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“The fantastic irony of this podcast is that the host labels anything outside mainstream scientific conventional wisdom a “pseudo-field.” Well, guess what this podcast is? A big ol’ heaping of pseudojournalism, psuedoscholarship, and 200 percent snake-oil salesmanship. Don’t take my word for it: look at their “scientific advisors” and board of directors on the homepage — lotta comedians, actresses, and folks with laughably thin “academic” credentials. The host is neither scientist nor journalist, which explains why there are so many inexcusable and downright embarrassing errors. In my role as a public policy writer (a real one) I’d get fired ASAP if I had to run a corrections episode every other month. But that’s not what’s most galling (as podcasts, by their nature, ain’t exactly academically rigorous). No, what’s most grimly hilarious about the agenda of These Brave Truth Tellers is how their smack down of, say, an alternative medicine is immediately followed up with an ad for quickie loans, or one of another of the countless internet scams/bogus businesses that plague these podcasts. Including AWS. Apparently, rigorous thinking stops once the paychecks start rolling in.”
MattZip via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/02/20
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“I stumbled upon this podcast by accident and gave it a listen, now I am hooked. I certainly don't always agree with Brian, but I enjoy the fact that he is intelligent and makes clear where he is coming from and why he thinks like he does about a certain topic. I enjoy the show quite a bit...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
09/29/07
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“Too often people accept extreme claims without hesitation, but Brian Dunning's Skeptoid challenges the listener to actually think and not just believe. Each podcast is clear and concise, both in terms of content and delivery. And Skeptoid isn't intended to be one-sided. Every episode...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
04/08/07
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“It's great to listen to the ravings of an intelligent individual who graces the web with critical thought and not utter nonsense while still being interesting and concise. Expand your mind, learn great things like logical fallacies, how cults are bad, and how science is pretty freakin'...”Read full review »
mikMachine203 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
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