Skepticality #118 - The Santa Situation- Guests: Heidi and Hollis Anderson

Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine

English - December 22, 2009 05:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MB - ★★★★ - 466 ratings
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The holiday season can be a stressful time for anyone, but for those parents raising their children to be critical thinkers and skeptics, there are some special challenges — namely, to Santa or not to Santa?

This week, on a special holiday episode of Skepticality, Derek & Swoopy talk with Heidi Anderson (whose article, Skeptical Parenting: Raising Young Critical Thinkers appears in the current issue of Skeptical Inquirer) and her seven-year-old son Hollis. Young Hollis, it turns out, has his own opinions on Santa, science and truth…