The Skeptic Zone #939 - 4.October.2026

Wellness? - Not-A-Con - Bent Spoon     00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders     00:06:44 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Adrienne talks with returning guest Dr. Nick Tiller, author of The Health and Wellness Lie: Exposing the hype, hacks and hidden agendas of the well-being machine, about curious concoctions in the wellness and workout world. Dr Nick Tiller https://www.nbtiller.com     00:25:40 Barry Williams Media Award $4000 Prize The Barry Williams Award for Skeptical Journalism recognises the best piece of journalism, in any medium, that takes a critical and skeptical approach to a topic within the remit of Australian Skeptics: the scientific investigation of pseudoscience and the paranormal. It is awarded annually with a citation and now a $4000 prize, double the amount of recent years. https://www.skeptics.com.au/media-prize-2026-4000     00:28:10 Maynard's Spooky Action Not-A-Con Interviews Annie McCubbin from the 'Why Smart Women' podcast.     00:39:58 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers to look for references to The Bent Spoon #9.     2009.12.01 - The Daily Telegraph     2010.07.28 - The Sydney Morning Herald     2012.12.03 - The Sydney Morning Herald     2015.10.15 - The Sydney Morning Herald www.trove.nla.gov.au