Episode #068

<p>From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. </p><p>On this episode: </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/02/contorium-how-a-conspiracy-narrative-embraced-a-turkish-parody-crystal/">Contorium: how a conspiracy narrative embraced a Turkish parody crystal</a> by Serdar Basegmez, from February 2025</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/02/dont-be-a-dick-revisiting-phil-plaits-2010-advice-to-skeptics/">Don&#39;t Be A Dick: revisiting Phil Plait&#39;s 2010 advice to skeptics</a> by Sean Slater, from February 2025</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/05/the-russian-game-the-conspiracy-mongering-propaganda-techniques-designed-to-stoke-division/">The Russian Game: the conspiracy mongering propaganda techniques designed to stoke di...