List of skeptical podcasts

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This is a list of notable podcasts that promote or practice scientific skepticism.

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PodcastHost(s)StartedLanguageAffiliation
Archaeological Fantasies [1] Sara Head, Kenneth Feder January 5, 2015EnglishThe Archaeology Podcast Network [2]
Be Reasonable [3] [4] Michael Marshall (with Hayley M. Stevens [5] until June 2014)January 28, 2013English Merseyside Skeptics Society
Big Picture Science [6] Seth Shostak and Molly BentleyEnglish SETI Institute
Dr Karl's Great Moments in Science [7] Karl Kruszelnicki April 24, 2012English Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Science
Friendly Atheist, The [8] Hemant Mehta, Jessica BluemkeJune 15, 2014EnglishIndependent
Geologic Podcast [9] George Hrab January 23, 2007EnglishIndependent
InKredulous [3] Andy WilsonFebruary 8, 2010English Merseyside Skeptics Society
Little Atoms [10] Neil Denny, Padraig Reidy, Richard Sanderson, Becky Hogge July 21, 2006English The Skeptic until 2011, now independent
MonsterTalk [11] Blake Smith, Ben Radford and Karen Stollznow July 2, 2009English The Skeptics Society's Skeptic magazine (previously)
independent, Monster House LLC (currently)
Ockham's Razor [12] Robyn Williams January 23, 2016English Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio National
Oh No, Ross and Carrie! [13] Ross Blocher, Carrie Poppy March 10, 2011English Maximum Fun
Pod Delusion, The [14] James O'MalleySeptember 18, 2009English British Humanist Association
Point of Inquiry [15] Leighann Lord, James Underdown December 11, 2005English Center for Inquiry
Raising Freethinkers [16] Dale McGowanDecember 7, 2018EnglishIndependent
Rationally Speaking [17] [18] Massimo Pigliucci, Julia Galef February 1, 2010English New York City Skeptics
Reality Check, TheDarren McKee, Adam Gardner, Elan Dubrofsky, Pat Roach, Christina RoachAugust 14, 2008EnglishOttawa Skeptics
Saltklypa [19] Gunnar Tjomlid, Marit Simonsen, Kristin CarlssonOctober 11, 2010NorwegianIndependent [20]
Science for the People [21] Desiree Schell March 20, 2009EnglishIndependent
Skeptic Zone, The Richard Saunders September 26, 2008EnglishIndependent [22]
Skeptics with a K [3] Mike Hall, Michael Marshall, Alice Howarth, Colin HarrisSeptember 1, 2009English Merseyside Skeptics Society
Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, The Steven Novella, Jay Novella, Robert Novella, Perry DeAngelis, Evan Bernstein, Rebecca Watson, Cara Santa Maria May 4, 2005English New England Skeptical Society
Skeptoid [23] Brian Dunning October 3, 2006EnglishSkeptoid Media, Inc.
Squaring the Strange [24] Ben Radford, Pascual Romero, Celestia WardApril 13, 2017EnglishIndependent
TheESP – European Skeptics Podcast [25] Pontus Böckman (SE), Annika Harrison (DE), András G. Pintér (HU) [26] [27] November 18, 2015EnglishIndependent
Token Skeptic [28] Kylie Sturgess December 25, 2009EnglishIndependent
Скептик (Skeptik) [29] Kirill Alferov, Levon Gulnazaryan, Ilya Makarov, Ekaterina Zvereva, Laida Kushnareva, Valery SobolevJune 20, 2013Russian Skeptic Society (Общество скептиков)

Inactive

These podcasts are either officially on hiatus, have ceased production, or have not produced an episode in over a year.

PodcastHost(s)StartedEndedLanguageAffiliation
15 Credibility Street [30] Sharon Hill October 17, 2016July 15, 2018 [31] English Doubtful News
Adam Ruins Everything [32] Adam Conover May 24, 2016March 7, 2018English Maximum Fun
Edinburgh Skeptics Presents... [33] Mark Pentler, Claudia Schaffner, David Frank + Other GuestsApril 20, 2015October 20, 2018English Edinburgh Skeptics
For Good Reason [34] D. J. Grothe January 23, 2010December 15, 2011English James Randi Educational Foundation
Hagtivist [35] Malik, Ros, Justice, AtoJanuary 19, 2020February 20, 2020English Humanist Association of Ghana
Pseudoscientists, The Jack Scanlan, Rachael Skerritt, Sarah McBride, Tom Lang, Belinda NicholsonDecember 23, 2008July 15, 2015English Young Australian Skeptics
Quackcast [36] [37] Mark Crislip May 5, 2006April 8, 2017EnglishIndependent
Skeptically Yours [38] Emery Emery, Heather Henderson July 29, 2012November 4, 2017EnglishIndependent
Science Watch [39] Dave Thomas, M. Kim JohnsonAugust 13, 2005March 7, 2010English New Mexicans for Science and Reason (NMSR)
Sisyphus Speaks: Reflections on Pseudo-Medicine [40] Mark Crislip September 24, 2016May 30, 2017EnglishSociety for Science-Based Medicine
Skepticality Derek Colanduno, "Swoopy" Robynn McCarthyApril 1, 2005January 18, 2018English The Skeptics Society's Skeptic magazine
Unfiltered Thoughts [41] [42] Jack ScanlanSeptember 26, 2013March 30, 2015English Young Australian Skeptics
VoFcast [43] Joacim JonssonApril 6, 2011January 21, 2012Swedish Vetenskap och Folkbildning

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