Episodes
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 190 More Hiatus
00:00 Hiatus discussion Harpo really misses barking during inopportune times while recording. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at: [email protected] Subscribe via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SkepticWire Friend us on...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 189 Hiatus
00:00 Hiatus dicussion Harpo is going to take this hiatus time to work on her napping. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at: [email protected] Subscribe via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SkepticWire Friend us on Facebook:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 188 WWT: Paleo Diet
00:00 Intro 03:34 How was Gary's week? 09:19 Greg and Donna saw Penn and Teller 13:05 Donna was on The JediCole Universe Podcast 13:59 Reason Rally 2016 16:17 Sad Balloons Vs. Treasure Bags 17:24 WWT: Paleo Diet Intro 24:16 WooWooTube: "A Brief History of the Paleo Diet"...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 187 Rover Madness
00:00 Intro 06:18 Terry Pratchett R.I.P 07:46 Atheist Bible Meme 19:46 Mars Rovers Pt 1 - Opportunity 27:01 Mars Rovers Pt 2 - Curiosity 54:04 U.S. Conservatives Vs Climate Change 68:07 Closing Harpo wants the NASA budget increased so there'll be LOTS more rovers which will mean one will…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 186b WooWooTube: Reflexology
00:00 Episode Split Intro 10:14 WooWooTube: "Inside The Power of Reflexology" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSDVhXjvOjo 86:25 Closing Harpo finds all this talk of hands and feet rather calloused. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 186a Drones Probes And A Dress
00:00 Intro 05:13 Leonard Nimoy RIP 11:33 UnPlug Drone Blocker 24:46 The Color Of The Dress 42:07 Atheists At CPAC 2015 64:10 Closing Harpo knows all you humans are wrong: the dress is gray and grey. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 185b WooWooTube: Noah's Flood
00:00 Episode Split Intro 08:57 WooWooTube: "Freedom of Speech - Did Noah's Flood Really Happen?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfX0_Yqybv4 84:00 Closing Harpo has a not-so-strange instinct when anyone picks up the dog treat bag. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 185a Pepper Mummy Shots
00:00 Intro and Donna Health Update 14:56 Cayenne Pepper and Heart Attacks 28:40 Mummy Monk: Meditating or Dead? 38:16 Chapel Hill and Denmark Shootings 58:57 Closing Harpo thinks a Mummy Monk would make a great chew toy. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 184b WooWooTube: Pyramid Power
00:00 Episode Split Intro 04:52 WooWooTube: Pyramid Power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwfALA1c9h4 49:28 Closing Harpo wants to know if she can get a pyramid made out of beef treats? Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 184a Vaccines
00:00 Intro 08:41 Vaccines, Vaccines, Vaccines 52:52 Episode Split Outro Harpo has had all her shots and gets to play with all the humans! Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at: [email protected] Subscribe via Feedburner:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 183 WooWooTube: Chemtrails
00:00 Intro 06:21 WooWooTube: Still don't beleive in chemtrails 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUBglEX0cho 66:10 Closing Harpo is fine with her rainwater, it's the lightning and thunder she doesn't like. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 182 Space Boners
00:00 Cold Open and Intro 12:59 Episode 182 and 183 Split Episode Explanation 14:09 Space News: SpaceX Ocean Landing 26:29 Space News: Beagle 2 Found 31:50 Bone News: Naia Follow-Up 40:13 Bone News: Ethical Bone Collecting 61:47 Closing Harpo collects bones under the couch…ethically. Follow the...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 181 Armageddoner
00:00 Intro 04:39 WooWooTube: Homeopathy with Rajan Sankaran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W1ZpLBnAYA 46:36 Charlie Hebdo Massacre 61:26 Psychic Predictions 78:53 Closing Harpo is pro free speech, just wishes she had more to say than BARK. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 180B 2014 Review
