Wolife6020 joined us this week to chat flying and flat Earthers. What a legend!You can find his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Wolfie6020Have a great Xmas and we'll see you again in January

Author Marcus Chown joined me this week to discuss his brilliant books and the plight of the misinformation pandemic.The Ascent of Gravity: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ascent-Gravity-Understand-Explains-Everything-ebook/dp/B01JM9PR52/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ascent+of+gravity&qid=1637135735&qsid=262-1729873-0057205&sr=8-1&sres=147460188X%2CB005BMN446%2C0141984961%2CB08ZXSFZB2%2C0571366716%2C0241985617%2C0241957354%2CB00DWLK8LA%2CB06W9KBZ2Z%2CB007KMP4JI%2CB09GJS7RX2%2CB08DDF8878%2CB00ADNP0Y0%2C0367263335%2CB0956JPVF5%2CB00CYGFW60Breakthrough: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breakthrough-Spectacular-scientific-discovery-particle/dp/0571366716/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=breakthrough+marcus+chown&qid=1637135775&qsid=262-1729873-0057205&sr=8-1&sres=0571366716%2CB07DPV381C%2C0571250599%2CB00VAPIYNY%2CB004GGUG9Y%2CB08BJB4GCT%2CB005NHQ054&srpt=ABIS_BOOKYou can find Marcus on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/marcuschownThanks for listening

Volcanologist and science communicator extraordinaire Dr Janine Krippner joined us this week on the podcast as we discuss the wonderful science that is volcanology as well as some of the conspiracy theories surrounding it. She also faces off against Catz in Guess the Scientist.Here is Janine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/janinekrippnerHere is her blog: http://inthecompanyofvolcanoes.blogspot.com/And her website: http://janinekrippner.weebly.com/Thank you all for listening

Conspiracy theory psychological expert Alex Olshansky joined us this week to chat about the psychology of conspiracy theories and how he got on chatting with those pesky flat Earthers at their own conference!You can find Alex on twitter here: https://twitter.com/AlexOlshanskyThank you all for listening!

Spanners & Matt join us once again in our "Science of" series, this time chatting Back to the Future. It became less of a science thing and more of a nostalgia thing as we went on. You can find Spanners & Matt over at www.missedapex.netAnd on Twitter as @spannersready and @ mattpt55Thanks for listening everyone

Just a quick one this week as I discuss the current state of Flat Earth and a new video project.As always thanks for listening!

The wonderful Jim Browning joined me this week to talk about his very admirable cause of trying to stop those awful telephone scammers in their tracks. We chat about how he does it, and some of the more popular scams to watch out for as well as his experiences with those pesky conspiracy theorists. Jim's channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JimBrowningWatch him expose these scammers, it really is brilliant!

Gav from the brilliant Slow Mo Guys joined us this week to talk about his fantastic channel and of course THAT video of the spinning ball with water on, which the flat Earthers always use. He also faces off against Catz in The Scientist Game.You can find the Slow Mo Guys here: https://www.youtube.com/user/theslowmoguysThank you all for listening!

TikTok debunker Alexander Steward joined us this week on the podcast to talk about his rise on the short video platform, as well as all the conspiracies he's come across. And he faces off against Catz in the scientist game!You can find him here on TokTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@awrstewart?lang=enAnd here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awrstewart/And here is his YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AWRStewartThanks for listening everyone!

Cody from Cody's Lab joined us this week to talk about how he got his start on YouTube and all of the epic things he does on his channel. You can find his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder And Twitter here: https://twitter.com/CodysLab Thanks for listening everyone

Astronomer Phil Plait joined us this week to talk Bad Astronomy, his work on the Hubble space telescope and he participates in a very close game of The Scientist game with Catz. Here is Phil's website: https://www.syfy.com/tags/bad-astronomy And the crash course astronomy playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPAJr1ysd5yGIyiSFuh0mIL And Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer Thank you all for listening, and please do give us a review if you have time. Thanks.

Robin Ince joined us this week to tell us all about how he got his interest in science, the birth of the Infinite Monkey Cage Podcast AND he faces off against Catz in a fake flat Earth debate! It really is epic! You can find the infinite monkey cage podcast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads And you can find all the Cosmic Shambles stuff here: https://cosmicshambles.com/ And here is Robin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinince1969/ Thank you all for listening!

The wonderful Cara Santa Maria joined us this week to chat all things skeptical, how she got her start in science and of course she faces off against Catz in the Scientist game. You can find Cara here on twitter: @CaraSantaMaria And of course on The Skeptics Guide to the Universe too: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/ And here is her Talk Nerdy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talk-nerdy-with-cara-santa-maria/id832350989 Thank you all so much for listening and we'll see you next week.

