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The Fermi Paradox Pt. 1

Sapphire Planet - May 19, 2024 00:21 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
The Fermi Paradox Pt. 1

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The Fermi Paradox Pt. 2

Sapphire Planet - May 19, 2024 00:20 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
The Fermi Paradox Pt. 2

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Emergency Micro Podcast - New Thylacine Photos Just Dropped!

Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast - May 15, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Forrest Galante has one again came upon the centuries most amazing new information about the extant Tasmanian Tiger! Miles and Trey however are not sure if these new photos are truly examples of Australia's famous Marsupial. Following this breaking cryptid story on this micro podcast.  Support...

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Skeptoid #936: Coffee Myths

Skeptoid - May 14, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
A roundup of 15 common myths about coffee. Which ones had you always believed?

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The Fermi Paradox Pt. 1.

Sapphire Planet - May 11, 2024 16:57 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
The Fermi Paradox Pt. 1

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Skeptoid #935: Fruitful Feedback and Followups

Skeptoid - May 07, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Skeptoid answers another round of listener feedback questions.

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Skeptoid Adventures: Death Valley 2024

Skeptoid - May 02, 2024 09:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Come join the Skeptoid Adventures trip for 2024, a journey of exploration in Death Valley!

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Skeptoid #934: Decoding the Kensington Runestone

Skeptoid - April 30, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
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.

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Climate and History with Elizabeth Villano

Headwaters - April 30, 2024 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratings
A conversation with Elizabeth Villano, from the NPS Climate Change Response Program, about telling climate stories and finding hope. This episode was recorded in June of 2023. Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/ Stell...

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Snazzy New Store Items

Skeptoid - April 26, 2024 09:00 - 54 seconds ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
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.

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Florida Sea Serpent - Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Sources - Guest C. M. Kosemen

Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast - April 25, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Miles looks into the sources of the 90's show Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. A show hosted by Jonathan Frakes that claimed to tell true stories that were too strange to be believed. But what is stranger is the source of these stories all seem to come from one man. Miles breaks down his story an...

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Skeptoid #933: COVID-19 and the Lab Leak

Skeptoid - April 23, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Was the SARS-CoV-2 virus of natural origin, or was it engineered in a Chinese research lab?

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Skeptoid #932: Is Recycling for Real?

Skeptoid - April 16, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
A close look at where recycling of some common materials is actually at these days.

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Climate and the Future of Forests with Dr. Tyler Hoecker

Headwaters - April 16, 2024 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratings
A conversation with Dr. Tyler Hoecker, who studies forest ecology and the changing dynamics of fire as the climate warms. This episode was recorded in August of 2023. Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/ Stella Nall ar...

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Skeptoid #931: Error Erasure Extravaganza

Skeptoid - April 09, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
It's time once again for Skeptoid to correct another round of errors in previous shows.

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Overpopulation Pt. 2

Sapphire Planet - April 06, 2024 16:19 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Overpopulation Pt. 2

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The Musical Ape

Origin Stories - April 02, 2024 18:09 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 412 ratings
Music is universal in all human cultures, but why? What gives us the ability to hear sound as music? Are we the only musical species–or was Darwin right when he said every animal with a backbone should be able to perceive, if not enjoy music? Professor Henkjan Honing is on a mission to find out....

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Skeptoid #930: Dr. Crow and the Melon Heads

Skeptoid - April 02, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Some say creepy children with huge balloon heads stalk the woods at night, waiting to attack you.

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Climate and the Cryosphere with Dr. Caitlyn Florentine

Headwaters - April 02, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratings
A conversation with Dr. Caitlyn Florentine, research physical scientist with the US Geological Survey, who studies snow and ice in Glacier. This episode was recorded in May 2023. Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/ St...

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Overpopulation Pt. 1

Sapphire Planet - March 30, 2024 16:18 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Overpopulation Pt. 1

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Skeptoid #929: The Trinity UFO Crash of 1945

Skeptoid - March 26, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
The not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars.

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Nelson Mandela Pt. 2

Sapphire Planet - March 23, 2024 17:45 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Nelson Mandela Pt. 2

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King Island Emu

Extinction Event - March 22, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
It's one of the fastest extinctions we've ever done on the show. An Emu half the size of its mainland brethren on Tasmania and Australia will completely disappear in just a handful of years. And somehow machine guns find their way into this story, too... Leave us a voice message at: speakpipe....

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Skeptoid #928: EMDR: Looking Past the Pain

Skeptoid - March 19, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
This controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side.

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Vs. Forrest Galante (Also Ogopogo)

Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Forrest Galante  The host of Animal Plant'sExtinct or Alive  has put out a video claiming to have psychical evidence of the extinct Thylacine . Trey and Miles look into this claim, and as they do uncover more dubious claims this Animal Enthusiasts and TV personality has made. The Monster Quest ...

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Climate and Community with Mike Durglo, Jr.

Headwaters - March 19, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratings
A conversation with Mike Durglo, Jr., climate coordinator and head of Historic Preservation for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. This episode was recorded in September of 2023. Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/fra...

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Nelson Mandela Pt. 1

Sapphire Planet - March 16, 2024 16:51 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
Nelson Mandela Pt. 1

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Skeptoid #927: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs #3

Skeptoid - March 12, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Part 3 in our roundup of scientists who took the ultimate plunge and experimented on themselves.

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Skeptoid #926: The Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO

Skeptoid - March 05, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
In 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes.

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Climate Interpretation with Diane Sine

Headwaters - March 05, 2024 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratings
A conversation with longtime interpretive ranger Diane Sine about a lifetime of watching change in Glacier. This episode was recorded in May of 2023. Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.instagram.com/frankwaln/ Stella Nall art: https://www.i...