Kat Chat

Spirituality and Belonging with Kat Ford

Wed, 20 May 2026 18:35:34 GMT

My guest this week is Dr. Kathryn Ford, a postdoctoral research fellow at Brunel University where she’s currently working on a project called Spirits and Sources which focuses on issues around belonging among spiritual folks. We discuss the costs and benefits of these sorts of approaches and what it can feel like to live in spaces focused around spirituality.

Music by GW Rodriguez

Editing by Adam Wik

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TheESP – Ep. #527 – Spiritual Beliefs with Dr Kat Ford

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:30:00 GMT

This week we have a great interview with the fabulous Dr Kat Ford!

Enjoy!

Segments:

0:00:34 Intro

0:00:58 Greetings

0:07:47 Interview

0:55:33 Farewell

0:57:19 Outro

0:58:41 Outtakes

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Episode #374

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:23:00 GMT

With Alice unwell, Mike and Marsh are joined by guest host Kat to talk about their recent meet-up with a group of flat earthers, and Marsh looks at regulatory problems between Trading Standards and the Advertising Standards Authority.

If you enjoy the show, it would be a great help if you can donate to us via Patreon, or leave us a glowing review on your podcasting platform of choice. It's really appreciated.

Get well soon, Alice!

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke.

’Why Aren’t We Licking Bricks?’: Tattooing and Evolution

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:44:03 GMT

On this episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by Dr. Kat Ford to talk about the cross section of Evolutionary Psychology and Tattooing, and we debunk some junk science.

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro Music by Dan McKenna

If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com

Episode #357

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:23:00 GMT

The regular team are joined again by Kat to talk about the recent Panorama documentary on the use of private clinics for ADHD diagnosis. Meanwhile, Mike finds out that his bathtub is incredibly tiny.

Tickets for QED are available now, pick up yours at qedcon.org

Episode #356

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:23:00 GMT

Mike, Marsh and Alice are joined by Kat, to talk about the opening session of the Better Way Conference, a three-day anti-vaccine event which promises to unveil a 'better way for health, freedom & sovereignty'.

If you want to donate to the Skeptics in the Pub Online QED attendance fund, or apply to the fund, you can do so at sitp.online/qed.

If you want to donate to Emma's efforts to run from Liverpool to Manchester for QED, in support of prison reform, you can do that at justgiving.com/page/emmarunstoqed

If you'd like to apply to speak at SkeptiCamp 2023, you can do that at sitp.online/skepticamp

And, of course, if you want to meet Mike, Marsh, Kat - and especially Alice - at QED 2023, tickets are available now from qedcon.org.

Episode #350

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:23:00 GMT

In this one-off episode of Skeptics with a K, the regular team step aside for International Women's Day. Lana, Emma, and Kat get together to talk about co-sleeping and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, women's ultramarathon performance, and a recent paper which looks at young women and anal sex.

If listeners want to skip Lana's story on SIDS, it finishes at 0:44:30.

If you want to donate to Emma's efforts to raise money for Refugee Women Connect, visit refugeewomenconnect.org.uk/fundraisers/runningreallyfarforrefugeewomen.

Mixed and edited by Morgan Clarke

Episode #053

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:19:00 GMT

Episode 53 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast recorded live at QED 2022. Your host is Andy Wilson (@InKredulosi) of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and co-organiser of QED conference. Appearing are:

Kat Ford – PhD Evolutionary Psychologist, co-organiser and occasional host for Skeptics in the Pub online, a member of the board for Merseyside Skeptics Society and The Skeptic (@KatLikesJam)

Michael Marshall – the Ockham-winning Marsh of the Good Thinking Society, Merseyside Skeptics Society, co-host of Skeptics with a K and co-organiser for QED (@MrMMarsh)

Noah Lugeons – co-host of Scathing Atheist, God Awful Movies, Skepticrat and Citation Needed podcasts (@Noah_Lugeons)

Jonathan Jarry – awesome Canadian science Communicator and co-host of The Body of Evidence podcast (@crackedscience)

As ever thanks for listening.

Episode #051

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:23:00 GMT

Episode 51 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast. Your host is Andy Wilson (@InKredulosi) of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and co-organiser of QED conference. Appearing are:

Kat Ford – PHD student and member of The Merseyside Skeptics Society (@KatLikesJam)

Michael Marshall – The Ockham-winning Marsh of the Good Thinking Society, Merseyside Skeptics Society, co-host of Skeptics with a K and co-organiser for QED (@MrMMarsh)

David Alnwick – David Alnwick is a writer and magician with a passion for using magic to tell scary stories. A previous headliner and host of QED, David has had fifteen sell-out Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows and has completed several UK theatre tours.(@davealnwick)

Bryce Blankenagel – Researcher and host of the Naked Mormonism podcast and panellist at QED Conference 2018 (@NakedMormonism).

As ever, thanks for listening and for all the lovely comments.

Episode #049 - Live at SITPO

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 22:03:00 GMT

Episode 49 of our satirical, skeptical comedy podcast. Your host is Andy Wilson (@InKredulosi) of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and co-organiser of QED conference. This episode was recorded as part of the SITP Online project. There is a video of the livestream available on YouTube. Appearing are:

Eli Bosnick – Trouble making co-host of Scathing Atheist Podcast, Citation Needed Podcast, God Awful Movies, Skepticrat and magician extraordinaire (@elibosnick)

Kat Ford – PHD student and member of The Merseyside Skeptics Society (@KatLikesJam)

George Hrab – Enigmatic and clean shaven host of the Geologic Podcast and many other wonderful achievements including his TEDx talk (@GeorgeHrab )

Michael Marshall – The Ockham winning Marsh of the Good Thinking Society, Merseyside Skeptics Society, co-host of Skeptics with a K and co-organiser for QED (@MrMMarsh)

As ever, thanks for listening and for all the lovely comments.

Episode #170

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:31:00 GMT

Tattoos, artificial gills, space travel, and evolutionary psychology. Plus Malteasers, watches, body hair, and moon lasers. Even without Marsh, it’s Skeptics with a K! Featuring guest hosts Laurie and Kat.