The brilliant Dr Shini Somara joined us this week to talk science, her TV work and those pesky conspiracy theorists! You can find her here: http://www.drshinisomara.com/ And here are the brilliant Crash Course Physics videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoO5d5P0Jn4&list=PL58rKAc12lkJZ_AEYekzyKqFtiFXPD2g8 Thanks for listening and we'll see you next week!

Catz and I take your questions this week and we do our best to get through as many as possible. Thanks to those who posted a question, and thank you as always for listening!

This week we are joined by prolific Flat Earth and 5G deabter and debunker MCToon and his colleague Raynard, who is a conspiracy theory researcher. They tell us all about the current 5G conspiracy world, and how they infiltrated the 5G conspiracy ranks to break them from within. Here is MCToon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf0loVAqbGflAY959UKq9gA MCToon on Anti 5G Court case: https://youtu.be/hxGqPE0pxyo https://youtu.be/C2OfaWne0-w https://youtu.be/QGJiC_M-rcE MCToon and Raynard's undercover Mark Steele interviews: 1. On Her 5G's Secret Service: https://youtu.be/xME1_NCyAK4 2. A View to a Kill Grid: https://youtu.be/Mi9hl9MA_g4 3. The Living Streetlights: https://youtu.be/tu14ntyzi7I Oh and Catz amazes us about bats! Thank you all for listening.  See you next week!

Mick West joined me this week to chat his rise to the top of the debunking world, his book Escaping the Rabbit Hole and pretty much all things conspiracy! Here is Micks website: https://www.metabunk.org/home/ Here is his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mickword And of course his book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Escaping-Rabbit-Hole-Conspiracy-Theories/dp/1510755772/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626249208&sr=8-1 Thanks for listening everyone and I'll see you next week!

Catz and I discuss the COVID vaccines, how they work, how they were produced so quickly, and the potential side effects. Hopefully this can go at least someway to alleviate any concerns people may have? Thanks for listening. See you next week.

WE ARE BACK! Thank you all for your patience but Catz and I are finally back where today we chat with prolific flat Earth debater Craig from the channel FTFE.  We chat with him about his debates, those pesky flat earthers in general and he goes up against Catz in the first ever Scientist game! Here is FTFE's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrwpQai5rQkhd2EckS9VaFA Thanks for listening everyone!

Two fantastic atheist YouTubers joined us this week to discuss all things atheism, and how they deal with other conspiracy theories. Catz gives us the science behind golf balls and everyone tries to roast me. You can find Paulogia on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIS4cWaXgWpznjwovFYQBJQ Paulogia Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulogia0 And Shannon Q here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0qhPJh8DeoR-3JhMrIvw0g Shannon Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shann_Q0 That's it for a while. We'll see you in 5 or 6 weeks when the SciManDan Podcast returns! Thank you all very much for listening!

Ranty is the biggest flat Earther to have ever flipped back to team globe, and this week he joins us to tell us his story and he leaves EVERYTHING out there! You can find Ranty & Catz' Almost Unbelievable Paranormal Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/almost-unbelievable-paranormal-podcast/id1552711399 And their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ydxochu4p804WJoxF_Y_A Thank you all for listening and we'll see you next week!

This week we are joined once again by Spanners and Matt as we go through the science of Star Trek and just how plausible it is.  They also try their hand again at Guess the Conspiracy.  Last time they were on they guessed correctly. How would they do this time? You can find Spanners and Matt at https://missedapexpodcast.com/ See you next week!

Matt (previously known as The Casual Spaceman) joins us to dissect last weeks Moon Landing denier and his 5 "proofs" as well as his plans for a rebranding of his channel. Catz gives us some interesting news about the knuckleball effect and Guess the Conspiracy is back! Here is Matt's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm5zHzscOwz8tetuWP6HWxg You can find him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/CasualSpaceman Thanks for listening everyone!

