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Be Reasonable is a podcast from the Merseyside Skeptics Society, with Hayley Stevens and Michael Marshall. Each monthly interview will examine beliefs from outside of the mainstream, exploring how those views are constructed and what evidence people feel supports their case. We believe in approachi…

Merseyside Skeptics Society


    • Jul 27, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 83 EPISODES

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    Episode #083 - Nyjon Eccles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023


    Joining Marsh today is functional medicine doctor Nyjon Eccles, to talk about the controversial thermographic cancer screening scans, why Nyjon feels the medical profession is wrong to discount them, and why he feels cancer patients would benefit from a functional medicine approach of nutritional support.Note: As ever, Be Reasonable does not endorse the claims made by guests, and urges listeners not to take medical advice from a podcast.

    Episode #082 - Valentina Vidovic Pesic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023


    Joining Marsh today is Valentina Vidovic Pesic, a UK distributor of Biofield Care patches. We discuss how she believes that the silicon patches can be embedded with frequencies, what effects she feels those frequencies can have on human health, and what tests she feels could be run to demonstrate their effectiveness.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #081 – Matt Le Tissier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 65:18


    Joining Marsh today is former England international footballer and sports pundit Matthew Le Tissier, to talk about Matt's distrust of the official story around Covid, his concerns over 15 minute cities, and why he doesn't believe in human-caused climate change.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #080 – Dawn Ewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 51:29


    Marsh is joined by Dr Dawn Ewing, executive director of the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine and founder of Holistic Health Alternatives. In this episode, we talk about why Dawn advises against mercury fillings, what motivated Dawn to become a holistic dentist and naturopathic practitioner, and what role she believes the teeth play […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #079 – David Parker and Dawn Lester

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 74:55


    Marsh is joined by authors David Parker and Dawn Lester, of WhatReallyMakesYouIll.com. In this episode, we talk about the causes of disease, David and Dawn's issues with germ theory, and their research into HIV, COVID-19, and other illnesses.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #078 – Linda Backman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 46:05


    Marsh is joined by past life regression therapist Linda Backman, from The RavenHeart Center. In this episode, we talk about what past life regression is, the benefits Linda believes it can have in helping clients process their emotional and physical issues, and whether or not it is important that past life experiences can be verified […]

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    Be Reasonable: #077 – Joy Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 46:48


    Marsh is joined by Joy Warren, from Fluoride Free Alliance UK, whose current petition to Parliament to ban water fluoridation has more than 35,000 signatures. In this episode, we talk about what the FFAUK believe to be the dangers of fluoridation, how useful it could be to draw comparisons between fluoridated and unfluoridated populations, why […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #076

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 55:26


    Marsh is joined by Stan Shepherd, author of New Flat Earth. In this episode, we talk about Stan's journey into flat Earth belief, why he believes most flat-earthers are wrong about the moon landing, and the Biblical basis for rejecting the spherical Earth.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #075 – Nick Cowan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 66:16


    Marsh is joined by Nick Cowan, from Truth In Science – a creationist organisation which argues for the teaching of Biblical creationism in schools. In this episode, we talk about the religious basis for a young earth worldview, why creationists differ from most other religious believers in rejecting evolution, and what Nick feels are the […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #074 – Christopher Anatra

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 48:33


    Marsh is joined by Christopher Anatra, aka the Quantum Businessman, and board member of the International Mandela Effect Conference. In this episode, we talk about what causes the Mandela Effect, how time travellers are injecting negative events into our timeline and altering the past, and how Christopher believes reading the Akashik record allows him to […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #073 – Anthony Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 60:07


    Marsh is joined by Anthony Grant, from Resonator.uk, to talk about the Resonator Bioresonance device. In this episode, we talk how bioresonance devices work, how physical illness starts first with emotional stress and lowered pH levels, how the bioresonance device can kill the parasites, viruses, bacteria that cause all ill health, and Anthony's recent encounter […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #072 – Mark Steele

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 54:13


    Marsh is joined by returning guest Mark Steele, from the political party and campaign group Save Us Now. In this episode, we talk about the goals of Save Us Now as a campaign group, the role of smart street lighting in the UK's mass depopulation agenda, whether the COVID-19 vaccine is really part of an […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #071 – Nia True

