# Media
# Talk to me
If you would like my opinion on a topic of skeptical interest, please feel free to contact me. I'm happy to give my opinion as Media Spokesperson for the NZ Skeptics (opens new window), Vice President of Humanist NZ (opens new window) or Chair of the Society for Science Based Healthcare (opens new window).
# Mugshots
If you've already talked to me and you're looking for a high quality photo to use to go along with my rambling, check out this page for a few images that are free to use and don't make me look like a total eejit.
# Mentioned, quoted, interviewed
As a part of the roles I've taken on working for charities such as the NZ Skeptics (opens new window), Humanist NZ (opens new window) and the Society for Science Based Healthcare (opens new window), I'm occasionally asked for my opinion on various topics. Sometimes a project I've been working on also makes it into the media. Here are the times that I've been mentioned in the media that I can find online:
# TV
# 1 News
# Protesters push to put Jesus back in Parliamentary prayer
# 7 Sharp
# Religious education row splits Wellington state school community
# Radio
# Radio NZ
# Acupuncture misleading public, says study
# Pharmacy Council moves to change code of ethics over homeopathy
# Skeptical Thoughts
I have spoken regularly on the radio about skepticism with Graeme Hill, first on his Weekend Variety Wireless show on RadioLive, and more recently on MagicTalk. Here's a list of my appearances:
Date | Station | Host | Topics |
2021-12-15 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Brian Tamaki is God, The Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project |
2021-12-08 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Black Oxygen Organics - the new panacea, Sneaky Scientology Duping the Media, Tiger King’s Psychic |
2021-12-01 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Is Celine Dion suffering from vaccine injury?, Tin Foil Treatments, The sad death of Rex Warwood |
2021-11-24 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Look who got themselves arrested, Amy Benjamin "Resigns" from AUT, The Skeptics’ annual conference, Wanaka Health Bridge |
2021-11-17 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Jacinda Ardern is not selling cryptocurrency, Were Satanists involved in the Travis Scott tragedy? |
2021-11-10 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Givealittle being used to fund bogus treatments, JFK Jr is a no-show, Things are a little crazy right now |
2021-11-03 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | How do you measure haunting?, Italian Soldiers are roaming the streets of NZ |
2021-10-27 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Are boats the answer to our rising sea level?, NZ Doctors Called Sarah Speaking Out with Science |
2021-10-20 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by an Asteroid?, Mike Adams behind mass misinformation campaign, Doctors Speaking Out with Science, When Doctors go wrong |
2021-10-13 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Will the US mint a trillion dollar coin?, The big Vaccine Push, Psychic sued for false claims, The thin end of the QAnon wedge |
2021-10-06 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Alex Jones loses in court, again, An evening of I Ching |
2021-09-27 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Wellness Influencers |
2021-07-21 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Conspiracy Farmers, Psychic Kelvin is on tour, Famous actress jailed for her role in NXIVM, When scientists go wrong |
2021-07-07 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Birds aren’t real |
2021-06-30 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Lady Crown, Earth 2, Fun With Numbers! |
2021-06-23 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Petition for a Military Coup in NZ, US Senator has novel plan to combat climate change, Proof of UFOs is "just around the corner"... |
2021-06-16 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | New Freeland, How not to handle a COVID outbreak, German psychic solves yet another case |
2021-06-02 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | The Theosophical Society, Voltex can save 90% on your power bill |
2021-05-26 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Does the COVID vaccine contain a microchip?, Christian Science - neither Christian nor Scientific, UFO sighted in Hawkes Bay |
2021-05-19 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Herbs for weight loss don’t work, Sue Grey may have had a valid point, WTF is Vortex Water? |
2021-05-12 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Evorich - where con, cult and crypto collide, The fastest hands in Russia?, Simon Bridges for Jesus for NZ |
2021-05-05 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Christchurch health clinic bans vaccinated customers, Buy your own Get Out of Jail Free card for only $50, Lies, Damned Lies and shonky Statistics, Conspiracy Theorists are Going Underground |
