Episode #059

<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/2026/01/exploring-the-limits-of-skepticism-part-3-the-value-of-adversarial-collaborations/">Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations</a>, by Chris French, from January 2026</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2023/01/rachel-elnaugh-the-dragons-den-star-and-covid-conspiracist-preparing-for-the-food-apocalypse/">Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon&#39;s Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the &#39;food apocalypse&#39;</a>, by Mark Horne, from January 2023</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/07/counterweight-and-the-continued-enabling-of-bad-faith-anti-woke-actors/">Counterweight, and the continued enabling of bad faith &#39;anti-woke&#39; actors</a>, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from July 2021</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/07/the-much-hyped-uap-reports-lack-of-substance-will-do-little-to-deter-avid-ufo-believers/">The much-hyped UAP report’s lack of substance will do little to deter avid UFO believers</a>, by Nigel Watson, from July 2021</p></li></ul><p>Find more from The Skeptic at <a href="https://skeptic.org.uk/">skeptic.org.uk</a>, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at <a href="https://patreon.com/theskeptic">patreon.com/theskeptic</a> </p>

An episode of the The Skeptic Podcast podcast, hosted by Merseyside Skeptics Society, titled "Episode #059" was published on April 10, 2026.

April 10, 2026 · 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: Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 3: The value of adversarial collaborations, by Chris French, from January 2026Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon&#39;s Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the &#39;food apocalypse&#39;, by Mark Horne, from January 2023Counterweight, and the continued enabling of bad faith &#39;anti-woke&#39; actors, by Aaron Rabinowitz, from July 2021The much-hyped UAP report’s lack of substance will do little to deter avid UFO believers, by Nigel Watson, from July 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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