This we week we had a really enjoyable chat with Karl from lightsurfers.me who had 5 photos, and a few other points, that he thinks proves we didn't go to the moon. Catz and I listen and react to these proofs. If you want to see the visuals for this one then the FULL podcast will be released on the SciManDan Podcast YouTube channel on Monday. You can subscribe to that here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcnmdAX1OZdebVjadOlYbUA If you want to see the photo's now here are some links: 1) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.mundo.com%2Fomg%2Fmoon-landing-conspiracy-theories%2F7.html&psig=AOvVaw1mC-zaSFH0qRRuBcI1EMOA&ust=1618473358126000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCKi-3p-h_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ 2) https://sites.google.com/site/parkviewastro/lunar-landing-hoaxes/non--parallel-shadows 3) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fastronomy.com%2Fmagazine%2Fask-astro%2F2019%2F07%2Fwhy-do-pictures-of-earth-taken-from-the-moon-show-a-black-sky-with-no-stars-can-the-stars-only-be-seen-with-an-atmosphere&psig=AOvVaw3ON5gAdRrxWtqzy8C89Q-W&ust=1618473566175000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCJDSq4Ki_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD 4) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clavius.org%2Fshadlen.html&psig=AOvVaw34kvMGrkn14AyDAcNiC5aA&ust=1618473589477000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCMiGq42i_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD 5) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fimage-feature%2Fearth-rising-over-the-moons-horizon&psig=AOvVaw0rPfOKe68V-o21876GGGZR&ust=1618473620306000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCPjGjZyi_e8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Thanks for listening everyone.

Join myself and Catz as we look back at the guests we've interviewed so far, those that are coming and I inform Catz of our new game! Thank you all for listening!

Professor Dave joins me this week to chat about his prolific rise in YouTube, how he smashed the Globebusters to bits and his new book that helps us all spot misleading science online. And of course he has a crack at the world famous guess the conspiracy game! Here is a link to Dave's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Wi-Fi-Organic-Spotting-Misleading/dp/1642504157/ref=asc_df_1642504157/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=500886415192&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=41281973931934114&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006715&hvtargid=pla-1187076091622&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 And here is Dave's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cd_-e49hZpWLH3UIwoWRA Thanks for listening everyone!

TV & Radio science presenter Greg Foot joined myself and Catz this week as we chatted about his TV and Radio work, as well as science communication in general and how important it is!! And of course he has a bash at the famous guess the conspiracy! You can find the YouTube channel here where Greg and Maddie live stream their science experiments: https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate Here is Greg's own channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gregfoot08 And Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregfoot Thank you all for listening!

Spanners Ready and Matt Trumpets join me this week as we dissect the science from the much loved UK cult sci-fi show, Red Dwarf. How plausible could it actually be?? We discuss and have fun at the same time! Plus, they try out the legendary Guess the Conspiracy game! The episodes we discuss today are as follows: Series 1 Ep 1 - The End Series 3 Ep 1 - Backwards Series 4 Ep 4 - White Hole Series 6 Ep 3 - Gunmen of the Apocalypse Series 5 Ep 6 - Back to Reality Series 6 Ep 2 - Legion You can find the guys chatting F1 at www.missedapex.net Spanners Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpannersReady Matts Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattpt55

This week we spoke with Tom Kerr who is the Director of Operations at an observatory in Hawaii.  Tom also dabbled in Astrology as a way to try and debunk it, making some predictions for his friends, much like Paul the Octopus who predicted World Cup matches back in 2010! Here is the Observatory where Tom works: http://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/ Tom's old blog: http://apacificview.blogspot.com/ The Star that Tom mentioned in the podcast: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/trappist1/ And a list of UK Astronomy Clubs: https://www.go-astronomy.com/astronomy-clubs-uk.php Thank you all for listening!

Coral Reef Scientist Emma Kennedy joined me this week on the podcast to chat coral reefs and the damage that climate change is causing, as well as climate change as a whole.  She also has a crack at the now legendary game, Guess the Conspiracy! You can find Emma on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/reef_scientist And you can read more about her work here: https://www.kennedymarine.org/ Thanks for listening everyone!

The awesome space communicator Fraser Cain joined me this week on the podcast to chat all things space, his glorious creation Universe Today and those pesky space deniers. Also, can he get a point for the guests in Guess the Conspiracy? You can find his brilliant website here: https://www.universetoday.com/ Here is Fraser's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/universetodayvids/videos Thanks as always to you the listeners, couldn't do it without you!    

Join us this week as Catz and I talk with the host of The Atheist Experience Matt Dillahunty.  He speaks about atheism in general, how he got where he is now and of course pits his wits against guess the conspiracy! The Atheist Experience is on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAtheistExperience You can find Matt on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Matt_Dillahunty Thanks for listening everyone!

Wolf (a.k.a. The Agent) from the magnificent Wolf Brothers Cinema joined us this week to talk about the world of psychic mediums and just how they do it! He even cold reads Catz with some surprising results! I talk about my own personal experience with a psychic medium and Wolf battles the famous Guess the Conspiracy Game. Here is the Wolf Brothers Cinema YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/wolfbrotherscinema And you can also find them at https://www.wolfbrotherscinema.com/

YouTube's Seek Truth Speak Truth joined us to talk about his journey back from the dark side of flat Earth.  We chat the process of coming back, what the flat earth community was really like and how many other conspiracies he was tied up with. This was a fascinating one! You can find him on YouTube and watch his journey here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8QUo98zQ7HlFFykAc0Z3EA Next week...Psychic Mediums!

