2021

Here are the topics I chose to talk about on RadioLive for the year. Some of them may not have been mentioned on the radio due to a lack of time.

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• 31 March 2021

• Is BitCoin like a Ponzi Scheme?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: BitCoin, CryptoCurrency, Ponzi Scheme, Scam

  5 min read, 925 words. Continue Reading...

• A BitCoin Primer

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: BitCoin, CryptoCurrency

• 24 March 2021

• Football Index is nothing more than a Ponzi Scheme

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pyramid, Ponzi, Scam

• Should we worry about LED bulbs?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, LED

  3 min read, 525 words. Continue Reading...

• Freedom Rally

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, COVID

  3 min read, 460 words. Continue Reading...

• Prayers @ Parliament

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion, Politics

  2 min read, 389 words. Continue Reading...

• Oumuamua probably isn’t aliens

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Aliens

  2 min read, 388 words. Continue Reading...

• 17 March 2021

• Builders Of The Adytum

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion

  3 min read, 482 words. Continue Reading...

• Should we be worried about blood clots?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Vaccines, AstraZeneca

  1 min read, 201 words. Continue Reading...

• The Luck of the Cantabrians

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Luck, Superstition

  2 min read, 271 words. Continue Reading...

• Football Index is just a Ponzi Scheme

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Scam, Ponzi Scheme

  6 min read, 1094 words. Continue Reading...

• Christchurch massacre conspiracy theories

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  4 min read, 697 words. Continue Reading...

• An Open Letter to Plan B

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: COVID, Vaccines

  2 min read, 325 words. Continue Reading...

• Beware of Scientologists Bearing Gifts

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Scientology, Cult

  2 min read, 375 words. Continue Reading...

• QAnon 2.0?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Sabmyk, QAnon

  2 min read, 228 words. Continue Reading...

• 10 March 2021

• Cat Buttons

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Cat

  4 min read, 725 words. Continue Reading...

• 8 March 2021

• Worried about 5G? There’s a pill for that!

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, 5G

  2 min read, 369 words. Continue Reading...

• An unexpected endorsement for the COVID vaccine

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: COVID, Vaccines

  2 min read, 310 words. Continue Reading...

• Skeptics 0, Ken Ring 1

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience

  6 min read, 1014 words. Continue Reading...

• 22 February 2021

• Billy Te Kahika has Quit

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Politics

  1 min read, 183 words. Continue Reading...

• Grant Robertson has Had Enough

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Politics

  3 min read, 403 words. Continue Reading...

• A local Psychic has Guessed Wrong

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychic

  1 min read, 201 words. Continue Reading...

• Rush Limbaugh has Died

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Politics

• Conspiracy spam

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Spam

• 1 February 2021

• Jewish space laser

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Antisemitism

  2 min read, 363 words. Continue Reading...

• Ngaire McCarthy

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Atheism, Obituary

  2 min read, 358 words. Continue Reading...

• Reiki is here to save us all

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Alternative Medicine, Reiki

  4 min read, 733 words. Continue Reading...

• 17 January 2021

• Lockdown Protests

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Protesters, Lockdown

  7 min read, 1311 words. Continue Reading...

• Psychic Predictions

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychic, Predictions

• 11 January 2021

• A Faraday Cage to protect you from WiFi

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Scam, Faraday Cage, Technology

  1 min read, 109 words. Continue Reading...

• Auckland Lockdown Protest

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Politics, Billy TK, Advance NZ

  4 min read, 638 words. Continue Reading...

• Musical Vaccine

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Vaccines

  2 min read, 260 words. Continue Reading...

• Beware of JP Sears

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, JP Sears

  1 min read, 163 words. Continue Reading...

• 1 January 2021

• 2020 In Review

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Review, 2020

  14 min read, 2641 words. Continue Reading...

• 26 May 2021

• Does the COVID vaccine contain a microchip?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Conspiracy, COVID

  4 min read, 789 words. Continue Reading...

• Christian Science - neither Christian nor Scientific

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion, Christian Science

  4 min read, 743 words. Continue Reading...

• UFO sighted in Hawkes Bay

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: UFOs

  4 min read, 693 words. Continue Reading...

• 19 May 2021

• Herbs for weight loss don’t work

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Alternative Medicine, Herbal Remedies

  3 min read, 479 words. Continue Reading...

• Sue Grey may have had a valid point

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, COVID

  4 min read, 749 words. Continue Reading...

• WTF is Vortex Water?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience

  3 min read, 455 words. Continue Reading...

