233. Goodbye Pat Linse, Skeptic Co-founder and My Best Friend…

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233. Goodbye Pat Linse, Skeptic Co-founder and My Best Friend…

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Dec 7, 2021

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Michael Shermer shares his thoughts on life and death, in an emotional remembrance of his friend and business partner of 30 years, Pat Linse (1947–2021), the co-founder of the Skeptics Society and Art Director of Skeptic magazine.

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Dec 7, 2021

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233. Goodbye Pat Linse, Skeptic Co-founder and My Best Friend…

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