For a show about science communication, the easiest way to show you don’t fully research is the constant mispronunciations. I can get it in the moment, but for a researched piece it shows a lack of professionalism. Bob is the only one worth hearing from - physics and all. Evan tries to be funny but falls flat, as does Jay. Steve is just a know it all who seemingly needs to out his approval on everything, and Cara is even worse with her constant interruptions and holier than thou comments. It used to be good, but I’m losing interest in spending the time, even at double speed.

Sousa. Hence the “Sousa”-phone. Those are those huge, marching tuba you see in marching bands, with the bells facing forward. they actually look much larger than a regular tuba. Also MOOG is pronounced Moge, rhymes with rogue. Other than that keep up the outstanding work. Voices of reason and inquiry in a desert of foolishness.

Been a an avid listener for a year. Today, I heard Andrea Jones Rooy—who easily equals my wife. She should be a mainstay.

I love the show! But you have to fire Bob and send him home, anywhere but Austin. Mostly cloudy on Monday for the eclipse. His record of spoiling eclipses will be unblemished if the weather forecast is accurate.

Best scientifically skeptical podcast

I really appreciate the great work this team does. i’ve been a listener for well over a decade and love the content, which is both highly educational and entertaining. Keep up the great work!

This show is the perfect antidote for all the misinformation out there today. Highly recommend!

Love this show. Great content.

There is no one with a more condescending know it all attitude than Stephen Novella. Is there anything this guy doesn’t know? He constantly interrupts and corrects the other co-hosts. What are they there for? Novella is the guy behind science based medicine who stifled the views of one of its editors over gender ideology.

Show used to be great. Lately I notice more and more they assumptions and generalizations with no real data, they just say “most people” do this or that. Cara constantly interrupts and interjects as if she knows something that nobody else does, she is often wrong. I often fast forward through her segments.

I learn something interesting each and every week. They do a great job breaking apart complex topics and it is clear how much they like working together.

I’ve been listening to all genres of podcasts for about a decade. And the one constant throughout is that this is the one podcast I make sure not to skip each week. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve turned around on an issue, not because they said so, but because of critical thinking and factual sources. It may be more important than ever in this age of misinformation. They keep it so the facts and the only time they delve into politics is when it’s relevant to science. And it’s very entertaining!

Critical thinking and science are becoming a lost art in our society. I wish every kid in school was exposed to these concepts. It's not too late to educate yourself. This podcast is very entertaining and thought provoking. The hosts should have their own tv show on PBS as far as I'm concerned. Listen to this podcast every week and you won't regret it.

Hands down my favorite podcast of all time. I can’t wait until a new episode is released every Saturday.

Look forward the skeptics podcast every week. Become part of my weekend routine.

A friend of mine told me about your podcast a couple of weeks ago and despite being kind of a podcast junkie, you guys immediately leapt to the top of my list, and I subscribed on Patreon! You’ll find me on there as Jen, accredited sorceress of ChatGPT - And I was actually pretty tickled that you did the science or fiction this week through it! I’m a software engineer, and this last year has been really hard and I’ve actually been doing a lot of work with it on mental health, focused, specifically on PTSD, and depression and anxiety. I had some pretty interesting experiments that I have had some mixed success with, it might be a topic worth considering… But I got it to write emails to enterprise SAAS customers that sound like me on a good MH day, for those days when it’s difficult to function, but I still have an obligation to my team and to the clients. I’ll bet with some jiggling and a couple sharp kicks to the GPU cluster, I could at least get it to generate a “science or fiction” with a decent chance of success that it could be useful. (Did you know that you can actually build sub routines and variables in a thread and micro training it for specific purposes?) Anyway, thanks for doing what you do. In some way, you’ve helped reignite my passion for science, and optimism for the future. PS: thank you for debunking the Yellowstone super volcano. That’s one existential threat down, at least!

I love the Science or Fiction segment. It is still the best science quiz on the web. I also love Cara except that she is cultivating an annoying vocal fry. I sure hope it is a phase that will go away.

Fantastic show, anyone with an interest in REAL and FACTUAL science, medicine and technology will love this show. Don’t leave a bad review because your personal opinions and beliefs don’t intersect with reality, people.

