Episode 270 - Listener Questions and Looking Back at 2025

About this episode

The hosts reflect on past discussions, share their thoughts on skepticism and science, and engage with listener questions as they look back at the year 2025.

Yes, listeners! It's a "very special episode" of Squaring the Strange! Ben and Celestia continue some old arguments, go over things we've changed our minds about, pick our own "words of the year," give props to our favorite guests and episodes, and much, much more. How are you feeling about the state of skepticism, science, or the world in general as 2025 leaps over the flames and bolts out the exit with a stolen parachute? Grab one of those hot cocoa bombs your family member gifted you and pull up a chair, we'll talk about it all.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Radford, Celestia Ward

Topics covered

• listener questions
• skepticism
• science
• reflection
• favorite guests
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• skepticism
• science
• listener questions
• reflection
• 2025
• cultural commentary
• favorite guests

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