Skeptics with a K

Episode #259

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vitamin E acetate, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, skincare, and sex toys. Plus God’s wife, salt and vinegar crisps, THC, and little hair...

Episode #258

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Loot boxes, Eurosceptics, New Zealand bees, and acyclovir. Plus left kidneys, Yellow Fever, the Social Attitudes Survey, and plastic scousers. Less fu...

Episode #257

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bylined authors, missed diagnoses, syndicated news wires, and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome Plus erythema multiforme, Scottish Jails, and drink...

Episode #0x100

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ear seeds, DOOM clones, Prince Harry, and acupressure. Plus Fortnite, accidental piercings, and Tim Roth. All your base are belong to Skeptics with a ...

Episode #255

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

European homeopathy, browsing YouTube, flat earth posters, and oversized boxes. Plus auto-flushing toilets, robot shelves, and wearing a suit to the p...

Episode #254

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

CEASE therapy, nutritional imbalances, Royal succession and salty livers. Plus musical theatre, leptospirosis, and the Women’s World Cup. Delivering...

Episode #253

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Planning permission, fish healing, Pikachu hats, and water fasting. Plus sleepy dachshunds, composting humans, and touring Birkenhead. Literally in a ...

Episode #252

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hyperventilating, DIY, chimpanzee beds, and football parades. Plus breaking blinding, hypocapnea, role models, and feasting on fish. Doing zips up wit...

Episode #251

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lie detectors, HPV, pregnancy, and llamas. Plus Earth Domes, Frank Spencer, and seven-day creation. Cracking the Crystal Maze, it’s Skeptics with a ...

Episode #250

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pokémon brains, caffeine power, vaccine denial, and solar cells. Plus nana-wire, birthdays, weasel words, and red wine. Trying not to make a fuss, it...

Episode #249

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Horse chiropractic, tectonic plates, scouting with tanks, and acupuncture anaesthesia. Plus the Palace of Versailles, Dalekmania, regeneration, and cr...

Episode #248

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

B12, Jack the Ripper, Master Masons, and eye bees. Plus American accents, Satanic hands, and the Wilderness Years. Time travelling in a flat, it’s S...

Episode #247

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It’s April, you fools! Charging VAT on justice, HAARPing on about climate, and getting hot under the waist-band. Plus space mirrors, albedos, and bl...

Episode #246

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Exfoliating dildos, energetic burps, and stirring food anti-clockwise. Plus medieval pubs, wasps nests, and bad backs. With top hats and badges, it’...

Episode #245

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Border control, neck pain, sick days, and Barmy Brussels Bureaucrats. Plus Happy Days, more escape rooms, secret backs, and birthday parties. Trading ...

Episode #244

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Micro-needling, collagen, gaming YouTube, and the Flat Earth. Plus Eddie Brock, boiling steaks, machine learning, and canine ASMR. Shortening our telo...

Episode #243

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Small hotels, electromagnetism, copper capsules, and wet hair. Plus love languages, tasty bananas, stairs, and sexy fishy fishy sexy fish sex. It’s ...

Episode #242

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stronger cells, prostaglandins, the combined pill, and Pope Pius XI. Plus evening primrose oil, Stan & Ollie, vanilla pudding, and handsome John R...

Episode #241

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Quitting cheese, Qikipedia, hormonal stew, and contract research. Plus COMT, broken cafetières, air beds, and oscilloscopes. Happy New Year from Skep...

Episode #240

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Attenborough, charitable status, stagnant energy, and Christmas presents. Plus personal anecdotes, burying the lede, bottle caps, and foie gra...

Episode #239

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Secret Santa, Yorkshire Pudding, the Elf on a Shelf, and hibernating in a cave. Plus ruining Christmas, Aldi’s carrot, musical road trips, and vibra...

Episode #238

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tearing apples, parole hearings, social media, and judicial reviews. Plus brightening lamps, magic soap, laddered tights, and conspiracy theories. Wit...

Episode #237

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Doctor Who, socialised empathy, an overstuffed walrus, and extreme male brains. Plus indulgent milkshakes, Body Worlds, six hundred thousand babies, a...

Episode #236

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fur envy oil, the Goop medical bag, Vitamin A, and what happened in Australia. Plus Kangaroos, Finnish coasters, and perfume flavoured sweets. Avoidin...

Episode #235

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Back pain, blue pills, brain structures, and Blackpool. Plus diving helmets, p-hacking, oversold results, and Doctor Who’s aspect ratio. Speaking vi...

