The Skeptic Zone #914 - 12.April.2026

UFO Comments - Wishing for a Wish - NASA     00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders     00:16:14 Westall UFO TV Documentary In the past week, Skeptic Zone producer Richard Saunders appeared on the ABC TV (Australia) program 'Australian Story' to talk about the 1966 Westall UFO event from a reasonable but skeptical point of view. This has not pleased some UFO believers in TV land and they have been commenting on the YouTube video of the TV program. Richard, with the help of Maynard, reads out some of the more interesting comments. Australian Story Westall UFO https://youtu.be/IhKyQkhOfoM     00:22:34 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod If wishes were fishes, Kat would have a koi pond in her head. This week she will take a look at the tradition of wishing, a topic we have not covered on the Skeptic Zone before, while we have looked at a lot of things that require wishful thinking like manifesting and far-fetched woo products, we haven't ever examined the tradition of wishing, until now. We wish you would listen! https://www.healthdigest.com/304485/why-you-should-stop-blowing-out-the-candles-on-your-birthday-cake     00:31:20 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. Australian Skeptics http://www.skeptics.com.au We Can Reason, Canada https://wecanreason.com     00:41:32 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to NASA and UFOs.     1973.10.20 - The Canberra Times     1966.12.12 - The Canberra Times     1983.01.16 - The Canberra Times     1989.07.12 - The Canberra Times     1977.12.29 - Papua New Guinea Post-Courier     1977.12.28 - The Evening Independent - FL www.trove.nla.gov.au