1395: The Telepathy Tapes | Skeptical Sunday

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They apparently use telepathy. According to this podcast. And to answer your question, no, I did not listen, but of course I know someone who did, and this week's skeptic and comedian Michael Rogelio is here to tell us all that he's gleaned, both through extra sensory perception and good old fashioned reading, watching, and researching about the telepathy tapes. That's right, Jordan. The Telepathy Tapes was a smash hit podcast in which the show's producer, Kai Dickens, lays out the case that many nonverbal autistic children can communicate telepathically. Over the course of ten episodes, she builds the case that nonverbal autistic children are literally mind readers who utilize an extra sense. She makes the case that these young people can receive information without any clues coming in from the five senses. She attempts to bridge the seemingly infinite gap between circus sideshow and verifiable science.

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