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Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
Quote
Author
Links
Show Notes
Forum Discussion

Introduction

Voiceover: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.

What’s the Word? ()

• Word/Topic/Concept

consider using block quotes for emails and definitions read aloud in this segment

News Items

S:

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E:

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

News_Item_1 ()

• [link_URL publication: title]

News_Item_2 ()

• [link_URL publication: title]

News_Item_3 ()

• [link_URL publication: title]

News_Item_4 ()

• [link_URL publication: title]

News_Item_5 ()

• [link_URL publication: title]

Skeptical Puzzle ()

• Answer to last week’s Puzzle: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

Who's That Noisy? ()

• Answer to last week’s Noisy: _brief_description_perhaps_with_link_

New Noisy ()

[_short_vague_description_of_Noisy]

Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups ()

consider using block quotes for emails read aloud in this segment

Science or Fiction ()

Voiceover: It's time for Science or Fiction.

Theme: ___
Item #1: ___
Item #2: ___
Item #3: ___
Item #4: ___

_Host_ Explains Item #_n_

Answer	Item
Fiction
Science	{{{science1}}}

Host	Result
'

Rogue	Guess

Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

Text
– Author, _short_description_

Signoff/Announcements ()

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.

Today I Learned

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

References

Vocabulary