15 Credibility Street

We chat about: -mass market chocolate -Norwegian beaches -virtue signaling with produce -Sharon’s manuscript update New items: -mysterious running primate man/child/pygmy in Indonesia -man eaten whole by python -cosmetic procedure on backside by non-physician ends with bad results -the Watcher story update Discussion topic: Conflating Atheism & Skepticism

We cover a lot of random items this week: -T visits Liverpool, England & walks in the Fab Four’s footsteps -We discuss life in a famous house -Howard’s Chocolate Minute: Peanut butter cups -Water Witching -Soviet era natural gas ground fire in Turkmenistan continues to burn -RIP Chuck Berry -RIP Chuck Barris -PA York County man’s conspiracy belief & wife’s murder -A psychic and Sharon tussle -Sharon hates marginalia

Chit Chat: -Don’t drink Fire Whiskey in the Wizarding World & why Group Discussion: -Texas Cancer Doctor gets off relatively lightly & why. -Alleged ghost in girl’s selfie pic is silly & why -Big hole in Siberia getting bigger & why -Twitter, block bots, and social media issues are a mess & why -Sharon has a blue check mark on her Twitter account & why

Group Discussion: -New Mexico Senator has had enough with big foot funding -The latest on Burzynski’s Texas medical license -Philippine globster -The Bobs Vaccine Challenge Sharon Chats: -Sharon chats with Kenny Biddle about the Anomalies Research Society

Various and Sundry: Hans Rosling - In Memoriam CNN - help wanted to tackle fake news Sharon’s New Site: “Spooky Geology” Doubtful News status Group Discussion: “Beware The Slenderman” -Documentary Film

Podcasts discussed: Be Reasonable Reality Check The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Doubt News items: Tasmanian Tiger blurry photo Skittles Road

Sharon reviews Holiday Week Doubtful News items: giant snake black bobcat shark attack O Tannerite Big Boom Mother Nature Clickbait Chilean UFO Roundtable discussion: Comment Policy on DN More Chilean UFO alien claw demon tree good Nibiru Story, bad headline GMOs and the PA Farm Show

Host: Sharon Hill Guest: Jason Colavito Interview: Sharon & Jason discuss giants/angles/monsters and their connection to the Bible, Bigfoot, and other various conspiracies and beliefs. It’s a smashing start to the New Year.

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Doubtful News items and reviews: Mothman returns Teaching Critical Thinking Social Media UFO Flap over Turkey Sinkholes Fox Sisters on Drunk History Podcast Shoutout: Exposing PseudoAstronomy Episode 152

Doubtful News Review: Alaska River Monster Canadian Ping Alt Med M.D. license loss in Florida American Eagles in a drain Earthquake Lights Nostradamus & the election Fake News Journal Retracts psychics paper Michelle Obama Meme Sharon discusses her time at the Fringe NJ Convention with Brian Regal http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/phenomenology_paranormal_conference_shows_shift_from_sciencey_to_spiritual http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/the_excluded_middle_a_skeptic_explores_the_extraordinary https://strangefrequenciesradio.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/sfr-300-evp-listening-party-3 https://youtu.be/nIwrgAnx6Q8 https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4105

Host: Sharon Hill With: Howard Topic: The Federal Trade Commisson (FTC)recently announced new regulatory guidelines regarding the marketing of homeopathic preparations. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/996984/p114505_otc_homeopathic_drug_enforcement_policy_statement.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/federal-trade-commission-staff-report-homeopathic-medicine-advertising-workshop/p114505_otc_homeopathic_medicine_and_advertising_workshop_report.pdf https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/ftc-homeopathy-win/ http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2016/11/16/a-rare-win-for-science-the-ftc-issues-its-enforcement-policy-on-homeopathic-remedies/ http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2016/11/the_ftc_s_new_homeopathic_medicine_rules_will_backfire.html 15 Credibility Street is a production of Doubtful News www.DoubtfulNews.com www.SkepReview.com

Guests: Robert Blaskiewicz & Karl Mamer News Item: Ghost Gadgets Discussion with Robert Blaskiewicz on Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski Discussion with Karl Mamer on conspiracies to rig the U.S. Presidential Election Reference Links Popular Mechanics:  http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a23563/ghost-hunting-gadgets/ Inside the disturbing practices at Burzynski's clinic: http://www.csicop.org/si/show/skeptic_activists_fighting_for_burzynskis_cancer_patients Respectful Insolence: http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/03/24/stanislaw-burzynski-and-the-cynical-use-of-cancer-patients-as-shields-and-weapons-against-the-fda-yes-the-fda-has-caved/ Respectful Insolence: http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2013/05/13/alternative-cancer-cures-nothings-changed-in-34-years/ Newsweek (February 2016) http://www.newsweek.com/2016/03/04/stanislaw-burzynski-cancer-medical-malfeasance-429057.html Skeptics for the Protection of Cancer Patients Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Skeptics-For-the-Protection-of-Cancer-Patients-477056485674368/ https://thehoustoncancerquack.com/ https://www.wired.com/2016/10/elections-always-rigged-not-like-trump-says/ 15 Credibility Street is a production of Doubtful News www.DoubtfulNews.com www.SkepReview.com

Guest: Ben Radford News Roundup: Clown Flap 2016 Hillary Clinton is a Demon Wikileaks and UFOs Blob by the Lake Discussion with Ben Radford on the Folklore of (Evil) Clowns Doubtful News Episode Blog Post: http://doubtfulnews.com/2016/10/episode-1-the-phantom-clown-menace/ 15 Credibility Street is a production of Doubtful News www.DoubtfulNews.com www.SkepReview.com