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« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2006, 03:27:53 PM »
I've mentioned who I'd like to hear on the show before, but seeing as this is a dedicated thread, I'll repeat them.  It'd be great to hear Richard Wiseman and Richard Saunders on the show.
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« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2006, 05:08:14 PM »
I would also love to hear Dawkins on the Skeptics' Guide, even if, from my point of view, a show that also deals with issues of faith, such as Point of Inquiry, may be more ideal for such a guest:
http://libsyn.com/media/pointofinquiry/2-10-06.mp3

Sam Harris is also an exellent speaker, but, once again, perhaps more suited for Point of Inquiry:
http://libsyn.com/media/pointofinquiry/4-7-06.mp3
http://libsyn.com/media/pointofinquiry/4-14-06.mp3

Penn & Teller would be very entertaining of course. Perhaps even the Myth Busters?

I also think it would be great to have Susan Blackmore on The Skeptics' Guide - a former parapsychologist and outspoken skeptic with many interesting things to say about ESP, "out of body" experiences, "memetics" etc.
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« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2006, 08:59:04 PM »
Robert T. Carroll would be a good guest. I'm always interested in the work he's done to fight frauds. I'd like to learn more about his work.

His book and site are of course amazing.
http://www.skepdic.com/
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« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2006, 08:40:57 PM »
I believe that Sharon Weinberger author of "Imaginary Weapons" would make a good guest for the podcast.

http://www.imaginaryweapons.net/

http://www.booktv.org/General/index.asp?segID=7303&schedID=444

click watch to see her on book tv.
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« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2006, 09:07:03 PM »
I would to hear an interview of someone from the Hayden Planetarium.

I am very interested in what they are up to from a Charlie Rose program on them
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9174999225287633004&q=neil+tyson


I want to hear Neil Tyson talk about astrophysics with the skeptics guide.
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« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2006, 09:31:03 PM »
Point of Inquiry had Neil Tyson on the other week.  It was a good show. Can't have enough astronomers on Skeptics' Guide!
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« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2006, 10:33:09 PM »
Hey thanks Chris! I like Neil Tyson a lot and he explains astronomy very well.
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« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2006, 09:46:33 AM »
I think Steven mentioned he'd love to have Steven Pinker on the show.  He'd be a great guest so I'm going to add my vote for Pinker.

He may be a little hard to get ahold of these days but I may be able to help.
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« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2006, 01:49:50 PM »
I would really like for Richard Dawkins to apear on the show.
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« Reply #24 on: August 28, 2006, 08:01:13 PM »
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I would really like for Richard Dawkins to apear on the show.


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« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2006, 12:15:14 AM »
Neil Tyson... Richard Dawkins... Steven Pinker... I second all three :D

And how about Seth Shostak over at SETI? I listen to his podcast too, but it might be nice to see him on the other side of the interview.
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« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2006, 12:37:27 AM »
What was this about Ann Coulter on the show in the last podcast?
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« Reply #27 on: August 29, 2006, 07:11:33 AM »
I think PZ Myers of Pharyngula fame would make a fascinating guest.  He was recently interviewed by The Infidel Guy.

Personally, I think it would be interesting to hear Dr. Myers and Dr. Novella discuss their respective positions on the applicability of skepticism to religious topics.

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« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2006, 03:04:15 PM »
Yea Neil D. Tyson would be great.
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« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2006, 09:50:43 PM »
Here's an oddball suggestion... My local NPR station interviewed a film maker Tuesday morning named Kirby Dick, who has a new independent film coming out called "This Film Is Not Yet Rated." It's a documentary/exposé on the secretive MPAA rating board. The interview was really eye-opening. Apparently there are no standards, no regulations. The reviewers have no training. Ratings are extremely arbitrary, and the decisions they make are often more political than anything else.

It certainly wouldn't be the typical Skeptic's Guide subject matter, it's more on the media mythmakers side of the spectrum. Something to consider though. I think the average person unknowingly puts a lot of faith in movie ratings, but as it turns out, it's just one more thing we need to be skeptical of.
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