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Buckle in for a wild yet contemplative ride. We’re talking about the fast-tracked ‘gamer’ saint and Jason Scamoa. Craig may be onto a winner with an astrology-based betting system, and Bronwyn and Mark try to beat Wellington on a not-great day by checking out the School of Practical Philosophy.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Don the AstrologerA Visit to the School of Practical PhilosophyGet schooled: A practical history of the School of Practical PhilosophyJason Momoa: From Aquaman to AquascamNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-05-27 -
With the news that Reality Check Radio met their fundraising goals, the “Yeah… Nah!” team are back to their old tricks: tapping into the New Zealand zeitgeist, and maybe signing our own deals with the devil. This week, we expound on the science of the Aurora Australis, the portrayal of skeptics on film, Marsden Point, and the recent sale of ex-Centrepoint site Kawai Purapura.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:A Beautiful DisplayMovie Review: Late Night with the DevilMarsden PointlessNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-05-13Our upcoming EventsCome and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:AucklandWellingtonDunedinMeet online at Skeptics in CyberspaceConnect with us on ZoomJoin us at our 2024 annual Conference:In Auckland, from the 15th to 17th of NovemberHelp us outNZ Skeptical History projectSubmit a date of interestGive yourself the gift of skepticismRegister to become a memberGet help from usNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grantNeed some skeptical advice, or have something to tell us?Email [email protected] to learn more?Sign up for our biweekly newsletter -
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Yeah… Nah!’s ascent to the bottom rung of the NZ news ladder is on hold as Reality Check Radio scrambles for donations. Bronwyn explores an MLM that seems to have it all: misuse of real science, pseudoscientific practices, and talking olive trees. Mark makes the mistake of visiting Australia, and after weeks of badgering, Craig finally watches the new Gloriavale documentary Escaping Utopia.
Articles we talk about:Conspiracy loons updateThe state of the Mo-nation: MLM Monat in turmoil in the USOliveda/The Olive Tree People: $15,000 for what???!!Trans-Tasman TroublemakingNewsletters:2024-04-29Events:Save the date: November 15th-17th for the NZ Skeptics and NZARH Joint Conference at Fickling Convention Centre, Auckland. Visit conference.skeptics.nz for details and updates as they become availableCome and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestGive the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Another week, another NZ news outlet bites the dust. Will Yeah…Nah continue it’s slow rise to the top of the NZ media mountain on pure attrition? It sure feels like it! Join us as Craig potentially eulogises Reality Check Radio. Bronwyn makes a case for archiving all sorts of sundry websites, and Mark investigates an audio mystery.
Articles we talk about:RCR gets a reality check?Ghosts of futures’ past: The fragility of digital archivesTime Travelling Song LyricsNewsletters:2024-04-15Events:Save the date: November 15th-17th for the NZ Skeptics and NZARH Joint Conference at Fickling Convention Centre, Auckland. Visit conference.skeptics.nz for details and updates as they become availableCome and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestGive the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
It’s a smorgasbord of topics on the podcast for the week after holy week. Mark has some very definitive things to say about the resurrection and the Sex.Life podcast; Craig considers a future as a bible salesman; and Bronwyn goes to extremes with a mini update on Raman Pascha.
Articles we talk about:Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?Bibles for sale!Sex.Life.NonsenseChannelling cash with Raman PaschaNewsletters:2024-04-02Events:Save the date: November 15th-17th for the NZ Skeptics and NZARH Joint Conference at Fickling Convention Centre, Auckland. More details to come.Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestGive the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
In this week’s episode, Craig, Bronwyn and Mark are back with some weird and wonderful topics. Mark has been visited by Mormon sister missionaries, again. Bronwyn has responded to a request for comment about a psychic cafe in Katikati, Craig has been on a field trip to an Effective Altruism meeting at Rationalist House, and Mark has spent the last two months rolling one side of his face with a jade roller.
Articles we talk about:Katikati Psychic CafeEffective Altruism at UniversityThey See Me (Jade) Rollin'Newsletters:2024-03-18Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestGive the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Yeah…Nah is back to definitely not bring you the 6pm news from your local cranks, and those around the world. The gang talks about their surprise at receiving actual mail; Special guest Louise chats about King Charles’ magical thinking; Bronwyn is dismayed by developments from Alabama; Craig gives an early post-mortem of New Zealand journalism; and Mark is still on a wicket about cheaters, fakers, and plagiarists.
Our Guests:Louise RichardsonArticles we talk about:How to shoot yourself in the foot: Alabama, rights of the EmbryoMajestic magical thinkingQueen PwnzalotNews on the newsNewsletters:2024-03-04Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestGive the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Craig broke himself at the gym, but valiantly rallied so that he could avoid postponing this episode! Katrina is back to give a low down on the repeal of the Therapeutic Products Act, Mark has a movie review for us, Craig is inspired by individuals who hold multiple crank ideas at once, and Bronwyn discusses the Christchurch phenomenon that is Yasmeen Clark and Raman Pascha.
