Derek and Swoopy (and I have to say it… MMmmmmmm, Swoopy) interviewed me in the latest edition of their skeptical podcast Skepticality (you can download the MP3 directly here). We talk about the Martian Bigfoot, nearby asteroids having no effect on us, as well as once and future Amazing Meetings.
Also interviewed are my friends Michael Stackpole and Alison Smith, who both attended TAM 5.5 and gave great talks. And Alison — fine. You’re a little woman. Oh, and Swoopy– I’ve been to every TAM, every single one. And I don’t plan on stopping now!
February 6th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Good for you not missing TAM…now just get your butt back to DragonCon. I’m hoping that I get to go this year. According to the site, Randi is confirmed for this year!
February 6th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Funny. I had a dream last night that I was hanging out in Italy with Derek and Swoopy. We got pulled over for driving through a toll booth without paying, and the Italian cops were really cool to us, because we didn’t have any Italian currency to pay the tolls with.
Yeah, that’s what I get for staying up really late listening to Skepticality
February 6th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I have often thought of having my own website the interviews gave me a few ideas for domain names, stoptheelectricuniverse, stoprichardhoagland, stopphilplait.
February 7th, 2008 at 10:45 am
A topic for TAM6?
http://drunkensci.blogspot.com/2008/02/mito-what.html
February 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Skepticality can be something on an addiction, though what I really need is another TAM fix. I was able to attend TAM 5, and I hope to be able to get to TAM 6. I like the idea of skeptics at DragonCon, especially when I consider the costume angle – James Randi dressed up as Gandalf would be priceless.
February 7th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I gotta say it “MMMmmmm Alison Smith.”
February 8th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Thanks again Phil!
And YES, James Randi is CONFIRMED for Dragon*Con this year. He is now on the D*C website under the list of ‘guests’. He will be part of ‘Main Programming’ and will do at least a big lecture in one of the main rooms.
Myself and Swoopy will once again be directors for Podcasting and now the new full Skeptic Track! We already have a whole slew of big name skeptics coming, including Phil! We now need to find another set of ‘suckers’ to take on the Skeptics at the big debate…
If you want to keep tabs on all the Skeptic Dragon*Con fun, we have our official Dragon*Con Skeptic Track website up now at:
http://www.skeptrack.org/
You can join the message board and help come up with good ideas for events and panels!