Skeptoid
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 1029
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
Skeptoid #803: What Really Happened at Tunguska
The true cause of one of history's most violent cataclysms remains a mystery... to a degree.
00:15:08 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Skeptoid #802: Pop Quiz: 15 for 15
It's 15 trivia questions from 15 Skeptoid episodes, to celebrate our 15th anniversary!
00:16:24 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Skeptoid #801: Probiotics Fact and Fiction
Some people promote probiotics as a miracle cure for just about anything. What can they really do?
00:14:09 |
Tue 12 Oct 2021
Skeptoid #800: To the Stars
A strange radio broadcast from a very unique group of VIPs being whisked away on a UFO.
00:10:36 |
Tue 05 Oct 2021
Skeptoid #799: On the Authorship of the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
The most famous organ work in history has a surprising mystery -- we're not really sure who composed it!
00:14:20 |
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Skeptoid #798: Tracking the Wild Big Cats of Britain
A close look at the tales of large black predatory cats stalking Britain for centuries.
00:13:53 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
Skeptoid #797: Why You Need to Care About Methane
We focus a lot on carbon dioxide when talking about climate change. Should we be talking more about methane?
00:14:09 |
Tue 14 Sep 2021
Skeptoid #796: 9/11 Truthers, 20 Years Later
20 years after the worst terrorist attack on American soil, the conspiracy theories are still thriving -- just as we should expect.
00:13:37 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
Skeptoid #795: What Made the Shroud of Turin Immortal
A close look at what true science and true history can tell us about this most sacred Catholic relic.
00:13:22 |
Tue 31 Aug 2021
Skeptoid #794: Why You Needn't Worry About the Missing 411
A popular conspiracy theory claims that lots of people disappear under unexplainable circumstances in America's national parks.
00:14:11 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Skeptoid #793: Your Turn Yet Again
Skeptoid gives our take on some spooky experiences sent in by listeners.
00:13:58 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
Skeptoid #792: Your Turn Again
In which I take a shot at trying to explain some of the weirdest stories sent in by listeners.
00:12:43 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
Skeptoid #791: Dowsing: Water Witchcraft
If you need to find ground water, ask a hydrologist, not an occult magician.
00:14:00 |
Tue 03 Aug 2021
Skeptoid #790: Is the Existence of Billionaires Inherently Harmful?
Pop culture tells us that the existence of billionaires is harmful to the economy. Is that so?
00:14:14 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
Skeptoid #789: All About Clearcutting
Is clearcutting of forests for logging a public nuisance or a public benefit?
00:14:13 |
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Skeptoid #788: The UFO Rogues Gallery Takes Over America - Part 2
An unlikely group of paranormalists has persuaded the American public that the government takes UFOs seriously.
00:13:03 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Skeptoid #787: The UFO Rogues Gallery Takes Over America - Part 1
An unlikely group of paranormalists has persuaded the American public that the government takes UFOs seriously.
00:13:16 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
Skeptoid #786: Horses in Pre-Columbian America
Horses went extinct in North America at the end of the last ice age, but oddly some are now saying they didn't.
00:15:23 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Skeptoid #785: Desalination vs. A National Water Grid
A comparison of two popular ways to help cope with the new water reality of global warming.
00:14:51 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Skeptoid #784: Head Transplants
The facts and fiction of what's possible and what's already been tried in switching human heads.
00:14:19 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
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