The Skeptical Actor #23

September 04, 2009

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

Kennedy Goodkey, writer of/actor in the new independent movie The Beast of Bottomless Lake will discuss Ogopogo, being a skeptic in the not-so-skeptical acting community,and what it's like to shoot a movie in a town where the tourism industry is built on the perpetuation of a myth. And on Speaking Up, we talk to K.O. Myers with Grassroots Skeptics.

Guests:

  • Kennedy Goodkey
  • K.O. Myers
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