Live Show Calendar
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Brian Dunning, producer and host of the Skeptoid podcast, offers a cornucopia of fun, fascinating presentations to wow and amaze your conference, classroom, company, or club.
Upcoming Events2016December 30, 2016 - Irvine, CA
Skeptics in the Pub
Richard Saunders: Strange Energies and Stranger Devices 2017January 13-14, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA
LogiCal-LA
What Is Scientific Skepticism? (Friday); Waterspouts & Swamp Gas (Saturday) Recent Events2016November 21, 2016 - Portland, OR
Portland State University
Sounds from Beyond! October 22, 2016 - Pasadena, CA
Synovation Medical Group
Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions
Private event September 29, 2016 - Orange, CA
Chapman University
Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions
Private event September 20, 2016 - Coral Gables, FL
University of Miami
Conspiracy Theories / Challenging Popular Assumptions
Private event September 4, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Dragon Con
Sounds from Beyond! July 19, 2016 - Irvine, CA
Blizzard Entertainment
Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions
Private event July 2, 2016 - San Diego, CA
Mensa Annual Gathering
Your Brain Sucks! June 25, 2016 - Pasadena, CA
Politicon
Conspiracy Theories with Jon Ronson May 17, 2016 - Gloucester, MA (remote presentation)
Cape Ann Skeptics
Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions April 30, 2016 - Fullerton, CA
Freethought Alliance Conference
Miracle or Science? March 24, 2016 - Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica College
Waterspouts & Swamp Gas: Challenging Popular Assumptions March 2, 2016 - Washington, DC (remote presentation)
American University
Conspiracy Theories
Private event February 12, 2016 - Eureka, CA
Humboldt Skeptics
Skeptics in the Pub 2015
November 23 - Portland, OR
Portland State University
Presenting Miracle or Science?
November 9 - Manchester, NH (remote presentation)
Granite State Skeptics
"Skeptics in the Pub"
October 9 - Burbank, CA
Greater Los Angeles Skeptics
"Drinking Skeptically"
September 18
Huffington Post Live
Jad Abumrad and Simon Adler, "Trophy Hunting"
2014
March 20 - Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica College
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
January 14
The Joe Rogan Experience
Conspiracy theories, celebrity pseudoscience, and more.
2013
December 13
The Bill Good Show 980AM
Science & pseudoscience news headlines
December 3
The Big Talker with Joe Harting 105.1 FM
Discussing urban legends from Arizona
October 10 - Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Presenting Health Scams Are Your Friend: How You Can Use Them to Promote Skepticism
May 2 - Irvine, CA
University of California, Irvine
Department of Earth System Science
Presenting The Science and Politics of Global Warming
Registered students only.
April 26
Tech News Today
A skeptical take on technology news.
March 28
Dirty Pop with Lance Bass
Presenting Conspiracy Theories
February 15-17, Death Valley, CA
Skeptics in the Jeep
A skeptical Jeep tour of Death Valley.
January 22
Tech News Today
A skeptical take on technology news.
January 22
Huffington Post Live
"Vaccine Hysteria"
January 7
Huffington Post Live
"Cell Phones on a Plane"
2012
October 27 - San Luis Obispo, CA
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Presenting Finding the Missing Cosmonauts
October 24 - Villa Park, CA
Backyard Skeptics
Presenting Locally Grown Food Myths
October 8 - Claremont, CA
Claremont McKenna College
Presenting Your Brain Sucks!
Registered students only.
October 7 - Fresno, CA
Central Valley Alliance of Atheists and Skeptics
Presenting Miracle or Fiction?and Apocalypse 2012
September 22
Huffington Post Live
"UFO Report"
August 3-5 - Omaha, NE
Midwest Freethought Conference
Presenting Your Brain Sucks
July 12-15 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amazing Meeting
Presenting Your Brain Sucks
May 26 - St. Louis, MO
City Museum, College of Curiosity
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 19 - Irvine, CA
Orange County Freethought Alliance Conference
Presenting Your Brain Sucks
March 26 - Henniker, NH
New England College
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
March 4 - Long Beach, CA
BIL Conference
RMS Queen Mary
Presenting Miracle or Science?
March 3 - Irvine, CA
Skeptoid 300th Episode Party (Video available)
Food, drinks, comedy, magic, fun, and the world premiere ofSkeptoid #300.
February 25 - Chicago, IL
Chicago Skeptics
Skyping Skeptically
February 11 (Darwin Day weekend) - Visalia, CA
South Valley Skeptics - Phylum Feast
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
February 8 - Irvine, CA
UC Irvine Atheists, Agnostics, and Rationists
Presenting Miracle or Science?
Free to the public.
2011
December 14 - Riverside, CA
Inland Empire Atheists and Agnostics
Presenting Miracle or Science?
November 15 - Orange, CA
Chapman University
Presenting Miracle or Science?
Registered students only
November 12-13 - Portland, OR
Humanist Film Festival
Here Be Dragons - Screening and Q&A, Saturday 3:30pm
Awards ceremony - Sunday 7pm
October 9 - College Park, MD
University of Maryland
Skeptics Club
Dinner & Skepticism
July 14-17 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amazing Meeting 9
Workshop
Jun 9 - Berkeley, CA
Bay Area Skeptics
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 20 - Googleplex, Mountain View, CA
Authors@Google (private event)
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 19 - Emeryville, CA
Pixar University (private event)
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
May 15 - Newport Beach, CA
Freethought Conference
Presentating Miracle or Science?
