The Conspiracy Skeptic

The Conspiracy Skeptic

A skeptical look at conspiracy theories. Site: www.yrad.com/cs

Episodes

Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 116 – Gordon Bonnet on Carlos Castaneda

October 11, 2025
Gordon Bonnet is an author and skeptical blogger at his Skeptophilia blog. He wrote a couple intersting posts a few years ago about "guru" Carlos Castaneda. He comes on this podcast to talk about his odd and very profitable hoax.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 115 – Jerry Drake Solves the Murder of Hazel Drew

October 11, 2025
Jerry Drake hat tricks it with a third time on to talk about his new book Hazel was a Good Girl: Solving the Murder that Inspired Twin Peaks. We explore the politics, society, and fashions of the time that led up to her murder and the conspiracy that ensured her killer was never brought to justice.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 114 – Dr. David D. Perlmutter Interviews Karl Part II

October 11, 2025
Your humble podcast host and author is interviewed by regular guest Dr. David D. Perlmutter about the process in creating his Conspiracy Skeptic's Book of Lists.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 113 – Dr. David D. Perlmutter Interviews Karl Part I

October 11, 2025
Your humble podcast host and author is interviewed by regular guest Dr. David D. Perlmutter about the process in creating his Skeptic's Book of Lists series.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 112 – Bigfoot conspiracies with Matt Crowley

October 11, 2025
Matt Crowley made a big name for himself when he debunked the claims some Bigfoot casts had dermal ridges. He's on Conspiracy Skeptic to talk about that work and ruminate on why anyone would want to cover up the existence of Bigfoot.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Special – Y2K 25 Years Later

October 11, 2025
I read from a Toronto Sun artcile I wrote back in January 2000 about Dec 31, 1999 and the events that did not follow.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 111 – Conspiracy Year in Review with Dr. David D. Perlmutter

October 11, 2025
Dr. Perlmutter and I review some of the key conspiracies that hit the net and airwaves in 2024 and what it says about where society is heading. Strap in.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 110 – Talking Ancient Apocalypse and Graham Hancock with Dr. Ken Feder

October 11, 2025
Mega friend of the Monster Talk show comes on my podcast to talk about Graham Hancock and Ancient Apocalypse. Are archaeologist really scratching their heads wondering how civilizations emerged separately? No. Not at all.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 109 – Dead Internet Theory and does Google Suck Now with Kyle Polich

October 11, 2025
Kyle Polich of the Data Skeptic Podcast comes on to talk about the so-called Dead Internet Theory. Is Social Media AI serving up content for AI bots and are humans are now out of the equation?
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 108 – Max Azzarello, Self-immolation, and Ponzi Schemes with Carolyn Shuck

October 11, 2025
Journalist Carolyn Shuck returns to talk about Max Azzarello, the guy who lit himself on fire outside the Trump trial. Is the economy truly a giant Ponzi scheme like he claimed in his manifesto claims?
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 107 – The Attempted Trump Assasination and the Complete and Utter Collapse of Everything Sacred in the Universe and Even Worse Stuff Plus Is Your Cat Trying to Kill You

October 11, 2025
Dr. David D. Perlmutter, a professor of Media and Communication at Texas Tech, returns for a breaking emergency episode about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and how conspiracy theories are literally playing themselves out, on both sides, right before our eyes. The title might be a little exaggerated but that's the way to get ears and eyeballs! Amiright?
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 106 – Higher Strangeness with Eric Bickernicks

October 11, 2025
New England author Eric Bickernicks is back with a sequel to his 2019 novel High Strangeness. It's naturally called Higher Strangeness. His first novel is stil a free Kindle download but do please consider buying this one.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 105 - Infertility with Dr. Karen Stollznow

October 11, 2025
Dr. Karen Stollznow comes on to discuss her new book Missed Conceptions. It's a book that looks at Karen's own journey to have a child as well as how history has treated women who are unable to have children. Missed Conceptions is a frank and honest work that anyone who is considering having a child should read.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 104 - Conspiracy Year in Review with Dr. David D. Perlmutter

October 11, 2025
Dr. Perlmutter and I review some of the key conspiracies that hit the net and airwaves this year and what it says about where society is heading.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 103 - The Risks and Rewards of AI with Darren McKee

October 11, 2025
If that voice sounds familiar it is because Darren McKee is the regular intro voice of Canada's long running and well regarded Reality Check podcast. When he's not podcasting, he is a policy advisor in Ottawa. Darren has recently published a very timely book on AI called Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World (US Amazon link). We talk about his book and AI's past, present, and pos...
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 102 - Antoine Delbast's Journey from Non-Believer to UFO Believer to Skeptic

October 11, 2025
Continuing in our Canadian trilogy, Antoine Delbast is a long time listener who comes on to talk about being secular celebrant who can marry people in Quebec 100 percent legal like. He talks about his journey from growing up in a secular French Canadian household to his life as a youthful believer in UFOs to his life as a skeptic.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 101 - Creature X Novel Series with Jeff Dupuis

October 11, 2025
Jeff Dupuis is a Canadian author, based in Toronto, who has written a series of mystery books called Creature X. His books (Roanoke Ridge, Lake Cresent, and Umboi Island) are not just whodunit novels but weave in cryptids and skepticism! He comes on the podcast to talk about his skeptical approach to writing and researching cryptids. Apologies: Jeff's family also comes from my hometown of Windsor so we chat a bit out that. As well...
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 100 - Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's with Brian Thompson

October 11, 2025
It's finally show 100! Yeah. My very first official guest was Brian Thompson. Back then he was host of the Amateur Scientist podcast. Now he's host of the very funny, very meta Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's. Brian comes on to talk about what he's been up to the last 14 years, the origins of his podcast, and how it mocks, among other things, conspiratorial thinking.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 99 - The Montreal Screwjob with Dr. Dónal Gill and Cian Gill

October 11, 2025
Cian Gill hosts an excellent podcast called Wide Atlantic Weird. It's skepticism meets Forteanism. Cian covers a wide range of topics but some of his best are when he brings on his brother Dr. Dónal Gill to talk about pro wrestling. No. Seriously. They come on my show to talk about one of the greatest pro westing conspiracies ever: the legendary Montreal screwjob.
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Conspiracy Skeptic Episode 98 - True Crime with Dr. David D. Perlmutter

October 11, 2025
Dr. David D. Perlmutter, a professor of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University, returns to talk about the the similarities between the true crime genre and conspiracy thinking.
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