2021-04-28 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Accelerated Christian Education - ugh, Influential Biologist in New Zealand, Essential Oils may not be so essential after all, TV Psychic didn’t see it coming, Miami School quarantines vaccinated staff members |
2021-04-21 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | The Exclusive Brethren are spying on ex members, Another credulous alt-med article from a Stuff journalist, Are thousands dying from COVID vaccines?, Are Christian men worried about their penis size? |
2021-04-14 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | New COVID misinformation pamphlet, How to help those who have lost their way, The Prince Philip Movement, The Pope is a hologram, Sue Grey update, UFOs over Melbourne? |
2021-04-07 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Evergreen’s sins go beyond blocking the Suez Canal, Homeopathic Hippo Sweat Sun Block, Sue Grey is threatening to sue the Government, A timely reminder for schools |
2021-03-31 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Is BitCoin like a Ponzi Scheme?, A BitCoin Primer |
2021-03-24 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Football Index is nothing more than a Ponzi Scheme, Should we worry about LED bulbs?, Oumuamua probably isn’t aliens, Freedom Rally, Prayers @ Parliament |
2021-03-17 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Builders Of The Adytum, Should we be worried about blood clots?, Football Index is just a Ponzi Scheme, The Luck of the Cantabrians, Christchurch massacre conspiracy theories, An Open Letter to Plan B, QAnon 2.0?, Beware of Scientologists Bearing Gifts |
2021-03-10 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Cat Buttons |
2021-01-17 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Lockdown Protests, Psychic Predictions |
2021-01-01 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | 2020 In Review |
2020-08-18 | MagicTalk | Graeme Hill | Medical Myths |
2018-12-16 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Blasphemy Law repeal passes second reading, SleepDrops in Trouble, Another Te Kiri Gold celebrity endorsement |
2018-12-02 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Ark Man, MoE Religious Instruction Guidelines Consultation, Go Green Expo full of woo yet again |
2018-11-04 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Asia Bibi is Acquitted, Jesus for NZ, OBDII Fuel Saver, SleepDrops is fundraising |
2018-10-28 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | HRV fined for false claims, Can natural health products be bad for you?, Blasphemy law likely to be removed in Ireland |
2018-10-14 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | I tried Kangen Water, Have I been hacked?, Pakistanis trying to influence justice, Australian Bent Spoon winner |
2018-09-30 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | A meeting with ex Jehovah's Witnesses, I went back to the OTO, Backward step at the World Health Organisation |
2018-09-16 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | Hikoi of a Poisoned Nation, Church Visits, Alex Jones is losing his grip, Indian Scammers |
2018-09-02 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Catholic Church Abuse, Wellington's "Allergy" Expo, Jehovah's Witnesses recommend staying with an abusive partner, Khandallah School allowing evangelism |
2018-08-19 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | My JW weekend |
2018-08-05 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Humanist Conference, QAnon |
2018-07-22 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Alternative cancer therapies linked to earlier death, Prophet Arrested for Attempted Resurrection, Visa issues for International Humanists, Massive payout for talc "victims" |
2018-07-08 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Bullet repelling magic in Nigeria, New HIV vaccine, but is it a made up disease?, HRV admits they deceived customers, Chiropractors finding it hard to be ethical |
2018-06-24 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Cannabis Oil for cancer, again..., Government hoping to scrap blasphemy law, Is hot dog water good for you?, LED lights are apparently not safe for us |
2018-06-10 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Dr Oz promoting Astrology, Shakti Mat, NHS defends its decision to dump homeopathy, NZ Doctor complains to ASA about weet-bix |
2018-05-27 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | First NZ Flat Earth Conference, Kangen Water has made the news again :(, New search for Loch Ness Monster, Dr Oz to join Trump's health focused Presidential Council, Spirit Whisperer guilty of indecent assault |
2018-05-13 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Does your star sign dictate how you drive?, Healing Crystals, Dawkins has been to visit NZ, Personalised Vitamins |
2018-04-29 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Dr Google, Homeopaths trying to "cure" Autism, Ken Ring is predicting earthquakes again, V2K - what is it? |
2018-04-15 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Therapeutic Mushroom Coffee, The US is losing the war on ignorance, Did NASA Astronauts see aliens?, The Keeper of the Secrets |
