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 #604: Net Neutrality Reexamined
A skeptic's guide for organizing the issues raised by Net Neutrality.
00:16:27 |
Tue 02 Jan 2018
Skeptoid #603: Sonic Weapons in Cuba
There is a much better explanation than sonic weapons for reported attacks against US diplomats in Cuba.
00:14:39 |
Tue 26 Dec 2017
Skeptoid #602: Should Moms Eat Placentas?
The modern practice of Western mothers eating their placentas is a new and strange attention-seeking behavior.
00:14:25 |
Tue 19 Dec 2017
Skeptoid #601: Hiding the Decline: Climategate Demystified
This infamous scandal was said to have proven global warming was all just a hoax. Umm, no.
00:14:46 |
Tue 12 Dec 2017
Skeptoid #600: A Musical Retrospective
Everything you didn't know about ten years of Skeptoid musical episodes, including the reason.
00:19:54 |
Tue 05 Dec 2017
Skeptoid #599: Listener Feedback: Creationism and More Dead Paul
Some updates, notes, and extra information sent in by listeners about recent episodes.
00:13:57 |
Tue 28 Nov 2017
Skeptoid #598: The Hudson Valley UFO Mystery
Hundreds of people watched this UFO over the Hudson River Valley many times between 1983 and 1984.
00:13:59 |
Tue 21 Nov 2017
Skeptoid #597: The Wisdom of the Future
Skeptoid corrects a round of past errors, that they might become the wisdom of the future.
00:14:11 |
Tue 14 Nov 2017
Skeptoid #596: How to Assess a Documentary
Some tips to assess whether a documentary is good science or just propaganda.
00:14:19 |
Tue 07 Nov 2017
Skeptoid #595: Chasing Malaysian Airlines MH370
A roundup of the conspiracy theories and the probable true fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.
00:14:33 |
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Skeptoid #594: Paul Is Dead
The origins and history of the urban legend that Paul McCartney died and was replaced.
00:13:57 |
Tue 24 Oct 2017
Skeptoid #593: I Still Can't Believe They Did That: More Human Guinea Pigs
A further look at ten more scientists who experimented on themselves for the benefit of mankind.
00:14:50 |
Tue 17 Oct 2017
Skeptoid #592: Alert 747: The Vela Incident
In 1979, a mysterious flash occurred over the southern ocean that could have been a nuclear bomb.
00:13:47 |
Tue 10 Oct 2017
Skeptoid #591: Ouija Boards
Real effects far more interesting than spiritualism claims are behind these famous talking boards.
00:13:12 |
Tue 03 Oct 2017
Skeptoid #590: Skepticism vs Cynicism
The line between skepticism and cynicism is a bit too blurry for many people. Today we bring it into focus.
00:13:52 |
Tue 26 Sep 2017
Skeptoid #589: The Big Pharma Conspiracy
Popular claims of a Big Pharma Conspiracy don't stand up to any rational scrutiny.
00:13:40 |
Tue 19 Sep 2017
Skeptoid #588: Celebrity Pseudoscience: 2017 Edition
A look at which celebrities are currently working hardest to erode the public intellect.
00:15:20 |
Tue 12 Sep 2017
Skeptoid #587: What Makes a Good Podcast Episode?
Stories about urban legends are at their best when there are real people at their center.
00:14:30 |
Tue 05 Sep 2017
Skeptoid #586: Volkswagen Dieselgate Reexamined
In the wake of VW Dieselgate, the government took the wrong steps to solve the wrong problem.
00:15:47 |
Tue 29 Aug 2017
Skeptoid #585: Relict Japanese Soldiers
How factual are the urban legends about Japanese soldiers in the Pacific who never heard the war ended?
00:14:19 |
Tue 22 Aug 2017
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