Episode #017

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:<ul><li>Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money - it is about altruism, not exploitation, by Emma McClure, from September 2024</li><li>From the archive: The Rendlesham Incident - Some Lessons for UFOlogy, by Jenny Randle, from April 2006</li><li>Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy, by Mark Horne, from January 2021</li></ul>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>

An episode of the The Skeptic Podcast podcast, hosted by Merseyside Skeptics Society, titled "Episode #017" was published on June 20, 2025.

June 20, 2025 · The Skeptic Podcast

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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:Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money - it is about altruism, not exploitation, by Emma McClure, from September 2024From the archive: The Rendlesham Incident - Some Lessons for UFOlogy, by Jenny Randle, from April 2006Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy, by Mark Horne, from January 2021Find 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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Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money - it is about altruism, not exploitation, by Emma McClure, from September 2024
From the archive: The Rendlesham Incident - Some Lessons for UFOlogy, by Jenny Randle, from April 2006
Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy, by Mark Horne, from January 2021

Find 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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