The Skeptic Zone #709 - 8 May 2022

  Show Notes 0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:02:50 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill This week Adrienne finds herself riding shotgun alongside Susan Gerbic as the tour they east coast of the USA. Also we learn about the new award given to Susan for her skeptical activism. Grief Vampires, Wikipedia and More - Presented by Susan Gerbic https://youtu.be/b6_dVTsBcxA 0:13:46 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:22:40 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham Father Figure. Part 2. By Dr Tony Wheeler A look at the truth and the myth behind Father Christmas or Santa Claus. A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 15 No. 4 http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:32:50 A Dive into a Trove A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to "UFOs". http://www.trove.nla.gov.au

• 1991, 22 October - Tharunka - UNSW Student Newspaper
• 1968, 10 June - The Canberra Times
• 1968, 6 June - The Canberra Times
• 1971, 12 July - The Canberra Times
• 1966, 10 October - The Canberra Times
• 1988, 28 January - The Canberra Times