TANK Vodcast – Becomes The Skeptic Zone!

Yes, it is indeed true – as reported on the Australian Skeptics site! The TANK Vodcast has become

The Skeptic Zone – at www.skepticzone.tv!

 

We launched at Dragon*Con this month, with two panels devoted to three members of the former TANK vodcast!

For the first time in 2008, a new arm to Dragon*Con was introduced, known as SkepTrack and we were a big part of it. Along with the likes of James Randi, Dr Michael Shermer, Derek and Swoopy from Skepticality, Dr Pamela Gay from Astronomy Cast, DJ Grothe from Point of Inquiry, Dr Ginger Campbell, Dr Phil Plait (‘the Bad Astronomer’) AND our very own Richard Saunders, Karen Stollznow and Kylie Sturgess representing Australia!

It was a very busy weekend for our Aussies who packed in over a dozen panels in total, including Skeptics 101, Video Podcasting 101, Supernatural How-To, Pigs Might Fly – An Origami Discussion and Global skepticism, with surprise guest, James Randi. The big news is the guys also re-launched the Tank Podcast, now know as The Skeptic Zone. 

Next year looks to be even bigger for us Aussies at the ‘Con’ and you can keep up to date by going here: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/badastronomy/sets/72157607041453990/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/saunderstv/

And check out Kylie’s blog (www.podblack.com) for additional accounts and videos.

Based on the exhaustive panel schedule and equally mad social calendar, it’s seems SkepTrack is destined to become the next big sceptical event. And in the words of Richard Saunders; ‘You won’t believe it, it’s completely mind blowing..’ so my advice is to start saving now!

Don’t forget to stay tuned to the news regarding the new format of The Skeptic Zone – available on out the new site soon!

The TANK Vodcast – At Dragon*Con!

In order to get some buzz going – check out the schedule and who is on it!

Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US.

Dragon*Con 2008 will be held Labor Day weekend (August 29 – September 1, 2008 ) in Atlanta, GA.

Have a look at how much we are doing for Dragon*Con this year! It is just massive!

• Skeptics 101 – The Kick-Off celebration for the first year of Skeptrack at Dragon*Con! Learn about what Skeptics are, and the issues and main topics they specialize in.
  Panelists: James Randi, Dr. Michael Shermer, DJ Grothe, Phil Plait, Ben Radford, Jeff Wagg and Richard Saunders.

• Issues in Education - A discussion for those who are science and logically based can help promote real science and critical thinking in education. This discussion is to honor fellow skeptic Jeff Medkeff.
  Panelists: Michael Shermer, Dr Karen Stollznow, Phil Plait, Lori Lipman Brown and Kylie Sturgess

• The TANK – LIVE! – Richard Saunders, Kylie Sturgess and Dr Karen Stollznow do their skeptical internet video show live for Dragon*Con. Come join the gang for some fun and knowledge.
  Hosts: Richard Saunders, Dr Karen Stollznow and Kylie Sturgess

• Skeptics outside of the USA - A discussion with and about the state of Skeptics outside of the United States. What is going on around the world, and what we should be aware of in our global back yard.
  Panelists: Richard Saunders, Kylie Sturgess and Dr Karen Stollznow.

• Supernatural How-To – Richard Saunders and friends will show you some of the tricks and cool ways to perform the tricks of the paranormal. Questions and Answers will also be tolerated.
  Panelists/Lecturer: Richard Saunders.

AND – there is also the Dragon-Podcasting Tracks which will feature both Richard Saunders and Karen Stollznow!

• Video Podcasting 101 – Come and learn how to create a video podcast from the ground up. We’ll cover equipment basics, software, compression and editing tools and get you headed down the road to YouTube stardom.
  Panelists: Tee Morris, Richard Saunders, Soccergirl, Rev. Chumley and Rhett Aultma

• Podcasting UN - Podcasters from around the world join together to talk about the effect of podcasting in the global community.
  Panelists: Tee Morris, Richard Saunders, Philippa Ballantine, Kinsey Swartz and Kurt Armbruster.

