{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Skeptic Zone #908 - 1.March.2026","description":"      0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders        00:05:54 Looking into a Broken Mirror  Is bad luck in fact bad? A year ago Lara Benham decided to put 'luck' or bad luck to a test when she purposely broke a mirror for skeptical investigator Kenny Biddle. What was the result? Did Lara have a year worth of bad luck?        00:13:16 The Loons from Canada  Kate and Allie team up for a spectacularly spooky and romantic Skepticamp at MacEwan University in Edmonton, perfectly timed for Friday the 13th and the eve of Valentine's Day. Kate captures the spirit of the event through conversations with attendees and one of the evening speakers. Allie highlights four of the seven afternoon presentations, giving listeners a front-row seat to the next generation of critical thinkers.  Kate and Allie are joined by students Pawn, Tarika, Brook, Jasjot, Caleb and Tamika.        0:31:10 Australian Skeptics Newsletter  What skeptical news has caught the eye of Dee this week? Read by Adrienne Hill.  http:\/\/www.skeptics.com.au        0:45:26 The TROVE Archives  A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers on a search for references to Theta Healing.  1973.07.20 - The Victoria Advocate - Texas  http:\/\/www.trove.nla.gov.au        Also Sydney Skeptics in the Pub - Trivia Night - 5th March  https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/austskeptics        &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Skeptic Zone","author_url":"http:\/\/www.skepticzone.tv","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40265650\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199069725"}