Skeptics with a K

Measuring migraines, detox juices, deceiving patients, and the sodium-potassium pump. Plus fighting giraffes, denying the BRCA link, overselling research, and the latest news from QED. Remember to pick up your QED ticket right now, at qedcon.org.

7 Sep 20171h 30min

Psychic telephone readings, magnetic sex toys, and cold Canadian eggs. Plus old fashioned cinemas, out-of-this-world orgasms, and Welsh baked goods. Bored of thrusting, it’s Skeptics with a K.

24 Aug 20171h 11min

Visceral Osteopathy Technique, sham surgery, forklift trucks, and human bagpipes. Plus car repair logic, connective tissue, and a twenty minute conversation about biscuits. Seriously. Twenty minutes. You’re welcome. Get your ticket for QED 2017 now at qedcon.org.

10 Aug 20171h 17min

The cancer industry, the latest on homeopathy, Big Pharma cash-cows, and role models.  Plus Spider-Man, official graphs, Time Lords, and cracking gravel.  Non-authoritative content from Skeptics with a K. You can take part in the consultation on NHS homeopathy prescriptions here: https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/items-routinely-prescribed/consultation/intro/  Please do! And tell other people to, too!

27 Juli 20171h 24min

Undermining science, rehabilitating sex offenders, and the weird power of the placebo effect. Plus floating floors, questioning archaeology, movie spoilers, and special guest Emma. If you need to skip our conversation on sex offenders, it finishes at 41:02.

13 Juli 20171h 24min

Controlled demolitions, smart stickers, typical fires, and telomeres. Plus unicorn skin, wearable bollocks, fake gnus, and our local exclamations. In perfect frequency, it’s Skeptics with a K.

29 Juni 20171h 2min

In this special bumper episode of Skeptics with a K, we celebrate our 200th episode! Featuring crystal butt plugs, amethyst dildos, protesting racists, and learning to drive. Plus cleaning hotel rooms, water polo, electromagnetic radiation… dead cells, Yorkshire Pudding, and sausages. Sausages! Sausages.

15 Juni 20172h 9min

Flip-flops, green pills, nail polish, and saline injections. Plus crystal infusions, boring lectures, gene expression, and medical students. Lacking in significance, it’s Skeptics with a K. Sponsor our charity walk for MerseyAid Refugee Support at mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/merseyskeptics.

1 Juni 20171h 3min