When I was in Florida for Carl Sagan Day, I was happy to see my friend Rachel Dunlop ("Dr. Rachie") from Australia was there too. She was in Miami, heard about the event at the last minute, and drove (on the wrong side of the road) to Ft. Lauderdale to attend.
Rachel is one of the many people who puts together the Skeptic Zone podcast, and she snagged a bunch of interviews at the celebration, including with D.J. Grothe, Randi, me… and my mom. Yes, my mother was there, and D.J. made sure she got to be in the interview as well. You can listen and comment on the podcast, and if you like it why not subscribe to the podcast via iTunes?
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I love the Skeptic Zone!
Hey, speaking of DJ Grothe, what’s going on with Point of Inquiry these days??? There hasn’t been a new episode up since October
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Awesome! I just recently subscribed to SkepticZone and have loved catching up on episodes. I can’t wait to hear the new interviews.
Linzee.. POI has been quite out of date for a while. An episode from early July was the latest episode right up until early October. My guess is that the people who edit and produce the episode have been busy or on vacation. I believe they are volunteers, and it takes quite a while to edit a show that runs anywhere from 30-60 minutes long and for which there is probably much more source material.
The episodes tend to pop up in bunches. The most annoying part of that was that the episode promoting blasphemy day, which was recorded when the day was still a month+ in the future, released a week or so after blasphemy day had passed. I would’ve taken part if had known sooner. Oh well.
Anyway, they’ll show up eventually. Just be patient and fortunately there’s lots of other great podcasts to pass the time. =)
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Thanks Mike! I just got caught up on POI recently and now I’m impatiently waiting for new episodes! But I have a zillion other podcasts that I’m subscribed to so plenty to keep me satisfied for now
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Phil Plait with hair? I am not buying it :p
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 pm
LinzeeBinzee Says:
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:50 pm :
Recent nude interview with D.J. Grothe can be found here.
November 24th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Actually I was going to drive, but decided against it for exactly that reason – that I might end up on the wrong side of the road! Thanks to Captain Disillusion for driving me to the Fort Lauderdale train station for my long trip back to Coconut Grove. Carl Sagan Day was fab, everyone should go next year. Thanks for the plug Phil, it was great to meet your Mom. BTW, Richard has sold some earrings as a result of her interview, yay!
November 24th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Dr Rachie was too kind to point it out, but she spells it Rachael….