November 16, 2009
SV Podcast 021: Joe Nickell Interview
Stephen interviews Joe Nickell, the only professional skeptical paranormal investigator in the field today. He has investigated ghosts, aliens, holy relics, and psychics. He's also written over twenty-five books covering everything from how to detect forged documents to the history and proper preparation of a mint julep.
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Comments on SV Podcast 021: Joe Nickell Interview »
CrowTRobot @ 11:53 am
Man. Listening to him makes you reflect on your own life and ask, "Can I get a restart?"
George Plimpton – haven't heard that name in a looooong time.
I found the personal story at the end very touching – I'm glad you left it in the podcast.
Good stuff, Stephen. I wish Joe would visit here occasionally and post.
Leslie @ 5:49 pm
Joe Nickell sounds to be a very fascinating individual. He is a very good speaker, and listening to him is much more informative than reading something he has written. I'm really glad you got the chance to interview him. I enjoyed it so much that I have a few people that I will send this way to listen to it. (They might learn something!)
Learjet @ 2:00 am
I'm sure most of us here would just love to sit done with Joe Nickell and talk until we went hoarse lol. I know I would. He does sound like a remarkable fellow.
hobart @ 3:29 pm
ditto
BrendaLee @ 4:51 pm
Great interview Stephen. Mr. Nickell comes across intelligent and compelling. It must have been fun to investigate with him!
Angelayo1970 @ 7:27 pm
Stephen, I bow to your interviewing finesse! Great interview, great guy. Kudos!
Stephen @ 2:10 am
Thanks for the kind words, everyone! It was very kind of Joe to join us. He's the type of interviewee where you basically just have to say "OK, go!" and he can be interesting for hours.
For those of you with access to iTunes, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd write a review. It would help the podcast get some more visibility. (Audibility?)