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b"Dr. Oz\\u2019s personable and folky approach when talking about difficult health subjects has made him a trusted source for medical information. But some of the claims offered on\\xa0The Doctor Oz Show\\xa0are clearly questionable, such as the existence of miracle diet pills.\\xa0Now the show is on hiatus so that \\u201cAmerica\\u2019s Doctor\\u201d can run for the U.S. Senate.\\xa0\\nIn our regular look at critical thinking,\\xa0Skeptic Check, we evaluate Mehmet Oz\\u2019s record on presenting evidence-based health and medical information in light of his running for Congress, where he would be empowered to influence health policy.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nJames McCormack\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Professor in the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of British Columbia. His team\\u2019s\\xa0study evaluating evidence presented on medical television shows\\xa0was published in the BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal)\\n\\n\\nIan Ward\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Contributing Editor at POLITICO Magazine, author of the article, \\u201cWhen Dr. Oz Went to the Senate\\u201d\\n\\n\\nTimothy Caulfield\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy at the University of Alberta\\n\\nFeaturing music by\\xa0Dewey Dellay\\xa0and\\xa0Jun Miyake\\nThis episode brought to you in part by Private Internet Access - America's #1 virtual private network. Try out the best VPN on the planet, completely risk free at privateinternetaccess.com/BPS.\\nBig Picture Science is part of the\\xa0Airwave Media\\xa0podcast network.\\xa0Please contact\\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"