Episode 79

Skeptics' Guide - Episode #79

Recording Date: January 24th, 2007

Official Episode #79 thread on the forums

Panelists (in order of appearance)

- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein

Interesting Facts

- Evan used to live in Dallas
- Science or Fiction topic is "things you didn't know about TAM5 speakers"
- There are 4 Science or Fiction items in this episode
- First set of TAM5 interviews in this episode
- Mike was announced as the winner to the previous week's Skeptical Puzzle

Interviewees

- James Randi
- Todd Robbins
- Hal Bidlak
- Eugenie Scott

Science or Fiction**

- Jay (10/35)
- Bob* (31/58)
- Evan (19/48)
- Rebecca* (24/39)

Funny Quotes

1.	Rebecca: "I had actually never met Jay before. That was my first meeting of Jay face to face and it was uh...." Jay: "Religious? uh... Mindblowing." Steve: "Transcendent?" Rebecca: "Adequate."
2.	Rebecca (about Sylvia Browne): "I hate her so much." Jay: "Oh, god Rebecca."
3.	Rebecca (about Tom Cruise): "If he's the Jesus though. Does that mean we can beat the snot out of him and nail him to a cross?"
4.	Rebecca (about the history of Mormonism): "Dum dum dum dum dum dum"
5.	Rebecca (showing people that science and skepticism is fun): "Not that it was just us that did it but we..." Steve: "Yes it was. It was 100% us."
6.	Todd Robbins (to James Randi): "Word is out that you're going to do a guest spot in Thunder Down Under."
7.	Steve (about how ghosts communicate with symbols and single letters): "My theory is that they can speak but they're playing charades."
8.	Steve: "Yeah but Libras don't believe in astrology."

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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game