Despite my two previous appearances, Desiree Schell, host of the radio show and podcast Skeptically Speaking, has agreed to have me back to talk about our Grassroots Organizing workshop at The Amazing Meeting 8. She’ll also be speaking to the James Randi Educational Foundation’s Jeff Wagg and Auston Luton about all the other exciting things scheduled for this year’s TAM. The show airs live at 8 pm Eastern on Friday night, or you can listen at your leisure when the podcast comes out early next week.
What Does Skepticism Mean To You?
Skeparent blogger and podcaster Tyson Wozniak is working on an interesting project for his next show, and he needs your help. He wants you to write and record a short statement (30 to 90 seconds) about why you’re a skeptic, and what skepticism means to you. If you’d like to submit, or you need more information, you can email Tyson at skeparent [at] gmail.com. And be sure to tell him that Grassroots Skeptics sent you.
EDIT: I just realized that Tyson will also be appearing on the “Speaking Up” segment of tonight’s Skeptically Speaking, at 8:00 EST. you can listen live through the show’s website, or catch the podcast version by Sunday afternoon.
Are You On Our List(s)?
If you’re a skeptical group organizer, podcaster or blogger, here’s an easy way to help get the word out about your work. On our Resources page, we’re compiling indexes of skeptical groups, blogs/websites and media. Go check out the pages, and if you don’t see your particular project featured, don’t panic. At the top of each page, you’ll see a link to a handy update form, where you can give us all the information we need to add you to the list.
While you’re there, consider signing up for our brand new Skeptical Speakers Bureau. We’re trying to help organizers find the perfect speaker on a range of skeptical and scientific topics, and to help speakers who want to share their expertise to get themselves noticed. If you’ve got the urge to do some speaking out on science and skepticism, please sign up!
Grassroots Skeptics In The Media
I wrote a guest blog for the science website Pulse Project:
What are you doing to promote skepticism in your life? Sure, you’ve got your blog, and you’re a member of the JREF forums, and your feed reader is chock full of skeptical websites. You’ve made sure your kids are vaccinated, you’ve packed your iPod with every podcast that has the word “skeptic” in the title, and you roll your eyes when you see somebody reading “The Secret” on the bus. But what are you doing to help other people learn to think critically?
Read the entire post at Pulse-Project.org.
I recently appeared on Skeptically Speaking, the skeptic-themed call-in radio show produced at CJSR in Edmonton, Alberta. I spoke with host Desiree Schell about why I founded Grassroots Skeptics, and where I want to take the group in the future. The show airs live and streams online every Friday at 8pm Eastern. If you missed hearing it live, you can download the podcast version from SkepticallySpeaking.com. And come let me know what you thought of the interview in the forums.