iTunes just announced their 2008 Top 25 lists, and “The Skeptics’ Guide 5×5“ was selected as one of the best podcasts that began in 2008.  “5×5″ is produced by the same folks who bring you “The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe”.  Alas, American Freethought didn’t make the list, a criminal oversight to be sure (but perhaps we can rationalize our disappointment by noting that AF actually started in 2007…)  At any rate, congrats to the SGU-ers - keep up the good work!

Whee!  A skeptic on bloggingheads.tv!  If you haven’t checked out bloggingheads.tv (co-founded by Robert Wright, author of The Moral Animal) yet, I highly recommend it (although, the video version can be a real time-waster; best to opt for the audio-only podcast version).

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First up, what does the selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican presidential ticket mean for the cause of secular government in America? (Spoiler Alert: It won’t be good.)

Next, we offer a wrap-up of the extremely successful Skeptics Track at this year’s Dragon*Con.  If you were in attendance, send an email to dragoncon@dragoncon.org and let them know what a fantastic job Track Director Derek Colanduno did.

Plus: A special, super-secret guest panelist joins us for the first (and hopefully not the last) time!

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 Podcast #26 - Sarah Palin: Download (2072)

[Apologies for the sound glitch at the very beginning.  The theme music overpowers the voice track, but it only lasts a few seconds.]

Presenting our first-ever live episode, recorded August 30th at Dragon*Con as part of the Skeptics programming track, directed by Derek Colanduno of Skepticality fame.  (Derek’s pod-partner Swoopy directed Dragon*Con’s Podcasting track.) 

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 Podcast #25 - Live at Dragon*Con!: Download (1698)