The Reality Check

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Lee Graham returns this week, along with his friend Greg Winslow (Skeptic/Magician). Lee talks about his annual course on skepticism for high school students, Greg explains the problems with Pentawater’s claims, and Darren debunks a popular myth about the latest H1N1 Swine Flu.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_37_-_2009-05-07.mp3

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Xander compares Japanese horror movies to their American counterparts, special guest Lee Graham explains the Bible Code, and Jon takes the fizz out of the soft drink can myth.

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In celebration of Earth day, we take a look at some environmental issues. Darren explains the basics of climate change, Xander covers the plastic bags debate, and Adam takes a second look at the ozone layer.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_35_-_2009-04-23.mp3

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This week Jon explores the latest theory on how the Great Pyramid was built, Darren warns us of the upcoming singularity, and Xander debunks a myth involving frogs and pots of slowly warming water.

Note: There was an error in the editing process resulting in the show’s outtakes being overlayed with the beginning of the episode. We apologize and will fix the episode as soon as possible.

Note 2: The fixed episode has been uploaded. If you downloaded the bad one you’ll know right from the beginning when listening. Just download the episode again, and it should work ok. I apologize again for the inconvenience.

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Darren tackles the ‘is homosexuality natural?’ controversy, Xander debunks ‘9/11 truth’ claims made by some Canadian professors, and Jon examines whether or not people have more car accidents on Friday the 13th.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_30_-_2009-03-05.mp3

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This week Jon delivers the pain by discussing the ‘nocebo effect’, Darren cuts to the point by discussing whether circumcision helps prevent HIV transmission, and Adam demystifies breakfast by debunking the myth that eggs are chicken fetuses.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_29_-_2009-02-26.mp3

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This week Darren examines the controversy over the sun’s colour, Adam debunks the latest Atlantis sighting from Google Maps, and Jon debunks the myth that the Great Wall of China is the only man made object visible from space (or moon).

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_28_-_2009-02-26.mp3

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This week Darren explains that scientific progress is not an illusion, Xander discusses an alarming video about the world’s financial system, and Jon buries the myth that lemmings commit suicide.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_27_-_2009-02-19.mp3

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In celebration of Darwin’s 200th birthday we discuss three evolution related topics: the evolution of evolution, how fossils are dated, and the return of the segment “As if you needed any more evidence for evolution”.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_26_-_2009-02-12.mp3

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This week Xander talks about the real Iron Man (a guy who made armour for fighting bears, and can see through walls), Darren impresses everyone by describing all the evolution books he has read, and Adam tears down the pernicious myth that you cannot read in a dream.

Listen now: http://media.libsyn.com/media/therealitycheck/The_Reality_Check_Ep_25_-_2009-02-05.mp3

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