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Jason, Jack and Belinda talk about an increase in ghost photos and an Indian court ordering Facebook and Google to remove anti-religious content, and discuss how skeptics should talk to each other when they disagree. Plus, Richard and Jason interview Simon Singh about his libel lawsuit from the British Chiropractic Association, the state of British libel law and what it means for skeptics who want to fairly criticise the claims of others. 

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Elliot, Jack, James and Jason discuss an update to Meryl Dorey's appearance at the Woodford Folk Festival, misogynistic atheists on Reddit, and the Pope's Christmas address. Plus, Richard and Alastair interview Brian Dunning, from the popular skeptical podcast Skeptoid (recorded at TAM Australia).

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Jason, James and Richard discuss Christmas, Australian high school science education, new measures by the government to boost vaccination rates, and anti-vaccination exposure at the Woodford Folk Festival. Plus, Jack interviews rationalist singer-songwriter Shelley Segal, whose debut LP "An Atheist Album" was released in November. 

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INTRO: Elliot, Jason and Belinda. Belinda/Belder, Skepticamp Melbourne.

INTERVIEW: Jen McCreight.

NEWS: The end of the Blackmores/Pharmacy Guild saga, and Rick Perry's attempted censorship of an environmental report.

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INTRO: Jack, Jason and Belinda. Jason's footy team, Jack and Belinda's adventures in the wonderful world of science. 

INTERVIEW: Dick Smith.

NEWS: The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Medicine and Physiology, the death of Steve Jobs, and Channel 7's "The One" is back on the air.

Direct download: The20Pseudo20Scientists20-20Episode2033.mp3
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INTRO: Belinda, James, Elliot and Jason. Elliot being creepy, daylight savings.

INTERVIEW: George Hrab.

NEWS: The Ig Nobel Prizes, the Christian National Anthem, and climate change in the media.

Direct download: The20Pseudo20Scientists20-20Episode2032.mp3
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INTRO: Belinda, Jason, Jack and James. New panelist, James Cooper, TAM 9, Belinda's Masters studies.

ON THE STREET: Martin Pribble at Think Inc. 2011.

INTERVIEW: Eugenie Scott.

NEWS: Faster-than-light neutrinos, Blackmores' pharmacy deal, secularism in the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Direct download: The20Pseudo20Scientists20-20Episode2031.mp3
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INTRO: Jack, Richard and Jason. Exams, Jack's coming adventures at TAM 9, the Global Atheist Convention. 

INTERVIEW: James Randi.

NEWS: Update on the Dr. Ken Harvey libel case, and a discussion about sexism, misogyny and general social ettiquette in the skeptical movement.

Direct download: Episode203020Final.mp3
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INTRO: Jason and Elliot, The Global Atheist Convention 2012, Simon Taylor's "Flim-Flam" and Lawrence Leung's "Unbelievable".

ON THE STREET: Religion in Victorian public schools.

INTERVIEW: Pamela Gay, astronomer and podcaster.

NEWS: The lawsuit against Dr Ken Harvey, and Cate Blanchett's carbon tax ad. 

Direct download: Episode2029201.mp3
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HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM: Bill O'Reilly goes in, humour goes out, never a miscommunication.

INTRO: Jason, Jack and Elliot - Weather, O-Week, Jason on SYN FM, and Jack blogging for Nature Education.

ON THE STREET: The Victorian 10:23 campaign video.

INTERVIEW: Colin Wright, science communicator and Australian ex-pat.

NEWS: Biodynamics, a Melbourne death from whooping cough, and US evolution education research.

Direct download: The20Pseudo20Scientists20-20Episode2028.mp3
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