Episode #034
<p>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.</p><p>On this episode: </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/05/what-william-radams-microbe-killer-can-teach-us-about-modern-stem-cell-quackery/">What William Radam's "Microbe Killer" can teach us about modern stem cell quackery</a>, by David Weinberg from May 2021</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/07/is-the-ultra-processed-food-fear-simply-the-next-big-nutritional-moral-panic/">Is the ultra processed food fear simply the next big nutritional moral panic?</a>, by Alice Howarth from July 2024</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/05/jordan-peterson-is-wrong-medical-error-is-absolutely-not-the-third-leading-cause-of-death/">Despite what Jordan Peterson believes, medical error is not the ‘third leading cause of death’</a> by Michael Marshall from May 2021</p></li></ul><p>Find more from The Skeptic at <a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/">skeptic.org.uk</a>, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/theskeptic">patreon.com/theskeptic</a> </p>
An episode of the The Skeptic Podcast podcast, hosted by Merseyside Skeptics Society, titled "Episode #034" was published on October 17, 2025.
October 17, 2025 · The Skeptic Podcast
Summary
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: What William Radam's "Microbe Killer" can teach us about modern stem cell quackery, by David Weinberg from May 2021Is the ultra processed food fear simply the next big nutritional moral panic?, by Alice Howarth from July 2024Despite what Jordan Peterson believes, medical error is not the ‘third leading cause of death’ by Michael Marshall from May 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic
Episode Description
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:
What William Radam's "Microbe Killer" can teach us about modern stem cell quackery, by David Weinberg from May 2021
Is the ultra processed food fear simply the next big nutritional moral panic?, by Alice Howarth from July 2024
Despite what Jordan Peterson believes, medical error is not the ‘third leading cause of death’ by Michael Marshall from May 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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