7 Best Pseudoscience Podcasts

1. Rationally Speaking Podcast

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Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and guests as they explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense, likely from unlikely, and science from pseudoscience. Any topic is fair game as long as we can bring reason to bear upon it, with both a skeptical eye and a good dose of humor!We agree with the Marquis de Condorcet, who said that in an open society we ought to devote ourselves to 'the tracking down of prejudices in the hiding places where priests, the schools, the government, and all long-established institutions had gathered an..MORE Host Julia Galef
Producer/Network New York City Skeptics
Email ****@nycskeptics.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 6.7KTwitter 13.9K Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Since Jan 2010 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Skeptoid

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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.MORE Host Brian Dunning
Email ****@skeptoid.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 4.4KFacebook 33.5KTwitter 5.7KInstagram 2.4K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. Big Picture Science

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The surprising connections in science and technology that give you the Big Picture. Astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley are joined each week by leading researchers, techies, and journalists to provide a smart and humorous take on science. Our regular 'Skeptic Check' episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience.MORE Hosts Molly Bentley, Seth Shostak
Producer/Network Big Picture Science
Email ****@seti.org
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.4KFacebook 5.7KTwitter 5.9KInstagram 305 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. The Mad Scientist Podcast

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The Mad Scientist Podcast is a comedy show about the history and philosophy of science and pseudoscience. Hosted by Chris and Marie, join our intrepid hosts as they talk about all the weird stuff your science textbook left out. Because sometimes, the best way to learn how to think like a scientist is to talk about all the bad science floating around out there!MORE Hosts Marie Mayhew, Christopher Cogswell
Producer/Network Evergreen Podcasts | Killer Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 288Facebook 1.7KTwitter 6.5KInstagram 1K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Just Na Science

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Lauren is a science teacher and Nick is a scientist. Together, they use comedy and science to debunk pseudoscience, myths, and common misconceptions they find on the internet.
Hosts Nicholas Volpe, Lauren Mattina
Producer/Network Lauren Mattina, MS.Ed and Nicholas Volpe, MS
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 43Twitter 481Instagram 388 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact

6. The Rationable Podcast

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Every week we dig into an aspect of our world and look at it through the lens of science and critical thinking. We separate fact from fake as we explore diets, medicines, science news and trends. Jump in every week to get smarter and build your immunity against fads, pseudoscience and fake news.MORE Host Abhijit Chanda
Email ****@berationable.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Twitter 836Instagram 1K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Since Sep 2018 Get Email Contact

7. The 'X' Zone Astrology Files

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Astrology is a pseudoscience that claims to divine information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the movements and relative positions of celestial objects. Throughout most of its history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition and was common in academic circles, often in close relation with astronomy, alchemy, meteorology, and medicine. The podcast provides detail on one of the forms of pseudoscience i.e. Astrology.MORE Host Rob McConnell
Email ****@rel-mar.com
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Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact