Yeah… Nah! is your go-to biweekly podcast for a healthy dose of skepticism from the heart of New Zealand. In a world filled with tall tales and dubious claims, your hosts Bronwyn, Mark and Katrina are here to dissect, analyse, and question the local news stories that pique our skeptical interest. From the peculiar to the downright unbelievable, join us and our frequent guests as we navigate the uncharted waters of skepticism in Aotearoa.
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Our latest Episode
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Ringing Diet Immortality
Katrina’s been away on holiday, so we’ve replaced her in this episode with Aaron, an ex Jehovah’s Witness who’s spent some time on the NZ Skeptics committee. Mark and Aaron talk about Aaron’s attempt to prove Mark wrong about Diet Coke, and the lessons learned from this test about blind testing. Bronwyn completes her series […]
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Radical Human Immortality
We figured there was a lot more life in the idea of people trying to live forever, so all three of our podcast hosts this week – Bronwyn, Katrina and Mark – have picked a topic related to human lifespans. Katrina lets us know how long we can expect people to live,…
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Golden Cryonics
Having been a week late with the last episode, we’re following up with an on-time episode, meaning you can listen to Yeah… Nah! two weeks in a row. This week Katrina wonders whether Trump’s Golden Dome idea of a missile defence shield around the US has any merit, and Bronwyn talks about…
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Two Geese Under Mansplaining
As Bronwyn’s been on holiday overseas and come back suffering from food poisoning, we’ve recorded this episode a little late – but we’re sure it’s worth the wait! Mark gives his thoughts on John Campbell’s recent documentary series Under His Command, about the controversial Destiny Church and its leader, “Apostle” Brian Tamaki.…
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Radioactive CCC Octopus
We’re all over the show with our new episode of Yeah… Nah!, starting with Mark talking about his recent visit to another Creationist talk – and this one was as inspiring as it was factual. Katrina’s been concerning herself with the question of whether octopuses are going to take over the world,…
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Catholic EMF Fairy Judge
In this episode of the Yeah… Nah! podcast, the team ponder an email sent in by Barry Lennox, who knows a little more about EMF than the people selling EMF Rocks. Katrina finishes off her series on Sovereign Citizens, looking at how the courts have dealt with the madness, and Bronwyn and…
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SMS Rock Justice
Scams, scams, scams in this episode of the Yeah… Nah! Podcast, with Mark talking about his activism dealing with an NZ Post text-based scam, Bronwyn looking into vastly-overpriced bags of rocks that are supposed to protect you from harmful Electromagnetic radiation, and Katrina documenting how some Sovereign Citizens in New Zealand have…
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SEO Sovereign White House
In this episode of the only official podcast of the NZ Skeptics ever to have existed, Bronwyn is concerned that skeptical slapdowns aren’t enough to keep a good bullshit peddler down, Mark is dismayed at people contacting the NZ Skeptics who want us to try to trick search engines into increasing our…
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Telekinetic Cyclone IQ
In this episode of the Yeah… Nah! podcast, hosts Bronwyn Rideout, Mark Honeychurch and Katrina Borthwick explore the ethical implications of using AI tools when making content for the NZ Skeptics. They discuss recent weather-related scams surrounding Cyclone Alfred, the latest strange trend on TikTok involving telekinesis, and the dubious intellectual claims…
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ISTA QAnon News
In this episode of the Yeah… Nah! podcast, extra special guest James Kerr joins the crew for a conversation about how a fundamental misunderstanding of how government works can lead people to believe in grand conspiracies. Bronwyn gives an update on ISTA, who are currently in a little hot water. And Katrina…