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Skeptoid #266: Feedback through a Fine Toothed Comb

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

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

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2011

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Prepare to have your mind blown by these listener emails from conspiracy theorists.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Today, I couldn't resist but share a few listener emails that are so far off the rails

0:08.6

that it's hard to believe they were written in earnest by actual people.

0:13.0

Why?

0:14.0

Because there is value in studying these and in learning to reply to them.

0:18.4

The fact is that for better or worse, emails like these do, indeed, represent the honest

0:23.7

mindset of a certain percentage of our fellow humans.

0:27.6

So this is an exercise in learning to do better.

0:32.1

Listener Feedback is coming right up on Skeptoid.

0:41.2

Hey everyone, Brian here.

0:42.8

A quick favor.

0:44.1

We are conducting an audience survey.

0:46.6

We'd be really grateful if you could take just a few minutes and answer our survey.

0:50.9

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

0:54.3

the whole free podcast ecosystem flourish.

0:57.9

So please check it out.

0:59.6

Also surveys are fun.

1:00.8

You get to talk about yourself.

1:02.8

Please visit survey.prx.org slash Skeptoid to take the survey today.

1:10.0

That's survey.prx.org slash SKEPTOID.

1:17.8

Thanks.

1:23.6

For listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:28.4

Feedback through a fine toothed comb.

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