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“This podcast doesn’t know the difference between natural medicine that ha been in use for successfully and for profit scams. My Naturopath is board certified M.D. from Columbia university. My acupuncturist graduated from Harvard. This podcast is crap.”
Bad Advuse via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/06/18
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“I once looked forward to this podcast as a well-edited compilation of diverse voices from the scientific and skeptic community. These days, quality and diversity seem lacking. A recent May 2017 episode had a seemingly unedited 30+ minute discussion of Wikipedia editing. Some of the sound quality...”Read full review »
pgm60640 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/16/17
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“I generally enjoy Skepticality. It's a decent podcast. However, after discovering it a couple years back, I went and listened to the back archive to "catch up" and I really really loved it... it was a bit more quirky and I loved several of the regular contributors.. but in the lst few years,...”Read full review »
DigitalSorceress via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/18/17
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“This is a useful podcast for those who want information on skeptical books, events and activism. The interviews would benefit from editing; they often ramble. Sometimes it seems the interviewer has forgotten there is an audience. Thirty minute interviews can drag on for half again as long. This...”Read full review »
PerryBorenstein via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/17
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“I'm gaming the system a little by giving 5 stars. The truth is these guys/gals aren't the best entertainers. Derek can be a little hard to listen to, especially when reading anything prepared... "Awkward" is probably the best description. But there's good information and conversation to be found....”Read full review »
Jerm vvarfare via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/19/17
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“Turned into a Trump bashing festival. Sore losers.”
Sausage King via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/29/16
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“Lots of ideas I never considered. Challenges me to think, in a good way.”
junior chomsky via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/26/16
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“This is actually one of the worst podcasts I have listened to. I have suffered through 10 episodes to give this a chance. As little as that may seem, that is far more research than is put into to this podcast. The production quality is right there with the worst I have come across but you can...”Read full review »
STL_LFC via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/28/16
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“This is a very well done podcast. I love all the different voices and the interviews are fantastic. Highly recommend.”
ZzzZzzZzzAWAKE via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/16
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“. . . deserving of five stars as the hosts have soldiered forward through some tough times that would have shut down many other podcasters.”
Macycling via Apple Podcasts ·
Japan ·
11/14/15
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“The host talks so fast, that I turned it off within the first minute.
I tried again the next day, but after a few more minutes, the “phaser” effect turned me off in its entirety.
If you like to strain in order to get a message, you might like it.
I don’t.”
No one who is really important via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/16/15
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“While I enjoy Derek, who I think has gotten really good as time goes on, and the various subjects, it is hard not to have the entire podcast engulfed in how annoying the female interviewer is. After all this time it seems like she either has a cold all the time or is really nervous. Her voice...”Read full review »
MrSmiggly via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/15
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“…but the technical quality of the episode (#112) was so poor I could not get beyond the first few minutes. I tried several times, but failed.
How can a podcast boast about getting beyond one hundred episodes yet deliver such inferior quality? Such a shame.”
MBelderson via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/15/15
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“If you're in the "skeptic community", you'll probably like this podcast. And you're not the kind of person I'm writing this review for.
A person outside the skeptic community who just wants to hear some interesting information should look elsewhere. There is occasionally an interesting or...”Read full review »
TX Jackal via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/28/15
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“Great Podcast. I have been listening to this podcast since the beginning. The podcast has evolved into one of the best pod cats out there. Several of the guests opened my eyes to a great number of new viewpoints.”
Disgronificator8715 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/05/15
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“I've been listening to this show for about a year and I'm honestly pretty surprised by how little the listenability of the show has improved. Not a single person involved in the show has learned how to do a line reading. Derek pauses his sentences in the absolute strangest places. Everything he...”Read full review »
Matsie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/19/15
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“Varied content, always interesting. One of the podcasts I listen to regularly.”
Green Shirt via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/06/15
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“Funny, informative, great segments like The Odds Must Be Crazy. What more do you need?”
Eblonk via Apple Podcasts ·
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02/05/15
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“I enjoy this podcast. However, the woman who keeps talking about going to Manchester, England, England" annoys me beyond reason. WHY DO YOU SAY "ENGLAND, ENGLAND"?!? One England is sufficient!!”
hellishly subtle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/27/14
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“If a Mortal Kombat character had a finishing move that would murder you with unmitigated full blast pretentious monotone boredom it would be called a Skepticality. I was looking for a good podcast to expand my mind in the vein of Skeptoid (which is far superior) and I am so disappointed I died....”Read full review »
AMM1313131 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/28/14
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“Skepticality is one of my favorite science podcasts along with Monster talk and Big Picture Science. Consistently good content, interesting guests and brilliant regulars. Highly recommended!”
Celevue via Apple Podcasts ·
Finland ·
04/18/14
“This show introduced me to podcasting in 2005, and has remained one of the few shows from that time I still subscibe to. If you like to think, you will love this show. If you do not know how to think, then you need to download and listen to every episode. Thanks Derek and Swoopy, its been a great...”Read full review »
seaducer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/11/14
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“I've listened to several of the skeptic/atheist-themed podcasts the last 4-5 years, and Skepticality consistently remains near the front. Some episodes are better than others, but the interviews are usually first rate.
The recent additions of "segments" led by various semi-regulars range from...”Read full review »
ANicknameNoOneElseHasUsed via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/24/13
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“The information they provide is useful and makes me a more effective thinker but I often see many people not exercising effective thought therefore I recommend this podcast.”
