Skeptoid
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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Episodes
Skeptoid #679: The Greenbrier Ghost
June 11, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBA skeptical look at the time a ghost's testimony resulted in a murder conviction.
Skeptoid #678: What the Feedback
June 04, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBMore updates and additional information for some recent Skeptoid episodes.
Skeptoid #677: 5G: Upgrade or Uncertainty?
May 28, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBAn examination of the claims that 5G cell phone data service is potentially harmful to life.
Skeptoid #676: Glyphosate and Behavioral Economics
May 21, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBHow misinformation spread over one of the safest herbicides becoming known as one of the most harmful.
Skeptoid #675: Valiant Thor: Your Friendly Pentagon Alien
May 14, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBSome believe this benevolent alien from Venus lived and advised at the Pentagon for three years.
Skeptoid #674: Student Questions: Drinking Urine and Studying to Music
May 07, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBSkeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.
Skeptoid #673: Yamashita's Gold
April 30, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThe facts behind the urban legend that billions in Japanese gold lie buried in the Philippines.
Skeptoid #672: Refeeding Syndrome and Sudden Death
April 23, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBCan starving people actually die immediately upon being given their first bite of food?
Skeptoid #671: China, Imported Recyclables, and Ocean Plastic
April 16, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBAddressing the facts and the fictions around China's ending its overseas purchases of recyclable plastic.
Skeptoid #670: Wrong Does Not Cease to be Wrong
April 09, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThe 15th episode devoted to corrections in previous shows. If it ain't right, we fix it.
Skeptoid #669: Pop Quiz: History and Pseudohistory
April 02, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBTest your knowledge on these subjects, all covered by Skeptoid, on false history claims.
Skeptoid #668: A Science Based Ghost Hunting Toolkit
March 26, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBHow a TV ghost hunting show might look if they did what they claim, and used science.
Skeptoid #667: All About Atlantis
March 19, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBFor centuries, alternative history fans have been denying Plato's intent and trying to frame Atlantis as a real island.
Skeptoid #666: The Historicity of Jesus Christ
March 12, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBA review of the evidence for and against the life of Jesus of Nazareth as a real living man.
Skeptoid #665: Ocean Plastics: Facts and Falsehoods
March 05, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThe nature of the problem of ocean plastics, and the best solution, may both come as surprises.
Skeptoid #664: The Keto Diet
February 26, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBIt's the latest fad diet, and people are trying it for just about any benefit you can think of.
Skeptoid #663: Pop Quiz: Urban Legends
February 19, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBTest your knowledge of popular urban legends, and the science underlying them.
One Plus One podcast preview
February 18, 2019 09:00A special preview of the new podcast "One Plus One" from Wondery.
Skeptoid #662: Vaccine Denial: Failure Mode Analysis
February 12, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBThe surprising history of how medical science's greatest success has become vilified by so many people.
Skeptoid #661: Rapping with the Fox Sisters
February 05, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBMyth and mystery surrounds the sisters said to have founded the modern spiritualism industry.
Skeptoid #660: Feedback and Followups
January 29, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBA handful of updates to past Skeptoid episodes... eyebrow raising to say the least.
Skeptoid #659: Killing Castro
January 22, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBIt's proven the CIA tried to assassinate Castro, but the number of claimed attempts differs wildly.
Skeptoid #658: Ong's Hat
January 15, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBAn urban legend tells of a group of scientists who successfully escaped into another dimension.
Skeptoid #657: Illuminating the Illuminati
January 08, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe surprisingly humble beginnings and even more surprising modern rebirth of the Illuminati.
Skeptoid #656: And Bigfoot Said...
January 01, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBWe compare vocalizations attributed to Bigfoot with the sounds of real animals known to be in the area.
Skeptoid #655: Stonehenge and the Scope of Uncertainty
December 25, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBThere are things we don't know about Stonehenge, but does that mean we know nothing at all?
Skeptoid #654: Pop Quiz: Consumer Ripoffs
December 18, 2018 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBHow well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on consumer ripoffs.
Skeptoid #653: The Great Kentucky Meat Shower
December 11, 2018 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBA rain of meat is said to have fallen in rural Kentucky one day in 1876.
Skeptoid #652: The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident
December 04, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThe UFO story seems to defy debunking because of the physical injuries suffered by witnesses.
Skeptoid #651: The Electric Universe Theory
November 27, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBSome believe that everything we know about the universe is wrong — and it's all electric.
Skeptoid #650: I Believe
November 20, 2018 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBYour beliefs are fallible and can fool you. Be willing to change your mind based on new information.
Skeptoid #649: George Soros Conspiracy Theories
November 13, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBGeorge Soros remains the focus of many anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Skeptoid #648: Pop Quiz: Aliens and UFOs
November 06, 2018 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBHow well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on aliens and UFOs.
Skeptoid #647: All About Mindfulness
October 30, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAn examination of this super-trendy meditation technique to see whether it lives up to the hype.
Skeptoid #646: Animal Earthquake Prediction
October 23, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBMany people believe animals have the ability to predict earthquakes. The facts tell a different story.
Skeptoid #645: Pop Quiz: Ancient Mysteries
October 16, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBHow well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on ancient mysteries.
Skeptoid #644: Parts Unknown: Foreign Conspiracy Theories
October 09, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBA roundup of conspiracy theories from various countries all around the world.
Skeptoid #643: The Mysterious Stone Chambers of New England
October 02, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBSome believe these stone structures in New England to be evidence of ancient cultures.
Skeptoid #642: Pop Quiz: Cryptozoology!
September 25, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBHow well do you know your Skeptoid? Today's pop quiz focuses on cryptozoology.
Skeptoid #641: Alternative Veterinary Medicine
September 18, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBEven in the 21st century, vets and pet owners are turning to prescientific, magic-based medical care.
Skeptoid #640: Draining the Baghdad Battery
September 11, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBMany people believe this ancient scroll container was actually an early type of battery.
Skeptoid #639: An Exorbitance of Emendations
September 04, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBOnce again, Skeptoid corrects another round of errors found in previous episodes.
Skeptoid #638: Cueva de los Tayos and the Lost Metal Library: Part 2
August 28, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBA closer look at how bad the evidence is that a cave exists filled with golden alien wonders.
Skeptoid #637: Cueva de los Tayos and the Lost Metal Library: Part 1
August 21, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBSome people believe that this cave in Ecuador harbors an alien library etched on metallic plates.
Skeptoid #636: Epigenetics Woo
August 14, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThis exciting new(ish) field in genetics has brought with it a slew of snake oil claims.
Skeptoid #635: The Effects of Mandated GMO Labeling
August 07, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBWe have good evidence for what to expect from mandated labeling of GMO foods, and it's not good.
Skeptoid #634: More Alcohol Myths
July 31, 2018 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThe last show on alcohol myths wasn't good enough for many of you, so here are some more.
Skeptoid #633: The Horsey History of Clever Hans
July 24, 2018 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBThis early-1900s horse appeared to be able to do math and other feats, and we learned a lot from him.
Skeptoid #632: Lucid Dreaming
July 17, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBSome people can control their dreams and do anything they want in them -- or can they?