The Skeptic Zone #562 - 28.July.2019

Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:28 A Random RANT! With Dr Paulie Stories of people being terrified by Yowie like creatures go back decades and had their heyday in the 1970s when it seems some here in Australia were somewhat jealous or maybe inspired by the reports coming out of North America. It was a golden age for UFOs, Psychics such as Uri Geller, the Loch Ness monster and BigFoot sightings. All good fun at the time and as the years went by interest both here in Australia and in the USA tapered off. But not completely. https://www.gcskeptics.com 0:13:15 An interview with Evan Bernstein We catch up with the SGU rouge and find out about the upcoming trip to New Zealand and Australia. Evan is a co-host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe and The Skeptics Guide 5×5 podcasts. He also serves as the Connecticut chapter chairman of the New England Skeptical Society. Evan is a technical adviser for official NESS investigations, and is the SGU's audio engineer for live remote events. https://skepticon.org.au https://conference.skeptics.nz 0:25:33 Cool Appraisals of Cold Readers Margaret Dent claimed to talk with dead people. She maked money from performing, using this claim as the basis of her show. Richard Saunders attended one her shows in 2004. 0:39:14 TV 'Test' of Psychics Re-bunking an Unsinkable Rubber Duck. A look at how not to put so-called psychics to a test. Also http://www.maynard.com.au Skepticon 2019 https://skepticon.org.au