# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/brian-dunning
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:25:23.863Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/brian-dunning"
name: "Brian Dunning"
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description: "Brian Andrew Dunning is an American writer and producer who focuses on science and skepticism. He has hosted a weekly podcast, Skeptoid, since 2006, and he is an author of a series of books on the subject of scientific skepticism, some of which are based on the podcast. Skeptoid has been the recipient of several podcast awards such as the Parsec Award. Dunning has also created the Skeptoid.org spin-off video series, inFact, and The Feeding Tube both available on YouTube."
tagline: "American writer, producer and podcaster (born 1965)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1965"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump