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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.
- 1890 - Skeptoid #963: Hunting the Gloucester Sea Serpent
This alleged sea serpent terrorized a New England fishing village for two years in the 19th century.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 - 15min - 1889 - Skeptoid #962: Bats and Rabies
Bats are scary and rabies is deadly, but do you need to worry about you or your pets catching the disease from them?
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 - 14min - 1888 - Report from Death Valley, and the Bermuda Triangle
A report from the recent Skeptoid Adventures trip to Death Valley, including how many brave souls we lost in the desert and how they met their fate; and announcing the next Skeptoid Adventures trip to the Bermuda Triangle! Reserve your spot now at https://skeptoid.com/events/30285
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 - 03min - 1887 - Skeptoid #961: The Man from TauredTue, 05 Nov 2024 - 16min
- 1886 - Skeptoid #960: I Know What Scares YouTue, 29 Oct 2024 - 15min
- 1885 - Skeptoid #959: Finding the Black Olmec
A thoroughly discredited idea, that the Mesoamerican Olmec people were Black Africans, continues to gain traction.
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 16min - 1884 - Skeptoid #958: The Rock Wall of TexasTue, 15 Oct 2024 - 15min
- 1883 - It's Skeptoid's 18th Birthday!Fri, 11 Oct 2024 - 01min
- 1882 - Skeptoid #957: Dogs Who TypeTue, 08 Oct 2024 - 14min
- 1881 - Skeptoid #956: 18 for 18Tue, 01 Oct 2024 - 19min
- 1880 - Skeptoid #955: Pop Quiz: Astonishing Aviation TalesTue, 24 Sep 2024 - 21min
- 1879 - Skeptoid #954: 15 Sleep MythsTue, 17 Sep 2024 - 15min
- 1878 - Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024
Join the Skeptoid Flash Mob at CSICon 2024 in Las Vegas. Visit skeptoid.com/store to get your shirts.
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 - 01min - 1877 - Skeptoid #953: Pet Pheromone Products
Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 - 16min - 1876 - Skeptoid #952: Finding Slumach's Gold
Is this just another in a long line of legendary lost mines that never produced a speck of gold, or is there more to it this time?
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 - 15min - 1875 - Skeptoid #951: Dying of Excited DeliriumTue, 27 Aug 2024 - 16min
- 1874 - Skeptoid #950: A Modern Skeptic Podcast HostTue, 20 Aug 2024 - 06min
- 1873 - Skeptoid #949: Hunting the Graveyard of the ElephantsTue, 13 Aug 2024 - 15min
- 1872 - Skeptoid #948: Medical Error Is Not the Third Leading Cause of Death
The claim that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US has never been close to true.
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 - 14min - 1871 - Skeptoid #947: How Your Driving Is Being Tracked
Is your phone really tracking your driving habits and selling the data? Maybe more so than you know.
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 - 17min - 1870 - Skeptoid #946: Strange but True Stories from Space
The weirdest, creepiest, funniest, and just plain strange stories from the era of crewed space flight.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 - 18min - 1869 - Skeptoid #945: A Sea of Younger Dryas Woo
Pseudoarchaeologists often will cite the Younger Dryas climatic event as proof of their ancient advanced civilization.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 - 16min - 1868 - Skeptoid #944: Bullibility and the Cult of Wellness
Not only is the entire wellness industry BS, it exists because of people who are especially gullible.
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 - 16min - 1867 - Skeptoid #943: The Aliens Are Not ComingTue, 02 Jul 2024 - 15min
- 1866 - Death Valley for Students
Skeptoid's Death Valley Adventure is holding 5 tickets for students and active duty military. To apply to get one, visit skeptoid.com/deathvalley
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 - 01min - 1865 - Skeptoid #942: What the Movies Always Get WrongTue, 25 Jun 2024 - 14min
- 1864 - Skeptoid #941: Docu Dangers: Why Science Documentaries Usually SuckTue, 18 Jun 2024 - 16min
- 1863 - Skeptoid #940: The Stephenville LightsTue, 11 Jun 2024 - 15min
- 1862 - Skeptoid #939: A Visit to LemuriaTue, 04 Jun 2024 - 16min
- 1861 - Skeptoid #938: Vampire FacialsTue, 28 May 2024 - 15min
- 1860 - Skeptoid #937: Helen Keller on Trial
A bizarre subculture of Helen Keller Truthers believe that she was either faking her deafblindness or even that she didn't exist at all.
Tue, 21 May 2024 - 13min - 1859 - Skeptoid #936: Coffee MythsTue, 14 May 2024 - 16min
- 1858 - Skeptoid #935: Fruitful Feedback and FollowupsTue, 07 May 2024 - 15min
- 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
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