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 #684: Starlite, the Magical Mystery Material
The real reasons for the disappearance of this amateur material said to be able to withstand even a nuclear blast.
00:15:49 |
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Skeptoid #683: Prehistoric Supersonic Monster Tides
A geophysical look at the idea that Earth's early history had enormous destructive tides.
00:15:30 |
Tue 09 Jul 2019
Skeptoid #682: Mexico's Zone of Silence
Legend has it that radios and compasses will not work in this remote Mexican desert.
00:14:33 |
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Skeptoid #681: Alien Visitation and Kecksburg
We can often get a good sense of a UFO story's accuracy even without researching all the details.
00:14:40 |
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Skeptoid #680: The True Fate of the Amber Room
State-sponsored disinformation continues to drive treasure hunters who seek the legendary Amber Room.
00:14:42 |
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Skeptoid #679: The Greenbrier Ghost
A skeptical look at the time a ghost's testimony resulted in a murder conviction.
00:13:40 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Skeptoid #678: What the Feedback
More updates and additional information for some recent Skeptoid episodes.
00:14:50 |
Tue 04 Jun 2019
Skeptoid #677: 5G: Upgrade or Uncertainty?
An examination of the claims that 5G cell phone data service is potentially harmful to life.
00:15:27 |
Tue 28 May 2019
Skeptoid #676: Glyphosate and Behavioral Economics
How misinformation spread over one of the safest herbicides becoming known as one of the most harmful.
00:14:20 |
Tue 21 May 2019
Skeptoid #675: Valiant Thor: Your Friendly Pentagon Alien
Some believe this benevolent alien from Venus lived and advised at the Pentagon for three years.
00:14:55 |
Tue 14 May 2019
Skeptoid #674: Student Questions: Drinking Urine and Studying to Music
Skeptoid answers another round of questions sent in by students all around the world.
00:13:07 |
Tue 07 May 2019
Skeptoid #673: Yamashita's Gold
The facts behind the urban legend that billions in Japanese gold lie buried in the Philippines.
00:14:37 |
Tue 30 Apr 2019
Skeptoid #672: Refeeding Syndrome and Sudden Death
Can starving people actually die immediately upon being given their first bite of food?
00:14:08 |
Tue 23 Apr 2019
Skeptoid #671: China, Imported Recyclables, and Ocean Plastic
Addressing the facts and the fictions around China's ending its overseas purchases of recyclable plastic.
00:15:20 |
Tue 16 Apr 2019
Skeptoid #670: Wrong Does Not Cease to be Wrong
The 15th episode devoted to corrections in previous shows. If it ain't right, we fix it.
00:14:13 |
Tue 09 Apr 2019
Skeptoid #669: Pop Quiz: History and Pseudohistory
Test your knowledge on these subjects, all covered by Skeptoid, on false history claims.
00:16:53 |
Tue 02 Apr 2019
Skeptoid #668: A Science Based Ghost Hunting Toolkit
How a TV ghost hunting show might look if they did what they claim, and used science.
00:13:53 |
Tue 26 Mar 2019
Skeptoid #667: All About Atlantis
For centuries, alternative history fans have been denying Plato's intent and trying to frame Atlantis as a real island.
00:15:09 |
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Skeptoid #666: The Historicity of Jesus Christ
A review of the evidence for and against the life of Jesus of Nazareth as a real living man.
00:14:57 |
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Skeptoid #665: Ocean Plastics: Facts and Falsehoods
The nature of the problem of ocean plastics, and the best solution, may both come as surprises.
00:14:36 |
Tue 05 Mar 2019
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