The Skeptic Zone

The Skeptic Zone #399 - 12.June.2016


Listen Later

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders

0:09:18 Labor scraps rebates for natural therapies Taxpayers won't be subsidising them if Bill Shorten becomes prime minister. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen announced on Friday that from July 1, 2017, taxpayer-funded private health insurance rebates would no longer be available for natural therapies.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/06/10/labor-scraps-rebates-natural-therapies

0:12:10 The Good Thinking Society welcomes NHS Liverpool CCG’s report on homeopathy funding Continued funding or end of funding to be decided on June 14. The Good Thinking Society welcomed a report from NHS Liverpool CCG on the subject of homeopathy, which showed overwhelming support from Liverpool residents for an end to funding.

http://goodthinkingsociety.org/the-good-thinking-society-welcomes-nhs-liverpool-ccgs-report-on-homeopathy-funding/

0:16:24 Does Naturopathy work? The truth about ‘natural’ medicine - Shelley Stocken Recent reports of a Sydney naturopath allegedly endangering the life of a baby; the son of a naturopath shunning radiotherapy for “alternative therapies”; and a disgraced Gold Coast doctor turning to naturopathy rather than maintaining her registration raise the question, what’s the deal with naturopathy?

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/does-naturopathy-work-the-truth-about-natural-medicine/news-story/ebba033e2bad6801f736db1a9235cc9e

0:22:53 Dr Brad McKay on TV Dr Brad appears on TODAY Extra and calls out homeopathy for what it is! What do the viewers think?

https://www.9now.com.au/today/2016/clip-cip8uo3fo000o0jo4cdezivrw/b86e4809-12aa-46c6-b558-62964b24b04a

0:31:46 Failed stockbroking firm consulting a psychic Glenn Rosewall, executive chairman of the failed stockbroking firm BBY, was consulting a psychic and ‘vibrational healer’ for at least 12 months prior to the firm’s demise, according to sources.

http://www.skeptics.com.au/2016/06/01/boss-of-failed-stockbroking-firm-sought-business-advice-from-pyschic/

0:37:43 Threats of assault against Reasonable Hank Explicit and direct threats of physical assault towards the blogger uploaded to facebook.

https://reasonablehank.com/2016/06/10/shawn-dhu-posts-video-threats-of-assault-against-reasonable-hank/

 

 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Skeptic ZoneBy Richard Saunders

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

112 ratings


More shows like The Skeptic Zone

View all
Big Picture Science by Big Picture Science

Big Picture Science

929 Listeners

Astronomy Cast by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay

Astronomy Cast

2,846 Listeners

Skeptoid by Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

2,660 Listeners

MonsterTalk by Blake Smith

MonsterTalk

1,112 Listeners

Skeptics with a K by Skeptic Media Limited

Skeptics with a K

426 Listeners

TheThinkingAtheist by The Thinking Atheist

TheThinkingAtheist

2,840 Listeners

Cognitive Dissonance by Atheist and Skeptical News

Cognitive Dissonance

4,035 Listeners

The Scathing Atheist by Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

The Scathing Atheist

3,207 Listeners

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria by Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

959 Listeners

The Skepticrat by Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

The Skepticrat

1,981 Listeners

God Awful Movies by Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

God Awful Movies

2,580 Listeners

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP by TheESP.eu

The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESP

13 Listeners

SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy by Stuart Gary

SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy

297 Listeners

Squaring the Strange by Ben Radford, Celestia Ward and Pascual Romero

Squaring the Strange

91 Listeners

The Know Rogan Experience by Cross Pond Productions

The Know Rogan Experience

734 Listeners