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 43:37


    Marsh is joined by tarot reader Nia True, from Compass Tarot. In this episode, we talk through what tarot cards can and can't do, the ethics of giving readings for strangers, and how Nia uses tarot cards to process her own experiences.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #070 – Cynthia Sue Larson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 50:46


    Marsh is joined by Cynthia Sue Larson, president of the International Mandela Effect Conference, founder of RealityShifters and author of books including Quantum Jumps, Reality Shifts, and High Energy Money In this episode, we explore why people believe everyday details about our world differ from the version in our memories, and what this means for […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #069 – Paul Boland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 56:19


    Marsh is joined by Paul Boland, a registered vet who regularly uses alternative medicine, and also treats human patients at his Klana Natural Health clinic. In this episode, we explore how Paul came to be an avid user of alternative medicine, why he felt he should expand his practice to treat people too, and what […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #068 – Milena Ivovic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 45:14


    Marsh is joined by Milena Ivovic, a writer and painter who is a voluntary worker on the path of The Knowledge Book. In this episode, we explore what The Knowledge Book is, where it came from, and what effect the Omega energy that followers believe is contained in the book can have on humanity at […]

    Be Reasonable: Episode #067 – Darren Nesbitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 60:47


    Marsh is joined by returning guest Darren Nesbitt, a flat earth proponent who has become a prominent figure in the anti-lockdown protests, and whose folk song “Stick Your New World Order Up Your Arse (We Are The 99%)“ became something of an anthem for the protests against COVID-19 safety measures.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #066 – Gez Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 51:01


    In the first episode of 2021, Marsh is joined by Cranial Osteopath Gez Lamb, to talk about what osteopaths do, the vitalistic energy at the heart of osteopathy, and how the osteopathic industry is regulated.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #065 – Nicky Alan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 42:28


    This episode, Marsh is joined by Nicky Alan, a medium and former psychic detective.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #064 – Paul Connett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 50:56


    This episode, Marsh is joined by Dr Paul Connett, a retired chemist and the head of the anti-fluoridation organisation the Fluoride Action Network.

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    Be Reasonable: Episode #063 – Karma Singh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 60:06


    This episode, Marsh is joined by Karma Singh, an author and alternative healer, to discuss the cause of disease and the nature of viruses. Content note: this interview contains a brief reference to sexual assault, at 34m30s.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #062 – Kate Birch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 65:08


    This episode, Marsh is joined by homeopath Kate Birch. As part of the episode, Kate asked Marsh to watch two experimental homeopathically-encoded videos. If listeners would like to try the experiment for themselves they can follow Kate’s instructions. Watch video 1 – 1M dilution: youtube.com/watch?v=winP706eFek Then wait for one week, noting down what you are […]

    Be Reasonable #061 – Joye Pugh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 61:21


    This episode, Marsh is joined by author and biblical prophecy researcher Dr Joye Pugh.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #060 – Ben Emlyn-Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 62:29


    This episode, Marsh is joined by Ben Emlyn, the author and podcaster who founded Hospital Porters Against the New World Order.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #059 – Jay Weidner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 52:04


    Joining Marsh this episode is Jay Weidner, the author and conspiracy theorist who co-founded Sacred Mysteries, and filmmaker behind the Kubrick’s Odyssey series of documentaries outlining what he believes to be Stanley Kubrick’s role in faking the moon landings.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #058 – Jouke Elsinga

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 73:23


    Joining Marsh this episode is Jouke Elsinga, co-founder of the YouTube channel Pure Gospel of Flat Earth.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #057 – Jared Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 60:18


    Joining Marsh this episode is race realist Jared Taylor, founder of the white identity website and magazine American Renaissance.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #056 – Martin Liedtke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 54:52


    This month, Marsh is joined by Martin Liedtke from Flat Earth British, to talk conspiracy theories, symbolism and the truth of the Flat Earth.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #055 – Darren Nesbitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 68:09


    Joining Marsh for this episode is musician and Flat Earth proponent, Darren Nesbitt.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #054 – Michael Davidson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 56:01


    Joining Marsh this month is Michael Davidson from the Christian “ex-gay therapy” ministry, Core Issues Trust.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #053 – Eben Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 41:10


    Joining Marsh this month is Eben Alexander, neurosurgeon and author of Proof of Heaven.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #052 – Michael Fullerton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 54:21


