The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe  The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly 80-minute podcast hosted by Steven Novella, MD, along with a panel of "skeptical rogues." It is named to evoke The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and is the official podcast of the New England Skeptical Society. The show features discussions of recent scientific developments , and interviews authors, people in the area of science, and other famous skeptics. The show also includes discussions of myths, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, the paranormal, and many general forms of superstition, from the point of view of scientific skepticism. Steven Novella, the host of the show, has been particularly active in debunking pseudoscience in medicine. His activities include opposing the claims of anti-vaccine activists, homeopathy practitioners and individuals denying the link between HIV and AIDS. All of the SGU hosts, with the exception of Jay Novella beginning in 2018, maintain careers separate from the podcast. The SGU contemplated hiring a full-time employee to meet the demands of a growing audience but was hindered due to a defamation lawsuit filed by Edward Tobinick that consumed financial resources that would have otherwise been available. The show is prerecorded via a Skype conference call. Each caller records their own audio and then the individually recorded tracks are mixed together when Steven Novella edits the show in post-production. British comedian and skeptic Iszi Lawrence provides voice-over introductions for the show and certain segments. With Jay Novella becoming the first full-time employee with the SGU, his contribution to recording and production will increase, as will his responsibilities to growing the audience of the SGU through marketing, social media, and a newsletter. Larger projects will be coordinated through him that will provide a more professional appearance in a timely manner that a larger audience demands. Only since 2010, has the "Who's That Noisy?" segment been before the interview; pre-2010, it was just before the "Skeptical Quote". Most podcasts last around 80 minutes but on September 23, 2011 SGU produced a 24-hour-long podcast with contributions by skeptics from around the world. It was referred to as SGU-24. The show's theme music is "Theorem" by the San Francisco rock band, Kineto. The theme was acquired from the Podsafe Music Network. Prior to the November 2, 2005 show, Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science" was the show's theme.