​skittishly insulated. will never have on any guests that disagree in the least - not meaning cranks but even any credentialed person that dares see things differently. Steve Novella holds court and the others sycophantically cheer him on. try Michael Shermer's science podcast instead - he isn't afraid to be challenged. Neil DeGrasse Tyson much better as well and he (like Shermer) will go on mainstream shows to defend his positions. The SGU “rogues” never appear unless before a hall of their groupies.

I can learn without reading. Who’d of thought. I look forward every week to listen

Love it. Have listened to every episode for years.

If there is ever a movie or series on the rogues lives, id really like to see Ray Romano be cast as Bob. Anyone else got casting ideas for the Skeptics Guide?

I've been listening for years now, and have enjoyed every time. Great set of hosts and topics

Thanks for continually creating interesting episodes.

Hey, devout SGU listener. Here in SF we take driverless cars all the time. They are everywhere. Great deal but sometimes they take a weird route. For example they could go straight up 7th ave to get you to your destination but they do a couple of unnecessary turns and circle a block. You get there in the end. But there is no one sitting in the drivers seat to say “hey, just go straight up 7th”. Other weird thing - they gave students a free pass (I think to do the computer learning and more “practice”) so high school students can ride for free after 9pm. My teen, all the time, “can’t get a car until 9pm, I’ll be home in 15 mins once I get a car”.

I’ve listened to SGU every week for over 15 years. I dont always agree with the hosts, but I always learn something. They are the way I choose to stay aware of science news in this busy life without enough free time.

I can’t say enough good things about this podcast. As an ex-science teacher, the topics they cover and the way they cover them brings me joy. Everyone on the show is brilliant in their own way. Steve though…dude knows so much! Should be required listening for all late teens / young adults so they can hone their critical thinking skills before heading out into the world.

The SGU has been a fixture in my feed since I first started listening to podcasts. Their depths of knowledge, insight, and humor shine through to create not only an informative listen, but an enjoyable one, as well.

I’ve been listening for 10 years. It’s my favourite weekly show. It’s always fun, keep me up to date, engaged and interested in science. Thank you guys for all the hard work!

Of all the many podcasts I've listened to this is by far the best. Entertaining, educational, accurate. I know I can trust any information I hear here. Rare these days!

This is the first podcast I’ve ever listened to on a regular basis. It never feels like I’m listening to a performance, which makes for an honest experience. I found out about the podcast after listening to The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe audiobook, and I’ve been slightly obsessed with science and critical thinking ever since. I would definitely consider myself a nerd who wants to understand the world for what it is, and this show definitely caters to that desire.

I really love this show. Very interesting topics and fun chemistry between the hosts.

Great show, one of my absolute favorites. Keeps me up-to-date with science news and thoroughly entertained!

I used to love this podcast. Ever since they got their new host Kara Santa Morina (however you spell all that) it’s become an anti-Trump liberal California podcast. Can’t we just talk science and not politics? She’s not really the host but she might as well be. Steve barely gets a word in and she constantly blares in with her long winded boring opinions.

I like the wide variety of topics covered, introduction was last week (8/21/2023) for the trans discussion and couldn’t be happier with good information being shared!!!

SGU is a trusted source of science news. Dr. Novella does a great job interpreting science studies

My favorite show for objective analysis of science news. Always interesting topics and great commentary

Weekly respite from the craziness of the world. Fun, smart, diverse topics on skepticism, current science, pseudo-science debunking & logic fallacies. Entertaining!!

What used to be an escape after a long day at work, listening to people talk about politics, is now just a continuation of it. They have jumped in to the ratings wheel and, no better than Fox News or CNN, they are dragging in emotional topics and being an echo chamber for listeners because that’s how you get ratings. It works, but there goes one of my last escapes from that trash. I hate it, but I’m not listening any more. The only thing worse than sitting through a bunch of political trash is getting nice and relaxed listening to good science content and then being dropped a load of political trash to wind me back up on my ride home. #mayaswelllistentorogan

This podcast was recommended to me around 2013. It gave me a consistent group of voices that resonated with my values at a time that thinking critically and taking an evidence based approach to information made me an outcast growing up in Utah. Thanks rogues!

Hi! Chemistry educator here. I listen to this show for fun science pieces and skeptical pointers. However, after so many weeks of listening to these guys calling the education system “lack luster” and often attributing it to poor science teachers, I’m over it. I have a bachelors in chemistry and a masters in teaching. I am qualified. I’m pretty dang good at what I do, and in fact most teachers are. These guys can stuff it up their tailpipe. Thanks cara for chiming in and saying let’s not blame it on the teachers. It’s not us. Look at your school boards, the admin and most importantly PARENTS and kids themselves. More and more is put on teachers, and we are meeting society more than halfway. And not many are there trying to meet us back. Stick to what you know skeptics- it’s not the education system.