2018-04-08 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Call for government funding of natural therapies, New NZ Diet aid Calocurb launched, Does god hate vaccines?, Who cons the conmen? |
2018-03-18 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | Is Dunedin's Regent Theatre Haunted?, Local psychic plays the odds, gets lucky, Auckland woman builds fence to keep radiation out, Quack "doctor" opens up clinic in Auckland |
2018-03-11 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | New Zealand's own Fantastical AI, Reiki Meeting in New Plymouth, Is the US ignoring UFOs? |
2018-02-25 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Attack Survivor has to defend himself, Teen Lays Eggs, Pastafarianism Knocked Back, NZ Herald Promoting Animal Quackery, Memorising a big number will create a black hole? |
2018-02-11 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | The ASA has written some new guidelines… and they're crap!, Can Cannabis Cure Cancer?, Elon Musk proves the earth is round - or does he?, Homeopathy Course Cancelled at Canadian College, Raw Water is Daft |
2018-01-28 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Treating Bears with Acupuncture, Peppering of Rabbits?, Unvaccinated Pets, Scientology in Disguise, Another quake prediction |
2018-01-21 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | Grounding, Ex naturopath being sued, Homeopathic treatment for Autism? |
2017-12-17 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | UK has scrapped useless treatments, My visit to the OTO, First Pastafarian Citizenship in NZ, Spontaneous Human Combustion in London, Nonsense Pharmacy to open in Wellington |
2017-12-03 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | Acupuncture websites are misleading, Gluckman talks about science denialism, Most UK Water Boards use dowsing, Holes in popular conspiracy theories |
2017-11-12 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Go Green Expo still full of woo, Ghost in TradeMe mirror, Sexual Harassment of kids is okay, because of Joseph and Mary?, Dr Libby Weaver hits the news - twice |
2017-11-05 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Auckland thinking of dropping Glyphosate, NZ Skeptics conference in Wellington, Women Stranded at Sea for 5 months, Children handed religious tracts at Halloween |
2017-10-15 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Doterra selling cancer cure in NZ, Breast Milk Soap, Christchurch private detective offering lie detector test which is unlikely to work |
2017-10-08 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | Sun protection pill goes on sale in NZ, New healing device about to go on sale in NZ, Conspiracy Theorists waste no time after Las Vegas shooting |
2017-10-01 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | The Apocalypse has been moved, The FreeMan movement/Sovereign Citizens, Some great common sense advice from Rob Stock at Stuff |
2017-09-03 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | One-sided article updated after complaint, Nonsense book gets free media coverage, Newshub thought a picture of someone holding something rectangular was newsworthy, Iraq was Invaded because they had a stargate |
2017-08-27 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Naturopath Implicated in Cancer Deaths, Satanic Panic |
2017-08-06 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Daughter conned into selling her possessions, Haunted Doll "strikes" again, Jacinta Ardern Conspiracy!, Finally, a skeptical story about Lotto |
2017-07-30 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | There a major conspiracy theory I've never heard of!, Rural US Doctor may have to leave NZ, Sensing Murder hasn't helped NZ Police |
2017-07-16 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | GMO Bananas may save lives, Gifting Circles now illegal, Siggi Henry profiled in the Spinoff, Vaxxed is still a nuisance in NZ |
2017-07-02 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Baby kept sick by mother's bad decision, InfoWars promotes theory that NASA keeps slave kids on Mars, I went to a Scientology Event |
2017-06-18 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | Breatharians make Dangerous Claims, Probable nonsense promoted at Hamilton Fieldays, Auckland Church Promoting Magical Oil, I was visited by Jehovah's Witnesses |
2017-06-11 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Apparently I need a colonic, Credulous alt-med article on Radio NZ, Aussie shows how lax sham journals can be |
2017-06-04 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Robert Bigelow believes aliens are on earth, USA "pulls out" of the Paris Climate Accord, Nice article about Dave Hansford and 1080, Don't put ground up wasp's nest in your vagina |
2017-05-21 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Proof of a flat earth, Blasphemy Law may finally be repealed, Proof that people were in NZ before Maori? |
2017-05-07 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Te Kiri Gold makers forced to release a statement, Nigel Antony Gray Still Crazy |
