{"podcast":{"title":"The Skeptic Zone","slug":"the-skeptic-zone-509869","podcast_index_feed_id":509869,"rss_url":"https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.skepticzone.tv","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/c/4/3/9c437cc1e235746e/itunes_thumbnail_2016.jpg","author":"Richard Saunders","episode_count":938,"summary":"The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason. Join Richard Saunders and his team of reporters for your weekly dose of skeptical news and interviews, reports and comments. Past guests have included, James Randi, Stephen Fry, Tim Minchin, Eugenie Scott, Dr Phil Plait, Michael Marshall, Dr Steve Novella, Dr Pamela Gay, Jon Ronson, Dr Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Prof. Richard Wiseman, Dick Smith, Banachek, Prof. Chris French, George Hrab, Tim Ferguson, Dr Paul Willis and many, many more. Featuring Australian radio legend Maynard with his Spooky Action, Jo Alabaster from the 'Evidence Please' blog, Eran Segev's Grain of Salt, Dr Rachael Dunlop with 'Dr Rachie Reports' and Heidi Robertson aka 'The Raw Skeptic'.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T22:17:13.912435+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skeptic-zone-509869"},"episode":{"title":"The Skeptic Zone #904 - 1.February.2026","slug":"the-skeptic-zone-904-1-february-2026","published_at":"2026-01-31T23:24:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skeptic-zone-509869/the-skeptic-zone-904-1-february-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skeptic-zone-509869","url":"https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-904-1february2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/skepticzone/the_skeptic_zone_904_260201.mp3?dest-id=15261","summary":"0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:46 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas This week Kate is joined by Richard Saunders as they discuss the dangers of quackery including the infamous Black Salve. Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass 0:21:54 Supermarket Follies The truth about Australian maple syrup! With the voice talents of Susan Gerbic, Adrienne Hill, Kate Thomas, Lara Benham, Kat McLeod, and Ross Blocher. A thrilling drama written by Rich Gray with Richard Saunders. https://tinyurl.com/logicalzone 0:26:54 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill . http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:39:54 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod Kat McLeod with Richard Saunders, look at \"Beyond Reason\", a television game show produced and seen in Canada from 1977 to 1980. The program featured a group of 'experts' from various paranormal specialties attempting to find the identity of hidden celebrities. Beyond Reason https://www.cbc.ca/search?q=Beyond%20Reason§ion=all&sortOrder=date&media=video","meta_description":"0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:46 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas This week Kate is joined by Richard Saunders as they discuss the dangers of qua…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3956,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-skeptic-zone-509869/episodes/the-skeptic-zone-904-1-february-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skeptic-zone-509869/the-skeptic-zone-904-1-february-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}