The Skeptic Zone #685 - 21.November.2021

The Skeptic Zone - A podcast by Richard Saunders

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders With Susan Gerbic, Rob Palmer, Michelle Bijkersma, Lara Benham and Lynden Shields. 0:05:00 The ESP We catch up with the team from the European Skeptics Podcast to congratulate them on reaching 300 episodes. The European Skeptics Podcast (The ESP) is a weekly podcast recorded in English and hosted by three skeptics from several different European countries: Andras Gabor Pinter from Hungary, Pontus Bockman from Sweden and Annika Harrison from Germany. https://theesp.eu 0:14:50 Australian Skeptics Awards for 2021 Tim Mendham presents The Fred Thornett Award - Prof Kristine Macartney The Barry Williams Media Award - Melissa Davey Jessica Singer presents The Bent Spoon Award - Craig Kelly Richard Saunders with in memoriam Michael Wolloghan Shelley Stocken Martin Hadley 0:19:00 The Book of Tim Loch Ness #2 - Tim takes a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous pictures of the Loch Ness monster, known as the surgeon's photograph. What is the truth behind this mysterious image? http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:29:52 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:37:04 A Dive into a Trove A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to Acupunture. http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Corona Conspiracy - Upload Images https://coronaconspiracy.cloud https://www.skepticon.org.au