{"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":"This Isn't About Bigfoot by Melanie Trecek-King","slug":"this-isn-t-about-bigfoot-by-melanie-trecek-king","published_at":"2026-02-25T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/this-isn-t-about-bigfoot-by-melanie-trecek-king","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829","url":"https://3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c.libsyn.com/this-isnt-about-bigfoot-by-melanie-trecek-king","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c/Melanie_Trecek-King-_This_Isnt_About_Bigfoot_-_Read_by_AI_Saly_en_v2.mp3?dest-id=4375028","summary":"Melanie Trecek-King recounts her visit to a Bigfoot museum run by a committed believer and uses the experience to explore how pseudoscience and science denial operate. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2026/02/this-isnt-about-bigfoot/ About the Author: Melanie Trecek-King is an associate professor of biology at Massasoit Community College. Her website is www.ThinkingIsPower.com. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/","meta_description":"Melanie Trecek-King recounts her visit to a Bigfoot museum run by a committed believer and uses the experience to explore how pseudoscience and science de…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":665,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/episodes/this-isn-t-about-bigfoot-by-melanie-trecek-king/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/this-isn-t-about-bigfoot-by-melanie-trecek-king.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}