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The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.
- 1857 - Skeptoid Adventures: Death Valley 2024Thu, 02 May 2024 - 03min
- 1856 - Skeptoid #934: Decoding the Kensington Runestone
The story goes that this stone covered with Viking runes was found in a Minnesota field in 1898. Its true history is much more interesting.
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 16min - 1855 - Snazzy New Store Items
Get the snazzy new Skeptoid Hydro Flask tumbler or radical new Skeptoid coffee mug. Both are engraved so they’ll never fade. Now available at the Skeptoid store at Skeptoid.com.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 0min - 1854 - Skeptoid #933: COVID-19 and the Lab LeakTue, 23 Apr 2024 - 19min
- 1853 - Skeptoid #932: Is Recycling for Real?Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 14min
- 1852 - Skeptoid #931: Error Erasure ExtravaganzaTue, 09 Apr 2024 - 14min
- 1851 - Skeptoid #930: Dr. Crow and the Melon HeadsTue, 02 Apr 2024 - 13min
- 1850 - Skeptoid #929: The Trinity UFO Crash of 1945Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 19min
- 1849 - Skeptoid #928: EMDR: Looking Past the PainTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 16min
- 1848 - Skeptoid #927: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs #3Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 18min
- 1847 - Skeptoid #926: The Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO
In 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes.
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 15min - 1846 - Skeptoid #925: The Conspirituality of EnneagramsTue, 27 Feb 2024 - 17min
- 1845 - Skeptoid #924: Foo FightersTue, 20 Feb 2024 - 16min
- 1844 - Skeptoid #923: The Voodoo Ax Murders
Were two waves of ax murders in the American south in the early 20th century truly associated with Louisiana Voodoo?
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 14min - 1843 - Skeptoid #922: Testing Alcubierre's Warp Drive
Proponents of alien visitation often claim the Alcubierre drive makes faster than light possible. Here's why it can't exist.
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 15min - 1842 - Institutional Partners for Our New ShowFri, 02 Feb 2024 - 01min
- 1841 - Skeptoid #921: Reconsidering the Seveso Dioxin Disaster
Was this infamous 1976 dioxin disaster as bad as reported, or might it have been much worse than we thought?
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 15min - 1840 - Skeptoid #920: The Headless Goats of the Chattahoochee
The carcasses of headless goats are floating in the Chattahoochee River; too many for a prosaic explanation.
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 15min - 1839 - Skeptoid #919: Looking Back on the ChronovisorTue, 16 Jan 2024 - 15min
- 1838 - Skeptoid #918: Martin Luther King Jr. MythsTue, 09 Jan 2024 - 15min
- 1837 - Skeptoid #917: DDT, 13 Years LaterTue, 02 Jan 2024 - 15min
- 1836 - Skeptoid #916: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 2Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 16min
- 1835 - Skeptoid #915: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 1
A year-end Ask Me Anything session to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Skeptoid and more.
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 13min - 1834 - Say Goodbye to 2023Thu, 14 Dec 2023 - 03min
- 1833 - Skeptoid #914: Stopping Hiccups with ScienceTue, 12 Dec 2023 - 14min
- 1832 - Skeptoid #913: Surviving Brazil's Snake IslandTue, 05 Dec 2023 - 15min
- 1831 - Skeptoid #912: Kambo: Let It GoTue, 28 Nov 2023 - 15min
- 1830 - Skeptoid #911: How to Escape NibiruTue, 21 Nov 2023 - 16min
- 1829 - Skeptoid #910: How to Spot MisinformationTue, 14 Nov 2023 - 15min
- 1828 - Skeptoid #909: Fixing Former FumblesTue, 07 Nov 2023 - 16min
- 1827 - Skeptoid #908: Your Creepiest Halloween StoriesTue, 31 Oct 2023 - 15min
- 1826 - Skeptoid #907: The Science of the 27 Club
Do lots of famous pop musicians really die at the age of 27, or is there something in science that just makes us think so?
Tue, 24 Oct 2023 - 14min - 1825 - Skeptoid #906: Unraveling the Myth of Nazareth
Did the village of Nazareth exist at the time of Jesus, making it possible for there to have been a Jesus of Nazareth?
Tue, 17 Oct 2023 - 13min - 1824 - Skeptoid #905: Artificial Turf: Poisonous Pitches?
Some claim that artificial turf sports fields emit poisonous chemicals, making them dangerous for children.
