Skeptics with a K

Mike exploits a captive Christmas audience to tell the story of the unknown actor who claims to have secretly played the lead in Doctor Who. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

23 Joulu 202132min

Alice and Marsh discuss what happened when they attended a raucous and public discussion on idea of Vaccine Passports. Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

9 Joulu 20211h 38min

Mike, Marsh and Alice are joined once again by Emma to talk about the recent decision to recall Colin Pitchfork to prison, and Marsh talks about the recent terrorist attack at the Liverpool Women’s Ho...

25 Marras 20211h 10min

Alice looks into Apitherapy, the practice of using bee stings for therapeutic purposes, and Marsh talks about COP26 and the ‘charitable’ lobbying efforts of climate change denial. Meanwhile Mike gets ...

11 Marras 20211h 18min

Mike dives into a 2017 study on whether placebos require deception to work, and Alice looks at new research on the COVID-19 lateral flow tests and whether they’re better than we thought. Plus some dis...

28 Loka 20211h 8min

Mike looks at a new paper from Australia which questions the power of placebo, Marsh investigates a new survey which claims half of young British people attend church every month, and Alice talks abou...

14 Loka 20211h 16min

Marsh talks about the ups and downs of the regulation of chiropractors in the UK, and Mike talks about what exactly he means when he says ‘the placebo effect isn’t real’. Meanwhile, Alice gets annoyed...

30 Syys 20211h 17min

This week Alice talks about the website Healthline and their evidence review of mistletoe-based alternative therapy iscador. Meanwhile, Mike talks about ivermectin and the claims that it leaves people...

16 Syys 20211h 21min