Episode #005

<p>From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. </p><p>On this episode: </p><ul><li><p>Conspiracy theories around the ‘feminisation’ of Western men shield believers from examining their own prejudices, by Thiago Vahia, from April 2021</p></li><li><p>By invoking &#39;Spirit of the Blitz&#39; nostalgia, we do a disservice to what was achieved on the home front, by Victoria Stiles, from October 2020</p></li><li><p>The wealthy, conservative American Christian groups pushing anti-abortion protests in the UK, by Michael Marshall, from September 2024</p></li><li><p>Institute of Biomedical Science falls for the Traditional Chinese Medicine hype, by Brian Eggo, from October 2020</p></li></ul><p>Find more from The Skeptic at <a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/">skeptic.org.uk</a>, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/theskeptic">patreon.com/theskeptic</a> </p>

An episode of the The Skeptic Podcast podcast, hosted by Merseyside Skeptics Society, titled "Episode #005" was published on March 28, 2025.

March 28, 2025 · The Skeptic Podcast

Summary

From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Conspiracy theories around the ‘feminisation’ of Western men shield believers from examining their own prejudices, by Thiago Vahia, from April 2021By invoking &#39;Spirit of the Blitz&#39; nostalgia, we do a disservice to what was achieved on the home front, by Victoria Stiles, from October 2020The wealthy, conservative American Christian groups pushing anti-abortion protests in the UK, by Michael Marshall, from September 2024Institute of Biomedical Science falls for the Traditional Chinese Medicine hype, by Brian Eggo, from October 2020Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic 

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