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We’re at the NZ Skeptics’ annual conference for this special live recording of Yeah… Nah! We reveal our Bent Spoon, Bravo and Skeptic of the Year winners, trash talk the Go Green Expo (and LifeWave in particular) and try to convince our live audience that going on a ghost hunting tour is a really fun thing to do.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Go Green GarbageX39 Patches, brought to you by LifeWaveThere’s a patch for that: LifeWave moves into New ZealandGhost Hunting for SkepticsPost Conference ThoughtsNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-11-112024-11-25 -
Mark and Bronwyn are back from the DeCult conference, and have some thoughts about their experiences while they were there, and some of the suggestions that had been floated about how to deal with the issue of cults. Mark comes full-circle on the idea of a weirdly shaped straw, Katrina wants to be a super-hero, but is disappointed in the lack of progress science is making to realise her dreams. And Brad gets horsey again, trying to figure out why some of his friends and colleagues pay good money for ineffective equine treatments.
Warning: This episode has brief mentions of abuse during the cult segment.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Decompressing from DeCultAnti-Ageing StrawsSuperhero science IRLEquine TouchNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-10-29 -
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Another fortnight, another episode of your favourite podcast, Yeah… Nah! This time round the block, we’re all over the place, starting with Katrina talking about the history of Halloween traditions. Mark has been farming his children for content again, and has learned about Aura Points. Bronwyn’s found yet another dodgy piece of autism research, and Brad’s been considering the importance of choosing your words carefully.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:All Hallows EveAura PointsWham, Bam, Autism Scams: Reversing Autism through diet and therapyWeaponising WordsNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-10-14 -
Brad’s just had surgery, but that’s not stopping him from coming onto the podcast this week, where the team talk about his operation, as well as a brain drink he was given by a well-meaning client. Katrina talks about multivariate data analysis, and Mark considers whether sticking your tongue against the roof of your mouth is going to give you a chiselled jaw and perfect teeth.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:More variables please (with sprinkles on top)MewingĀrepa: great minds drink alike? Or a storm in a drink bottle?Newsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-09-30 -
In this VERY special episode, Mark and Bronwyn talk with Anke, a journalist with a long-standing interest in cult groups who is organising a weekend conference in Christchurch in October that focuses on all things culty. We talk about cult survivors, cult experts, the difficulties of organising a large event, and Anke’s hopes for the future.
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We’ve not scared Katrina or Brad away yet, so the Yeah… Nah! team are marching on, to pastures new. Both Mark and Bronwyn have been poking around astrology software, trying to figure out what, and who, makes it tick. Brad has tried to make sense of the impossible - homeopathy - and its use in treating horses. And Katrina looks into creative ways to get high both legally and for free.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:A steaming pile of Horse HomeopathyThe <FAULT> in our stars: Digitising astrologyA PEEK inside some Astrology SoftwareWay remains murky for MDMA assisted therapyNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-09-16 -
It’s our first episode with new co-hosts Katrina Borthwick and Brad MacClure, so the Yeah… Nah! squad 2.0 get to work tackling some topical issues. Bronwyn, Katrina and Mark have all suffered through watching the entire season of spiritual healing reality TV show Lost Resort, and have a lot to say about it. Katrina has looked into a dubious chiropractic company who caused a New Zealand scientific paper to be retracted. Brad complains about a fellow old-white-man who’s been complaining about the Olympics. And Mark points out the clinical ineffectiveness of the Throckmorton Sign in radiology.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Skeptical AV Club: Lost Resort (American Reality Series, 2020)NZ Researcher SilencedRichard Dawkins is officially a curmudgeonThe Throckmorton SignNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-09-02 -
It’s the end of an era for the Yeah… Nah! podcast as we bid Craig farewell. After we recover from the shock of his departure, we get down to business. Brian Paavo joins us from his helicopter to tell us about his recent visit to Scientology in Honolulu, Bronwyn snakes her way through Spiritualist history, from the enactment of the Spiritualist Church of New Zealand Act 1924 through to Red Seal Toothpaste, and Mark dunks on a couple of new personal AI devices.
About this episodeOur GuestBrian PaavoArticles we talk about:Scientological VisitMobile AI, over-promising and under-deliveringThe Spiritualist Church of New Zealand Act 1924Newsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-08-19 -
Craig is back and as busy as ever, so you might be listening to this podcast on a day that is not Thursday. This week we are chewing the fat about intuitive eating, The Divine Light Mission, and bad batteries.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:The Child Lord of the Universe: Prem Rawat and the Divine Light Mission, Part 1The child god grows up: Prem Rawat and the Divine Light Mission, Part 2Intuitive EatingThe Calm after the SteornNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-08-052024-07-22 -
Craig is away again this week, and again we’ve had to call on two committee members to do the job of one. Returning guests Dan Ryan and Katrina Borthwick try not to get bogged down by bad data, either historical or contemporary; Mark takes transubstantiation to its logical extreme; and Dan needs tech support for a sentient laptop monitor.
