Skeptoid Live Events Calendar
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Brian Dunning, producer and host of the Skeptoid podcast, offers a cornucopia of fun, fascinating presentations to wow and amaze your conference, classroom, company, or club.
Upcoming Events2021October 3, 2021 15th Birthday Live Stream Celebration Skeptoid Podcast October 8, 2021 (remote presentation) What's Really Behind This UFO Flap Provocateurs and Peacemakers October 10, 2021 - Seattle, WA Waterspouts & Swamp Gas Seattle Skeptics and Science Enthusiasts October 13, 2021 - Minneapolis, MN Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour Minnesota Skeptics October 14, 2021 - Indianapolis, IN Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour Whitewater Freethought October 15, 2021 - State College, PA "Science Friction" screening and Q&A; MCIBS Grad Students Association October 16, 2021 - New York, NY "Science Friction" screening and Q&A; New York Skeptics October 17, 2021 - Virginia Beach, VA Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour SEVASH October 20, 2021 - St. Louis, MO "Science Friction" screening and Q&A; Skeptical Society of St. Louis October 21, 2021 - Omaha, NE Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour R.E.A.S.O.N. October 22, 2021 - Denver, CO Your Brain Sucks! Godless Bitches October 23, 2021 - Salt Lake City, UT "Science Friction" screening and Q&A; Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour November 20, 2021 - New Orleans, LA Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour 2021 New Orleans Secular Humanist Association 2022January 15, 2022 - West Palm Beach, FL Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour Florida Atheists and Secular Humanists January 16, 2022 - Orlando, FL Skeptoid Whistle-Stop Tour Central Florida Freethought Community January 17, 2022 - Sarasota, FL Miracle or Science? Humanists of Sarasota Bay Recent Events2021August 12, 2021 The Dangers of Believing in Conspiracy Theories Let's Go There with Shira and Ryan May 27, 2021 - Bellevue, WA (remote presentation) Challenging Popular Assumptions Clark Nuber Private event April 19, 2021 (remote presentation) UFOs with Dave Scott The Mike Smyth Show 980 CKNW February 25, 2021 - Washington, DC (remote presentation) Conspiracy Theories American University Private event February 24, 2021 (remote presentation) Brian Dunning The Big Interview February 16, 2021 (remote presentation) Mysteries, Legends, & Conspiracies Clubhouse February 9, 2021 (remote presentation) Mysteries, Legends, & Conspiracies Clubhouse February 3, 2021 (remote presentation) Podcasting for Nonprofits Opportunity Knocks Private event February 2, 2021 (remote presentation) Mysteries, Legends, & Conspiracies Clubhouse January 22, 2021 (remote presentation) What's Next for QAnon Let's Go There with Shira and Ryan 2020December 8, 2020 (remote presentation) The Galactic Federation Let's Go There with Shira and Ryan November 20, 2020 - Ireland (remote presentation) The 1986 Alaska UFO Moncrieff on Newstalk Radio October 23-25, 2020 (remote presentation) The Outpost Outpost 2020 October 1, 2020 (remote presentation) The Proud Boys Let's Go There with Shira and Ryan September 8, 2020 - Washington, DC (remote presentation) Science Friction screening and discussion Capital Area Satanists Private event September 8, 2020 (remote presentation) How do we know where to get reliable COVID information Let's Go There with Shira and Ryan September 5, 2020 - Hampton, VA (remote presentation) Science Friction screening and discussion Southeastern Virginia Atheists Skeptics Humanists SEVASH Private event August 12, 2020 - Las Vegas, NV (remote presentation) Science Friction screening and discussion Las Vegas Society of Skeptics Private event August 6-9, 2020 - San Francisco, CA (remote presentation) Science Friction screening and discussion AEJMC Annual Conference Private event August 4, 2020 (remote presentation) The QAnon Conspiracy Theory Let's Go There with Shira and Ryan August 3, 2020 - Forest Grove, OR (remote presentation) Solving the Lost Cosmonauts Pacific University Physics Club Private event June 12, 2020 - Latvia (remote presentation) Infected Freedoms DELFI TV May 29, 2020 (remote presentation) Discord Live Stream Skeptoid Media Private event April 27, 2020 - Miami, FL (remote presentation) We Are All Conspiracy Theorists University of Miami Conspiracy Theory Conference April 7, 2020 (remote presentation) 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Let's Go There with Shira and Ryan April 7, 2020 - Vancouver, BC Canada (remote presentation) 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Global News Radio 980 CKNW April 4, 2020 (remote presentation) Your Brain Sucks! Ignite Talks March 26-27, 2020 - Portland, OR Listener Feedback LIVE Science Talk 20 March 5, 2020 (remote presentation) Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories talkRADIO January 20, 2020 - Portland, OR Strange Energies with Richard Saunders Oregonians for Science and Reason 2019December 7-8, 2019 (remote presentation) Premium Member Live Stream Skeptoid Media Private event December 3, 2019 - Bend, OR How to Create and Monetize a Podcast Opportunity Knocks November 4, 2019 - Portland, OR Outsmart Your Brain Portland State University October 31, 2019 - Austin, TX We're Doing Something Modern Rogue October 20, 2019 - Las Vegas, NV Science Friction screening After CSIcon October 3-4, 2019 - Everywhere (remote presentation) Skeptoid 13th Birthday 13 Hour Live Stream Marathon Skeptoid Media September 29, 2019 - Everywhere (remote presentation) Premium Member Live Stream Skeptoid Media Private event September 25, 2019 - Bend, OR Susan Gerbic and Mark Edward Skeptics in the Pub September 23, 2019 - Miami Beach, FL Making the Science Based Case for Performance Plastics IAPD Annual Convention Private event August 27, 2019 (remote presentation) Nuking Hurricanes with Donald Trump Let's Go There with Shira & Ryan August 20-23, 2019 - Bend, OR Critical Thinking in STEM OSU Cascades Summer Academy Private event July 30, 2019 - Bend, OR Storming Area 51 KQAK 105.7 July 20-21, 2019 - Everywhere (remote presentation) Premium Member Live Stream Skeptoid Media Private event June 26, 2019 - Raleigh, NC (remote presentation) An Evening with Brian Dunning Triangle Skeptics May 19, 2019 - Everywhere (remote presentation) Premium Member Live Stream Skeptoid Media Private event April 24, 2019 - Los Angeles, CA Pub Night Hilton LAX April 17, 2019 - Everywhere (remote presentation) Conspiracy Theories NBC House of Mystery Radio March 27, 2019 - Everywhere (remote presentation) Premium Member Live Stream Skeptoid Media Private event March 7, 2019 - Bend, OR Your Brain Sucks! Science Open Mic Night January 25, 2019 - Seattle, WA Conspiracies Declassified Seattle Skeptics and Science Enthusiasts 2018December 10, 2018 - Mountain View, CA Tuck Everlasting and Immortality TheaterWorks Private event December 5, 2018 (remote presentation) Conspiracies Declassified The X Zone Radio November 19, 2018 - Portland, OR Conspiracies Declassified Portland State University November 8, 2018 (remote presentation) Conspiracies Declassified Midnight in the Desert November 7, 2018 - Bend, OR Solving the Lost Cosmonauts Science & Suds October 26, 2018 - Bend, OR Local Author Readings Conspiracies Declassified Roundabout Books October 24, 2018 - Bend, OR Two Simple Proofs of Global Warming Worthy Garden Club October 5, 2018 - Bend, OR Fuzzy Logic Bend Comedy September 26, 2018 - Bend, OR Two Simple Proofs of Global Warming Deschutes County Public Health Advisory Board Private event September 26, 2018 Conspiracies Declassified Something Weird Media September 2, 2018 - Atlanta, GA Skeptoid: 10 Years of Listener Feedback, Live! Dragon Con September 1, 2018 - Atlanta, GA Author reading: Conspiracies Declassified Dragon Con August 31, 2018 - Atlanta, GA Skeptrack Kickoff 2018 Dragon Con August 29, 2018 - Atlanta, GA (remote presentation) Inside the Black Box WREK 91.1FM August 6, 2018 - Bend, OR TV Interview: Conspiracies Declassified Central Oregon Daily August 5, 2018 - Bend, OR Author reading: Conspiracies Declassified Roundabout Books July 12, 2018 - New York, NY Skeptoid Meetup NYC NECSS June 18, 2018 - Bend, OR Richard Saunders: "Being a TV Skeptic" Skeptics in the Pub April 1, 2018 - Bend, OR Science & Suds Skeptics in the Pub January 28, 2018 - Bend, OR Science & Suds Skeptics in the Pub 2017November 20, 2017 - Portland, OR Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions Portland State University November 18, 2017 - Santa Barbara, CA Miracle or Science? Humanist Society of Santa Barbara November 7, 2017 - Edmonton, AB Canada (remote presentation) November Round Table Society of Edmonton Atheists October 23, 2017 - St. Louis, MO (remote presentation) Paul Harris Online KTRS Radio October 20, 2017 - Berkeley, CA (remote presentation) Communicating Science University of California, Berkeley Private event August 28, 2017 - Berkeley, CA Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions UC Berkeley Private event August 12, 2017 - Fullerton, CA Principles of Curiosity - Screening Freethought Alliance OC Symposium July 17, 2017 - Brighton UK Principles of Curiosity - Screening Komedia Brighton July 7, 2017 - Calgary, AB CA (remote presentation) Amelia Earhart Nonsense GlobalTalk Afternoons June 27, 2017 - Gloucester, MA Principles of Curiosity - Screening Cape Ann Community Cinema June 14, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA Principles of Curiosity - Premiere The Downtown Independent June 11, 2017 - Berkeley, CA Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions SkeptiCal Conference April 23, 2017 - Mesa, AZ Principles of Curiosity (preview) Skeptics in the Pub February 23, 2017 - Washington, DC (remote presentation) Conspiracy Theories American University Private event January 13-14, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA What Is Skepticism? (Friday); Challenging Popular Assumptions (Saturday) LogiCal-LA 2016December 30, 2016 - Irvine, CA Richard Saunders: Strange Energies and Stranger Devices Skeptics in the Pub November 21, 2016 - Portland, OR Sounds from Beyond! Portland State University October 22, 2016 - Pasadena, CA Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions Synovation Medical Group Private event September 29, 2016 - Orange, CA Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions Chapman University Private event September 20, 2016 - Coral Gables, FL Conspiracy Theories / Challenging Popular Assumptions University of Miami Private event September 4, 2016 - Atlanta, GA Sounds from Beyond! Dragon Con July 19, 2016 - Irvine, CA Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions Blizzard Entertainment Private event July 2, 2016 - San Diego, CA Your Brain Sucks! Mensa Annual Gathering June 25, 2016 - Pasadena, CA Conspiracy Theories with Jon Ronson Politicon May 17, 2016 - Gloucester, MA (remote presentation) Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions Cape Ann Skeptics April 30, 2016 - Fullerton, CA Miracle or Science? Freethought Alliance Conference March 24, 2016 - Santa Monica, CA Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions Santa Monica College March 2, 2016 - Washington, DC (remote presentation) Conspiracy Theories American University Private event February 12, 2016 - Eureka, CA Skeptics in the Pub Humboldt Skeptics 2015
November 23 - Portland, OR
Portland State University
Presenting Miracle or Science?
November 9 - Manchester, NH (remote presentation)
Granite State Skeptics
"Skeptics in the Pub"
October 9 - Burbank, CA
Greater Los Angeles Skeptics
"Drinking Skeptically"
September 18
Huffington Post Live
Jad Abumrad and Simon Adler, "Trophy Hunting"
2014
March 20 - Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica College
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
January 14
The Joe Rogan Experience
Conspiracy theories, celebrity pseudoscience, and more.
2013
December 13
The Bill Good Show 980AM
Science & pseudoscience news headlines
December 3
The Big Talker with Joe Harting 105.1 FM
Discussing urban legends from Arizona
October 10 - Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Presenting Health Scams Are Your Friend: How You Can Use Them to Promote Skepticism
May 2 - Irvine, CA
University of California, Irvine
Department of Earth System Science
Presenting The Science and Politics of Global Warming
Registered students only.