• 12 May 2021

• Evorich - where con, cult and crypto collide

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Scam, Cryptocurrency

  5 min read, 830 words. Continue Reading...

• The fastest hands in Russia?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Trickery

  3 min read, 588 words. Continue Reading...

• Simon Bridges for Jesus for NZ

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion

  3 min read, 576 words. Continue Reading...

• 5 May 2021

• Buy your own Get Out of Jail Free card for only $50

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Sovereign Citizen

  5 min read, 821 words. Continue Reading...

• Christchurch health clinic bans vaccinated customers

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, COVID

  3 min read, 443 words. Continue Reading...

• Lies, Damned Lies and shonky Statistics

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Media, Statistics

  3 min read, 457 words. Continue Reading...

• Conspiracy Theorists are Going Underground

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Social Media

  2 min read, 349 words. Continue Reading...

• 28 April 2021

• Accelerated Christian Education - ugh

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion

• Influential Biologist in New Zealand

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience

• Essential Oils may not be so essential after all

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Alternative Medicine, Essential Oils

• Miami School quarantines vaccinated staff members

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, COVID

• TV Psychic didn’t see it coming

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychic

• 21 April 2021

• Another credulous alt-med article from a Stuff journalist

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, COVID

  2 min read, 370 words. Continue Reading...

• The Exclusive Brethren are spying on ex members

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, COVID

• Are thousands dying from COVID vaccines?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, COVID

  5 min read, 915 words. Continue Reading...

• Are Christian men worried about their penis size?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience

  2 min read, 348 words. Continue Reading...

• 14 April 2021

• New COVID misinformation pamphlet

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, COVID

  2 min read, 314 words. Continue Reading...

• The Pope is a hologram

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion, Conspiracy

  2 min read, 332 words. Continue Reading...

• How to help those who have lost their way

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  5 min read, 872 words. Continue Reading...

• The Prince Philip Movement

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion

  2 min read, 225 words. Continue Reading...

• Sue Grey update

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Politics, COVID

  3 min read, 403 words. Continue Reading...

• UFOs over Melbourne?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: UFO

  1 min read, 128 words. Continue Reading...

• 7 April 2021

• Homeopathic Hippo Sweat Sun Block

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Alternative Medicine, Homeopathy, Sun Screen, Hippo

  3 min read, 473 words. Continue Reading...

• Evergreen’s sins go beyond blocking the Suez Canal

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  2 min read, 302 words. Continue Reading...

• Sue Grey is threatening to sue the Government

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Politics, COVID

  3 min read, 486 words. Continue Reading...

• A timely reminder for schools

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Schools, Secularism

  9 min read, 1702 words. Continue Reading...

• 6 October 2021

• An evening of I Ching

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, I Ching

  4 min read, 677 words. Continue Reading...

• Alex Jones loses in court, again

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Alex Jones

  2 min read, 345 words. Continue Reading...

• 27 September 2021

• Wellness Influencers

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: COVID, Conspiracy, Vaccines, Influencers

  5 min read, 803 words. Continue Reading...

• 20 September 2021

• Conversion Conversation

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Religion, Conversion Therapy

  2 min read, 362 words. Continue Reading...

• No, Steve from Blue’s Clues did not leave to join the Army

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Blue's Clues

  4 min read, 675 words. Continue Reading...

• 6 September 2021

• Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Skeptics in the Pub, Newton

  2 min read, 388 words. Continue Reading...

• Don’t take Horse Dewormer

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: COVID, Ivermectin

  4 min read, 687 words. Continue Reading...

• The Satanists are doing god’s work

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Satanism, Secularism

  4 min read, 724 words. Continue Reading...

• 22 August 2021

• Lockdown Bingo

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: COVID, Lockdown, Arrests

  7 min read, 1226 words. Continue Reading...

• An alternative legal opinion

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: COVID, Lockdown

  2 min read, 302 words. Continue Reading...

• (Another) Psychic Failure

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: COVID, Lockdown

  1 min read, 96 words. Continue Reading...

• 9 August 2021

• Hate Speech Submission

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Free Speech

  7 min read, 1256 words. Continue Reading...

• QAnonsense

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, QAnon

  2 min read, 349 words. Continue Reading...

• 21 July 2021

• Psychic Kelvin is on tour

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychics

  3 min read, 502 words. Continue Reading...

• Famous actress jailed for her role in NXIVM

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Cults

  3 min read, 585 words. Continue Reading...

• Conspiracy Farmers

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  3 min read, 410 words. Continue Reading...

• When scientists go wrong

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Retraction

  2 min read, 361 words. Continue Reading...

