or touching it.

    1979.03.23 - The Kingsmen Daily Miner
    1993.08.07 - Williamson Daily News

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James Randi - psychometry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix_DEto6nH4&t=7544

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/

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


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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


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