Skeptics CD Update

[joreth]

I originally made a list of podcast episodes that I was compiling for a sample CD of skeptical topics. I have been unable to produce a small enough file containing all the audio in the list that I could reasonably upload or have people reasonably download. But I have put together my discs and I handed out my first one today.

I have made 3 discs - one for religious episodes, one for pseudoscience episodes, and a DVD with video episodes of both. I also rearranged the episodes so that they were grouped together by topic, instead of by show. I believe it will be easier for people to find the episodes they want to listen to, since they won't have any idea who the show producers are anyway, so "Skeptoid" or "Quackcast" won't mean anything to them. This way, they also may have a couple of shows to choose from on the same topic that they can find easily, and can switch to another show's episode if the one they're listening to isn't doing anything for them, like if they don't like the format or the host or something.

In case people are interested, here is my recommended episode playlist, with all the episodes in order:

Science vs. Pseudoscience

1. Skeptoid #88 - Super Sized Fast Food Phobia
2. Skeptoid #162 - Locally Grown Produce
3. Skepoid #19 - Organic Food Myths
4. Skeptoid #166 - Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture
5. Skeptoid #47 - Free Range Chicken & Farm Raised Fish
6. Skeptoid #112 - Genetically Modified Organisms Jeopardy or Jackpot
7. Skeptoid #127 - The Truth About Aspertame
8. Skeptoid #157 - High Fructose Corn Syrup Toxic Or Tame
9. Skeptoid #61 - irradiation - Is Your Food Toxic?
10. Skeptoid #86 - MonaVie & Other Super Fruit Juices
11. Skeptoid #6 - Wheatgrass Juice
12. Skeptoid #83 - The Detoxification Myth
13. Quackcast #22 - Boost Your Immune System or DIE!
14. Skeptoid #227 - Boost Your Immune System
15. Quackcast #28 - Vitamin C and the Common Cold
16. Quackcast #2 - Echniacea
17. Skeptoid #34 - Homeopathy - Pure Water or Pure Nonsense
18. Quackcast #3 - Homepathic Theory
19. Skeptoid #42 - Whacking, Cracking, and Chiropracting
20. Quackcast #11 - Evidence To Support Efficacy & Complications of Chiropractic
21. Quackcast #7 - Theory of Acupuncture
22. Quackcast #8 - Acupuncture's Efficacy
23. Quackcast #27 - Acupuncture & Chiropractic Update
24. Quackcast #29 - Reiki & Theraputic Touch
25. Skeptoid #01 - New Age Energy
26. Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #118 - Antivax, Autism & Vaccines; Interview with Joe Nickell
27. Quackcast #9 - Lies, Damn Lies, & the Use of Alt. Med
28. Point of Inquiry #3 - Andrew Skolnick: The Dangers of Alt. Medicine
29. Skeptoid #151 - The Placebo Effect
30. Quackcast #5 - Placebo Effect
31. Skeptoid #180 - Vaccine ingredients
32. Quackcast #30 - Let's Kill The Children
33. Skeptoid #78 - Medical Myths in Movies
34. Skeptoid #37 - How To Spot Pseudoscience
35. Skeptoid #73 - A Magical Journey Through The Land of Logical Fallacies
36. Skeptoid #74 - A Magical Journey Through The Land of Logical Fallacies Part 2
37. Skeptics' Guide To The Universe #109 - Perry D'Angelis: Psychology of science, pseudoscience, logical fallacies, being conned, cults, and more
38. For Good Reason #4 - Carol Tavris: Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)
39. Point of Inquiry #2 - Joe Nickel: Skeptical Inquiry vs. Debunking
40. Skeptoid #53 - Inside The World's Most Haunted Houses
41. Skeptoid #81 - Ghost Hunting Tools of the Trade
42. Point of Inquiry #11 - Joe Nickell: Aliens & Abductions
43. Skeptoid #85 - World Trade Center 7
44. NOVA ScienceNOW #25 - Tiny Black Holes
45. Skeptoid #109 - Will The Large Hadron Destroy The Earth?
46. NOVA ScienceNOW #30 - The 2012 Hoax
47. Skeptoid #93 - Apocalypse 2012
48. Point of Inquiry #30 - James Randi: Science, Magic, and Future of Skepticism
49. Point of Inquiry #20 - Bill Nye: Changing The World With Science
50. Skeptoid #117 - How Dangerous Is Cell Phone Radiation?
51. Skeptoid #92 - The Terror of Nuclear Power
52. Skeptoid #200 - Buy It!
53. Richard Dawkins Foundation #1 - Michael Shermer: The Baloney Detection Kit
54. Critical Thinking Booklist

Science & Religion

1. Skeptoid #10 - An Evolution Primer for Creationists
2. Evolution 101 #101 - What Is Evolution?
3. Evolution 101 #102 - What Is NOT Evolution
4. Mr. Deity & The Science Advisor
5. Skeptoid #82 - What Do Creationists Really Believe
6. Evolution 101 #117 - What Is Irreducible Complexity?
7. Skeptoid #65 - How To Argue With A Creationist
8. Mr. Deity & The Magic
9. Mr. Deity & The Magic Part Deux
10. NOVA ScienceNOW #89 - Big Thinkers: Why Does Evolution Matter?
11. Point of Inquiry #7 - Eugenie Scott: The Dover Trial - Evolution vs. Intelligent Design
12. Point of Inquiry #22 - Edward Tabash: The True Meaning of Church State Separation
13. Point of Inquiry # - Joe Nickell: The New Idolatry
14. Mr. Deity & The Identity Crisis
15. Point of Inquiry #76 - Joe Nickell: The Relics of Christ
16. Point of Inquiry #97 - Alan Dershowitz: Blasphemy
17. Mr. Deity & The Planes
18. Skeptoid #76 - Who Kills More, Religion or Atheism?
19. This American Life #290 - Godless America
20. Critical Thinking Book Recommendations
21. Symphony of Science - We Are All Connected
22. Symphony of Science - Our Place In The Cosmos
23. Symphony of Science - The Unbroken Thread
24. Symphony of Science - The Poetry of Reality

Science & Skepticism DVD

1. inFact #1 - The 2012 Apocalypse
2. inFact #3 - Wheatgrass Juice
3. inFact #6 - New Age Energy
4. inFact #7 - Fast Food Phobia
5. inFact #8 - Nuclear Energy
6. inFact #9 - Ghost Hunting
7. Mr. Deity & The Magic
8. Mr. Deity & The Magic, Part Deux
9. Mr. Deity & The Planes
10. Mr. Deity & The Skeptic
11. Mr. Deity & The Science Advisor
12. Mr. Deity & The Identity Crisis
13. Richard Dawkins Foundation #1 - Michael Shermer: The Baloney Detection Kit
14. Here Be Dragons
15. Critical Thinking Book Recommendations
16. Symphony of Science - We Are All Connected
17. Symphony of Science - The Unbroken Thread
18. Symphony of Science - A Glorious Dawn
19. Symphony of Science - Our Place In The Cosmos
20. Symphony of Science - The Poetry of Reality