I needed cheering up today. Here's a podcast episode for you, so you'll be happy - so go enjoy it! Token Skeptic Episode One Hundred And Fifty Five - On Reclaiming A Secular Australia - An Interview With Sean Faircloth. Sean Faircloth was hired as the Secular Coalition for America’s Executive Director in June of 2009 and served a decade in the Maine State Legislature. In his last term he was elected the Majority Whip by his colleagues and was an accomplished legislator, successfully … [Read more...]
New Token Skeptic Podcast – On Reclaiming A Secular Australia With RDFRS’ Sean Faircloth
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Token Skeptic Talk At SymbioticA – UWA, Perth!
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
News now out! I'm doing a talk at the University of Western Australia: Token Skepticism: Podcasting Science and Pop Culture Date: 1 March 2013 Time: 3:00pm Location: SymbioticA Speaker: Kylie Sturgess An investigation of science podcasting, using social media and the reach of online radio. What is podcasting, what can it contribute to the understanding of science and what are the pros and cons of using such a medium? Kylie Sturgess has been podcasting since 2005, and brings her experience and … [Read more...]
On World Radio Day, 2013
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I'm a Media student for the next six months, specifically studying Radio, before I return to my previous studies. This is primarily because of my podcast and because I want to develop a better understanding of mainstream media and how it works. A while back I wrote an essay that's included at the end of the blogpost, but there's a number of links with information about the day that you should check out. UNESCO - World Radio Day: 13 February is World Radio Day — a day to celebrate radio as a … [Read more...]
Token Skeptic Interview – Shelley Segal – Now Out! (And More Science Podcasting News)
February 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Now out over on the Token Skeptic podcast site: Shelley Segal was brought up in a musical family, singing from the age of three and performing with her father’s wedding band from age eleven. She’s been performing her original music live for ten years and recording for four years and even moved to the UK for a production deal and recorded two albums there. Her first is An Atheist Album, which is a reflection on her world-view as an atheist, on religion and related themes, and on the first … [Read more...]
Why Is There A Skeptical Movement? And Of Mice And Minds – New Token Skeptic Podcast!
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Today I had my first opportunity (a proper opportunity to learn, as opposed to playing with it for several hours in the labs at Curtin university and not being entirely sure as to what I was doing) to try Adobe Audition, as a part of a course I'm doing in radio. I'd be more thrilled if I hadn't collapsed in exhaustion for the past five hours after getting home and then woke up to about 10,000 emails. It's been a busy first week and it's not entirely over yet. Here's a fascinating two-chapter … [Read more...]
Reaching Out Reasonably at QED 2011 – Janis Bennion, Eugenie Scott, David Kirby, Síle Lane and Kylie Sturgess
February 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Things I do... Enjoy. The audio version is here on the Token Skeptic podcast, with many thanks again to the QEDCon folks. Moderated by Janis Bennion of the Greater Manchester Skeptics and featuring Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education, Sile Lane from Sense About Science, David Kirby, Senior Lecturer in Science Communication Studies from the University of Manchester and Kylie Sturgess. What is skeptical outreach, and how does it differ to scientific outreach? … [Read more...]
New Token Skeptic Podcast – Bad Pharma Interview
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Out tonight! Token Skeptic podcast, Episode One Hundred And Fifty Two – On Bad Pharma And AllTrials.Net – Interview With Dr Ben Goldacre. Dr Ben Goldacre is a best-selling author, broadcaster, medical doctor and academic who specialises in unpicking dodgy scientific claims from drug companies, newspapers, government reports, PR people and quacks. His new book, Bad Pharma, which exposes bad behaviour in the pharmaceutical industry, was published at the end of 2012. For this interview, … [Read more...]
Quick Update – Stephen Law On 365 Philosophy And David Gorski And Robert Blaskiewicz On Token Skeptic Podcasts
January 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
I'd write to you all, but I can't. I'm still recovering from an injury and I have two weeks of intensive work ahead of me to handle. So, instead - I podcast. As best I can. Firstly - check out the first interview for the 365 Days of Philosophy monthly podcast. It's now on iTunes at 365 Days of Philosophy, where I chat to philosopher Stephen Law: Stephen Law (BA, BPhil, DPhil) is a philosopher and senior lecturer at Heythrop College in the University of London. He also edits the … [Read more...]
Now Out On CSI’s Curiouser And Curiouser – Talking Nerdy And Science With Cara Santa Maria!
January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I really hope she's available to go to a skeptic or atheist conference some time in the future - a great science communicator with a lot of insight. Check out the whole interview at Talking Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria – Senior Science Correspondent at Huffington Post: Kylie: How do you avoid false equivalencies when doing science reporting? What sort of resources do you lean upon? Cara: That's a really good question. Honestly, it's tough. For me, that's one of the most important things that … [Read more...]
Ending 2012? Two Skeptical Things You Can Do Today… Podcast And Vodcast!
December 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Firstly - the final episode for the Token Skeptic in 2012: Token Skeptic Special Episode – On The End Of 2012 With Doubtful News. This includes a round-up of the year with Sharon Hill of Doubtful News and a summary of suggested movies, documentaries and books that I read this year. ...Head to http://doubtfulnews.com to keep in touch with everything worth taking a skeptical look at – and put it on your New Year Resolutions to subscribe (and donate!) in 2013. Secondly, Episode #20 - the … [Read more...]
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