• 7 July 2021

• Birds aren’t real

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Poe's Law

  3 min read, 445 words. Continue Reading...

• 30 June 2021

• Earth 2

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Scam, Gaming

  4 min read, 782 words. Continue Reading...

• Fun With Numbers!

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Numerology

  6 min read, 1097 words. Continue Reading...

• Lady Crown

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Sovereign Citizen

  4 min read, 701 words. Continue Reading...

• 23 June 2021

• US Senator has novel plan to combat climate change

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Climate Change

  3 min read, 552 words. Continue Reading...

• Petition for a Military Coup in NZ

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Coup

  4 min read, 708 words. Continue Reading...

• Proof of UFOs is "just around the corner"...

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: UFOs

  5 min read, 926 words. Continue Reading...

• 16 June 2021

• New Freeland

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Sovereign Citizen

  5 min read, 860 words. Continue Reading...

• How not to handle a COVID outbreak

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Alternative Medicine, COVID

  4 min read, 625 words. Continue Reading...

• German psychic solves yet another case

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychic

  5 min read, 888 words. Continue Reading...

• 2 June 2021

• The Theosophical Society

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion

  3 min read, 466 words. Continue Reading...

• Voltex can save 90% on your power bill

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Scam, Pseudoscience

  4 min read, 800 words. Continue Reading...

• 15 December 2021

• Brian Tamaki is God

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Religion

  3 min read, 440 words. Continue Reading...

• The Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychics

  4 min read, 760 words. Continue Reading...

• 8 December 2021

• Black Oxygen Organics - the new panacea

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Alternative Medicine

  5 min read, 841 words. Continue Reading...

• Tiger King’s Psychic

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychic

  3 min read, 454 words. Continue Reading...

• Sneaky Scientology Duping the Media

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Scientology

  3 min read, 470 words. Continue Reading...

• 1 December 2021

• Is Celine Dion suffering from vaccine injury?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Vaccines

  4 min read, 718 words. Continue Reading...

• Tin Foil Treatments

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Alternative Medicine

  5 min read, 839 words. Continue Reading...

• The sad death of Rex Warwood

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  4 min read, 648 words. Continue Reading...

• 24 November 2021

• Look who got themselves arrested

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, Sovereign Citizen

  2 min read, 379 words. Continue Reading...

• Amy Benjamin "Resigns" from AUT

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  3 min read, 417 words. Continue Reading...

• The Skeptics’ annual conference

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Skeptics

  3 min read, 482 words. Continue Reading...

• Wanaka Health Bridge

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience

  3 min read, 579 words. Continue Reading...

• 17 November 2021

• Were Satanists involved in the Travis Scott tragedy?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Satanism

  3 min read, 468 words. Continue Reading...

• Jacinda Ardern is not selling cryptocurrency

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Cryptocurrency, Scam

  5 min read, 979 words. Continue Reading...

• 10 November 2021

• Givealittle being used to fund bogus treatments

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Scam

  4 min read, 727 words. Continue Reading...

• JFK Jr is a no-show

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: QAnon, Conspiracy

  3 min read, 434 words. Continue Reading...

• Things are a little crazy right now

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Vaccines, Conspiracy

  3 min read, 486 words. Continue Reading...

• 3 November 2021

• How do you measure haunting?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Ghosts

  4 min read, 781 words. Continue Reading...

• Italian Soldiers are roaming the streets of NZ

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  2 min read, 394 words. Continue Reading...

• 27 October 2021

• Are boats the answer to our rising sea level?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Climate Change

  2 min read, 302 words. Continue Reading...

• NZ Doctors Called Sarah Speaking Out with Science

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Vaccines

  3 min read, 536 words. Continue Reading...

• 20 October 2021

• Were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by an Asteroid?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Religion

  5 min read, 814 words. Continue Reading...

• Doctors Speaking Out with Science

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Vaccines

  4 min read, 661 words. Continue Reading...

• Mike Adams behind mass misinformation campaign

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Scam

  3 min read, 431 words. Continue Reading...

• When Doctors go wrong

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Vaccines

  3 min read, 552 words. Continue Reading...

• 13 October 2021

• Will the US mint a trillion dollar coin?

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy

  2 min read, 270 words. Continue Reading...

• Psychic sued for false claims

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Psychic, Scam

  3 min read, 564 words. Continue Reading...

• The big Vaccine Push

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Vaccines

  3 min read, 484 words. Continue Reading...

• The thin end of the QAnon wedge

  Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Conspiracy, QAnon

  4 min read, 619 words. Continue Reading...