00:00 Intro 03:44 2014 Year In Review 77:12 Closing Harpo wishes you a happy new year. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at: [email protected] Subscribe via Feedburner: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SkepticWire Friend us on Facebook:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 180A Elves Are Real
00:00 Cold Open and Intro 05:18 WooWooTube - Elves http://elvesarenotfake.com/ Christopher Valentine Elf Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x70pWpIDqGs http://www.mystoftheoracle.com/ 55:21 Closing Harpo barks to protect the house from elves…and the UPS guy. Follow the blog at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 179 Who Diddled Who
00:00 Cold Open and Intro 07:15 Guess The Guru: Chopra or NO-pra 18:03 Various Space News 47:15 Richard III's Bones Tell Us How The Royals Boned 60:07 Blood Donation Policy and Gay Males 82:01 Diddle Discussion 87:01 Closing Harpo understands all your silly double entendres. Follow the blog at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 178 Gluten Free Jesus
00:00 Intro 07:30 Birthday 12:15 Three Days Of Darkness…or Six 33:18 Native American Remains 54:51 Logical Fallacies And Presuppositionalists 69:32 Closing 77:01 Keith Lowell Jensen Comedy Sample http://keithlowelljensen.blogspot.com/2014/11/atheist-christmas-out-now.html Harpo wants a "Gluten…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 177 We Space Out
00:00 Oops moment and Intro 05:20 Quote Non-Quiz 11:54 Rosetta-Philae - The landing 22:42 Rosetta-Philae - UFO Conspiracy 30:59 Rosetta-Philae - Shirtgate 47:10 Movie: Interstellar SPOILERS!!! 68:51 Movie: Theory Of Everything and Closing Harpo knows the comet 67P is not a UFO, it's a chew toy to...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 176 Dicks And Holes
00:00 Intro 08:05 Yeti Nessie or Maybie Quiz 18:06 Circumcision 42:08 Louisiana Sinkhole 69:00 Antares Rocket Explosion 73:03 Closing Harpo thinks these humans are acting very immature. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 175 Mystical Lights of the Doomed Hitching Post Chapel of Dr. Emoto
00:03:30 Mystical Lights herbal remedy quiz 00:22:45 Death of Dr. Emoto www.youtube.com/user/Martymer81 00:28:36 Hitching Post Chapel LLC wants to be a church but for-profit 00:41:30 Kirk Cameron, God's Not Dead sequel, Amy Poehlernews 51:56 50 Reasons We Are All Doomed 01:14:30 What we learned…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 174 Catholics Antivax And Other Delusions
00:00 Intro 02:33 Donna's Hospital Odyssey 18:40 2014 Nobel Peace Prize 22:26 Witch Burning In Tanzania 36:15 Kenya Vax Campaign Vs The Catholics 56:24 Catholic Synod And The Gays 69:25 Closing…and Gay Marriage In The U.S. Courts Once again Harpo is passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize. She…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 173 Potato And Ebola Again
00:00 Intro 03:49 Columbian Woman Uses Potato For Contraception 34:22 Ebola In The News Again, Again 63:21 Closing Harpo is glad Greg does not give her Potatoes as treats Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at: [email protected]...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 172 Ermergerd Blersphermy and Erbolerh
00:00 Pre-show banter 08:31 Intro 14:11 Blasphemy Quote Quiz 28:47 Irish Blasphemy Referendum 36:48 Blasphemy Challenge Again? 51:12 Pakistani Blasphemers Shot 73:22 Ebola In The News Again 85:00 Closing As far as Harpo is concerned, she's the REAL host of this panel show. Follow the blog at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 171 Women In Film
00:00 Intro 05:16 Women In Film Discussion 78:28 Closing Harpo is ready for her closeup…but what she REALLY wants to do is direct. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at: [email protected] Subscribe via Feedburner:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 170 Crocoduck And Space Pastor
00:00 Intro 04:37 Bible Or Shakespeare Quiz 13:15 Donna Gets A Voodoo Curse 30:10 Gary Practices Historical Skepticism 40:55 Spinosaurus A.K.A. Crocoduck 60:02 Rev. James David Manning 79:01 Closing, Outtakes, and Post-show banter Harpo is pissed that Greg edited out all her barks, honks, and...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 169 Demons in Space