    Joining Marsh this month is researcher and 9/11 Truther Michael Fullerton from Skeptopathy.com.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #051 – Mark Steele

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2018 37:28


    This episode, Marsh is joined by engineer and activist Mark Steele, to discuss his campaign against 5G technology and his altercation with Gateshead Council.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #050 – Theresa Cheung

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 35:32


    Joining Marsh this episode is spiritualist and author of over fifty books, Theresa Cheung.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #049 – Rodney Cluff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 59:51


    This episode, Marsh is joined by Rodney Cluff from OurHollowEarth.com, and author of World Top Secret: Our Earth IS Hollow.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #048 – Ed Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 66:43


    Ed Turner is a Liverpool-based solicitor and former attendee of Merseyside Skeptics Society Events. In this interview, he talks to Marsh about Campus Craziness, the Regressive Left, Social Justice Warriors, Neo Marxism and the censorship of free speech.

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    Be Reasonable: Episode #047 – Don Donderi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 57:03


    Joining Marsh this episode is author, psychologist and UFO researcher, Don Donderi.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #046 – Sam Osmanagic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 65:15


    Joining Marsh this time is author, sociologist and businessman Sam Osmanagic. Sam has made headlines around the world with his claims to have discovered ancient pyramids in Bosnia.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #045 – Kerry Cassidy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 49:44


    Joining Marsh this episode is documentary maker and investigative journalist at Project Camelot, Kerry Cassidy.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #044 – Kevin Randle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 65:16


    Joining Marsh this episode is author, military veteran and UFO researcher, Kevin Randle.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #043 – Psychic Claimant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 28:50


    This month, Marsh speaks to someone who contacted the Merseyside Skeptics because they believe they have psychic powers, and wanted to discuss how to be tested and verified.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #042 – Sean Clarke

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 51:31


    Joining Marsh this episode is Sean Clarke from the Spiritual Science Research Foundation in India.

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    Be Reasonable: Episode #041 – Alyson Dunlop

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 38:38


    Joining Marsh this episode is paranormal investigator and UFO researcher Alyson Dunlop from SPI Scotland.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #040 – Christopher Bollyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 54:51


    Joining Marsh this time is Christopher Bollyn, a 9/11 truther and author of ‘Solving 9-11’.

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    Be Reasonable: Episode #39 – Lee Piercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 45:31


    In this episode, Marsh is joined by paranormal investigator Lee Piercy, to discuss ghost investigations and Lee’s theory on the physics behind ghostly apparitions. You can find Lee’s Youtube at: youtube.com/user/leejonastattoo.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #038 – Mark Sargent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 57:57


    Joining Marsh this episode is Mark Sargent, author of Flat Earth Clues and owner of the website EnclosedWorld.com.

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    Be Reasonable: Episode #037 – Joey Talley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016 42:51


    Joining Marsh today is Reverend Joey Talley – a Wiccan Witch who claims to be able to prevent computer viruses, solve technical issues and much, much more, using Wiccan spells.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #036 – Richard O’Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 37:44


    Richard O’Connor is anaesthetist and crop circle researcher who is convinced he has evidence that UFOs are routinely visiting the earth. Support the MSS, our work, and all of our podcasts by making a monthly contribution via Patreon. UPDATE: The images we discussed in the pocast:

    Be Reasonable: Episode #035 – Paul Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2016 57:31


    Joining me today is Dr Paul Byrne. Paul is a paediatrician and prominent campaigner against organ donation, who has consistently written rejecting the existence of brain death. Support the MSS, our work, and all of our podcasts by making a monthly contribution via Patreon.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #034 – Ian Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2015 35:09


    Ian Clark is an author and ESP researcher whose book ‘4.26am’ documents his experiences with sleep paralysis and why he believes human beings can communicate over thousands of miles via electrical signals transmitted by the heart. Support the MSS, our work, and all of our podcasts by making a monthly contribution via Patreon.

    Be Reasonable: Episode #033 – Andy Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 34:21


    Andy Thomas is an author and conspiracy theorist whose book The Truth Agenda and Conspiracies explores a range of conspiracy theories and the areas of their overlap. Support the MSS, our work and all of our podcasts by making a monthly contribution via Patreon.

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