Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Joe Szimhart. During the interview Mr. Szimhart explains how religious cults use spiritual experiences to their advantage: Alex Tsakiris: We can explain away spiritual experiences with materialist science, but that doesn’t really hold up very well, or we can look at the explanations cults give, and… Read more »
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Hazel Courteney, author of, Countdown to Coherence. During the interview Ms. Courteney discusses how we discern the authenticity of a spiritual awakening: Alex Tsakiris: I don’t care if this guy who claims to have walked with Jesus in a former life said a lot of great… Read more »
Join Skeptiko guest host Steve Volk for an interview with Dr. Andy Newberg. A distinguished researcher at Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, and professor in Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Newberg discusses his latest book Principles of Neurotheology: Steve Volk: One thing that’s disappointing to me in these debates between believers and… Read more »
Skeptiko welcomes Steve Volk, author of the soon to be released, Fringe-ology, for an interview between Volk and Deborah Blum author of, Ghost Hunters. During the interview Mr. Volk discusses his approach to covering the paranormal, “I’ve always covered traditional topics in journalism. I’ve started off covering music and that ultimately veered into writing narrative… Read more »
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Dr. Rick Strassman, author of, DMT – The Spirit Molecule. As a researcher at the University of New Mexico Dr. Strassman received approval to inject volunteers with a psychedelic drug called DMT and evaluate the effects. According to Strassman, “the most interesting results were that high… Read more »
