Episode #035
<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><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2020/11/one-small-step-at-a-time-the-alternative-medicine-industry-is-radicalising-people/">One small step at a time, the alternative medicine industry is radicalising people... with disastrous consequences</a>, by Michael Marshall from November 2020</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/12/the-canary-islands-black-pyramids-history-doesnt-have-to-be-an-unsolved-mystery-to-be-interesting/">The Canary Islands’ Black Pyramids: history doesn’t have to be mysterious to be interesting</a>, by Mark Horne from December 2021</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/1988/11/from-the-archives-jacques-benoits-failed-experiments-with-telepathic-snails/">From the archives: Jacques Benoit's (failed) experiments with telepathic snails</a>, by Toby Howard from November 1988</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/09/why-inaccuracies-in-bill-coopers-influential-conspiracy-theory-book-serve-as-its-strength/">Why Inaccuracies in Bill Cooper's influential conspiracy theory book serve as its strength</a>, by Thiago Vahia from September 2023</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 #035" was published on October 24, 2025.
October 24, 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: One small step at a time, the alternative medicine industry is radicalising people... with disastrous consequences, by Michael Marshall from November 2020The Canary Islands’ Black Pyramids: history doesn’t have to be mysterious to be interesting, by Mark Horne from December 2021From the archives: Jacques Benoit's (failed) experiments with telepathic snails, by Toby Howard from November 1988Why Inaccuracies in Bill Cooper's influential conspiracy theory book serve as its strength, by Thiago Vahia from September 2023Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
Episode Description
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:
One small step at a time, the alternative medicine industry is radicalising people... with disastrous consequences, by Michael Marshall from November 2020
The Canary Islands’ Black Pyramids: history doesn’t have to be mysterious to be interesting, by Mark Horne from December 2021
From the archives: Jacques Benoit's (failed) experiments with telepathic snails, by Toby Howard from November 1988
Why Inaccuracies in Bill Cooper's influential conspiracy theory book serve as its strength, by Thiago Vahia from September 2023
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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