Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine Podcast Episodes featuring Michael Shermer

Skepticality #200 - 200 Episodes! - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 29, 2013 22:18 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratings
In this, the 200th episode, Derek sits down with Swoopy for a long while to ramble about the past (and future) of the podcast (and a bit about what Swoopy’s been up to while absent from the show). Derek then talks with Dr. Michael Shermer about the recent news surrounding Lance Armstrong and the...

Skepticality #157 - The Believing Brain - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - May 24, 2011 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratings
Over the past 30 years, Skeptics Society founder Dr. Michael Shermer has questioned how and why humans believe what we do in all aspects of our lives—from our suspicions and superstitions to our politics, economics and social beliefs. This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Dr. Shermer abo...

Skepticality #074 - No Intelligence Allowed! - Interviews: Professor Richard Dawkins and Dr. Michael Shermer

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - April 02, 2008 02:02 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratings
In the upcoming a pro-Intelligent Design documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (starring comedy actor Ben Stein), several notable scientists speak in support of science and evolution, including evolutionary biologist (and outspoken atheist) Richard Dawkins, science blogger PZ Meyers, and ...

Skepticality #069 - The Mind of the Market - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 23, 2008 04:04 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratings
"Watch out for gorillas!"  "Don't trade with strangers."  "Buy this now!"  Our brains are constantly bombarded with messages about how to behave, what to buy, and whom to trust.  How do we parse these messages, and how do our choices affect the world economy?   This week on Skepticality, Dere...

Skepticality #052 - Help Me Figure This Out: Dr. Michael Shermer and Dr. Phil Plait

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - May 15, 2007 23:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratings
Last week on ABC's Nightline, british journalist Martin Bashir was set to moderate a debate between members of The Rational Response Squad and Christian ministers Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Comfort and Cameron claimed that they could prove scientifically, without invoking the Bible or faith, t...

Skepticality #049 - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer talks to Philip Zimbardo.

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - April 03, 2007 19:50 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratings
Skepticality is pleased to bring our listeners another great interview conducted by the founder of the Skeptic's Society, Dr. Michael Shermer. In this nearly hour long meeting of the minds, Dr. Shermer talks to author and Stanford emeritus Professor Philip Zimbardo on the release of his new book...

Skepticality #045 - TAM Audio: James Randi, Tory Belleci, Julia Sweeney, Jill Sobule, Michael Shermer and God

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 31, 2007 03:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratings
This week we'll begin sifting through four days of audio and video with some of the best candid moments from the four day brain expanding extravaganza of The Amazing Meeting 5, featuring a cast of familiar characters as well as some brave new voices in skepticism.

Skepticality #034 - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer and James Randi

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - September 24, 2006 23:53 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratings
Skeptic founder Dr. Michael Shermer provides us with a special one on one interview with the "Amazing" James Randi, recorded for Skepticality while at sea during the JREF's Amazing Adventure cruise to the Bermuda Triangle.

Skepticality #033 - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer, Why Darwin Matters

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - September 10, 2006 06:21 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratings
Derek and Swoopy wax nostalgic over Dragon*Con 2006, and Derek interviews Skeptic founder Dr. Michael Shermer about his new book, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design.

Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - July 15, 2005 19:51 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratings
In this episode we talk with Dr. Michael Shermer about the Science of Good and Evil, Past Government Pseudoscience programs, and the Skeptics Society. Dr. Shermer is one of the most published Skeptics in the world, and has an incredible resume of work and appearences behind his name. This is one ...