Episode #234

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Depressed vaginas, space cars, vestibules, and forest ghosts. Plus pickled beetroot, sex therapists, Investment Banking, and vulvodynia. Photographed ...

Episode #233

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Skeptics with a K, Marsh and Alice talk about Good Thinking Society’s in-depth new research into crowd-funded cancer trea...

Episode #232

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Zapping cancer, 3000 gallstones, CAR T-cell therapy, and Get Carter. Plus parasites, immunotherapy, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Exc...

Episode #231

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Plastic-free July, red aspirin, homeopathy funding, and varicose veins. Plus Joe Pesci, hypnotic medicine, killing turtles, and tea bag stitching. Bur...

Episode #230

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrity Big Brother, psychic venues, and the benefits of Green Tea. Plus potato superpowers, police boxes, injured feet, and orthogonal air. Making ...

Episode #229

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

New York City, hunting unicorns, tangible goals, and what happened at NECSS. Plus attentive moths, relationship ladders, the Impossible Burger, and co...

Episode #228

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Walking on the beach, grounding rods, hot ankles, and the Monkey. Plus electric blankets, cheap shirts, screen recordings, and plane wi-fi. Covertly l...

Episode #227

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

High blood pressure, cannabinoids, days of the week, and high blood pressure. Plus complicated questions, sea lions, high blood pressure, and high blo...

Episode #226

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aircraft with attitude, homeopathy prescriptions, twenty minutes walk, and flat planes. Plus Alice’s new job, arguable grounds, Mike’s Sega Mega D...

Episode #225

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Debating Flat Earthers, placebo sleep, mountain walks, and long commutes. Plus serial addition, friendly physicists, controlling your data, and attrac...

Episode #224

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the last of our three epic specials, Marsh and Alice talk about the Cosmic Egg, a model of the universe presented at the Flat Earth Convention in B...

Episode #223

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this, the second of three epic special episodes of Skeptics with a K, Alice and Marsh talk about what happened when they attended the Flat Earth Co...

Episode #222

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this special extended episode of Skeptics with a K, Mike, Marsh, and Alice are joined by special guests Emma and Laurie to discuss their trip to se...

Episode #221

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Classical conditioning, Irish referenda, lavender oil, and pro-life rhetoric. Plus Ophelia Cabs, blastocysts, and a visit to the farm. With the latest...

Episode #220

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Revitalising water, respiratory tract infections, homeopathy, and unnecessary antibiotics. Plus the Revenge of Frankenstein, hydrogen bonds, and mouth...

Episode #219

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Acromial bone spurs, cancer awareness, pink beer, and adipocytes. Plus terracotta, physiotherapy, body shaming, and just air. Making you feel better w...

Episode #218

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Haitian pirates, ultra-processed foods, constipated cats, and Loose Women. Plus inappropriate cheering, disappointing celebrities, and the Lovely Eggs...

Episode #217

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hershey’s Kisses, prostate cancer, facilitated communication, and e-cigarettes. Plus nicotine nitrosamines, High Tea, Reece’s Pieces, and Cat Deel...

Episode #216

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Driving to Cornwall, marching through London, charging phones, and testing blood. Plus picturesque windows, false positives, microprocessors, and skep...

Episode #215

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Parole hearings, NHS homeopathy, making tea, and the Murder Bus. Plus The Last Jedi spoilers, indeterminate sentences, and procedures of limited clini...

Episode #214

28 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this special bonus episode of Skeptics with a K, Mike talks about acupuncture, Alice scoffs at five hundred people, and Marsh tries not to throw a ...

Episode #213

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Flat Earthers, fluorescing aluminium, water magnets, and silicon water. Plus thought experiments, tempura brain, phoning space, and Patreon. Without a...

Episode #212

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hepatocellular Carcinoma, thieving baby macaques, aristolochic acid, and traditional healing. Plus Justice League, science communication, aloe vera, a...

Episode #211

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial sweeteners, risk of dementia, and more from Chiropractors. Plus Thor 3, online calendars, excitable dogs, and avoiding exercise. With 95% c...

Episode #210

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Cellline contamination, coffee Smarties, confirmation bias, and the Southampton Six. Plus fire alarms, SH-SY5Y cells, cat woo, and hurling Caramacs. G...

Episode #209 - Live at QED 2017

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Herbal tampons, foreign sweets, and the effect ofwireless signals on human body. Plus sperms, fentanyl, magi-cum, and a letter to the editor. Recorded...

