Ep 238: Skepticism with Deborah Hyde

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David Flora

Science, Society & Culture, Social Sciences

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Can't Hyde from critical thought! David is joined by skeptic, folklorist, and all-around awesome person, Deborah Hyde to discuss skepticism! A philosophy present in every topic covered on the show, skepticism plays an important role in exploring paranormal subjects. Deborah, editor of The Skeptic magazine, shares her insights of being a skeptic. She also answers questions on the nature of skepticism and belief today. It's an interview of thought-provoking questions and interesting perspectives. Make sure to check out Deborah's adventures and follow her social media. And enjoy this provocative episode of Blurry Photos!

Check out Deborah's website: http://deborahhyde.com/
Follow Deborah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jourdemayne

Music Myst on the Moor - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Overcast, an independent podcast app that embraces the open world of
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0:13.4	Get it for free in the App Store. Hey everyone welcome to blurry photos I'm your host David Flora
0:36.5	I've got a fun show for you today something a little different as a topic but very
0:41.2	much present in almost every episode I put out there and that is to put
0:45.7	it bluntly skepticism.
0:47.7	Now this is a topic I've wanted to explore for some time now and ever since the
0:52.6	werewolf episode I think I found the perfect person to discuss it with.
0:56.9	She's a fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the
1:00.4	editor of the UK-based The Skeptic magazine Deborah High.
1:04.6	Deborah, welcome back to the show.
1:06.4	Thank you very much for inviting.
1:07.9	This is great, thank you.
1:09.4	No, I'm so glad to have you back on.
1:10.9	I'm really looking forward to hearing your insights because this is something
1:15.4	you deal with every day, belief versus skepticism, is that right?
1:19.4	Yeah, I think so. I think that's the mission of the magazine has been to to examine
1:24.7	that those issues. Tell me a little bit about the magazine while we go around
1:29.0	that topic. Well it was first founded by an American journalist called Wendy Grossman, who was living in Ireland at the time.
1:37.2	It was the Irish and English skeptic.
1:39.2	She's since moved to West London.
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