James Randi Educational Foundation and For Good Reason
On December 7, 2009, Grothe was appointed President of the James Randi Educational Foundation, replacing astronomer and Discover Magazine blogger Phil Plait. He assumed the post on January 1, 2010.
He hosted a radio show for about five years called Point of Inquiry and now hosts a radio show and podcast for the foundation called For Good Reason. His guests have included James Randi talking about the importance of the JREF and another episode of Randi coming out of the closet, also Daniel Loxton on a book about evolution for children, Jamy Ian Swiss on psychics and their deceptive methods, the social psychologist Carol Tavris talking about dissonance theory, and Richard Dawkins talking about Darwin Day and creation and evolution in public education, among dozens of other guests he has interviewed.
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