The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Hosted by Cara Santa Maria and Bob Novella and Evan Bernstein and Jay Novella and Steven Novella · Dr. Steven Novella

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80Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
1,114
Episodes
81
Transcribed
6,215
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2005
First episode
2M
YouTube views

About The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU Productions, LLC: https://www.theskepticsguide.org

Publisher
Dr. Steven Novella
Category
science
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
4 May 2005
Latest episode
7 Nov 2026
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81 of 1,114 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Skeptics Guide #1113 - Nov 7 2026

  2. 31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Skeptics Guide #1112 - Oct 31 2026

  3. 24 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Skeptics Guide #1111 - Oct 24 2026

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The Skeptics Guide #1113 - Nov 7 2026

Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Developed by engineers and food scientists in Sydney. Jay may think this is coffee heresy. All right. So we got traditional espresso, right? You've got hot water and pressure working together to extract caffeine and oils and acids and the flavor compounds from the ground coffee, right? That's how it works. […]

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Who has been a guest on The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Brian Wecht
  • Andrea Jones Rooy
  • Alice Howarth
  • Christian Hubicki
  • Julia Novella

Reach and audience

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YouTube views
2,212,101
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
6,203 ratings
Spotify
4.4 / 5
12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

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Quality
84
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
100

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Who hosts The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe?

Cara Santa Maria and Bob Novella and Evan Bernstein and Jay Novella and Steven Novella host the show. Published by Dr. Steven Novella.

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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe take guests?

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