From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020. On this episode: Behind the slick production values of "The Reason I Jump", lies Facilitated Communication, by Janyce Boynton from August 2021Ten times the unexpected appearance of pseudoscience ruined entertainment, by Brian Eggo from July 2023Is there really a recent spike in cases of spiking by injection?, by Chris French, from December 2021 The carefully-woven conspiracy theories behind the attempted US coup of January 6th, by Thiago Vahia from February 2021Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk, or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic

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