The Skeptic Zone #909 - 8.March.2026

The Skeptic Zone #909 - 8.March.2026

From The Skeptic Zone by Richard Saunders

March 7, 2026 · 1h 0m · Episode 909

About this episode

This episode discusses various topics including a Bent Spoon Award nomination, stretching opinions, trivia night, and historical references to Chakras.

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:48 Bend Spoon Award Nomination Vivacious Living Centre of Perth, WA bills itself as "a Multi-modality Health & Wellness Centre", offering such services as Crystal Healing, Reiki, Acupressure, Reflexology and Talking to the Dead! All of these services are worthy of a Bent Spoon nomination, however it is the claims to diagnose and treat bodily conditions via a device known as the Metatron NLS (Non-linear System), a device from Russia, that is the focus of this nomination. https://www.skeptics.com.au/about/activities/bent-spoon/nominations 00:16:16 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas A bit of a Stretch We travel to Kate's studio to find out her opinions on the topic of stretching! Do you stretch before or after exercising? What does Kate have to say on the topic? Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass 00:26:14 Sydney Skeptics in the Pub Trivia Once again, skeptics turned up to test their general knowledge and skeptical trivia. Hosts Richard Saunders and Lara Benham supplied the brain teasers while the President of Australian Skeptics Jessica Singer paid tribute to Ian Bryce who has retired from the committee after 45…

People in this episode

Host: Richard Saunders

Guest: Kate Thomas

Topics covered

  • health and wellness
  • skepticism
  • trivia
  • alternative medicine
  • stretching
  • Chakras

Keywords

  • Bend Spoon Award
  • Vivacious Living Centre
  • stretching
  • Sydney Skeptics
  • Chakras
  • alternative medicine
  • trivia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vivacious Living Centre of Perth, WA, Australian Skeptics, TROVE

Books & works: Tharunka, Woroni, The Observer Reporter

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