2017-04-23 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Arise Church, Kelvin Cruickshank talks to Jonah Lomu |
2017-04-09 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Te Kiri Gold Cancer "Treatment" on sale, Otago Uni Screened Vaxxed |
2017-04-02 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Citizen Science and Planet 9, Vaxxed Premiered at Reading Cinemas LynnMall, NASA spends over $1 million on theology |
2017-03-26 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Census adds new non-religious categories, Shaquille O'Neal believes in a flat earth?, I wrote a letter to the NZ Medical Journal |
2017-03-19 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Australian who faked cancer diagnosis and cure found guilty, Interview with Sensing Murder producers |
2017-03-05 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | My Visit to faith healer Father John Rea |
2017-02-19 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Homeopathic Teething Tablets linked to US deaths for sale in NZ, Strange lottery "tactic" - buying multiple tickets with the same numbers, Vaxxed movie showing in Auckland in April, Whales were stranded by "weather modification" technology |
2017-02-05 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Ex fraudster released early trying alternative cancer treatment, Ricky Gervais talks about science vs belief, Scientology out on the streets in Grafton |
2017-01-29 | RadioLive | Ryan Bradley | Kiwi Creationism |
2017-01-22 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Scientology "Ideal Org" Grand Opening |
2016-12-18 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Colin Meads using "magic water" for his cancer, Fiji Government conned by scam artist, MMM Scam hits Nigeria, Applied Kinesiology, Earthquake "predictor" shows his true colours |
2016-12-04 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | NZ Skeptics Conference |
2016-11-27 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Bioptron call me, Skeptics Conference, Lots of earthquake nonsense |
2016-11-13 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | The Vice President-Elect is crazy!, Go Green Expo full of woo |
2016-10-21 | RadioLive | Peter Elliott | Indonesian "Bigfoot" caught on camera, Chinese Man telling women's futures by touching their breasts!, MedSafe has registered over a thousand unproven homeopathic health products as medicines, Rival "health" bracelet sellers in NZ end up in punch-up |
2016-09-25 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Anti Fluoride Group to promote DHB Candidates, Dodgy Thai cancer clinic criticised, Homeopathy Column removed from local paper, New Sensing Murder Episode being recorded |
2016-09-18 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Free Effective Altruism book, Atheist documentary maker comes to NZ, Homeopathy Column being removed from local paper, Stuff uncritically publishes more medical nonsense, Trump gets medical opinion from Oz |
2016-08-28 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | We should all drink alcohol for our health, Chiropractic for Pregnancy Issues?, Are processed foods causing mental illness?, SBH press complaints |
2016-08-21 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Brian Cox argues with Australian senator about climate change, Not all water in NZ is chlorinated, Stuff article on superfoods actually talks sense!, Naturopathic Murder, Witch Doctor in Wellington |
2016-08-07 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | David Icke Auckland Talk |
2016-07-17 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Muslim call "For Public Purity", asking for people to hide dogs, appears to be a hoax, Sad news for Pastafarianism, FYI needs help categorising OIA requests, The NZ Herald does it again with "natural" remedies for glandular fever, US Pastor says that Pokemon are "digital demons" |
2016-07-10 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Bee Venom is supposedly an effective cosmetic, Noah's Ark "replica" opens in Kentucky, US, US man thinks he knows "the secret" to winning the lottery, Sensing murder episodes are being rerun on TVNZ |
2016-07-03 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Christchurch City Council to reduce use of weedkiller, 110 Nobel laureates tell Greenpeace they are wrong about GMOs, Jail time for dad who treated son's meningitis with alternative treatments, Ken Ring tells people not to trust anything |
2016-06-26 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | 1,000 UK Vets say homeopathy should be banned, Tony Robbins followers injured walking on hot coals, NZ Herald prints article saying that taking selfies can damage your skin, Stuff removes article on Colloidal Silver, Blink-182 Guitarist denies he's left band to chase UFOs |
2016-06-19 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Beauty Clinics are treating people instead of referring them, Bilderberg Group meeting in Watford, England, CYF can't say if they pay for alternative treatments, UFO Spotted in Christchurch, Dr Shaun Holt warns about cancer cures |
