Talk Tracks Ep 8: The Skeptic Who Couldn’t Debunk The Telepathy Tapes

The Telepathy Tapes

Ky Dickens

Unexplained, Science, Documentary, Soul, Neuroscience, Esp, Nonspeaker, Autism, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Astral Travel, Conciousness, Telepathy, Mind Reading, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode of The Talk Tracks, we meet Becca Cramer—nuclear engineer, mother of two, and self-proclaimed skeptic—who set out to disprove the claims made in The Telepathy Tapes. What began as a rigorous attempt to debunk the series transformed into a months-long investigation that challenged her worldview. Motivated by scientific integrity, Becca combed through over 100 peer-reviewed studies, interviewed experts across fields, and meticulously examined the most common criticisms, including the infamous “ideomotor effect” or "oujia board" effect. But as she dug deeper, she found that many long-held assumptions about spelling, communication, and telepathy didn’t hold up under scrutiny. In a conversation with Telepathy Tapes coordinator Katherine Ellis, Becca shares the “aha” moments that shifted her thinking, the flawed science behind Clever Hans-style dismissals, and how the skepticism that fueled her investigation ultimately opened the door to a more expansive truth. This episode is a powerful reminder: true skepticism isn’t about cynicism—it’s about inquiry, curiosity, and the willingness to evolve in the face of new evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi everyone. I'm Kai Dickens and I'm thrilled to welcome you to the talk tracks.
0:05.0	In this series, we dive deeper into the revelations, challenges, and unexpected truths from the telepathy tapes.
0:12.0	The goal is to explore all the threads that weave together our understanding of reality.
0:16.0	Science, spirituality, and yes, even unexplained things like sci abilities.
0:22.3	If you haven't yet listened to Season 1 of the telepathy tapes, I encourage you to start there.
0:27.4	It lays the foundation for everything we'll be exploring in this journey.
0:31.0	We'll feature conversations with groundbreaking researchers, thinkers, non-speakers, and
0:35.6	experiencers who illuminate the extraordinary connections that may defy explanation today, but won't for long.
0:42.3	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton, who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays. Hello!
0:54.9	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
1:01.3	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
1:05.4	Now that's term time working.
1:07.7	Offered at Amazon.
1:09.3	Ten weeks off guaranteed per year. Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
1:13.2	Conditions apply.
1:16.1	Whoa there. Victoria's had a Friday night to remember. But now she's outside in the pouring rain.
1:22.7	Oh, what? You are joking. I've got no data. How are we going to get home?
1:27.3	But then she remembers she's with EE.
1:29.9	Yes. Uber still works.
1:31.6	So then she...
1:33.4	Uber's on me, guys. Should we get a kebab?
1:35.7	Use essential apps like Uber and WhatsApp even when you run out of data.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 24 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ky Dickens, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Ky Dickens and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.