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Guy's Favorites: Peering Into Space
TED Radio Hour - January 03, 2020 05:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20.1K ratingsAs we transition to our new host Manoush Zomorodi, Guy Raz looks back on some of his favorite episodes from his seven years hosting the TED Radio Hour. This episode originally aired on March 8, 2013. Gazing up at the night sky is simultaneously humbling and utterly thrilling. This hour, we'll hea...
Episode 140 - Phil Plait 2
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria - January 10, 2017 05:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 923 ratingsEveryone's favorite astronomer Dr. Phil Plait (Death From the Skies!) is back on #TalkNerdy! He and Cara talk "Bad Astronomy," the movie "Arrival," and what lovers-of-science may have to work against during the new Trump administration. Follow Phil: @BadAstronomer.
Episode 45 - Phil Plait
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria - January 19, 2015 12:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 923 ratingsThe Bad Astronomer himself, Dr. Phil Plait, joins Cara to chat about chaos in weather, the recent QVC "is the moon a planet or a star?" debacle, and the politicization of anti-science views. Follow Phil: @BadAstronomer.
26 Phil Plait - Just After the Big Bang
Inquiring Minds - March 21, 2014 01:55 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 821 ratingsWe all heard the cosmos-stretching news this week. On Monday, a team of researchers working with a special telescope at the South Pole confirmed that they had observed evidence of "inflation," the sudden and rapid expansion of the universe that occurred in an unimaginably small slice of time jus...
Phil Plait - #Notpocalypse!
Point of Inquiry - January 08, 2013 02:17 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsHost: Chris Mooney This is our first show of 2013, and notably, we're still here. A lot of people actually thought the world was going to end at the end of last year, which, presumably, means that now it's rejoicing time. And also reflection time. Time for reflection on all the things that pe...
Game On! 11: Anthony Carboni Also Featuring Real Life Video Game Props - Anthony Carboni on Ninja Gaiden. Real life video game props. Mass Effect ending change. Phil Plait.
Game On! (Audio) - March 26, 2012 10:24 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 243 ratingsAnthony Carboni (New Challenger) on Ninja Gaiden. Real life video game props. Is the Mass Effect 3 ending change BS? Angry Birds Space w/ Phil Plait Guests: Anthony Carboni, host of Revision3's New Challenger. Bill Doran of Punished Props. Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy Blog. Hosts: Brian B...
Game On! 11: Anthony Carboni Also Featuring Real Life Video Game Props - Anthony Carboni on Ninja Gaiden. Real life video game props. Mass Effect ending change. Phil Plait.
Game On! (Video) - March 26, 2012 10:24 - 47 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsAnthony Carboni (New Challenger) on Ninja Gaiden. Real life video game props. Is the Mass Effect 3 ending change BS? Angry Birds Space w/ Phil Plait Guests: Anthony Carboni, host of Revision3's New Challenger. Bill Doran of Punished Props. Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy Blog. Hosts: Brian B...
Game On! 11: Anthony Carboni Also Featuring Real Life Video Game Props - Anthony Carboni on Ninja Gaiden. Real life video game props. Mass Effect ending change. Phil Plait.
Game On! (Video) - March 26, 2012 10:24 - 47 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 430 ratingsAnthony Carboni (New Challenger) on Ninja Gaiden. Real life video game props. Is the Mass Effect 3 ending change BS? Angry Birds Space w/ Phil Plait Guests: Anthony Carboni, host of Revision3's New Challenger. Bill Doran of Punished Props. Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy Blog. Hosts: Brian B...
Phil Plait - Death from the Skies
Point of Inquiry - July 16, 2010 20:34 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsOur guest this week needs no introduction for those in the skeptical and secular world. After all, he has a frakkin' asteroid named after him. He’s Phil Plait—science blogger extraordinaire for Discover Blogs, where he authors “Bad Astronomy.” Recently, Plait joined Point of Inquiry for a wi...
Skepticality #121 - Astronomy Overload Hour - Guest: Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - February 09, 2010 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsFor a myriad of reasons, NASA is in the news this week. For an update on everything astronomical Skepticality is proud to welcome back The Bad Astronomer himself, Dr. Phil Plait (author of the popular books Bad Astronomy, Death from the Skies and his award-winning blog at Discovermagazine.com). ...
Skepticality #102 - The Great Psychic Detective Challenge - Interviews: Benjamin Radford & Dr. Phil Plait
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - May 19, 2009 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsThis week Skepticality is pleased to have back paranormal investigator Benjamin Radford. Derek talks with Ben about his recently concluded "Great Psychic Detective Challenge" which came about through amazing claims made to Ben while he was a guest on the Skeptiko Podcast. We also catch up with...
Skepticality #083 - Watch this Space - Interview: Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - August 13, 2008 03:37 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsLong-time listeners may recall that Skepticality's very first interview guest was Bad Astronomy author and popular science blogger Dr. Phil Plait. This past week the James Randi Educational Foundation (one of the leading organizations to promote critical thinking and examination of pseudoscienc...
Skepticality #070 - Amazing Meeting 5.5 Wrap Up - Interviews: Michael A. Stackpole, Alison Smith, and Dr. Phil Plait
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - February 06, 2008 00:22 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsOn this week's Skepticality, Derek talks with Dr. Phil Plait (a.k.a. "The Bad Astronomer"), Alison Smith (founder of the Skeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society), and author Michael A. Stackpole (leader of the Arizona Skeptics) about the recent Amazing Meeting 5.5 conference on the topic of ...
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 ratingsLast 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...
Phil Plait - The Bad Astronomer
Point of Inquiry - April 13, 2007 04:47 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsPhil Plait works in the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University. In the early '90's, he started Badastronomy.com, which has become a popular website focused on educating the public about astronomy and space science, especially as regards common misconceptions and pseudoscienti...
Interview: Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy)
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - May 20, 2005 07:14 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsThis is our first interview show! We have a very special guest, Phil Plait, PhD Astronomer, Author of Bad Astronomy, and popular skeptic seen on the most recent episode of Penn and Teller's 'Bullshit' on Showtime. Join us with Phil, he's a great guy and proves that critical thinking can be FUN!
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