The Skeptic Zone #914 - 12.April.2026

The Skeptic Zone #914 - 12.April.2026

From The Skeptic Zone by Richard Saunders

April 11, 2026 · 1h 4m · Episode 914

About this episode

The episode discusses UFO comments, the tradition of wishing, and features a segment on NASA and UFO references in historical newspapers.

UFO Comments - Wishing for a Wish - NASA 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:16:14 Westall UFO TV Documentary In the past week, Skeptic Zone producer Richard Saunders appeared on the ABC TV (Australia) program 'Australian Story' to talk about the 1966 Westall UFO event from a reasonable but skeptical point of view. This has not pleased some UFO believers in TV land and they have been commenting on the YouTube video of the TV program. Richard, with the help of Maynard, reads out some of the more interesting comments. Australian Story Westall UFO https://youtu.be/IhKyQkhOfoM 00:22:34 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod If wishes were fishes, Kat would have a koi pond in her head. This week she will take a look at the tradition of wishing, a topic we have not covered on the Skeptic Zone before, while we have looked at a lot of things that require wishful thinking like manifesting and far-fetched woo products, we haven't ever examined the tradition of wishing, until now. We wish you would listen! https://www.healthdigest.com/304485/why-you-should-stop-blowing-out-the-candles-on-your-birthday-cake 00:31:20 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What news has caught the eye of news…

People in this episode

Host: Richard Saunders

Guest: Kat McLeod

Topics covered

  • UFOs
  • wishing traditions
  • skepticism
  • NASA
  • media commentary

Keywords

  • UFO
  • wishing
  • skepticism
  • NASA
  • Westall UFO
  • Australian Story
  • media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC TV, Australian Story, Australian Skeptics, We Can Reason, NASA

Places: Australia

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