The Skeptic Zone #581 - 1.December.2019

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:25 Skeptical Activism We hit the street outside the State Theatre in Sydney to hand out skeptical information flyers to the crowd lining up to see the "talking to the dead" performer John Edward. Thanks to Trish Hann and Lara Benham. https://www.skeptics.com.au/psychics-questions-to-ask 0:21:13 The Book of Tim Pint Sized Fun Tim Mendham looks at the history of Skeptics in the Pub. From the pages of 'The Skeptic' magazine from Australian Skeptics.   Vol. 37 No. 4 https://www.skeptics.com.au/the-magazine 0:32:18 A Dive into a TROVE The Bent Spoon Award through the years A look back via online archives at the some of the press reports on the Australian Skeptics Bent Spoon Award over the decades.   1994, 12 March - The Canberra Times 1987, 19 April - The Canberra Times 1985, 31 August - The Canberra Times 1989, 26 March - The Canberra Times 2009, 3 December - Discovery Magazine https://trove.nla.gov.au/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/australian-skeptics-jeer-meryl-dorey https://www.skeptics.com.au/features/bent-spoon Also Skepticon 2019 https://skepticon.org.au