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The Seeker and the Skeptic

10 Episodes

80 minutes | 8 months ago
Rebecca Meets Anthony Taggart: Practical Philosopher
In this episode Rebecca (The Skeptic) interviews Andrew Taggart, a practical philosopher and entrepreneur. Andrew consults with people from all over the world discussing the nature of a good life. In this conversation Rebecca takes the opportunity to ask a philosopher about the ‘quest for meaning’ which many people we’ve met during our adventures seem [...]
146 minutes | 9 months ago
Empaths
An internet quiz diagnosed both Cat and Rebecca as having ‘strong empathic abilities’. With that sort of potential, we just had to try and level up and become full blown empaths with the help of an ‘Empowering Empathic Abilities’ course. Find out if we were successful by grounding yourself, clearing your mind and tuning in [...]
59 minutes | 9 months ago
Rebecca Meets Mark Rogers: Paranormal Artist
In this episode Rebecca (The Skeptic) interviews Mark Rogers, an artist whose work explores paranormal themes reflecting his interest in aliens and the occult. Rebecca and Mark discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life and exchange their personal UFO sightings before venturing into some philosophical territory in a discussion of the nature of belief. Mark shares [...]
90 minutes | 10 months ago
Past Life Regression
Does past life regression work on a skeptic?  After an amazing past life regression experience Cat persuades Rebecca to give it a go and we find out if she was a grumpy skeptic in all her previous lives too! We discuss the history of belief in reincarnation and what might be going on when people [...]
28 minutes | 10 months ago
Q+A: What’s Your Spirit Animal?
This minsode we answer the important question: What’s your spirit animal? We discover our animal guides live on podcast and discuss the origins of the concept in various cultures. If you guess our guides before you press play, let us know and we’ll be impressed. Remember, you can ask us ANY question you like us [...]
55 minutes | a year ago
Cat Meets Marsh
In this episode Cat (The Seeker) interviews Michael Marshall, an incredibly busy skeptical activist. Marsh is a freelance journalist, public speaker, author and blogger and one of Rebecca’s (The Skeptic) favourite podcasters.  Cat and Marsh chat about skepticism and Marsh’s approach to promoting critical thinking as well as some of the interesting topics his career [...]
136 minutes | a year ago
Trad Wifes
This episode we are looking into a strange fringe phenomenon that may be entirely mythical the so called ‘traditional housewife’ or #TradWife as she’s known on Twitter. We take a look at the movement behind the hashtag by reading and trying to apply the Fascinating Womanhood philosophy. Then we dig into the history of house [...]
77 minutes | a year ago
Cat Meets Anthony Magnabosco and Questions Her Belief in Astrology
In our first interview-based Seeker and the Skeptic episode, Cat (the Seeker) sits down with Anthony Magnabosco of Street Epistemology, and puts her belief in Astrology to the test. Connect with Anthony: Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocP40a_UvRkUAPLD5ezLIQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/magnabosco Check out Rebecca & Anthony’s Survey of Atheists: How We Let Go: https://youtu.be/-EMyPABdCHc ==== Subscribe to our channel [...]
82 minutes | a year ago
Lucid Dreaming
Would you give up a good night’s sleep for the promise of flying, sexual adventures and a glimpse into the collective unconscious? If so, you might want to try lucid dreaming. Sleep deprived and waxing philosophical about free will, consciousness and morphic resonance. In this episode we talk about the Richard Linklater film Waking Life [...]
18 minutes | a year ago
Q+A: The Great Santa Debate!
Merry Christmas listeners! In this minisode we answer the controversial question: Would you tell your (hypothetical) kids that Santa is real? We’ve had a glass or two of red wine and are reminiscing about our own childhoods and wondering what causes more psychological damage: missing out on the magic of Christmas or living in a [...]
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