Skeptoid
977 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsThe 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.
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Skeptoid #929: The Trinity UFO Crash of 1945
March 26, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBThe not-so-famous UFO case that caused the US Congress to spend millions of taxpayer dollars.
Skeptoid #928: EMDR: Looking Past the Pain
March 19, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBThis controversial treatment for PTSD involves moving the eyes side to side.
Skeptoid #927: I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs #3
March 12, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBPart 3 in our roundup of scientists who took the ultimate plunge and experimented on themselves.
Skeptoid #926: The Chicago O'Hare Airport UFO
March 05, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.9 MBIn 2006, a flying saucer spent minutes literally hovering right above Chicago's O'Hare International Airport... so the story goes.
Skeptoid #925: The Conspirituality of Enneagrams
February 27, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBCan everything important about you and those you interact with be boiled down to a single digit?
Skeptoid #924: Foo Fighters
February 20, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBWhat were these early UFOs that chased and harried World War II fighter pilots?
Skeptoid #923: The Voodoo Ax Murders
February 13, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBWere two waves of ax murders in the American south in the early 20th century truly associated with Louisiana Voodoo?
Skeptoid #922: Testing Alcubierre's Warp Drive
February 06, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBProponents of alien visitation often claim the Alcubierre drive makes faster than light possible. Here's why it can't exist.
Institutional Partners for Our New Show
February 02, 2024 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.12 MBSkeptoid is looking for institutional partners and/or title sponsors for a proposed video series.
Skeptoid #921: Reconsidering the Seveso Dioxin Disaster
January 30, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBWas this infamous 1976 dioxin disaster as bad as reported, or might it have been much worse than we thought?
Skeptoid #920: The Headless Goats of the Chattahoochee
January 23, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.9 MBThe carcasses of headless goats are floating in the Chattahoochee River; too many for a prosaic explanation.
Skeptoid #919: Looking Back on the Chronovisor
January 16, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBA Benedictine monk is said to have built a device allowing him to see and hear historical events.
Skeptoid #918: Martin Luther King Jr. Myths
January 09, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBWe break down four popular myths about Martin Luther King Jr. that just won't go away.
Skeptoid #917: DDT, 13 Years Later
January 02, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBA failure mode analysis of my most-hated episode ever: #230 on the use of DDT to fight malaria.
Skeptoid #916: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 2
December 26, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBSkeptoid rapid fires a bunch of mini-episodes in answer to your questions.
Skeptoid #915: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 1
December 19, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MBA year-end Ask Me Anything session to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Skeptoid and more.
Say Goodbye to 2023
December 14, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.45 MBHelp us say goodbye to 2023, Skeptoid style.
Skeptoid #914: Stopping Hiccups with Science
December 12, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBDoes science have a way to reliably cure the hiccups?
Skeptoid #913: Surviving Brazil's Snake Island
December 05, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBThis Brazilian island is said to be too dangerous to visit due to countless venomous snakes.
Skeptoid #912: Kambo: Let It Go
November 28, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBSome believe that taking a deadly frog poison confers a vast array of New Age wellness benefits.
Skeptoid #911: How to Escape Nibiru
November 21, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBSome believe this speculative rogue planet is on a collision course with the Earth.
Skeptoid #910: How to Spot Misinformation
November 14, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBMuch content online is designed for high engagement, not for accuracy.
Skeptoid #909: Fixing Former Fumbles
November 07, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBSkeptoid corrects another round of errors in past episodes pointed out by listeners.
Skeptoid #908: Your Creepiest Halloween Stories
October 31, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBCelebrating Halloween with the creepiest ghost stories sent in by you, our listeners.
Skeptoid #907: The Science of the 27 Club
October 24, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBDo lots of famous pop musicians really die at the age of 27, or is there something in science that just makes us think so?
Skeptoid #906: Unraveling the Myth of Nazareth
October 17, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MBDid the village of Nazareth exist at the time of Jesus, making it possible for there to have been a Jesus of Nazareth?
Skeptoid #905: Artificial Turf: Poisonous Pitches?
October 10, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBSome claim that artificial turf sports fields emit poisonous chemicals, making them dangerous for children.
Skeptoid #904: Pop quiz: 17 for 17
October 03, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBWhat better way to celebrate 17 years of the Skeptoid podcast than a 17-question pop quiz!
Skeptoid #903: Tracking California's Monster Salamander
September 26, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBDoes a monster salamander the size of Asia's largest live undiscovered in the Pacific Northwest?
Skeptoid Flashmob!
September 25, 2023 21:13 - 1 minute - 1.55 MBIf you're going to be at CSICon 2023, join the Skeptoid Flashmob! skeptoid.com/store
Skeptoid #902: Focusing in on Eye Exercises
September 19, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBCan you really make your eyesight better with a simple series of eye movements and exercises?
Skeptoid #901: The Mystery of the Severed Feet
September 12, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBSevered feet have been washing up on the shores of the Salish Sea since 2007. What could be the cause?
Skeptoid #900: Mussolini's Aliens
September 05, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHow an old Italian UFO hoax became proof of alien visitation to the US Congress
Skeptoid #899: Berberine: Thin Body, or Thin Evidence?
August 29, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBThis supplement is claimed by social media influencers to be Nature's Ozempic.
Skeptoid #898: Finding the Third Man
August 22, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBReports from some extreme adventurers say that a benevolent presence sometimes appears to provide comfort.
Skeptoid #897: The Secret of the Norden Bombsight
August 15, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBPop culture tells us the famous Norden bombsight from World War II was actually terribly inaccurate. Was it?
Skeptoid #896: The Treasures of the Copper Scroll
August 08, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThis greatest of all imaginable treasures from the Dead Sea Scrolls probably never existed.
Skeptoid #895: The Hottest Temperature on Earth
August 01, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBIs the world record highest air temperature a solid measurement, or might it be invalid?
Skeptoid #894: The Klerksdorp Spheres
July 25, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBAre these remarkable stones natural, or proof of an ancient advanced civilization?
Skeptoid #893: Finding the Lost Tribesmen: Aure and Aura
July 18, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBWere these two men from an Amazon tribe that had been massacred, or could their story be explained more simply?
Skeptoid #892: The UFO That Wasn't Swamp Gas
July 11, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBA look into the origin story of swamp gas as the explanation for UFOs.
Skeptoid #891: How to Change a Conspiracy Theorist's Mind
July 04, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBA roundup of the ways that work — and that don't work — to help a conspiracy theorist free himself from the rabbit hole.
Skeptoid #890: Skeptoid Scared Straight
June 27, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBIn which I issue yet another round of corrections to past episodes.
Skeptoid #889: Handling Fentanyl: A Touchy Topic
June 20, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBPopular wisdom tells us that just touching fentanyl can produce a lethal overdose. What's the fact and what's the fiction?
Skeptoid #888: On the Trail of the Mapinguari
June 13, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBAre ground sloths that somehow survived their extinction responsible for cryptid sightings in the Amazon?
Skeptoid #887: The Hard Fall of the Nephilim
June 06, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBDid giants really walk the Earth in our recent past?
Skeptoid #886: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 2
May 30, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBSkeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.
Skeptoid #885: Student Questions: College of Central Florida, Part 1
May 23, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBSkeptoid answers a round of student questions recorded during a visit to the College of Central Florida.
Skeptoid #884: Hunting the Florida Skunk Ape
May 16, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThis Bigfoot-like cryptid is said to haunt the swamps of Florida. But has the story been around as long as people think?
Skeptoid #883: Lies, Damned Lies, and Polls
May 09, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes - 13 MBWatch out next time you take a poll... is someone trying to learn about you, or manipulate you?