{"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":"Ten Trips, Five Findings, and One Unrelenting Rat by Craig A. Foster","slug":"ten-trips-five-findings-and-one-unrelenting-rat-by-craig-a-foster","published_at":"2026-03-09T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/ten-trips-five-findings-and-one-unrelenting-rat-by-craig-a-foster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829","url":"https://3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c.libsyn.com/ten-trips-five-findings-and-one-unrelenting-rat-by-craig-a-foster","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c/Craig_Foster_-_Ten_Trips_Five_Findings_and_One_Unrelenting_Rat_-_Read_by_AI_Oscar_en_v2.mp3?dest-id=4375028","summary":"Reflecting on fifty years of Skeptical Inquirer , Craig A. Foster finds that skepticism's core mission has remained remarkably consistent: confronting enduring pseudoscientific claims that rely heavily on arguments from ignorance and rarely gain credible evidence over time. While skeptics often feel disappointed by the persistence of credulity, he argues that meaningful progress will require broader public engagement and better education in intellectual humility, critical thinking, and recognizing misleading arguments—because, like the proverbial rat, people will keep believing as they always have unless the conditions change. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2026/02/ten-trips-five-findings-and-one-unrelenting-rat/ About the Author: Craig A. Foster is a CSI fellow and the director of research and evaluation at Northshore School District in Bothell, Washington. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/","meta_description":"Reflecting on fifty years of Skeptical Inquirer , Craig A. Foster finds that skepticism's core mission has remained remarkably consistent: confronting end…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/episodes/ten-trips-five-findings-and-one-unrelenting-rat-by-craig-a-foster/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/ten-trips-five-findings-and-one-unrelenting-rat-by-craig-a-foster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}