Skeptics' Guide - Episode #95
Recording Date: May 16th, 2007
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Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Perry DeAngelis
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein
Interesting Facts
- 18,000+ listeners as of this episode
- A listener, Angus Dorby, sent in this week's Skeptical Puzzle
- Evan promises the Skeptical Rap on next week's episode
- Rebecca is a contestant on the Public Radio Talent Quest, a sort of American Idol for radio hosts
Interviewee
Fraser Cain and Pamela Gay from Astronomy Cast
Science or Fiction**
- Jay* (20/50)
- Evan* (25/64)
- Bob (39/73)
- Rebecca* (35/54)
- Perry (23/66)
Funny Quotes
1. Jay: "L. Ron Hubbard, or as I like to call him, Drunk Hubbard, he came up with this idea which he calls fair game."
Bob: "I got Drunkard Hubbard."
2. Steve (quoting a researcher about Star Kids): "My clients include both adults and children who exhibit transformative changes such as telepathy, clairvoyance and healing as they become spiritually aware and begin to operate on a multi-dimensional band of reality."
Jay: "That is so freakin' cool."
Evan: "Wow that's alot of gobbledy-gook to fit into one sentence."
Bob: "What were these kids, one-dimensional until this happened and now BAM they're in three dimensions?"
Jay: "Hey Bob I'm telling ya, when I get drunk I can have all those powers too."
Steve: "Now she doesn't have any evidence for this of course."
Jay: "No Steve, she says, and I quote. Australia's Mary Rodwell says that there is now enough evidence to conclude that these 'beings' appear to come from other planets and other dimensions parallel to our own. Right there."
Steve: "Now is this spectral evidence?"
Bob: "No wait, I got a question, how does she know that these dimensions aren't perpendicular to our own?"
Steve: "Yeah why are they always parallel? You know what, they might even be askew."
3. Steve (in an attempt at a Cuba Gooding Jr. impersonation): "Show me the evidence!"
4. Steve: "There's almost a one to one correlation between self-proclaimed paradigm shifting and quackery."
5. Evan: "I'm a complimentary practitioner. Perry you're looking very well today."
6. Evan (about Rosie): "She's like the third one from the left on the evolution chart right?"
7. Perry: "A pen, a penis, what difference does it make?"
Rebecca: "A lot, let me tell you."
8. Perry: "The first one, about the mummified thing doesn't sound right, you need like a pack of Egyptians or something to do."
9. Rebecca: "Couch Mummy Lives!!"
10. Steve: "Jay's gonna get his head frozen so we can mummify the rest of his body. So when they reanimate you Jay you'll have your mummified body there."
Evan: "I remember touching that!"
11. Steve: "Well thank you all again for joining me."
Perry: "It's the least you could do Steve."
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