The Randi Show - Psychic Charlatans

The Randi Show is a biweekly video podcast produced by the James Randi Educational Foundation. James Randi himself discusses news from the world of science, pseudoscience, and the paranormal. Plus, he shares some stories from his amazing life.

In this episode, Randi discusses the recent conviction of a self-proclaimed psychic for theft. Plus, he talks about laws against storefront psychics and how these types of frauds operate around the world.

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[TheAtheistSwede]

If Mayans could predict the future, there'd be Mayans.

[SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

If she was a real Psychic why didn't she see that if she used those credit cards she would be arrested? LOL

[grraadd]

@SephieRothe I know all that-I'm pointing to nomadic mentality which is the same in all nomad tribes (Amer.Indians would steal from each other women and horses,Eskimos steal and sing songs about it).Funny enough oppressive government in Poland forced Gypsies to settle and now they've got big houses and they are much better off.Also there are Roma organizations encouraging some still uneducated and poor Gypsies to learn. But I heard about Slovakia,where they are pushed to ghettos...

[SephieRothe]

@kseth5 normally gypsy refers to the Romani who were thought by Europeans to have come from Egypt but were really from India. The Irish endemic historically nomadic ethnic group is the Pavee who are more commonly referred to as Travelers. It was specifically the Romani that were targeted by the Nazis, and to this date in parts of Europe they are still used as a scapegoat and have 2nd class citizenship.

[SephieRothe]

@grraadd Travelers are a different ethnicity from Romani (the proper name to which gypsy is an exonym). And while some Romani do engage in scams, not all do. In several parts of Europe they are treated as second class citizens. Most are settled down, though in some parts of Europe there are restrictions to where they can live.

My dad's surrogate father figure (my moms grandpa) was Romani who emigrated to the united states to escape persecution.

[ElectrumShiv]

@incredibleufo

Lol,I sure hope that was a joke..

[segundooron]

James Randi, thank you for all you do and all you have done. I have followed you since I was a child and always thanked you for being such a wonderful voice of reason. I admire you deeply and always will. Best regards my logical friend.

[NamelessUndead]

@incredibleufo Your sarcasm, sir, is most impeccable.

Ascending the vibrations! :D Thumbs up for the lulz you have brought to many a sceptic!

[unoalice333]

@incredibleufo give me a break

[joya06]

Esto dijo es una posdata el que subio el video...

PS: En respuesta a muchas preguntas técnicas: el metraje original estaba sobre un 3/4 " la cinta de U-matic que digitalicé a FinalCutPro en HD por un reductor MNR11 ruidoso. Re-EQ'd la banda sonora, añadí los subtítulos "y el 1980" en HD sobre FinalCutPro, lo exporte en HD y lo cargue a YouTube - esto es en realidad mi trabajo de día.

[incredibleufo]

James Randi is a GOVERNMENT SHILL and a FRAUD! His kind are the scum of the Earth!

Open your minds to the TRUTH people! Just because he can not grasp the enormous wonders of the universe with his little weak mind he calls everyone who believes otherwise stupid!

I hope he and all his followers see the error in their way before they get vaporized while I and so many others ASCEND our vibration to the next level in december.

[TheAtheistSwede]

@wharghoul I know there are Mayans. I was just trying to be funny.