On this week's episode of Skepticality, Derek & Swoopy explore the good, the bad, and the scary among television's current crop of offerings — from "Psychic Kids" to "The Mentalist."   Also, in a lead up to her favorite holiday, Swoopy ponders the pros and cons of being a skeptic on Halloween….

With less than thirty days left until (U.S.) Election Day 2008, Skepticality checks in with noted skeptic Lt. Colonel Hal Bidlack (U.S. Air Force, Retired) — the Democratic Party's 5th Congressional District candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Swoopy talks with Hal about the challenging and expensive process of seeking public office in the United States, and how the recent upset of financial markets is shaping this election season. Hal also explains how his study of the U.S. Constitution and experience as the nation's premier Alexander Hamilton scholar lends valuable insight even in 2008.