00:00 Pre-show banter And Intro 07:17 Guess The Guru Quiz 23:53 San Antonio Demon Exorcism Indictment 45:16 Virus Transmission Study 59:05 Recent Space Mishaps 76:12 Closing, Outtakes, and Post-show banter Harpo steps all over Gary's jokes, I hope she washed her paws. Follow the blog at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 168 Miscarriages Of Everything
Nickel Creek 21st Of May song 00:05:33 Kyle Reynolds http://www.opencarryguitarrally.com http://sensiblehumanity.com/ 00:14:55 One Star Amazon Reviews 00:31:15 HS near Dallas has an overreaction...perhaps 00:39:15 Ohio and the Anti-science bill HB597 01:00:37 Dousing increases duento droughts...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 167 Ebola Rosetta
00:00 Intro 10:26 One Star Amazon Review Quiz 26:42 Movie: My Week In Atheism 30:40 2014 Ebola Epidemic 63:00 Rosetta Probe Arrives 76:07 Closing and Outtakes THE NEXT EPISODE WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2014 Harpo auditions for a part in The Lion King 2: Ebola Boogaloo. Follow the blog…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 166 Facebook OZ and Chopra
00:00 Intro 08:07 One Star Amazon Review Quiz 20:50 Facebook Experiments On Users 45:39 Doctor Oz Gets Grilled By Congress 61:30 Deepak Chopra Challenges Skeptics 75:15 Closing and Preshow Chat Outtakes THE NEXT EPISODE WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY AUGUST 2014 Harpo wonders where the hell Donna and...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 165 Child Interventions And STRESS
00:00 Intro 07:40 Birthday 16:56 Dead Baby Mass Grave In Ireland 32:47 Underdeveloped Children And Playtime Intervention 43:09 Stress App 57:27 Stress And Your Brain 67:20 Stress And Your Taste Buds 76:19 Diet And Exercise Work…Duh 81:43 Closing And Episode Scheduling Announcement THE NEXT…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 164 On MRAs and Massacres
00:00 Intro 07:42 Birthday 12:04 Santa Barbara Murderer, MRAs, PUAs, and a little on Reading Rainbow to cheer us up 78:51 Closing Harpo wonders if she passes or fails the Bechdel Test by barking during the show Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 163 Fairy Dog Chemo Vax Bioplastic
00:00 Intro 07:11 Birthday 18:35 Fairy Circles (Again) 26:38 Black Dog Syndrome 38:26 First Nation Girl Refuses Chemotherapy 53:40 CIA and Vaccination Campaigns 66:53 Shrilk Bioplastic 75:50 Closing Harpo thinks Fairy Circles are caused by First Nation Black Dogs using Bioplastic working for the...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 162 Gary And Greg LIVE
00:00 Intro 02:53 Silver (No Greg) 06:57 Disasterly Fascination (No Greg) 12:32 SSDD 16:25 One For Now 21:01 My Pet Bigfoot 25:50 Prosperity Preacher 30:38 Valentine's Day 36:00 Liberty 40:37 (SET BREAK) 41:56 Mr Reverend John Martin 45:46 Dear Prudence 50:16 My Baby Is A Scientist 54:39 Friday…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 161 Camel Milk In Greece
00:00 Intro 15:18 Birthday 21:22 Camel Milk And Autism 38:08 Camel Milk And MERS 50:47 SCOTUS Greece Vs Galloway Decision 77:47 Closing Harpo is waiting to cash in when the crazies think dog milk cures everything Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 160 Mommy Stuff With Jamye
00:00 Intro 03:00 Welcome guest Jamye Carr @jamyej 07:59 Birthday 16:08 Various Pregnancy and Parenthood Topics 80:19 Closing Harpo misses the extra attention she gets when Donna and Gary come over. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 159 3D Printed Zygotes
00:00 Intro 07:37 Birthday 17:13 San Antonio School Violence Threat 29:13 Sperm Recognition Proteins Found On Eggs 43:43 Latest In Stem Cells And Cloning Techniques 52:01 New 3D Printing Stories 66:20 Closing Harpo wants 3D printed action figures of the Skeptic Wire team! Follow the blog at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 158 Food And Fuel
00:00 Intro 04:24 Gary's Eye Doctor Story 07:08 Birthday 18:40 Homeopathic Awareness Week 20:57 Eating Disorders In Men Too 28:16 Placebo Effect In Hunger Hormones 42:27 Food Consistency And Calorie Perception 44:54 Seawater To Fuel 54:47 Volkswagon XL1 Conspiracy 69:36 Closing 75:31 Gary and…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 157 Bravo Bunk and Blood
00:00 Intro 04:40 Birthday 08:38 WhackAMeme - Johnny Bravo and 9/11 16:51 Australia NHMRC Report On Homeopathy 30:29 Geocentrism Film "The Principle" and Kate Mulgrew 46:19 Blood Moon and Prophecy 56:20 Drug Research Failures At Animal Testing 68:34 Closing Harpo is more worried about Shatner...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 156 Noah's Arthritis Cure
