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Podcast: The Paracast β The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio
Episode: December 27, 2020 β Benjamin Radford
Description: Gene and Randall discuss paranormal matters and other subjects with long-time skeptical writer/researcher Benjamin Radford, author of βBig-If True: Adventures in Oddity,β a compendium of several dozen columns from Skeptical Inquirer science magazine, where he is a deputy editor. The topics he explores include urban legends, the paranormal, the tale of an alleged walking tree, fake cures, critical thinking, media literacy and even whether a certain well-known online dating service uses scientific methods to screen itβs applicants. The discussion also includes the possible efficacy of nutritional supplements and even Geneβs personal experiences with one of these alleged remedies...