April 26
Tech News Today
A skeptical take on technology news.
March 28
Dirty Pop with Lance Bass
Presenting Conspiracy Theories
February 15-17, Death Valley, CA
Skeptics in the Jeep
A skeptical Jeep tour of Death Valley.
January 22
Tech News Today
A skeptical take on technology news.
January 22
Huffington Post Live
"Vaccine Hysteria"
January 7
Huffington Post Live
"Cell Phones on a Plane"
2012
October 27 - San Luis Obispo, CA
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Presenting Finding the Missing Cosmonauts
October 24 - Villa Park, CA
Backyard Skeptics
Presenting Locally Grown Food Myths
October 8 - Claremont, CA
Claremont McKenna College
Presenting Your Brain Sucks!
Registered students only.
October 7 - Fresno, CA
Central Valley Alliance of Atheists and Skeptics
Presenting Miracle or Fiction?and Apocalypse 2012
September 22
Huffington Post Live
"UFO Report"
August 3-5 - Omaha, NE
Midwest Freethought Conference
Presenting Your Brain Sucks
July 12-15 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amazing Meeting
Presenting Your Brain Sucks
May 26 - St. Louis, MO
City Museum, College of Curiosity
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 19 - Irvine, CA
Orange County Freethought Alliance Conference
Presenting Your Brain Sucks
March 26 - Henniker, NH
New England College
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
March 4 - Long Beach, CA
BIL Conference
RMS Queen Mary
Presenting Miracle or Science?
March 3 - Irvine, CA
Skeptoid 300th Episode Party (Video available)
Food, drinks, comedy, magic, fun, and the world premiere of Skeptoid #300.
February 25 - Chicago, IL
Chicago Skeptics
Skyping Skeptically
February 11 (Darwin Day weekend) - Visalia, CA
South Valley Skeptics - Phylum Feast
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
February 8 - Irvine, CA
UC Irvine Atheists, Agnostics, and Rationists
Presenting Miracle or Science?
Free to the public.
2011
December 14 - Riverside, CA
Inland Empire Atheists and Agnostics
Presenting Miracle or Science?
November 15 - Orange, CA
Chapman University
Presenting Miracle or Science?
Registered students only
November 12-13 - Portland, OR
Humanist Film Festival
Here Be Dragons - Screening and Q&A, Saturday 3:30pm
Awards ceremony - Sunday 7pm
October 9 - College Park, MD
University of Maryland Skeptics Club
Dinner & Skepticism
July 14-17 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amazing Meeting 9
Workshop
Jun 9 - Berkeley, CA
Bay Area Skeptics
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 20 - Googleplex, Mountain View, CA
Authors@Google (private event)
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 19 - Emeryville, CA
Pixar University (private event)
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 15 - Newport Beach, CA
Freethought Conference
Presentating Miracle or Science?
Apr 27 - Irvine, CA
UC Irvine Atheists, Agnostics, and Rationalists
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Apr 15 - Los Angeles, CA
Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists
University of California, Los Angeles
Free. Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe
Apr 9-10 - New York, NY
Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS)
Presentation TBD
Apr 5 - Morgantown, WV
Science & Technology in Society: Effective Communication Strategies
West Virginia University
Free. Presenting Sounds from Beyond! and Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Mar 19 - Irvine, CA
Skeptoid 250th Episode Party
Presenting a special Skeptoid episode, and world premiere of Episode 250
Mar 5 - Long Beach, CA
BIL Conference
RMS Queen Mary
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
Feb 5 - Irvine, CA
Skeptics in the Pub
Anthill Pub & Grille, UC Irvine, 7:00pm
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
2010
Dec 2 - Melbourne, Australia
Victoria Skeptics
Dinner event with Rebecca Watson and me. Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
Dec 1 - Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne Secular Society/Victoria Skeptics
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
Nov 26-28 - Sydney, Australia
The Amaz!ng Meeting Australia
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
Sep 3-6 - Atlanta, GA
Dragon*Con
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
July 8-11, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amaz!ng Meeting 8
Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
May 15, 2010, Marina del Rey, CA
METal (private event)
Presenting Locally Grown Produce
May 8, 2010, Costa Mesa, CA
OC Freethought Alliance Conference
Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
Panel, Can Science and Religion Coexist?