Our Guests:Katrina BorthwickArticles we talk about:Repeal of the Therapeutic Products Act 2023 – What does this mean?Response to a member’s concernMovie Review: The Mandela EffectCrank MagnetismCrossed Lines: Ascended Masters and the Kiwis who channel them: Yasmeen Clark and Raman Pascha, Part 1Newsletters:2024-02-19Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinBusiness Shout-out: Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe (Facebook)Help us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestGive the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Welcome back for another rundown on skeptical topics, old and new, that make the world go round. Craig gives an update on Neuralink; Mark sets us straight on historical myths and reverse idioms; and Bronwyn talks about Alice A. Bailey, the grandmother of the New Age, and what she has to do with New Zealand.
Articles we talk about:New Neuralink NewsCrossed Lines: Ascended Masters and the Kiwis who channel them (3 parts)Skepticism away from the Coal FaceNewsletters:2024-02-052024-01-082023-12-23Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinBusiness Shout-out: Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe (Facebook)Help us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestGive the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Another fortnight, another podcast. Bronwyn gives us some news hot off the internet, and exposes Craig for having a very expensive EMF Meter. Mark is sent in circles by Circling, and Craig gives a literal armchair critique of a YouTube debate between Evolutionary Biologist/Christian Apologist Dr. Zach Ardern and Stephen Woodward of the YouTube channel Rationality Rules.
Articles we talk about:Yet another ISTA updateA very human update on the “living man”, Roger BlakeDr Zach vs Rationality RulesCircle-jerk-ingNewsletters:2024-01-23Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:Nominate us for the Listener Choice Award at the New Zealand Podcast AwardsNZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestNeed a present for the office’s Secret Sagan exchange? Give the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
No more tears! Yeah… Nah! is back for 2024 with a recent addition to our guest host retinue, new NZ Skeptics committee member Louise Richardson. We expel a bit of hot air over the books we’ve read during the hiatus, before delving into our favourite topics from the last couple of editions of the newsletter; Mark is scouted by a predatory journal, and Louise gives us two solid topics: Jim Humble’s tumble off the mortal coil, and being kinder when engaging skeptically online.
Our Guests:Louise RichardsonArticles we talk about:Some predatory journals have no senseBook Review: How Minds ChangeShadow Worlds: A History of the Occult and Esoteric in New Zealand - A reviewJim Humble and the MMS PantomimeNewsletters:2024-01-082023-12-25Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:Nominate us for the Listener Choice Award at the New Zealand Podcast AwardsNZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestNeed a present for the office’s Secret Sagan exchange? Give the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
The truth can be strange, but the ways that people can and do twist it can oftentimes be stranger. In this installment of the Yeah… Nah! podcast, we talk about the Mother Of All Revelations (MOAR) and find debunkers in unexpected places. Mark breaks down 15 Minute Cities, and the inevitable conspiracy theories that had risen from them, and Bronwyn pulls another one from the archives and chats about Tabaash, one of several millennia-old deities that have chosen kiwis to be their vessels of choice.
Articles we talk about:Barry Young and the data dump15 minute citiesCrossed Lines: Ascended Masters and the Kiwis who channel themNewsletters:2023-12-11Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:Nominate us for the Listener Choice Award at the New Zealand Podcast AwardsNZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestNeed a present for the office’s Secret Sagan exchange? Give the gift of Skepticism to someone who really needs it by signing them up to Become a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Recorded live in front of a skeptical audience. We talk about our annual awards, the media Bravos, Skeptic of the Year, and a very surprising winner of the Bent Spoon. We also have our own bugbears to share: Craig talks about the emerging scandal that is the Twin Flames universe, Mark describes his attempt to entrap an online scammer named Agent Patrick Smith, and Bronwyn picks apart the myth of Blue Zones.
Articles we talk about:Our 2023 AwardsTwin Flames: Twin DocumentariesAre blue zones bogusWould the real Judy Eliassen please stand upRunning out of Steam: The fake Judy scam, part 2Newsletters:2023-11-272023-11-202023-11-132023-10-30Events:Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:Nominate us for the Listener Choice Award at the New Zealand Podcast AwardsNZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestBecome a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Apologies for the unexpected break. We’ve all been struck down with some form of old age (Craig), covid (Mark), and an otherwise unspecified cold (Bronwyn). But never fear, we have things to say about the past three weeks! Craig gives us a rundown of Arepa’s recent fall from grace, Bronwyn talks about the lengths people go to not celebrate Halloween, and Mark reveals that his house is becoming a proving ground for Mormon missionaries.
Articles we talk about:ĀrepaHell Houses, Trunk-or-Treats, and Light Parties: How Hallowe’en alternative spread the gospel during the spooky seasonSisters are doing it for… a creepy old manNewsletters:2023-11-062023-10-30Events:Conference: November 24th-26th, 2003 at Toitῡ - Otago Settlers Museum. Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:Nominate us for the Listener Choice Award at the New Zealand Podcast AwardsNZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestBecome a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
The gang is back this week with a bit of election talk, and a morbid curiosity about how the minority parties fared. Craig gives us a non-EV topic, debunking fears about spontaneously combusting lithium ion batteries, while Mark, still chasing that Eastern Lightning high, gets embroiled in more online scams. Bronwyn closes out the episode with three cases of fraudulent medical practice, either by New Zealanders, or with a Kiwi connection.
Articles we talk about:A week in NZ Skeptical History - October 16th - 22thCleverTap Scam: Work From Home, make thousandsCleverTap Scam: Can I Scam the Scammers?EV FiresNewsletters:2023-10-162023-04-03Links:'Almost killed me': The fire risk lurking in almost every home2023 General Election - Preliminary CountFake Middlemore Hospital doctor Yuvaraj Krishnan with ‘Walter Mitty view of life’ sentenced to jailEvents:Conference: November 24th-26th, 2003 at Toitῡ - Otago Settlers Museum. Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestBecome a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
This week, our guest Tim Price tells Mark why he should say Yeah… Nah! to VPNs; Craig engages in one-sided email fisticuffs about gender; and Bronwyn gets grumpy about New Zealand’s role in the distribution of GcMAF, a fake cancer and Autism treatment.
Our Guests:Tim PriceArticles we talk about:VPN companies and their claimsWham, Bam, Autism Scams - The bad actors and bad science behind the most egregious claims about the causes and cure for Autism Newsletters:2023-10-02Links:https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-science-of-biological-sex/Events:Conference: November 24th-26th, 2003 at Toitῡ - Otago Settlers Museum. Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestBecome a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
Welcome back to another instalment of the Yeah…Nah Podcast. Craig has some thoughts about a recent RNZ interview on Near Death Experiences; Bronwyn looks at the New Zealand connection to Miracle Mineral Supplement, and the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing; Super special guest Katrina is back with a post mortem of sorts on the Therapeutic Products Act; and Mark shares his experience of being catfished.
Our guests:Katrina BorthwickArticles we talk about:Wham, Bam, Autism Scams - The bad actors and bad science behind the most egregious claims about the causes and cure for AutismCatfish NoodlesA Second Helping of Catfish NoodlesTherapeutic Products Act analysisRNZ Expert Feature: Near death experiencesRelevant Newsletters:2023-09-182023-09-112023-09-04Events:Conference: November 24th-26th, 2003 at Toitῡ - Otago Settlers Museum. Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestBecome a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
The team at Yeah… Nah! revel in their atheism this week. We try to answer Nic Blackie’s 5 questions for non-Christians; Bronwyn ponders Naisi Chen’s hosting gig as Prayers @ Parliament’s parliamentary host; and Craig gives his mea culpa about John Dee, and talks random climate data on random substacks.
Articles we talk about:Lying for Jesus: Nic Blackie EditionWhat to Make of Naisi ChenHottest July on record?Relevant Newsletters:2023-09-042023-08-28Events:See Ms. Information in a theatre near you!Conference: November 24th-26th, 2003 at Toitῡ - Otago Settlers Museum. Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestBecome a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. -
In this special episode, we talk to Melanie Trecek-King, one of this year’s conference speakers who will be joining us all the way from the United States. As well as working as an associate professor, Melanie runs Thinking is Power, an organisation whose mission is to teach critical thinking skills to both students and everyone else. Her resources are a great primer for skepticism, tradching people about how to spot pseudoscience, common logical fallacies, what science is, and more. It was really good to talk with Melanie ahead of November’s conference in Dunedin, and we’re looking forward to meeting her in person.
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Bronwyn kicks off the episode with some spicy MLM drama, courtesy of Stampin’ Up. Mark peers down the rabbit hole of Liz Gunn and her connection to the Fabian Society and, in a similar vein, Craig investigates Voices for Freedom’s claims that the COVID vaccine is causing an additional 90 deaths per week. To close out the episode, Bronwyn and Mark talk about their experience at a recent Gnostic Mass.
Articles we talk about:Liz Gunn vs the FabiansGnostic Mass: A touch of Aleister in the AntipodesIs New Zealand really missing out by being cautious with cryptocurrencies?Relevant Newsletters:2023-08-212023-08-14Events:See Ms. Information in a theatre near you!Conference: November 24th-26th, 2003 at Toitῡ - Otago Settlers Museum. Come and meet us at Skeptics in the Pub:WellingtonAucklandDunedinHelp us out:NZ Skeptical History project: Submit a date of interestBecome a member of the NZ SkepticsNeed financial assistance for a skeptical activity?Apply for a small grant from the NZ Skeptics. - Laat meer zien