by Alex Tsakiris | Jan 3 | Spirituality
David Mathisen has discovered an ancient, language told through the constellations of the night’s sky. photo by: Skeptiko Alex Tsakiris: Today we welcome David Mathisen to Skeptiko. David is the author of Star Myths of the World, Volume One, Two and Three, along...
by Alex Tsakiris | Dec 21 | Skepticism
Robert Bonomo is a Gnostic 9-11 Truther who reads Tarot and writes for “deplorable” websites — my kind of alt-media journalist. photo by: Skeptiko Alex Tsakiris: Today’s guest is a blogger, novelist, a anarcho-capitalist—we’ll have to ask him about...
by Alex Tsakiris | Sep 21 | Consciousness Science, Near-Death Experience
New Near-Death Experience research from Dr. Jeffrey Long challenges science’s understanding of the afterlife. photo by: Skeptiko We’ve covered a lot of Near-Death experience science over the years, but I can’t think of a more important book than Dr....
by Alex Tsakiris | Jul 5 | Consciousness Research
Writer and filmmaker Paul Davids has documented over 100 after death communications with Forrest Ackerman. photo by: Paul Davids To paraphrase an old saying, “some of us go seeking after-death communication, other have after-death communication thrust upon us.”...
by Alex Tsakiris | May 10 | Consciousness Science
Dr. Sean Carroll makes science’s meaningless universe meme sound palatable in his new book, The Big Picture. photo by: Awesome Inc Dr. Sean Carroll is a Harvard trained, Cal Tech theoretical physicist with a long list of fellowships, awards and bestselling...
by Alex Tsakiris | Apr 26 | Consciousness Science
Dr. Bernardo Kastrup explores his new found respect for religious myths in, More Than Allegory. photo by: Bernardo Kastrup Today we welcome Dr. Bernard Kastrup back to skeptiko to talk about his new book, More Than Allegory. In the book, Kastrup explores the potential...
by Alex Tsakiris | Mar 29 | Skepticism
Rick Archer from Buddha at the Gas Pump provides a demonstration of challenging beliefs on global warming. photo by: Khuroshvili Ilya As I was putting the final touches on this show, I was reminded of a story I heard on the terrific podcast and NPR radio show, This...
by Alex Tsakiris | Mar 4 | Near-Death Experience
The International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS) claims their association with Eckankar is not different from other religious groups. photo by: Michael Swan I live in San Diego, California. As much as I love it here, the move to Southern California was a...
by Alex Tsakiris | Feb 3 | Others
Nancy Talbott claims to have unlocked crop circle science. Matt Williams is a crop circle maker encountering the paranormal in his circles. Why are they at odds? photo by: Gary S On this episode of Skeptiko, I return to a topic that’s haunted me for awhile. I’m...