# The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Listeners return to it as a regular favorite for its consistency and general interest, and for clear runs through basic evaluations of claims.

## Why people recommend it

- Loyal favorite that listeners keep returning to (3 comments): "There is only one podcast that I always come back to!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46414024)) "I am eternally grateful for the SGU." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891792)) "my favorite podcast the SGU" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45889128))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast", https://hackerapproved.com/p/skeptics-guide-to-the-universe-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).