About this episodeOur Guests:Katrina BorthwickDan RyanArticles we talk about:Bogged Down by Mistakes: Tracking two hundred years of Irish MisinformationPaper mills900 ft. Jesus?Newsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-07-22 -
Craig is away this episode and singing his heart out at the World Choir Games, leaving Bronwyn and Mark to fill the hole he’s left in their hearts (at least for the next two weeks). Fortunately, they’ve been able to replace him twice over with TWO special guests! Committee member Brad MacClure returns to discuss placebos, and Hamish Dickson makes his podcast debut to share his visit to the Dunedin Spiritual Expo. Bronwyn is back on her Colin Amery nonsense, and Mark talks about everything. If you are in Auckland next week, be sure to stay listening for our Membership corner, for a special Skeptics in the Pub announcement.
About this episodeOur Guests:Brad MacClureHamish DicksonArticles we talk about:Stop crediting the placebo effect, it doesn't make you better!The Dunedin Spiritual ExpoTarotmancer: A brief biography of Colin AmeryJim Ring, NelsonYouTube UpdateSouls of the dead tracking across the skyNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-07-08 -
“Yeah…Nah!” says hell yeah to another episode with a smorgasbord of features. Craig tags along to a Matariki celebration; Bronwyn wonders if her sugar-free electrolytes are illegal, and Mark keeps himself busy as always; getting the NZ Skeptics out of the YouTube naughty corner, attending a creationist “education” session.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Are sugar-free electrolyte drinks actually illegal in New Zealand?In the YouTube Naughty CornerMatariki 2024Eyelashes on an IchthyosaurNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-06-24 -
Your faithful podcasters are testing the limits of the NZ Skeptics’ insurance policy in this episode. Craig laments on Michael Shermer’s turn towards the unskeptical; Mark reads Sue Nicholson’s memoir, so you don’t have to; and Bronwyn examines the life of a former global Skeptics challenge contender, Colin Amery. Heads up for mentions of suicide and child death.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:A Call from the Other SideTarotmancer: A brief biography of Colin AmeryMichael Shermer used to be a good skepticNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-06-102024-05-13 -
Buckle in for a wild yet contemplative ride. We’re talking about the fast-tracked ‘gamer’ saint and Jason Scamoa. Craig may be onto a winner with an astrology-based betting system, and Bronwyn and Mark try to beat Wellington on a not-great day by checking out the School of Practical Philosophy.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Don the AstrologerA Visit to the School of Practical PhilosophyGet schooled: A practical history of the School of Practical PhilosophyJason Momoa: From Aquaman to AquascamNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-05-27 -
With the news that Reality Check Radio met their fundraising goals, the “Yeah… Nah!” team are back to their old tricks: tapping into the New Zealand zeitgeist, and maybe signing our own deals with the devil. This week, we expound on the science of the Aurora Australis, the portrayal of skeptics on film, Marsden Point, and the recent sale of ex-Centrepoint site Kawai Purapura.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:A Beautiful DisplayMovie Review: Late Night with the DevilMarsden PointlessNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-05-13 -
Yeah… Nah!’s ascent to the bottom rung of the NZ news ladder is on hold as Reality Check Radio scrambles for donations. Bronwyn explores an MLM that seems to have it all: misuse of real science, pseudoscientific practices, and talking olive trees. Mark makes the mistake of visiting Australia, and after weeks of badgering, Craig finally watches the new Gloriavale documentary Escaping Utopia.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Conspiracy loons updateThe state of the Mo-nation: MLM Monat in turmoil in the USOliveda/The Olive Tree People: $15,000 for what???!!Trans-Tasman TroublemakingNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-04-29 -
Another week, another NZ news outlet bites the dust. Will Yeah…Nah continue it’s slow rise to the top of the NZ media mountain on pure attrition? It sure feels like it! Join us as Craig potentially eulogises Reality Check Radio. Bronwyn makes a case for archiving all sorts of sundry websites, and Mark investigates an audio mystery.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:RCR gets a reality check?Ghosts of futures' past: The fragility of digital archivesTime Travelling Song LyricsNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-04-15 -
It’s a smorgasbord of topics on the podcast for the week after holy week. Mark has some very definitive things to say about the resurrection and the Sex.Life podcast; Craig considers a future as a bible salesman; and Bronwyn goes to extremes with a mini update on Raman Pascha.
Articles we talk about:Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?Bibles for sale!Sex.Life.NonsenseCrossed Lines: Ascended Masters and the Kiwis who channel themNewsletters issues these articles appear in:2024-04-02 -
In this week’s episode, Craig, Bronwyn and Mark are back with some weird and wonderful topics. Mark has been visited by Mormon sister missionaries, again. Bronwyn has responded to a request for comment about a psychic cafe in Katikati, Craig has been on a field trip to an Effective Altruism meeting at Rationalist House, and Mark has spent the last two months rolling one side of his face with a jade roller.
About this episodeArticles we talk about:Katikati Psychic CafeEffective Altruism at UniversityThey See Me (Jade) Rollin'Newsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-03-18 -
Yeah…Nah is back to definitely not bring you the 6pm news from your local cranks, and those around the world. The gang talks about their surprise at receiving actual mail; Special guest Louise chats about King Charles’ magical thinking; Bronwyn is dismayed by developments from Alabama; Craig gives an early post-mortem of New Zealand journalism; and Mark is still on a wicket about cheaters, fakers, and plagiarists.
About this episodeOur Guests:Louise RichardsonArticles we talk about:How to shoot yourself in the foot: Alabama, rights of the EmbryoMajestic magical thinkingQueen PwnzalotNews on the newsNewsletter issues these articles appear in:2024-03-04 - Näytä enemmän