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 - 15min - 1823 - Skeptoid #904: Pop quiz: 17 for 17Tue, 03 Oct 2023 - 18min
- 1822 - Skeptoid #903: Tracking California's Monster SalamanderTue, 26 Sep 2023 - 14min
- 1821 - Skeptoid Flashmob!Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 01min
- 1820 - Skeptoid #902: Focusing in on Eye ExercisesTue, 19 Sep 2023 - 15min
- 1819 - Skeptoid #901: The Mystery of the Severed Feet
Severed feet have been washing up on the shores of the Salish Sea since 2007. What could be the cause?
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 - 14min - 1818 - Skeptoid #900: Mussolini's AliensTue, 05 Sep 2023 - 19min
- 1817 - Skeptoid #899: Berberine: Thin Body, or Thin Evidence?Tue, 29 Aug 2023 - 14min
- 1816 - Skeptoid #898: Finding the Third Man
Reports from some extreme adventurers say that a benevolent presence sometimes appears to provide comfort.
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 - 15min - 1815 - Skeptoid #897: The Secret of the Norden Bombsight
Pop culture tells us the famous Norden bombsight from World War II was actually terribly inaccurate. Was it?
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 - 14min - 1814 - Skeptoid #896: The Treasures of the Copper ScrollTue, 08 Aug 2023 - 16min
- 1813 - Skeptoid #895: The Hottest Temperature on EarthTue, 01 Aug 2023 - 16min
- 1812 - Skeptoid #894: The Klerksdorp SpheresTue, 25 Jul 2023 - 14min
- 1811 - Skeptoid #893: Finding the Lost Tribesmen: Aure and Aura
Were these two men from an Amazon tribe that had been massacred, or could their story be explained more simply?
Tue, 18 Jul 2023 - 15min - 1810 - Skeptoid #892: The UFO That Wasn't Swamp GasTue, 11 Jul 2023 - 14min
- 1809 - Skeptoid #891: How to Change a Conspiracy Theorist's Mind
A roundup of the ways that work — and that don't work — to help a conspiracy theorist free himself from the rabbit hole.
Tue, 04 Jul 2023 - 14min - 1808 - Skeptoid #890: Skeptoid Scared StraightTue, 27 Jun 2023 - 14min
- 1807 - Skeptoid #889: Handling Fentanyl: A Touchy Topic
Popular wisdom tells us that just touching fentanyl can produce a lethal overdose. What's the fact and what's the fiction?
Tue, 20 Jun 2023 - 14min - 1806 - Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari
Are ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Amazon?
Tue, 13 Jun 2023 - 13min - 1805 - Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the NephilimTue, 06 Jun 2023 - 14min
- 1804 - Skeptoid #886: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 2
Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.
Tue, 30 May 2023 - 14min - 1803 - Skeptoid #885: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 1
Skeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.
Tue, 23 May 2023 - 14min - 1802 - Skeptoid #884: Hunting the Florida Skunk Ape
This Bigfoot-like cryptid is said to haunt the swamps of Florida. But has the story been around as long as people think?
Tue, 16 May 2023 - 15min - 1801 - Skeptoid #883: Lies, Damned Lies, and PollsTue, 09 May 2023 - 13min
- 1800 - Skeptoid #882: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 3Tue, 02 May 2023 - 15min
- 1799 - Skeptoid #881: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 2Tue, 25 Apr 2023 - 12min
- 1798 - Skeptoid #880: The Treasure of Victorio Peak, Part 1Tue, 18 Apr 2023 - 13min
- 1797 - Skeptoid #879: Alien OctopiTue, 11 Apr 2023 - 14min
- 1796 - Skeptoid #878: Reining In the Expanding Earth
Although the Expanding Earth may seem like a silly conjecture, it was actually one of the leading geophysical models quite recently.
Tue, 04 Apr 2023 - 15min - 1795 - Skeptoid #877: What the Oil Companies Really Knew, Part 2Tue, 28 Mar 2023 - 15min
- 1794 - Skeptoid #876: What the Oil Companies Really Knew, Part 1Tue, 21 Mar 2023 - 14min
- 1793 - Skeptoid #875: Pop Quiz: St. Patrick's Day
Today's quiz tests whether you've been skeptical of what you think you know about St. Patrick's Day.
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 - 15min - 1792 - Skeptoid #874: The Devil's Tramping Ground
Popular tales claim no plants at all will grow inside this round clearing in North Carolina, said to have been made by the Devil himself.
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 - 14min - 1791 - Skeptoid #873: Earthquake Prediction
After every earthquake, there's always someone who claims to have predicted it. Is earthquake prediction possible?