The brilliant Chris Lintott from the Sky at Night joined me for a fascinating chat about the conspiracy theories of space, astronomy and the wonders of star formation, and of course has a crack at the famous guess the conspiracy game!! You can find Chris on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/chrislintott Thank you all for listening!

In an absolutely fascinating interview, the director of Behind the Curve Daniel J Clark joins Catz and I as we chat THAT documentary, flat earthers as people and planet 9. Not only that, Daniel needs to try and pull the guests back into the game during Guess the Conspiracy! You can find Daniel on twitter here: https://twitter.com/djcfilm?lang=en The website of Behind the Curve is here: https://www.behindthecurvefilm.com/ Visit Delta V productions website here to find out more: https://www.deltavproductions.com/ Thank you ALL for listening!

This week I had a fascinating chat with Professor Michael Butter of Tübingen University about the nature of conspiracies, and the people that push them.  Can we trick a conspiracy expert on Guess the Conspiracy?? You can find Michael Butter here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ercpact Email: [email protected] His book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nature-Conspiracy-Theories-Michael-Butter/dp/1509540822/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R8KGSAVU5V1B&dchild=1&keywords=the+nature+of+conspiracy+theories&qid=1610532274&sprefix=nature+of+conspiracy+%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1

TikTok sensation and climate science student Abbie Richards joined us this week to chat about her viral conspiracy chart. Were there any conspiracies that either Catz or I had never heard of? Also, Abbie plays guess the conspiracy in a bid to extend the guests lead! You can find Abbie's chart on her TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@tofology?lang=en Here she is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbieasr And her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbiesr/ Thanks for listening everyone!

The commercial spaceflight professional Kellie Gerardi joins us this week to chat the Mars One Mission, microgravity flights and the many space conspiracy theories that we see every day! And with the guests 3-1 in front in Guess the Conspiracy, can Catz and I pull it back for the podcast? You can find Kellie here... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelliegerardi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelliegerardi Website: https://www.kelliegerardi.com/ Thanks for listening everyone!

The awesome Jim Al-Khalili joins us this week as we discuss the world of quantum physics, how we deal with conspiracy theorists and of course enters the gladiatorial ring that is the guess the conspiracy game! Here is Jim's book, The World According to Physics: https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-According-Physics-Jim-Al-Khalili/dp/0691182302/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=jim+al+khalili&qid=1608718674&sr=8-3 Here is Jim's novel, Sunfall: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunfall-Jim-Al-Khalili-ebook/dp/B01M2WMC9N/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=jim+al+khalili&qid=1608718706&sr=8-9 Thank you all for listening!

Joining me this week was the lovely Amy from the Vintage Space YouTube channel, who is an author and avid space flight enthusiast.  We discussed her book "fighting for space", her love of space flight and some of the space related conspiracy theories. You can find the Vintage Space YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw95T_TgbGHhTml4xZ9yIqg Her books can be found here: Breaking the Chains of Gravity: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Chains-Gravity-Spaceflight-before/dp/1472911245/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OJ638CNF0YZU&dchild=1&keywords=amy+shira+teitel&qid=1608120294&sprefix=amy+shira+t%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1 Fighting for Space: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fighting-Space-Pilots-Historic-Spaceflight/dp/1538716046/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2OJ638CNF0YZU&dchild=1&keywords=amy+shira+teitel&qid=1608120320&sprefix=amy+shira+t%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-2 Thank you all for listening! Get well soon Catz!  

James from the brilliant Action Lab joins us this week to chat about his cool experiments and what sort of experiences he has had with the conspiracy theorists! Enjoy! Action Lab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1VLQPn9cYSqx8plbk9RxxQ James' book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extreme-Garage-Science-James-Orgill/dp/164170120X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=extreme+garage+science&qid=1607512202&sr=8-1

The brilliant Dr Becky from YouTube joins us this week as we discuss galaxies, science communication and anti-space conspiracies. She also debuts the future award winning game "guess the conspiracy".  Can Catz and I fool Dr. Becky?? You can find Dr Becky here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNbYGl89UUowy8oXkipC-Q

Join myself and my co-host Catz as we talk about our experiences with conspiracies on YouTube and the world that the conspiracy theorists inhabit!

The brand new SciManDan Podcast!