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#25 Surprise Guest! Adam Savage!
September 18, 2009 · 25 Comments
Adam Savage, co-host of the Discovery Channel’s MythBusters will be on the show this week, to discuss skepticism, celebrity advocacy, and of course, the wildly popular TV show and its role in skepticism.
Derek Bartholomaus, creator of The Jenny McCarthy Body Count will discuss anti-vaccination advocates and the recent rise in treatable illnesses.
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for adam savage: when are you gonna bust some religious myths?
by Alek · on September 17, 2009 at 12:12 pm
For Adam Savage: Which Explosion Was Your Favorite?
by Mat · on September 17, 2009 at 12:28 pm
@Adam Regarding celebrity advocacy: With the recent wave of anti-intellectual criticism of vaccinations fueled by the likes of Jenny McCarthy and her ilk, when can we expect a fact based television quality rational response smackdown from the mythbusting “close personal friend(tm)” of Phil Plait?
by EdO · on September 17, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Debunk the 9/11 myth. How did Building 7 fall without being hit by a plane or any large debris?
by Prof.Frank · on September 17, 2009 at 1:00 pm
make some experiments with Acetone peroxide. It’s such a dangerous and easy to make explosive. Kids are playing with it too much.
by dr · on September 17, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Despite your video clip of you in the F-18 being one of my favorite moments..I have to ask why didn’t Jamie fly in the F-18?
by DNewton · on September 17, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Hi there , Adam ! Are you and gang thinking about a Mythbusters Movie ?
Your work is very watchable, keep it up :)
by kesso · on September 17, 2009 at 1:48 pm
thanks to adam and jamie and the rest i made scholars bowl
by Jonathan · on September 17, 2009 at 2:19 pm
@Alek (1): Probably too controversial for the Discovery Channel.
@Mat (2): My all-time favorite was the cement truck.
by Scott · on September 17, 2009 at 2:35 pm
@ Adam: is it really as fun as it looks?
@ Prof.Frank (4) Adam/Jamie have already commented on that; saying the small scale is to cost prohibitive and there is no way to do a full scale experiment.
@ Mat (2) at comic-con I believe Adam said his current favorite explosion is hot water heaters, but his opinion is always changing as the show moves forward.
by miles · on September 17, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Do you think that God exists?
by Nicolas F.A. Buron · on September 17, 2009 at 2:57 pm
to adam, where do you get so many funny sketches?
from Colombia. Bye
by miguel · on September 17, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Oh yeah! A mythbuster movie!
by Eosine · on September 17, 2009 at 5:47 pm
For Adam Savage
How lucky are you for doing this like a job?! I know it’s hard work for you guys but how happy are you when you can see a big BOOM after :)
by Max · on September 17, 2009 at 7:04 pm
@Adam: Will you ever consider doing some paranormal investigations?
by John Kenneth Lee · on September 17, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I have an idea for a spin off. Did you ever see David Horowitz’s show “Fight Back”? It focused on claims made by advertising agencies and was one of my favorite shows of the 70′s. I’d like to see an updated version of this all time classic.
One more thing – I think it would be cool if you could get Cecil Adams from the Chicago Reader to do a guest spot on your show. He writes the “Straight Dope” column.
by William R. Cousert · on September 17, 2009 at 10:38 pm
for adam: what did you go to college for, and how did you come to work m5?
by Andrew Pedretti · on September 18, 2009 at 7:31 am
for adam, where do you get so many funny sketches?
from Colombia. Bye
by miguel · on September 18, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Ugh…
Major computer fail. Can’t listen live… sigh.
I hope it’s awesome. I guess I’ll know later in the weekend.
by Kennedy · on September 18, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Wheee! That was awesome ^_^
by Shiyiya · on September 18, 2009 at 6:02 pm
well, if this a place where real science/ists get together and spread the knowledge that there are sciences that are hard to understand but easy to follow, i think you need nicer ppl in your ustream chat. they want to discredit EVERYTHING about DNA and medical science…
by DERKEE78 · on September 18, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I missed the live event (work work work). Can I download it or listen to it online?
by William R. Cousert · on September 19, 2009 at 10:37 am
Hi William!
The podcast version of the show is posted every Sunday by noon.
I suggest subscribing to Skeptically Speaking in itunes, because automation is fun. :)
Thanks!
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by Desiree · on September 19, 2009 at 10:44 am
Thanks for the tip! I keep forgetting about iTunes.
by William R. Cousert · on September 19, 2009 at 11:10 am
Great Work Guys! Your Guests were great and very impressed with the Skype To Skype feature! Keep Raisin the bar!
by Colin MacIntyre · on September 19, 2009 at 3:47 pm