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 - 14min - 1790 - Skeptoid #872: Climate Change Checkup: 2023 EditionTue, 21 Feb 2023 - 16min
- 1789 - Skeptoid #871: 7 Valentine's Day MythsTue, 14 Feb 2023 - 15min
- 1788 - Skeptoid #870: The Dirty Secret of Dirty Electricity
Is there such a thing as a type of electricity running through your home's wiring that delivers horrific health impacts to anyone living there?
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 - 15min - 1787 - Skeptoid #869: The Goat Man of Pope Lick Bridge
Stories of goat men are all over the world. Why is the Pope Lick goat man disproportionately famous?
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 - 13min - 1786 - Skeptoid #868: Top 10 Most Harmful Anti-Experts: 2023 EditionTue, 24 Jan 2023 - 17min
- 1785 - Skeptoid #867: Student Questions: Guidestones and TachyonsTue, 17 Jan 2023 - 14min
- 1784 - Skeptoid #866: What THEY Don't Want You to Know About UFOsTue, 10 Jan 2023 - 16min
- 1783 - Skeptoid #865: The Non-Mystery of Nan Madol
Was this megalithic site in the South Pacific built by the people who lived there at the time, or by aliens?
Tue, 03 Jan 2023 - 17min - 1782 - Skeptoid #864: Ask Me Anything, 2022 EditionTue, 27 Dec 2022 - 14min
- 1781 - Skeptoid #863: Pulsed Electromagnetic Field WooTue, 20 Dec 2022 - 14min
- 1780 - Skeptoid #862: Human Mosquito MagnetsTue, 13 Dec 2022 - 13min
- 1779 - Skeptoid #861: Marketing with Logical Fallacies
A look at some of the logically fallacious statements used to sell many of today's most popular products.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 - 15min - 1778 - The Big UFO Update!
The latest news, and some clips, from my indie documentary The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See!
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 - 03min - 1777 - Skeptoid #860: Illuminating the Hornet SpooklightTue, 29 Nov 2022 - 15min
- 1776 - Skeptoid #859: How to Spot Fake News
A roundup of easy techniques anyone can employ to better discern accurate news reports from false ones.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 - 13min - 1775 - Skeptoid #858: Resignation SyndromeTue, 15 Nov 2022 - 14min
- 1774 - Skeptoid #857: On the Health Benefits of Drinking AlcoholTue, 08 Nov 2022 - 14min
- 1773 - Skeptoid #856: A Cavalcade of CorrectionsTue, 01 Nov 2022 - 15min
- 1772 - Skeptoid #855: Sniffing for Human Sex PheromonesTue, 25 Oct 2022 - 15min
- 1771 - Skeptoid #854: The Day Science Was OverthrownTue, 18 Oct 2022 - 14min
- 1770 - Skeptoid #37: How to Spot PseudoscienceFri, 06 Apr 2007 - 12min
- 1769 - Skeptoid #36: Mercury FillingsSun, 01 Apr 2007 - 11min
- 1768 - Skeptoid #35: Revisionist Darwinism: The Theory That Couldn't Sit Still
Some creationists claim that evolutionary theory is invalid because it improves as our knowledge increases.
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 - 09min - 1767 - Skeptoid #34: Homeopathy: Pure Water or Pure Nonsense?Thu, 22 Mar 2007 - 13min
- 1766 - Skeptoid #33: Best of Listener FeedbackSat, 17 Mar 2007 - 14min
- 1765 - Skeptoid #32: Blood for OilMon, 12 Mar 2007 - 09min
- 1764 - Skeptoid #31: The Devil Walked in DevonWed, 07 Mar 2007 - 07min
- 1763 - Skeptoid #30: Raw Food - Raw Deal?
Some claim that cooking your food ruins its nutrients or makes it poisonous, in a misguided effort to promote raw food.
Thu, 01 Mar 2007 - 12min - 1762 - Skeptoid #29: Orbs: The Ghost in the CameraSat, 24 Feb 2007 - 08min
- 1761 - Skeptoid #28: Natural Hygiene: Health Without Medicine (or Wisdom)
Natural Hygiene is a misguided, prescientific notion that nature provides everything to heal anyone of anything.
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 - 06min - 1760 - Skeptoid #27: Chemtrails: Real or Not?
Some believe that airplane contrails are really dangerous chemicals being sprayed by the government.
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 - 09min - 1759 - Skeptoid #26: Biodynamic AgricultureSat, 10 Feb 2007 - 09min
- 1758 - Skeptoid #25: Scientists Are Not Created EqualMon, 05 Feb 2007 - 07min
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