Saneape via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/06/13
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“I listened with increasing frustration to the interview with Jon Hotchkiss of "This vs That." Jon: Please stop talking. Stop. Talking. Stop.
Between Hotchkiss unable to shut up and Derek quietly letting him rant on (with occasional "Very cool" interjections), I wanted to pound my head against a...”Read full review »
Veeds of Arabia via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/14/13
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“Excellent content. Horrible script reading.”
TimBkjhfyu via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/19/13
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“Some segments are enjoyable and I have found many of the interviews to be interesting enough. The 4 stars have more to do with the quality of the guests than the abilities of the hosts.
There are enough complaints about the apparent arrogance of the hosts. Yes, it does also sound like they are...”Read full review »
xena328 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/17/13
“I have found many interesting people and resources through Skepticality. I stumbled upon it a year ago, so naturally went back and listened to the previous ones starting from the first episode. I should admit that I was a little skeptical about possible hidden agenda, as I had no idea about this...”Read full review »
RubanV via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/11/13
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“Love the interviews and the new format.”
sgerbic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/31/13
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“The new format still makes this podcast required listening for your skeptical news.”
4tune8chance via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/24/13
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“I used to enjoy this podcast, but it really went downhill about 6 months ago. It's very segmented and runs too long. Also seems like they keep talking about the same thing over and over. Also has the worst theme song of any podcast ever.”
ThrasherY via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/11/13
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“My favorite of all the freethinker podcasts out there. Their contributing guests are great. Unlike some other, also great skeptic podcasts, skepticality is well scripted rather than discussion-based and they are very good at staying on one topic long enough for it be refreshing without it...”Read full review »
commadereagle2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/05/13
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“I love the format of the show, feels like a magazine like show to me.
Very interesting and funny. This guys are awesome.”
OmegaNexusMx via Apple Podcasts ·
Mexico ·
03/05/13
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“Fun to listen to and know they have done their homework. (I have checked up a few times and they are right on)”
Bellabritt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/19/12
“TOTALLY sounds scripted, read, and non-spontaneous, over-produced and performed by a mush-mouth host. Is this the best Skeptic Magazine can do? Listening to this makes me wanna get religion! Don't recommend this to someone you want to bring to skeptical philosophy...they will run away and...”Read full review »
hapajgv via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/17/12
“Skepticality gets some amazing folks on to interview, then it's like Jimminy Glick. I could only listen to them fail to hold up to the tallent on the other end of the phone again and again so many times before I had to stop listening, and delete the entire collection from my library. Every...”Read full review »
Emerson White via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/16/12
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“Great podcast, great segments. Not only the original skeptic podcast, still the best.”
EvertheHumanist via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/09/12
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“Love the show. Thank you and please keep the podcasts coming.”
Fizheyez via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/01/12
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“This podcast is usually pretty good but #188 was an excellent interview and a great program overall.”
maybe24tea via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/20/12
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“What's the opposite of dumbing down?”
rOb0bOy via Apple Podcasts ·
Japan ·
07/12/12
“I've just finished listening to the interview with Mike McCrea, and was soooo thrilled to hear the dulcet tones of "another great, but rarely heard (on Northern American podcasts), antipodean-accented science communicator,"
You wouldn't know they were in different rooms (let alone- {half...”Read full review »
Kitty Maehem via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/30/12
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“Skepticality was one if not the first pod casts in the skeptical area and remains a mainstay. It survived Dereks medical emergency and now Swoopie is doing her own thing, we all hope she will some back. This pod cast is an essenial part of any serious Atheist or Skeptic. They get all the big...”Read full review »
Boxman68 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/21/12
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“Words have meanings and a skeptic is "A person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions." The self described skeptics on this podcast are dogmatic believers in Reductionism and Materialism, skeptical only of ideas that run counter to these two belief systems. Mocking anyone who doesn't...”Read full review »
Libertine5 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/16/12
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“I am enjoying all the recent episodes, each one better than the next, talking about topics of interest to the rational thinker.”
aberterry via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/11/12
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“Sure skeptical is what this show is all about but its like the critic. Anyone and i mean ANYONE can be a critic. That being said its a good effort but fails in my opinion. The hosts are too full of themselves and their own opinion. A more humble approach would have been better. Sorry 2 thumbs...”Read full review »
prof Neil via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/17/12
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“Fascinating topics and discussions. Excellent guests and interviews. Thought provoking and entertaining - addictive to listen too. Bravo!”
Vetlab virologist via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/03/12
“I can't listen to this podcast since Swoopy left. Derek either speaks like DC's Swamp Thing, spits out words all jumbled together, or mixes both styles in the same sentence. Like this:
"Hey. ThisisDerek. Andyourelisseninto. Skepticality. The official audio program. Of Skeptic Magazine. For...”Read full review »
voivoed via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/17/11
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“I have an open mind about most things, but when these guys tell us what we SHOULD think, and if we are not on their side, we are less human, I really have an issue with that. You can be skeptical, but look at all sides as well. Also, I notice they diss on Christianity all the time. Even though I...”Read full review »
barbandscottg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/16/11
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“I agree. This was brilliant but is now starting to lose its focus. Come on guys, let's get back to what you did best.”
Gypsy goirl123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/23/11
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