Podcast

Rebecca WatsonDecember 12, 2020
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COVID-19, mRNA, FDA and Other Important Initialisms

Rebecca chats with Mary Brock and Topher Hunter about the intricacies of the new COVID vaccines, plus what the FDA is doing during approvals. https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/COVID-19_mRNA_FDA_and_Other_Important_Initialisms.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Blubrry | RSS
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Rebecca WatsonNovember 26, 2020
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A Very Skepchick Thanksgiving

Rebecca chats with Maria D’Souza, Jamie Bernstein, and Mary Brock about whether Thanksgiving is Christian, why it’s great, why it sucks, and why we should obviously all stay home this year. https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/A_Very_Skepchick_Thanksgiving.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Blubrry | RSS
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Rebecca WatsonNovember 19, 2020
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My Nemesis the Lithosphere (About That Jade Amulet COVID Study)

This week on the Skepchick podcast, Rebecca chats with Maria D’Souza and Bjørnar Tuftin about the study that claimed jade amulets can protect you from COVID-19 (since retracted). Links! Bjørnar’s previous post on the topic Retraction Watch’s coverage of this debacle The European Space Agency’s map of the lithosphere What is serpentinization? Bjørnar’s website https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/My_Nemesis_the_Lithosphere.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |…
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Rebecca WatsonNovember 9, 2020
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The Skepchick Election Special!

Joe Biden is going to be president, but why did the projections say it was going to be a blow out? Rebecca chats with Skepchick’s resident stats nerd (and former Obama campaign staffer) Jamie Bernstein about polls, algorithms, voter suppression, and the most effective email subject line a campaign can use. https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/Skepchick_Election_Special.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe:…
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Rebecca WatsonNovember 6, 2020
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Fighting For Space and Exploding Chickens with Amy Shira Teitel

This week on the Skepchick podcast, Rebecca and Dr. Nicole Gugliucci sit down with Amy Shira Teitel to discuss her book Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight! https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/Fighting_for_Space.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Blubrry | RSS
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Rebecca WatsonOctober 23, 2020
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Saying Goodbye to James “The Amazing” Randi

This week on the Skepchick podcast, Rebecca chats with A Sigler and Maria D’Souza about how James Randi brought them all together, and the complicated legacy he leaves behind. https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/Goodbye_to_James_The_Amazing_Randi.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Blubrry | RSS
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Rebecca WatsonOctober 3, 2020
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Trump’s Got the Rona

This week on the Skepchick podcast, Rebecca talks to Jamie Bernstein, Dr. Nicole Gugliucci, and Maria Walters about the various conspiracy theories surrounding the news that Donald Trump has contracted COVID-19. If you’d like to watch episodes recorded live, become a patron at patreon.com/rebecca! https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/Trumps_Got_the_Rona.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Blubrry | RSS
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Rebecca WatsonSeptember 25, 2020
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What’s the Deal with COVID-19 Antibody Testing?

This week on the Skepchick podcast, Rebecca talks COVID-19 antibody tests with Mary Brock, admin of Grounded Parents and a biotech scientist who develops antibody-based assays. If you’d like to watch episodes recorded live, become a patron at patreon.com/rebecca! https://media.blubrry.com/skepchick/content.blubrry.com/skepchick/Whats_the_Deal_with_COVID-19_Antibody_Testing.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Blubrry | RSS
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