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EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026

Episode #081

from The Skeptic Podcast · host Merseyside Skeptics Society

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: The persistence of error: why longevity doesn't equate to veracity, by Carlos Orsi from June 2023Greenwashing: The dark side of the sustainable fashion industry, by Elissar Gerges from November 2023 Down the rabbit hole: Why people think rabbit ears act as a dewormer for dogs, by Robyn Lowe from November 2023A doomscrollers guide to climate hyperbole: countering the doomism of Deep Adaptation, by Ted Lefroy 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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