Happy Valentine's Day. Yeah... Nah!

I hope everyone is having a great Valentine's day, and that none of you are stuck in a muddy field somewhere dealing with sanitation issues ;)

Before we get into our stories for this week, I'm happy to let you all know that Craig, Bronwyn and I have managed to record and release the first episode of our new podcast, which we've decided to call "Yeah... Nah!". The podcast will be biweekly, and we'll be mostly be covering the items we write about in our newsletter. The website for the podcast is podcast.skeptics.nz, although you'll probably find the easiest way to listen is just to open the podcast app on your phone and search for "Yeah Nah" - our podcast is listed in most of the major apps (including Apple, Google, PodChaser, Stitcher, iHeartRadio and even Spotify!), although if we've missed any please let us know.

It was a lot of fun recording the first episode, and we're looking forward to using the podcast as a way to let more people access local skeptical news. For those who take the time to read our weekly newsletter, you might want to give the podcast a go as well - we won't just be reading out our news stories from here, but instead we'll be chatting about our stories, sometimes going into more depth, sometimes going on tangents, and occasionally straying into new stories that haven't been featured here.

Anyway, let's get on with the newsletter and find out how those soggy protesters are doing.