May 6, 2010 - Ottawa, ON
Carleton University Enrichment Mini-Course Program
Virtual video presentation: Alien Invasion!
Apr 24, 2010, Berkeley, CA
SkeptiCal
Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
Apr 16, 2010, Fremont, CA
Ohlone College, Psychology Club Speaker Series
Presenting Health Scams Are Your Friends
Mar 7-13, 2010 - Caribbean
The Amaz!ng Adventure 5: Skeptics of the Caribbean
Presentating Listener Feedback Live
Feb 24, 2010 - UC Irvine, CA
Atheists, Agnostics, & Rationalists at UCI
Presenting The Detoxification Myth
Jan 2, 2010 - Newport Beach, CA
Skeptics in the OC
Presenting Richard Saunders
2009
Dec 30, 2009 - Berlin, Germany
26C3 Chaos Communications Congress
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Dec 20, 2009 - Costa Mesa, CA
CFI - Orange County
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Dec 9, 2009 - Costa Mesa, CA
Orange County Freethought Alliance
Moderating a debate: Does the God of the Bible Exist?
Sep 4-7, 2009 - Atlanta, GA
Dragon*Con
Various events, all days of the conferences.
July 9-12, 2009 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amazing Meeting 7
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
May 6 - Ottawa, ON
Carleton University Enrichment Mini-Course Program
Virtual video presentation: Alien Invasion!
May 6, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Bruin Alliance of Skeptics & Secularists
Presenting Here Be Dragons: Introduction to Critical Thinking
Apr 18, 2009 - Irvine, CA
Skeptoid 150th Episode Party
Presenting a special Skeptoid episode, and world premiere of Episode 150
March 19, 2009 - Irvine, CA
Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
Panelist, The Climate Change Dilemma… And Why People Hate Al Gore
Private event.
2008
Oct 6, 2008 - N Manchester, IN
Manchester College - Values, Ideas, and the Arts
Presenting Here Be Dragons: Introduction to Critical Thinking
Sep 27, 2008 - Tyler, TX
Hudnall Planetarium, Tyler Junior College
Virtual presentation: "Aliens & UFOs"
Jul 5, 2008 - Overland Park, KS
Mid West Skeptics Society
Presenting The Skeptologists, Here Be Dragons, and Skeptoid
Jun 22, 2008 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amaz!ng Meeting 6
Presenting The Skeptologists
May 18, 2008 - Costa Mesa, CA
Center for Inquiry - Orange County
Presenting The Skeptologists, Here Be Dragons, and Skeptoid
May 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists
Presenting "How to Debate a Creationist"
May 9, 2008 - Ottawa, ON
Carleton University Enrichment Mini-Course Program
Virtual video presentation: Homeopathy
Mar 18, 2008 - Purdue University, IN
Purdue Skeptics Society
Virtual video presentation: The Detoxification Myth
Feb 16, 2008 - Mission Viejo, CA
Stands to Reason at The Rising Tide
Speaking to a Christian group, presenting How to Debate a Creationist
Jan 25-26, 2008 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Amaz!ng Meeting 5.5
Speaking on general topics in a couple of panel sessions, and on the podcasting panel for the pre-conference event.
Jan 19, 2008
The Skeptics Guide to the Universe
Interviewed about the Skeptoid podcast, the Skeptoid book, The Amaz!ng Meeting 5.5, and the upcoming The Skeptologists TV show.
Jan 8, 2008 - Purdue University, IN
Purdue Skeptics Society
Virtual video presentation: "Homeopathy"
2007
Nov 5, 2007
The Reason Driven Podcast
Interviewed about Chapter 3 of Robert Price's The Reason Driven Life.
Oct 24, 2007 - UC Irvine, CA
Atheists, Agnostics, & Rationalists at UCI
Presenting "How to Debate a Creationist"
Feb 2, 2007
Dogma Free America
Interviewed about Skeptoid. |