SGU Episode 962

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SGU Episode 962
December 16th 2023
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SGU 961                      SGU 963
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
B: Bob Novella
C: Cara Santa Maria
J: Jay Novella
E: Evan Bernstein
Quote of the Week
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AUTHOR, _short_description_
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Show Notes
SGU Forum

Introduction, Evan's bicep recovery

Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

Special Discussion: Phone scams follow-up (11:30)

_internal_link_to_jays_previous_2023_phone_scam_news_item_^{[link needed]}

News Items

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(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]

News_Item_1 (m:ss)

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News_Item_3 ()

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News_Item_4 ()

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News_Item_5 ()

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Who's That Noisy? ()

Answer to previous Noisy:

_brief_description_of_answer_ _perhaps_with_a_link_

New Noisy ()

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Potent Quotables (1:05:34)

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Interview with ___ (1:15:41)

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Science or Fiction (1:41:33)

Theme: Milestones in 2023 Item #1: _item_text_from_show_notes_ Item #2: _item_text_from_show_notes_ Item #3: _item_text_from_show_notes_

Answer	Item
Fiction
Science

Host	Result
Steve	win

Rogue	Guess

Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:53:18)

(quoted text)  – (author of quote), (description of author)

Signoff/Announcements (1:54:36)

S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

S: Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information, visit us at theskepticsguide.org. Send your questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. And, if you would like to support the show and all the work that we do, go to patreon.com/SkepticsGuide and consider becoming a patron and becoming part of the SGU community. Our listeners and supporters are what make SGU possible.

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Today I Learned

• Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference
• Fact/Description
• Fact/Description

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