SCOUT· 54%2h 13m·2026-09-05·ScienceThe Skeptics Guide #1104 - Sep 5 2026
Live from LA with guests Andrea Jones Rooy and Brian Wecht; Living in LA; What Ever Happened To: Breakthrough Starshot, Fen-phen, The Coming Hydrogen Economy, String Theory, The Segway, Going to Mars; Science or Fiction
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