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Podcast #369 - Aug 11 2012

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Podcast #113 - May 9 2012

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This week's topics are:
This Day in Skepticism
News Items: Dino Mating, Blowing Up Asteroids, Punching for God, Occ the Skeptical Caveman
Who's That Noisy
Your Questions and E-mails: Kinesio Tape
Name That Logical Fallacy
Science or Fiction
This week's topic is:
What's the Harm?

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