{"podcast":{"title":"Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition","slug":"skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829","podcast_index_feed_id":7055829,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/510088/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/510088","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/2/c/1/e2c18d0a25479752d959afa2a1bf1c87/SIAE_Space.png","author":"Center for Inquiry","episode_count":196,"summary":"Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition brings the insightful articles from Skeptical Inquirer magazine directly to your ears. Covering topics in science, skepticism, and critical thinking, each episode features narrated versions of our most thought-provoking content. Perfect for those on the go, SI Audio Edition allows you to stay informed and inspired wherever you are. Support our work and subscribe to the print magazine at skepticalinquirer.org Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is produced at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, NY.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-11T04:18:13.552804+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829"},"episode":{"title":"Freud's Greatest Critic: The Legacy of Frederick Crews","slug":"freud-s-greatest-critic-the-legacy-of-frederick-crews","published_at":"2026-05-06T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/freud-s-greatest-critic-the-legacy-of-frederick-crews","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829","url":"https://3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c.libsyn.com/freuds-greatest-critic-the-legacy-of-frederick-crews","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c/Carlos_Orsi_-_Freuds_Greatest_Critic_The_Legacy_of_Frederick_Crews_-_Read_by_AI_Oscar_en_v2.mp3?dest-id=4375028","summary":"Frederick Crews devoted his career to challenging the scientific and intellectual legitimacy of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis, ultimately arguing it lacked empirical evidence and functioned as a closed, pseudoscientific system. Through influential works like The Pooh Perplex and The Unknown Freud , he sparked major debates in academia, helping reframe Freud's legacy as culturally influential but scientifically unfounded. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2026/04/freuds-greatest-critic-the-legacy-of-frederick-crews/ About the Author: Carlos Orsi is a journalist and science writer who also writes mystery and science fiction. He's currently chief editor of Revista Questão de Ciência ( Question of Science Magazine ). Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer : https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/","meta_description":"Frederick Crews devoted his career to challenging the scientific and intellectual legitimacy of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis, ultimately arguing it la…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/episodes/freud-s-greatest-critic-the-legacy-of-frederick-crews/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/freud-s-greatest-critic-the-legacy-of-frederick-crews.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}