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986 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days 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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Even the Rich podcast preview
March 17, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes - 6.71 MBFrom the Kennedys to the Kardashians and the Murdochs to the Royals, Even the Rich chronicles the dramatic rise of the world’s most notorious families. Each week we take you inside the workings of the world’s most powerful families to explore how these dynasties are built, and sometimes broken. It’s a world where the stakes are high and rules don’t apply. Subscribe today: wondery.fm/skeptoidETR
Skeptoid #719: Debunking Ancient Aliens, Part 1
March 17, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBA look at some of the ancient sites and cities that the show Ancient Aliens gets totally wrong.
School of Greatness podcast preview
March 12, 2020 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MBThe School of Greatness with Lewis Howes is the best place to learn how to dream bigger, live better, and make an impact. The show features conversations with world-class game changers, and dives into topics from entrepreneurship and inspiration, to health and relationships. Subscribe today at: wondery.fm/skeptoidSoG
Skeptoid #718: Diagnosing Chronic Lyme Disease
March 10, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBOften dismissed as purely pseudoscientific and nonexistent, chronic Lyme disease is not necessarily nothing.
Conspiracies Declassified: The SUPPRESSED Chapters!
March 06, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MBGet the chapters THEY don't want you to read.
Skeptoid #717: Rethinking Plastic Straw Bans
March 03, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBBans on plastic drinking straws are a solution in search of a problem.
Introducing Lifes Little Mysteries
March 02, 2020 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.4 MBNew podcast from Live Science and Audioboom: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lifes-little-mysteries/id1496044775
Skeptoid #716: Learning Languages from Brain Injuries
February 25, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBPopular stories on the Internet tell of people coming out of comas and suddenly speaking a new language.
Skeptoid #715: The Knowles Family UFO Incident
February 18, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThis family's car is said to have been lifted off the road by a UFO and dropped.
Skeptoid #714: Killing the Hammersmith Ghost
February 11, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBSome possible explanations for this infamously deadly 19th century haunting near London.
Skeptoid #713: On the Trail of Red Mercury
February 04, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThe most elusive substance in pop culture also purports to be one of the most destructive.
Send Me Stories
January 30, 2020 09:00A couple of ways I'd like to get your name and your voice into upcoming Skeptoid episodes.
Skeptoid #712: Apple Cider Vinegar Woo
January 28, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBA test of the many sensational health claims made for apple cider vinegar.
Skeptoid #711: The Trashy Secret of Plastic Bag Bans
January 21, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBScience decides the question of whether plastic bag bans help or hurt the environment.
Skeptoid #710: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 4
January 14, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBI give my thoughts trying to solve some of your weirdest experiences.
Skeptoid #709: Wind Turbines and Birds
January 07, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBWind turbines actually save many more bird lives than they destroy.
Skeptoid #708: All About Sex Addiction
December 31, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThe topic of sex addiction and what to do about it turns out to be more complicated than you may think.
Skeptoid #707: Vermeer and the Camera Obscura
December 24, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBPopular claims that the painter Vermeer used a camera obscura contradict the evidence.
Skeptoid #706: MSG: How a Friendly Flavor Became Your Enemy
December 17, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBThe history of this vilified flavoring is a wild ride through 20th century cultural influences.
Blood Ties podcast preview
December 17, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.37 MBA preview of the new podcast Blood Ties from Wondery, starring Josh Gad and Gillian Jacobs.
Skeptoid #705: Listener Feedback: The Plot Thickens
December 10, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBListeners offer some updates and new information to previous episodes.
Skeptoid #704: The Green Children of Woolpit
December 03, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBIn the 12th century, a pair of mysterious children with green skin surprised English villagers.
Skeptoid #703: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 3
November 26, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBI give my thoughts trying to solve some of your weirdest experiences.
Skeptoid #702: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
November 19, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThese risky medical devices are increasingly being sold to treat conditions they don't treat.
