Michael Shermer - "The Moral Arc of Science" - TAM 2012

Author Michael Shermer explores the intersection of science and morality, live on stage at TAM 2012.

With a special musical introduction by TAM emcee George Hrab

The Very Best of Derek Acorah

Derek Acorah used to perform on Granada Live!
Well back in 2008 I decided to go through some of his best performances and create a few Best of Videos!
Here they are! Enjoy

Psychic Wayne Isaacs Gets a Call from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Psychics Online Take A Call From The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Proof yet again that Wayne Isaacs is about as psychic as a potato!

Psychic Readings Live BAI statement on TV3

Psychic Readings Live BAI statement aired tonight 5th October at 00:14 before the show on TV3 Ireland


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The Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has considered complaints concerning three segments of the teleshopping promotion, Psychic Readings Live. The segments were broadcast on 21st June, 26th June and 5th July 2012. 

The complainants stated that these teleshopping segments included referenced to health issues and consisted of an offer of a service that was not for entertainment purposes but was instead offering to foretell the future for those customers calling the premium-rate number associated with the service. These complainants state that the content was contrary to the requirements of the BAI's General Commercial Communications Code. 

Following its review of the teleshopping segments, the responses of the broadcaster and the complainants, the Compliance Committee has upheld the three complaints. It was the Committee's view that references in the segments to the health tests of a cancer patient and a comment that a caller was prone to depression constituted refererences to health issues. 

In addition, the segments contained frequent references to the abilities of the fortune tellers and psychics that were considered by the Committee to constitute the sale of a service that included claims of a real ability to foretell the future, rather than the sale of a service solely for entertainment purposes. 

Accordingly, the three segments were deemed by the Committee not to have complied with the requirements placed on the promotion of fortune teller and psychic services as set out in the BAI General Communications Code. It was also the view of the Committee that the teleshopping segments were not compatible with basic requirements of this code.

The original Complaint was made by Leah Burgess, you can read full details of the complaint to the BAI
HERE

You can read the full Broadcasting Authority of Ireland code by Clicking Here

A couple of classic BadCast episodes

A few years ago the "Skeptical Podcast" was the in thing, everyone and their aunty was doing it.
We had to put up with endless inane skeptics telling us how clever they were, or how cute they were. Well I criticised many of these Podcasts, and I was challenged to do one myself.

Now it would have been very easy for me to record myself ranting on and on about things and bigging myself up, but well that has never been my style, so instead I decided to make a truly unique and original podcast that would turn the whole industry upside down. And it did.

In a matter of weeks The BadCast was getting over a 100,000 downloads! An incredible amount for such a new show.

Instead of having a single host, or 2 or 3 people in a room talking, which had very much become the norm, I decided to do something completely different, and get experts and novices alike to record short monologues. Giving the voiceless a voice, and giving those with an expertise a place to share their knowledge.

The BadCast now is long dead, for 2 years it has been quietly idling in cyberspace, and there it shall stay, however I thought I would republish two of my favourite shows, why are they my favourites? because I managed to do something many thought would be impossible, I got Derek Acorah and Colin Fry to record me funny intros to the show. And why not!

Please note the deliberate Trumpet solo right before Colin Frys intro

So first I give to you episode 4 from series 1.

http://ipad.io/Hoh

And next up episode 6 from series 1

http://ipad.io/IKQ

And remember guys, anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Don't let others talk down to you or tell you something is impossible, unless of course they are talking about mediumship which we know is impossible!

Anyway I am blathering now, so enjoy the shows, and you never know, maybe one day I might bring them back.

You can also listen to the rest of the shows exclusively at http://www.ipadio.com/channels/BadCast

Enjoy