00:00 Intro 02:29 Birthday 13:41 Listener Mail: Wickey McDooooo 25:39 Glucosamine and Chondroitin 42:22 Donna's Movie Corner: Noah 65:52 Closing Harpo thinks if you want a global catastrophe movie you should watch Deep Impact Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 155 Legal Headaches
00:00 Intro 05:06 Donna's Seeing Noah No Matter What You Say 16:27 Birthday 22:53 Cefaly Migrane Headache Headband 36:53 Hobby Lobby Vs Birth Control 56:47 American Atheists Vs Bigoted Notaries 67:01 Closing All this legal talk is giving Harpo a headache Follow the blog at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 154 Horrible People Missing Plane
00:00 Intro 04:32 Birthday 11:56 Kevin Trudeau Sent To jail 17:46 Fred Phelps Is Ill 26:08 Missing Malaysian Plane 47:23 Various Vaccine News 60:48 Closing Calliope and Maese know what happened to flight MH370 but they're not saying. Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 153 Gergless Cosmic Rambling
03:37 Birthday 12:15 Cosmosontv.com New Cosmos series starring Neil deGrass Tyson 24:25 Education Brian Greene launches worldscienceu.com free physics education MIT free open classes ocw.mit.edu for profit online education coursera.org 38:55 Reactions to Cosmos Skeptically Pwned edits Cosmos for...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 152 The British Invasion
00:00 Intro and Welcome Richard Honess https://twitter.com/ltzippy2 http://www.atheistalliance.org/ http://www.atheismuk.com/ 14:12 UKIP and Gay Flooding 26:16 Birthday 39:19 Kosher Slaughter Banned In Denmark 67:32 Closing Harpo wonders if this whole Skype interview thing is strictly Kosher…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 151 The Gay Ragnarok
00:00 Intro 03:33 Birthday 14:15 Ragnarok Doesn't Happen 24:40 LGBT Current Events (TX Gay Marriage, AZ SB1062, Uganda Antigay Laws) 63:40 Katy Perry Accused Of Blasphemy 74:38 Closing Harpo is doing her best to pronounce Ragnarok. So far it's just Rararoooo. Follow the blog at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 150 Yoga Mat Trolls
00:00 Intro 01:27 Gary's Assectomy 09:48 Technical Note 10:55 Birthday 18:23 Yoga Mat Chemical In Subway Bread 28:28 Movie Digression 33:11 Slate Article On Natural News 50:56 Internet Trolls Are Sadists 76:08 Closing Harpo is sick of all her Facebook friends posting Natural News articles Follow...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 149 Skulls And Shrouds
00:00 Intro 05:23 Birthday 21:03 Paracas Skull DNA Analysis 43:28 The Shroud of Turin and Earthquakes 59:17 Closing Harpo already knew that Thomas Edison was born February 11th and that Greg and Gary meant Neutrons not Neutrinos Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 148 Ham On Nye
00:00 Intro And 9/11 Truther Crashes Superbowl 10:41 Birthday 14:43 Ken Ham vs Bill Nye Creation Debate 74:12 CVS Quits Tobacco 79:43 Closing Harpo may be a closeted 9/11 Truther Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire Write us at:...
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 147 Scare Quote Doctors And Arks
00:00 Intro 03:37 Birthday 11:19 Viewer Mail 1: Nicotine Clarification 15:24 Richard Honess Shout Out 18:47 Viewer Mail 2: Masaru Emoto Feel Good Water And Rice 32:21 NotaDoctor Robert Young Arrested 52:37 Mesopotamian Flood Myth Tablet 59:44 Closing Harpo is creeped out by blood test…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 146 Tobacco Blood Diet
00:00 Intro 05:03 Donna Is A Big Pharma Shill 14:42 Birthday 24:55 Tobacco News 60:27 Blood Type Diet 81:47 Closing Harpo is not fond of the humans talking and talking while she tries to nap under the table Follow the blog at: http://skepticwire.blogspot.com Follow on twitter: @theskepticwire…
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The Skeptic Wire Episode 145 Notice the cedar in The Room
4:25 The Room by Tommy Wissou discussion 13:05 So What about The Room 19:15 Birthday 32:04 Cedar snark 57:50 Humans can detect changes without recognizing the exact change 1:10:00 What Did We Learn And Maese and Calli run in, run out, dragging the cedar expulsions with them. Follow the blog at:...
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