{"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":"Unsinkable Rubber Duckies and Four-Headed Dragons","slug":"unsinkable-rubber-duckies-and-four-headed-dragons","published_at":"2026-04-28T15:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/unsinkable-rubber-duckies-and-four-headed-dragons","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829","url":"https://3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c.libsyn.com/unsinkable-rubber-duckies-and-four-headed-dragons","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/3e64cc12-0a9b-49a7-be84-de7d280b7a8c/Stephen_Hupp_-_Unsinkable_Rubber_Duckies_and_Four-Headed_Dragons_-_Read_by_AI_Oscar_en_v2.mp3?dest-id=4375028","summary":"Fifty years after James Randi helped popularize modern skepticism, pseudoscientific beliefs remain persistent \"unsinkable rubber duckies,\" with ideas like astrology and UFOs continuing to resurface despite decades of debunking. While organized skepticism has successfully diminished some claims, the ongoing fight shows both meaningful progress and the enduring challenge of confronting misinformation. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2026/04/unsinkable-rubber-duckies-and-four-headed-dragons/ About the Author: Stephen Hupp, PhD, is editor of Skeptical Inquirer . He is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and professor of Clinical Child & School Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/","meta_description":"Fifty years after James Randi helped popularize modern skepticism, pseudoscientific beliefs remain persistent \"unsinkable rubber duckies,\" with ideas like…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":204,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skeptical-inquirer-audio-edition-7055829/episodes/unsinkable-rubber-duckies-and-four-headed-dragons/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/unsinkable-rubber-duckies-and-four-headed-dragons.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}