#21: Colbert, the Trickster

To listen offline, right-click or long-press here to download, or visit our pages on iTunes or Google Play Music. In this episode, we being a series of deep dives into chiropractic therapy and its myths, origins, and efficacy. We also take a moment to discuss the late Stephen Hawking, and provide a deep take. SHOW […]

To listen offline, right-click or long-press here to download, or visit our pages on iTunes or Google Play Music. It’s the end of the month, so we break down news articles, name our Skeptical Hero of the Month, and of course, we give Astrology another chance to prove itself. SHOW NOTES Crisis Actor conspiracy theories. […]

Right-click or long-press and download to listen offline, or visit us on iTunes or Google Play. In this episode, we briefly discuss the tragic school shooting that occurred recently in Florida, take a deep dive into flu vaccine myths, and announce our monthly dose of stupid. SHOW NOTES Tragic details come to light about the […]

Right-click or long-press to download and listen offline, or listen on iTunes or Google Play. SHOW NOTES: Stephen Colbert sells out for Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. Donald Trump appears to be Superman in a very clever disguise. Raw water is…ugh…why? WHY?! GenderSense pee tests are a scam. The end of single-use plastic in the EU. […]

Right-click or long-press and download to listen offline, or find Being Skeptical on iTunes and Google Play. In this episode, we take a hard look at the alleged dangers of offgassing, and whether or not your furniture is trying to kill you. We also have a very stupid person to discuss, in case you were […]

Right-click or long-press to download and listen offline, or listen on iTunes or Google Play. Our final episode of the year! Unfortunately the holidays were crazy for both of us, so the episode is a few days late. As we wrap up our year, we look back on some of our more prominent news articles […]

Right-click or long-press to download and listen offline, or listen on iTunes or Google Play. In this episode, we celebrate Republican senate candidate Roy Moore losing the election in Alabama, discuss a couple of deep takes, then dive into the recent news of SXSW appointing Kelly Brogan to their wellness advisory board. We’ll cap it […]

Right-click or long-press to download and listen offline, or visit us on iTunes or Google Play. We switch things up a bit for this end-of-the-month episode and take a dive into the real story behind Lindsay Shepherd and how she tricked the media into attacking Wilfrid Laurier University, plus 2 news stories, our Skeptical Hero […]

Right-click or long-press to download and listen offline. In this episode, Mark and Jody discuss Food Evolution. Yeah, okay, it’s not exactly new, but we’re hoping it can gain more traction against such nonsense as What The Health, which is a steaming pile garbage. Your Monthly Dose of Stupid  is 2 scoops of crazy with Roy Moore. Ugh.

Right-Click or Long Press and download to listen offline. SHOW NOTES: Study finds no evidence of publication bias in over 1,000 climate science papers. Catholic priest blesses hotel room of Las Vegas shooter. Because reasons? 30,000 studies could be wrong due to contaminated cell lines. Researching why people believe conspiracy theories. Google’s new AI surpasses […]