{"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 #922 - 7.June.2026","slug":"the-skeptic-zone-922-7-june-2026","published_at":"2026-06-06T18:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skeptic-zone-509869/the-skeptic-zone-922-7-june-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-skeptic-zone-509869","url":"https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-922-7june2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/skepticzone/the_skeptic_zone_922_260607.mp3?dest-id=15261","summary":"Statins - Cats - Psychic Hoax 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:23:06 Remembering Bob Steiner We are joined by Dr Eugenie C Scott who has fond memories of Bob Steiner from the Bay Area Skeptics and the time he fooled thousands of Australians pretending to be a psychic. Eugenie also tells us about the upcoming SkeptiCal Conference. Skepticalcon https://www.skepticalcon.com 00:09:36 Woo of the Week! With Kate Thomas A Study on Statins Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass 00:23:06 The Mysterious Cat The domestic cat has played an important part in human history throughout many ages. Sometimes they are regarded as mysterious, sometimes even devils or divine. We look at some of the cultures that either glorified or vilified one of our favourite furry companions. 00:23:06 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What news has caught the eye of news editor Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. http://www.skeptics.com.au 00:36:22 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to Steve Terbot Hoax #1. 1984.05.05 - The Australian www.trove.nla.gov.au Chicago Skepticamp https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-skepticamp-2026-tickets-1990917599133","meta_description":"Statins - Cats - Psychic Hoax 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:23:06 Remembering Bob Steiner We are joined by Dr Eugenie C Scott who has fond mem…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3735,"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-922-7-june-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-922-7-june-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}