Air date 10th April 2011

Every day, skeptics do intellectual battle with people who believe in everything from talking donkeys, unicorns, curses, giants, and 900-year-old humans. Are we wasting our time? We explore the "types" of debaters...plus your calls

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Ever had an encounter with the religious world that made you want to scream, "Stop The Insanity?" Tell us your story.

Here is mine mrjohnno....

I remember when I was young, perhaps 11 and had started high school and after a religious education class I came home and asked my father 'Do people actually believe this stuff'? Yes son he replied. I remember walking away thinking 'Bloody hell'.

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This weeks BadCast starts with our favourite international Journalist William Brougham reporting all the way from Australia, and he is talking about Alternative Medicine and Opera's favourite Berry!

Next up is BP Forum member Romany who has a piece called "An Open and Shut Case" which is a look at religion.

And last but not least is everyones favourite Brummy ladies man, our very own Patrick who is interviewing Great Manchester Skeptic Janis Bennion.

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Ep 8:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:30 - Richard Jones - Do You Believe In Fairies?
0:07:45 - David Sheffield - Stop Promoting Pseudoscience
0:14:00 - Hayley Stevens - Invizikids
0:21:20 - Fluffet reads Amaris - The Psychic Twins

Ep 9:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:30 - Chip Chatwin - "The Power of Seeming Certain": Why organised religion is a threat to civil rights
0:08:32 - MrJohnno - Natural Born Atheist - MrJohnno explores claims of genetic predisposition to theism.
0:14:36 - Catherine - Atheism
0:22:44 - End

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0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:20 - Aran Speaks! - World Homeopathy Awareness Week
0:08:50 - Fluffet Reads Amaris - Freedom Of Speech
0:15:35 - William Brougham - Why I dislike Psychics
0:22:18 - Patrick interviews Legal Blogger "JackOfKent"
0:37:40 - End

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0:00:00 - Introduction by Derek Acorah
0:00:35 - Catherine - Reconnective Healing
0:08:10 - Noel Boivin - Paradolia
0:15:32 - Aran Speaks! - Protesting
0:20:25 - Jon Donnis - The End

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0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:08 - Hayley Stevens - Biases In Ghost Research
0:09:40 - William Brougham - Psychics Advice
0:15:35 - Karen Stollznow - Franks Box
0:21:48 - Jon Donnis - A history of Psychic Joe Power
0:27:35 - Jon Donnis - The End

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0:00:00 - Introduction, World Famous Psychic Medium Colin Fry!
0:00:50 - Derek Bartholomaus (IIG West) - Regen Traynor takes $50,000 Challenge
0:04:26 - Aaron Lewis - Skeptical Letter Writing
0:11:00 - Patrick Redmond Interviews Comedian Iszi Lawrence
0:19:48 - Noel Boivin - Astrology and Serial Killers
0:27:00 - Jon Donni - The End

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0:00:00 - Introduction, Token Gay Host William!
0:00:20 - Derek Bartholomaus (IIG West) - Talking about Andrew Wakefield, MMR Jabs & Autism
0:04:15 - Hayley Stevens - Ghost Hunting with The Sun
0:11:03 - Leslie Grufford - Spirit Channeling
0:21:15 - William Brougham - Skepticism
0:26:38 - Karen Stollznow - Denver Metaphysical Fair
0:33:18 - Jon Donni - The End

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