Category Archives: The Reality Check Episodes

The Reality Check #65: False Pregnancy + Scott Gavura Interview + Cancer Support Groups

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Pat gets revenge on Jon for dissing Pink Floyd on a previous show. Adam gets knocked up about false pregnancies, Jon interviews Scott Gavura about Naturopathy and some recent legislation, … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #64: Dark Side of the Moon + 2012 + Start of Spring

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. On this astronomy themed episode Darren tries to figure out what is meant by “Dark Side of the Moon”, Adam debunks 2012 doomsday claims, and Jon explains how the start … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #63: Satanic Ritual Abuse + Animal Hybrids + Men vs Women Drivers

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week Jon delivers a segment on a moral panic from the 80s Satanic Ritual Abuse, Adam talks about Animals Hybrids just so he can mention the term ‘Liger’, and … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #62: Halloween Origins + Ghost Hunter Interview + Black Cat Myths

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. For this spookily special Halloween episode Darren cover the history of Halloween, we interview a former local ghost hunter Bob Gale, and Adam debunks some common black cat myths. Listen … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #61: Phil Plait Interview

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Interview with Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, that’s it! Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_61_-_2009-10-15.mp3 Download direct: mp3 file If you like the show, please leave us a review on itunes.

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The Reality Check #60: Swine Flu Vaccine Fears + Brian Brushwood Interview + Coal Crushing Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week Adam looks at the scare surrounding an unpublished study that claims the seasonal flu vaccine increases the odds of getting the H1N1 flu, Jon and Adam interview Brian … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #59: HIV Myths + Steven Novella Interview + Cocaine Money Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week Darren covers the common myths about HIV/AIDS, Jon and Adam interview Dr. Steven Novella of the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, and Adam covers the myth that money … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #58: Alternative Style Auctions + Interview with Tim Farley + Flamingo Colour Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. This week Jon discusses new websites that do auctions a bid differently, Jon and Adam interview Tim Farley of whatstheharm.net at TAM7, and Darren explores the ‘myth’ that flamingos get … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #57: Free Will/Determinism + Interview with Evan Bernstein + Baby Booms/Blackouts

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Apologies for the poor audio quality in this episode. Due to a mysterious technical problem during recording, the track had too much noise to remove cleanly, resulting in lots of … Continue reading

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The Reality Check #56: Umami/MSG + Ray Hyman Interview + Baldness Myth

Subscribing here for free with iTunes Using this link in your browser, or other podcatching software. Xander explains the origins of the 5th taste Umami and the safety of MSG, Jon interview Ray Hyman at TAM7, and Darren debunks the myth that baldness skips a generation. … Continue reading

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