Show Notes
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:07:18 The Think Tank
Our international team spent time with Dr Siouxsie Wiles from New Zealand. Dr Siouxsie has been the victim of outrageous harassment after her efforts to promote vaccines and good science during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr Siouxsie is joined by Adrienne Hill, Kat McLeod, Kate Thomas and Lara Benham.
Support Dr Siouxsie
https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/8521-support-dr-siouxsie-after-she-supported-us
Ms. Information - Documentary
https://ondemand.arovideo.co.nz/film/ms-information 00:26:58 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas
Questioning the Qualifications of Naturopaths
In Australia anybody can call themselves a Naturopath. You don't need any formal training, you don't need to know which end of the stethoscope is which, you don't need to know anything about biology or physiology. Kate looks at why so many people in our society think Naturopaths are just like doctors and other real healthcare professionals.
Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass 0:35:00 Australian Skeptics Newsletter
What skeptical news has caught the eye of Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.
http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:47:46 The TROVE Archives
A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to the quackery of Reflexology.
2000.12.25 - Boca Raton News 1999.01.24 - The Item
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au Also Sydney Skeptics in the Pub "Why Smart Women Zone" live podcast recording - 4 December
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