The gold standard of skeptical, scientific podcasts. You’ll want to put your thingking cap on.

I wish you all would cover the hot topic new items of the week more often, like the UFO stuff. I cant listen to every show but all my friends are telling me about whatever the flavor of the week news wise is and spreading nonsense. Would love to hear your timely thoughts so I can reply to them more intelligently.

I have learned a lot from this podcast. They discus current science news, identifying fallacies, and demonstrate critical thinking. The rogues are funny and the kind of people you’d want to share a meal with. It’s a great podcast if you’re interested in science and pseudoscience.

The topics are very intriguing every episode. The insights are inquisitive and really make you skeptical of information out there, but the more I’ve listened to this podcast the more I’ve realized there are left leaning ideals behind many topics. Not skeptic ideals, and I really struggle with Cara. After looking up her credentials, it makes complete sense why I’m struggle. I question everything all the time and have tried to understand her perspective but just cannot grasp the leftist views she projects. Especially noticed when they discussed the carnivore diet. I do not do the diet, but to completely shut down the idea of that diet, is ignorant and not even skeptical. All the hosts never questioned whether or not if there have been benefits for people who eat that way, or even if there have been troubles for people who eat that way. They mention that moderation is best, which it is, but that’s not a good way to be skeptical in my opinion. This is just one example where the hosts aren’t being skeptical of the idea, but just completely saying it’s stupid and no one should eat that way, because it “makes you better than everyone” or “more privileged” because you can afford meat. That’s where I became skeptical of the podcast and listening to the most recent episodes I’ve slowly been being turned away because of the politics being brought into the show. Bring back no politics and only skepticism, it’s more fun that way.

I really enjoy this podcast. For being skeptics it’s kind of surprising how often leftist politics are pushed especially through Cara. She tends to state “facts” from one side which doesn’t necessarily seem too skeptical to me. I would like to think real skepticism would question all sides and not favor the one you represent. I think there is an overall effort to not make it a political show but it’s walking on a very thin line. I’ve been listening for years and will continue to do so. However, I do feel the base point of view of the show has changed from the early years.

Have been enjoying the SGU for years, and continue to catch up on old episodes. Despite the older science, I enjoy the group far more prior to Cara. Though she’s clearly quite intelligent, she also clearly shows bias on studies she likes and reviews (e.g. current episode 934) and finds them “100%” conclusive, even when the authors themselves contradict this in their article. Evan’s comment is immediately talked down by Cara’s own conclusions. And the study was about bias! I’ve heard many examples of this in past episodes. Cara interjects way too much in general, often times contradicting herself because she’s so contrarian to whatever someone else is talking about. Whereas she can completely buy into (often weak/flawed) psychological studies that she chooses to review, she completely rips apart any article that Evan or Jay might review (because they’re less scientific than she?) before they can even finish describing it. Like she had to beat them to the punch, show off her knowledge, whatever. Her contrarian interjections are almost like a vocal tic for her. I do love when she is so jumpy on her comments and then finds out she’s wrong because she didn’t listen to the whole story. Just wish the guys pointed it out more often. They pamper her too much. Steve, who’s usually good at maintaining neutral stance, frequently gives Cara a pass for some reason. They all do. I love listening to the brothers Novella and they were a better group when Perry was alive and also with Rebecca. It’s MUCH harder to listen to the present day group. …However, Jay and Bob will keep me listening. They remain stellar podcast personalities.

Whereas I find this podcast to be mostly worthwhile, I find the sneering self righteousness tiresome. Some podcasts are better than others. I find that if the self righteousness is too overpowering I just turn it off and await the next podcast.

I first listened to one of their episodes in 2005 or 2006. I recommend the SGU to anybody because the subject matter is interesting and relevant and because the comradely and bantering among the members of the cast is fun and humorous. I’m not a scientist. I’m a science enthusiast, yet I’ve had conversations with a materials science physicist that I would not have been able to have if had not been for the SGU. Big thanks to the SGU crew for helping me stay a little more humble and giving me a little more confidence by teaching me how to think a little better!

Hands down the best podcast of all.