Episode #208

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Toxic attitudes, conspiracy mongering, British prostates, and intensity modulated radiotherapy. Plus tinned ravioli, carpenters selling beef, learning...

Episode #207

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Vaccination during pregnancy, science communication, and what happened in Las Vegas. Plus vertebrae, indirectlanguage, matched controls, and the remak...

Episode #206

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Measuring migraines, detox juices, deceiving patients, and the sodium-potassium pump. Plus fighting giraffes, denying the BRCA link, overselling resea...

Episode #205

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Psychic telephone readings, magnetic sex toys, and cold Canadian eggs. Plus old fashioned cinemas, out-of-this-world orgasms, and Welsh baked goods. B...

Episode #204

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Visceral Osteopathy Technique, sham surgery, forklift trucks, and human bagpipes. Plus car repair logic, connective tissue, and a twenty minute conver...

Episode #203

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The cancer industry, the latest on homeopathy, Big Pharma cash-cows, and role models. Plus Spider-Man, official graphs, Time Lords, and cracking grave...

Episode #202

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Undermining science, rehabilitating sex offenders, and the weird power of the placebo effect. Plus floating floors, questioning archaeology, movie spo...

Episode #201

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Controlled demolitions, smart stickers, typical fires, and telomeres. Plus unicorn skin, wearable bollocks, fake gnus, and our local exclamations. In ...

Episode #200

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this special bumper episode of Skeptics with a K, we celebrate our 200th episode! Featuring crystal butt plugs, amethyst dildos, protesting racists...

Episode #199

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Flip-flops, green pills, nail polish, and saline injections. Plus crystal infusions, boring lectures, gene expression, and medical students. Lacking i...

Episode #198

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Melatonin, native advertising, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and priming biases. Plus rubber hands, cell signalling, confused voices, and destroying aster...

Episode #197

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Immunotherapy, cataract surgeons, Herceptin, and Henry Beecher. Plus Black Salve, transparent jeans, Death Ligands, andimpersonating crickets. Using s...

Episode #196

20 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

NHS Homeopathy, hydrogen peroxide, the Charity Commission, and Vitamin C. Plus bad backs, flat rats, a visit to the mouth of Hell, and why Mike is wro...

Episode #195

06 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Berlin, topical analgesics, psychic testing, and Breath of the Wild. Plus porn shoots, random numbers, marching for Europe, and a half drunk Alice. It...

Episode #194

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Travel sick dogs, inactive pacemakers, Samsung televisions, and depression. Plus ventricular outflow pressure, smart-device privacy, Buffy the Vampire...

Episode #193

09 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Chocolate technology, Health Coaches, packing peanuts, and affiliates. Plus escape rooms, podcast appearances, youthful skin, and street evangelists. ...

Episode #192

23 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Conferred legitimacy, interfering wizards, and blink reflexes. Plus burning rats, M-potencies, and arseholes. Exercising free speech, it’s Skeptics ...

Episode #191

09 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Erectile dysfunction, handwriting analysis, secret topical cream, and skeptical ethics. Plus passports, guest hosts, tunnels, and castingDoctor Who. I...

Episode #190

26 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Gerson therapy, burnt toast, and jade eggs. Plus lazer quest, smokey whiskey, and candy floss. Followed by obnoxious eight-year-olds, it’s Skeptics ...

Episode #189

12 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dopamine, Angelina Jolie, European Regulations, and LD50. Plus quidditch, glitter, suits, and more placebo effect. There’s a 25% chance this is Skep...

Special #009 - Christmas Shambles

29 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this chaotic special episode of Skeptics with a K, Marsh and Dr Alice are drunk, special guest Emma has Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur, and Mike wonders ...

Episode #188

15 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Peer review, branded packets, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and eczema. Plus Disprin, visiting the gym, bacterial viruses, and what happened in Austra...

Episode #187

01 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Placebo pills, star-shaped balloons, skepticism in politics, and Matt Smith. Plus gastric ulcers, media cynicism, Chinese lanterns, and fantastic beas...

Episode #186

17 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Bias, bugles, chemtrails, and colds. Plus knee surgery, barium salts, anti-perspirant, and tiling a bathroom. What do you think to that, Mr Skeptics w...

Episode #185

03 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Destroying atheism, meal replacements, and male contraceptives. Plus bananas, wanking, evolution, and German chocolate. Square, practical, and good…...

