A Question of Memory 1. False Memories
Recovered memories strongly influence various subcultures; from conspiracy theories, to a belief in past lives, right through to alien abductions. So are they reliable? Psychologists claim they are no...
14 Nov 202254min
Cancer as Oxygen Deficiency, the work of Dr. Otto Warburg, with Dr. Anthony Marshall
A few months ago I attended a lecture by today’s guest, Dr. Anthony Marshall, on the work of another doctor, Otto Warburg. Dr. Warburg was an expert in respiratory conditions who developed a theory of...
10 Nov 20221h 25min
The Energy of Empire 15. The Empire Turns Inwards - The USA
In this silent revolution, the United States of America was transformed from a collection of individual states, resting on the value of limited government liberty, into one big corporate-imperial stat...
7 Nov 202250min
The Secret History of Al Qaeda, with James Corbett
James Corbett joins me to talk about his five hour documentary series, The Secret History of Al Qaeda. In addition to asking James about the narrative of that history, I also inquire as to what he con...
25 Okt 202256min
The Lunatic Fringe? 2. The Empire Goes to the Moon
Director of the UK National Space Centre, Anu Ojha, attributes claims the Lunar landings were hoaxed to a ‘seductive conspiratorial method of thinking’, which he asserts poses ‘a real threat to our de...
21 Okt 202231min
The Energy of Empire 14. World War I - Prolonging the Agony?
Whatever effect the naval blockade ultimately had on the outcome of the war, it of course did not succeed in bringing it to a swift conclusion the way people believed and Churchill implied it might. G...
17 Okt 202231min
Arguing about Viruses with Alex Tsakiris (Skeptiko Podcast)
I was recently invited on Alex Tsakiris’ Skeptiko podcast, to explain why I’ve transitioned from assuming the idea ‘viruses don’t exist’ is some sort of lunatic fringe, to thinking it may well be true...
13 Okt 20221h 18min
The Lunatic Fringe? What Should We Think About Moon Landing Conspiracies?
It seems strange to me that throughout all human history, if anyone had told you man had been to the Moon, you’d have been a gullible fool to believe them. That position completely reverses on July 20...
9 Okt 202236min