Apr 27 - Irvine, CA
UC Irvine Atheists, Agnostics, and Rationalists
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Apr 15 - Los Angeles, CA
Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists
University of California, Los Angeles
Free. Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe
Apr 9-10 - New York, NY
Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS)
Presentation TBD
Apr 5 - Morgantown, WV
Science & Technology in Society: Effective Communication Strategies
West Virginia University
Free. Presenting Sounds from Beyond! and Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Mar 19 - Irvine, CA
Skeptoid 250th Episode Party
Presenting a special Skeptoid episode, and world premiere of Episode 250
Mar 5 - Long Beach, CA
BIL Conference
RMS Queen Mary
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
Feb 5 - Irvine, CA
Skeptics in the Pub
Anthill Pub & Grille, UC Irvine, 7:00pm
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
2010
Dec 2 - Melbourne, Australia
Victoria Skeptics
Dinner event with Rebecca Watson and me. Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
Dec 1 - Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne Secular Society/Victoria Skeptics
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
Nov 26-28 - Sydney, Australia
The Amaz!ng Meeting Australia
Presenting Sounds from Beyond!
Sep 3-6 - Atlanta, GA
Dragon*Con
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
July 8-11, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amaz!ng Meeting 8
Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
May 15, 2010, Marina del Rey, CA
METal (private event) -Video available
Presenting Locally Grown Produce
May 8, 2010, Costa Mesa, CA
OC Freethought Alliance Conference
Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
Panel, Can Science and Religion Coexist?
May 6, 2010 - Ottawa, ON
Carleton University Enrichment Mini-Course Program
Virtual video presentation: Alien Invasion!
Apr 24, 2010, Berkeley, CA
SkeptiCal
Presenting The Virgin of Guadalupe: A Positive Take
Apr 16, 2010, Fremont, CA
Ohlone College, Psychology Club Speaker Series
Presenting Health Scams Are Your Friends
Mar 7-13, 2010 - Caribbean
The Amaz!ng Adventure 5: Skeptics of the Caribbean
Presentating Listener Feedback Live
Feb 24, 2010 - UC Irvine, CA
Atheists, Agnostics, & Rationalists at UCI
Presenting The Detoxification Myth
Jan 2, 2010 - Newport Beach, CA
Skeptics in the OC
Presenting Richard Saunders
2009
Dec 30, 2009 - Berlin, Germany
26C3 Chaos Communications Congress
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Dec 20, 2009 - Costa Mesa, CA
CFI - Orange County
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
Dec 9, 2009 - Costa Mesa, CA
Orange County Freethought Alliance
Moderating a debate: Does the God of the Bible Exist?
Sep 4-7, 2009 - Atlanta, GA
Dragon*Con
Various events, all days of the conferences.
July 9-12, 2009 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amazing Meeting 7
Presenting Solving the Missing Cosmonauts
May 6 - Ottawa, ON
Carleton University Enrichment Mini-Course Program
Virtual video presentation: Alien Invasion!
May 6, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Bruin Alliance of Skeptics & Secularists
Presenting Here Be Dragons: Introduction to Critical Thinking
Apr 18, 2009 - Irvine, CA
Skeptoid 150th Episode Party
Presenting a special Skeptoid episode, and world premiere of Episode 150
March 19, 2009 - Irvine, CA
Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
Panelist, The Climate Change Dilemma… And Why People Hate Al Gore
Private event.
2008
Oct 6, 2008 - N Manchester, IN
Manchester College - Values, Ideas, and the Arts
Presenting Here Be Dragons: Introduction to Critical Thinking
Sep 27, 2008 - Tyler, TX
Hudnall Planetarium, Tyler Junior College
Virtual presentation: "Aliens & UFOs"
Jul 5, 2008 - Overland Park, KS
Mid West Skeptics Society
Presenting The Skeptologists, Here Be Dragons, and Skeptoid
Jun 22, 2008 - Las Vegas, NV
The Amaz!ng Meeting 6
Presenting The Skeptologists
May 18, 2008 - Costa Mesa, CA
Center for Inquiry - Orange County
Presenting The Skeptologists, Here Be Dragons, and Skeptoid
May 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists
Presenting "How to Debate a Creationist"
May 9, 2008 - Ottawa, ON
Carleton University Enrichment Mini-Course Program
Virtual video presentation: Homeopathy
Mar 18, 2008 - Purdue University, IN
Purdue Skeptics Society
Virtual video presentation: The Detoxification Myth
Feb 16, 2008 - Mission Viejo, CA
Stands to Reason atThe Rising Tide
Speaking to a Christian group, presenting How to Debate a Creationist
Jan 25-26, 2008 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Amaz!ng Meeting 5.5
Speaking on general topics in a couple of panel sessions, and on the podcasting panel for the pre-conference event.
Jan 19, 2008
The Skeptics Guide to the Universe
Interviewed about the Skeptoid podcast, the Skeptoid book, The Amaz!ng Meeting 5.5, and the upcoming The Skeptologists TV show.
Jan 8, 2008 - Purdue University, IN
Purdue Skeptics Society
Virtual video presentation: "Homeopathy"
2007
Nov 5, 2007
The Reason Driven Podcast
Interviewed about Chapter 3 of Robert Price's The Reason Driven Life.
Oct 24, 2007 - UC Irvine, CA
Atheists, Agnostics, & Rationalists at UCI
Presenting"How to Debate a Creationist"
Feb 2, 2007
Dogma Free America
Interviewed about Skeptoid.
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