Episode #309
Skeptics with a K
Skeptic Media Limited
4.8 • 924 Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2021
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
This week, Marsh talks about the statutory and voluntary regulation of healthcare in the UK, and Mike talks about Apple’s plans to scan the pictures on your iPhone. Meanwhile, Alice ponders the return of the two-cheek kiss.
Note: Mike’s segment this week features frequent references to material depicting the abuse of minors, which some listeners may wish to avoid. The segment finishes at 0:30:23.
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| 0:00.0 | It is a the 19th of August 2021 and you're listening to Skeptics with a K, the podcast for science reason and critical thinking. |
| 0:21.0 | Skeptics with a case of production of the Mercy |
| 0:23.3 | Side Skeptic Society, a non-profit organization for the promotion of |
| 0:26.7 | scientific skepticism on Musi-S |
| 0:33.4 | side around the UK and internationally. I'm your host Mike Hall with me today is Marsh. |
| 0:32.4 | Hello and Alice and we're recording early this time around so we've we've only really just put the last show out |
| 0:39.8 | Yeah like three days ago we've got got no stories, nothing happens, nothing |
| 0:44.3 | There's nothing going on in the world. It's absolutely fucking appalling. |
| 0:47.8 | Yeah, it's terrible. We've got no interesting things to share, I don't think. |
| 0:51.8 | I got very drunk with your wife earlier the week. I've heard this and my wife. |
| 0:57.0 | And your wife. With both my wives and me as well in Fédès. |
| 1:00.0 | Yeah, there was a small gathering of wives. |
| 1:03.0 | Is there a collective noun for... |
| 1:06.0 | I mean if anyone's going to know, Mike, you should know. |
| 1:08.0 | That's fair. |
| 1:10.0 | That's true. I know that. |
| 1:12.0 | Yeah, you have a little swire, a little a little gathering around here |
| 1:17.0 | people and games and fun because it's nice being able to get back into that social space again. |
| 1:22.4 | I was out with mates, you know, people I've not seen in |
| 1:25.1 | ages and that was nice just to be out with people and seeing people and talking to |
| 1:28.9 | people and things like that. Yeah. |
| 1:30.9 | And you had gone excessively, hermity during COVID. |
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