2016-06-12 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Singer Bobby Brown claims he had sex with a ghost, Climate change deniers added to Christchurch coastal erosion panel, National MP Maureen Pugh 'doesn't believe in pharmaceutical drugs', Alt Med peddler Chris Savage stopped at Auckland airport, Dodgy claims made about sawdust therapy in Auckland |
2016-06-05 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Osteopath admits performing acupuncture without qualifications, Family First research 'high school level' statistics, 1080 blamed for kiwi bird deaths, Rush Limbaugh weighs in on Harambe the gorilla |
2016-04-17 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Claims chiropractors can treat ADHD, allergies 'misleading' customers, Family First vows to fight move to de-register it as charity, Water fluoridation - DHBs to take control from councils under Govt proposal, Luckiest Lotto stores revealed, Skeptics' visit to the Mind Body Spirit Fair, Former anti-vaxxer's emotional plea following newborn daughter contracting whooping cough |
2016-03-13 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Ten of the healthiest herbs and spices to keep you fighting fit, Adult Coloring Books and Mandalas, A Warning For Christians, The Mandela Effect, Call for council to make Christchurch parks spray-free |
2016-02-28 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Acupuncture Works! (Not really), NZ gets its first Flying Spaghetti Monster marriage celebrant, Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay more than AU$100 million in suit linking talcum powder to ovarian cancer, Sydney IV.ME clinic closed after client hospitalised, NZ Natural Health Products Bill |
2016-02-21 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Homeopathy effective for 0 out of 68 illnesses, study finds, Sea monster washes up in Australia, Justice Scalia murder conspiracy, Texas Board of Education hopeful believes Obama was a homosexual prostitute, Shane Warne believes alien experiments turned monkeys into humans |
2016-02-14 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Bags with coins in spotted at Muriwai Cafe, David Icke Coming to New Zealand, Whakatane flip-flops on fluoride, Fast food Fakery, New video of 'Yeti' at ski resort sparks Internet debate |
2016-02-07 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Are antioxidant-rich products good for us?, KFC wins payout over China mutant chicken rumours, Sandy Hook truther to face jury, Split verdict for 'pH Miracle' author, Jonathan Sarfati's New Zealand Visit, Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize |
2015-12-13 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Save the Wellington Astrology Centre, Faith healer Rod Parsley seeks conventional treatment for throat cancer, Eighty children get chickenpox at school that calls for 'tolerance' of vaccine dodgers, Disciplined osteopath George McKenzie yet to apologise, Bronx priest stole more than $1M from two NYC churches, Marlborough clairvoyant steals $250,000 from couple in rest home, Anti-vaxxer's baby hospitalised with whooping cough |
2015-11-15 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | End of the World Predictions |
2015-10-11 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | The world ends... again, Perth Electrical Engineer finds errors in climate models, Online real estate agency offers ghost-free home certification, NHS wants to employ a Spiritual Healer, Zimbabwe prophet's attempt to prove he can walk on air' falls flat, MagneSleep lost an ASA complaint |
2015-10-04 | RadioLive | Simon Pound | Clairvoyant solves phantom freaking out Dunedin, Haka gives ABs more than a psychological lift, NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars, Doctors and pharmacists clash over complementary medicines, More sex for a healthy prostate - report |
2015-09-27 | RadioLive | Simon Pound | California's Drought Is A Government Conspiracy, Kiwi traveller in Peru dies after Amazon drug ritual, Dalai Lama Says a Female Successor Should Be Very Attractive, Blood Moon on September 28 will bring huge earth-destroying earthquakes, Jesus brain scan a miracle |
2015-09-20 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | GOP Candidates and Vaccines, IgNobel Prizes, Appetite for diet supplements benefits few, experts say |
2015-08-16 | RadioLive | Graeme Hill | Advertising Standards Authority Complaints, Martin Harris is Supreme Winner at the Pharmacy Awards, Dr Jim Mason - Creationist, Bravo Award, Waisake Naholo's miracle healing, Resene Promotes Colour Therapy |
# Podcasts
I've spoken, on behalf of the NZ Skeptics and the Society for Science Based Healthcare, with a couple of skeptical podcasts in the past.
# The Skeptic Zone
# #428 - 1.Jan.2017
# #334 - 15.Mar.2015
# Token Skeptic
# Episode One Hundred And Eighty Seven – On The Society For Science Based Healthcare
# Skepticism Today
For a while myself and some friends from Skeptics in the Pub created our own podcast, Skepticism Today (opens new window). It was great fun, but unfortunately the amount of work it took to record edit the podcast took its toll. I'm still hoping to resurrect the show at some point.