Skeptics with a K
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| Hosted by | Mike Hall Michael "Marsh" Marshall Colin Harris (2009–2014) Alice Howarth (since 2014) |
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| Genre | Scientific skepticism | ||
| Updates | Fortnightly | ||
| Original release | 28 July 2009 – present | ||
| Website | merseysideskeptics.org.uk | ||
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Skeptics with a K (SwaK) is the official podcast of the Merseyside Skeptics Society, a skeptical organisation based in Liverpool, UK.
Skeptics with a K's tagline is "the podcast for science, reason and critical thinking". In concordance with the MSS' name, the podcast's title was chosen to emphasise that, unlike the word 'sceptical' with a c, being 'skeptical' with a k "[is] not about just saying 'no' to things, it's about thinking about them. And we use the American spelling – skeptic – because, in the States, the word isn't as strongly linked to cynicism. It's not seen as being as negative as it is over here." On April Fools' Day 2010, SwaK released a spoof episode titled "Skeptics with a C", in which the hosts departed from their regular skeptical analysis, and suddenly accepted all paranormal and pseudoscientific claims with ease after their normally critical evaluation of the news.
Mike Hall is the main host of Skeptics with a K, doing each episode's intro and pre-recorded outro and editing the podcast's episodes that are recorded on Monday until publishing them on Thursday. He and Michael Marshall, on air steadily referred to as "Marsh", have been present at every episode (except for a few compiled episodes hosted by Mike alone) since its inception. Colin Harris completed the trio with his trademark goodbye "It's been wonderful", but was occasionally absent (for example, at the QED live recordings), and after a period of infrequent stand-ins by others, he decided to quit the show in March 2014 just before the birth of his first child, to dedicate time to his family. He was replaced by MSS secretary Alice Howarth, who was featured on SwaK since April 2014.
The hosts have appeared as guests on other popular podcasts including The Pod Delusion, The Skeptic Zone, Cognitive Dissonance and the Token Skeptic.
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