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Skeptoid #215: Listener Feedback Resurrection

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, History, Urban Legends, Science, Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2010

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

More vitriol from the Skeptoid inbox exposed.

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0:00.0

Today we've got a special show for you. We're going to answer some listener emails pertaining

0:08.3

to past episodes, and in doing so, cast some additional light on those topics. Today

0:14.7

we're talking about the internet conspiracy theory film, Zeitgeist, the famous Crystal

0:20.3

Skulls, and their seemingly unearthly origin, the nutritional value of wheatgrass juice and

0:28.0

some other favorites. And that's coming up right now on Skeptoid.

0:38.6

Hey everyone, Brian here. A quick favor. We are conducting an audience survey. We'd be

0:44.2

really grateful if you could take just a few minutes and answer our survey. This is the

0:48.6

kind of thing that's sort of an engineering and marketing necessity to make the whole

0:52.4

free podcast ecosystem flourish. So please check it out. Also, surveys are fun. You get to talk

0:58.7

about yourself. Please visit survey.prx.org slash Skeptoid to take the survey today. That's survey.prx.org

1:10.9

slash S-K-E-P-T-O-I-D. Thanks.

1:41.5

Helicopter search lights suddenly flooded all the windows. The doors burst open with a rush of

1:47.6

wild wind and noise, and men came streaming in wearing yellow hazmat suits. I scrambled in a

1:54.9

crazed kaleidoscope of harsh light and darkness, running feet, a cacophony of megaphone

2:00.9

shouts and roaring military engines. We were zipped into a plastic sheet prison as the stream of

2:07.4

yellow-suited half-humans flowed through a makeshift plastic tunnel that led upstairs to my office.

2:15.0

Silence for a few minutes, and then they came slowly down the stairs accompanied by swinging

2:21.4

flashlight beams with the object of their search held tightly in a sealed case gripped by four

2:28.1

carefully stepping men. It was my email inbox. Let's get started with a couple of emails

2:37.2

responding to my episode about the conspiracy theory internet film, Zitegeist. Let's hear from

2:43.4

Nick in Lyle Illinois. This debunking of Zitegeist is not sufficient. You have not fully and exhaustively

2:51.8

cited credible sources yourself, yet you critique Joseph for his lack of proper citation.

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