From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.  On this episode:  * How Religion Trumped Science in America’s Coronavirus Response [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2020/11/how-religion-trumped-science-in-americas-coronavirus-response/], by Noah Lugeons, from November 2020 * If we're going to convince the vaccine hesitant, we need to tackle conspiratorial thinking [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/05/if-were-going-to-convince-the-vaccine-hesitant-we-need-to-tackle-conspiratorial-thinking/], by Dave Hahn, from May 2021 * Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what's keeping you from new music [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/12/spotify-trapped-the-algorithm-is-not-whats-keeping-you-from-new-music/], by Nick Garrett, from December 2024 * The Cost of Loving: falling birthrates, and the increased role of personal choice in procreation [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/07/the-cost-of-loving-falling-birthrates-and-the-increased-role-of-personal-choice-in-procreation/], by Deborah Hyde, from July 2022 Find more from The Skeptic at skeptic.org.uk [https://www.skeptic.org.uk/], or to support the show, take out a small voluntary donation at patreon.com/theskeptic [https://www.patreon.com/c/theskeptic]