• PodSci Panel - Popular science podcasters from The Tank, The Brain Science Podcast, The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe and Astronomy Cast answer your questions, and share their thoughts on the explosion of popular science podcasts and their impact on the media.
  Panelists: Dr. Pamela L. Gay, Richard Saunders, Dr Karen Stollznow, D.J. Grothe, Ginger Campbell MD and Dr. Steven Novella.

As you can see, we are SERIOUSLY representing our fantastic team and looking forward to meeting as many viewers, listeners and fans as we can – both those now and those we’ll have in the future.
Best of all, we have some fantastic news on the way and want to share it with you in person – so if you can make it, come along to the shows!

The One On Sunrise – Featuring Richard Saunders

The TANK Vodcast – Representing At The Amazing Meeting!

Well, the sixth Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas has just concluded at the beginning of this week and we’re very proud to point out the involvement and interaction of three of the stars of The TANK Vodcast!

Richard Saunders and Dr Karen Stollznow were onstage for Richard’s presentation, involving teacher interaction, a dowsing demonstration and overview of the Mystery Investigator show presented for schools in Australia. Whilst the main stage was busy, Michael Wolloghan was in the crowd and amongst the presenters, filming and investigating for the next season of The TANK Vodcast!

…Of course, one can’t escape Richard Saunders hamming for a camera – here he is questioning whether John Edward is really ‘The One’, whilst Dr Phil ‘Bad Astronomy’ Plait has no doubts whatsoever!

As a result of the ‘internet-interaction’ emphasis of the Amazing Meeting, it has inspired more questions and goals for how The TANK Vodcast can better target an audience, support and network with pre-existing podcasts and vodcasts – and even prepare for the panels that will feature Richard, Karen and Kylie at Dragon*Con in Atlanta later this year.

We’d like to strongly encourage some questions and requests for us to answer at Dragon*Con! The second season filming is already well underway with footage from TAM6, interviews and investigations from earlier events and even more on the way. As with any show, we seek to improve and quantify what we can do to make the product even better.

Questions and feedback can be emailed to tankvodcast@gmail.com or posted on this blog via the comments feature on every entry!

Don’t forget – The TANK for 2007 – 2008 on a double DVD set. The set includes not only DVD video, mp3 audio and mp4 video. Click here to order your TANK DVD. $20 (US) including postage world-wide.

TANK Vodcast – The Promo Video!

Wanted to know what it’s all about? Who are we? What are we doing? WHERE are we going?

Here’s a five-minute promotional video of The TANK Vodcast, if you want to catch some highlights from the show so far!

Prime Time Psychic Show?

There may be some big news heading TANK Vodcast way… until then, make sure you check out the latest offering from Fox Studios in June…

Richard Saunders – Future TAM6 Star!

I have the proof! Just sent in, the big glossy flyer for presenters at TAM6 this year – spot Richard Saunders!

Amazing Meeting 6 details on the JREF site, at www.randi.org.

TANK Vodcast – Paging You On Facebook!

Thanks to the encouragement of Daniel Loxton of Junior Skeptic (do check out the respective pages of Skeptic and Skepticality!) – The TANK Vodcast is now profiled with a great new page on Facebook!

This page is able to be accessed by anyone, not just the enthusiastic masses on Facebook. Our previous ‘group’ will be phased out in order to take advantage of the features that a page will bring us, including more comment-box and forum sections – just like you’ve requested!

Best of all, we’ve featured our new promotional videos there, with both a snappy five-minute introductory version and a twenty-minute ‘best of’ round-up that features highlights from our 2007 to 2008 Season One shows.

Don’t forget that the series is for sale with links right here on our blog!

TANK Vodcast – Apr. 10. 2008 – A Christian Point of View, Australian Skeptics Meeting and Mooeypoo Science

TANK Vodcast – Online and Now For Sale!

The TANK for 2007 – 2008 on this double DVD set.
DVD video, mp3 audio and mp4 video.

Click here to order your TANK DVD. $20 (us) including postage world-wide.