{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Skeptic Zone #939 - 4.October.2026","description":"Wellness? - Not-A-Con - Bent Spoon &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;00:06:44 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Adrienne talks with returning guest Dr. Nick Tiller, author of The Health and Wellness Lie: Exposing the hype, hacks and hidden agendas of the well-being machine, about curious concoctions in the wellness and workout world.  Dr Nick Tiller https:\/\/www.nbtiller.com &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;00:25:40 Barry Williams Media Award $4000 Prize The Barry Williams Award for Skeptical Journalism recognises the best piece of journalism, in any medium, that takes a critical and skeptical approach to a topic within the remit of Australian Skeptics: the scientific investigation of pseudoscience and the paranormal. It is awarded annually with a citation and now a $4000 prize, double the amount of recent years.  https:\/\/www.skeptics.com.au\/media-prize-2026-4000 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;00:28:10 Maynard\u2019s Spooky Action Not-A-Con Interviews Annie McCubbin from the 'Why Smart Women' podcast. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;00:39:58 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to The Bent Spoon #9.  &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2009.12.01 - The Daily Telegraph &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2010.07.28 - The Sydney Morning Herald &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2012.12.03 - The Sydney Morning Herald &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2015.10.15 - The Sydney Morning Herald  www.trove.nla.gov.au ","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\/43159598\/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\/207071188"}