Detective Trapp podcast preview
November 19, 2019 09:00 - 8 minutes - 6.33 MBA preview of the new podcast Detective Trapp from Wondery, with host Chris Goffard.
Skeptoid #701: Seneca Guns and Skyquakes
November 12, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBThese mysterious cannon-like booms are heard all around the world, with no apparent source.
Skeptoid #700: A Whale of a Tale
November 05, 2019 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBIn which we celebrate 700 episodes of great storytelling... sea shanty style.
Skeptoid #699: The Mystery of the Ellen Austin
October 29, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBThe true history behind one of the Bermuda Triangle's strangest legends.
Skeptoid #698: Radon in Your Basement
October 22, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBIs this gas a risk you should worry about, or is it just another homeowner scam?
Birthday Show II
October 16, 2019 09:00Find out how we're celebrating Skeptoid's 13th birthday at skeptoid.com/birthday.
Skeptoid #697: Reactionless Space Drives
October 15, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBConspiracy theorists and alternate science believers continue to claim triumph over the laws of nature.
Skeptoid #696: History's Smallest Underground War
October 08, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBThe public's zeal for sensationalism over facts can sometimes have deadly consequences.
Skeptoid #695: Fighting Global Warming with Economics
October 01, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBThere's always been an easy solution to global warming on the table, and it won't hurt the economy.
Skeptoid #695: Fighting Global Warming with Economics
October 01, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThere's always been an easy solution to global warming on the table, and it won't hurt the economy.
Skeptoid #694: Playing Error Guitar
September 24, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBSkeptoid corrects another round of errors in previous episodes caught by you amazing listeners.
Skeptoid #693: The Age of the Sphinx
September 17, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBPopular TV shows try to persuade us that Egypt's Great Sphinx is far older than archaeology tells us.
Skeptoid #692: Thirteen: The Private History of a Curse
September 10, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBThe number 13 may have more relevance in your life than you suspect.
Skeptoid #691: FLICC: 5 Techniques of Science Denial
September 03, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBOne popular rubric for identifying the common techniques used by science deniers.
Skeptoid #690: Video Games and Violence
August 27, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBData does not support the popular belief that video games promote violent behavior.
Skeptoid #689: The Bili Ape of the Congo
August 20, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThe facts behind the legend of a mysterious giant ape, said by some to be a chimp-gorilla hybrid.
Skeptoid #688: Your Phavorite Phollowups
August 13, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBUpdates and newer information to some of the conclusions in your favorite Skeptoid episodes.
Skeptoid #687: No, Electric Cars Don't Pollute More
August 06, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBPopularly shared articles claim electric cars produce more greenhouses gases than internal combustion cars.
Sean Carrolls Mindscape podcast preview
August 05, 2019 09:00A preview of the podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape from Wondery, with host Sean Carroll. http://wondery.fm/SkeptoidSC
Skeptoid #686: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 2
July 30, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBI give my thoughts trying to solve some of your weirdest experiences.
Skeptoid #685: Your Weirdest Thing, Vol. 1
July 23, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBI take a shot at critical analysis of your weirdest experiences.
Skeptoid #684: Starlite, the Magical Mystery Material
July 16, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThe real reasons for the disappearance of this amateur material said to be able to withstand even a nuclear blast.
Skeptoid #683: Prehistoric Supersonic Monster Tides
July 09, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBA geophysical look at the idea that Earth's early history had enormous destructive tides.
Skeptoid #682: Mexico's Zone of Silence
July 02, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBLegend has it that radios and compasses will not work in this remote Mexican desert.
Skeptoid #681: Alien Visitation and Kecksburg
June 25, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBWe can often get a good sense of a UFO story's accuracy even without researching all the details.
Skeptoid #680: The True Fate of the Amber Room
June 18, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBState-sponsored disinformation continues to drive treasure hunters who seek the legendary Amber Room.