https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beard-s-razor-pleasantly-sharp--4244049
Episodes every fortnight unless there is a glut of of opportunity.]]>enNews CommentaryCopyright Peter Beardhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bb9c3dd74a96dae2e3676779cd17b4ad.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beard-s-razor-pleasantly-sharp--4244049Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:19:34 +0000Peter BeardPeter Beardfeeds@spreaker.comA cheeky and alternative review of news and current affairs from my libertarian point of view. The review is sometimes critical, sometimes humorous, but always aims to be thought provoking while remaining interesting, I don’t deliberately intend to...
Episodes every fortnight unless there is a glut of of opportunity.]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-experts-need-crystal-balls--26689552https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26689552Mon, 04 May 2020 12:22:15 +0000Peter BeardA quickly passing 30 minute examination of experts and their predictions over the last 2,500 years, inspired by the weird and wonderful predictions about coronavirus. This podcast mischievously challenges any notion that experts are any better at...1855coronavirus,covid,crystal,cv-19,expert,forecast,prediction,scientistfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/razor-a-good-apocalypse--23802568https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23802568Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:32:53 +0000Peter BeardThis episode reviews the facts and the hype of coronavirus and considers whether the media are drumming up a hysteria more terrible than the disease itself. This episode also considers whether we are getting closer to a great apocalypse and whether...1372coronavirus,covid,epidemic,flu,history,humour,loo-roll,news,pandemic,panic,plague,religionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-we-getting-in-a-twist-about-climate-change--23180226https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23180226Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:37:59 +0000Peter BeardThis episode examines some of the incongruity of climate change dogma and activism, and asks whether expressing a grievance has become a substitute for accepting resposibility.938albedo,biomass,change#,climate,cooling,energy,fossil,fuels,global,protest,solarfalsefull