Episode #184 — Live from QED 2016

20 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Unbalanced minerals, contraceptive pills, tech-savvy kids, and more of your questions. This special episode of Skeptics with a K was recorded live at ...

Episode #183

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Aspartame poisoning, singing questions, higher education, and Homeopathy on the Wirral. Plus time travel, multiple sclerosis,and our favourite woo. In...

Episode #182

22 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Plant sperm, charity, homeopathy for HIV, and UFOs over Liverpool. Plus dentists, chemicals, bees, and a final shout-out for QED! With beautiful teeth...

Episode #181

08 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Field archery, vibrating galvanometers, group 1 carcinogens, and scientific papers. Plus juggling plutonium, climbing Greek mountains, and the latest ...

Episode #180

25 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this very unusual episode of Skeptics with a K, Mike, Marsh, and Alice talk about the Edinburgh Festival, cell signalling pathways, acupuncture, Th...

Episode #179

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Olympic Cupping, windy picnics, breast feeding, and religious communities. Plus superstitious athletes, forklift trucks, magic tomatoes, and derailed ...

Episode #178

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Facilitated communication, acupressure, Santa, and emesis. Plus long walks, Twister, spinning wheels, and copper sulphate. Sheltering under a cow for ...

Episode #177

14 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Figure Segwaying, veterinary homeopathy, body image, and salad leaves. Plus hoodies, placebos, ribs, and the latest on QED. Needlessly insulting, it’...

Episode #176

30 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Breakfast doughnuts, Brexit, and the intent of cancer. Plus cold denial, insulting radio, and blebbing cells. Living the Dark Ages, it’s Skeptics wi...

Episode #175 - Part Two

16 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homeopathy in Liverpool, regression to the mean, mistletoe, and cancer. Plus Big Pharma, broken laptops, and healing crises. Keeping arnica behind the...

Episode #175 - Part One

16 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Microscopes, ninja turtles, bags of flour, and charging mats. Plus orbs of energy, lego ghosts, HIV, and cosmic ordering. Invisible to the naked eye, ...

Episode #174

02 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Radio-frequency radiation, fibromyalgia, tech-hangovers, and misaligned chi. Plus Australians, pregnant rats, mobile phones, and the latest news from ...

Episode #173

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Wirral Homeopathy, red wine at the gym, menstruation, and the Moon. Plus addictive pizza, terrible restaurants, animal husbandry, and John Oliver. Bei...

Episode #172

05 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Red Squirrels, fat wallets, global warming, and chiropractic. Plus energy efficiency, ageing, fighting cows, and New Romantic Alpacas. Forgetting how ...

Episode #171

21 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Impact Factors, Zoopharmacognosy, hyperactivity, and dead man’s shoes. Plus secateurs, green clay, and volcanic sulphur. Mis-reading social situatio...

Episode #170

07 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tattoos, artificial gills, space travel, and evolutionary psychology. Plus Malteasers, watches, body hair, and moon lasers. Even without Marsh, it’s...

Episode #169

24 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Aeroplane seats, amyloid plaques, quantum vision, and liquid nitrogen. Plus needles for your eyes, taxi numbers, and Jesus’s early carpentry work. S...

Episode #168

10 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Nicotine, live blood analysis, eating almonds, and superior blasters. Plus cellular memory, rapping skeptics, ancient wisdom reiki, and converting ath...

Episode #167

25 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Car crashes, electro-smog, mindfulness, and lacrosse. Plus drinking goo, doing the dishes, insta-cancer, and NutriBlitz. Bringing consciousness to the...

Episode #166

11 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Old MacDonald, field archery, vets, and homeopathy. Plus Zika virus, hectares, the Spice Girls, and listener questions. Dismissed by a peer of the rea...

Episode #165

28 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Quantum Bioinformation, cannabinoids, Ruth Rendell, and crystal meth. Plus happy cells, online shopping, Dumfries, and LL Cool J. On all-new equipment...

Episode #164

14 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Fire in Dubai, scalar energy, herpes simplex, and laminine supplements. Plus blacksmiths, St Bernadette, and Killer Daltons. Well heeled and well bred...

Episode #163

17 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this ridiculous and overlong episode of Skeptics with a K, Mike, Marsh, and Alice are joined by special guest host Laurie from the Merseyside Skept...

Episode #162

03 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Allergies, magnets, negative ions, and bad bacteria. Plus infra-red photons, ketosis, and dreamy bollocks. Drinking anything handed to us, it’s Skep...